12 Stories You Need to See

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12 Stories You Need to See
Finance
A roundup of the week’s most newsworthy financial industry press releases from PR Newswire, including Americans’ fear of a recession and stress about affording car insurance. NEW YORK, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the finance industry stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed. The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from…

ZoomerMedia announces acquisition of The Peak Canada’s

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ZoomerMedia announces acquisition of The Peak Canada’s
Business News
TORONTO, June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZoomerMedia Limited (TSXV: ZUM) (“ZoomerMedia”) announces that it has completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of The Peak Media Collective Inc. (PMCs). Founded in 2020, The Peaks serves busy Canadian professionals and business leaders with the top global business, finance, and tech stories of the day packaged in a smart, fast, and easily digestible format. The aggregate purchase price of $5 million is comprised of $3.5 million cash on closing and a $1.5 million promissory note. The Peaks‘s flagship daily newsletter covers the biggest Canadian and global business stories and has…

Announcing Microsoft’s AI Customer Commitments

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Announcing Microsoft’s AI Customer Commitments
Business Plan
AI is creating unparalleled opportunities for businesses of every size and across every industry. We are seeing our customers embrace AI services to drive innovation, increase productivity and solve critical problems for humanity, such as the development of breakthrough medical cures and new ways to meet the challenges of climate change. At the same time, there are legitimate concerns about the power of the technology and the potential for it to be used to cause harm rather than benefits. It’s not surprising, in this context, that governments around the world are looking at how existing laws and regulations can be…

Shakeup at Indigo as almost half of the company’s board exits and chair Heather Reisman will also leave soon

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Shakeup at Indigo as almost half of the company’s board exits and chair Heather Reisman will also leave soon
Business News
Four members of Indigo’s board of directors have abruptly resigned, and the company has announced that chair Heather Reisman will retire this summer. Indigo Books and Music Inc. says Frank Clegg, Howard Grosfield, Anne Marie O’Donovan and Chika Stacy Oriuwa are no longer on the company’s 11-person board. In a statement Wednesday, the company indicated that Oriuwa was resigning “because of her loss of confidence in board leadership and because of mistreatment.” No reason was given for the other exits. “Indigo wishes the departing directors well and thanks each of them for their contributions during their tenure on the board,”…

Corporate Business Plan | City of North Vancouver

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Corporate Business Plan | City of North Vancouver
Business Plan
The City’s Corporate Business Plan builds upon and complements the Mayor and Council’s Strategic Plan developed in 2018. Together, these two plans will guide us as we work to achieve the Council’s vision of making our community the healthiest small city in the world. The Corporate Business Plan is our annual action plan. It is used by our Leadership Team to support the Council’s strategic priorities while ensuring our core programs and services are delivered with a high degree of excellence. It allows us to respond to opportunities and challenges with innovation and creativity and helps us prioritize the work…

6 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use ChatGPT to Save Time

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6 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use ChatGPT to Save Time
Small Business
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.Small businesses have always had the challenge of competing with large corporations that have practically unlimited resources. Fortunately, new technologies are emerging that are leveling the playing field. Entrepreneurs can now leverage tools like artificial intelligence to amplify their businesses’ capabilities and productivity without adding significant amounts of capital or overhead. Released by OpenAI in 2022, ChatGPT is one of the most cutting-edge and accessible AI on the market. Here are six ways entrepreneurs can use ChatGPT to save time — and money. Related: I Use These 5 ChatGPT Hacks to Cut…

Leadership in Uncertain Times | Invisible Edge

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Leadership in Uncertain Times | Invisible Edge
Business Marketing
In my life, I haven’t experienced a time where the whole world came together to overcome a major challenge. Too often we are divided, creating stories about how we feel either inferior or superior to others. That usually doesn’t go well in either version. COVID-19 is, along with many other things, an opportunity to lead—whether it’s holding a vision, or encouraging acts of kindness among your team, family, or community. In order to lead effectively in turbulent times, we have to be well-resourced and have tools to quell our own anxieties and fears, so that we can in turn be…