Yanagi Sōetsu’s call to value simple, well-made objects feels especially relevant in our current disposable culture.

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Shares of Moore Threads Technology Co., a leading Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker, fell after plans to put most of the funds raised through its recent listing into banking products. The ...

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Generative artificial intelligence has some unexpected new fans: small businesses. Mike Salvatore, owner of Heritage Hospitality Group in Chicago, used to run reports once or twice a year on the cost ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. CNBC recently reported on conflicting numbers about AI adoption and productivity among small businesses. Productivity among the S&P 500 rose 5.5% ...

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Artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, is perhaps the hottest area of technology investment today. Many AI innovations have been aimed at the enterprise market. However, small businesses ...

You hold an electric drill in your hand, so that makes it a hand tool, right? It's an amusing thought, but the people who actually write the safety rules beg to differ. The Occupational Safety and ...

I’ve always felt it was a waste of time to cry over things I can’t change. However, as I sat on my bedroom floor recently, struggling to twist open the glucose sensor my daughter needs to survive, ...

When you run a small business, you have to wear a lot of hats. Suddenly, you're not just an entrepreneur. You're an accountant, an inventory manager, a chief marketing officer, and an entire human ...

It’s not fun to talk about, but there’s only one thing certain in life. You need to have a plan for your digital legacy, just like you make a plan for your physical assets; otherwise, your accounts, ...