Starbucks says afternoon traffic is rising amid turnaround

Digital menu boards at a Starbucks promote “Good Afternoon” drinks, highlighting the company’s effort to boost afternoon traffic as part of its turnaround strategy. Courtesy: Starbucks Afternoon traffic is becoming a bigger growth engine for Starbucks, the company said Thursday, as it pushes deeper into a key part of CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround strategy. The…

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U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

The US Defense Department has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and monitored military personnel serving on the battlefield using commercial location data, the latest demonstration of how information collected from phones and computers can be misused to track and target individuals. In a letter Shared with TechCrunch by Sen. Ron Wyden, US Central Command said…

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