People walk along the dried river bed of the Danube River near the city of Ruse on August 21, 2026. The Danube -- which runs from the Black Forest mountains of western Germany through 10 countries to the Black Sea -- has dropped to record low levels in parts due to prolonged rain shortages and successive heatwaves since May 2026. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - People eat food next to robots at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A child-size of the Noetix Bumi robots are pictured during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 20: A Starbucks store is seen on August 20, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Starbucks is scheduled to lay off more than 200 corporate employees, including 120 technology workers, as the company continues efforts to tighten operations two years into a turnaround led by CEO Brian Niccol. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 20: A Starbucks store is seen on August 20, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Starbucks is scheduled to lay off more than 200 corporate employees, including 120 technology workers, as the company continues efforts to tighten operations two years into a turnaround led by CEO Brian Niccol. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 20: In this photo illustration, a Starbucks beverage is displayed on a countertop on August 20, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Starbucks is scheduled to lay off more than 200 corporate employees, including 120 technology workers, as the company continues efforts to tighten operations two years into a turnaround led by CEO Brian Niccol. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 20: A Starbucks store is seen on August 20, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Starbucks is scheduled to lay off more than 200 corporate employees, including 120 technology workers, as the company continues efforts to tighten operations two years into a turnaround led by CEO Brian Niccol. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 20: An employee works at the register at a Starbucks store on August 20, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Starbucks is scheduled to lay off more than 200 corporate employees, including 120 technology workers, as the company continues efforts to tighten operations two years into a turnaround led by CEO Brian Niccol. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)