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Wastewater line installation to close pair of street segments in Fountain for two weeks, but result in paving discount KRDO

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) -- The first of two street closures begins Monday on Mesa Road between Fountain Mesa Road and Healy Drive. On Wednesday, a partial

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Did a pizza restaurant’s humble status page change how we wait forever? When you order a Lyft or Uber, you get texts every few minutes about your car approaching and arriving. When you have a package coming, you get a notification when it’s shipped, when it’s en route, and when it’s out for delivery. Why do so many companies send these constant updates?We have a theory: It’s because of Domino’s. In 2008, Domino’s launched the Pizza Tracker, a novel tool that delighted customers by allowing them to obsessively monitor their pizza’s progress from order to oven to delivery. The Pizza Tracker became a canonical model for other companies trying to improve their customers’ experiences of waiting for all kinds of products and services. And now? Pizza Trackers are everywhere. On today’s show: how the Domino’s Pizza Tracker shaped the internet, and how trackers went from transparently sharing information with consumers to — in some cases — actively deceiving us. Support:— Planet Money+Read:— Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life— Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletter— Our weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow:— Instagram— TikTok— YouTube— FacebookThis episode was hosted by Nick Fountain and Alex Mayyasi. It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, edited by Liza Yeager, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Cena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money’s executive producer.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Morgan Stanley's billion-dollar plans for Dallas take further shape The Dallas Morning News

Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley plans to start renovating 50,000 square feet at Fountain Place in downtown Dallas.

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The AI Odyssey is here, and it’ll cost you $9.99. The Verge

Haters said it was too woke and would go broke, but Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey crossed the billion-dollar mark and hasn’t looked back. Nonetheless, competitors — including Elon Musk — threatened counterprogramming built with AI. Well, the time has come for one of these projects, which is a 150-minute AI-generated film hosted by Fountain 0, available as of today. If you don’t want to pony up for admission, we’ll let you know our thoughts on the film soon. [Link: Odysseys: The Fall | https://watch.fountain0.com/movies | Fountain 0]

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How a Cat Fountain Startup Kept Its Factory Running in Wartime Ukraine - And Generated Over $20 Million in Sales International Business Times

Miaustore, founded by Swiss entrepreneur Floris Schmuki, captured 17.4% of Ukraine's household ceramics exports, becoming one of the largest in the category, as competitors in the embattled east shut

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