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Walmart's copycat strategy: Restaurant delivery is its latest use of heft to break into established markets
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Walmart's copycat strategy: Restaurant delivery is its latest use of heft to break into established markets

Walmart is gearing up for more direct competition in restaurant delivery. It's not the first time the retail giant has bet on a new line of business.

Dominick Reuter · 05 Sep, 2026
He waited nearly 20 years to start a company. Now he's the cofounder of a double unicorn.
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He waited nearly 20 years to start a company. Now he's the cofounder of a double unicorn.

Snehal Antani cofounded Horizon3, an AI hacking venture. He credits his experience in helping him navigate a funding downturn and the SVB collapse.

Sarah E. Needleman · 05 Sep, 2026
Erin Piacenti, killed in Times Square stabbing, was a 'superstar' at Bank of America known for mentoring junior teammates
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Erin Piacenti, killed in Times Square stabbing, was a 'superstar' at Bank of America known for mentoring junior teammates

Erin Piacenti only spent 18 months at Bank of America before she was killed, but colleagues said she made an outsize impact with her mentorship.

Alice Tecotzky · 05 Sep, 2026
Toyota spent years moving slowly on EVs. I drove its new, affordable C-HR to see whether the wait paid off.
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Toyota spent years moving slowly on EVs. I drove its new, affordable C-HR to see whether the wait paid off.

Other US automakers regretted their early-2020s EVs. Toyota took a slower approach and launched models this year — so we tested a new entrant.

Ben Shimkus · 05 Sep, 2026
Uber says it can replace car ownership. My used Toyota Yaris proved its point.
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Uber says it can replace car ownership. My used Toyota Yaris proved its point.

Buying a used Toyota Yaris was costly compared to relying on Uber and Lyft. The analysis highlights Uber's competition with car ownership.

Alex Bitter · 05 Sep, 2026
One runner spent $40,000, another took a second job. Marathoners are making big sacrifices to chase medals worldwide.
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One runner spent $40,000, another took a second job. Marathoners are making big sacrifices to chase medals worldwide.

Marathon runners are spending and sacrificing big for 'runcations' as they chase international medals like those from the World Marathon Majors.

Joshua Nelken-Zitser · 05 Sep, 2026
I resigned and couldn't find a job. I lived with family, lost my storage unit, and relied on government assistance.
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I resigned and couldn't find a job. I lived with family, lost my storage unit, and relied on government assistance.

Kymberly McClain struggled to find work after resigning from her nonprofit role. She shared how she navigated her nearly two-year job search.

Jacob Zinkula · 05 Sep, 2026
Sam Altman says he's 'a mega Apple fan boy' and is sad they are suing OpenAI
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Sam Altman says he's 'a mega Apple fan boy' and is sad they are suing OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman loves Apple, but a legal battle is testing the relationship between the two companies.

Brent D. Griffiths · 05 Sep, 2026
Convicted CEO who fled LA for Germany is now one of FBI's most wanted fraudsters
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Convicted CEO who fled LA for Germany is now one of FBI's most wanted fraudsters

Bernhard Fritsch launched an internet music business and partied with celebs before being found guilty of wire fraud.

Insider Inc. · 05 Sep, 2026
Two scientists made huge bets on 'impossible' cancer treatments. They're finally paying off.
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Two scientists made huge bets on 'impossible' cancer treatments. They're finally paying off.

Greg Verdine at Revolution Medicines and Tal Zaks at Moderna pushed biotech boundaries with risky, groundbreaking cancer experiments.

Hilary Brueck · 05 Sep, 2026
Rents are falling in some hotspot cities due to a 'timing mistake' by homebuilders
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Rents are falling in some hotspot cities due to a 'timing mistake' by homebuilders

Real estate consultant Aziz Sunderji explains why Austin saw an 8% drop in rents since mid-2023, while New York's rents still rise.

Martina Nacach Cowan Ros · 05 Sep, 2026
Hikers 'relied too much' on AI and had to be rescued. A ranger says it wasn't the first AI-related mishap he's seen.
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Hikers 'relied too much' on AI and had to be rescued. A ranger says it wasn't the first AI-related mishap he's seen.

Three hikers who needed to be rescued from Mount Shasta after they "relied too much" on AI are part of a new trend, a US Forest Service ranger said.

Kelsey Vlamis · 05 Sep, 2026