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Here’s what you need to know
A massive AT&T data breach affected 73 million customers. The world’s fourth-largest telecommunications company said a data set that included social security numbers was released on the dark web.
A Kia recall affected almost half a million cars. The South Korean car maker is recalling 427,407 Telluride SUVs because they can roll away — even when put into park.
Microsoft and OpenAI are working on a supercomputer project worth $100 billion. It’s called Stargate and it involves a U.S.-based data center that could launch as soon as 2028.
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate strategy will keep on keeping on. “We don’t need to be in a hurry to cut,” Chair Jerome Powell said Friday at a conference in San Francisco.
What to watch for
Disney’s annual shareholder meeting is almost here. On Wednesday, we’ll find out if activist investor Nelson Peltz will make it onto the media conglomerate’s board in what’s become a bitter proxy fight that has the makings of its own animated feature at this point.
The showdown between Peltz and CEO Bob Iger has been going on for more than a year at this point. Need a recap? We’ve got you covered, with all the important updates to know from January 2023 to present day in one timeline.
No one is buying RVs anymore
During the early years of the covid-19 pandemic, a new crop of people began buying Winnebagos and other RVs to hit the open road at a safe, six-foot and counting distance. That excitement is over: RV shipments just officially hit their lowest point in 12 years.
Consumers just aren’t as free and easy these days, and there’s a couple reasons why. Quartz’s Melvin Backman explains.
One big (but shrinking) number: 108,000
Number of cars Tesla delivered in the U.S. in January and February, down from 114,000 during the same period in 2023
The electric vehicle maker has had a horrible, no good, very bad, “nightmare” first quarter, according to even long-time bulls of Tesla stock. What’s going on? Quartz’s Will Gavin looks at exactly what went wrong.
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Surprising discoveries
French servers raced through the streets of Paris balancing a croissant, a coffee cup, and a glass of water on a tray. We may have a new Olympic sport on our hands.
Congas, tambourines, and trumpets are on the list of allowed musical instruments at a Miami Marlins game. Cowbells also made the list.
The door that definitely could have fit two people in Titanic sold for $718,750. We’re patiently awaiting results from any experiments.
Americans may soon be eating a lot more breadfruit. The food is native to tropical climates, but warming temperatures will allow it to grow further north.
What would an internet that’s 4.5 million times faster be like? Scientists figured it out, and broke a world record in the process.
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