Fri.Jan 13, 2023

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9 Point Checklist For Success In People Communication

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Every business professional and entrepreneur believes they are good communicators, but how do they know? It’s really the perception of the recipients that counts, and poor communicators are almost always poor listeners, so they don’t hear the shortcomings. Warren Buffet once told a class of business students that better communication could boost their value by fifty percent.

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Semtech Completes Sierra Wireless Buy

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Camarillo-based Semtech said late Thursday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Sierra Wireless. The deal was worth approximately $1.2 billion, and was an all-cash transaction. According to Semtech, the deal is expected to add approximately $100M of high-margin IoT cloud services to its recurring revenues.

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EVgo Plans Charging Station Revamp

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Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging network operator EVgo said this week that it is launching a program to "replace, upgrade" and even "retire" hundreds of its stations. According to the company, the move will go to enhance its charger availability and will help with "building range confidence" for EV drivers. EVgo said said it has been installing its charging stations fore more than a decade.

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Crypto.com Cuts 20 Percent

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Singapore-based Crypto.com--the cryptocurrency company which owns the naming rights to the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles--has cut 20 percent of its staff, citing "economic headwinds" and "unforeseeable" events in the crypto industry. The cuts. reportedly impacted more than 2,000 people. Crypto.com blamed the collapse of FTX. Crypto.com bought the naming rights to what was the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers and the Sparks, back in 2021; the company agreed to pay $700M in that naming rig

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.