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AI Data Centers Are Chugging Our Water at an Alarming Rate
A new study shows U.S. facilities could require up to 1.45 billion gallons per day of new peak capacity. Who will bear the cost?
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Apple Has to Postpone Its Smart Home Display Because Siri Still Isn’t Ready
The device was originally planned for spring 2025 but keeps getting pushed back due to AI issues.
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Live Nation Just Reached a Settlement in Its Antitrust Case. Here’s What Changes for Concertgoers.
The Justice Department sued Live Nation in 2024, accusing the concert giant of operating an illegal monopoly that stifles competition and drives up ticket prices.
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Has an Unusual Way of Giving Away Her Billions
Jeff Bezos' ex has donated over $26 billion in ways that are 'rewriting philanthropy.'
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This Company Buys and Resells Unclaimed Airport Luggage — You Won’t Believe What People Leave Behind
Unclaimed Baggage's latest haul includes samurai swords, a $35,000 Rolex, a robot, and a taxidermy deer.
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These Two Young Billionaires Run Rival Betting Sites and Despise Each Other
Kalshi's Tarek Mansour and Polymarket's Shayne Coplan are waging a bitter feud that's shaping the future of online betting.
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MrBeast Acquired an App to ‘Gamify’ Finance for Teens. Some Are Worried.
The YouTube star bought Step, a financial app with 7 million teen users, and plans to introduce crypto trading.
Marketing
This Awkward McDonald’s CEO Video Sparked a Fast Food War with Burger King and Wendy’s
Chris Kempczinski's cringe Big Arch burger video went viral, causing Burger King and Wendy's to respond with their own CEO videos.
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Workers Are Draining Their Retirement Accounts at Record Rates. Here’s Why.
Six percent of workers raided their 401(k)s last year, up from 2% before the pandemic, Vanguard data shows.
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Tucker Carlson’s Nicotine Pouch Truck Got Hijacked. He’s Offering $100K to Find It.
The stolen truck was carrying 378,000 tins of limited-edition ALP "Drifters" worth millions, according to the company.
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Anthropic More Than Doubled Its Revenue to Nearly $20 Billion in a Few Months
The AI powerhouse's revenue run rate hurdled from $9 billion at the end of 2025.
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Apple Just Released the $599 MacBook Neo — Its Cheapest Laptop Ever
The tech giant cut its entry laptop price nearly in half, targeting Chromebook and budget Windows markets.
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Target’s New CEO Has a Bold Plan to Win Back Customers. Will It Work?
Michael Fiddelke believes beauty studios, baby concierge services, and doubling grocery items will help turn Target around.
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ChatGPT’s New Update Will ‘Reduce the Cringe’ Factor. Here’s What Users Were Complaining About.
Open AI's GPT-5.3 Instant model tones down the condescending language that annoyed users.
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Almost Half of U.S. Workers Want to Switch Careers. Here’s What’s Stopping Them.
A survey of over 4,000 people found a widespread desire for career changes. AI and economic uncertainty are driving the urge to switch.
Business Ideas
This Startup Claims It Can Stop Lightning Strikes. Scientists Have Questions.
Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent lightning using military tech, but the research is dubious.
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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.
Business Legal
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.
Tech
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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