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Last night, I flipped on Prime Video to watch a movie and, like millions of other streamers across the world, was promptly greeted with a commercial.

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Big Bird is big again, finally. It was a long week for the internet's favorite yellow bird who spent days grappling with an existential crisis that sent social media spiraling. So during that emotional time, Elmo decided to do a wellness check on the not-bird app, X.

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"Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?" Elmo asked the internet.

"Not good

• Donald Trump is shopping around for new law firms to represent him in his E. Jean Carroll appeal.
• "I will make my decision soon!" Trump announced in a game show-like fashion on Truth Social.
• Legal experts said it's common for people to use different lawyers on appeal.

Donald Trump appears to be treating his planned appeal in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation

Most people probably think too much about the mobile browser they use. But Arc Search is trying to change that.

Earlier this week, The Browsing Company, the company behind the Arc Browser that better organizes your tabs and takes a proactive approach to the browsing user experience, launched an iOS app with a new AI feature that does all the searching for you.

Why is everyone talking about Arc

• Starbucks said its sales in the Middle East took a hit after Israel's invasion of Gaza.
• And events in the region have also impacted US sales, CEO Laxman Narasimhan said.
• It's the latest sign of consumer boycotts over the war affecting US and European companies.

Starbucks took a sales hit last quarter

Sega of America plans to lay off 61 employees in March, according to a California WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) report. Eurogamer and X user @WhatLayoff first reported on the government notice, which lists two separate job cuts classified as “layoff permanent” on March 8. It’s the latest chapter in a year-plus of brutal job cuts in the tech and gaming worlds.

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It’s been over a year since we lost legendary voice actor Kevin Conroy, but his most famous role will live on a little bit longer. The man who voiced Batman in Batman: The Animated Seriesand beyond passed in 2022, leading many to wonder what would be the the final time we’d hear him voicing the Caped Crusader.…

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• Luxury home prices are at the highest they've ever been, with prices rising twice as much as non-luxury homes, Redfin said.
• The typical US luxury home sold for about $1.17 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 8.8% year-over-year.
• "So many affluent buyers are able to buy homes in cash, rendering today's elevated mortgage rates

• IRGC chief Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami said the country will respond to any threat.
• An Iranian diplomat also warned that Iran will "decisively respond" if attacked.
• The warnings come as the US plans its response to a drone attack that killed American troops.

Iranian

Universal Music Group (UMG) is prepared to call "time out on TikTok" if the two companies fail to renegotiate their partnership today.

UMG published an open letter citing "appropriate compensation for our artists and songwriters, protecting human artists from the harmful effects of AI, and online safety for TikTok’s users" as the three key issues TikTok has yet to address. TikTok responded with

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• Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, is about to get even bigger in the US.
• The company announced it plans to add or convert more than 150 locations over the next five years.
• It will also upgrade 650 locations this year to its "store of the future" concept.

The world's largest retailer is growing again in the