Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of October 26th 2023

Alexa Flash Briefings

This is your daily news briefing from Cheddar News. The United Auto Workers has reached a tentative agreement with Ford for a new labor contract. The four year deal includes wage increases, cost of living adjustments and improved benefits. Among other provisions, unionized workers at Ford must vote to approve the four year deal in order for it to take effect. The injectable version of Alzheimer's drug. Lambi has shown promising early trial results. The drug is the first medication to slow the progression of Alzheimer's during the early stages of the disease. The new of the drug is meant to be injected through a layer of skin making it more convenient option for users. Meta announced its app Threads has reached under 100 million active monthly users since it launched three months ago during an earnings call. Ceo Mark Zuckerberg said that the platform could reach 1 billion users in the next few years. Threads was launched as a competitor to act formerly known as Twitter. According to Elon Musk X has over 500 million monthly active users and that your news update I do in New York City.