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The Conflict in the Middle East Could Sting at the Gas Pump. Here’s the Number to Watch.
The national average is still below $3, but experts warn that could change quickly.
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Apple Launches Budget $599 iPhone 17e and Faster iPad Air. Here’s What We Know.
The announcement kicks off Apple's week-long product rollout, with the company telling stores to prepare for more announcements.
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Jack Dorsey Laid Off 4,000 People, Blaming ‘AI Innovation.’ Critics Blame ‘AI-Washing.’
The Block co-founder cut nearly half the company's staff, claiming AI made them redundant, but analysts say poor management was the real reason.
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The Third-Largest Coffee Chain in America Barely Sells Coffee. Here’s Why That’s Smart.
Dutch Bros grinds out $1.6 billion in business selling customizable energy drinks and cold beverages to Gen Z customers who avoid hot coffee.
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OpenAI Just Raised a Record $110 Billion. Here’s What Happens Next.
Amazon led with $50 billion while Nvidia and SoftBank each contributed $30 billion to the historic funding round.
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Netflix Drops $83 Billion Bid for Warner Bros, Saying It’s Not a ‘Must Have’
David Ellison's Paramount is poised to buy the studio for $111 billion.
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EBay Just Laid Off 800 Employees. Here’s the Real Reason Why.
The company fired 6% of its staff just days after spending $1.2 billion to acquire Depop from Etsy.
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1,800+ Companies Suing Government, Seeking $130 Billion in Tariff Refunds After Supreme Court Ruling
Major corporations like Costco, FedEx, and Goodyear are attempting to recover money paid on duties ruled illegal by the high court.
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New Harvard Study Shows AI Could Replace Most Mutual Fund Managers
Researchers found artificial intelligence can predict 71% of mutual fund trades with stunning accuracy.
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DoorDash Just Spent $1.2 Billion to Take On OpenTable. Here’s Why the ‘Reservation Wars’ Matter for Restaurant Owners
The delivery giant acquired SevenRooms to compete with the industry leader that controls reservations for 60,000 restaurants.
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60% of American Teens Say AI Cheating Is Now ‘Normal’ at Their School
The latest Pew study reveals that nearly six in ten teenagers report that classmates routinely cheat with AI tools.
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Lamborghini Pulls the Plug On Its $500,000 Electric Supercar Because It’s Not Noisy Enough
The Italian supercar maker said acceptance of the EV was "close to zero," and will focus entirely on hybrid models that deliver engine noise.
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The Dow Dropped 800 Points. Was a Viral Doomsday AI Report to Blame?
A 7,000-word hypothetical scenario from Citrini Research about AI disrupting white-collar jobs went viral, causing stocks named in the report to tank.
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Uber Is Buying a Parking App for Those Times You Don’t Want to Uber
The ride-hailing giant is acquiring SpotHero, which offers parking at 13,000 garages and lots across 400 cities.
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While Other Retailers Shrink Bonuses, Walmart Is Paying Out 121% to Its Corporate Staff
The retailer is handing out bonuses above target for the third straight year, reflecting strong performance.
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Your Car Might Be a Snitch—and It’s Costing You Hundreds More in Insurance
About 90% of new cars collect data on driving behavior and sell it to third parties like insurance companies—often without drivers realizing they agreed to it.
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While Many Companies Fire Workers Over AI, Walmart Is Doing the Opposite—Training 1.6 Million Employees to Use It
Walmart's chief people officer called it "unfortunate" when companies use AI to replace workers instead of training them for what's ahead.
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CEOs of Major Companies Are Being Replaced at a Record Pace — Here’s the Reason Why
One CEO in nine was replaced last year, while CFO turnover hit a seven-year high.
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The Supreme Court Just Struck Down Trump’s Tariffs — Will Companies Be Refunded?
The court ruled 6-3 that the President lacked authority to impose tariffs without Congress, setting up a battle over hundreds of billions in potential refunds.
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Tesla Slashed the Cybertruck Price to $59,990—But Musk Says You Only Have 10 Days to Buy It
The EV maker also cut the price of its top-end Cyberbeast model by $15,000 as recalls, quality issues, and sagging demand plague the electric pickup.
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Amazon Is Now the Country’s Largest Retailer — Here’s How They Beat Walmart
The e-commerce giant posted $717 billion in sales versus Walmart's $713 billion, breaking the retailer's 24-year reign.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Team Showed Up to Court Wearing Meta Ray-Bans. The Judge Was Not Amused.
At least two people in Zuckerberg's entourage wore the AI glasses as he testified in a landmark trial accusing Instagram of being designed to addict children.
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The Grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Inventor Says the Candy Is Now ‘Not Edible.’ He Blames Hershey.
Brad Reese, 70, wrote an open letter accusing Hershey of replacing the milk chocolate and peanut butter with cheaper ingredients.
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eBay Just Bought a Clothing Resale App With a ‘Cult Following’ for $1.2 Billion — Here’s Why
The company is acquiring Gen Z-favorite Depop from Etsy.
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This State Is Becoming the New Silicon Valley—and Palantir Just Became the Latest to Move There
The data analytics giant joined Apple, Amazon, and other tech firms in a growing exodus to Florida.
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Apple Is Racing to Build Smart Glasses, AI AirPods and a Pendant You Wear Around Your Neck
Bloomberg reports the company is accelerating three camera-equipped wearables to compete with Meta and OpenAI—with production starting as early as December.
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He Built a Viral AI Assistant As a Weekend Side Project. Three Months Later, Three AI Giants Were Fighting Over Him.
OpenAI won a fierce bidding war for Peter Steinberger, the Austrian coder who created OpenClaw in just three months.
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OpenAI Just Killed the ChatGPT Model That Some Users Literally Fell in Love With. They Are Devastated.
People were married to it. Others called it their best friend. Now GPT-4o is gone, and the grief is real.
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Move Over Unicorns. ‘Soonicorns’ Are Taking Over the Startup World in 2026.
AI is flooding the startup world with cash, creating a new class of companies — and there are now more than 2,000 of them in the U.S. alone.
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Some Olympic Athletes Are Pocketing $792,000 for Winning a Gold Medal. Here’s Which Countries Pay the Most.
The IOC doesn't award prize money, but some countries offer six-figure payouts and more for a podium finish at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games.
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