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Viral SHEIN Store Opening Clip in ATL Has Black Folks Split Between Embarrassment and Laughter

Shoppers entered SHEIN's pop-up in Atlanta's Perimeter Mall "swag surfing" after waiting in long lines wrapped around the corner.

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UK retailer M&S resumes click-and-collect services 15 weeks after disclosing a cyberattack, set to cost it ~£300M; M&S resumed online delivery orders on June 10 (James Davey/Reuters)

James Davey / Reuters:
UK retailer M&S resumes click-and-collect services 15 weeks after disclosing a cyberattack, set to cost it ~£300M; M&S resumed online delivery orders on June 10  —  British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) has resumed taking click and collect orders for clothing …

Sea is nearing a $100B market cap after its stock has soared 300%+ since early 2024, driven by Shopee's in-house, community-based logistics network SPX Express (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sea is nearing a $100B market cap after its stock has soared 300%+ since early 2024, driven by Shopee's in-house, community-based logistics network SPX Express  —  Shopee now dominates the Southeast Asian e-commerce market thanks to a cavalry of retirees, homemakers and students delivering parcels

NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows

A court observer tries to comfort a woman who was detained by federal agents after her immigration hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza.

On a recent morning in Lower Manhattan, immigration Judge John Siemietkowski spoke to three people in his courtroom while masked federal officers waited just outside.  “I’m sure you can see with your own eyes what’s going on in our courthouse,” Siemietkowski said.  “You may see someone you know get arrested. You yourself may get arrested,” […]

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CB Insights: there are now 498 AI unicorns, with a combined value of $2.7T, including 100 founded since 2023, and over 1,300 AI startups are valued above $100M (Robert Frank/CNBC)

Robert Frank / CNBC:
CB Insights: there are now 498 AI unicorns, with a combined value of $2.7T, including 100 founded since 2023, and over 1,300 AI startups are valued above $100M  —  Artificial intelligence startups have minted dozens of new billionaires this year, adding to an AI boom that's quickly becoming …