United announces Base Polaris business class with more restrictions

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United Airlines new Polaris seat on one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners Leslie Josephs/CNBC Does it matter where you sit if you’re sipping Champagne in first class? United Airlines is betting that for some travelers looking for luxury at a discount, it doesn’t. The carrier is launching new, cheaper tiers for its top-end Polaris and […]


Nvidia adds Hyundai, BYD, other automakers to AV business

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Hwang gives the keynote address at the company’s annual GTC developers conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 16, 2026. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia is expanding deals for its autonomous vehicle development business to Hyundai Motor, Nissan Motor and Isuzu, as well as Chinese […]


Ford launches Pro AI for multibillion-dollar commercial business

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2023 Ford Super Duty F-550 Chassis Cab Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor is launching a new artificial intelligence system for its Pro commercial vehicle business as it tries to grow the unit’s profits and software revenue. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday said the new “Ford Pro AI” can monitor and analyze more than 1 billion […]


Inside the booming business of wellness clubs and third spaces

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A few years ago, Grace Guo began to crave places in New York City where hanging out with friends didn’t have to involve alcohol. Newly sober and surrounded by friends who also chose not to drink, Guo said she wanted alternatives to the typical social scene. After some research, she landed on Bathhouse and Othership: […]


NYC doesn’t have enough hotel rooms for FIFA World Cup, must suspend Airbnb restrictions: business leaders

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New York City doesn’t have enough hotel rooms for hordes of visitors coming to this summer’s FIFA World Cup and should suspend the current restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms, business leaders told Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Friday. Groups including the Partnership for New York City and […]


Los Angeles small business owner takes wait-and-see approach after Trump’s tariffs are struck down

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Small business owners like Melkon Khosrovian, the owner of Greenbar Distillery in Los Angeles, are taking a wait-and-see approach after the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s main tariffs on Friday. And after a punishing year that saw steep levies dent their bottom line, many aren’t expecting rebate checks yet. “We’re not that confident we’re […]


Financing the cannabis business is not as easy as the banking industry

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Pot Inc. has been popping the champagne corks (or, in this case, rolling some fat joints), and it’s not just to celebrate the New Year. President Trump just came to the rescue of the $60 billion industry, putting the drug in a low-level federal category in which dispensaries, farms and various weed-related products said they […]


Oracle to run TikTok’s U.S. business with Silver Lake, MGX

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Oracle‘s stock jumped 7% Friday after the cloud provider joined a group of investors slated to lead TikTok’s U.S. operations. In a memo to employees Thursday, CEO Shou Zi Chew said the social media company’s U.S. division will be run by a joint venture that includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi-based MGX. The deal […]


Israeli jobseeker receives antisemitic rejection text from business owner: ‘I hope you leave’

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A Melbourne plant nursery has been forced to publicly apologize after one of its co-owners sent an “anti-Semitic” rejection message to a job seeker. A 24-year-old Israeli woman shared a text she allegedly received from Brett Dahan after applying for a job at The Garden of Eden Nursery in Albert Park. The young woman, who […]


Starbucks to form joint venture to run China business

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Starbucks on Monday announced it is forming a joint venture with Boyu Capital to operate the company’s locations in China. Under the terms of the deal valued at $4 billion, Boyu, an alternative asset management firm, will hold up to a 60% interest in the joint venture. Starbucks will hold a 40% stake and maintain […]