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In a bankruptcy filing, BurgerFi International said it closed 19 underperforming locations. Meanwhile, BFI stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq next week. Fans of BurgerFi burgers and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza may have discovered recently that their favorite meals are a bit more difficult to come by.

A new deal will have the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in American history power Microsoft’s data centers for the next 20 years. Microsoft is going nuclear. Nuclear power, that is.

The civil rights groups included the NAACP, the National Organization for Women, and others. A broad group of civil rights organizations called on the CEOs and board members of major companies Thursday to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack online and in lawsuits.

Companies and educators need to start preparing now for quantum computing’s place as a disruptor in the marketplace, panelists said at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. Companies and educators need to start preparing now for quantum computing’s place as a disruptor in the marketplace, or risk falling behind the rapid pace of innovation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Martin A.

Influencers like Liv Schmidt built followings by sharing weight loss tips that critics say are unhealthy and unhelpful. Across social media, influencers who have amassed large followings by sharing weight-related tips and promoting “skinny” lifestyles. One of the most controversial, Liv Schmidt, built a community of 670,000 working women by posting videos of her “skinny girl essentials.” Her content included weight loss tips, including “how to avoid the freshman 15” and “how to stop emotional eating at your 9-5 job,” often accompanied by emojis of pigs, whales, and cows.

The family-style Italian restaurant chain says customers have been asking for additional delivery options. Now it’s finally giving in. Olive Garden, a longtime holdout against third-party delivery apps, reversed course on Thursday by announcing a partnership between its parent company, Darden Restaurants, and the ride-hailing company Uber Technologies.