Stretching Your Dollar: Why Business Owners Should Consider Taking Vacations
A realization for many business owners is that they tend to be on-call for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Often, they can get so engulfed in their business that the don't carve out time for leisure vacations. Austin Netzley, author of 'The 2-Week Vacation Test,' said it is possible to step away from the business to enjoy life and "by taking committed time of, you reclaim your time but also, you're able to improve your team in operations, more easily let go off tasks and with a better team in operations and more time, now you're able to work on the things that actually matter and grow your business."
Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC. That’s because the companies have failed to reach a new licensing deal to keep Disney channels on YouTube TV. Depending on how long it lasts, the dispute could particularly impact coverage of U.S. college football matchups over the weekend — on top of other news and entertainment disruptions that have already arrived. In the meantime, YouTube TV subscribers who want to watch Disney channels could have little choice other than turning to the company’s own platforms, which come with their own price tags.
President Donald Trump said he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking.
Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform. The companies announced on Wednesday that they reached a compensatory legal settlement and new licensing agreements. These agreements aim to provide more revenue opportunities for Universal's artists and songwriters. The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the music streaming industry, leading to accusations from record labels. This deal marks the first since Universal and others sued Udio and Suno last year. Financial terms of the settlement weren't disclosed.
