- Railroad megamerger would create the first Mexico-US-Canada freight rail network (CNN) – Canadian Pacific (CP) agreed to purchase Kansas City Southern (KSU) in a deal worth about $25 billion.
- Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor dies by suicide after COVID-19 (Seattle Times) – Unrelenting post-COVID symptoms, including severe tinnitus, resulted in Taylor’s decision.
- Tim Cook and other Apple executives will testify against Epic in Fortnite trial (CNN) – The case concerns a fallout between the maker of one of the world’s most popular video games and the preeminent mobile device company over Apple’s control of its App Store. Epic is suing Apple for alleged antitrust violations.
- A company will pay you $2,400 to stay away from screens for 24 hours (CNN) – Reviews.org, a company that tests home services and products, is holding a 24-hour digital detox challenge. They’ll pay their chosen challengers over two grand to survive a whole day without screens.
