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When Crumbl first opened its doors in northern Utah in 2017, cofounders Jason McGowan and Sawyer Hemsley had a simple goal: create the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Nearly a decade later, that experiment has grown into a cookie empire generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue, with nearly 1,100 locations and more than 29,000
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On May 31, Sarah Wynn-Williams took to the stage as a panelist at the prestigious Hay Festival, alongside law professor Tim Wu and journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Before she said a word, she was greeted with applause. She never said a word, sitting silently as the other two panelists discussed the evils of Big Tech. Yet