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Apple Is About to Release a Flood of New Products — Here’s What’s Coming
The iPhone 17e arrives soon with MagSafe charging, followed by updated iPads, new MacBook Pros, and Apple's budget MacBook.
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Spotify Is Getting Into the Book Selling Business — And Not Just Digital Ones
The music streaming app is partnering with Bookshop.org to let audiobook listeners buy physical copies.
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Say Goodbye to Minute Maid’s Frozen Orange Juice Can
Coca-Cola is discontinuing this breakfast staple, ending an 80-year run.
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‘Money Can’t Buy Happiness,’ Says Elon Musk — Worth $662 Billion
Elon Musk sits comfortably at the top of the billionaires list as the world’s richest person.
By Sherin Shibu
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NFL Fans Can’t Buy Super Bowl Jerseys — And They’re Bashing Fanatics Online
Fanatics, the league's exclusive jersey distributor, apologized for running out of Patriots and Seahawks jerseys after demand surged nearly 400%.
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As Americans Struggle With Soaring Housing Costs, ‘Rent Now, Pay Later’ Services Are Booming
One installment loan company has 1.5 million customers who send $2 billion per month in rent through its system.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
January Layoffs Hit Their Highest Level in 17 Years
U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs in January — the most to start a year since the 2009 financial crisis.
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OpenAI Is Building a New Team Paying Up to $385,000 — Here’s What They’ll Actually Do
The AI giant is hiring senior engineers, with high compensation, for a new team.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Pinterest Employees Built a Tool to Track Layoffs. The CEO Fired Them.
Bill Ready called the engineers' behavior "obstructionist" after they created software to identify which employees were laid off during the company's restructuring.
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Sam Altman Rants About Anthropic’s ‘Dishonest’ and ‘Authoritarian’ Super Bowl Ads
The commercials mocked ChatGPT's new campaign, causing the OpenAI CEO to rage against his rival on X.
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Netflix and OpenAI Are Paying Up to $775,000 For This In-Demand Job — No Coding Experience Required
These positions prioritize skills like writing and editing.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
The Washington Post Just Laid Off One-Third of Its Staff In a ‘Broad Strategic Reset’
The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper lost $100 million in 2024.
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Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Warns We Are ‘On the Brink’ of a ‘Capital War.’ Here’s What That Means.
According to Dalio, increased fear and mistrust between nations causes instability.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Amazon Says Prime Members Avoided 64 Trips to Stores Last Year by Using Fast Delivery Instead
Fast delivery has become a substitute for routine shopping trips.
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Walmart Joins the $1 Trillion Club — The First Retailer To Do It
The mega store's surge was fueled by booming e-commerce sales and higher-income shoppers.
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Kevin O’Leary Slams Silicon Valley’s ‘Stupid’ Hustle Culture: ‘If You Show Up Looking Half-Dead, I’m Not Investing’
The Shark Tank star also reveals the “worst advice” he has ever heard given to young founders.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
PepsiCo Is Slashing Prices on Cheetos, Doritos, and Lay’s — Here’s How Much You’ll Save
The company wants to win back price-strapped chip consumers after years of raising prices.
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Why Starbucks and Other Businesses Are Giving ‘Peanut Butter Raises’ Instead of Merit-Based Salary Increases
Many companies are taking a "spread the wealth" approach to raises.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Bob Iger Is Stepping Down as Disney CEO. Here’s Who’s Taking the Reins.
Josh D'Amaro, who has overseen Disney's booming theme parks division since 2020, will step into the role on March 18.
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Elon Musk Just Merged SpaceX and xAI Into a $1.25 Trillion Company — Here’s Why
The deal creates the most valuable private company in the world.
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Ford CEO Says He Can’t Fill 5,000 Jobs — Even With Six-Figure Salaries: ‘We Are in Trouble’
Here’s what he thinks is driving the problem, despite offering generous pay.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
This Is Now America’s Most-Loved Grocery Store, Beating Publix
Trader Joe's scored 86 out of 100 in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, overtaking Publix for the first time.
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50,000 Workers Were Told AI Took Their Jobs. Was It Really ‘AI-Washing’?
Industry experts say companies are using AI as an excuse for layoffs when the real reasons may be more complex.
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Costco Just Dropped a Surprise Nike Sneaker — and Resale Prices Are Already Surging
Third-party seller websites are listing the shoe for anywhere from $400 to a whopping $5,000.
By Sherin Shibu
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‘We Are the New Gods’: AI Bots Now Have Their Own Social Network — And They’re Plotting Against Humans
The platform called Moltbook lets AI agents communicate without guardrails. What could possibly go wrong?
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Reddit Destroyed This Restaurant Over a $22 Grilled Cheese — Now It’s Out of Business
The pricey menu at Farmer's Wife in Marin County sparked outrage that spiraled into a delgue of one-star reviews.
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Music Publishers Say Anthropic Is ‘Built on Piracy.’ Now They’re Suing for $3 Billion.
Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group claim the AI company illegally downloaded songs, lyrics, and sheet music to train Claude.