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Lululemon Speaks Out Against Its Founder, Calling Him ‘Misguided’ and His Ideas ‘Outdated’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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Apple’s Liquid Glass Design Backfired on Most Macs — Here’s What’s Changing
The company's Liquid Glass interface looks great on iPhones—but it doesn't translate well to the LCD screens most Mac users have.
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McDonald’s New Extra Value Menu Is Beating Expectations — And Franchisees Are Seeing the Value
The fast-food giant maintained its market share and outperformed competitors in Q1, thanks to its laser focus on affordability.
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Kevin O’Leary Wants to Build a $100 Billion AI Data Center in Utah. Locals Say It Could Drain the Great Salt Lake.
The Shark Tank investor promises 10,000 jobs. Residents are concerned about water usage, emissions and toxic dust.
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This $2 Billion Company Cut Employee 401(k) Benefits to Pay for AI. It Won’t Be the Last.
TTEC suspended its 401(k) employer match for 16,000 workers and explicitly tied the decision to AI investments.
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Poppi’s Co-Founder Became a Megamillionaire by Rejecting Work-Life Balance: ‘It’s OK to Live in Chaos’
Allison Ellsworth took calls from the hospital after giving birth and breastfed on Zooms. Now she's worth over $100 million.
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Burger King’s CEO Took Calls From 1,500 Customers. What Happened Next Is Already Showing Up in Restaurants.
Tom Curtis took so many calls that his wife made him stay on the porch—and the conversations are fixing broken signs and shaping the menu.
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Parents Are Paying $50,000 to Pick Their Babies’ Eye Color and IQ. Some Experts Say This Is ‘Very Troubling.’
Biotech startups are screening embryos for various desirable and undesirable traits before choosing what to implant.
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Why Removing Screens From Fitness Trackers Made Them 88% More Popular: ‘If It Has a Screen, It’s a Watch’
Companies like Whoop are betting billions that consumers want less tech, not more— and the strategy is paying off in a massive way.
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Why Bread Zeppelin Is Hitting Pause on Franchising: ‘We Have a Lot to Prove’
The 10-unit chain is focusing on company-owned growth to attract sophisticated, well-capitalized franchisees down the road.
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