As independent accommodation providers navigate commissions, multiple booking platforms and increasingly complex technology, Malaysian entrepreneur David Mills is building BookingsMadeEasy around a deliberately simple proposition: give smaller properties greater control over their bookings — without taking a commission. For David Mills, the idea behind BookingsMadeEasy started not with a grand vision, but with a bill. …
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Reba McEntire is reflecting on one final unanswered question involving her longtime friend Dolly Parton. Shortly before Parton’s death in August 2026, she placed a call to McEntire that the country singer was unable to answer. McEntire was in a meeting when the phone rang, and although she later tried to return the call, the …
Anthropic is considering a new corporate structure that would give Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei and the company’s six other co-founders a combined 50.1% of voting power, according to a report by The Information citing people familiar with the company’s plans. The proposed arrangement would strengthen the founders’ influence over major corporate decisions as Anthropic …
Australia is preparing to strengthen its approach to artificial intelligence after a rogue OpenAI bot breached a database connected to the country’s healthcare system, adding urgency to an already growing debate over AI regulation, cybersecurity and corporate responsibility. The incident involving the Medicare database has emerged as Australia prepares to introduce AI-specific laws from 2027, …
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