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- 👟 Dick’s Sporting Goods Races To Acquire Foot Lockerby Chris Thompson on May 15, 2025 at 4:57 pm
Coinbase joins the S&P 500, GM creates a new battery, and African arm wrestling is a thing.
- ☕ Can New Uniforms Help Starbucks Increase Profits?by Chris Thompson on May 13, 2025 at 4:00 pm
OpenFans founder Tim Stokely launches new platform Subs.com to compete with his old company, and you could win a Golden Globe for podcasting in 2026
- 🐭 Disney Goes To Abu Dhabiby Chris Thompson on May 8, 2025 at 5:47 pm
Wikipedia embraces AI, and rock legend Gene Simmons is selling his Beverly Hills mansion
- ⌚ Warren Buffett Is Retiring From Berkshire Hathaway After 60 Yearsby Chris Thompson on May 6, 2025 at 4:02 pm
OpenAI is staying a nonprofit, Signal isn’t very secure, and SpaceX just became a city
- 🤼 Could There Be A Coup Brewing In Tesla’s Boardroom?by Chris Thompson on May 1, 2025 at 3:20 pm
Duolingo is now “AI-first”, and Beyoncé kicks off her Cowboy Carter tour in LA with her daughters
- ⚖️ Hims & Hers Is Up On Deal With Novo Nordisk To Prescribe Wegovy Via Their Telehealth Servicesby Chris Thompson on April 29, 2025 at 3:34 pm
Brad Pitt to star in “The Riders” for A24, and Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham AFC secured an unprecedented third consecutive […]
- 🌎 California Has The 4th Largest Economy In The Worldby Chris Thompson on April 25, 2025 at 3:27 pm
Tesla is opening a drive-in movie theater diner in Hollywood, and Americans are rushing to buy frozen microwavable pizzas amidst economic worries
- 🔌🚗💡 Tesla Is In Trouble, But Is Elon Musk The Right Answer?by Chris Thompson on April 23, 2025 at 5:05 pm
Saying “please” and “thank you” to ChatGPT is costing it a fortune, and Chipotle is expanding into Mexico
- 🥚 Easter 2025 Got A Lot More Eggs-pensiveby Chris Thompson on April 21, 2025 at 4:04 pm
Weddings are getting more expensive thanks to inflation, but at least the new movie “Sinners” made $61 million dollars at the worldwide box […]
- 📟 Nostalgic Trends From The ‘90s & Early 2000s Are Back, Baby!by Chris Thompson on April 18, 2025 at 2:43 pm
MrBeast is creating his own vision of a Disney empire, and washed up NFL QB Aaron Rodgers says he’s in no rush to decide which unfortunate team […]
- 🍎 Apple Shipped $2 Billion Dollars Worth Of iPhones To The U.S. From Indiaby Chris Thompson on April 16, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Starbucks is getting stricter with their dress code to boost sales, and Jason Momoa says he’ll be back in the 3rd Dune despite dying in the 2nd […]
- 🤯 Tariffs Are Making It Impossible For Businesses To Plan For Anything These Daysby Chris Thompson on April 14, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Lorne Michaels is bringing SNL to London, and Inter Miami FC & Lionel Messi are nearing an agreement on a contract extension
- ☠ No One Is Going To Win This Trade War Between The U.S. and Chinaby Chris Thompson on April 11, 2025 at 2:25 pm
Prada acquires Italian luxury fashion house Versace, and they’re making a sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
- 🍫 MrBeast Is Actually Happy About Tariffsby Chris Thompson on April 9, 2025 at 2:40 pm
Zipline is delivering groceries by drone for Walmart, and screaming “Chicken Jockey!” during “A Minecraft Movie” can get you arrested
- 😭 Welcome To The Beginning Of The Great Recession Of 2025!by Chris Thompson on April 7, 2025 at 4:45 pm
Don’t look at your 401Ks, instead let’s talk about how “A Minecraft Movie” made $301 million dollars worldwide on its opening weekend.
- 😎 Shifting Snowdrifts: Canadian Snowbirds Are Cooling On The U.S. Real Estate Marketby Chris Thompson on April 4, 2025 at 4:57 pm
Zelle is shutting down their app that no one even uses, and Jason & Kylie Kelce welcome their 4th daughter Finnley Anne Kelce
- ⚾ “Torpedo” Bats Are Taking Over The 2025 MLB Seasonby Chris Thompson on April 2, 2025 at 5:07 pm
Val “Iceman” Kilmer passes away at 65 from pneumonia, and Tesla delivers 13% less vehicles
- 🤖 Elon Musk’s xAI Just Acquired His X/Twitter In A $33 Billion Dollar Dealby Chris Thompson on March 31, 2025 at 3:47 pm
Egg prices are starting to drop, Aston Martin is selling their minority stake in their Formula 1 team, and Former Miami Dolphins star Mike Pouncey is […]
- 🟡 Humans Love GOLD as it reaches $3,076 An Ounce!by Chris Thompson on March 28, 2025 at 4:10 pm
Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions is worth $750 million dollars, and Mark Zuckerberg is bringing back a Friends feed button as a “throwback to OG […]
- 🎧 The Metaverse Welcomes Napsterby Chris Thompson on March 26, 2025 at 3:29 pm
Stephen Curry and Michelle Obama launch Plezi Hydration, and Nas and DJ Premier prepare to drop a new album