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The Skydance logo was added to the WB water tower Monday, a tiny change many onlookers might not notice. Yet it signals a broader strategy to lean into the existing brand equity of the conglomerate's new portfolio rather than go full overhaul. https://t.co/8M4cSvvzD6

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In a letter to the Palm Beach County commissioners, an attorney said Trump is offering his Florida golf course to the government. https://t.co/8Oiv3zcbU2

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A new atomic clock from physicists in Singapore has pulverized all previous records. https://t.co/RXXbQiTS1O

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From OpenAI's dots to Meta's Muse, AI companies are trying to make their new agents look as friendly as possible. It's not the first time Silicon Valley has cutewashed its technology. https://t.co/pX8pZBaFTS

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It’s the world’s best-selling spirit you’ve never heard of—and it’s growing while the rest of America quits drinking https://t.co/LyN59R4Y3F

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If cars were buildings, the new Jaguar would be the equivalent of John Carl Warnecke’s AT&T Long Lines Building. Heck, brutalism may fall short. This thing is so brutal and huge one may mistake it with the entire Soviet Union on four wheels. https://t.co/dhqwPOxeyg

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Call it caffeine creep. The stimulant is finding its way into gummy bears, trail mix, and other unexpected foods and drinks. https://t.co/ESxii3JumI

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The next big move in Starbucks' turnaround plan is on the small side. Starbucks says it plans to roll out a new concept for its cafés with a smaller physical footprint that still has seating to stay a while. https://t.co/2eEJ0uaiSP

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This lookout point by the architecture firm Snøhetta, in the Austrian Alps, puts the focus on the gorgeous surrounding landscape by mirroring the sky and mountain back to you. https://t.co/FYzyusSz4K

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AI startup Hark joins the AI assistant race with big ambitions for the future of computing. Its first goal? Making an AI agent that's actually helpful. https://t.co/qgTjggSkeO

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JKR just gave Intuit a whole new personality. https://t.co/c6L2kRncjF

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The hidden meaning behind the new Brisbane Olympics logo. https://t.co/PMtYyDLw9J

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Elon Musk rebrands his 3-month-old company because Trump says so. SpaceXAI will now be SpaceXSI. https://t.co/m8VWGNNsbg

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A mixed-use urban development's tenants kept changing as the project took shape. Its facade was designed to change with them. https://t.co/pE49hKDQeL

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Mukbangers have discovered Long John Silver's. So far, that's good news for the brand. https://t.co/kXpyoiNX9t

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MorningStar Farms gets a retro rebrand in the era of the fake meat culture wars. https://t.co/cfkwW3NgR0

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Your next hike could be at a Microsoft data center. The tech company is making landscape design part of every data center it builds in the U.S. https://t.co/P9yxZ9axFy

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The world is a mess. Let's book a cruise! https://t.co/51hYTxMVgd

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Spoiler alert: John Wilson's debut feature documentary, "The History of Concrete," is not really about concrete. But the director of "How to With John Wilson" winds up reminding us why boring old concrete deserves our attention. https://t.co/TzeR8WRxP4

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A bipartisan bill that formally calls on the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies includes a provision for commemorative 1-cent coins. https://t.co/vi2uQMcjry