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Apple Is Said to Be Maintaining Mask Requirements in Its Stores Despite Recent CDC Guidance
Over the past year and then some, one of the unorthodox ways to gauge the severity of the pandemic has been to look at one tech giant: Apple. That might be changing, though. A recent report states that Apple will maintain a mask mandate in its U.S. Apple Stores despite the new guidance from the … Continued
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Revenge: Spectrum Workers on Strike Build Their Own ISP
If, for any number of reasons, you’d like to burn telecoms to the ground and build a new internet service provider on their smoldering remains, good news for you. New York City Spectrum workers, who’ve weathered an anguishing four-year strike, have built their own internet service provider. If the city throws its support behind it, … Continued
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The Illuminati or Whatever Meets on Zoom to Fight Back Against Voter Suppression
America’s corporate elites recently held a conference call on Zoom to discuss how to push back against voter suppression bills being pushed by Republican politicians in dozens of states, according to a Monday report by the Washington Post. Despite, or perhaps because of, the total lack of evidence Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election … Continued
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Walmart Requires All Customers to Wear Masks Nationwide Starting July 20
Walmart announced on Wednesday it will require all customers nationwide to wear masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus. The new Walmart policy will start to be enforced on Monday, July 20. Roughly 65% of Walmart stores in the U.S. were already covered by mask requirements passed by local and state governments, according to … Continued
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Emilia Clarke Thinks Game of Thrones Needs a Rest and Wishes You Wouldn’t Call Daenerys the ‘Mad Queen’
Years ago, Emilia Clark became one of the first people to know who would ultimately emerge victorious and sit on Game of Thrones’ Iron Throne. For obvious reasons, she was sworn to keep the information secret, but now, she’s finally free to speak out about how the series played out and everyone’s sudden fondness for seeing … Continued
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RIP to the Game of Thrones Starbucks Cup, Gone Too Soon
I’m sad to report that the Starbucks cup that wound up in an episode of Game of Thrones is there no longer. After the white-lidded beverage turned up in a pivotal scene centered on Daenerys Targaryen during episode 4 of season 8, it didn’t take long before the Mother of Dragons became the Mother of … Continued
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Game of Thrones Accidentally Leaves Modern Coffee Cup on Table, Inspires New Meme
If you watched Game of Thrones last night you might have spotted something a little out of place. No, there wasn’t an ewok riding a dragon or anything as cool as that. The HBO show aired a modern coffee cup that was definitely not supposed to be in the shot. The mistaken coffee cup appears … Continued
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Starbucks Says It Will Ban People From Viewing Porn in Its Stores by 2019
Starbucks has reportedly decided to pull the plug on viewing explicit imagery in its stores following pressure from an anti-pornography activist group. Business Insider reported that the ubiquitous coffee house has committed to barring viewing porn in its stores after it was slammed by Donna Rice Hughes, the CEO of nonprofit Enough is Enough. Hughes … Continued
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Starbucks: Sorry, Your Bitcoin Is Still No Good Here
Starbucks wants to be crystal clear: Despite recent stories about their involvement in some sort of blockchain project, they are not going to be accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for coffee. On Friday, Starbucks and a number of other companies including the Intercontinental Stock Exchange, Microsoft, and BCG announced they were forming Bakkt, … Continued
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Starbucks Must Tell Customers Its Coffee Contains a Cancer-Causing Ingredient, But Don’t Panic
Earlier Wednesday, a California Superior Court judge issued a proposed ruling that’s bound to stress out lots of java drinkers—even if it probably shouldn’t. Companies like Starbucks will have to tell customers that their coffee can potentially cause cancer. The case was first brought before the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2010 by the … Continued
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Now There’s a Starbucks in Yosemite Because Nothing Is Sacred
You could be excused for believing there’s no new ground for Starbucks to break in the U.S. The Seattle-based coffee chain has around 14,000 outlets spread across the country. Sadly, you are wrong. You just need to open your mind, and start imagining coffee shops in places more known for their extraordinary natural beauty than … Continued
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From Porn Sites to Starbucks Wi-Fi, CPUs Are Getting Hijacked to Mine Cryptocoins
It’s one thing to wake up and discover that you missed the boat on a cryptocurrency boom that’s making a handful of people very wealthy. It’s another thing to find out that your computer is making someone else rich while it gives you poor performance and jacks up your electricity bill. With the spread of … Continued
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The Starbucks #TrumpCup Protest Makes No Damn Sense
Trump supporters are mad, generally. Social media suggests they’re fundamentally unhappy people. And today they’re directed their misplaced rage at overpriced coffee giant Starbucks in the stupidest way possible. The Trump army’s ire started brewing back on November 7th, after a video surfaced depicting a Starbucks patron demanding to have the name “Trump” written on … Continued
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