15 places that look completely different in every season Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 19:16 From Japanese mountains cloaked in cherry blossoms to Icelandic valleys under midnight sun, these 15 destinations transform so dramatically across seasons they almost seem like different places
Quantinuum stock surged above its IPO price on its first day of trading Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 19:30 The quantum computing company raised $1.68 billion after pricing its upsized IPO at $60 per share, above its earlier range
Pinterest is committing $4 billion to Amazon's cloud in its biggest AI infrastructure deal ever Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 16:00 The visual discovery platform will use Amazon's custom AI chips through 2031, its largest infrastructure commitment ever
Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day this Friday Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 15:50 Customers can also get a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for $2 with the purchase of any dozen at regular price
25 things every home cook should know how to do Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 15:29 From knife work to sauce-building, these 25 foundational techniques will make you a more confident, capable, and efficient cook at home
Coinbase is launching pre-IPO futures contracts tied to SpaceX for international traders Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 15:20 The USDC-settled contracts let eligible traders outside the U.S. gain price exposure to SpaceX before its expected IPO next week
Five Below's stock sank after it beat earnings but warned of a tougher consumer ahead Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 15:00 The discount retailer raised its full-year sales and profit guidance but cautioned that tax refund tailwinds masked underlying consumer stress
AI music generator Suno raised $400 million, more than doubling its valuation Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 14:50 The Massachusetts-based startup more than doubled its valuation in seven months, and plans to grow its headcount by as much as 70% by year end
McDonald's is rolling out FIFA World Cup meals with collectible soccer star cups and Squishmallows Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 14:30 The fast-food chain is offering nine soccer star cups with its adult meal and 23 Squishmallows plushies with its Happy Meal
U.S. weekly jobless claims climbed more than expected but the labor market stayed stable Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 14:20 The four-week moving average also rose, but continuing claims fell and the insured unemployment rate held steady at 1.2%
Blackstone's private credit fund is capping investor withdrawals at half the demand Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 14:20 Investors sought to pull 10% of shares in the second quarter, double the fund's standard 5% repurchase limit
Amazon workers are urging Seattle to regulate AI data centers as their employer cuts jobs Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:50 Three Amazon engineers publicly called for oversight of large-scale data center construction as their employer cuts jobs to fund AI infrastructure
A U.K. lawmaker is suing xAI over AI-generated sexual deepfakes of her Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:50 Jess Asato filed the High Court claim under data protection law, seeking damages and a ruling that xAI's design choices were illegal
Foxconn and Intel are partnering to build AI data center rack systems Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:30 The two companies will combine Intel's Xeon processors with Foxconn's manufacturing expertise to produce rackscale AI infrastructure
Vanguard's S&P 500 fund became the first ETF ever to surpass $1 trillion in assets Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:20 The milestone arrived Tuesday, fueled by years of low fees and steady cash inflows that have made VOO the world's largest ETF
SpaceX wins a Texas county tax break for its massive chip manufacturing plant — over resident objections Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:10 Grimes County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a 100% property tax abatement and reinvestment zone for SpaceX's proposed semiconductor facility
Amazon is unveiling a voice-controlled warehouse robot in a $12 billion European expansion Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:00 The next-generation Proteus responds to plain-language prompts and can operate across warehouse floors, not just dock areas
A Broadcom earnings miss and Iran strikes on a U.S. ally ended the market's record run Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:40 Broadcom stock dropped 13% after the chipmaker's earnings fell short of expectations. Broader chip stocks also took a hit
CrowdStrike swung to profit and raised its outlook — but the stock sank Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 12:44 The cybersecurity company beat Wall Street estimates and lifted its full-year guidance, but investors sent the stock down roughly 11%
Broadcom's AI chip revenue more than doubles. But the stock sinks after an earnings miss Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 4 June 2026 at 13:30 AI semiconductor sales hit $10.8 billion in the quarter, up 143% year over year, but shares fell on an underwhelming AI chip forecast