4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (216+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Friday, June 12, 2026 Morning disruption: Meta's platforms'including Facebook, Instagram and Whats App'experienced a widespread global outage that disrupted access for hundreds of thousands of users. The issue began around midmorning, causing problems like login failures, broken feeds…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (230+ words) A growing policy debate centers on whether Americans should have a direct financial stake in the wealth created by artificial intelligence, The Washington Post reports." The idea is driven by concerns that while AI could dramatically increase productivity and corporate…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (250+ words) Beneath the market's enthusiasm for AI and record-high stock prices, there is growing anxiety among investors and business leaders'especially outside the U. S. , The New York Times reports." Business leaders in London are increasingly questioning whether the AI-driven market rally is sustainable…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (204+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Breakaway paused: St. George's push to create its own library system has been delayed as the City Council deferred the vote for 30 days. Supporters say the split would allow St. George to control its…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (49+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Meta is launching a national workforce training boot camp geared specifically toward training workers for jobs in AI infrastructure'and Baton Rouge is its first stop. The boot camp, a $115 millio...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (256+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report From sci-fi to reality: Brain-computer interfaces are rapidly moving from experimental prototypes to early commercial medical tools that allow people with paralysis or neurological conditions to control computers and devices using only their thoughts. Advances from…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (232+ words) AI is pushing companies toward an "AI-first" operating model where decision-making becomes faster, more data-driven and more distributed between humans and machines, Harvard Business Review reports. That shift forces executives to redefine what leadership actually means'less about direct control of…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (173+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump sees AI as a potentially enormous source of future wealth and wants Americans to share in that upside, framing it as a business deal or partnership rather than a redistribution program, The New York Times reports." Similarly,…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (249+ words) As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the business landscape, Business Report's training division is launching the Business Report AI Academy, a new executive education experience designed to help small and mid-sized business leaders move beyond uncertainty and into practical implementation." "Many…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (110+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Magazine honor: Cody Saucier, a senior consultant with SSA Consultants, has been named the 2026 Top Consultant by Consulting Magazine in the Strategy and Transformation category. Saucier connects with clients across Louisiana and has guided more than…...