Can Starbucks be turned around?

Investors cheered when Brian Niccol was named chief executive of Starbucks last August. Mr Niccol, then the boss of Chipotle Mexican Grill, a restaurant group, had earned an almost messianic reputation for turning around struggling hospitality businesses. The world’s biggest coffee chain, increasingly derided for its tired stores, slow service and pricey brews, desperately needed…

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Could robots really replace human astronauts?

BBC On Christmas Eve, an autonomous spacecraft flew past the Sun, closer than any human-made object before it. Swooping through the atmosphere, Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe was on a mission to discover more about the Sun, including how it affects space weather on Earth. This was a landmark moment for humanity – but one without…

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How to avoid a puncture on the Moon

Padraig Belton Technology Reporter Getty Images The Apollo mission lunar rovers were lightweight vehicles Going back to the Moon after half a century, and then to Mars, literally means reinventing the wheel. After all, Mars is a long way to come back if you get a flat. “One thing you cannot have is a puncture,”…

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All the Ways ChatGPT Can Help You Land a Job

Of course, chatbots don’t know any of this, but they can make smart assumptions based on the masses of text they’ve been trained on and information from the web. It’s always worth double-checking key points, especially when it comes to the details of a company (you don’t want to bring up an inaccurate fact during…

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