Posts by Liam Redmond
Small Business Automation: Genius AI Raises $44M for the Back Office
Genius AI, a platform that automates back-office admin for local service businesses, has raised $44 million in a Series D round backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Lux Capital, and L Catterton, among others. The company builds software that handles scheduling, invoicing, and customer follow-up for plumbers, cleaners, salons, and similar owner-run shops. If you run…
Read MoreGap’s nostalgic ’90s fragrances are back and better than ever
Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. They’re filling a gap in the market. While Gap discontinued its iconic ’90s fragrance line back in the early 2000s, today the retailer dropped reimagined versions of the millennial-loved scents, modernized…
Read MoreAI Side Hustles in 2026: 4 That Make Real Money
A widely shared profile of a two-person startup shows an AI side hustle can clear more than $5,000 on a good day, with its founders on track for roughly $3 million this year. They started last December, and they lean on one AI tool that almost anyone can learn. That story is not really about…
Read MoreUnder-fire Nancy Guthrie sheriff lashes out at FBI after Kash Patel claims agency was kept out of probe
The embattled Arizona sheriff leading the Nancy Guthrie investigation has lashed out at the FBI after its director, Kash Patel, accused police of blocking the agency from assisting in the early stages of the probe. Chris Nanos, the Pima County Sheriff, staunchly defended his officers during an appearance on “The Sharpe Exchange” Tuesday over how…
Read MoreInside ‘weird’ and ‘controlled’ Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ press event and why Hollywood is ditching film critic influencers
Hollywood studios have fallen under the influence of influencers. And why wouldn’t they? Increasingly, major studios are cutting peskily unpredictable journalists and critics out of their pre-release strategies in a world where a movie-loving TikToker named Straw Hat Goofy might be the industry’s new Pauline Kael. On July 9, Warner Bros. hosted a trailer launch…
Read MoreBOE holds rates in 6-3 vote as war clouds inflation outlook
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 09:18 PM [LONDON] The Bank of England kept interest rates steady at 3.75 per cent, as UK officials sought to balance the threat from resurgent US-Iran tensions against signs that domestic price pressures are easing more quickly than predicted. The Monetary Policy Committee voted six-three in favour of leaving…
Read MoreJardine Matheson posts 9% growth in H1 underlying profit to US$735 million
Board declares interim dividend of US$0.65 per share; full-year dividend targeted to grow 5% to US$2.47 apiece [SINGAPORE] Jardine Matheson Holdings (JMH) reported a 9 per cent growth in underlying profit for the first half ended Jun 30 to US$735 million, from US$676 million in the previous corresponding period. On the adjusted basis, higher contributions…
Read MoreUS dollar slips against yen as focus shifts to inflation data
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 08:53 PM [LONDON] The dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday ahead of a US inflation report that investors will scrutinise to gauge the path for interest rates, a day after the Federal Reserve left markets guessing about its future monetary policy. The yen popped 0.3 per cent to…
Read MoreFauci pleads the Fifth 111 times, St. Paul mayor faces sexual harassment investigation
Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing, refusing to answer questions about the pandemic, gain-of-function research, and other controversies. Republicans are now moving toward a vote that could hold the former NIH director in contempt of Congress. Also, the mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, is under investigation after a…
Read MoreFLCT logs positive rental reversions in Q3, led by logistics and industrial segment
Manager sees continued opportunities in the logistics and industrial sector, underpinned by resilient structural demand [SINGAPORE] The manager of Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (FLCT) recorded positive rental reversions of 8.2 per cent on an incoming versus outgoing basis, in the third quarter ended Jun 30. On an average versus average basis, the trust booked…
Read MoreJardine Cycle & Carriage proposes special dividend, distribution in specie of Toyota shares amid strategic review
Total dividends for the period stand at about US$1.01 a share, pending shareholder approval [SINGAPORE] Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) has proposed a special dividend of about US$0.73 per share, featuring a cash payout and a direct distribution in specie of its remaining stake in Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corporation, under a move to prioritise…
Read MoreFive more Ukrainian, Russian kids reunited with their families, Melania Trump says
Five Ukrainian and Russian children separated from their families during the four-year-old European war are back with their relatives, first lady Melania Trump announced Thursday morning. “While diplomacy and peacebuilding are important to this effort, they are surpassed by our collective ability to place children above international disputes,” the Slovenia-born Melania said in a statement…
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