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SkyCity Entertainment Group has reached a settlement requiring it to pay AUD 21 million (about $14.72 million) in relation to compliance breaches at its casino in Adelaide, Australia. The settlement is part of a larger deal with the Commissioner for Liquor and Gambling in South Australia, addressing regulatory concerns for SkyCity’s Adelaide casino in an

Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi

Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer (CDO) at biopharmaceutical giant Sanofi, recognises that the CDO role often means different things in different companies. At Sanofi, it was decided that the role would be an all-encompassing position, overseeing business applications, infrastructure, cyber security, data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital services. There are also professionals in Frenehard’s team

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SkyCity to Pay $15M Settlement Over Regulatory Breaches in Australian Casino

SkyCity Entertainment Group has reached a settlement requiring it to pay AUD 21 million (about $14.72 million) in relation to compliance breaches at its casino in Adelaide, Australia. The settlement is part of a larger deal with the Commissioner for Liquor and Gambling in South Australia, addressing regulatory concerns for SkyCity’s Adelaide casino in an

Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi

Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer (CDO) at biopharmaceutical giant Sanofi, recognises that the CDO role often means different things in different companies. At Sanofi, it was decided that the role would be an all-encompassing position, overseeing business applications, infrastructure, cyber security, data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital services. There are also professionals in Frenehard’s team

Jim Carrey Returning for The Grinch Sequel Movie

Why Jim Carrey Almost Quit The Grinch & Gave Back $20 Million Salary Pucker up, Whoville—the Grinch is coming back. Indeed, director Ron Howard and his producing partner Brian Grazer ’s production company Imagine Entertainment confirmed on Instagram June 18 that a sequel to Jim Carrey ’s 2000 movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas is

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Business delegation visits Kazakhstan to strengthen economic and trade cooperation

Astana, Kazakhstan, Jun 2, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - A business delegation led by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), John Lee, and organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), began its visit to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on 1 June. During the visit, a total of 43

13 Real Business Trip Stories That Prove Work Travel Collects More Stories Than Miles

Real business trips almost never go the way the itinerary promised. They start with a confidently-packed suitcase and an eight-page agenda, and somewhere between the airport gate and the hotel breakfast they quietly turn into something nobody could have invented — equal parts comedy, chaos, and unscheduled adventure. These 13 real business trip moments are exactly that kind of work-trip plot

Your business texts could look like scam messages from July 1 if you don’t act now

From July 1, any branded SMS your business sends without a registered sender ID will be labelled “Unverified” and grouped with scam messages.  What’s happening: From 1 July 2026, any business or organisation that sends SMS using a branded name, such as “MyShop” or “AcmeServices”, instead of a phone number, must have that sender ID