Silicon Republic
Report: EMEA businesses not reaping benefits from their AI spend
Report indicates an 18-point gap between AI strategy and execution in EMEA. Read more: Report: EMEA businesses not reaping benefits from their AI spend
Startup Funding News
CuspAI raises $450 million Series B for AI materials discovery - qz.com
CuspAI raises $450 million Series B for AI materials discovery qz.com
The Grocer
Allwyn readies retailers for UK Powerball launch
Powerball tickets go on sale from 5am on Tuesday 21 July, marking the first time the game will be available outside the US
The Grocer
Kallø launches Popped Corn Cakes to tap clean label snacking trend
The range will launch in Waitrose this month and Tesco from August
The Grocer
Young’s launches Chip Shop Jumbo Fish Fingers
The NPD features four Alaska pollock fish fingers coated in the brand’s signature ’crispy, bubbly Chip Shop batter’
The Grocer
Rude Health expands into Asda with chilled nut milk range
The Oddlygood Group-owned brands’ Chilled Oat with Calcium and Chilled Almond with Calcium drinks will roll into Asda this week
Academy of Management Journal
Avoiding the Best Practice Trap
By Paul Friedman Under growing pressure to operate as meritocracies, organizations’ leaders often fall into what Academy of Management Scholar Emilio Castilla of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calls the “best-practice trap”—the tendency to adopt widely accepted solutions that sound effective but may actually be poorly suited to their own organizational context and challenges. According […] The post Avoiding the Best Practice Trap appeared first on Academy of Management Today .
Stratechery
Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models?
Everyone is worried about Chinese models, but the frontier labs will be fine; we need to enable open U.S. alternatives.
APAC Business Strategy
Zoom Appoints Carlos Quaderi As Head Of Asia Pacific - SMBtech
Zoom Appoints Carlos Quaderi As Head Of Asia Pacific SMBtech
Startup Funding News
AI Materials Startup CuspAI Secures Bezos Investment, Raises $450M in Series B with Nvidia Partnership - finance.biggo.com
AI Materials Startup CuspAI Secures Bezos Investment, Raises $450M in Series B with Nvidia Partnership finance.biggo.com
The Grocer
Morrisons launches ‘summer savings’ promotions campaign
The ‘money-saving offers’ include multibuys, online promotions and in-store price cuts, which will run throughout the summer
Personnel Today
Gender-critical worker loses belief case against Belfast Film Festival
Sara Morrison, who brought a discrimination case against Belfast Film Festival over her gender-critical beliefs, has lost her claim. The post Gender-critical worker loses belief case against Belfast Film Festival appeared first on Personnel Today .
Academy of Management Journal
Business Strategy Hurdles
Some failures in strategic planning and goal setting are leaders’ fault, while others can be chalked up to chaos. Academy of Management Scholar Thomas Hutzschenreuter of the Technical University of Munich, author of Sharper! Charting Your Course with Seven Strategy Principles, said that people often underestimate the extent to which uncertainty and noise play a […] The post Business Strategy Hurdles appeared first on Academy of Management Today .
The Grocer
Doritos Chilli Heatwave recalled over milk allergen labelling error
The recall affects 140g and 180g packs with the batch code GBC 209 184C
Disrupt Africa
Busha Business Collaborates with Tether to Expand Stablecoin Infrastructure for African Businesses
LAGOS, Nigeria — Busha Business, the B2B infrastructure arm of Busha, has collaborated with Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry and the issuer of USD₮, to expand access to licensed stablecoin infrastructure for African businesses. The collaboration enables businesses to access globally connected stablecoin liquidity for faster cross-border payments, more efficient treasury [...] The post Busha Business Collaborates with Tether to Expand Stablecoin Infrastructure for African Businesses appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
Disrupt Africa
Nigeria’s ORB launches platform that helps people find events, nightlife, social experiences
Nigerian startup ORB is an all-in-one discovery platform that helps people find events, nightlife, and social experiences in one place. People using ORB explore what is happening around them via an interactive heatmap, purchase tickets directly in-app, and engage socially through “Orb Snaps” – real-time posts from users, venues, and even celebrities that others can [...] The post Nigeria’s ORB launches platform that helps people find events, nightlife, social experiences appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
Academy of Management Journal
Reward Employees for Pointing Out Problems
By Marc Hogan Leaders may be accustomed to the idea that they should encourage employees to speak their minds. How they can best solicit feedback in practice, however, can be a more complicated matter, particularly when it comes to employees raising concerns. Academy of Management Scholar Sean Martin of the University of Virginia said that […] The post Reward Employees for Pointing Out Problems appeared first on Academy of Management Today .
Personnel Today
CEO-worker pay gap the widest for 8 years
Gap in pay between average FTSE 100 CEO and typical UK worker reaches widest in eight years. The post CEO-worker pay gap the widest for 8 years appeared first on Personnel Today .
The Grocer
EPR fury as mandatory flexible plastic collections delayed
Local authorities throughout England were expected to start mandatory collection of soft plastics from the kerbside from 31 March 2027. However, last week it emerged the introduction had been delayed until 1 April 2030
Personnel Today
M&S worker whose wife stole discount code unfairly dismissed
A Marks & Spencer worker whose partner secretly copied his discount code has won an unfair dismissal case in the Irish courts. The post M&S worker whose wife stole discount code unfairly dismissed appeared first on Personnel Today .
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