Freeport News: Halloween festivities, electrical aggregation program and Nicor under economic pressure

Freeport’s Electrical Aggregation Program FREEPOD reported last week on the electrical aggregation program efforts underway in Freeport. To provide further information on this topic, the City is asking citizens to watch for a letter with the City...

Doha's strong healthcare and positive outlook lay solid foundation for biotechnology growth: Invest Qatar

Doha's healthcare expenditure is slated to touch $13bn by 2030, showing a 14% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and molecular diagnostics market is to reach $19.2mn by 2030, at a 4.4% CAGR, as the country shows a "solid" growth potential for the...

Former Whole Foods CEO says he didn’t want to sell to Amazon, but activists threatened to take over his board, fire him, and sell the company anyway

Amazon’s $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods sent shockwaves through the retail industry in 2017. But in a revealing new interview, the man who built Whole Foods from a single Austin store into a natural foods empire says he never wanted to...

Trump's turnaround on sanctions targets Russia's oil companies that fund the war in Ukraine

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The U.S. and the European Union are hitting Russia with another round of sanctions, aiming to cut into oil and gas export earnings that fund Moscow's war against Ukraine. More than 3 1/2 years into the war, the effort...

Using AI to Transcribe Your Business Meetings? Here's How That Could Come Back to Haunt You.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI-generated transcriptions pose significant security and legal risks. They can compromise confidentiality, create discoverable legal evidence and are often inaccurate....

6 Best Practices for Improving Customer Support as a SaaS Company

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Be easily reachable, answer their common questions and document areas that have room for improvement. Hire suitable representatives with a technical understanding of your...

East End Studios Sunnyside Opens For Business In Queens

East End Studios has officially opened the doors on its Sunnyside Campus in Queens, the latest film and television production studio to debut in New York City. Jonathon Yormak, founding partner cut the ribbon today with NYC film commissioner Pat...

Musk's $1T pay package is 'most absurd' in history: Tesla investor

00:00 Speaker A Switching gears. Shareholders like yourself, you're going to have a chance to vote on Musk's pay package that's coming up, uh, in November. And Musk actually addressed that on the call. Let's take a quick listen to that. 00:14 Elon...

Modular Closets to invest $30 Million, create 100 jobs in Forsyth County expansion

According to county officials, the new facility will be built in Kernersville. KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — Modular Closets, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of customizable closet and storage systems, has chosen Forsyth County for its newest location as...

Kim Kardashian invests in micro-drama platform GammaTime

Israeli-US startup GammaTime, founded by Israeli gaming entrepreneur Slava Mudrykh, Miramax CEO Bill Block and Alex Montalvo, is joining the micro-drama trend and has raised $14 million in seed funding for a new app that will produce and...

News Analysis: China set to remain global economic anchor under next 5-year blueprint

BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's development roadmap for the next five years has begun to emerge following the conclusion of a key Party meeting on Thursday, with fresh policy pledges poised to reaffirm the country as a crucial anchor of...

City Council greenlights next steps for Holiday Dr. shelter as residents voice support, businesses raise concerns

Charlottesville is a little closer to having a permanent overnight low-barrier homeless shelter — something local homeless services providers have for years said the city desperately needs, and that many community members support. However, local...

AP News: Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personality

A video animation shows a Copilot Appearance avatar called Mico, floating around an abstract environment during a presentation at Microsoft's Fall 2025 Copilot Sessions event on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian...

2025 Audio Awards: 25 sound investments for sonic satisfaction

The criteria was simple … the choice was anything but: pick the best audio products we employed and experiences we enjoyed in 2025. Share our obsession with tech that lets us press play and bliss out. But we view and review as many headphones,...

Global Spotlight: A Climate-Friendly, Investment-Ready Market Near Mexico City

This month, Lukzo Real Estate’s Founder and Director Alejandra Díaz Suárez sheds light on the international demand and interest from buyers seeking homes that balance modern design, functionality and wellness in Morelos, Mexico. Alejandra Díaz...

Caribbean leaders warn Haiti faces economic blow as U.S. Duty-Free deal expires

President of the Transitional Presidential Council of the Republic of Haiti, Anthony Franck Laurent Saint-Cyr, addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., Sept. 25, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin...

Workshop on corporate tax, transfer pricing held 

Staff Correspondent 23 October, 2025, 22:58 Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants (KPMG in Bangladesh), hosts a workshop at Chittagong Export Processing Zone on Wednesday. | Press release Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants (KPMG in...

Apple Accelerates US AI Server Production in Houston with $500B Investment

In a surprising turn for the tech giant, Apple Inc. has accelerated the rollout of its domestically produced artificial intelligence servers, with shipments already underway from a new facility in Houston, Texas. This development, confirmed by...

BioLife Solutions to Report Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Update on November 6, 2025

BOTHELL, Wash., Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS), a leading developer and supplier of bioproduction products and services for the cell and gene therapy ("CGT") market, today announced the Company's third quarter...

Stein signs stopgap funding bill aiding law enforcement and businesses impacted by disasters

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Thursday signed into law a grab-bag bill including funding for a variety of statewide initiatives, plus several regulatory modifications aimed at easing Hurricane Helene recovery. The legislature has now approved...