Starbucks’s New CEO Just Revealed a Brilliant Master Plan to Turn the Company Around. It All Starts With 4 Words

Apple Just Quietly Updated the 2-Year-Old M2 MacBook Air. It’s the Most Brilliant Thing I’ve Seen Yet

Apple Intelligence is important enough that the company is even updating older models.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

I had never really considered bad luck before. A brilliant memoir changed all that | Adrian Chiles

Davy Russell’s magnificent autobiography of life as a jockey taught me a valuable lesson about gratitude and achievement. Today, I’m interviewing a jockey on my radio programme about his memoir. ...

World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago

Liberty win WNBA Finals: New York reveals plans for ticker-tape parade after claiming first title over Lynx

The Liberty prevailed in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Sunday night

Sports - CBS Sports - October 21

China’s largest coffee chain plans to take on Starbucks in US

Luckin Coffee’s expansion into rival’s home market comes five years after company was delisted from Nasdaq and fined

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Starbucks' plan to return to its roots involves 200,000 Sharpies

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is betting that more personal touches in its cafes will win back customers.

Business - CNBC - 8 hours ago

Home Depot Plans to Make Every Employee, Including Executives, Work in Stores. It’s an Absolutely Brilliant Move

Cleaning up customer messes is a great use of time for corporate employees—seriously.

Business - Inc. - October 16

With 959 Words, McDonald’s Just Taught an Unfortunate Lesson in Emotional Intelligence

Response to a crisis requires fast action, transparency, and empathy. McDonald’s left out one crucial component.

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

A stock-market upside breakout is just around the corner. Be patient.

Market indicators are calling for near-term caution but intermediate-term bullishness.

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

Embracing diversity: GamesBeat’s Diversity in Gaming Lunch is just around the corner

On Oct. 29, join GamesBeat's Diversity in Gaming Lunch where industry pros dig into the critical importance of diversity in the game industry.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

Apple’s Sales in China Are Stalling. What Will It Sacrifice to Turn Things Around?

With iPhone sales down and Apple Intelligence banned, Apple looks ready to compromise.

Tech - Wired - 5 days ago

Candidates turn focus to Black male voters with Election Day around the corner

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump vie for Black male support, BET's "Black Men's Summit," hosted by D.L. Hughley, features key voices discussing the issues Black men face. ...

Yankees vs. Dodgers: Previewing every matchup in dream World Series

From Aaron Judge and Juan Soto to Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, baseball's biggest names will match games on the brightest stage. Who will win?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

Alphabet quiets the doubters with ‘all-around’ strength that sends stock soaring

“We believe that this ship is sailing smoothly and doing everything right,” an analyst says.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

All of Our Gadgets Just Keep Talking

This week, we cover the latest hardware using voice controls and generative AI, including a collar that lets you chat with your pets. Also, this podcast is changing shape, and we tell you all about ...

Tech - Wired - October 17

Starbucks’ latest financials sink shares, as CEO says it’s ‘harder to be a customer than it should be’

Shares of Starbucks fell on Tuesday after the coffee chain offered fresh signs of its struggle to bring back consumers, saying its turnaround efforts “will take time” as its new chief executive ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Starbucks CEO pledges to fundamentally change strategy as sales fall for third straight quarter

Investors are expecting that Niccol will share more details about his turnaround strategy during the company's conference call, scheduled for 5 p.m. ET.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, warn experts

Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.

Emma Hayes' USWNT rebuild is just getting started

For the players, media and fans, Emma Hayes has left no doubt: This week unequivocally marks a new era for the USWNT.

Sports - ESPN - 3 hours ago

England's Slade and Spencer start against All Blacks

Centre Henry Slade will resume his starting role in England's midfield against New Zealand on Saturday despite playing only 54 minutes of club rugby this season.

Barrett starts at 10 for All Blacks at Twickenham

Beauden Barrett has been picked ahead of Damian McKenzie at fly-half for New Zealand’s meeting with England on Saturday.

Dana White and Francis Ngannou continue war of words as UFC CEO says former champion 'isn't a good guy'

Ngannou and White's relationship continues to deteriorate

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Starbucks boss shakes up menu to win back customers

The coffee shop chain has also promised to look at pricing and staffing to prevent bottlenecks

Toys aren't just child's play. Mattel, Lego and others find 'kidults' bring in big business

Mattel, Lego and other toy companies are targeting a growing number of adults who are buying toys for themselves.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 17

This Mystery Shopping Company Just Became America’s Top Small Business

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce named mystery shopping and customer experience research platform Confero as the top small business of 2024.

Business - Inc. - October 17

Chinese EV and self-driving tech companies turn to IPOs for cash

Funding has been drying up for car start-ups in fiercely competitive domestic market

World - Financial Times - October 24

China's Top Oil Companies Turn in Mixed Results Amid Weak Demand

State-controlled producer PetroChina posted lower profit and revenue, rounding out mixed results for the country’s big three oil companies.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

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