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Ikea will team up with Roblox on a pop-up to reach Gen Alpha shoppers

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Ikea’s new store is in the metaverse. The company announced Wednesday it’s piloting a limited-edition pop-up in...

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Verizon outage hits users across US

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Some Verizon customers are experiencing service outages. Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images A service outage on Monday...

Something just flipped in the U.S. mortgage market—and it’s not rates coming down

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The housing market just crossed an important threshold—one that’s especially good news for anyone who might be...

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Saks owes hundreds of millions to luxury brands from Chanel to Burberry

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Saks Global’s bankruptcy filing shows how much the retail giant owes to some of the biggest luxury...

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California’s Attorney General is investigating Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an “avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit...

A critical climate trend just reversed—driven by crypto and data centers

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After two years of declines, United States greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2025—a change driven by increased...

Interior designers share the 9 biggest mistakes people make when decorating a living room — and how to avoid them 6967dd8604eda4732f2f11f7?format=jpeg

Interior designers share the 9 biggest mistakes people make when decorating a living room — and how to avoid them

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A few simple design mistakes could be ruining the look of your living room. sheilasay/Getty Images Interior...

U.S. suspends immigrant visa processing from 75 countries

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The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries...

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Microsoft Copilot blamed by UK police for an error that led to a controversial soccer fan ban

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More than 700 police officers were deployed ahead of November’s match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston...

China’s trade surplus soared to a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, despite Trump’s tariffs

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China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday,...

Skipping this exercise at the gym could be bad for your brain

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“Never skip leg day” sounds like something a swole gym bro with killer quads might harp on...

Why Levi’s is teaching high schoolers how to mend their clothes

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Amanda Lee McCarty, sustainability consultant and host of the Clotheshorse podcast, remembers fixing a tear on her...

In the U.K., Reddit is king

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Reddit is now the fourth most visited social media platform in the U.K., overtaking TikTok. The online...

Citi’s CEO Jane Fraser warns staff in memo: old habits are out, and performance is in 6967c62f64858d02d2185554?format=jpeg

Citi’s CEO Jane Fraser warns staff in memo: old habits are out, and performance is in

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Jane Fraser is the CEO of Citi. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Jane Fraser, CEO of...

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Not saving up for a home? Tell us what you’re spending your money on instead.

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What are you spending your money on? Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images Home prices are falling in many cities,...

I moved to Spain over a decade ago and visit the Bay Area yearly. After a few weeks in California, I remember why I stay abroad. 695d65e504eda4732f2e930a?format=jpeg

I moved to Spain over a decade ago and visit the Bay Area yearly. After a few weeks in California, I remember why I stay abroad.

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The author left San Francisco over a decade ago. Courtesy of the author I crave going home...

Walmart’s head of AI reveals the key difference between its shopping deals with Google Gemini and ChatGPT 6966c3fd764ca5f34d2a6427?format=jpeg

Walmart’s head of AI reveals the key difference between its shopping deals with Google Gemini and ChatGPT

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AI chatbots are increasingly able to buy things on users’ behalf, a concept known as agentic commerce....

Gwyneth Paltrow says becoming an empty nester felt like ‘a divorce’ 6967a5db764ca5f34d2a698c?format=jpeg

Gwyneth Paltrow says becoming an empty nester felt like ‘a divorce’

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Gwyneth Paltrow and her two kids, Apple Martin, 21, and Moses Martin, 19. ANGELA WEISS / AFP...

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Brands that skimp on social media marketing do so at their own peril

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Learning app Duolingo has 17 million followers on TikTok where its mascot Duo is a social-media celebrity....

Google is leaning on its app empire to give Gemini an edge with ‘Personal Intelligence’ 696724e2764ca5f34d2a670d?format=jpeg

Google is leaning on its app empire to give Gemini an edge with ‘Personal Intelligence’

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Google Google just debuted Personal Intelligence, a new feature in the Gemini app....