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Google Is Changing Its Search Bar for the First Time in 25 Years — Here’s What to Expect
The tech giant is making its iconic search bar bigger and more interactive so people can ask longer and more complex questions.
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Meta Cut 8,000 Jobs and Told Employees That AI Agents Will ‘Primarily Do the Work’ Now
The company is cutting 10% of its workforce and tracking employee keystrokes to train AI models. Morale is at an all-time low.
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Fat Brands Is Being Carved Into Four Pieces After a $1.5 Billion Bankruptcy. Here’s Who’s Buying What.
A bankruptcy court approved the sale of the company — which owns Twin Peaks, Johnny Rockets, and Fazoli's — in four separate deals.
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Pizza Hut Is Bringing Back Red Roofs, Red Cups and Pac-Man — Here’s What Customers Are Saying
Some pizza restaurant franchisees are returning to the glory days of the 1980s and customers just can't get enough.
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Americans Are Furiously Rebelling Against AI — And It Cost the Industry $156 Billion. ‘People Feel Like They’re Under Siege’
Public feelings toward AI are rapidly going south, as Americans worry about energy prices, job losses, and harm to children.
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A New York City Airport Just Unveiled a Life-Size AI Hologram Concierge Named ‘Bridget.’ This Is What ‘She’ Does.
The digital travel assistant answers passenger questions in real time. The airport says she is not a replacement for humans.
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Carvana Is Invading the $655 Billion New-Car Market — And Traditional Dealers Are ‘In an Uproar’
The used-car giant expanded their business to new cars, and its online, hassle-free policy is attracting buyers.
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Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp Turned Servers Into ‘Shrimp Police’ And Bankrupted the Chain. Now It’s Back — Here’s How They Changed It.
The all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion almost destroyed the chain two years ago. After months of planning, Red Lobster relaunched it in April.
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Franchises Like Taco Bell Are Stealing This Strategy from Nike — And It’s Working
To stand out, chains are borrowing 'drops' from sneaker culture, serving up merch and food to restaurant fans.
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Lululemon Speaks Out Against Its Founder, Calling Him ‘Misguided’ and His Ideas ‘Outdated’
For the first time, the company is publicly firing back at its founder — and urging shareholders to reject his board takeover.
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Elon Musk Just Lost His $150 Billion Lawsuit Against Sam Altman and OpenAI — Here’s What Happens Next
A nine-person jury found Musk waited past the statute of limitations to sue, clearing OpenAI's path to a massive IPO this year.
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He Found a Way to 10x His Company’s Revenue Stream — And Smart Business Owners Are Doing It, Too
Bojangles, Cracker Barrel and McAlister's Deli have jumped on the catering bandwagon as companies plan to spend more on food in future.
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A $400 Swatch Watch Drove Crowds Into a Frenzy — And Forced the Company to Close Stores Worldwide
Swatch's Royal Pop collaboration with Audemars Piguet turned a $30,000 luxury watch into a $400 pocket watch. Crowds stormed the stores.
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Apple’s New Siri Revamp Will Auto-Delete Your Chats. It’s a Direct Shot at ChatGPT.
Report says Apple will unveil a standalone Siri app in June with a privacy feature that lets users auto-delete conversations after 30 days.
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Someone Paid $9 Million on eBay to Have Lunch with Warren Buffett — Here’s What Else They Got
The anonymous winner will dine with the investing legend and NBA star Steph Curry and his wife to raise money for charity.
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Watch Out Tim Hortons — Dunkin’ Returns to Canada 8 Years After a $16.4 Million Lawsuit Forced Them to Leave the Country
The coffee chain, which fled Canada in 2018 after losing a $16.4 million lawsuit, is betting on younger customers for its second chance.
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Martha Stewart’s AI Startup Raised $10 Million — Will It Be a ‘Good Thing’ for Your Home?
Hint detects imminent house problems and expiring insurance policies before it's too late, targeting a $500 billion home repair market.
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Honda’s $9 Billion EV Pivot Just Delivered a First for the Company. And It Wasn’t Good.
The Japanese automaker scrapped its 2040 all-electric target and is now betting on the gas-hybrid technology it once abandoned.
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A 7-Eleven in the California Boonies Just Sold for $12 Million — The Most Expensive in California History
The Madera store opened in late April. Weeks later, it sold for the highest price ever paid for a 7-Eleven in California.
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A Survey Exposed the Worst Parkers. Guess Which Car Brand Came in First?
Travel bloggers across Europe recorded which car brands parked outside the lines or illegally. Mercedes topped the list.
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Companies Only Have 3-5 Months to Outpace AI-Driven Cyberattacks Before They Become ‘the New Norm,’ Warns Top Tech Executive
Palo Alto Networks' tech chief in concerned businesses are losing time as hackers exploit software vulnerabilities with AI models.
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Tech Sector Layoffs Are Rampant — But These Senior-Level Jobs Are Still Safe From AI
Despite recent downsizing, tech companies are still hiring—they're just looking for a very different kind of engineer.
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Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as the New Federal Reserve Chair — Here’s What This ‘Regime Change’ Will Mean
The Wall Street veteran takes over from Jerome Powell at a challenging moment, with rising inflation complicating interest rate decisions.
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He Ran a Furniture Business for 20 Years. Now He and His Son Are Taking On Smoothie King and Jamba.
Daniel Boone spent two decades selling couches before deciding his next venture had to focus on health. His son Ethan joined him.
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eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Bid, Calling the Offer ‘Neither Credible Nor Attractive’
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen made an ambitious bid for eBay, a company nearly four times the size of his own. eBay's board wasn't impressed.
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Business Schools Are Offering Up to 50% Off M.B.A.s. — What’s Going On and Where Can You Find the Best Deal?
Purdue is cutting tuition 40%. Johns Hopkins is offering 50% scholarships. As applications decline, schools are doing a fire sale on MBAs.
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Young Americans Think It’s a Terrible Time to Find a Job. Older Americans Disagree. What’s Going On?
A new Gallup poll finds 43 percent of Americans aged 15-34 think it's a good time to find a job, compared to 64 percent of those 55 and over.
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Dunkin’ and Buffalo Wild Wings Owner Files for $20 Billion IPO — It Could Be One of the Biggest Restaurant Offerings Ever
Inspire Brands, which has more than 33,300 restaurants worldwide, confidentially filed for an initial public offering.
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Kevin Hart’s $650 Million Media Empire Is Shrinking — Here’s What Went Wrong
Executive turnover and a reliance on Hart's presence turned the comedian's media company into a cautionary tale for entrepreneurs.
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These Americans Thought They Could Retire. Then They Checked Their Bank Accounts.
Rising costs are forcing more retirees back to work, with nearly half of them citing financial need as their primary reason.
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