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GoTo Foods is trying to turn mall brands into destination restaurants
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GoTo Foods is trying to turn mall brands into destination restaurants

GoTo Foods' new CEO, Omer Gajial, wants to revive food court staples like Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, and Jamba, making visits more intentional.

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert · 04 Mar, 2026
Starbucks' new spring menu includes drinks made with ube, lavender, and coconut. Here's how they taste.
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Starbucks' new spring menu includes drinks made with ube, lavender, and coconut. Here's how they taste.

Starbucks released three new spring drinks. We tried the Iced Ube Coconut Macchiato, Toasted Coconut Cream Cold Brew, and Iced Lavender Cream Chai.

Anneta Konstantinides,Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert · 04 Mar, 2026
Sam Altman is stuck playing defense. It all started a week ago.
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Sam Altman is stuck playing defense. It all started a week ago.

OpenAI's debacle is arguably its least technical challenge yet. It also means Sam Altman can't just push out an app update to alleviate the issue.

Brent D. Griffiths · 04 Mar, 2026
I'm a CMO who uses a '10-80-10' rule with AI. It's transformed everything from photo shoots to customer feedback.
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I'm a CMO who uses a '10-80-10' rule with AI. It's transformed everything from photo shoots to customer feedback.

Alan Magee, CMO at Orangetheory franchisee Empire Portfolio Group, is using AI to spot data trends and save time on photo shoots and customer reviews.

Lara O'Reilly · 04 Mar, 2026
I ate an RFK-approved diet for a week. It sparked a food fight.
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I ate an RFK-approved diet for a week. It sparked a food fight.

I followed RFK Jr.'s food pyramid for a week on a budget. Readers flooded me with criticism, tips, and insults, showing how political food has become.

Emily Stewart · 04 Mar, 2026
I've lived in the UAE for 17 years. I ran to the basement as missiles flew overhead — and I still feel safe.
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I've lived in the UAE for 17 years. I ran to the basement as missiles flew overhead — and I still feel safe.

Dubai-based journalist Rebecca Anne Proctor says talk of a possible military strike on Iran has lingered over dinners and gatherings since the start of the year...

Rebecca Anne Proctor · 04 Mar, 2026
Ray Dalio says AI is 'eating everything' — and it might 'eat itself'
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Ray Dalio says AI is 'eating everything' — and it might 'eat itself'

Ray Dalio says AI is "eating everything," but warns the boom could backfire if companies struggle to turn massive spending into profits.

Lee Chong Ming · 04 Mar, 2026
I was at a QuitGPT protest. The discontent extends far beyond OpenAI's Pentagon deal.
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I was at a QuitGPT protest. The discontent extends far beyond OpenAI's Pentagon deal.

A small group of 40 to 50 protesters gathered in front of OpenAI's San Francisco headquarters with a list of concerns aside from its Pentagon deal.

Katherine Li · 04 Mar, 2026
Ukraine's military drone guru says the next phase of Russia's Shahed war will be all about new extreme speeds
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Ukraine's military drone guru says the next phase of Russia's Shahed war will be all about new extreme speeds

Beskrestnov warned that interceptor drones may "turn out to be useless" in the next phase, calling for new research into countering faster Shaheds.

Matthew Loh · 04 Mar, 2026
Texas couple stuck in Dubai after cruise was canceled says they can't get help from US: 'I want to know an exit plan'
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Texas couple stuck in Dubai after cruise was canceled says they can't get help from US: 'I want to know an exit plan'

A couple from Texas are stuck in Dubai after the attack on Iran and retaliatory strikes. They said they can't get help from the US.

Kelsey Vlamis · 04 Mar, 2026
Some contractors who worked on OpenAI projects say Handshake AI is withholding thousands of dollars in pay
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Some contractors who worked on OpenAI projects say Handshake AI is withholding thousands of dollars in pay

Handshake AI cut off access to the projects and told some workers they'd violated their contract.

Shubhangi Goel,Grace Kay · 04 Mar, 2026
US releases names of 4 service members killed in the Iran conflict
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US releases names of 4 service members killed in the Iran conflict

The fallen servicemembers were identified as Captain Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Armor, and Sgt. Declan Coady.

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert · 04 Mar, 2026