Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, who raised a lot of hackles in 2012 when he condemned gay marriage, said he has now fully backed away from such public pronouncements that mix personal opinion on social issues with corporate policy. "All of us become more wise as time goes by," he says, apologetically, in a rare, one-hour sit-down interview. "We sincerely care about all people."

Coca Cola, by far the strongest soda in Spain in terms of market share, did a campaign called Benditos Bares ("Holy Pubs"). In Spain, pubs, coffee shops and restaurants are the heart of the country's social and cultural life, which is why Coke's slogan uses "La red social ms grande se llama bar" ("the biggest social network is the pub"). The commercials went viral. See it and others at the jump.

Universal Studios Hollywood is putting the pedal to the metal on a new attraction based on the popular "Fast and Furious" movie series. The addition is part of a larger $1.6-billion, 25-year expansion that will include a highly anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction in the next two years and Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, set to open Saturday.

In one of the biggest damages verdicts ever imposed, jurors in a district court trial in Lafayette, La., ordered the Japanese company, Takeda Pharmaceutical, to pay $6 billion in punitive damages on Monday after finding that the company had hidden the cancer risks of its drug, Actosa. The jury also ordered Takeda's partner, Eli Lilly, which once marketed the drug in the United States, to pay $3 billion.

Sometimes when you need a jolt of creative inspiration, you would be well advised to visit Burger Business and check out the "Burgers of the Month" section: hamburgers from around the country that go way out of the box. Especially when it's an April Fools gag, no pun intended: The Nacho Burger from 8 Oz. Burger in Seattle has four beef patties, five slices of American cheese, a can of chili, nacho cheese...oh, go see it for yourself at the jump. It might have been a joke but they really made it. Thank you, sir, and have a nice day!

Automotive news editor and publisher Jason Stein says that, in an effort not to say the wrong thing, GM CEO Mary Barra said very little when she faced a congressional grilling last week. "To be sure, this was a mismatch from the start. Some of the lawmakers Barra faced, after all, were speaking for constituents who had lost their lives in defective Chevy Cobalts. It was also inflammatory. It was frightening. It was personal."

In an effort to please technology lovers, the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics and other big-league teams are using Apple's iBeacon technology to greet fans attendinggames. Baseball is also trying a player-tracking system for stats delivered to fans. IBeacon, which Apple launched last year, uses low-energy Bluetooth transmitters for indoor locations and smallervenues.

Specialty retailer Brookstone Holdings Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with a plan to sell itself to Spencer Spirit Holdings, owner of the Spencer's retail chain, for about $147 million. As part of the deal, Brookstone would continue to operate its stores in malls and airports, and continue its catalog, website and wholesale business, under the Brookstone brand.

Amazon.com Inc. has launched Amazon Dash. The service lets people add groceries and household goods to their shopping lists via AmazonFresh. The machine uses a hand-held wand with microphone, speaker and bar-code reader and links directly to the user's AmazonFresh account. Right now it's in Southern California, San Francisco and Seattle.

Cornell researchers, studying 65 cereals in 10 different grocer stores, found that the average angle of the gaze of cereal box characters is 9.6-degree down. Adult cereal gazes are straight ahead. It seems to matter. Consumers are 16% more likely to trust a brand of cereal when the characters on the boxes on the supermarket shelves look them straight in the eye.