Beaten. (world chess champion Garry Kasparov loses to IBM's Deep Blue computer; includes additional international business news)(Business This Week)(Brief Article)
Economist (US), The, May, 1997
For the first time in chess history, a computer won a tournament against a reigning world champion. Garry Kasparov, saying he had been unnerved by his digital opponent, conceded the final game against IBM's Deep Blue in a six-game rematch.
Digital Equipment, a struggling computer firm, sued Intel, claiming that the giant chip maker had stolen its patented technology when it designed the Pentium, Pentium Pro and new Pentium II microprocessors. Digital said the amount it was seeking was "huge", but declined to name a figure. Coincidentally, Cyrix, another chip maker, also sued Intel, alleging that the firm had infringed its patents, too.
Shareholders of Shell Transport & Trading, the British arm of the Anglo-Dutch oil group, rejected a resolution to appoint...
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