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Discounts Don’t Cut It Anymore — Here’s How One Franchise Is Upping the Loyalty-Program Game

The chicken chain is trying to stand out from the pack by offering members WWE suites, NBA seats and exclusive merch drops.

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Nvidia CEO Declares That PCs Are About to Get Their First ‘Reinvention’ in 40 Years — Here’s What’s Changing

The world's most valuable company is entering the PC chip market, partnering with Microsoft to reimagine the computer for AI.

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New Survey Says AI Is Falling Woefully Short on One Big Promise — It ‘Should Be Making Executives Uncomfortable’

A new Bain & Co. survey of 951 large companies found that AI cost savings are coming in far below what executives projected.

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Want to Open a Dairy Queen? The Company Will Hand You $150,000 Cash.

The Minneapolis-based brand is paying franchisees who open new Grill & Chill locations — and the payout gets bigger for repeat openers.

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Anthropic Just Filed to Go Public — It Could Be One of the Biggest IPOs Ever

The announcement puts the company behind Claude on track to go public this fall. The valuation is now $965 billion.

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This 20-Year-Old Started Making YouTube Videos in High School — His First Movie Made $118 Million Over the Weekend

Kane Parsons turned his viral "Backrooms" YouTube series into the No. 1 movie in America, beating a "Star Wars" spinoff on its opening weekend.

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This Startup Will Clean Your NYC Apartment for Free — As Long As You Allow Them To Do This One Thing

A German startup is sending cleaners to NYC homes with cameras on their heads to train the next generation of household robots.

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The New Claude Opus 4.8 Just Dropped — It Was Trained to Be More ‘Honest’ and Stop ‘Jumping to Conclusions’

The company says the latest version of its flagship AI model knows to admit when it doesn't know something and stops making unsupported claims.

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The ‘World’s Richest Restaurateur’ Snapped Up Iconic Vegas Casino Caesars Entertainment for $17.6 Billion

Tilman Fertitta already owns Landry's, the Houston Rockets, and the Golden Nugget casinos. Now he's adding Caesars to his empire.

29.05.2026 9

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A Blue Origin Rocket Blew Up on the Launchpad — Jeff Bezos Called It a ‘Very Rough Day’

No one was injured in the explosion, but the fireball destroyed Blue Origin's only launchpad and could impede NASA's moon missions.

29.05.2026 8

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A Google Engineer Used Confidential Search Data to Win $1.2 Million on Polymarket, Feds Say — His Best Bet Involved an Alleged Killer

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used internal data to bet on accused killer D4vd becoming Google's most-searched person of 2025.

29.05.2026 8

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Google’s CEO Was Asked If Companies Should Plan for ‘Zero’ Search Traffic — Here’s How He Answered

The Google CEO sat down with The Verge and got pressed on whether websites should plan for the death of search traffic.

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He Watched His Stanford Friends Become Dotcom Millionaires — Then Bought 8 Applebee’s and Became a Billionaire

Greg Flynn skipped the dotcom rush to bet on franchising. He now runs more than 3,000 outlets across seven brands and three countries.

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Ferrari Just Launched a $640,000 EV and It’s Already Backfired: ‘The Destruction of a Legend’

The Italian sports car maker is betting big on its new EV. But enthusiasts, analysts and an ex-chairman think the Luce is a lemon.

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Robinhood Will Now Let AI Trade Your Stocks and Swipe Your Credit Card — Here’s How It Works

The platform is letting users connect Claude and Cursor to dedicated accounts. AI agents can trade, shop and book on your behalf.

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Family Dining Chains That Don’t Serve This Meal Saw Sales Grow 11.6%

Restaurants serving only breakfast and lunch are beating traditional family diners. Here's the reason why.

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BP Just Ousted Its Chairman for ‘Unacceptable’ Conduct — He’d Been on the Job Less Than Eight Months

Albert Manifold was brought in to revamp the oil giant. Then a whistleblower report surfaced and the board took decisive action.

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Sam Altman Warned AI Could Lead to a ‘Jobs Apocalypse’ — Now He Says He Is ‘Delighted to Be Wrong’

The OpenAI chief expected AI to wipe out entry-level positions, but admits he underestimated the 'human part' of employment.

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This Real Estate Developer Is Buying Up Empty Offfice Buildings in Denver for Pennies on the Dollar — His Plan Could Be a Template for America’s Dying Downtowns

Asher Luzzatto bought 7% of downtown Denver for pennies on the dollar. He's betting people will want to live in abandoned offices.

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This $173,000 Chinese Luxury Car Is Loaded With 40 Speakers and a 40-Inch Screen — It’s Half the Price of a Maybach

The Chinese have dominated EVs and now they want to do the same with luxury cars. Meet the Maextro S800 — all the gadgetry at half the price.

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The Man Who Built 7-Eleven Into a Global Empire Had One Three-Word Motto —Here’s What It Was

Toshifumi Suzuki, known as "The God of Retail," started with one Tokyo store and built up an empire with tens of thousands of locations.

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Apple’s Top Executive Uses a Whoop — What That Says About the Company’s $100 Billion Apple Watch Problem

Apple Watch has dominated fitness trackers, but its leaders are retiring, talent is fleeing and innovation has stalled, Bloomberg reports.

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He Loaned Elon Musk $1 Million When Tesla Was Nearly Bankrupt — Now He’s About to Make More Than $100 Billion

Elon Musk's best friend Antonio Gracias bet early on Musk. His 7.3% SpaceX stake could soon make him one of the 50 wealthiest people alive.

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Americans Can’t Spell ‘Business’ — These Are the 9 Other Words They Struggle With, According to Google

New research analyzed Google searches for "how to spell" — and the results reveal which common words Americans struggle with most.

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Wyndham Hotels Team With Applebee’s to Get Free Food Delivery to Your Room: ‘There’s Nothing Better Than A Burger In Bed’

Wyndham Rewards members can now get free Applebee's delivery to their hotel rooms with orders over $15 — plus bonus points.

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Walmart Just Issued a Worse-Than-Expected Outlook — Here’s What It Says About the Economy

The retail giant's shares dropped 7% amid fears consumers will spend less now that tax refund season has ended.

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With Regulations Squeezing Airbnb’s Core Business, the Company’s CEO Just Said a Single Word That No One Expected

Regulatory crackdowns have hurt Airbnb's core business, so it's now turning to other offerings — making it the Amazon of travel.

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The CEO Who Rescued Potbelly Is Now Taking Over Wendy’s — Here’s What to Expect

Bob Wright led Potbelly's turnaround and sold it for $566 million. Now he's trying to save a burger chain that's closed 300 locations.

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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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This CEO Fired His Entire HR Department to Rescue His Failing Fintech Company: ‘Problems Disappeared When I Let Them Go’

After his company Bolt lost 97% of its value, Ryan Breslow gutted it, saying HR was "creating problems that didn't exist."

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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.

14.05.2026 10

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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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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.

14.05.2026 10

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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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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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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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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.

11.05.2026 10

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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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