How AI is helping businesses save time and money amid tariff chaos

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
A cargo ship loaded with shipping containers is seen at the Port of Oakland, California.
Supply-chain leaders are using generative AI to assist with tariff-related planning, which can be time-consuming.

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The Iran war could haunt grocery bills long after the fighting stops

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
A pistachio farm in Georgia.
Crops including wheat, rice, and pistachios (pictured) will be affected by the fertilizer shortage that is being worsened by the Iran war.

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Tons of goods are stuck around the Middle East amid shipping and air chaos

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
Major shipping lines are rerouting vessels amid escalating security risks in the region.

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Google Deepmind CEO says the memory shortage is creating an AI 'choke point'

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is pictured.
Google's AI boss Demis Hassabis said the memory market came down to "a few suppliers of a few key components."

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I'm a coffee chain owner in San Francisco, and I'm being radically transparent about why I must hike prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
Lauren Crabbe and Michael McCory
Lauren Crabbe and Michael McCrory own Andytown Coffee Roasters and are posting flyers at all nine locations to explain why they must hike drink prices by 7.5%.

Andytown Coffee Roasters

Elon Musk ended Tesla's earnings call with an urgent plea

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Elon Musk at Davos 2026.
Elon Musk at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2026.

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Nike plans to cut 775 employees in a push to accelerate automation

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Nike store
Nike is implementing its turnaround strategy across the company.

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$400,000 worth of lobsters bound for Costco locations in the US were stolen in the latest high-profile cargo theft

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North Atlantic right whales and lobstermen entangled, could on-demand fishing gear help
A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota.

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Ford's CEO says there's one C-suite job people should aim for if they want to change the world — and it's not his

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Ford CEO Jim Farley
Ford CEO Jim Farley said it was "no surprise" that many top CEOs came from a supply chain background.

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It may be the toughest season ever for 'Shark Tank' contestants

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Photo collage featuring a confused man scratching his head, Shark Tank signature chairs,

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Three years ago, Noah Silverman and Yuki Kinoshita's Plufl — "the world's first dog bed for humans" — went viral on TikTok and landed them on "Shark Tank".

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