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Duane Roberts, the California entrepreneur credited with inventing the world’s first frozen burrito and later rescuing one of the state’s grandest hotels, has died. He was 88. His widow Kelly Roberts said he passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday while surrounded by family. “I feel so blessed to have shared 35 wonderful years […]
Jeff Bezos’ mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos, died Thursday after a long fight with Lewy body dementia, the Amazon founder announced. She was 78. Jacklyn Bezos was surrounded by family when she died at her Miami home, her son wrote in a touching Instagram tribute. “Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at […]
Fanny Howe didn’t want to write her last book, Manimal Woe. I know because I was her editor. Fanny had intended to publish a pamphlet of legal writings by her father, civil rights scholar Mark DeWolfe Howe, hoping it would be of some use to law students. She brought this proposal to Askold Melnyczuk because […]
Charles Dolan, the billionaire founder of HBO and Cablevision, whose family owns Madison Square Garden, has died at age 98, his family said Saturday. Dolan passed away of natural causes surrounded by his loved ones, according to a statement. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and patriarch, Charles Dolan, […]
Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94. He died on Christmas Day of lymphoma, said the company, which he steered ambitiously, during his time as either chief executive or chairman, out […]
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images A 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher, Suchir Balaji, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in recent weeks, CNBC has confirmed. Balaji left OpenAI earlier this year and raised concerns publicly that the company had allegedly violated U.S. copyright law while developing its popular ChatGPT chatbot. “The manner […]
