2026-06-23

Wendy's names former Potbelly CFO Steve Cirulis as its new finance chief

Cirulis worked alongside Wendy's new CEO Bob Wright at Potbelly, where the two led a brand turnaround that produced a 500% increase in share price [...]

2026-06-23

Carnival stock sinks after summer profit forecast disappoints

The cruise operator posted record second-quarter revenue and adjusted net income but guided third-quarter earnings below analyst expectations [...]

2026-06-23

Influencers reportedly faked winning Polymarket bets

New investigation alleges Polymarket ran a mass marketing campaign using sponsored content featuring fake bets. [...]

2026-06-23

The Best Movies to Stream This Month (June 2026)

I Am Frankelda, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and From Russia With Love are among the films deserving of your eyeballs this month. [...]

2026-06-23

CryptoProcessing’s MLRO on why banking access is still crypto’s biggest challenge

Crypto firms have spent years trying to convince banks that they’re safe to do business with. Even now, with far more regulation in place than a few years ago, plenty of those firms still get turned away at the door. Jelizaveta Paskovskaja, Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) at CryptoProcessing by Coinspaid, has a clear explanation for […]<br /> This story continues at The Next W [...]

2026-06-23

HaloBraid raises $7M to build the first robotic braiding assistant for hair salons

HaloBraid, a robotics startup that builds an automated braiding assistant for hair salons, has raised seven million dollars in a seed round led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s venture firm Seven Seven Six. The device works alongside professional stylists rather than replacing them: a braider starts each braid by hand and then hands off to […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]

2026-06-23

Meta launches its own smart glasses brand at $299, breaking from the Ray-Ban name

Meta has launched smart glasses under its own brand for the first time, pricing the Adventurer and Fury models at $299 each. The glasses match the hardware specifications of the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, which starts at $359, but ship without the Ray-Ban branding and licensing premium. A third model called Starfire, designed in collaboration […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-23

A Fitbit Air user has found out the hard way that the tracker doesn't mix well with one particular substance

If you're heading into the great outdoors with your Fitbit Air, maybe take heed of this tale of woe. [...]

2026-06-23

'We really wanted the city to feel like a character in our game' — Gears of War: E-Day studio creative director says the game will make you 'care' about the city's fall through environmental storytelling

The Coalition wants players to "care" about Gears of War: E-Day's singular city location by deepening exploration and environmental storytelling. [...]