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CEO of steel company dies suddenly, just weeks after taking helm

Carpenter Technology CEO Brian Malloy died suddenly just weeks after taking the helm of the specialty materials manufacturer, the company announced Monday. Malloy, who became president and CEO July 1, died “suddenly and unexpectedly” Friday, July 24, according to a news release from the Philadelphia-based company. A cause of death was…

Chipotle CEO says chain is making ‘meaningful progress’ on a major customer concern

Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright said Wednesday the fast-casual chain is seeing improvement in customers’ perceptions of affordability. Speaking on Chipotle’s second-quarter earnings call, Boatwright said the company’s brand tracking showed improved perceptions of value across “all income groups and age cohorts.””As it relates to value, I’m happy to report our…

More than 120K refrigerators recalled after 34 fires and one reported death

More than 120,000 refrigerators are being recalled over a fire and burn hazard after federal regulators received 34 reports of fires, including one that reportedly resulted in a death. About 121,680 Galanz Retro Refrigerators are affected by the recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Thursday.”The recalled…

Anthropic says AI models accessed systems of 3 real organizations during testing

Anthropic announced Thursday that three of its artificial intelligence models accessed the open internet during cybersecurity testing and gained unauthorized access to the systems of three real organizations. The disclosure follows OpenAI’s announcement earlier this month that one of its advanced AI models breached the systems of AI company Hugging…

Publix expands frozen berry recall amid E coli outbreak that sickened 12

Publix is recalling all lots of its GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries sold in eight states over concerns they may be contaminated with E. coli, expanding an earlier recall tied to a single lot of frozen blueberries. The Lakeland, Florida-based grocery chain said Wednesday it is voluntarily…

Apple posts record June quarter as iPhone sales surge; Cook weighs in on AI, China

CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple delivered its strongest June quarter on record, reporting $109.4 billion in revenue and beating analysts’ estimates of $108.65 billion in the company’s final earnings report before CEO Tim Cook steps down. A 22% jump in iPhone sales, combined with record spring quarter Mac revenue, helped drive…

LARRY KUDLOW: Iran will determine the midterm elections

President Trump has enormous advantages. The single biggest factor driving the midterm elections is not going to be the economy or voter ID reform or even tax and spending cuts, although all those issues are important. Democratic socialism, too. Even the rate of economic growth, GDP, real incomes, affordability, all…

Robotic vacuums swept up in new US crackdown over national security risks

Certain robotic vacuum cleaners, including some Roomba-style devices, will be banned under the new U.S. policy restricting foreign-made advanced robotics, federal regulators told FOX Business on Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said robotic vacuums fall under its updated “Covered List” rules, adopted Tuesday, making certain new foreign-produced models ineligible…