What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 6:41A Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk’s Grok keeps getting into trouble, and this time, more of the world’s governments are trying to intervene . Related Articles Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires after fire reports Wikipedia inks AI deals...

Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires after fire reports

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 6:36A Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports. Following a recall of about 634,000 minifridges last year,...

Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 5:16A Associated Press

By KELVIN CHAN LONDON (AP) — Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary. The online crowdsourced encyclopedia...

Average US long-term mortgage rate hits the lowest point in more than 3 years

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 5:09A Associated Press

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is now down to its lowest level in more than three years. Related Articles What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it Minifridge recall expands...

Verizon says hourslong outage that disrupted calling and data services has been resolved

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 3:48A Associated Press

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon said it resolved an outage that disrupted many U.S. customers’ calling and other cellular services for more than 10 hours on Wednesday. Related Articles...

Epcot: Diving into 40 years of the Seas

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 3:21A Dewayne Bevil

Forty years ago, Walt Disney World introduced an Epcot pavilion known as the Living Seas. In 1986, the company reportedly spent $90 million on the project, which the Orlando Sentinel called “its most...

Wall Street strengthens as Big Tech bounces back and oil prices ease

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 3:15A Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is strengthening on Thursday as tech stocks bounce back following an  encouraging report from a Taiwanese chip giant  and as oil prices ease sharply. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and was on track to break  the two-day losing...

Is interest in a 4-year college degree drying up? Not really.

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 3:00A Stacker

By Matt Barnum for Chalkbeat American colleges are under siege. Related Articles What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires...

Norwegian Aura announced as cruise line’s newest and largest ship

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 2:30A Patrick Connolly

The next ship to join Norwegian Cruise Line s fleet will be its largest yet, expanding on the Prima class with a design that is 10% larger than its predecessors. Set to homeport in Miami beginning in...

Preview: Epcot arts fest leans into Broadway, new eats, Lorcana

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/15 2:00A Dewayne Bevil

The Epcot International Festival of the Arts is back, with a wide swath of disciplines gathering. It remains a very visual event, but it’s also designed to entertain ears and taste buds. Returning to...

Orlando Shakes to premiere ‘Eyes Were Watching God’ play

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/14 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Orlando will host the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of a masterwork by one of Central Florida s most significant literary luminaries. Orlando Shakes has been chosen to develop a play based...

SpaceX launch sets record turnaround from Cape Canaveral pad

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/14 6:17A Richard Tribou

SpaceX is starting to get the ball rolling on its Florida launch card with its fourth mission of the year coming less than two days since the last launch setting a record for its Cape Canaveral launch pad. Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 @Starlink...

SeaWorld concert lineup: Flo Rida, Gene Simmons, Smash Mouth, Tiffany, more

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/14 5:52A Dewayne Bevil

SeaWorld Orlando has unveiled the bulk of its lineup for the concert series tied to its 2026 Seven Seas Food Festival .  First up: Flo Rida on Jan. 31. The list identifies 25 concert dates, some with...

No gun found after Longwood police shoot man reported to be armed, suicidal

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/14 5:22A Cristóbal Reyes

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a Longwood police officer shot a man Tuesday night after responding to a report about a suspect with a gun at a gas station. Police responded to a Circle K on West State Road 434...

Maxwell: Florida’s CFO post needs watchdogs, not lapdogs and buffoonery

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/14 4:51A Scott Maxwell

Last week, a Republican lawmaker announced that he was sinking $5 million of his own money into his campaign for state CFO, saying he wants to use the post to take a serious look at how the state wastes money. It’s about damn time. For the past...