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25% off nearly everything at Madewell — log in to shop

Madewell's bi-annual Insider Event is underway. Through March 22, take 25% off nearly everything. The sale covers the latest drops as well as last season's pieces. To access the discount you must log in to your Madewell account or register — it’s fast, free and easy.

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Taco Bell CMO uses 10 Fire hot-sauce packets per taco

Taco Bell CMO Taylor Montgomery says he eats at the chain every other day and still orders crunchy tacos. His routine: one Fire hot-sauce packet per bite, which he estimates is about 10 packets per taco. Montgomery, who has worked at Taco Bell for a decade, said his go-to hasn’

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Harvey and Legora clash over how AI will reshape corporate law

Harvey and Legora both predict that AI will upend the legal world, but they disagree on who will lead that change. Melia Russell profiled Legora and its 26-year-old founder, Max Junestrand; Legora carries a valuation of more than $5 billion, while Harvey has been reported at $11 billion. Market positions

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Helium supply hit by Middle East conflict could push memory prices higher

Helium plays an unexpected but critical role in making processors, GPUs, DRAM and flash modules. The gas is used to flush other gases from wafer fabrication systems and must be extremely pure, and the current situation in the Middle East is likely to seriously impact that supply. Jukan on X,

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Asia confronts energy crisis from Iran war with no end in sight

Donald Trump has sought to reassure the world that the economic impact of his war on Iran can be contained, pointing to claims that the closed waterway might reopen, sanctions on “some countries” will be lifted and that the conflict could end soon. The release of hundreds of millions of

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Oil tops $100 after tanker attacks despite IEA's 400M-barrel release

Oil surged back above $100 a barrel after two fuel tankers were attacked in Iraqi waters, heightening tensions in an already fragile market. Late on Wednesday, Brent futures jumped about 9% to around $100 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate rose roughly 8.3% to near $94, as traders

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Atlassian CEO explains AI-driven layoffs in video message

Atlassian cut about 1,600 jobs, roughly 10% of its workforce, as it pivots more aggressively toward AI. CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes addressed employees in a four-minute video explaining the layoffs. In a message on the company's blog he called the decision difficult but necessary as AI reshapes how

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Atlassian to cut 1,600 jobs to focus on AI and enterprise growth

Atlassian said it will cut about 1,600 jobs, roughly 10% of its global workforce, as the company restructures to focus on AI and enterprise growth. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Sydney-headquartered company said the layoffs are part of a broader effort to reposition

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SEC and CFTC agree to coordinate oversight and regulate markets in harmony

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission have agreed to better coordinate oversight of the financial markets, aiming to end decades of “regulatory turf wars.” The memorandum says it is a “pivotal time” to regulate in harmony as new trading models, digital infrastructure, and

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NBCUniversal to cut dozens of jobs as Showmax shuts down

NBCUniversal is planning to cut dozens of employees as the African streaming service Showmax shuts down. Staffers were informed of the change on Wednesday. About a dozen US staffers on the global streaming product team were impacted, and dozens of others could be affected internationally, two people familiar with the

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Valve says New York Attorney General's videogame comments are 'a distraction'

New York's lawsuit accuses Valve of violating its gambling laws through loot boxes, which it claims "enable gambling by enticing users to pay for the chance to win a rare virtual item of significant monetary value." The suit says Valve "has made billions of dollars

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Promotion burnout: why women are quitting the race to be boss

Is “promotion burnout” a new workplace trend or a worrying tendency? A survey of 1,000 professional women by the recruitment agency Robert Walters found 54% felt less motivated to pursue promotions than they did two years ago. McKinsey’s 2025 Women in the Workplace report identified a gender “ambition

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Ripple buyback values firm at $50 billion

Ripple has begun a share buyback that could value the company at about $50 billion. The blockchain payments firm plans to repurchase up to $750 million in shares from investors and employees through a tender offer expected to run through April. Ripple is a major contributor to the XRP Ledger

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Deutsche Bank says AI fears have peaked; upgrades software stocks

Deutsche Bank strategists said AI fears have peaked and upgraded software stocks to overweight while raising their tech sector rating to neutral from underweight. Maximilian Uleer, Carolin Raab, and Francesca Mazzali argued investors are undervaluing top software names and wrote, "Software companies are trading at historically low premiums versus

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David Ellison Underwhelms Warner Bros. Executives in First Meeting

The Paramount Skydance CEO, David Ellison, and Paramount COO Andy Gordon met with about 200 Warner Bros. executives at the Steven J. Ross Theater on the Burbank lot as questions swirl around a hostile acquisition and the Middle East funds backing the $110 billion deal. Ellison offered mostly introductory remarks

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Gas prices top $3 a gallon in every US state for first time since 2023

Every US state now has an average regular gas price above $3 a gallon, AAA's data shows — the first time that has happened since 2023. The national average rose to $3.58 on Wednesday. Kansas was the final holdout. Its average jumped from $2.96 on Tuesday to

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CAA-Range legal saga could reshape Hollywood

The arbitration between CAA and four former agents who formed Range Media Partners has become the town’s dominant legal story. Jack Whigham, Dave Bugliari, Michael Cooper and Mick Sullivan left CAA six years ago; two years after launching Range they initiated arbitration after their CAA equity was stripped. CAA

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Disney still paying Harvey Weinstein $60,000 a year, he says

Harvey Weinstein says Disney continues to pay him $60,000 a year while he is incarcerated and that the company cut off his insurance. The claim appears in a wide-ranging interview he gave to The Hollywood Reporter, which touches on the reporter’s experiences at Rikers Island, Weinstein’s health

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Japan and Germany to Release Oil From Strategic Reserves

Japanese and German officials announced plans to release oil from their strategic reserves to address disruptions to supplies from the Middle East. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan would begin releasing oil as early as next Monday. Less than an hour later, Germany’s economy minister, Katherina Reiche, said her

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Runescape Monthly Membership Will Now Cost As Much As World Of Warcraft

Runescape has raised its monthly membership fee to $15, up from $14, and the annual subscription now costs $132, an increase from $100. The new monthly price matches World of Warcraft’s $15 fee, and in some regions Runescape’s charge is higher than WoW’s. This is the second

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Lego to release official Mario minifigure in 2027

Nintendo confirmed on March 10 that an official Lego Mario minifigure will arrive in 2027. A short teaser showed a Mario figure popping out of a green pipe with the line "New form unlocked! New sets coming in 2027," and indicated the new figure will come alongside sets

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Minnesota Employees Urge Thomson Reuters to End ICE Contract

A $22.8 million contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has unsettled employees of Thomson Reuters in Minnesota. The company, which owns Westlaw and the Reuters news service, has operations in the suburbs of Minneapolis where thousands of its workers live. Many were directly affected by Operation Metro Surge, when

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Fortnite faces fan backlash after V-Bucks price increase

Fortnite developer Epic Games has drawn criticism after revealing plans to raise the price of V‑Bucks and reduce value on optional purchases like the Battle Pass. Andrea Balta, senior director of ecosystem growth at Epic Games, responded to a disappointed player: "Seeing comments like 'the Item Shop

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How the most popular products are chosen

Recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. Data is gathered from vendor and retailer listings, independent review sites, and customer reviews to understand what matters to people who already own and use the products and services being assessed. When you click through from the site

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RuneScape monthly membership now $14.99, matches World of Warcraft price

Jagex has increased RuneScape membership prices effective immediately. The monthly subscription rises from $13.99 to $14.99, while the annual membership jumps from $99.48 to $131.88. Six-month memberships are being discontinued under the new scheme, forcing players with grandfathered six-month plans to switch to monthly subscriptions to