Three things for November 14
1. Apple launches new 16-inch MacBook Pro
Apple recently introduced the revamped version of the widely popular MacBook Pro. This is the first major update for the MacBook Pro in three years.
Due to customers having multiple issues with Apple’s recent “butterfly keyboards.” the newest 16-inch MacBook Pro will feature a new redesigned keyboard.
The newest MacBook Pro model will start at around $2,399 and is available for pre-order right now.
2. Rapper Kodak Black receives sentence of 46 months
22-year-old rapper, Bill Kapri known as Kodak Black was charged on Wednesday with making false statements in order to acquire firearms illegally. Black pleaded guilty earlier in August to lying on his background paperwork in order to purchase the firearms.
Black was facing a a sentence of up to 10 years in prison until prosecutors argued for a sentence of 46 months, pointing out several of Black’s charitable works.
This most recent prison sentence is one of many legal roadblocks Black has faced throughout his career as a rapper.
3. Controversial Vitamin Water ad resurfaces on the internet
Vitamin Water released an advertisement in 2011 that had several consumers upset. The advertisement included the statement, “flu shots are so last year,” claiming that ingredients such as vitamin C and zinc in Vitamin Water will help to support a healthy immune system.
The advertisement created such a stir that the National Consumer League filed an official complaint to the Federal Trade Commission. The NCL wanted to have Coca-Cola’s marketing claims for Vitamin Water investigated.
Vitamin Water’s ad was eventually banned for making “dangerously misleading” claims about the health benefits.
The controversial advertisement has recently made its way back online, frustrating consumers once again.
With flu season in full swing this time of year, many people on Twitter are explaining how the advertisement is old and was banned for poor marketing practices.
