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San Francisco Home Sellers Don’t Just Want Cash Anymore. They Want OpenAI and Anthropic Stock: ‘There’s a Bit of Gold Rush’

Ahead of potential OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs, some Bay Area homeowners are asking buyers to pay with private AI shares.

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Getting Hired at This Company Is Harder Than Getting Into Harvard

Italian startup Bending Spoons received 800,000 job applications last year. It hired only 286 people.

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This Venture Capitalist Is Paying a Record $9.6 Billion for an NFL Team

Billionaire Vinod Khosla has to give up his stake in the 49ers to close the deal, and NFL owners still have to approve.

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He Grew Up Eating at Hot Dog on a Stick. Decades Later, He Bought the Struggling Chain for $8 Million: ‘It’s a Diamond in the Rough’

After shrinking from more than 100 locations to 44, the 80-year-old franchise has a new owner with plans to move beyond the mall.

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Mark Zuckerberg Is Spending Hundreds of Billions on AI. His New Strategy in the Race Against OpenAI Is Surprisingly Simple.

Meta’s new developer AI model will reportedly cost far less than rivals as Zuck looks to turn his massive AI investment into a business.

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This Costco Cashier Started Gathering Carts in the Parking Lot for $5.85 an Hour. Now He’s a Millionaire: ‘This Is My Calling’

Tony Barzar has worked at Costco for 40 years. That loyalty has paid off big time for his family's finances and health.

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What’s the ‘Mini Effect,’ and How Are Brands Like Trader Joe’s Cashing In?

From tiny canvas Trader Joe's bags to pint-sized versions of Lowe's plastic bucket, brands are shrinking popular items for the "mini effect."

09.07.2026 4

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Smucker’s CEO Said Buying Twinkies ‘Tastes Like Growth.’ Three Years Later, It Tastes Like a $5 Billion Mistake.

The jam giant thought it was buying a snack empire. It didn't realize that Twinkies last 65 days — a small fact that would cause big problems.

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Two Brothers-in-Law Started a Small Strawberry Farm in 1904. It Now Supplies a Third of the World’s Berries.

Driscoll's figured out how to sell berries year round — without growing most of the berries itself.

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Taco Bell Is Replacing Drive-Thru Workers With AI. Why Are Employees Happy About It?

Taco Bell's voice AI is now taking drive-thru orders. The employee response is nacho what you think.

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While Every Automaker Is Going Bigger and Pricier, Fiat Is Offering a $14,000 Electric Car that Goes 25 MPH Max

Fiat just launched a 1,000-pound electric car with no air conditioning, a top speed of 25 mph and ropes instead of doors.

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Bath & Body Works Employs a Professional ‘Nose.’ Her Entire Job Is Finding the Next $1.5 Billion Scent.

Japanese Cherry Blossom made $1.5 billion over 20 years. Now the company's chief "nose" is racing to find the next hit fragrance.

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Toyota Is Spending $3.6 Billion to Move Tacoma Truck Production From Mexico to Texas

The world's largest automaker is building a second assembly line at its San Antonio plant, creating more than 2,000 jobs.

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He Left TGI Fridays to Run a Small Breakfast Franchise. Now It’s the Biggest in the Country.

Under CEO Ricky Richardson, Eggs Up Grill has quadrupled in size — and become the largest actively franchising breakfast brand in U.S.

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Krispy Kreme’s Doughnut-Decorating Robots Were a ‘Supermessy’ Disaster. Now It’s Hiring Humans.

The doughnut chain brought in humans to decorate limited-edition Harry Potter and He-Man designs for the social media crowd.

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Krispy Kreme’s Doughnut-Decorating Robots Were a ‘Supermessy’ Disaster. Now It’s Hiring Humans.

The doughnut chain brought in humans to decorate limited-edition Harry Potter and He-Man designs for the social media crowd.

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Ford Fired an Employee for Stealing a $1.95 Cookie. There Was Just One Problem.

Kurt Kromm, who had worked at Ford for 11 years, was axed for allegedly taking a cookie.

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Investors Say a SpaceX-Tesla Merger Is No Longer a Question of If. It’s a Question of When.

A potential SpaceX-Tesla combination would become the largest merger of all time.

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Microsoft Is Eliminating 4,800 Jobs — Including 20% of Its Xbox Staff: ‘We Will Return to Growth in 2027.’

Four gaming studios — including Double Fine Productions and Ninja Theory — are going independent as part of the restructuring.

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Jersey Mike’s Officially Filed for a $12 Billion IPO — Here’s What Made It Possible

The sandwich chain was founded in 1956 and has exploded to more than 3,000 domestic locations and $4.3 billion in sales.

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He Co-Founded an $8 Billion Firm and Signed the Return-to-Office Policy. Then He Got Fired for Ignoring It.

William Nieporte was fired after he ignored the RTO policy he helped write. Now he's suing for $30 million.

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Taylor Swift Got Married. Here’s What It Means for the Wedding Industry — and the Luxury Brands She Chose

The star-studded nuptials in New York City were also a massive marketing event for numerous brands.

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The World Cup Kicked Prediction Market Trading to $31 Billion. But Can the Industry Handle the ‘Pressure Test’?

With record numbers pouring in, can Kalshi and Polymarket sustain the surge once the final whistle blows?

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Elon Musk Is Reportedly Building an AI Device to Replace Your Phone. He Just Won’t Call It That.

SpaceX reportedly showed investors a prototype of a handset-like AI device before its IPO. Musk has since called the report "utterly false."

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Sony PlayStation Is Making a Major Change. Here’s What It Means for Gamers.

The gaming giant will make the change starting in January 2028.

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Everyone Blames AI for the Gen Z Job Crisis. The Fed Says Not So Fast.

A new Federal Reserve study finds that one factor is hurting young workers more than AI.

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Taco Bell Is Bringing Booze and Burritos to Airports for the First Time

The Taco Bell spinoff — known for cocktails, live DJs and even weddings — just made its airport debut at Denver International.

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NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson Is Now an Equity Owner of a Salad Chain: ‘I’ve Been a Fan for a Long Time’

Fresh off an NBA championship win, the Knicks' star guard Jalen Brunson is hoping to make more green with Just Salad.

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America Is Producing 1,200 New Millionaires Every Day — Here’s What They Have In Common

The U.S. minted more than 440,000 new millionaires in 2025 — and the money they're banking has little to do with their day jobs.

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The Big Winner at the World Cup This Year Is Beer: ‘There’s a Brew For Every Kind of Fan’

On-premise beer sales are up 15% in World Cup host markets and nearly 30% in Massachusetts. Scotland fans nearly drank Boston dry.

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Remote Work Was Supposed to Help Recent Grads Find Jobs. It May Be Hurting Them Instead.

A new study of 400 million job postings found entry-level hiring has fallen 14% since 2019. Researchers say remote work is to blame.

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WhatsApp Is Finally Giving Its 3 Billion Users a Way to Message Without Sharing Their Phone Number

Starting next week, the Meta-owned messaging app will let all its users reserve a unique username they can share instead of a phone number.

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Starbucks Employees Were Already Going Viral on TikTok. Now the Company Is Paying Them to Do It.

Starbucks baristas post three times more than employees at similar chains, giving the brand an opening to build a rev-share program around it.

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Comcast Paid $23 Billion for NBCUniversal. Now It’s Spinning It Off Because the Strategy ‘Was Not Working.’

The spinoff announcement sent Comcast's stock up 23% — and may have turned NBCUniversal into a takeover target.

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These 3 Innovative Ideas Seemed Like the Future for Restaurant Franchises — Here’s Why They All Failed

Dynamic pricing, restaurant subscriptions and hot food vending machines had promise a year ago but went south.

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This Startup Is Challenging Waymo and Tesla With Its ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Self-Driving Technology

While Tesla and Waymo are building self-driving cars for themselves, Wayve wants to sell its AI to everyone else.

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Ford Tried to Fix Its Quality Problems With AI. It Didn’t Work. So They Brought Back a Squad of Human ‘Gray Beards.’

The automaker leaned on AI to solve its quality woes and got worse results. So it rehired 350 veteran engineers.

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Apple Raised Mac Prices by Up to $300 Overnight. iPhones Could Be Next.

The price hikes Tim Cook warned about last week are here. MacBooks are up $100 to $300, iPads up $150 to $200. iPhones may be next.

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FIFA Clumsily Tried to Hide the Logos of These Banned Brands at the World Cup. It Put Them in the Spotlight Instead.

FIFA covered the Levi's logo, taped over Heinz bottles and masked Beats headphones. The strategy backfired badly.

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Restaurant Franchises Have Found One Ingredient That Makes Customers Switch Brands. New Data Proves It Works.

McDonald's, Arby's and Zaxbys are all piling on the protein in a market where customers just can't get enough.

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Forget Forty Thieves — Anthropic Says Alibaba Used 25,000 Fake Accounts to Steal Its AI

Anthropic sent a letter to Congress accusing Alibaba of running 28.8 million fake conversations with Claude to train a competing AI for free.

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New Cars Cost Too Much. Jeff Bezos Is Backing a $24,950 EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows to Fix That.

The Slate has hand-crank windows, no radio and no paint job. It also costs half the price of the average new car in America.

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Reddit Decided to ‘Save Wendy’s’ and Its Stock Jumped 42% in ‘Abnormal Retail Buying’

Wendy’s joins GameStop as a meme stock after surging in value following a Reddit post urging fans to boost the brand.

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The CEO of Dave’s Hot Chicken Says Speed Is No Longer the Point of Fast Food: ‘It’s Not 1999’

Jim Bitticks of Dave's Hot Chicken says speed is dead in fast food. Here's what really matters to customers.

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Snap Bet $2,195 on the Future of Smart Glasses. Meta Answered With a $244 Version.

A week after Snap launched its pricey $2,195 AR glasses, Meta is going the opposite direction with a $244 version.

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Saying ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’ to AI Sounds Crazy. It Might Actually Work.

A new survey finds 86% of office workers are being polite to their AI tools — and most say it actually changes what comes back.

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Mountain Dew Is Charging 5 Cents for a Can — Here’s the Strategy Behind the Stunt

The iconic soda brand is dropping 1,948 commemorative bundles for a nickel each — a nod to its 1948 origins.

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Beer Sales Are Going Flat Everywhere But Guinness Keeps Growing: ‘It’s a 267-Year-Old Overnight Success.’

Since taking over the helm, Gráinne Wafer has turned a 267-year-old brand into one of the fastest-growing in the world.

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The World’s Largest Franchisee Just Revealed His Playbook for Scaling. These Are His Rules.

Greg Flynn built a $5 billion empire spanning 3,000 restaurants across eight brands. Here's how he did it.

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Tide Owns 40% of the Detergent Market — So Why Is P&G Reinventing It With Something Industry Experts Say Nobody Needs?

P&G already dominates the $25 billion laundry market. Rather than wait for a rival to disrupt it, the company reimagined its own bestseller.

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