5 AI advertising controversies that turned heads this year, from Meta's AI granny to Coca-Cola's shape-shifting trucks

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Coca-Cola's holiday ad, featuring AI, got mixed feedback.

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McDonald's CEO has some candid advice: 'Nobody cares about your career as much as you do'

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McDonald's President and CEO Chris Kempczinski listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the McDonald's Impact Summit at the Westin DC Downtown on November 17, 2025.
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski is not afraid of hurting your feelings.

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37 photos of the most unusual McDonald's restaurants in the world

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This McDonald's restaurant in Taupo, New Zealand, is located inside a decommissioned plane.

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New Luigi Mangione photos reveal what was found in his backpack

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This side-by-side photo shows Luigi Mangione raising his right fist as he smiles at a news photographer during his Manhattan evidence hearing. The right-side image shows toiletries taken from his backpack upon his arrest in December 2024.
Luigi Mangione raises his right fist and smiles at a news photographer during his Manhattan evidence hearing.

Luigi Mangione stripped naked for a three-minute 'in-depth search,' police testimony reveals

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Luigi Mangione speaks with defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo during an evidence-suppression hearing in state court in Manhattan.
Luigi Mangione speaks with defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo during Thursday's evidence-suppression hearing in state court in Manhattan.

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I tried the biggest burgers at 5 fast-food chains and ranked them from worst to best

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The biggest burgers from McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, In-N-Out, and Shake Shack were all different in flavor profiles and price points.

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Photos show what it was like to eat at McDonald's in the 1980s

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A young employee holding a tray of McDonald's food on May 9, 1986.
A young employee holding a tray of McDonald's food on May 9, 1986.

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Vintage photos show what it was like to eat at McDonald's in the 1970s

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Product shot of a McDonald's Big Mac hamburger in 1977.

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McDonald's CEO says he eats at the chain '3 or 4 times a week'

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Chris Kempczinski, here in 2017 at the McDonald's corporate restaurant at what was then the company's Oak Brook, Illinois, headquarters.
Chris Kempczinski says he eats at McDonald's three to four times a week.

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I'm landfillin' it: Inside McDonald's' troubled history with recycling.

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A sign displaying a McDonald's logo with green paint covering it

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