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Pi Day 2026 deals: Free food from Burger King, 7-Eleven, DoorDash and more — Mashable

Pi Day 2026 deals: Free food from Burger King, 7-Eleven, DoorDash and more

Pi Day falls on March 14, a nod to the first three digits of π. Many pizza shops and other chains mark the day with discounts and freebies on pizza and pies. Offers from Burger King, 7-Eleven, DoorDash, Papa John’s and others are on the list and will be

Kris Jenner: Kylie spent 'every dime' of KUWTK earnings to start Kylie Cosmetics — Pagesix

Kris Jenner: Kylie spent 'every dime' of KUWTK earnings to start Kylie Cosmetics

Kris Jenner said her youngest daughter spent "every dime" of her Keeping Up With the Kardashians money to launch Kylie Cosmetics when she was 17. The 70-year-old momager shared the story on the SmartLess podcast, recalling how Kylie, now 28, told her, "Mom, I know what I

Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure — World news | The Guardian

Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure

Apple said late on Thursday it will lower App Store commission fees in mainland China, cutting the standard rate from 30% to 25% from March 15, 2026. The company announced the change on its developers' blog and said it follows discussions with the Chinese regulator. Fees for in‑app

$50 is the new sweet spot as $80 game surge falters — Polygon

$50 is the new sweet spot as $80 game surge falters

A year ago, $80 price tags for big-budget games felt inevitable. Rising development costs and long-locked prices made higher costs seem unavoidable, and even Nintendo’s decision to sell Mario Kart World at that price reinforced the expectation. But publishers have largely backed away: Microsoft dropped a planned move to

Meta is weighing major layoffs as it pours billions into AI — Businessinsider

Meta is weighing major layoffs as it pours billions into AI

Meta is preparing for possible layoffs, with some managers asked to draw up cost-cutting plans as the company ramps up spending on AI infrastructure and talent. Reuters reported that as many as 20% of employees could be cut; with nearly 79,000 staff at the end of 2025, that would

Morgan Stanley flags energy security as a top investment theme — Businessinsider

Morgan Stanley flags energy security as a top investment theme

The Iran war has left investors seeking hedges amid rising volatility. Jitania Kandhari, deputy CIO of the solutions and multi-asset group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, says energy security is the trade to watch during the conflict and beyond. She argues that countries will seek more secure, less dependent energy

Demarre Johnson, one of the 'Finest Boys in Finance,' has left PwC — Businessinsider

Demarre Johnson, one of the 'Finest Boys in Finance,' has left PwC

PwC confirmed that former associate Demarre Johnson "is no longer an employee and left the firm in mid-February." He was one of four junior bankers featured in an Interview magazine photo shoot that went viral after being published March 4. A person familiar with the matter said his

This bestselling 30-piece Milwaukee wrench set is 25% off at Home Depot — Latest news

This bestselling 30-piece Milwaukee wrench set is 25% off at Home Depot

The spring DIY season has brought a deal on a 30-piece Milwaukee SAE/Metric Combination Ratcheting Wrench Mechanics Tool Set at Home Depot: you can save $130, bringing the price down to $399. The package combines a 15-piece SAE set and a 15-piece metric set. Milwaukee says the Max Bite

Airline ticket prices surge on major US routes as fuel costs climb — Businessinsider

Airline ticket prices surge on major US routes as fuel costs climb

War in the Middle East has pushed fuel costs and airfares sharply higher. Brent crude is up more than 50% over the past month, to around $101 a barrel, while the Argus US Jet Fuel Index has climbed 72% over the same period. Jet fuel is typically airlines' biggest

Palworld publishing lead more determined to help indie devs — Gamesradar

Palworld publishing lead more determined to help indie devs

John 'Bucky' Buckley, Palworld's publishing and communications lead, now heads Pocketpair Publishing, the studio division focused on funding smaller games from indie creators. He says he's "more determined than ever" to help cool developers who are struggling to find funding in a

BYD expands upmarket and brings flash stations to Europe — Cars - Ars Technica

BYD expands upmarket and brings flash stations to Europe

Chinese group BYD is moving from the mass market into the high end, targeting the likes of Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. It started the Denza joint venture with Mercedes-Benz in 2010 and took full control in 2024. Trade body Acea recorded BYD’s sales in the UK and Europe more

Five ways to turn AI agent anxiety into workplace action — Latest news

Five ways to turn AI agent anxiety into workplace action

Some employees fear AI agents will replace them, but research suggests agents still have a long way to go before they can take over the workplace. Rather than waiting for an agentic revolution, many professionals are exploring automation now to keep humans in the loop as organizations become AI-enabled. Look

Sweden's long-term tech culture is luring talent from Silicon Valley — Businessinsider

Sweden's long-term tech culture is luring talent from Silicon Valley

Lovable CEO Anton Osika says a Swedish emphasis on long-term thinking and tight-knit, team-first culture is drawing some tech workers back from Silicon Valley and London. He said many return because they miss a work ethos focused on building for the coming decades and on teams that perform well together.

Major copper foil supplier raises prices by 12%, threatening PCB costs — Pcgamer

Major copper foil supplier raises prices by 12%, threatening PCB costs

Mitsui Kinzoku, a leading supplier of copper foil for printed circuit boards, has notified customers of a 12% USD price increase on all MicroThin copper foil products, set to take effect in April 2026. Mitsui holds close to a 90% share of the high-end circuit foil market and has shifted

Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI — TechCrunch

Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI

Australian productivity software company Atlassian said it is cutting 10% of its workforce — about 1,600 people — on March 11, reallocating funds toward AI and enterprise sales. The company said the move will let it invest more in AI and enterprise sales and strengthen its finances, noting that it is

Famed bear warns of market 'shock' as inflation risks rise — Businessinsider

Famed bear warns of market 'shock' as inflation risks rise

Albert Edwards, a longtime permabear and global strategist at Société Générale, says investors should brace for another market "shock." He argued that many investors remain too complacent about the risk of higher inflation. Edwards noted oil is retesting the $100-a-barrel mark as conflict in the Middle East continues,

Universal Extending Theatrical Release Windows — Movieweb

Universal Extending Theatrical Release Windows

Universal Pictures is committing to a five-weekend theatrical window for all of its films starting immediately in 2026 with the release of Reminders of Him, and plans to extend that window to seven weekends in 2027. The studio said its windowing strategy will evolve with the marketplace but emphasized "

Composer Igor Raykhelson wanted in alleged titanium fraud — Pagesix

Composer Igor Raykhelson wanted in alleged titanium fraud

Igor Raykhelson, a New York composer whose works have been performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, is wanted in Russia on allegations he defrauded a titanium company of tens of millions of dollars. Raykhelson, who emigrated from the USSR to the United States in 1979, denies the charges and

Eightco Raises $125M From Bitmine and Ark Invest — Cointelegraph.com News

Eightco Raises $125M From Bitmine and Ark Invest

Eightco raised $125 million in new funding, with crypto treasury firm Bitmine leading a $75 million tranche and Ark Invest and Payward — the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken — each contributing $25 million. Bitmine chairman Tom Lee will join Eightco’s board, and Ark Invest’s chief futurist Brett Winton

Honda writes down $15.7 billion as it cancels US EVs — Businessinsider

Honda writes down $15.7 billion as it cancels US EVs

Honda will write down up to 2.5 trillion yen — roughly $15.7 billion — as it reshapes its North American EV strategy. The charge is expected to push profits into the red in 2026, marking Honda's first annual loss in nearly seven decades. As part of the reset,

Alex Karp linked to $46 million Miami mansion bought before Palantir HQ move — Businessinsider

Alex Karp linked to $46 million Miami mansion bought before Palantir HQ move

An entity tied to Palantir CEO Alex Karp purchased a Miami mansion in June for $46 million, property records show. The buy by Hibiscus East LLC came months before Palantir announced it was moving its headquarters to Miami. The LLC is registered in Delaware and is connected to an attorney&

Pinky Cole says business debt drove her Chapter 11 filing — Businessinsider

Pinky Cole says business debt drove her Chapter 11 filing

Aisha "Pinky" Cole, founder of the fast-food chain Slutty Vegan and a new cast member on the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, said at a creditors' meeting that business debt drove her to file personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Testifying under oath, she said she

Lucid unveils midsize EV platform, targets profitability with SUVs — Cars - Ars Technica

Lucid unveils midsize EV platform, targets profitability with SUVs

Lucid says its entry into the high-volume midsize SUV market will be key to achieving profitability, and it plans a trio of electric SUVs built on a new midsize EV platform engineered to deliver a starting price below $50,000. "Today, were keeping the same Lucid product and

Why oil could reach $200 a barrel, says former IMF economist — Businessinsider

Why oil could reach $200 a barrel, says former IMF economist

Oil prices have climbed amid unprecedented supply disruptions from the war in Iran. Olivier Blanchard, a former IMF economist, wrote that he finds it hard not to take as a central scenario that oil prices will remain very high for a long time, above current market levels. He pointed to

Why one of Asia's poorest countries grows Japan's cash — Businessinsider

Why one of Asia's poorest countries grows Japan's cash

Japan long harvested a shrub called mitsumata for its money supply. When mitsumata began dying out, Japan searched for alternatives to make yen and found a lifeline in the foothills of the Himalayas. There a low-value plant called argeli grew abundantly and proved a near-perfect replacement. Argeli had been worth