The people getting rich off AI are spending big on some distinctly analog status symbols

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The Louvre, 2026 World Cup, and Luxury watches
As more AI fortunes move from paper to cash, the next phase of the boom is taking shape: how that money gets spent.

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Airports are stocking up on a hot World Cup souvenir: bottles of ranch dressing

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Bottles of Hidden Valley Ranch with green-and-blue labels sit on a grocery store shelf.
Ranch dressing has become a favorite among visitors traveling in the US for the World Cup.

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I've worked at Costco for 8 years. Here are 11 products I swear by getting at the chain.

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Exterior of a Costco with people out front
As an almost eight-year Costco employee with a busy life and an empty nest, I use Costco products to make my life more efficient, effective, and economical.

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Ancestry has spent decades digitizing family records. AI is helping speed it up.

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Family filing photos for professional digitization with AncestryPreserve.

Ancestry

I'm a veteran who runs a flag business. We were blindsided by World Cup demand, and sales are up 130%.

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Flags Unlimited
Erik May is the president of Flags Unlimited, and usually sells US, state, and military flags.

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Cargo thieves have set their sights on data center supplies

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Wrapped cable reels and a palletized crate are secured inside a truck trailer with straps.
Investigators say they recovered $300,000 worth of copper wire and $1 million worth of data infrastructure equipment from an Illinois truck yard.

Cook County Sheriff's Office

Companies laying off staff this year include Meta, Amazon, and Groupon — see the list

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Oracle signage near the company's offices in Redwood City, California, US.
Oracle's workforce shrank by roughly 21,000 employees, or 13%, over the past year.

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At Cannes Lions, summer fashion mirrored marketers' renewed emphasis on creative credibility

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Nicole Weatherbee and Heather Unruh Yost at Cannes Lions 2026.

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I tried DoorDash's new AI search. As a home cook, this feature won me over.

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An iPhone shows the DoorDash app, including categories of items such as grocery and restaurants.
DoorDash unveiled its Ask DoorDash AI search tool earlier this month.

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GNC's AI-powered drones help reduce backorders while boosting warehouse worker satisfaction

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Warehouse drone checking inventory.
AI can enable drones to fly longer since they require less onboard computing, said Brendan Englot, the director of the Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

Corvus Robotics

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