These Allbirds AI jokes are as fire as the company's stock price

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
In this photo illustration, the logo of footwear company Allbirds Inc. is displayed on a smartphone in front of abstract background on computer screen.
Allbirds is an AI company now, and the rebranding is getting memed.

Illustration by Timon Schneider/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Allbirds is ditching years of clean and green street cred

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Allbirds store
Allbirds started as a sustainable footwear brand. Now it's pivoting to AI and plans to shift its focus away from the environment.

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I tested button-up tops from Banana Republic, Gap, and Old Navy. My favorite was durable and budget-friendly.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Chloe Caldwell
I tried on button-up shirts from Banana Republic (left), Gap (middle), and Old Navy (right).

Karen Santos for BI

From effortless everyday outfits to business-casual occasions, a good button-up top is one of the most versatile spring and summer fashion staples.

Starbucks is turning ChatGPT into your personal barista

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A ChatGPT user asks the chatbot's new Starbucks app to recommend a drink based on their preferences.
Starbucks' new ChatGPT app, which recommends drinks based on user prompts, is now in beta.

Courtesy of Starbucks

I've worked at Costco for 20 years. Here are 9 of the best things I'm seeing on shelves right now.

Tech Insider : Business
A composite image of a preassembled Lego Easter basket and a Nespresso Verto Next in a box at Costco.
As a longtime employee, I think the Lego Easter baskets and Nespresso Vertuo Next are two of the best things to get at Costco right now.

Veronica Thatcher

More than 2,000 stores are set to close across the US in 2026. Here's the list.

Tech Insider : Business
Apple store
Apple is expected to close three stores in June.

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From bags to coffee imports, how American small business owners are feeling the effects of higher fuel costs

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
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Caleb Nicholes (left), Kim Vaccarella (center), and Richard Trent (right) shared the effects of fuel costs.

Wonderstate Coffee; Bogg; MSA

Soaring gas prices convinced me to switch over to Costco's credit card

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Drivers wait to refuel vehicles at a Costco gas station in Richmond, California, US, on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Drivers wait to refuel vehicles at a Costco gas station in California last month.

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How Taco Bell uses its best GMs as a growth engine

Tech Insider : Business
A group of Taco Bell's top general managers poses onstage during the chain's annual Golden Bell awards.
Top-performing Taco Bell managers gathered in Hawaii in March for the company's annual staff recognition retreat.

Courtesy of Taco Bell

I'm a 62-year-old paralegal who turned my needlepoint hobby into a side hustle. Gen Z are some of my best customers.

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis
Kevin Lustik doing needlepoint
Kevin Lustik is a New York City-based needlepoint artist.

Kevin Lustik

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