must-have

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Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary this year as artificial intelligence challenges the legendary company to prove it can deliver yet another must-have innovation.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Paramount is planning to merge its Paramount+ service with Warner Bros' HBO Max to create what it hopes would be a must-have streaming service that can hold its own against competitors Netflix, Amazon and Disney.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The must-have item in Silicon Valley is a $178 sweater with a CEO’s face.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Bankers and lawyers say because smaller deals are less of a must-have, buyers are more willing to put them on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

One other discovery by a European laboratory would help to establish the cyclotron as a must-have apparatus for physics research.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik