Washington Post
The question for small organic dairy farmers is how long they can hold out against growing competition from big dairies producing large volumes of organic milk that, in the view of many here, does not deserve the label. A glut of organic milk has sunk prices across the United States, threatening livelihoods and rekindling long-standing suspicions
Variety
Both Cirque and Blue Man, the company behind New York's downtown-gone-global Blue Man Group, share a level of international name recognition and a global reach rare in the realm of live performing-arts entertainment. The acquisition of Blue Man marks one step on Cirque's path toward growth and diversity. Blue Man Group began as a small-scale show in New York more than 25 years ago and has since proliferated to play 20 countries.
The Drum
The English language debut of Samsung's assistant Bixby will be further delayed because Samsung lacks the data it needs to fuel deep learning. That's according to the "Korea Herald," which cites an anonymous source that said U.S. engineers working on the English version are facing geographical and language barriers when it comes to communicating with management in Korea.
The Drive
For the first five months of this year, Uber was downloaded 70% more frequently than Lyft in U.S. app stores, according to Recode, which cites data from analytics company App Annie. That may seem like a big lead-but it's down from 165% in 2016, and 255% in 2015. Uber remains by far the larger of the two companies, but it has been plagued by scandals all year.
Sneaker News
Adidas has teamed up with Refinery29 to curate a collection of custom Ultra Boost X shoes designed by select artists across the nation. Featuring 50 different one-of-one designs, this "BOOST the Nation" collection will be auctioned off via a silent digital auction, an industry first, in conjunction with digital campaign platform Wyng. All proceeds from this auction will benefit the Women Win organization.
Jalopnik
Drive down any major interstate in the U.S., and you'll see big blue signs decorated with business logos near most exits. Here's who decides which businesses make it on the signs, and how much it all costs. Called interstate logo signs or specific service signs, these ubiquitous big blue billboards are godsends to weary travelers searching for gas, food, or lodging close to the highway.
The New York Times
Last year, auto assembly plants hit a peak of 211,000 workers, a 55% increase since the depths of the recession in 2009. That figure has dropped by more than 2% so far this year, to 206,000 workers in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and could shrink further as sales continue to fall. It's happening despite President Trump's promises to pressure automakers to save and create good-paying American factory jobs.
eTurboNews
Wisconsin offers tourists several toileting triumphs. Each July 4th weekend at the Perkinstown Outhouse Challenge, competitors race specially decorated outhouses round an obstacle course. Then there's the "great wall of China," a two-story wall made of 177 toilets stacked floor to ceiling in the Kohler Design Center, which attracts 150,000 tourists to its "Disney world of plumbing" each year.i
Chicago Tribune
A judge has put Cook County's penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages on hold at least until July 12. It was set to go into effect July 1. The ruling came days after the Illinois Retail Merchants Association and several grocers filed a lawsuit against the Cook County Department of Revenue seeking to block the tax, which they argue is unconstitutional and too vague.
Fox News
A Whole Foods poultry supplier mistakenly sent the store a large shipment of "chicken salad" that actually contained tuna. The Willow Tree Poultry Farm, of Attleboro, Mass., has recalled 440 pounds of "buffalo-style chicken salad" - which actually contained tuna salad - after Whole Foods employees discovered the discrepancy while unpacking.