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Lululemon has stopped saying namaste to the man who started it all. The $11 billion yoga-inspired, athleticwear company called founder Chip Wilson “misguided” and “outdated” in a shareholder letter released Monday, urging investors to reject his three board nominees ahead of the June 25 annual meeting. Settlement talks took a downward dog last week after Wilson demanded the right to replace directors and full reimbursement for his campaign costs. Lululemon had offered to appoint two of his nominees, but Wilson wanted more control, according to CNBC. Wilson, who owns nearly 9% of the company, has been attacking Lululemon’s leadership for…

Boards everywhere are saying “we need AI agents.” That pressure moves down the organization fast. Teams build a pilot and achieve good results in a sandbox. Then they try to put it in production and everything slows down. Usually, the model performed fine. What was missing was what surrounded it—monitoring, ownership, a plan for when things go wrong. I’ve been shipping software in regulated industries for 20 years. In those industries, when something hallucinates, planes don’t fly or money doesn’t move. So you learn to care about the process more than the tools, and realize that the model is the…

Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant spent 15 years at Nike, and now he’s bringing the fast-food chain a marketing trick he learned from the sneaker giant: product drops. The company launched Taco Tuesday Drops in its loyalty program, offering exclusive deals to members every Tuesday before the general public can access them. The strategy comes straight from sneaker culture, where brands like Nike SNKRS and Adidas Confirmed create hype through limited-edition releases. Now other chains are dropping their own versions left and right, according to Restaurant Business. Wendy’s just added Rewards Drops featuring limited-edition swag every Wednesday. Chipotle reintroduced monthly…

Following years of tension over border wall construction and damaged Indigenous sites, this National Monument has officially been certified as a global dark sky destination.Listen to this articleListenA saguaro cactus is lit by the night sky. (Photo: Getty / CampPhoto)Published May 19, 2026 09:48AMJust weeks after Customs and Border Protection confirmed that a roughly 1,000-year-old Indigenous geoglyph had been damaged amid a second border wall expansion in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, the region finally caught a rare piece of good news. On May 15, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, located two hours west of Tucson, was officially certified as a Dark Sky…

HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Actor Henry Cavill arrives at the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)WireImageThe hunt for James Bond is officially underway in the Amazon era, the new film to be directed by the incredible Denis Villeneuve after his time with Dune ends. But every time this comes up, there is one actor that has been put forth as the “best” option by a large subset of fans: Henry Cavill.Once again, that has spooled…

When Larry Konecny joined Red Lobster as COO in November 2024, he quickly learned the horror stories about Endless Shrimp, the chain’s all-you-can-eat promotion. Kitchen workers were overwhelmed preparing mountains of shrimp while other orders sat getting cold. Servers had to become “shrimp police,” counting shrimp and ensuring plates were completely empty before refills. The promotion had been a hit for over 20 years, but when former owners ran it continuously in 2024, it sank profits and helped drive the chain into bankruptcy. After months of planning, Red Lobster relaunched it in April with major changes: a six-to-eight-week run instead…

These stylish, super-comfortable shoes go from plane travel to a run with ease. No one will know your cool kicks are high-performance running shoes. (Photo: Lisa Jhung)Published May 19, 2026 08:15AMRunners who travel are often faced with a conundrum: Wear cute shoes on the plane and cram your bulky running shoes in your luggage, or wear your garish running shoes while traveling and look like a geek? And what about those vacation days where you’re on your feet all day, touring cities or countrysides? Do you wear stylish but uncomfortable shoes that match your casual clothes, or hit the streets…

Grocery giant Kroger Co. is the latest in a growing number of companies whose brands have been impacted by potential Salmonella contamination involving milk powder. California-based Sugar Foods LLC is recalling some of its Kroger-branded Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons. The product used milk powder that may have been contaminated by Salmonella, according to a recall notice shared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday, May 18.  The milk powder was supplied by California Dairies, Inc, the same company linked to other recent Salmonella recalls.  “The affected seasoning batches tested negative for Salmonella prior to use,” Sugar Foods stated…

The Mandalorian and GroguDisneySocial media impressions for The Mandalorian and Grogu went up a few days ago, and now, just a few days ahead of its May 22 release, actual scored reviews have hit Rotten Tomatoes.Like the social media reviews, the majority, so far, are positive. However, as it stands, The Mandalorian and Grogu has the second-worst Rotten Tomatoes score a Star Wars movie has gotten in the Disney Star Wars era at a barely fresh 65%. It’s the four worst, if we include the prequels and originals. Here’s the list:A New Hope – 94% critic scoreThe Empire Strikes Back…

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary doubled down on his belief that true wealth requires at least $5 million in liquid assets. “You’d be amazed, how many wealthy people that say they’re rich do not have liquidity,” O’Leary said on Fox Business. O’Leary said he practices what he preaches, keeping at least $5 million of his own wealth in Treasury bills—short-term U.S. government securities that can be quickly converted to cash. The Canadian businessman argues that true financial security means being able to access your wealth at a moment’s notice, be it to weather an emergency or to seize an investment opportunity. A…