Chatbots and other AI-based tools have firmly found footing in the world of customer service, used either to augment or completely replace the role of a human responding to questions and complaints, or (sometimes, annoyingly, at the same time as the previ

At 9:30 AM local time, we kick off TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa, where 15 companies will take the stage, along with panels from industry investors, Main One, and speakers from Facebook (our partner on the event through the FB Start program).

Apple is appealing a decision that bans certain iPhone models from being sold in China. As reported by CNBC, the tech giant filed an appeal on Monday, after San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm was granted multiple injunctions against Apple's Chinese subsid

Walmart is continuing its strategy of revamping its businesses in Asia after the U.S. retail giant opened its first e-commerce store in Japan, where it is working with local retail giant Rakuten. The companies first announced a collaboration in January&n

China and the United States have been slapping each other with massive tariffs and more may come if the trade war continues to escalate, prompting some companies to move manufacturing out of China. One of the latest is GoPro, which announced it will move

GRAND FORKS — A program is returning to boost local businesses and student experience. The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation...

Amazon Alexa is gaining new capabilities, including support for location-based reminders and routines, the ability to call local businesses by voice, and the ability to check your email, hands-free, on supported Alexa devices, among other things. These f

Verizon today announced 10,400 employees are taking buyouts to leave the company. That’s about 7% of the company’s worldwide workforce. This is part of an effort to trim the telecom giant’s workforce ahead of its push towards 5G. I still

Trello, the organizational tool owned by Atlassian, announced an acquisition of its very own this morning when it bought Butler for an undisclosed amount. What Butler brings to Trello is the power of automation, stringing together a bunch of commands to

FCCNNWASHINGTON - President Donald Trump asserted Monday that payments to buy the silence of two women about alleged affairs were not illegal campaign contributions, as federal prosecutors contend, but instead...

Apple is appealing a decision that bans certain iPhone models from being sold in China. As reported by CNBC, the tech giant filed an appeal on Monday, after San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm was granted multiple injunctions against Apple's Chinese subsid

Updates proposed for Little Missouri National Grassland oil and gas leasing

Two nuns stole $500,000 for trips to Las Vegas. But the church doesn't want them prosecuted.

Trump: Payments to silence women were a 'simple private transaction'FILE — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime fixer and attorney, arrives to a court hearing in Manhattan, April 16, 2018. Cohen will soon be parting from the lawyer

Hollywood director and producer Ryan Murphy ("Glee," "American Horror Story," "Pose") said he's launching a "multi-million dollar organization that targets anti-LGBTQ candidates running for office" — and called out his enemies by name during a Los A

On November 29th, Gallup headlined “Democrats Lead Surge in Belief U.S. Should Be World Leader” and reported that “Three-fourths (75%) of Americans today think the United States has ‘a special responsibility to be the lea

Trump: Payments to silence women were a 'simple private transaction,' not illegal campaign contributionsFILE — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime fixer and attorney, arrives to a court hearing in Manhattan, April 16, 2018. Cohen

West Fargo officials mull changes to liquor licenses for first time since 2004West Fargo City Commissioners are talking with businesses to determine if changes to the current liquor licenses would be beneficial. Special to The Forum

An Israel lobby organization is taking “Pacific Northwest Progressive Leaders” to Israel this week on an all-expense-paid propaganda trip to Israel. Another group just returned on December 2nd from a similar trip, officially billed as an &ldqu

A tiny school district in Pangburn, Arkanas, is feeling the strain as a $2.7 billion utility company disputes its local tax bills.Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston has reportedly filed lawsuits in six Arkansas counties to dispute how it's taxes are calc

Ed Dentel wasn't expecting an Apple Watch update to potentially save his life.

Apple is appealing a decision that bans certain iPhone models from being sold in China. As reported by CNBC, the tech giant filed an appeal on Monday, after San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm was granted multiple injunctions against Apple's Chinese subsid

Bemidji PioneerBEMIDJI—Evolve Creative is hosting a workshop Tuesday to help show local businesses how to sell their products online more efficiently. From noon to 1 p.m., the workshop will show business...

Google Maps is going to start offering recommendations about where to eat and visit based on your interests. The popular mapping app is adding a personalized "For You" tab to the iOS app starting today and expanding the feature to more than 130 countries

FCCNNWASHINGTON - President Donald Trump asserted Monday that payments to buy the silence of two women about alleged affairs were not illegal campaign contributions, as federal prosecutors contend, but instead...

The music streaming war between Apple Music and Spotify is heating up. As part of what appears to a be series of moves to grow Apple Music, Apple has acquired Platoon, a London-based company that discovers and develops artists by giving them the resources

Director Suzie Novak requests $25K investment By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Commissioners tabled a decision during its Tuesday, Nov. 20 meeting to contribute toward the North Country Food Bank’s building project to figure where the money might

Red is trading his business suits for a jailhouse jumpsuit in the Season 6 trailer for The Blacklist.

Formula E is not just an auto race with electric cars, it’s also the largest incubator for the future of electric vehicle technology.  Read more...More about Racing, Nissan, Formula E, Shell, and Business

    The Crookston Area Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau is holding a decorating contest for New Years Eve called "Light Up Crookston."     Anyone can participate and homes or businesses need to be decorated (white lights

Image Source: Getty / Rich Fury Dolly Parton is the type of celebrity who, the more you find out about her, the more impossible it is not to admire her. The iconic singer-songwriter has not only been making music since the 1960s when she burst on the s

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo charges students the most in fees on average to have a bank account, according to a government report. The report authored by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and released late Friday showed that students paid an avera

WASHINGTON — Some Democrats who will take the House majority in January are willing to say that President Donald Trump may have committed impeachable offenses. But that doesn’t mean they will try to impeach him — at least not yet. For se

On November 29th, Gallup headlined “Democrats Lead Surge in Belief U.S. Should Be World Leader” and reported that “Three-fourths (75%) of Americans today think the United States has ‘a special responsibility to be the lea

CHICAGO (AP) — Ke’Shon Newman’s daily routine is guided by guns — the hundreds of illegal pistols, revolvers and other firearms that torment his South Side neighborhood. He walks on brightly lit streets lined with Jamaican jerk joi

An Israel lobby organization is taking “Pacific Northwest Progressive Leaders” to Israel this week on an all-expense-paid propaganda trip to Israel. Another group just returned on December 2nd from a similar trip, officially billed as an &ldqu

Jamestown SunVisitors chat in front of one of the many Christmas trees on display during a Christmas open house Sunday at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse. Each room of the courthouse...

After 31 years in St. Paul, Traditions Classic Home Furnishings is leaving Grand Avenue for the suburbs. Store owners Mike and Suzanne Schumann plan to focus on expanding their store on Excelsior Boulevard in St. Louis Park, which they’ve opera

A mess. Six months ago, if you asked anyone involved in state tax collections how the 2019 filing season would go, there’s a good chance that would have been their prediction. But many have changed their tune. After months of work, Cynthia Bauerly,

DEAR ABBY: I am an older I.T. professional (58) who had a very successful career until a year ago. I was part of a major layoff at the company I worked at for many years. I have not been able to find a job in the I.T. field since. Besides my skills and kn

Many of you have asked by email or on Twitter, “Where do we turn for help after you go away?” First, we’re not disappearing on January 1, 2019, and the site won’t go dark.  I’ll keep it alive for at least three years. An

Southeast Asia is a growing digital marketplace and increasingly a focus for startups across the world but there haven’t been many exits. So it’s notable, then, that struggling Chinese discount e-commerce service LightInTheBox has closed its a

Vroom has raised $146 million in Series G funding, an expansion to a $30 million investment we reported in early September. U.S. automotive retailer AutoNation led the round for the startup, with participation from existing investors T. Rowe Price, L Cat

In the five years since its product was showcased onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt New York’s hackathon, Plaid has emerged as one of the most critical contributors to financial technology’s evolution — and one of the most under the radar. T

At 9:30 AM local time, we kick off TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa, where 15 companies will take the stage, along with panels from industry investors, Main One, and speakers from Facebook (our partner on the event through the FB Start program).

Apple is appealing a decision that bans certain iPhone models from being sold in China. As reported by CNBC, the tech giant filed an appeal on Monday, after San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm was granted multiple injunctions against Apple's Chinese subsid

Walmart is continuing its strategy of revamping its businesses in Asia after the U.S. retail giant opened its first e-commerce store in Japan, where it is working with local retail giant Rakuten. The companies first announced a collaboration in January&n

China and the United States have been slapping each other with massive tariffs and more may come if the trade war continues to escalate, prompting some companies to move manufacturing out of China. One of the latest is GoPro, which announced it will move

Blippar, the U.K.-based AR startup that raised more than $130 million, may be nearing the end of the road. The company has been burning through cash in a bid to pivot in search of a profitable AR business model, and now shareholders are in dispute over wh

On November 29th, Gallup headlined “Democrats Lead Surge in Belief U.S. Should Be World Leader” and reported that “Three-fourths (75%) of Americans today think the United States has ‘a special responsibility to be the lea

First it was the notch, now the hole-punch has emerged as the latest tech for concealing selfie cameras whilst keeping our smartphones as free of bezel as possible to maximize the screen space. This week, Samsung and Huawei both unveiled new pho

There is no shortage of up-and-comers jostling for a spot in China’s massive ecommerce industry, and oftentimes they pick a niche market and present a novel business model different from the establishment of Alibaba or JD.com . Chinese social e

At 9:30 AM local time, we kick off TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa, where 15 companies will take the stage, along with panels from industry investors, Main One, and speakers from Facebook (our partner on the event through the FB Start program).

Walmart is continuing its strategy of revamping its businesses in Asia after the U.S. retail giant opened its first e-commerce store in Japan, where it is working with local retail giant Rakuten. The companies first announced a collaboration in January&n

Apple is appealing a decision that bans certain iPhone models from being sold in China. As reported by CNBC, the tech giant filed an appeal on Monday, after San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm was granted multiple injunctions against Apple's Chinese subsid

China and the United States have been slapping each other with massive tariffs and more may come if the trade war continues to escalate, prompting some companies to move manufacturing out of China. One of the latest is GoPro, which announced it will move

A Vietnamese businessman has been attracting a lot of attention on Asian social media sites for his obsession with gold. 36-year-old Tran Ngoc Phuc wears a total of 13kg of gold wherever he goes, and is always accompanied by at least 5 bodyguards who make

Blippar, the U.K.-based AR startup that raised more than $130 million, may be nearing the end of the road. The company has been burning through cash in a bid to pivot in search of a profitable AR business model, and now shareholders are in dispute over wh

On November 29th, Gallup headlined “Democrats Lead Surge in Belief U.S. Should Be World Leader” and reported that “Three-fourths (75%) of Americans today think the United States has ‘a special responsibility to be the lea

Amazon Alexa is gaining new capabilities, including support for location-based reminders and routines, the ability to call local businesses by voice, and the ability to check your email, hands-free, on supported Alexa devices, among other things. These f

Always in a Rush, Business Travelers Push for Even Speedier Hotel Services  The New York Times

Business travelers have long expected their hotels to provide good food, an array of fitness options and, perhaps, a place for a haircut or manicure. But lately ...

US, China and Europe have different data laws — that could be a big headache for companies in 2019  CNBC

Businesses would have a harder time collecting, storing and transferring data across the U.S., China and Europe, according to Control Risks.

Business, consumer confidence fall in Nov., but stay positive  Lincoln Journal Star

Both business and consumer confidence fell in November in the state, but they remained at levels that are considered positive for growth.

Tesla is crushing the stock market — even as traders are betting big against it  Business Insider

Tesla, the most shorted US-listed stock, is handily beating the broader market since its recent low.

Small-business optimism dips over fears of an economic slowdown: Survey  CNBC

Although tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks this year fueled small-business optimism to hit its highest level in decades, the latest CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small ...

Business Plan Template: A Step-by-Step Guide For Entrepreneurs  Forbes

Creating a business plan is a key part of starting any business venture. Even if you'll never use it in this format for attracting investors and raising capital, it can ...

Become A Master Of Business: Why Empathy And Understanding Are Vital To Success  Forbes

Small Giants is the brainchild of Danny Almagor and Berry Liberman — partners in business as well as in life who nurture companies that choose to be great ...

The Highs (and Lows) of a Remarkable Year in Business  Fortune

Tariffs! Twitter Tirades! Stomach-Churning market volatility! The year in business did not lack for memorable moments (Yup, we're looking at you, Elon musk).

Resident Asks Curwensville Borough for Help with Problem Caused by Neighboring Business | GantNews.com  GANT News

CURWENSVILLE – Growing businesses may be good for the economy, but sometimes not for neighbors. At Monday's Curwensville Borough Council meeting, ...

Sundar Pichai: Google CEO sends message to Trump in Congress grilling  Business Insider

Sundar Pichai will be grilled by the Pichai House Judiciary Committee — the first time he has been questioned by Congress since he became Google CEO.

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