Microsoft is pushing back on reports that the tech giant is considering major cuts to its cloud division amid increased spending on artificial intelligence.
Citing sources familiar with the situation, The Information reported yesterday that Microsoft Azure core team president Girish Bablani has directed leaders in the division to develop plans to cut costs by at least 20%.
Sony sparked a backlash among gamers with its decision to phase out physical game discs. Now Nintendo is reassuring its customers that it has no plans to follow suit anytime soon.
“We go off what the consumer prefers, and take that into account very heavily,” Bill van Zyll, VP and general manager for Nintendo in Latin America, said in a recent interview. “We also have a platform that was just launched. We’re barely just over a year into [Nintendo Switch 2]. It’s got both digital and physical—that capability. There are no plans to ditch physical.”
Medication adherence remains one of the healthcare industry’s greatest challenges, impacting clinical trials, commercial therapies, and patient outcomes across pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. AiCure Corporation has spent years addressing this challenge with its pioneering medication adherence solutions, which leverage AI to remotely monitor medication adherence through a patient’s smartphone. AiCure’s new WeightVerify™ platform combines facial verification and OCR technology to deliver trusted remote weight monitoring for obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic conditions—helping both providers and patients improve engagement and outcomes.
Founded over 16 years ago, AiCure has raised over $70 million in venture capital with an initial NIH grant, and was recently acquired by Vive VC, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. AICure has partnered with healthcare providers and more than 70 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, supporting clinical trials across more than 2,200 sites in over 46 languages and countries. Backed by a portfolio of more than 85 patents, AiCure works with 7 out of 10 of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.
A domain name is far more than the address of a website. At its highest level, it can become part of the identity of a company itself: the word customers remember, employees rally around, investors recognize, and the market associates with the business. In the early days of the Internet, domain names were largely viewed as a technical necessity. That has changed dramatically, and we believe artificial intelligence is about to accelerate that change again.
Today, the very best domain names, particularly short, memorable, single-word .com names, are increasingly viewed by sophisticated companies as strategic digital assets. They are extraordinarily scarce: there is only one exact-match .com or category-defining domain asset for any word, and once a great name is acquired by an end user, it may never become available again.
Gas prices continue to rise in the United States, creating a growing challenge for small businesses that rely heavily on transportation and fuel costs. The most recent data from AAA Gas Prices reveals that the national average for regular gasoline reached $4.48 per gallon—an almost 5-cent increase from the previous week and a record high for this time of year. Notably, this surge defies seasonal norms, which generally see a decrease in fuel prices as autumn begins.
The recent spike can primarily be attributed to ongoing volatility in the Strait of Hormuz, alongside the robust prices of crude oil. AAA reports that the average price for September is currently $4.30 per gallon, surpassing last year’s record of $3.83. Small business owners might need to brace themselves for further price increases this season, as gasoline demand and production fluctuate.
A metal detectorist in western Germany has discovered one of the largest hoards of Roman silver coins ever found in that country from the reign of Emperor Hadrian.
The pile includes more than 900 silver denarii — the denarius was the standard coin of the early Roman Empire — and weighs almost 7 pounds (3.1 kilograms).
The stash was discovered about a year ago in a field near the small city of Wesseling, a few miles south of Cologne, according to a translated statement from Germany’s Rhineland regional government. It’s now on display at the Rhineland Regional Museum in Bonn (LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn).
Payroll is an essential function for any business. Your payroll system ensures accurate compensation for your team while accounting for payroll taxes, company benefits, and other deductions.
Payroll hasn’t always been at the forefront of innovation. However, payroll systems are evolving to accommodate changing work patterns and new technologies that enable more seamless payroll processing.
Whether you use a payroll service or you process payroll in-house, it’s essential to keep up with the latest payroll trends. We’ll explore four payroll trends to watch and share top payroll providers that can handle this function for your business.
In the business-to-business model, businesses and organizations exchange goods and services. For example, one company may contract with another business to provide the raw materials needed to manufacture a product.
Another business may need to purchase products from another to stock their shelves, while other companies hire businesses to promote their products and services, insure their operations, design their logo, or write website content.
Consumers aren’t a direct factor in B2B transactions, but they’re a critical component of why B2B companies work together.
After months of beta testing, the iPhone’s newest operating system, iOS 27, is now available. This year, Apple focused on artificial intelligence features, smaller improvements, and bug fixes, making it a more subdued update than in years past. But that doesn’t mean iOS 27 lacks truly useful enhancements that can help boost your productivity throughout the day. Here are four of our favorites.
SIRI IS FINALLY GOOD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR ASSISTANT
It’s no secret that Siri, Apple’s personal digital assistant that has lived on the iPhone for nearly 15 years, has never been very useful, especially compared with modern-day chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude. But iOS 27 includes a completely revamped Siri, transitioning it from a legacy digital assistant to an LLM-powered agent, capable of having persistent, context-aware conversations that can not only help with your questions, but also carry out time-sucking admin work.
PepsiCo knows the future of farming rests with the next generation of farmers. Here, one multigenerational family operation reveals how it uses technology and data-driven insights to build more resilient food systems.
PepsiCo may be known for beverages, but it is also one of the world’s largest food companies. Ensuring a sustainable, resilient supply of agricultural ingredients is a business priority—and transformation starts in the fields. Perry Farms in Southern Alberta, Canada, has grown potatoes for Lay’s for more than four decades. Here, the family farmers demonstrate how they use regenerative practices and technology to strengthen soil health and crop resilience.
