thejapantimes, to business
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Japan’s inflation cooled for a second month while staying above the Bank of Japan’s price target as the yen’s recent depreciation fuels concerns that cost-push inflationary pressures may be here to stay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/24/economy/japan-inflation-cools-as-boj-waits-for-wage-gains/

SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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We want a future of repairable gadgets and less ewaste.
5-7 years of software support doesn't mean anything if we can't keep the hardware running well for 7 years.
Glad to see iFixit didn't go quiet on this one.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/96162/were-ending-our-samsung-collaboration

I've been trying to highlight Samsung's scummy business practices for a couple years now, but when they can't even make a support contract work with iFixit, it's a REAL bad look.

thejapantimes, to business
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Nervous about flying after this year's spate of high-profile airline accidents? It's still safer than the drive to the airport though. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/24/companies/airline-mishaps-worry-fliers/

thejapantimes, to business
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Japan's top power generator JERA has warned that it could consider fuel purchases and investments from elsewhere if Australia does not provide sufficient financial support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/utility-australia-investment/ #business #jera #australia #utilities

thejapantimes, to business
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Sony Group has unveiled a strategy to boost its anime business, aiming to make it a new cornerstone of its entertainment operations alongside games, music and movies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/companies/sony-group-anime/

noellemitchell, to books
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"Even as industry sales were slow in 2023, membership in the American Booksellers Assn. continued its years-long revival. It now stands at 2,433, more than 200 over the previous year and nearly double since 2016. About 190 additional stores are in the process of opening over the next two years, according to the ABA."

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-05-23/independent-booksellers-continued-to-expand-in-2023

thejapantimes, to business
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Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell 2.2% from the previous year in fiscal 2023, which ended in March — the sharpest decline since the 2.9% drop in fiscal 2014. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-2023-real-wages-drop/ #business #economy #wages #inflation #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy

br00t4c, to business
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'Don't operate like this': Woman calls out plumbing business that refused to give her a quote on the phone--then demanded $200 fee when she refused service

https://www.dailydot.com/news/plumber-no-quote-200-dollar-fee/

br00t4c, to business
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donwatkins, to linux
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Streamline Your Small Business with This Open Source Accounting App

https://www.both.org/?p=5408

br00t4c, to business
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'Lennar homes are literally cardboard': Homeowner warns against company building houses across the country, says it charges hidden fees

https://www.dailydot.com/news/lennar-homes-hidden-fees/

thejapantimes, to business
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Microsoft's high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of sophisticated chips and tools, Microsoft's president said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/companies/microsoft-uae-us-chips-ai/

thejapantimes, to business
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Nvidia, the chipmaker at the center of an artificial intelligence boom, gained in late trading on Wednesday after a bullish sales forecast showed that AI computing spending remains strong. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/companies/nvidia-ai-hype-stock-rally/

thejapantimes, to business
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a public push to woo foreign investment, pledging further capital market reforms and promoting asset management in a speech to hundreds of global investors in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-kishida-pushes-capital-market-reform/

br00t4c, to business
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thejapantimes, to business
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Service prices, a key component of Japan’s inflation data, are sustaining momentum, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to take another step before too long toward policy normalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-service-price-inflation/

noellemitchell, to OpenAI
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Another OpenAI employee announced she quit over safety concerns hours before two exec resigned

"She added that more needs to be done to improve "decision-making processes; accountability; transparency; documentation; policy enforcement; the care with which we use our own technology; and mitigations for impacts on inequality, rights, and the environment.""

https://www.businessinsider.com/another-openai-employee-quits-over-safety-concerns-2024-5

br00t4c, to business
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br00t4c, to business
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Telstra says slashing almost a tenth of its workforce will help save $350 million. Why is the business under pressure?

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/23/telstra-telecommunications-artificial-intelligence-workforce-restructure/

thejapantimes, to business
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Japan’s 10-year sovereign bond yield reached the key psychological level of 1% for the first time since the Bank of Japan ramped up unprecedented stimulus measures in 2013. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/markets/japan-10-year-bond-yield/ #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #bonds

thejapantimes, to business
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Norinchukin, Japan's top agricultural bank, plans to raise ¥1.2 trillion ($7.7 billion) and reshape its overseas investments after significant losses on its bond holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/companies/norinchukin-bank-victim-of-surging-us-interest-rates/

br00t4c, to business
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thejapantimes, to business
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Sixteen companies at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence have pledged at a global meeting to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators are scrambling to keep up with rapid innovation and emerging risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/companies/ai-summit-safety-commitments-companies/

thejapantimes, to business
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Japan’s imports rebounded in April as the weak yen boosted their value, pushing the nation’s trade balance into deficit and highlighting the increasing economic burden stemming from the currency’s plunge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/economy/japan-trade-deficit-weak-yen-impact/

thejapantimes, to business
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Carlyle Group raised ¥430 billion ($2.8 billion) for its fifth Japan buyout fund, adding to signs of investor interest in the country despite a gloomy fundraising climate for private equity firms globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/carlyle-largest-japan-buyout-fund/

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