Hugging Face’s SmolVLM could cut AI costs for businesses by a huge margin

Ukrainian Soldiers Say Trump's Peace Push Could Come With a Huge Cost

A rapid conclusion to the war now would likely leave Kyiv with the rough end of the deal.

The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 8

AI on your smartphone? Hugging Face’s SmolLM2 brings powerful models to the palm of your hand

Hugging Face launches SmolLM2, a new family of compact AI language models that deliver impressive performance on mobile and edge devices, outperforming larger models like Meta’s LLaMA in key ...

VentureBeat - Nov. 1

SambaNova and Hugging Face make AI chatbot deployment easier with one-click integration

SambaNova and Hugging Face's new tool lets developers build ChatGPT-style apps in one click, cutting setup time from hours to minutes and making AI projects simpler for businesses.

VentureBeat - Nov. 6

Rush orders, cut costs, crossed fingers: How small businesses are preparing for tariffs

Small businesses are already making moves to avoid expected cost increases — or weighing whether to take a financial hit or pass it on to customers.

NBC News - 23h

How the FedEx-UPS Price War Could Slash Year-End Costs for Small Businesses

Falling parcel volumes and fewer year-end shopping days, this year have led the two transporters to extend big price reductions to small business owners.

Inc. - Nov. 8

Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could cost US consumers $2,400 a year – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest ecoonomic and financial news. Trump vows tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on China . The US president-elect’s social media post announcing 25% ...

The Guardian - 4d

Apple and Google could face a competition probe over their huge mobile ecosystems in the UK

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's independent inquiry group recommended the watchdog investigates Apple and Google's activities in mobile ecosystems.

CNBC - Nov. 22

Here’s what can stall Trump’s tax and tariff plans

Surging 10-year Treasury yields could temper Trump administration plans that risk growing the large U.S. deficit.

MarketWatch - Nov. 6

Trump trade war ‘could push eurozone into full-blown recession’; UK and US expected to cut interest rates today – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. City analysts overwhelmingly predict Bank of England interest rate cut Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins ...

The Guardian - Nov. 7

High childcare costs pose challenge for Australian business

Despite government subsidies, the expense is pushing many women out of the workforce

Financial Times - Nov. 14

The Hidden Costs of Over-Identifying with Your Business

Running a business can overshadow everything else in your life.

Inc. - 23h

There Were Two Huge Problems Harris Could Not Escape

The curling theory of campaigns proves itself again.

The New York Times - Nov. 10

Why mortgage costs are rising despite interest rate cut

Lenders have been raising the cost of fixed-rate deals creating a headache for buyers and those remortgaging.

BBC News - Nov. 15

Fourth-down decision late in second quarter allows John Harbaugh to remain unbeaten vs. his brother

Coaches normally don’t go for it on fourth-and-1 on their own 16-yard line when they’re trailing 10-7 with 2 minutes to go in the first half

ABC News - 5d

Netflix Executive Promotes AI Game Development Shortly After Huge Layoffs

Generative AI has been the epicenter of conversation about the future of entertainment across movies , TV , music , and video games . With more studios and developers embracing the technology, ...

GameSpot - Nov. 4

Ford’s troubles continue. Its stock price slumps as automaker plans job cuts

Ford outlined plans to lay off 4,000 employees in the U.K. and Germany in response to a series of losses it blamed on unprecedented competitive, regulatory and economic headwinds in Europe’s car ...

MarketWatch - Nov. 20

5 Tips to Seamlessly Integrate AI Into Your Business

Small businesses shouldn’t ignore AI during its boom phase, but they shouldn’t get carried away either.

Inc. - Nov. 5

How Sema4.ai is empowering business users to deploy AI agents in minutes

Many early AI agents tend to be singularly-purposed or IT-driven. Sema4.ai says it is the differentiator for diverse horizontal use cases.

VentureBeat - Nov. 14

Trump tariffs could cost UK £22bn of exports

The UK could face a £22bn hit to its exports if Donald Trump carries out his tariff threats, researchers say.

BBC News - Nov. 8

U.S. Businesses Work to Limit Costs of Looming Trump Tariffs

Companies are rushing to stock up reserves of goods and create new supply chains to avoid the worst of anticipated costs.

Inc. - Nov. 11

'A huge result' - could West Ham win at Newcastle be turning point for Lopetegui?

Could West Ham's win and 'huge result' at Newcastle be the turning point for manager Julen Lopetegui's reign?

BBC News - 5d

How to Cut AI's Appetite for Electricity and Water

Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to be such a power guzzler. Here’s how to make it less hungry.

The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 21

Trump tariffs could hurt small business owners

President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to place additional tariffs on goods imported from China, Mexico and Canada, the United States' three biggest trading partners. Some small business ...

CBS News - 4d

VW boss Blume says company's cost-cutting goals are set

Yahoo News - Nov. 3

BT says UK Budget will lift costs by £100mn as it lowers revenue guidance

Chief executive Allison Kirkby calls increase a ‘new inflationary pressure that we need to suffer in our business’

Financial Times - Nov. 7

Rivian Reassures Investors With Cost Cuts, Green Credit Sales

Despite weak EV demand, the truck maker said it’s on track to make a gross profit in the last three months of the year.

Inc. - Nov. 8

Deutsche’s private bank fires over 100 bankers in cost-cutting drive

Frankfurt-headquartered lender has imposed demanding targets on underperforming unit

Financial Times - Nov. 11

23andMe to slash 40% of its workforce, end therapeutics program to cut costs

DNA-testing company 23andMe Holding Co. will slash its workforce by about 40% and discontinue its therapeutics program as part of a restructuring effort to cut costs, the company said Monday.

MarketWatch - Nov. 12

Chris Wallace exits CNN as post-election cost-cutting begins

Wallace moved from Fox News to CNN in late 2021 to be a host on its short-lived streaming service. He hosts "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?"

Los Angeles Times - Nov. 12

Continental Posts Higher Profit as Cost Cuts Offset Sales Pressure

The auto supplier reported improved quarterly earnings as cost cuts and strong results at its key divisions mitigated revenue pressures and weakness at its ContiTech unit.

The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 11

Companies rush to US bond market as Trump rally cuts borrowing costs

Borrowers ‘strike while the iron’s hot’ to raise more than $50bn this week

Financial Times - Nov. 15

GM lays off 1,000 employees amid reorganization, cost-cutting

The layoffs, which were announced Friday morning via email to those impacted, were across the business.

CNBC - Nov. 15

GM lays off 1,000 employees amid reorganization and cost-cutting

General Motors laid off roughly 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market conditions, according to a person familiar with the ...

NBC News - Nov. 15

How Elon Musk Cuts Costs at Tesla, SpaceX and X

Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. ...

The New York Times - Nov. 16