For Some Health Systems, AI Is Personal
Ambient AI may mean the difference between success and survival, says LCMC Health System’s CMIO For some health systems looking to use AI, cost plays second fiddle to survival. At LCMC Health, a six-hospital non-profit operating in and around New Orleans, the shadow cast by Ochsner...
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland was always doomed
Have you ever heard the one about how Luke Skywalker saved the galaxy? Well, get ready for one more retelling, but this time at a theme park. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is getting an original trilogy makeover at Disneyland, tossing the bespoke story the attraction launched with in 2019 in...
ToTK taught me to cheat my way through classic Zelda games
Until very recently, the Legend of Zelda games never clicked with me. I used to say it was because I hated puzzles, but now I know that wasn’t true. I actually found them too hard because I died all the time, but that’s a very embarrassing thing to admit when you make your living from video...
The new Running Man should have kept the original movie’s best change to the source material
Back when he was still using the pseudonym Richard Bachman, King released The Running Man in 1982. It tells the story of a dystopian future where wealth inequality in America is worse than ever and much of the poor cannot find work, including the protagonist, Ben Richards. In desperate need of...
Del Taco owner appoints slate of execs amid turnaround
Yadav Enterprises hired a CMO and a supply chain executive and created a chief transformation role as it prepares to improve Del Taco’s operations. Continue reading →
Large Popeyes franchisee files for Chapter 11
Sailormen, which operates 136 units across Florida and Georgia, faced growing losses and sales declines within the past 12 months amid high inflation and increased borrowing rates. Continue reading →
Five Guys opens Las Vegas restaurant with full bar
The 10,000-square-foot location offers all-day breakfast and a beverage menu that includes beer, wine, frozen cocktails and specialty alcoholic drinks. Continue reading →STB Rejects UP-NS Merger Application as ‘Incomplete‘
January 16, 2026: In a decision predicted by Railway Age (“Why Not a Merger Timeout?,” Watching Washington, November 2025 issue), the Surface Transportation Board in a unanimous decision rejected, “without prejudice,” the Union Pacific (UP)-Norfolk Southern (NS) major merger application as...UP-NS Merger Dominates MARS 2026 Winter Meeting
Despite a snow squall that snarled traffic and shut down Chicago’s airports for a couple of hours, the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) opened its 2026 Winter Meeting with more than 1,100 registered attendees. Always an interesting forum, this year’s meeting took place soon after...