A chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport has died at age 29. Daniel Naroditsky became a grandmaster at the age of 18. That’s the highest title in chess aside from World Champion. The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina announced…… MORE
Massive Amazon Cloud Outage Has Been Resolved After Disrupting Internet Use Worldwide
LONDON (AP) — A problem at Amazon’s cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world. The outage on Monday took down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms. Amazon said the outage was resolved as of Monday evening. The all-day disruption and the ensuing exasperation…… MORE
Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms It Has Received Buyout Interest and is Considering Its Options
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery — the home of HBO, CNN and DC Studios — has signaled that it may be open to selling all or parts of its business, just months after announcing plans to split into two companies. In an announcement Tuesday, the entertainment and media giant said it had initiated…… MORE
US Ranchers Oppose Trump’s Plan to Import More Argentine Beef and Experts Doubt It Will Lower Prices
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to cut record beef prices by importing more meat from Argentina is running into heated opposition from U.S. ranchers who are enjoying some rare profitable years and skepticism from experts who say the president’s move probably wouldn’t lead to cheaper prices at grocery stores. Major ranching…… MORE
JP Morgan Chase Unveils New 60-Story Headquarters, Reshaping New York City’s Skyline
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase unveiled its new 60-story headquarters in New York City on Monday. The building replaces the Union Carbide Building at 270 Park Avenue. It’s one of the first major office towers constructed after the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank plans to house around 10,000 of its 24,000 New York-based employees there.…… MORE
Netflix Blames Tax Dispute in Brazil for Rare Quarterly Earnings Letdown
Netflix’s missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamer’s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil. The results announced Tuesday broke Netflix’s six-quarter streak of posting a profit that eclipsed the analysts projections that steer investors. The Los Gatos, California cited an unexpected…… MORE
Trump Hosts Senate Republicans at Renovated White House as the Shutdown Drags Into Fourth Week
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump is welcoming Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House. It’s not for urgent talks on how to end the shutdown, but a celebratory display of unity as they refuse to negotiate on Democratic demands for health care funds. Trump is…… MORE
OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser to Compete With Google Chrome
OpenAI has introduced its own web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, putting it in direct competition with Google. The new browser, launched Tuesday on Apple laptops, aims to make ChatGPT a gateway to online searches. This move could increase OpenAI’s internet traffic and advertising revenue. CEO Sam Altman describes it as a chance to rethink browser use.…… MORE
Activist Investor Group That Includes Travis Kelce Aims to Revive Struggling Six Flags
An investor group that includes Jana Partners and NFL player Travis Kelce says it has built up one of the largest ownership stakes in Six Flags Entertainment and plans to press the company’s leadership on ways to improve the struggling amusement park operator’s business. On Tuesday, Jana announced the group now holds about a 9%…… MORE
DFW’s Morning News-Are Food Prices Unsustainable?
DFW’s Morning News speaks with Franchise Expert, Nick Neonakis about high prices at restaurants. … MORE
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