qz

2026-08-25

Taco Bell is adding enchilada-style loaded fries and energy drinks to its menu

The chain's new Chicken Enchilada Nacho Fries are priced at $5.49, while three new caffeinated beverages start at $3.99 [...]

qz

2026-08-25

Fromm Family Foods is recalling nearly 5,800 cases of wet dog food over metal fears

The Wisconsin company is pulling 2 canned products after receiving complaints; no illnesses or injuries have been reported [...]

qz

2026-08-25

Dunkin' and BARK are opening a drive-thru lane just for dogs on National Dog Day

The companies will host a one-day dog drive-thru in Quincy, Massachusetts, alongside a new toy collection benefiting children's hospitals [...]

qz

2026-08-25

Saudi Arabia is funding a $7 billion Dragon Ball Z theme park complex near Paris

The 3-park complex near Cergy-Pontoise will be led by Qiddiya, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, and is expected to create 22,000 jobs [...]

qz

2026-08-25

BlackBerry's CEO is betting on warehouse and medical robots as its next big growth driver

CEO John Giamatteo cited warehouse robots, robotic forklifts, and medical robotics as key growth areas within its $950M QNX order backlog [...]

Destination

2026-08-25

Bain Joins Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network at Global Premier Tier

Bain & Company and Anthropic announced a global partnership on August 25, 2026, placing Bain in the Claude Partner Network at Global Premier, the program's top tier. Under the agreement, Bain will work with Anthropic on client engagements spanning AI strategy, technology modernization, and AI-enabled operations, with the announcement positioning the work around moving enterprise clients f [...]

Destination

2026-08-25

Apple Debuts M6 and M5 Ultra Chips for a Big Leap in AI Compute

Apple debuted two new chips on August 25, 2026 that bracket the desktop AI compute market: M6, its first processor built on a 2-nanometer process, arriving in a new Mac mini, and M5 Ultra, its first quad-die design and what the company calls its most powerful chip ever, arriving in a new Mac Studio. The announcement puts Apple's first 2 nm silicon and a 512GB unified memory ceiling into two m [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-25

Xiaomi unveils custom 3nm chip for intelligent driving

Xiaomi has unveiled the Xring D100, an in-house 3nm chip for intelligent driving that will replace Nvidia hardware in its cars from 2027. The company has invested more than 21bn yuan, about $3.1bn, since restarting its chip programme. Xiaomi is designing Nvidia out of its cars. The company has unveiled the Xring D100, an in-house […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-25

Waymo is coming to Munich, with commercial service targeted for late 2027

Waymo has announced it is laying the groundwork for autonomous ride-hailing in Munich, starting with high-definition mapping and manual driving in the coming weeks. It aims to open a commercial service to the public toward the end of 2027. Munich is getting robotaxis, though not for a while. Waymo says it is laying the groundwork […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]