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- Looters hit 3,000 French businesses. Within hours, the haul was trending on Vinted under the riot’s date
by Sasha Rogelberg on October 23, 2026 at 11:35 pm“Since this weekend, our teams have taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to the looting,” secondhand marketplace Vinted said.
- Starbucks China tells customers to buy something before they sit down, as it invests $45 million in the store experience
by Jay Ganglani on October 23, 2026 at 9:00 pmThe rule change comes as Starbucks China spends 300 million yuan on staffing and store upgrades.
- Gen Z’s ‘cockroach’ party is challenging Modi over 130 million deleted voter names
by Amrita Basu, The Conversation on October 23, 2026 at 8:55 pmWith 40% of Indian graduates under 25 unemployed, the Cockroach Janta Party is pressing the Election Commission.
- How an OpenAI model exposed a flaw in 70% of the internet’s websites
by Doug Jacobson, The Conversation on October 23, 2026 at 8:36 pmGovernments and organizations around the world began scrambling on Oct. 21, 2026, to fix a vulnerability in software that runs their websites.
- Nearly half of retail workers say they were abused by customers in the past year—and more than 1 in 5 have skipped shifts to stay safe
by Andrew Adam Newman, Retail Brew on October 23, 2026 at 8:06 pmMany retail workers also say they think their employers placed a higher priority on inventory safety than worker safety.
- An $8 billion Treasury break helped bring Meta’s tax rate to 2%. Now it has a week to answer senators about data center tax credits
by Catherina Gioino on October 23, 2026 at 6:21 pmSenators want Meta to explain why it claims a research credit on AI data centers. Meta says the facilities require real experimentation.
- Anthropic joins Meta and OpenAI’s personal AI assistant race with Claude Duet
by Wen Shao on October 23, 2026 at 4:51 pmClaude Duet gives existing subscribers a personal assistant as Anthropic races to secure a place in users’ daily routines.
- Energy markets are adapting to the Iran war as a ‘forever conflict’ while oil producers keep supplies flowing and avoid ‘mutually assured destruction’
by Jason Ma on October 23, 2026 at 4:41 pm“Repeated supply shocks are driving a lasting reconfiguration of trade routes and energy corridors, and tail risks remain elevated.”
- Elizabeth Holmes documentary maker Nathan Fielder started out as a broker. He quit because it was ‘depressing’ and is now making millions
by Preston Fore on October 23, 2026 at 3:25 pm“You Can See Everything” is set to make $25 million in its second week. But its codirector, Nathan Fielder, had a fairly humble start in life.
- We served opposing presidents, but we agree on how to fix the data-center mess
by Neil Chatterjee, Michael S. Regan on October 23, 2026 at 10:30 amBiden's former EPA leader and Trump's former FERC chair say they disagree on plenty, but not that the status quo is failing America.