Business
From the evolution of startup culture to the fusion of different fields and technologies to create new industries—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of business.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2023/08/22/floridas-property-insurance-industry-rebounding.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
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Bizjournals
Florida lawmakers' recent legislative overhaul put the state's property insurance market on a path toward recovery, but the industry is still far from a comeback.While new market entries are expected to reap the benefits of the new legal framework, the reforms won't retroactively apply to the...
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https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023JEDI0070-001807
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News
Hundreds of clean, highly skilled jobs coming to Maple Ridge A $1.05-billion partnership between E-One Moli and the governments of B.and Canada will bring lithium-ion battery cell production to Maple Ridge and create 450 high-quality, permanent jobs that are key to growing the province's clean economy.
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https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/779516-sofidel-sustainability-expert-joins-virtual-event-discuss-sustainable
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Home News Sustainability. HORSHAM, Pa., July 21, 2023 /3BL/ - Mohamed Abaas, environmental sustainability specialist from Sofidel, will discuss the importance of sustainable sourcing during StoreBrands' Industry Forums: Sustainabilityvirtual event taking place on July 26. "Sustainability is no longer a leisure that we should seek, but a crucial need, and it all starts with materials sourcing," Abaas said.
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https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/68262
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Journals
Flip flops, batteries, t-shirts and socks, jeans, lighters, laptop cases ... all these products can be found in the most unexpected and remote markets and spaces in the Global South. Our objective is to grasp these commercial circulations, along with the new geography of retail that connects spaces to others, transformed by what we call "inconspicuous globalisation" (Choplin and Pliez, 2014, 2018).
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https://abc7ny.com/life-below-zero-first-alaskans-national-geographic-salmon-alaska/14124978/
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There is no more salmon. That's what native Alaskan Ricko DeWilde is most concerned with these days. The cast member and segment producer on National Geographic'"Life Below Zero: First Alaskans," spoke with us about what he describes as an untenable living situation. Once flowing with abundance, native tribes have been sounding the alarm about the overfishing of Alaskan salmon and other native fish by international fishing companies, essentially wiping out natives' main source of food as well as a cultural touchstone.
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-tells-advertisers-mixed-reality-could-be-few-years-away-2022-02-18/
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Reuters
Technology that merges the virtual and physical worlds could start to become a reality for consumers in a few years, Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has told advertising agencies, giving more details of its vision for the creation of the metaverse.
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https://www.law360.com/articles/1688810/eu-hits-google-with-ad-tech-charges-wants-partial-breakup
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Law360
By Matthew Perlman (June 14, 2023, 4:00 PM BST) -- Europe's antitrust enforcer accused Google of distorting competition in the advertising technology space Wednesday and said the company may have to sell some of its services to fix the problem.... In the legal profession, information is the key to success.
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https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/community-future-focused-conversations-mark-first-step-strategic-framework-development-process
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Gwtoday
A series of future-focused conversations with George Washington University students, faculty and staff have marked the first step in a strategic framework development process that will guide the George Washington University's growth over the next five to 10 years.
GW President Ellen M. Granberg...
GW President Ellen M. Granberg...
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https://searchengineland.com/schema-usage-up-4x-top-ranking-ecommerce-sites-430172
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With SEO planning for the holiday season already underway, schema usage seems to be a top priority for ecommerce brands that own the top-ranking keyword positions.
Compared to 2022, schema adoption has increased 4x, according to data from SEO enterprise platform BrightEdge.
Why we care....
Compared to 2022, schema adoption has increased 4x, according to data from SEO enterprise platform BrightEdge.
Why we care....
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/05/us_voluntary_cybersecurity_goals_hospitals/
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Theregister
If you are responsible for infosec at a US hospital or other healthcare organization, and you treat the government's new "voluntary" cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) as, well, voluntary, you're ignoring the writing on the wall. . Plus, you're going to be in for a world of hurt when new regulations - which will very likely mirror these voluntary practices - take effect, according to Taylor Lehmann, a director in Google Cloud's Office of the Chief Information Security Officer.
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https://www.valuewalk.com/the-rising-cost-difficulty-of-getting-homeowners-insurance/
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Valuewalk
Reasons behind surging homeowners insurance prices and difficulty in getting insured across the country:
Climate change: increases in frequency and severity of weather events.
Rising repair/rebuilding costs, surged 55% between 2019 and 2022.
The cost to insure new home customers in California...
Climate change: increases in frequency and severity of weather events.
Rising repair/rebuilding costs, surged 55% between 2019 and 2022.
The cost to insure new home customers in California...
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https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/us-led-indo-pacific-talks-produce-deal-supply-chain-early-warnings-2023-05-27/?taid=6472b5d9be2e4a00011970d6
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Reuters
[1/5] U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks with delegates during the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting in Detroit, Michigan U.S. May 27, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca CookDETROIT, May 27 (Reuters) - Trade ministers of 14 countries in the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) talks...
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https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/workplace-stress-human-resources-not-answer-mental-health-culture/
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Fortune
We're professors who research how employees interact and workplace well-being. After noticing that research on mental health and work had not kept up with the increasing prevalence of mental health challenges, we reviewed existing findings on mental health and work to see how scholars can best...
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https://huggingface.co/papers/2404.07544
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Huggingface
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We analyze how well pre-trained large language models (e.g., Llama2, GPT-4,
Claude 3, etc) can do linear and non-linear regression when given in-context
examples, without any additional training or gradient updates. Our findings
reveal that several large language models (e.g., GPT-4,...
We analyze how well pre-trained large language models (e.g., Llama2, GPT-4,
Claude 3, etc) can do linear and non-linear regression when given in-context
examples, without any additional training or gradient updates. Our findings
reveal that several large language models (e.g., GPT-4,...
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/calls-stricter-regulations-biofuels-imports-intensify-amid-palm-oil-fraud-concerns-1722185
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Ibtimes
In the wake of increasing concerns about fraudulent practices within the biofuels industry, calls for tighter regulations on imports are gaining momentum.Investigations indicate that a significant portion of the imported "used" cooking oil, a key component of biofuels, may be falsely labelled,...
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-art-generator
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Spectrum
Shortly after their first releases to the public, text-to-image artificial intelligence models like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney also became the focal points in debates around the ethics of their usage. Anton Troynikov is a cofounder of Chroma, a startup working to improve AI interpretability—that is, making what goes on under the hood of AI systems a little less mysterious.
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https://www.fintechfutures.com/2023/11/customers-bank-taps-funding-circle-for-lending-as-a-service-platform/
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Fintechfutures
Pennsylvania-based Customers Bank, which provides personal, business and commercial banking services, is adopting Funding Circle's Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform to expand its lending capabilities for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The bank says the end-to-end platform will enable it to deliver "affordable term loans" directly to its SMB customers.
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https://www.inverse.com/article/31865-cannes-netflix-booing-okja-studios-hurting-movies
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Inverse
The controversy at Cannes, and boos for streaming services, misses the point.
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https://medium.com/@rmatshakaile/navigating-the-ai-revolution-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-work-and-writesonic-ai-af28c2a9395e
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Medium
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront, poised to redefine the way we work and live. As we stride into the future, the integration of AI tools in various industries raises both excitement and apprehension. One notable AI tool making waves in content creation is Writesonic AI, a platform that harnesses the power of machine learning to generate written content efficiently.
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https://fashionunited.com/executive/management/ralph-lauren-pushes-forward-with-timeless-by-design-strategy/2023062054429
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Fashionunited
American luxury fashion brand Ralph Lauren has published its 2023 Global Citizenship and Sustainability Report, outlining its progress to create timeless products and support the people within its workforce, supply chain and communities.
In the report, Ralph Lauren reveals that its teams have...
In the report, Ralph Lauren reveals that its teams have...
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https://www.packagingdigest.com/flexible-packaging/breaking-news-in-flexible-packaging-february-2024
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Packagingdigest
If you're interested in an informative and fast read on the subject of flexible packaging, this is for you — an all-in-one location for a steady stream of curated news and developments in this dynamic market.These include pouches, bags, films, and other types of flexible packaging sourced from...
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/08/codesignal-launches-a-learning-platform-with-an-ai-powered-guide/
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Techcrunch
Technical assessment company CodeSignal, which counts Index Ventures and Menlo Ventures as backers, is launching a learning platform called . The new platform, aimed at audiences wanting to learn technical subjects, also has an AI-powred bot called Cosmo, which helps users with learning. The company said that there are hundreds of courses available at launch ranging from introduction to programming, tutorials on specific languages, data analytics and machine learning.