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fromwww.brewbound.com
1 day ago

Denver Breweries Prep for GABF Impact Amid Rocky 2025

Colorado is home to 456 craft breweries down from a peak of 468 in 2023 ranking fourth nationwide in 2024, according to the Brewers Association (BA), which hosts GABF. Those breweries produced a combined 779,338 barrels of beer and generated $2.5 billion in economic impact for the state, according to BA data. Closings accelerated in 2024, when there were 41 compared to 35 in 2023.
Beer
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

Compass-Anywhere real estate merger could squeeze small brokerages

"We have a unique opportunity to utilize the incredible breadth of talent across our companies, especially our world-class agents and franchisees, to deliver even more value to home buyers and home sellers across every phase of the home buying and home selling experience,"
Real estate
Video games
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Do EA buyout talks hint at bigger industry troubles? | TechCrunch

Electronic Arts may go private as executives worry industry consolidation and shifting player spending toward live services could lower future public valuations.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Column: How media consolidation silences free speech

The latest smartphone from Apple hit stores this weekend and reportedly the bell of the ball is the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Customers want it for its advanced telephoto lens, large display and battery life. Investors want it to keep up with the Joneses. While Apple remains one of the globe's most valuable tech companies, there is growing concern on Wall Street that the industry leader is lagging behind some of its rivals when it comes to artificial intelligence. Ideally the new model addresses some of that chatter.
Apple
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Je Suis Jimmy

The president has never done well with criticism, constantly going after news organizations and private companies and individuals perceived to be insufficiently supportive or ingratiating. "This is the environment that we're all operating in, and we've known this for a while, where, whether it's legitimate or not, you have the government as an actor trying to control and shape coverage through a combination of means, one of which is threats," the news anchor said.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

Major Oil Company's Astonishing Layoff Figures Sound like 'Recession'

You know, the consolidation happens for a simple reason. I know these companies are a little bit different from each other. Upstream, downstream, production, exploration. But listen, basically. They're all brothers and sisters, or first cousins of one another's. So the fact that you're getting roll-ups in industries where you've got related companies, isn't that surprising. What's, what's going on there in the last few months?
Business
Beer
fromwww.brewbound.com
1 month ago

Lessons on Navigating California's Turbulent Craft Distribution Market with Kevin McGee

Kevin McGee transitioned from brewery CEO to full-time attorney after selling Anderson Valley Brewing Company, leveraging franchise law experience from distributor disputes.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

OpenAI chairman says training your own AI model is a good way to 'destroy your capital'

"There’s ones you can lease, there’s open source ones. Don’t do it." Taylor emphasized the impracticality of developing new AI models unless one belongs to a major player in the industry.
Artificial intelligence
Marketing tech
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 months ago

Steve Capezza takes on M&A leadership role at Anywhere

Steve Capezza joins Anywhere, aiming to enhance growth and market share through strategic mergers and acquisitions.
The real estate industry is focused on consolidation to streamline operations and improve margins.
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