Business
December 9, 2025
Francis Wade | Staying in your lane is killing your legacy
Everyone says focus on your knitting; don’t stray outside your mandate. But the best government leaders – the ones who will be remembered 20 years from now – are doing the exact opposite. Imagine…
December 9, 2025
Yaneek Page | Reinventing your business model for climate survival
The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30. That gives us just under 200 days before the next one begins. The countdown has already started, not just on calendar, but on the clock…
December 9, 2025
OpenAI and Amazon sign US$38b deal for AI computing power
OpenAI and Amazon have signed a US$38 billion deal that enables the ChatGPT maker to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centres in the United States. OpenAI will be able to power…
December 9, 2025
Gemini AI to transform Google Maps into a more conversational experience
Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the passenger’s seat. Fuelled by Google’s Gemini AI technology, the world’s most popular navigation app will become a…
December 9, 2025
by Neville Graham
Caribbean Chemicals batting for more farming in the east
Caribbean Chemicals & Agencies Jamaica Limited is urging farmers in eastern Jamaica to intensify production and adopt more efficient practices in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica’s insured losses from Melissa could reach US$4b, analytics firm says
Verisk Analytics, a global data analytics firm, estimates that insured property losses from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica could range between US$2.2 billion and US$4.2 billion, but these figures await…
December 9, 2025
China, EU reach agreement on rare earth materials
The European Union has agreed with China on stabilising the flow of rare earth materials and products from China that are critical elements for many high-tech and military products, an official said…
December 9, 2025
Stability AI largely wins copyright battle against Getty Images
Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images on Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability AI of…
December 9, 2025
Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short – UN report
All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely moved the needle” on reducing Earth’s future warming,…