Taco Bell recovers from outbreak, McDonald's to launch massive new value menu

Using artificial intelligence at work could be a smart move, but it may also cost you something more valuable, your boss's trust. A new study finds supervisors were far less likely to take workers at their word when AI was involved. When employees did a task themselves, bosses accepted their word without checking nearly 70% of the time. And when AI was involved, that dropped to just 24%. And the trust didn't stop there. It also affected ratings for job performance and possible promotion. One way to ease the suspicion, a workplace that clearly gives AI the green light. Taco Bell's link to this summer's Cyclospora outbreak caused business to fall, but the Irvine-based company is saying now they are seeing a rebound in all things. According to Taco Bell owner, Yum Brands' same-store sales have been outperforming the fast food industry in the U.S. since the end of September. So it comes after Taco Bell's U.S. same-store sales fell 4% from July through September compared to that time the previous year. Back in mid-July, government health officials did say that the We'll be right back. Came up and said there were deals that were created to help bring back core users along with the value menu. And I guess it seemed like it worked. Speaking of value menus, McDonald's planning to introduce new value-oriented meal bundles early next year. It already started testing several mix-and-match bundles at 1,900 U.S. restaurants. The money-saving pairings may contain items like chicken McNugget sandwich, the McChicken The fast food giant hopes that the menu innovations will increase food traffic and to attract more low-income customers. But listen, these fast food, Like, the drive-through, if you go through them, it really adds up. It's not cheap like once upon a time used to be. Right. Everything adds up. We need the value bundles.