Cal AI’s Jake Castillo Shows How a Four‑Person Team Scaled to Millions and Sold to MyFitnessPal
Cal AI, an AI‑powered calorie‑tracking app, was acquired by MyFitnessPal less than two years after its April 2024 launch. Co‑founder and CMO Jake Castillo says the four‑person team reached millions in monthly revenue by leveraging influencer partnerships and relentless speed. The deal highlights how tiny, scrappy teams can outpace larger rivals in the fast‑moving AI health‑tech market.
Iron Galaxy Studios Cuts Up to 90 Jobs Amid Industry Downturn
Iron Galaxy Studios announced it will lay off as many as 90 employees as it restructures for a "new normal" in the video‑game market. The cuts follow a 66‑person reduction last year and come after a string of mixed commercial...
EDP - Energias De Portugal, S.A. & EDP Finance B.V.: Credit Rating Report
On March 13, 2026, DBRS Ratings GmbH reaffirmed its issuer ratings for EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. and its finance arm, EDP Finance B.V., at BBB with a Stable trend. The confirmation places both entities in the lower medium‑grade...
Netflix Q1 2026 Earnings Beat but Guidance Drags Stock 10% Lower; Morgan Stanley Keeps $115 Target
Netflix reported a 16% YoY revenue increase to $12.25 billion and a surge in free cash flow, yet its 2026 revenue outlook fell short of estimates, prompting a 10% post‑earnings sell‑off. Morgan Stanley, however, kept an Overweight rating and a $115...
68 Million AI Crawler Visits Show What Drives AI Search Visibility via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
A recent Duda analysis of 858,457 websites reveals AI crawlers generated 68.9 million visits in February 2026, reaching 59% of the sampled sites. Real‑time answer retrieval now dominates crawling activity, accounting for 56.9% of requests, with ChatGPT alone responsible for 81% of...
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Ditches One‑On‑One Meetings; Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Abandons Email
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang announced he no longer holds one‑on‑one meetings with his 55 direct reports, and Airbnb founder‑CEO Brian Chesky said he has stopped using email in favor of texts and calls. The moves reflect a growing trend among...
The Market's All-Time High Is A Warning Sign
The S&P 500 is trading at price‑to‑earnings multiples that only the Dot‑Com bubble, the 2008‑09 crisis and the COVID‑19 surge have ever exceeded. At the same time, key macro indicators—jobs growth, real personal income and private investment—are trending downward, raising recession...
Economist Warns AI Automation Could Slash Jobs and Wage Share, Sparks HR Debate
Economist Imas warned that AI‑driven automation could eliminate most jobs and collapse the wage share, a view now echoed by Morgan Stanley analysts. The warning has ignited a debate among HR leaders about how to safeguard employment and preserve employee...
PBOC Sets Yuan Midpoint at Weakest Since April 13, Signaling Continued Depreciation
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced a daily midpoint for the yuan that is the weakest since April 13, reinforcing a trend of depreciation. The move is expected to ripple through emerging‑market currencies and affect global trade pricing.
Haus Labs and ArdAzAei Are Hiring on BoF Careers
Haus Labs, Lady Gaga’s vegan, high‑tech cosmetics label, announced new openings for a social content creator, an associate manager of product marketing and additional roles in El Segundo, Los Angeles. Paris‑based couture house ArdAzAei, founded by Bahareh Ardakani, is hiring an e‑commerce manager and...
India and China Wall Off Border Rows to Focus on Trade and Security
India and China held their first bilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) consultations in New Delhi, signaling a cautious reset in relations. The talks deliberately compartmentalised border disputes, enabling progress on trade, security and multilateral diplomacy. While roughly 60,000 troops remain...
ADWEEK Sports Marketing MVPs 2026 Entries Now Open
ADWEEK has opened entries for its 2026 Sports Marketing MVP awards, spotlighting athletes, leagues, agencies, brands, and media that drive sports‑related branding. The program honors innovators who blend creativity, innovation, and charisma to grow leagues and brands. Entry fees range...
Trump Announces U.S. Negotiators to Fly to Pakistan for Iran Talks Amid Strait of Hormuz Standoff
President Donald Trump announced that a U.S. delegation will travel to Pakistan on Monday for a second round of face‑to‑face talks with Iran. The move comes as Tehran accuses Washington of “maximalist” demands and the Strait of Hormuz blockade threatens...
Trump’s Approval Slumps to 37% as War Drives Oil Above $90 and Gas Near $4
A new NBC News Decision Desk poll puts President Donald Trump’s approval at 37%, the lowest point of his second term. The dip follows a war‑driven surge in crude oil to over $90 a barrel and U.S. gasoline hovering just...
Iran Keeps Strait of Hormuz Shut, Blames U.S. Blockade Amid Rising Oil Prices
Iran has kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, accusing Washington of a naval blockade that is choking oil shipments. The disruption is already inflating fuel prices in Kenya and rattling European equity markets, while diplomatic talks in Islamabad stall.
Truist: Mixed Results But A Supportive Buyback
Truist Financial (TFC) remains on a Hold rating after a 40% rally this year, but recent volatility has tempered enthusiasm. Deposit growth slowed to just 1.7% year‑over‑year, lagging peers and squeezing margins amid heightened competition. Loan growth is steady yet...
Vanguard Short‑Term Bond ETFs BSV Vs. VGSH: Yield Edge Comes With More Risk
Vanguard’s short‑term bond ETFs—BSV (Short‑Term Bond) and VGSH (Short‑Term Treasury)—both charge a 0.03% expense ratio and currently yield about 3.9%. BSV posted a higher one‑year total return, but its broader mix of corporate and international dollar‑denominated bonds leads to a...
Kenyan Fuel Prices Spike as Hormuz Disruption Squeezes Stocks, Gold Slides on US‑Iran Tensions
Kenya’s Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi warned that limited fuel stocks – 138,623 mt of petrol for just 16 days – are under pressure after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drove global pump prices higher. At the same time, spot...
Visa Embeds Generative AI in Bank Infrastructure to Power Real‑Time Payments
Visa’s senior vice president and global head of issuing solutions, Kathleen Pierce‑Gilmore, unveiled a strategic push to embed generative AI across the core systems of its banking partners. The move targets legacy batch‑based architectures that hinder real‑time data use, positioning Visa...
UNI Welcomes Bangladesh Labour Law Reform Boosting Union Rights
Bangladesh Parliament approved a sweeping labour law reform on April 9, 2026, lowering the membership thresholds for forming trade unions and adding protections against unfair practices, forced labour, violence, and sexual harassment. The new rules let small firms (≤300 workers)...
SpaceX Targets $75 B IPO, Could Set Record with $1.75 T Valuation
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is lining up a $75 billion capital raise that would value the private launch and satellite firm at roughly $1.75 trillion, the largest IPO ever contemplated. Morgan Stanley is leading the bookrun as investors weigh the upside of Starlink...
Tesla Stock Faces Tight Margins and Delivery Miss Ahead of Q1 2026 Earnings
Tesla (TSLA) is set to report Q1 2026 earnings on April 22 after a 14% sequential drop in deliveries and widening margin pressure. The stock, down 18% from its peak, trades at a PE near 370, forcing investors to weigh...
US Captures Iranian Ship Touska Amid Mediation Efforts: All We Know
The U.S. military seized the Iranian‑flagged container ship Touska near the Strait of Hormuz after it ignored repeated warnings to turn back. A guided‑missile destroyer fired on the vessel’s engine room, and U.S. Marines boarded and captured the 294‑meter ship....
AI Shouldn’t Be Setting Prices or Wages. States Need to Push Back.
A wave of state legislation is targeting AI-driven price‑setting and wage‑determination systems that rely on intensive worker surveillance. Maryland, Colorado, Minnesota and New York are proposing bans that would classify such practices as unfair or deceptive under consumer‑protection and labor...
Pension Surplus Era Reshapes Strategy as Corporate Plans Rethink Risk and Returns
BlackRock’s 2026 U.S. corporate pension report shows funded ratios climbing to roughly 108%, up from 87% in 2018. With many plans now over‑funded, sponsors are shifting from deficit‑closing to preserving surplus and deciding how to deploy excess assets. Liability‑driven investing...
Quickplay Revamps TVNZ+ with Cloud‑Native OTT Platform in 12‑Month Sprint
Quickplay finished a 12‑month, cloud‑native rebuild of Television New Zealand’s streaming service TVNZ+, replacing a fragmented vendor stack with a single platform on AWS. The upgrade adds AI‑powered personalization, co‑viewing ad data and a unified live‑ops console, positioning TVNZ+ to...
European VC Surge: 75+ Deals Deploy Over $2 B in Week, Cleantech Leads
European venture capital activity jumped last week as more than 75 tech deals raised over €1.9 billion ($2.05 billion). Cleantech captured €1.2 billion ($1.30 billion) of that pool, while Sweden, the United Kingdom and Germany posted the highest regional totals.
Sidus Space Secures $58.5 Million in Direct Stock Offering to Fuel Growth
Sidus Space, the Florida‑based space and defense technology firm, priced a best‑efforts registered direct offering of 13.45 million Class A shares at $4.35 each, raising roughly $58.5 million. The cash will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, signaling strong investor...
Visa Foundation Boosts Pro Mujer to $4.4 Billion Micro‑Finance Platform for Latin American Women
Visa Foundation has pledged a total of $4 million—$1 million initially and $3 million over three years—to expand Pro Mujer's Emprende digital platform. The initiative targets 250,000 women entrepreneurs and supports a $4.4 billion micro‑loan portfolio that blends credit with training and health services.
Kyckr Appoints Ian Jones as New CTO
Kyckr, the UK‑based RegTech firm specializing in business verification, has hired Ian Jones as its new chief technology officer. Jones brings nearly three decades of technology leadership, including stints as CTO of OpenPlay, director of technology at payments platform xMoney,...
South Africa ‘Isn’t Ready’ for AI-Accelerated Cyberattacks
Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos Preview, an AI model that can pinpoint software vulnerabilities within minutes, raising unprecedented cybersecurity concerns. A mis‑configuration leak revealed the model’s existence, underscoring the speed gap: 77% of organizations globally need over a week to patch,...
Peak Brain Power Comes After 50: Here’s Why Your Business Can’t Afford to Ignore That
Recent research overturns the long‑held belief that cognitive ability peaks in early adulthood, showing that crystallized intelligence—knowledge, judgment, and pattern recognition—continues to improve into the 50s. While fluid intelligence, the capacity for rapid abstract problem‑solving, declines after the late teens,...
Kailera Therapeutics' $625 Million IPO Sets Record as Largest Biotech Offering
Kailera Therapeutics completed a $625 million IPO on Nasdaq, the largest biotech offering by proceeds to date. The upsized deal lifted its share price 62.5% on debut and dramatically increased RTW Bio’s net asset value, underscoring the appeal of its new‑co...
CISOs Reshape Their Roles as Business Risk Strategists
CISOs are evolving from pure technical stewards to enterprise risk strategists, exemplified by ThoughtWorks' Nitin Raina, who simultaneously serves as global CISO and head of enterprise risk. Recent surveys show 78% of CISOs share security‑risk accountability with other C‑suite executives,...
7 Reasons You Keep Getting Passed over for CIO
The article identifies seven recurring gaps that keep IT leaders from landing CIO roles, from remaining order‑takers to lacking storytelling skills. It highlights the shift in the CIO’s mandate: 65% now report directly to the CEO, up from 41% a...
AI Has Changed Entry-Level Hiring. Most Interviews Haven’t.
AI tools have lifted the baseline of communication fluency among entry‑level candidates, making polished answers appear commonplace. However, this surface polish can conceal a lack of real judgment, which is critical when stakes rise. Hiring leaders are urged to redesign...
Amazon to Acquire Globalstar for $11.6 B, Expanding Satellite IoT Services
Amazon announced a $11.6 billion deal to buy Globalstar, securing 24 operational satellites, spectrum licenses and direct‑to‑device capability for its Leo network. The acquisition dovetails with an Apple partnership and positions AWS to offer satellite‑backed IoT solutions to remote enterprises.
If You Can’t Explain Why Each Employee Needs a Noncompete, You May Have a Problem
The FTC filed an administrative complaint against Rollins, the parent of Orkin, alleging its blanket non‑compete policy forced more than 18,000 pest‑control workers to sign two‑year, 75‑mile restrictions without compensation. The agency says the practice violates Section 5 of the FTC...
2 Strategic Choices that Shape Spokesperson Success
Ragan Training’s new online course, “Building and Training Effective Media Spokespeople,” teaches communicators how to diagnose common spokesperson failures and strategically match the right voice to each situation. The program emphasizes that breakdowns stem from inadequate preparation rather than personality,...
Why the CEOs of Canada's Big Banks Are Optimistic Even as the Economy Lags
Canada’s big‑bank CEOs remained upbeat at their recent AGMs despite sluggish GDP and weak job growth. They highlighted the country’s strategic energy position, noting a roughly 5% GDP lift for every $10 rise in West Texas Intermediate crude. RBC warned...
Quantifying Investment in Brand
In this episode of On Point, host Peter Van Artryk talks with Lorraine Jekylls, CEO of the London‑based agency Free Brands and incoming chair of the Insurance Marketing and Communications Association, about the unique challenges of branding in the insurance...
Emerging Market Outflows Near COVID-Level Severity
EM "outflows have been almost as bad as during COVID, i.e. they’ve been massive." -Robin J. Brooks, Shadow Price Macro
US and Europe Must Forge New Alliance to Survive
The only hope that either the US or Europe has of surviving the current geoeconomic moment is to create a new type of alliance by @RanaForoohar https://t.co/oIiiYPepz5
How to Take Appropriate Risks When You Don’t Have All the Answers
The article argues that waiting for perfect information stalls progress, so leaders should make decisions with the data they have. It defines an "appropriate risk" as a responsible choice where downside is manageable and delay costs are real. Practical tools...
Track Performance Drivers, Not Just Outputs, with MAPS
You track performance. But do you track what drives it? Michael Gordon challenges FP&A’s focus on outputs alone. The MAPS framework highlights four drivers: focus, energy, emotions, purpose. 💬 Which one are you not managing? 🔗 https://t.co/AMLjyEn8We https://t.co/mZegLud819
Integrate the Slingshot Pause
The post urges professionals to embed a daily "thinking pause" into their schedules, arguing that deliberate mental time drives the most consequential decisions. It contrasts the common habit of allocating hours to physical exercise with the rarity of setting aside...
20 Social Media Holidays to Celebrate This May
The article outlines 20 social‑media holidays in May, from Mental Health Awareness Month to National Hamburger Day, offering concrete content ideas for each. It emphasizes pairing purpose‑driven observances with lighter, relatable moments to keep brand messaging human and engaging. Brandwatch...
CEOs Care About Why, Not How—Lead with Purpose
Scott Taylor: "I never met a CEO that cares about HOW you're going to do it until they understand WHY it's important." Stop pitching architecture. Lead with why. https://t.co/vv9y0dBQoc
Thanks to Government Policy, Your 60/40 Portfolio May Not Cut It Under Stress
Canadian government bond yields remain low at roughly 3.4% despite mounting fiscal deficits, climate‑tax initiatives and regulatory burdens that mirror the United Kingdom’s recent policy path. In the UK, 10‑year gilt yields have risen to about 4.9%, a level that...
British Business Bank Commits £35m to New Episode 1 Fund
The British Business Bank has pledged up to £35 million (≈ $45 million) as a cornerstone investment in Episode 1 Ventures’ Fund IV. Episode 1 focuses on pre‑seed and seed‑stage UK software companies, emphasizing AI, infrastructure, deep‑tech and biotech, aligning with the UK’s industrial strategy. The...