Category: Business News

Business is starting to think more about ROI than DEI

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Several days ago, over the Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend in the US, the big four accounting firm PwC announced that it would be dropping some of its diversity targets in the US. Race-based criteria would no longer be used for awarding scholarships or places on an internship program. It was odd timing for the announcement, perhaps, but it reflected a broader American trend. Since the Supreme Court’s decision last June to reverse affirmative action, many companies are rethinking…

Apple Vision Pro brings a new era of spatial computing to business

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April 9, 2024 UPDATE Apple Vision Pro brings a new era of spatial computing to business Incredible new enterprise experiences leverage spatial computing to customize workspaces, collaborate on 3D designs, deliver specialized employee training, and guide remote fieldwork in entirely new ways For decades, Apple has worked to provide innovative products and services for businesses. Today, Apple products are used by all of the Fortune 500 companies in every industry around the world — iPhone and iPad are indispensable for businesses of all sizes, and Mac is preferred by employees when given the choice at work. Apple’s unique combination of…

Business News: Empowering India & the world: The Economic Times remains the undisputed leader in business & financial news segment

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The true numbers paint a picture already known to business news consumers for decades: Your very own EconomicTimes.com is the go-to website when it comes to business, markets and financial news not just in India, but worldwide.Comscore data for December 2023 shows that when it comes to the number of Unique Visitors worldwide, looking for quick, detailed yet credible coverage of news across business, markets, personal finance and economy, The Economic Times website is the definitive leader in India and for readers in other prominent countries like the United States of America.Empower Your Corporate Journey with Strategic Skill Courses…

Understanding the Importance of Cloud Hosting for Your Website’s Security

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Every business owner wants websites that load quickly and have high SEO rankings. When it comes to both of these requirements, web hosting services can help.Now, there are many types of hosting solutions available, but out of these, cloud hosting solutions can be particularly helpful for businesses that own high-traffic websites. Moreover, cloud hosting can also help increase a website’s security.Read on to know how the benefits of cloud hosting can inadvertently help increase website security for your business.How Does Secure Cloud Hosting Address Threats Faced by Most Websites Today?When it comes to traditional hosting solutions,…

Chinese companies receive far more state support – making it harder for Western businesses to compete, data suggests | BusinessNews

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Chinese manufacturers receive nine times more government support than their Western counterparts, according to calculations from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which helps explain the country’s complete dominance in so many sectors, from solar panels and batteries to steel. The figures produced by the OECD show that Chinese businesses benefit from government subsidies equivalent, on average, to 3.7% of their revenues. This compares to average state aid of only 0.4% of revenues for countries in the rich world. Money latest: Bitcoin suffers nightmare month The data is a critical part of the explanation for Chinese dominance in…

Butte gentlemen’s club to reinvent itself

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It’s the end of a 25-year run for Sagebrush Sam’s Gentlemen’s Club in Rocker.The adult entertainment establishment that has featured exotic dancers since 1999 closed its doors on Tuesday, but those doors won’t be closed for long. The business will reopen sometime this summer as the Silver Bow Event Center and moving forward, its owner, Rick Joseph Jr., has plenty of plans in the works. Rick Joseph Jr., owner of Sagebrush Sam’s, stands for a portrait in the offices of The Montana Standard on Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Butte. JOSEPH SCHELLER, The Montana StandardJoseph said the decision…

CAA Signs Documentary Producer CreativeChaos

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CreativeChaos vmg, a producer of documentary films and series, has signed with CAA for representation.The company, founded by Ilan Arboleda and Tom Donahue in 2010, bills itself as a “venture media group” (hence the “vmg” in its name) and is behind films including HBO’s Casting By and Bleed Out and Netflix’s #MeToo doc This Changes Everythingamong other titles.Casting Bydirected by Donahue, was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy in 2014 and played a role in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences creating a casting directors branch — which eventually led to an Oscar category for…

Elon Musk in China to discuss enabling Full Self Driving

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Elon Musk is visiting Beijing with media reports saying he aims to discuss enabling autonomous driving mode on Tesla cars in China. Mr Musk wants to enable Full Self Driving (FSD) in China and transfer data collected in the country abroad to train its algorithms. FSD is available in countries including the US but not in China. The news came after a US report tied Tesla’s autonomous driving modes to at least 13 crashes, involving one death. During a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Mr Musk was quoted by state media as saying Tesla was willing to deepen cooperation…