Business

Google campus.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Google will cut off search access for students at schools that reject AI tools

Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the tech giant…
Birds fly over a billboard advertisement for Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco, with Arabic text that reads, “Saudi Aramco, soon on stock exchange,” in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, in November 2019.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Higher oil prices boost Saudi Aramco profits despite disruption from attacks

Majority state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a 35 per cent increase in third-quarter net profit as earnings were boosted by higher oil prices and the sale of its stake in a…
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Feb. 26, 2026.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Anthropic posts $17b quarterly revenue, but losses continue in fresh IPO filing

Anthropic’s quarterly revenue swelled to US$17 billion but it still posted a net loss for the latest three months, the artificial intelligence giant said in an updated IPO filing released on Monday.…
FILE - A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
03 Nov, 2026 0

Meta delays new terms after challenge from Norway media

Meta said it was postponing the rollout of new terms for its business accounts after an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates who said the updated rules would allow the tech giant to…
National Land Agency on Hanover and Charles streets, Kington.
03 Nov, 2026 0

NLA system outage slows property market, costing the economy millions

A major systems outage at the National Land Agency (NLA) since last Tuesday has slowed activity in Jamaica's property sector, disrupting land transactions, delaying court matters, preventing…
Elite Diagnostics office on Holborn Road, New Kingston.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Elite gets buyout offer, directors issue caution

Resource Assets Ltd, a St Lucia-registered company, has offered to buy all of Elite Diagnostic Ltd's issued ordinary shares at $1.60 each, a price that equates roughly to the medical-imaging…
Dr Brian Langrin, Bank of Jamaica Governor
01 Nov, 2026 0

BPO workers and founders must pivot as sector contracts, says BOJ governor

Business process outsourcing (BPO) workers and founders must pivot as artificial intelligence (AI) cuts the industry’s need for workers, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Dr Brian Langrin said on Friday.…
In this September 17, 2021 photo, Melanie Graham, marketing manager and director of Palace Amusement, stands in front of show posters at the company’s Carib 5 cinema in Kingston.
01 Nov, 2026 0

Palace bets on arcades and bars as film revenue falls

The Palace Amusement Company (1921) Limited plans to lean less heavily on film, building entertainment zones for children and adults as its annual loss widened to $190.2 million and its auditor…
Water Minister Matthew Samuda.
01 Nov, 2026 0

Mandeville to get steady water by Christmas

Mandeville will get a more reliable water supply before Christmas, ending years of shortages in that town, Water, Environment and Climate Change Minister Matthew Samuda said on Thursday. It aims to…