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RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025

RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025

That version of the icon persisted through the Apple Silicon-era Big Sur redesign and was still with us in the first public beta build for macOS 26 Tahoe that Apple released last week. The new beta also updates the icons for external drives (orange, with a USB-C connector on top), network shares (blue, with a globe on top), and removable …

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Micron unveils 9650 SSD, the first PCIe Gen6 data center drive with up to 28 GB/s read speeds – VideoCardz.com

Micron unveils 9650 SSD, the first PCIe Gen6 data center drive with up to 28 GB/s read speeds  VideoCardz.com Micron Unveils Portfolio of Industry-First SSDs to Power the AI Revolution  Micron Micron 9650 PCIe Gen6 SSD Announced with Micron 6600 ION 122TB and 7600 SSDs  ServeTheHome Micron’s industry-first PCI 6.0 SSD promises sequential reads up to 28,000 MB/s — 245 TB SSD also …

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Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat – Reuters

Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat  Reuters Starbucks same-store sales fall again, but CEO Niccol says turnaround is ahead of schedule  CNBC Starbucks looks to protein drinks and other new products to turn around lagging US sales next year  ABC News Starbucks stock pops, US same-store sales fall less than feared as new CEO Brian Niccol continues …

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Starbucks CEO backs brand reset as turnaround efforts drive sales beat

Starbucks CEO backs brand reset as turnaround efforts drive sales beat

By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Starbucks reported better-than-expected revenue rise for the third quarter, as demand in China improved while investments in labor and store operations, and changes to the menu helped it offset slowing consumer spending in its domestic market. The Seattle-based company’s shares rose 3.6% to $96.33 in extended trading on Tuesday. After several quarters of falling sales, the …

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CEO Brian Niccol’s Commute to Starbucks’ New Office: a 5-Minute Drive

CEO Brian Niccol’s Commute to Starbucks’ New Office: a 5-Minute Drive

Starbucks has built out a 4,624-square-foot office — replete with “luxury” finishes — that CEO Brian Niccol can use while home in Newport Beach, California. Business Insider has learned that construction of the 13th-floor space — dubbed “Project Sunshine” in internal documents — was completed on July 2. Photos reviewed by BI show the office features polished chrome finishes, floor-to-ceiling …

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Summer McIntosh wins 400m freestyle to open swimming worlds drive for five

Summer McIntosh wins 400m freestyle to open swimming worlds drive for five

Canadian Summer McIntosh won the 400m freestyle — the first of her two head-to-heads with Katie Ledecky — to open her bid to win a record-tying five individual gold medals at the World Swimming Championships. McIntosh, an 18-year-old who bagged three golds at the 2024 Olympics, clocked 3 minutes, 56.26 seconds, beating China’s Li Bingjie by a comfortable 1.95 seconds. …

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‘Terrible fuel efficiency, no right-hand drive’: why trade deal won’t warm up Japan to American cars | Japan

‘Terrible fuel efficiency, no right-hand drive’: why trade deal won’t warm up Japan to American cars | Japan

Donald Trump has declared that Japan is opening up its domestic market to US cars as part of the bilateral trade deal announced this week. But American manufacturers will find it no easy task convincing Japanese drivers to choose what they see as oversized, unreliable gas-guzzlers. Announcing the agreement – which includes 15% tariffs on imports from Japan, including cars …

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Independents Drive Trump’s Approval to 37% Second-Term Low

Independents Drive Trump’s Approval to 37% Second-Term Low

Story Highlights Independents’ rating of Trump down to 29%, matching their all-time low Trump’s 40% second-quarter approval rating is below average historically Trump’s favorable rating at 41% WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­— Six months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has dipped to 37%, the lowest of this term and just slightly higher than his …

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