Leaving: Entergy New Orleans president and CEO Charles Rice has transitioned to another position, New Orleans City Business reports. Rice “will be charged with providing legal advice and guidance as Entergy Corporation considers long-term growth opportunities and business strategies.” The move comes after months of controversy resulting from discovery that one of Entergy New Orleans’ contractors hired actors to attend city council meetings and support the utility’s proposed power plant in New Orleans East. Read the full story.
Health tech: Natural Cycles, a mobile fertility app, this month became the first ever digital contraceptive device to win FDA marketing approval. There are many similar apps available, but FDA approval means it can be marketed as a mobile contraceptive, giving it an edge in the medical apps market, which is forecast to grow to $11.2 billion by 2025, up from at $1.4 billion in 2016, according to BIS Research. Read the full story.
Automatic: At a time when big-box retailers are trying to offer the same conveniences as their online competitors, the grocery chain Kroger is testing the use of driverless cars to deliver groceries in a Phoenix suburb, The New York Times reports. The project from Kroger, the biggest supermarket chain in the United States, is part of an effort to fend off a rising threat from Amazon and Walmart, which have been pushing their online grocery offerings. Read the full story.
