Beats announced the new Beats 360 headphones available for pre-order on Amazon ahead of Thursday's launch, with interchangeable ear cushions and headbands in multiple colors. Cushion Kits are discounted to $9.99 through October 31, down from $49.99, and Amazon is running a broader sale on Beats accessories including discounts on Solo Buds, Studio Buds+, Pill, and other models.
Walmart is running an exclusive GeForce Week sale through September 28 featuring prebuilt gaming PCs with Nvidia's RTX 50 series GPUs at significant discounts comparable to Black Friday pricing. The deals are selling out quickly as inventory refreshes, with options ranging from the RTX 5060 for 1080p gaming to the flagship RTX 5090 for maximum performance.
McDonald's faces a critical investor day on September 23 in Chicago to address an 18% stock price decline and sluggish 0.8% comparable sales growth, significantly trailing rival Burger King's 8.5% gain. The chain's recent initiatives including a McValue menu, new beverages, and promotional offerings failed to drive expected traffic, prompting management to convince investors of a credible turnaround plan for Q4 and 2027.
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McDonald's is hosting an investor day in Chicago to detail its McDonald's > NEXT growth strategy aimed at reversing weak U.S. business performance, focusing on value offerings, improved food quality including hand-breaded chicken, and expanded beverage options. The company faces investor skepticism after its stock fell 18% over the past year and same-store sales grew just 0.8%, with franchisee cooperation on pricing proving critical to the turnaround.
A technology professional describes frustration attempting to purchase Sun servers between 2005-2006, contrasting Sun's ineffective indirect sales model through resellers with Dell's responsive direct sales approach that successfully delivered equipment within two weeks.
Marvel's Wolverine received a hotfix that reduces the opacity of scent trail visual and audio indicators, which players mockingly called "fart gas." Insomniac Games is exploring a future toggle option to disable them entirely, while the game has sold approximately 1.9 million copies generating $130 million in revenue.