Costco’s Bold Fuel Move, Apple Eyes Foldables, and Meta’s Billion-Dollar AI Talent Hunt
- Costco fuels up: The retailer will launch its first-ever stand-alone gas station in Mission Viejo with 40 pumps — its largest yet — signaling a deeper expansion into retail fuel and more member perks.Home Depot vs. QXO: A bidding war heats up for building materials distributor GMS Inc., with Home Depot rumored to be making a counteroffer to QXO’s $95.20 per share bid.
Gold price check: Gold dips slightly after the Fed holds rates steady but remains up over 45% year-over-year. Analysts still see room for more gains amid inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.Apple’s foldable iPhone: A respected analyst says Apple could launch its first foldable iPhone in 2026, but component challenges and soft market demand could delay the plan.
Meta’s AI pivot: After a failed $32 billion bid for Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence, Meta hires CEO Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman instead — showing that in the AGI arms race, talent is the biggest prize.
Grab your coffee — Costco’s fueling up, Apple’s folding in, and the AI talent wars are getting billion-dollar serious.
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