Day: July 18, 2024

Taco Bell’s menu is getting a new option – Cheesy Street Chalupas – for a limited time.

The “street-sized” Cheesy Street Chalupas on Thursday made their debut at participating Taco Bell restaurants across the country and will continue to be sold “while supplies last,” according to the Yum! Brands subsidiary. They come in bundles of two.

Taco Bell said the Cheesy Street Chalupas contain “traditional street taco ingredients – like fresh onions and cilantro – remixed with premium proteins, all wrapped in chalupa shells that have been stuffed with melted mozzarella and pepperjack cheeses.” On top is a jalapeno ranch sauce. 

The two protein options available for the Cheesy Street Chalupas are Cantina chicken or grilled steak.

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Like their name suggests, the fast-food chain looked to street tacos and street food culture for inspiration for the offering. It also said it drew from the Quesalupa shell it first sold eight years ago.

Taco Bell set the price for a pair of Cheesy Street Chalupas at $5.49.

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They may look familiar to some Taco Bell customers because the fast-food chain previously conducted test of them in October. That testing occurred in the Indianapolis market, according to reports.

Roughly 87% of Taco Bell’s total 8,555 locations as of March 31 were located in America, according to Yum! Brands, which also owns KFC, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill. The Mexican-inspired fast-food chain’s presence spans over 30 countries. 

Taco Bell generated $598 million in revenues in the first quarter of 2024.

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Apple is reportedly seeking to show more licensed movies on its Apple TV+ streaming platform.

The tech giant has engaged with some big movie studios, discussing the possibility of licensing agreements with them to get additional films, Bloomberg reported.The outlet cited unnamed sources.

That effort was spurred by Apple’s licensing of dozens of moves in the spring proving fruitful for the tech giant and its Apple TV+ service, according to the outlet.

Among the previously-licensed movies it streamed on Apple TV+ were “Titanic,” “Argo” and “Mean Girls.”

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Apple has reportedly sought domestic and international rights from movie studios during the talks.

FOX Business reached out to Apple for comment on Bloomberg’s report.

Apple, which has largely used original television and film content to fill Apple TV+, competes with Netflix, Max, Disney+ and other platforms. 

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Some services have made large swathes of licensed content available to their subscribers on top of their own productions. Live sports have also become more common on streaming platforms.

Apple TV+ has “Friday Night Baseball” through a deal with Major League Baseball and “MSL Season Pass” via a partnership with Major League Soccer. The latter requires an add-on subscription.

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A membership to Apple TV+ itself carries a $9.99 per month price tag. It has been that price since October, when it implemented a $3 increase. 

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Former President Trump is holding a private fundraiser for his campaign at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville this month, and attendees will have to shell out some major coin to attend.

An invitation for the fundraiser, first reported by Bloomberg, is asking $844,600 per person for a roundtable seat at the VIP reception, which comes with a photo taken with the Republican presidential nominee. Just to attend the reception and take a snap with Trump will set donors back $60,000, or $100,000 per couple.

Trump is headlining the bitcoin conference set for July 27, where other speakers include fellow presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and ARK founder and CEO Kathie Wood.

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Years ago, Trump referred to bitcoin as a “scam,” but fast-forward to 2024, and he and running mate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio have positioned themselves as the pro-crypto presidential ticket in the race.

Trump said in May that he would, if elected, end the “hostility” the crypto industry has faced from Biden regulators and Democrat lawmakers. Then last month, Trump offered a strong endorsement of bitcoin, claiming the cryptocurrency will help the U.S. become “energy dominant.”

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Bitcoin Magazine called Trump “the best choice for bitcoin” in the race.

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The former president has already received endorsements and major donations from bitcoin investors, too. In June, the Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler, both endorsed Trump and donated $1 million worth of bitcoin each to his campaign.

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Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who was a finalist to be Donald Trump’s running mate in the U.S. presidential campaign, said on Thursday he expected the U.S. would continue to support Taiwan under a Trump presidency.

Trump raised questions about his commitment to the democratically governed island claimed by China with his remarks in a June 25 interview published this week in which he said Taiwan should pay the U.S. for its defense.

When asked about Trump’s Taiwan comments, Rubio told a group of reporters on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that the “existential threat” Taiwan faced meant it should boost defense expenditures.

The Florida senator, an important voice on U.S. foreign policy as the second most senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a possible candidate for cabinet posts in any second Trump administration, said he expected Trump to continue to back Taiwan should he win the White House.

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“He’ll do what he did in his first term and that is … continue to support Taiwan,” Rubio said of Trump.

“I can’t speak for the Trump presidency, but I don’t have any worries about the U.S. being supportive of Taiwan and doing everything we can to discourage the Chinese from invading,” Rubio said.

Robert O’Brien, one of Trump’s former national security advisers, has also defended the former president’s remarks, saying on Wednesday he believed Trump meant to indicate that there should be more burden sharing for Taiwan’s security.

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Despite only having unofficial relations with Taiwan, the U.S. is its biggest backer and weapons supplier in the face of years of increased military pressure by China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control.

Under the Taiwan Relations Act, Washington has committed to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself, but U.S. law does not mandate that Washington come to Taiwan’s aid if attacked.

While the U.S. has long followed a policy of “strategic ambiguity” on whether it would intervene militarily to protect Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack, the island’s status is a constant source of friction between Beijing and Washington.

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Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden has said he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan.

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