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Coca-Cola is launching 3 limited-edition soda flavors at AMC theaters for Minions & Monsters

The three drinks — Sprite Bello Yello, Minute Maid Goomi Green, and Fanta Irene Infusion — are available through July 29

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Little Caesars is launching a Spider-Man pizza tied to the new film

The Webberoni Pizza features shredded pepperoni arranged in a web pattern and is priced at $8.99

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ABC is running on-air ads urging viewers to fight the FCC's crackdown

Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network launched the campaign Monday as deadlines near for public comment in two FCC proceedings

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Nvidia is launching a safety system for humanoid robots working alongside people

The system draws on technology developed for self-driving vehicles and will first be used in Agility Robotics' Digit humanoid

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SpaceX signed a $6.3 billion computing deal with open-source AI startup Reflection

Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150 million a month starting July 1 for access to Nvidia GB300 chips inside the Colossus 2 data center

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Oil prices sink below $74 a barrel as Treasury lifts Iranian oil sanctions for 60 days

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control cleared Iranian crude, petrochemicals, and petroleum products for sale through Aug. 21

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Networking startup Upscale AI raises $190 million at a $2 billion valuation

Premji Invest led the round, which brings Upscale AI's total funding to $500 million in under 18 months

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Google is investing $75 million in A24 as part of an AI filmmaking partnership

Alphabet's Google is taking a stake in the independent studio for the first time, with DeepMind aiming to build new production tools

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Lucid is slashing 18% of its workforce as new CEO moves to simplify the company

The EV maker is eliminating roughly 1,500 jobs and scrapping a production shift at its Arizona factory, targeting $158 million in annual savings

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Polymarket paid creators to stage fake winning bets to lure U.S. users

A Wall Street Journal investigation found none of roughly $1.9 million in bets shown across 1,105 creator videos were real

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Texas Parks and Wildlife vendor breach exposed data of 3 million hunters and anglers

An unauthorized actor may have obtained driver's license information, passport numbers, and contact details from the license-sales system

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Maryland dairy is pulling all its cheeses after a deadly listeria outbreak

The Mechanicsville, Maryland company expanded its recall to cover every cheese it makes, tied to 9 illnesses and 1 death

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Canada's MDA Space is buying a Raytheon satellite unit for $620 million

The all-cash deal gives the Canadian firm a U.S. manufacturing footprint and a path to bid on classified defense contracts

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Getty Images stock soars after striking licensed photo deal with OpenAI

The multi-year agreement will bring Getty's licensed content libraries into OpenAI's search and discovery features within ChatGPT

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CRH is buying Arcosa in an $8.5 billion all-cash deal

The building materials giant is paying $150 per share for the Dallas-based infrastructure products company, a 25% premium to its 60-day average price

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20 inventions and decisions that had to happen before you could buy anything online

Every time you add something to a cart and check out, you're using infrastructure that took a century to build — and most of it has nothing to do...

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15 signs the job has run its course — and what they actually mean

Knowing when to leave a job is one of the most important and least-taught career skills. These are the signals that consistently matter — and the...

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The best accidents in science: 20 discoveries that changed the world without meaning to

Some of the most consequential discoveries in human history were made by people who weren't looking for them — and often didn't recognize what...

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15 ways to breathe better, and the specific situations each one is built for

From box breathing used by Navy SEALs to the physiological sigh that drops stress in under a minute, these are the techniques with documented effects...

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Your gut and your brain are in constant conversation. These 20 signs suggest it's not going well

The gut-brain axis is one of the most active areas in neuroscience right now — and these are the symptoms that researchers say deserve more...

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25 desserts that will make people think you trained as a pastry chef

The gap between a dessert that looks extraordinary and one that is genuinely difficult to make is wider than most people realize. These 25 recipes...

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Accenture stock sinks after cutting its full-year revenue forecast

The consulting firm now expects full-year revenue growth of 3% to 4%, down from a prior forecast of 3% to 5%, citing weakness in its U.S. federal...

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20 organization habits that hold up when real life gets in the way

The best home organization systems aren't the most elaborate ones — they're the ones built around how people actually behave, not how they wish they...

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20 scientific breakthroughs that the experts got wrong first

From continental drift to germ theory to the discovery that ulcers are caused by bacteria, the history of science is full of ideas that were right all...

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15 economic events and the specific human decisions behind each one

The biggest economic upheavals in modern history trace back to identifiable decisions made by identifiable people — and those decisions could have...

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U.S. jobless claims dipped to 226,000 last week, edging above forecasts

The four-week moving average climbed to 223,250, while continuing claims rose to 1.81 million for the week ended June 6

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Anthropic joins Frontier carbon removal coalition in $915 million funding push

The AI company becomes the first pure AI startup to join Frontier, bringing the coalition's total commitment to $1.8 billion

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Biogen is buying anti-inflammatory drug startup RayThera for up to $1 billion

The deal adds multiple small-molecule anti-inflammatory drug candidates to Biogen's pipeline, with the lead asset set to begin human trials this...

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Hollister is launching its first home and dorm line in a Target partnership

The Abercrombie & Fitch brand's nearly 60-item line includes bedding, accessories, and apparel, hitting stores June 28

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CarMax beat earnings estimates but is facing falling used-car margins as new CEO unveils growth strategy

Gross profit per retail used vehicle fell $230 from last year's record as CEO Keith Barr outlined a four-pillar plan to drive unit and earnings growth

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Sleep Number is filing for bankruptcy and selling to Sleep Country Canada for $415 million

The Minneapolis-based mattress maker entered Chapter 11 with $672 million in debt, blaming tariffs and inflation for its financial collapse

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LGBTQ shoppers are pulling back from Target, Walmart, and Amazon over DEI rollbacks

Nearly 72% of LGBTQ consumers say they buy fewer products from companies they see as reducing diversity commitments, a new HRC survey found

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20 breakfast recipes good enough to get out of bed for

Not overnight oats, not avocado toast — these are the breakfasts that reward the extra effort and make the first meal of the day the one you look...

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SpaceX stock surges past Amazon in market cap, keeps climbing

SpaceX stock has risen around 50% since its Nasdaq debut last Friday, pushing its valuation above $2.66 trillion at Tuesday's close

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Allbirds completes rebrand as Smartbird and names former AWS executive as CEO

The company expanded its convertible financing to $100 million and said it is in active discussions with potential AI infrastructure customers

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BMW slashes its 2026 profit forecast as China and the Iran war batter demand

The German automaker now expects its automotive EBIT margin to land between 1% and 3%, down from a prior guidance range of 4% to 6%

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20 cultural movements that changed the world — and where they actually started

Every global cultural revolution has a specific, local origin story — and knowing it changes how you understand the movement

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15 things language learners wish they'd known at the start

Most people approach a new language with the wrong expectations, the wrong tools, or both. Here's what research and experienced learners consistently...

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Uber and Lyft are charging different customers wildly different prices for the same ride

A Consumer Reports investigation found a median 50% gap between the lowest and highest fares quoted for identical trips, and flagged nearly 11% of...

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Uber and Lyft are charging different customers wildly different prices for the same ride

A Consumer Reports investigation found a median 50% gap between the lowest and highest fares quoted for identical trips, and flagged nearly 11% of...

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20 things worth doing before 9 a.m. — and the evidence for why they work

Morning routines get a lot of hype and not enough scrutiny. These 20 habits have the behavioral science, sleep research, and productivity evidence to...

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Johnson & Johnson CEO says curing certain cancers within a decade is a realistic goal

Joaquin Duato made the comments at a CEO summit in London, where he also said AI is already helping J&J develop medicines faster

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25 exercises that tell you more about your strength than any gym test

These are the functional strength benchmarks that indicate whether your body can do what daily life, emergencies, and aging will eventually ask of it

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Mobileye is launching its own U.S. robotaxi service, ditching its supplier-only role

The self-driving technology company plans to deploy an initial 100-vehicle fleet in a major U.S. city, then scale to roughly 17,000 vehicles over five...

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SpaceX stock briefly surpasses Microsoft to become fourth-largest U.S. company

SpaceX stock climbed as much as 15% Tuesday, pushing its valuation past $2.93 trillion before paring some gains

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15 things most people believe about their health that aren't true

Medical misinformation persists because it sounds plausible. Here's what the evidence actually says about 15 things most people get wrong

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McDonald's is bringing back its fried apple pie for the first time in over 30 years

The chain is reviving the menu item it replaced with a baked version in 1992, in honor of the U.S. semiquincentennial

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Meta's Threads reaches 500 million monthly users and rolls out new features

The platform is graduating its Communities feature out of beta and introducing a new personal feed-control tool called Your Algo

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Yum Brands is selling Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion to shed its weakest brand

The deal splits Pizza Hut into two transactions, with LongRange Capital buying most of the chain and Yum China acquiring its mainland China locations

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Southeast Asia beyond the tourist trail: 20 places worth the extra effort

From the limestone karsts of Kbal Spean to the ancient temples of Mrauk U, Southeast Asia's less-visited places tend to offer more than the famous...

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