Hacker News with Generative AI: McDonald's

The Year of McDonald's (thefp.com)
McDonald’s is central to American life, both physically and culturally. The last few months have provided two massive news stories that have emphasized this. At the end of October, there was the viral, and controversial, Trump campaign stop, where he “worked” for 30 minutes at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.

McDonald's, American Culture, Politics, Food

71 points by secondary 32 days ago | 105 comments

A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines (npr.org)
A new exemption to a copyright law could pave the way for quicker repairs to the machines, sweetening the McFlurry maker's sour reputation.

Copyright Law, Fast Food, McDonald's, Business

9 points by pseudolus 76 days ago | 1 comments

E. coli cases linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders rises to 75 (cnn.com)

Food Safety, E. coli, McDonald's, Fast Food

5 points by amichail 84 days ago | 0 comments

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders (cdc.gov)
CDC, FDA, USDA FSIS, and public health officials in multiple states are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Most people in this outbreak are reporting eating the Quarter Pounder hamburger at McDonald’s before becoming sick. It is not yet known which specific food ingredient is contaminated.

Food Safety, E. coli, McDonald's, Public Health

28 points by amichail 87 days ago | 8 comments

Investigation into a bespoke McDonald's mural by Cabel Sasser (Panic co-founder) (youtube.com)