Reuters

7-Eleven Inc says CEO Joe DePinto to retire

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Inc said on Friday that Chief Executive Officer Joe DePinto will retire after 20 years in the role. The company said in a statement that it has ...
TechCrunch

ElevenLabs just hit a $6.6B valuation. Its CEO says the real money isn’t in voice anymore.

ElevenLabs has made a name for itself building realistic AI voices. What started as two Polish engineers annoyed by terrible movie dubbing has grown into a profitable company now valued at $6.6 ...
nerdist

STRANGER THINGS 5 Releases Eleven Training Montage Video

I feel not unlike Gloria Stuart in Titanic when it comes to waiting for the final season of Stranger Things. It’s been 84 years. The first episodes of the final season will drop on Thanksgiving, as we ...
The Atlantic

Why Students Are Obsessed With ‘Points Taken Off’

Harvard is worried about going soft. Specifically, about grade inflation, the name for giving ever higher marks to ever more students. According to an “Update on Grading and Workload” from the ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard College’s Grading System Is ‘Failing,’ Report on Grade Inflation Says

More Harvard College students than ever are passing their classes with flying colors, but the College’s evaluation system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” according to a report ...
Empire

Eleven Is Powered Up In Stranger Things 5: ‘The Closest Example Is The Force’

Ever since she came into the lives of Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Will Byers and Lucas Sinclair, the mysterious girl known as Eleven has always been a little different. Particularly since she grew ...
Wall Street Journal

7-Eleven Owner’s Net Profit More Than Doubles

Seven & i Holdings more than doubled its quarterly net profit, supported by stronger earnings at its convenience-store businesses, as it seeks growth on its own after the Canadian owner of Circle K ...
Newsweek

7-Elevens To Undergo Major Change Across U.S.

7-Eleven is rolling out a new plan to refresh its U.S. stores, taking inspiration from the chain's success in Japan. Stephen Dacus, the new chief executive of parent company Seven & I Holdings, told ...
Reuters

ElevenLabs staff to sell shares at $6.6 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports

Sept 8 (Reuters) - (This September 8 story has been corrected to fix the company name to 'Iconiq,' not 'Iconiq Growth,' after Bloomberg corrected its report, in paragraph 6) ElevenLabs is letting ...
Town & Country

Eleven Madison Park to Add Meat Back to Menu

Eleven Madison Park, the three Michelin starred restaurant in New York City known in recent years for its vegan menu, will once again serve dishes containing meat. Chef Daniel Humm says the decision ...
Fast Company

Why Eleven Madison Park is putting meat back on the menu—even though many people aren’t happy about it

New York’s iconic Eleven Madison Park, the world’s only three-Michelin-starred vegan restaurant, announced on Wednesday that it is putting meat back on the menu after achieving what most thought was ...