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Visitors at the booth for Chinese AI Startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3 during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 17, 2026.
August 26, 2026

Cheaper, open and intelligent

China has a hot new product in the United States: artificial intelligence (AI). San Francisco-based Raffi Krikorian, the chief technology officer at Mozilla, which runs the Firefox browser, switched…
Jabar Singh (left), president, Scotiabank Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, is introduced to David Lowe, managing director of the Development Bank of Jamaica by Audrey Tugwell Henry, president and CEO, Scotia Group Jamaica.
August 26, 2026

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Jabar Singh (left), President, Scotiabank Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, greets David Lowe (right), Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica by Audrey Tugwell Henry, President and…
An advertisement for the cryptocurrency bitcoin is displayed on a building in Hong Kong in November 2021.  AP
August 26, 2026

How bitcoin, gold went from a slump to an MVP week

Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington. Bitcoin had…
August 26, 2026

JPS net profit grows

Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) doubled its net profit for the June 2026 quarter to US$23.5 million, up from US$11.9 million a year earlier, boosted by a US$17.3-million insurance payout that…
August 26, 2026

Energy ministry seeks independent review of JPS islandwide shutdown

Jamaica’s Energy ministry has commissioned an independent review of the June 5 islandwide power blackout, signalling it will not rely solely on the utility’s own account of the event. “We really want…
August 26, 2026

Scotia’s Canadian parent sweetened Ja buyout by J$1.3b before deal went public

Scotiabank Canada raised its offer to acquire the outstanding minority stake in Scotia Group Jamaica Ltd by J$1.50 per share – a sweetener worth roughly J$1.3 billion (CDN$10 million) across the…
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August 26, 2026
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August 26, 2026

Atlantic growing amid rebuilding

Atlantic Hardware & Plumbing Company Ltd (AHPC) expects to deliver double-digit growth this year as post-Hurricane Melissa rebuilding demand and a new agro-distribution business combine to push…
Business
August 26, 2026

Zillow, Redfin resolve litigation over deal FTC claims suppresses rental listings competition

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with Zillow and Redfin to resolve the regulator’s claim that the companies made an illegal deal to suppress competition in online rental…