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starbucks is back — at least that’s what executives said at the company’s investor presentation in New York City on Thursday.”Starbucks is back today,” said Chief Brand Officer Treci Lieberman. “One in three consumers say Starbucks is their first choice for coffee or tea on the go.”Her declaration comes more than a year after CEO Brian Nicol joined the company and began a turnaround strategy dubbed, of course, “Return to Starbucks.” The plan was primarily aimed at improving the in-store experience at the coffee chain, which has prioritized mobile ordering and profits at the expense of customers and employees. The…

A group of music publishers led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group is suing Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs, including sheet music, lyrics and music. Publishers said in a statement Wednesday that damages could exceed $3 billion, potentially making it the largest non-class action copyright lawsuit in U.S. history. The lawsuit was brought by the same legal team as Barts v. Anthropic, in which a group of fiction and nonfiction authors alike accused AI companies of using copyrighted works to train products like Claude. In that case, Judge William Alsup ruled…

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a reception with the US president and business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Imagesapple First-quarter results are expected to be released Thursday afternoon after the bell.Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to LSEG’s consensus estimates:EPS: $2.67 Revenue: $138.48 billionApple’s fiscal first quarter ended in December, and the company has previously indicated that it expects many people to buy iPhones during the holiday season. The company said it expects overall sales to…

Hungarian prosecutors have indicted Budapest Mayor Gergely Karatissony for his role in organizing the city’s 30th annual LGBTQ+ Pride event despite a controversial ban, the mayor’s office announced on Wednesday. “The prosecutor’s office is trying to file charges and impose financial penalties on me without a court hearing simply because I organized the largest freedom march in decades,” Karaçony said in a statement. “The fact that hundreds of thousands of people came, and the fact that you came, made the day an unforgettable miracle,” he added. Last year, Hungarian parliamentarians passed a law banning Pride events in the country and…

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reached the Australian Open final for the fourth consecutive year with a resounding 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Thursday in a politically charged match.Top-seeded Sabalenka will play Jelena Rybakina at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, aiming for her third title at Melbourne Park in four years and her fifth Grand Slam title overall.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”It’s unbelievable. It’s an unbelievable feat, but the work is not done yet,” world No. 1 Sabalenka said on court. “I’m very happy with the win. She’s a very tough opponent and has been playing…

comcast reported mixed fourth-quarter results on Thursday, with profits beating analysts’ expectations but revenue slightly below expectations. Comcast’s broadband business once again showed signs of the big competition facing cable companies. Comcast said it lost 181,000 domestic broadband customers during the same period, but said the losses were offset by an increase in international subscribers. The company’s mobile offering remains a bright spot, with 364,000 additions during the period, bringing the total to more than 9.3 million mobile customers into Comcast’s newest business. Comcast announced last year that it would shift its strategy to focus more on growing its mobile…

OpenAI’s video generation app Sora is currently struggling after rocketing to the top of the App Store in October. New data suggests that both app downloads and consumer spending are declining as the initial hype around AI video social networks fades. The iOS version, powered by OpenAI’s Sora 2 video generation model, surpassed 100,000 installs on its first day, despite being an invite-only experience. It quickly took the number one spot in the US App Store and reached the 1 million download milestone faster than ChatGPT. At the time, Sora’s app was iOS-only and still required an invitation, making its…

Iran has been preparing for war with the United States for nearly half a century. Unable to match U.S. military might, the Iranian government is instead focused on ways to impose large costs that could shake up the Middle East and the global economy. A US carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, reigniting fears of a broader war as US President Donald Trump warns it could attack Iran. Experts say that despite being severely weakened by last summer’s Israeli and American attacks and experiencing recent domestic unrest, the Iranian regime still has a wide range of options…

16. Iscove had to fight to keep the now-iconic prom scene in the film, but explained to Cosmo that she really “wanted a big dance number” despite the studio’s reservations. Solution: More Usher scenes where he was the school DJ (hey, it was the 90s!) “So we went back and shot more of Usher’s (his) stuff, saying, ‘Remember what we taught you in dance class,’ or whatever,” he said. “We went back to Chicago, where Usher was making the album, and shot more scenes and added more intercuts.” 17. According to Prinze, one person who was not happy with the…