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Why Starbucks is banning orders under certain names in South Korea
Starbucks in South Korea has barred customers from using the names of South Korea’s six presidential candidates in their orders ahead of next month’s presidential election. A Starbucks Korea spokesperson told...
Why the ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie franchise endures after 3 decades and how it stacks up in terms of box office
The first Mission: Impossible film came out in 1996 when star Tom Cruise was 34 years old. Fast-forward to Memorial Day weekend 2025: Cruise is 62, and there’s speculation...
‘Bro invented soup’: People are rolling their eyes at the water-based cooking trend on TikTok
On TikTok, soup is getting a rebrand. It’s now water-based cooking to you. “Pov you started water-based cooking and now your skin is clear, your stomach is thriving and...
Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones as Apple shifts production to India
President Donald Trump is threatening Apple with a 25% tariff if the tech giant doesn’t start producing iPhones in the U.S. In a post on Truth Social, his social...
Memorial Day weekend will see a surge in road trips with record-breaking travel expected
The number of domestic travelers in the U.S. is expected to break a record for Memorial Day weekend that was set in 2005. AAA anticipates that 45.1 million people...
Brazilian meat giant JBS gets closer to listing on the NYSE—despite ‘history of corruption’
Brazilian meat giant JBS came a step closer Friday to its long-held goal of trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s minority shareholders voted to approve the...
Nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran reach a 5th round. Here’s the key issue
Iran and the United States prepared for a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program Friday in Rome, with enrichment emerging as the key issue.U.S. officials...
What’s actually driving the protein boom?
There’s a quiet transformation underway in how we eat. It’s not being led by chefs, influencers, or climate activists. It’s being driven by a new class of pharmaceuticals that...
Builder.ai collapse exposes dangers of ‘FOMO investing’ in AI
The collapse of Builder.ai exposes the growing threat of “FOMO investing,” according to an expert in tech growth intelligence. Builder had become one of Britain’s best-funded startups, but is...
The Download: meet Cathy Tie, and Anthropic’s new AI models
Since the Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui was released from prison in 2022, he has sought to make a scientific comeback and to repair his reputation after a three-year incarceration...
