North Bay's Chamber of Commerce named eighteen 2026 Evening of Excellence finalists, a list pairing local entrepreneurs with a 136-year-old global drilling manufacturer.
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The Business-Optimization Statistics Everyone Cites Don’t Check Out
Popular small-business efficiency stats trace to decade-old surveys and unmeasured myths, while real 2026 adoption data show a slower, uneven payoff.
Microsoft’s WSUS Fix Lands After a Federal Deadline Already Passed
Microsoft's manual WSUS fix landed after federal agencies' CISA deadline to patch an exploited SharePoint flaw had already expired, exposing a compliance gap.
BSP’s Thrive Program Graduates 200 Entrepreneurs Into Fiji’s Tight Credit Market
BSP Fiji's Thrive program has mentored more than 200 entrepreneurs since 2023, yet Fiji's estimated FJ$2.2 billion MSME financing gap remains unresolved.
The EV Tax Credit Is Gone, but Home Businesses Have a Bigger Break
The federal EV credit ended in 2025 and the new car loan interest deduction excludes business vehicles, leaving home-based owners to rely on depreciation and mileage records.
Galaxy S26 FE Breaks Samsung’s Display Streak Ahead of September Launch
Galaxy S26 FE and Tab S12 surfaced in Google's AI trial list days before Samsung confirmed either device, and BOE now supplies the phone's screen.
Amazon Business Tops $60 Billion While AMZN Stock Barely Moves
Amazon Business hit $60 billion in sales, squeezing rivals like Grainger and Fastenal, yet AMZN barely moved since Amazon never reports the unit's real revenue.
T-Mobile’s New Branded Calling Push Creates a Two-Tier Phone System
T-Mobile and First Orion's new tool verifies business calls placed from mobile phones, but enrollment and per-call fees keep the badge out of reach for many.
Libya Tops the World’s Riskiest Internet Rankings, and Conflict Explains Why
TRG Datacentres data show most of the ten riskiest countries for a digital blackout are also shaped by war, blockade or sanctions.
Pixel Sales Keep Climbing as Google Preps Another Price Hike
Counterpoint data show Pixel outgrowing Samsung and Apple through the memory chip crisis, even as leaks point to a pricier, Tensor G6 powered Pixel 11.