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entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
Universal is opening its long-awaited Epic Universe theme park to the public on May 22 in Orlando, Florida. The park was first announced in 2019 and cost around $7 billion to create, per CNBC.
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1 week ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
Spotify is experiencing a mass outage. Users have been reporting issues with the music app since 8:52 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector. Nearly 50,000 Spotify users had reported issues with the site by 10 a.m. ET. The app posted on X that it is "aware of some issues right now and is checking them out!"Spotify has over 675 million users across the globe, according to the company.
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entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
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1 week ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
Lego sets have a scarcity factor that is fueling a pricey resale market, making some sets worth as much as $16,000. The New York Times reports that this has led to Lego kits (Lego—and the NYT—note that the plural of Lego is Lego, not Legos) being considered a collector's item, like Pokémon cards. It has also led to a thriving criminal network of thieves looking for their next plastic brick score.
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1 week ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
Palantir Technologies has a market capitalization of more than $200 billion. According to its website, the company has extensive defense contracts, building "AI-powered solutions" that "protect soldiers on battlefields, manufacture high-quality products, power hospitals' operations, and safely deliver aid to refugees."But if you want to work there, and apply for one of the dozens of software engineer roles on its website, a degree from a fancy university might not send you to the top of the pack.
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2 weeks ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
This week, it was reported that Apple has flown six cargo jets with about 1.5 million iPhones from India to the U.S., per Reuters. The tech giant reportedly began boosting its iPhone inventory in the U.S. in March when President Donald Trump first announced the possibility of tariffs on China and other trading partners. But getting the phones here fast most likely won't be enough.
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2 weeks ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
ChatGPT can help with a lot of things, from searching to generating images to planning outlines. But when it comes to financial advice, it's probably best to leave it to the (human) experts. Nearly half (47%) of respondents to an Experian survey from October 2024 said they had tried using AI chatbots for financial advice — but a new study from the broker analysis site, Investing in the Web, found that tools like ChatGPT might not be very good at it.
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2 weeks ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
A week after announcing that the U.S. would be implementing a sweeping tariff plan worldwide, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a 90-day pause on tariffs for most countries — except China. On Truth Social, Trump wrote that over 75 trading partners did not retaliate to the tariffs, and reached out to U.S. representatives to work out a deal. Those countries would gain a 90-day pause.
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2 weeks ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
Warehouse chains like Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's Wholesale have been growing in recent years. Last month, BJ's announced it will add 25 and 30 stores over the next two fiscal years, respectively. Costco, meanwhile, has plans to open about 28 stores during its current fiscal year (including three relocations), the retailer's CEO Ron Vachris said during a March earnings call. Now, it's Walmart-owned Sam's Club's turn.
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2 weeks ago | 
entrepreneur.com | Erin Davis
Mientras los líderes empresariales siguen atentos a cómo afectarán los aranceles a todo, desde los mercados hasta las tasas hipotecarias, el CEO de Costco asegura que la compañía no planea aumentar (demasiado) sus precios ni implementar cambios drásticos.
