• Big Blue appoints Rotermundt as business director

    NEWS BRIEF: Dutch scripted producer Big Blue (The Crash, Arcadia) has named Leonie Rotermundt as its business and finance director to oversee the company's business operations, including finance, budgets, and contracting.

  • Regulating AI won't protect Americans; it's about Big Tech having a monopoly

    The more I read and write about AI, the firmer I get in my conviction that Big Tech incumbents absolutely must strangle the decentralized AI in its cradle before it wrecks everything.Take a look at this interview Ben Thompson did with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott. I call your attention to this part in particular:From Microsoft’s perspective, is this going to be a funnel into new products or do you see it as an end goal in and of itself, winning search?KS: So I think you hit...

  • Small businesses could see big gains by boosting productivity

    They can achieve that through better collaboration with other firms in their industry, a new McKinsey report says.

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    Man accused of setting fire inside LaPlace business

    A Laplace man was arrested after he allegedly started a fire inside a business.

  • Yes, inflation has slowed, but business is still paying the price – and so are you

    Retail inflation has lessened, but businesses are still swamped by huge price increases in materials and servicesConsumer prices ticked up again in March, rising to anywhere from 3.2% to 3.8% year-over-year, depending on the rate you’re tracking. Of course, that’s way down from what it was back in 2022. But don’t tell that to any of my clients – or people running businesses in just about every industry across the country. For them, prices are not only rising but are significantly –...

  • FVD trio accused of failing to declare business interests again

    MPs from far-right party Forum voor Democratie have been accused of breaching parliamentary rules by failing to register a company that they set up a year ago. Leader Thierry Baudet, fellow MP Freek Jansen and senator Joris van den Oetelaar created Columbus Services in March 2023 indirectly, via three companies that they owned separately, according to an investigation by RTL Nieuws. Last December Baudet, Jansen and FVD’s other MP Gideon van Meijeren were suspended for two days for failing to

  • Voxi has the first big Samsung Galaxy A55 price cut

    The Samsung Galaxy A55 is an excellent mid-range phone that offers a great experience with camera, display and performance tech, without the flagship price tag. The good folks at Voxi have the first major price cut for the 2024 device. The Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is just £399.60, which is about £40 off the £439 asking price. The Galaxy A55 5G only came out last month so we're surprised to see a discount on the recommended price already. Early Samsung Galaxy A55 price cut...

  • Cruz accuses Tester of going into ‘witness protection’ over Mayorkas impeachment

    Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) of leaving the Senate when the articles of impeachment were presented against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Jon Tester was standing on the floor before the managers arrived, but as soon as the managers arrived, Tester turned and ran, presumably into the cloakroom,” Cruz […]

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    Dot’s Market receives award for its accurate pricing, business practices

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith honored a local grocery store chain for its accurate pricing on Friday, April 26. Dot's Market was recognized with the Charles Richmond Excellence in Scanning Award. Keith says it's because of the store's accurate pricing and praise-worthy business practices. Dot’s Kettering store, located at 2274 Patterson []

  • Arkansas among many states price-gouging prisoners on commissary items

    The Appeal, a nonprofit news organization focusing on criminal justice, last week published an excellent report on commissary price-gouging in the nation's prisons — including some notes on Arkansas.

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    Procter & Gamble's strategic pricing shift should accelerate business growth this year

    Less reliance on pricing "should lead to a stronger rebound in volumes, offsetting the impact to sales," Club Director of Portfolio analysis Jeff Marks says.

  • Dublin traffic LIVE: Collision on busy Dublin main road with big delays

    There's been a collision on the Naas Road heading towards Dublin, between J5 Steelstown and J4 Rathcoole, blocking the left lane