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United just restructured MileagePlus to punish non-cardholders. The bigger question is whether it will grow Chase card signups or push miles lovers elsewhere. United Airlines announced this week that MileagePlus is getting its biggest overhaul in more than a decade, taking effect April 2, 2026. The headlines have understandably focused on the winners. Primary cardholders…

A Circle K store manager in Scottsdale, Arizona, is being sued over a $12.8 million lottery ticket he allegedly bought from his own store — after confirming it was a winner. Circle K filed the lawsuit this week in Maricopa County Superior Court, asking a judge to decide who legally owns the ticket. It’s one…

Online creators and their business models were on our mind this week after mega-popular YouTuber MrBeast announced that his company is buying fintech startup Step, followed by Hollywood studios sending a flurry of cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance over the launch of its new video-generation model Seedance 2.0. Those seemingly unconnected headlines suggest a media landscape…

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. equities tumbled on Monday as investors grappled with persistent fears around artificial intelligence disruptions to various industries and President Donald Trump’s decision to raise his global tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 821.91 points, or 1.66%, to close at 48,804.06,…

In this article COIN XYZ HOOD MSTR RIOT COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nastco | Getty Bitcoin fell as much as 5% to below $65,000 on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to raise global tariffs to 15%. The drop came as Asian equities rose in early trade, underscoring crypto’s divergence…

A coalition of state lawmakers and small business groups want to build on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge to “freeze the rent” and extend rent control to commercial properties like bodegas and mom-and-pop shops. A new bill would create a commercial rent guidelines board that would set maximum allowable rent increases, standardize…

In these outlets, most merchandise costs between $4 (£2.90) and $15. “Plus, the designs are contemporary and there’s a growing desire among people to wear branded clothes,” Pankaj Kumar, a retail analyst at Mumbai-based Kotak Securities, told the BBC.

Seventyfour/Getty Images Whether or not to toss a pizza box into the recycling bin has long been a difficult question. It seemed like common sense to do so when recycling programs were first taking off, seeing as most pizza boxes are made of readily-recyclable corrugated cardboard; but then stories started dropping about how grease leaching into…

The company is betting big on a multi-agent AI ecosystem. The company is betting big on a multi-agent AI ecosystem. Feb 22, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC Terrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini,…

Bitcoin BTC$65,755.04 is down sharply as trading in the new week begins, down 5% over the past 24 hours to $64,700. U.S. stock index futures are down as well, led by the Nasdaq 100’s 0.9% decline. Precious metals are sharply higher, with gold ahead 2% and silver 5.6%. STORY CONTINUES BELOW The move in bitcoin…

Samsung has confirmed that the upcoming Galaxy S26 series will support a new Perplexity hotword – “Hey Plex” – as part of an “open and inclusive integrated AI ecosystem” that also includes Google and Bixby, which have their own hotwords. “Hey Google” has been around on Android devices for years now, but it lives right…

A ruff moment in this poor pup’s life has turned into a paws-itive now that the officer who found the 2-year-old goldendoodle left behind at a Las Vegas airport has made him one of the family. The dog, who was given the nickname “Jet Blue,” was found tied to a ticketing counter at Harry Reid…

United Airlines may be about to start losing a ton of money at Chicago O’Hare, doing ‘strategic flying’ that doesn’t make sense based on what passengers are looking to fly (and pay for). They want to grow their market share in Chicago, which will help them keep their massive portfolio of gates and avoid letting…

“When it IS something I would buy, it hardly ever takes it below what store brand costs anyway. And store brand stuff never gets coupons. Sales, yes. Coupons, no. You can’t combine anything, nothing stacks, and it never ends up being more savings than like $10. Maybe this is regional, but it’s just something I’ve…

For nearly three decades, Bill Gurley has been one of the most influential voices in Silicon Valley — a general partner at Benchmark whose early bets on companies like Uber, Zillow, and Stitch Fix helped define what modern venture capital looks like. Now, having moved to Austin and stepped back from active investing, the native…

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In this article MAT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The original six American Girl historical characters — Kirsten Larson, Samantha Parkington, Molly McIntire, Felicity Merriman, Addy Walker and Josefina Montoya — are displayed at the brand’s flagship store, Luke Fountain The flagship American Girl Place at Rockefeller Center in New York City feels frozen…

While Elon Musk’s Neuralink likes to say it’s “pioneering” brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), China’s BCI industry is already quietly moving from research to scale. A new wave of startups is racing to commercialize both implantable and noninvasive BCIs, backed by stronger policy support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest. So says Phoenix Peng, who has…

Bitcoin slid back toward $67,000 in Sunday trading as trade uncertainty resurfaced, with investors weighing fresh tariff escalation against a shifting legal backdrop in the U.S. BTC was trading around $67,526, down about 1.4% over the past 24 hours and roughly 2.1% on the week. The move follows President Donald Trump’s decision to raise the…

Ted Sarandos has flown into London with a message for Paramount as both studios chase the prize of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Speaking to Deadline on the red carpet of the BAFTA Film Awards, the Netflix co-CEO said: “We have a signed deal with Warner Bros., they’re trying to circumvent it. “The one thing I…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — A beloved Chapel Hill restaurant, Kipos Greek Taverna, is finally reopening after being devastated by Tropical Storm Chantal last summer. Located on East Franklin Street, the restaurant — along with other businesses in Eastgate Shopping Center — was flooded in July. The road to recovery has been long and challenging….

TL;DR Samsung has announced that it’s bringing deep Perplexity integration to the Galaxy S26 series. Galaxy S26 users will be able to invoke Perplexity using a dedicated “Hey Plex” wake phrase. Perplexity can be used in core Samsung apps like Notes, Calendar, Gallery, Clock, and Reminders, as well as in select third-party apps. The company…