Baltimore’s The Local Fry Is Expanding Nationally by Making Its Menu More Local

The move to Texas makes the Baltimore-based fast casual chain the first to venture beyond state lines.

The move to Texas makes the Baltimore-based fast casual chain the first to venture beyond state lines.
Reported details about Anthropic’s financial progress are adding to concerns about the health of the AI ecosystem.
Key insight: In building their own AI tools, banks must keep humans embedded at high-stakes moments and give customers transparency and control over AI’s involvement, according to executives from JD Power and PwC. Expert quote: “When it comes to customer service, I still believe that the differentiator is going to be human touch.” —George Korizis,…
Digital banking changed where customers bank; intelligent banking is changing who carries out the effort. For Nerhal, this marks a fundamental shift from reactive service towards an experience that is anticipatory and intuitive. “Intelligent banking should go beyond digital platforms,” she says. “It should understand context, interpret intent, recommend the next-best action and remove friction…
Revolut has stated that it has not received any direct ransom request from people claiming responsibility for a recent customer-data incident. The digital bank said it has had no contact from the group that later posted a public ultimatum online. The company first disclosed the problem on 12 September 2026. An unauthorized party used an…
Iraq and Syria signed an agreement Friday to rebuild an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. Baghdad and Damascus signed the deal at a Chamber of Commerce summit in Washington on U.S. investment in Iraq. Energy Secretary Chris Wright presided over the signing by Basra Oil Company CEO Bassem…
Mumbai: Indian equities declined on Monday, wiping out early gains and partly reversing Friday’s bounce, as a spurt in crude oil prices following fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran-aligned Houthis over the weekend weighed on investor sentiment. The NSE Nifty 50 fell 0.70% to close at 22,363.35, while the BSE Sensex declined 0.76% to…