News•Feb 24, 2026
Samsung Ads’ Smart TV Carousel Delivers for Non-Endemic Brands
Samsung Ads introduced an Immersive Carousel ad unit on its European Smart TV home screens, supporting up to five rotating tiles per placement. The format appears on more than 70 million Samsung TVs, auto‑rotating every five seconds and also navigable via remote control. Early pilots with ITVx and a luxury menswear brand showed significant lifts in app engagement and brand awareness, especially when viewers interacted with all five tiles. Samsung executives cite the carousel as a breakthrough for both entertainment and non‑endemic advertisers seeking richer storytelling on the TV home screen.
By InternetRetailing
News•Feb 24, 2026
Get Paid for What You Know: How Founders Can Monetise Their Expertise
Founders who have survived the 90% failure rate can monetize their hard‑won experience by offering paid consulting or advisory equity. The article outlines three consulting formats—hourly sessions, project work, and retainers—and stresses pricing based on impact rather than time. It...
By Startups Magazine
Podcast•Feb 24, 2026•33 min
Colin Van Ostern: Why Alumni Ventures Is Betting on UK Venture Capital
In this episode, Colin Van Ostern, incoming head of Alumni Ventures' UK operations, discusses the firm’s network‑powered, diversified venture model and its expansion into the UK to tap a growing European startup ecosystem. He shares his unconventional path from politics...
By Angel Invest Boston
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Short EUR/USD Below 50‑Day SMA Target 1.1670
EUR/USD neutral; testing 50‑day SMA/61.8% fib at 1.1769. Momentum weak after brief post‑SCOTUS dollar selloff; tariff uncertainty persists. Insight: short below 50‑day SMA to 1.1670–1.1650. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
By Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA
News•Feb 24, 2026
‘Leaks’: How Much Shareholder Value Are We Losing Due to Inefficiencies in the Supply Chain?
Large importers typically budget ocean freight as a fixed line item, assuming rates will stay within a narrow range. However, Xeneta data shows that container rates can swing 500% during crises and still move 20‑30% within a single fiscal year,...
By Xeneta Blog
News•Feb 24, 2026
Gemini Shines as Container Line Punctuality Plummets in 2026
The Gemini alliance of Hapag‑Lloyd and Maersk has lifted its on‑time delivery rates well above industry averages, though it still falls short of its 90% target for most services. Xeneta data shows global carrier punctuality plunged to 30% in January,...
By Seatrade Maritime
News•Feb 24, 2026
HighRadius Has Appointed Abhinav Mishra as VP-Talent Acquisition
HighRadius, a provider of AI‑driven autonomous finance solutions, has hired Abhinav Mishra as Vice President of Talent Acquisition. Mishra arrives with 17 years of recruitment experience across technology, e‑commerce, and AI startups, most recently leading talent acquisition at Icertis for...
By HR Katha (India)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Asia Pacific CFOs Push Banks to Rethink Working Capital, Study Finds
A Visa‑PYMNTS Working Capital Index shows nearly 50% of Asia‑Pacific growth‑stage firms (revenues $50 M‑$1 B) lack usable working‑capital tools, citing mismatched product design. CFOs demand flexible, sector‑specific digital financing, especially virtual and commercial cards that act as short‑term funding sources. High‑performing...
By PYMNTS
News•Feb 24, 2026
The Port of Koper Records a Highly Successful 2025 with Greater Rail Throughput
The Slovenian Port of Koper reported a robust 2025, handling 23.0 million tonnes of cargo while rail’s share of total throughput rose to 51%. Net sales reached €380.3 million, up 13% versus the plan and 15% year‑on‑year, and EBIT surged 44% to...
By RailFreight.com
News•Feb 24, 2026
Where Did the Overdraft Go?
The UK overdraft market has collapsed from £18 bn to £2.7 bn, leaving a £15 bn funding gap for SMEs. With high‑street banks pulling back, many small firms now finance day‑to‑day cash flow through personal credit cards and director reimbursements – a practice...
By Accountancy Age
News•Feb 24, 2026
Bright Mountain and NeuIQ Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance AI-Driven Consumer Decision Intelligence
Bright Mountain’s Big Village unit has entered a strategic partnership with AI services firm NeuIQ to embed continuous, AI‑driven decision intelligence into its marketing platform. The collaboration modernizes data pipelines, adds reusable analytics assets, and delivers real‑time consumer insights to...
By MarTech Series
News•Feb 24, 2026
Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase
The 2025 Global Digital Shopping Index, commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, found that 48% of shoppers used a mobile device for their most recent retail purchase, with usage exceeding 60% in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Mobile browsing frequency is...
By PYMNTS
News•Feb 24, 2026
How Discord Can Expose Corporate Data
Discord has become a popular channel for corporate collaboration, supporting everything from developer communities to customer‑support servers. Its fast APIs and webhook integrations let teams create functional workspaces in minutes, but the platform also stores years of code snippets, credentials,...
By Security Boulevard
News•Feb 24, 2026
7 Ways to Tame Multicloud Chaos with Generative AI
Enterprises are increasingly adopting multicloud to avoid vendor lock‑in, yet the resulting operational complexity strains IT teams. The article outlines seven ways generative AI—through copilots, agents, and code‑translation tools—can streamline cloud‑service selection, infrastructure provisioning, observability, compliance, and finops. By automating...
By InfoWorld
News•Feb 24, 2026
Why Focusing on Cost-Cutting During the AI Revolution Is a Strategic Mistake
The article warns that focusing on cost‑cutting during the AI revolution is a strategic misstep, as many firms treat AI like a simple efficiency tool rather than a transformative technology. Historically, only a small minority of companies reinvented themselves around...
By Fast Company AI
News•Feb 24, 2026
Streaming Toward Win-Win Negotiation: Spotify Upgrades Its Negotiating Strategy
Spotify has shifted from confrontational royalty disputes to collaborative negotiations, exemplified by its 2023 royalty framework overhaul. The new model introduces a 1,000‑stream annual threshold, fraud penalties, and length requirements for non‑musical tracks, aiming to curb AI‑generated and low‑value content....
By Program on Negotiation (Harvard Law)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Czech ValkaAI Raises One of the Biggest CEE Pre-Seed Rounds to Date
Czech AI startup ValkaAI closed a €12 million pre‑seed round, one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, led by Rockaway Ventures with participation from J&T Ventures, Tensor Ventures, BD Partners and Fond Naše Česko. The funding will fuel development of...
By The Recursive
News•Feb 24, 2026
Telefonica Reports Revenue Growth, 326 Million Accesses and Strong Free Cash Flow in Q4 2025
Telefonica posted a modest revenue rise of 1.3% in Q4 2025, reaching €9.174 billion, and delivered €2.069 billion in full‑year free cash flow. The group expanded its access base to 326.1 million, driven by fibre and 5G uptake, while adjusted EBITDA grew 2.8%...
By TelecomLead
News•Feb 24, 2026
DRC Replaces Top Officials at State Mining Company
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has replaced Gecamines’ chairman and CEO, appointing former justice minister Deogratias Ngele Masudi as chairman and EY mining partner Baraka Kabemba as chief executive. Gecamines, a state‑owned miner with minority stakes in copper‑cobalt projects...
By Miningmx
News•Feb 24, 2026
HELL ENERGY DRINK Renews Official Sponsorship with Zee Cine Awards
HELL Energy Drink has renewed its official sponsorship of the Zee Cine Awards 2026, marking a second straight year of partnership. The deal places the brand alongside the coveted “Viewers’ Choice Song of the Year” award, linking it directly to...
By afaqs! (India)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Sebela Pharmaceuticals Licenses Miudella to Organon in ~$532M Deal
Sebela Pharmaceuticals has licensed its hormone‑free copper intrauterine device, Miudella, to Organon for exclusive global rights. The agreement provides Sebela with a $27.5 million cash payment at closing and up to $505 million in sales‑based milestone payments, plus double‑digit royalties on net...
By PharmaShots
News•Feb 24, 2026
Bewakoof Founder Prabhkiran Singh To Step Down
Bewakoof founder and CEO Prabhkiran Singh announced his resignation after 14 years at the helm. Singh will stay on through March 2026 to oversee a structured handover while prioritising his health and family. The departure coincides with TMRW’s majority‑stake acquisition...
By Inc42
News•Feb 24, 2026
Where MENA CIOs Draw the Line on AI Sovereignty
MENA CIOs are drawing firm lines around AI sovereignty, keeping regulated workloads—such as patient data, identity systems, and core financial transactions—on sovereign or on‑premise infrastructure while leveraging hyperscalers for development, testing, and non‑sensitive analytics. The hybrid approach reflects regional regulatory...
By ComputerWeekly – DevOps
News•Feb 24, 2026
From Days to Minutes: How Omnisend Embedded AI Into the Data Lifecycle
Omnisend embedded large language models into its DataOps pipeline, using the Cursor AI editor to auto‑generate SQL, YAML and documentation, shrinking model‑building cycles from hours to minutes. A second LLM, Gemini Code Assist, acts as an automated reviewer, cutting review...
By Omnisend Blog
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Less Tools, More Focus: Old‑School Productivity Wins
In the 1990s, a legal assistant managed deadlines, documents, and court dates without a single productivity app. No fancy dashboards. No 47 tabs open. No endless notifications. Just a brutally simple system that worked. Maybe the problem isn’t that we need better tools. Maybe we need...
By Carl Pullein
News•Feb 24, 2026
New Partnership Targets Software Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in South Africa
Obsidian Systems has signed an exclusive reseller and implementation agreement with California‑based BlueFlag Security to bring the latter’s identity‑first SDLC protection platform to South African enterprises and the public sector. The partnership targets developer and machine identities, CI/CD pipelines, and...
By IT News Africa
Social•Feb 24, 2026
China’s USD Pullback Demands over $100B Monthly Liquidity
Setser: "$100b a month is a large sum, it had to go into a fairly liquid corner of the market". And of course if on top of this China really were reducing its exposure to USD assets, we would need more...
By Michael Pettis
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Microservices Platforms - Part 5: Observability Platform
The fifth installment of the Microservices Platforms series introduces an Observability platform that centralizes metrics, logs, and tracing for microservices. It explains how a dedicated platform team delivers shared observability capabilities, allowing service teams to concentrate on their core domain...
By Microservices.io (Chris Richardson)
News•Feb 24, 2026
CrowdStrike Says Attackers Are Moving Through Networks in Under 30 Minutes
CrowdStrike’s 2025 Global Threat Report reveals that attacker breakout time fell to an average of 29 minutes, a 65% acceleration from the previous year. The speed of initial intrusion to lateral movement is now measured in seconds for the fastest...
By CyberScoop
News•Feb 24, 2026
Koei Tecmo to Transfer Part of Team NINJA to Gust
Koei Tecmo announced a suite of organizational changes effective April 1, moving Team NINJA’s Division 1 to its sister studio Gust and renaming it Gust Division 2. The remaining Team NINJA Division 2 will be reorganized into two distinct divisions, while the IP Business and Marketing...
By Gematsu
Podcast•Feb 24, 2026•39 min
Exclusive First Interview with Edge Retail Academy's New CEO Ft. Becka Johnson Kibby
In this episode, Michael Burpo interviews Becca Johnson‑Kibbe, the newly appointed CEO of Edge Retail Academy, about the company's role as a business‑coaching and data‑analytics arm of the Edge POS system, the industry’s most widely used jewelry point‑of‑sale platform. Becca...
By In the Loupe
News•Feb 24, 2026
Wellbeing | Frontline Under Fire: Why Workplace Violence Is Becoming HR's Next Major Risk
Workplace violence toward frontline staff is surging across the UK, with retail alone reporting over 2,000 daily abuse incidents and a 50% year‑on‑year increase. The Crime Survey for England and Wales logged 689,000 work‑related violent events in 2024/25, making aggression...
By HR Grapevine
News•Feb 24, 2026
Tewke Secures £1.5M to Scale AI-Powered Home Energy Platform
London‑based Tewke closed a £1.5 million second‑stage round, backed by JamJar, Cur8, Energy Mix Ventures, Project Ventures and Revolut CTO Vlad Yatsenko. The company’s Tap device, engineered in the UK, retrofits without a neutral wire and can be installed in minutes,...
By Tech.eu
News•Feb 24, 2026
Why Negotiations Fail
Negotiations often fail for reasons beyond a dramatic impasse, including agreements that later cause regret, deals that crumble during execution, and partnerships that underperform despite being signed. The article outlines three failure modes: walking away from a better deal due...
By Program on Negotiation (Harvard Law)
News•Feb 24, 2026
SecFund Invests in Advanced Composite Manufacturer Arceon
Arceon, a Delft‑based advanced composite maker, received new capital from SecFund and Tenzing Alpha to commercialise its carbon‑based material Carbeon. The single‑step silicon infiltration process makes Carbeon lighter, stronger and faster to produce, targeting rockets, satellites and hypersonic platforms. The...
By JEC Composites
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
From Strategy to Execution: Celebrating Ardoq’s 2025 Partners of the Year
Ardoq announced its 2025 Partners of the Year, honoring a select group of firms that have successfully embedded the Ardoq platform into enterprise transformation initiatives. The awards spotlight five global partners across consulting, technology, and integration services that helped clients...
By EA Voices
News•Feb 24, 2026
InnoScot Issues Call for Early-Stage Innovations Around Patient Care, Efficiency, Workforce, and Transformation
InnoScot Health has launched a call for early‑stage innovators—including final‑year trainees, first‑year practitioners, SMEs and student entrepreneurs—to submit ideas that improve patient care, efficiency, workforce wellbeing, or enable data‑driven remote care. Successful applicants will receive a support package covering intellectual‑property...
By HTN – Health Tech Newspaper (UK)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Master Your Passwordless Future: Introducing Thales Authenticator Lifecycle Manager
Thales has launched the Authenticator Lifecycle Manager, a SaaS solution that centralizes enrollment, replacement, and revocation of FIDO2 security keys across enterprises. The platform offers a single‑pane‑of‑glass dashboard, on‑behalf key registration, granular policy controls, and comprehensive audit logging. By automating...
By Security Boulevard
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Winning Founders Treat Failure as Research, Solve Problems
Most startups fail within five years. The founders who win fail more than once. They stop asking “What can I sell?” and start asking “What problem do I solve?” They treat failure as research, fix systems, test demand, and try again. Separate who you...
By Ask Dr. Brown
News•Feb 24, 2026
Puresta Bags $3.7 Mn To Build AI-Powered Full-Stack Dermatology Platform
Puresta raised ₹34 Cr (≈$3.7 M) in a pre‑seed round led by Spring Marketing Capital to build an AI‑powered full‑stack dermatology platform. The startup acquired HealthQ Life Science, the parent of D2C skincare brand SKINQ, to integrate dermatologist‑formulated products into its technology...
By Inc42
News•Feb 24, 2026
Unicapital Trims PSEi Outlook to 6,800 Amid Corruption Scandal, Policy Risks but Sees 2026 Recovery
Unicapital Securities cut its PSEi year‑end target to 6,800, down from 7,100, after re‑rating the index at a 10.5‑times price‑to‑earnings multiple. The downgrade reflects a lingering corruption scandal that has stalled government infrastructure projects and heightened policy uncertainty, including a...
By Manila Bulletin – Business
News•Feb 24, 2026
‘Purpose Before Profit’: IKEA India CEO Patrik Antoni on Scaling for the Long Term
IKEA India’s CEO Patrik Antoni emphasized that purpose, not profit, drives the company’s long‑term scaling in the country. He highlighted deep consumer insight, democratic design and consistent quality as pillars for adapting a billion‑dollar brand to India’s diverse market. While...
By ETRetail (India)
Social•Feb 24, 2026
AI‑Powered Descriptions Boost Ecommerce Traffic 368% YoY
Ecommerce SEO: here's how we increased merchant listing traffic for my client by 368% YoY. For this client, the uplift YoY compared to 2024 was so significant that it made 2025 a challenge to outperform... but we managed to do it...
By Brodie Clark
Social•Feb 24, 2026
UK Threatens Retaliation After Trump's 15% Tariffs Backfire
In the aftermath of Trump’s new 15% tariffs, the UK threatens it will RETALIATE. TRUMP’S TARIFFS = BACKFIRE. https://t.co/k7gyK9spmB
By Steve Hanke
News•Feb 24, 2026
The Growing Risk of Malicious Apps in a Mobile-First Workplace
Enterprises adopting a mobile‑first workstyle expose a new attack surface through the apps employees use daily. Traditional signature‑based defenses lag behind the rapid proliferation of malicious or poorly coded apps in official and third‑party stores. Behavior‑based mobile threat defense and...
By Security Boulevard
Social•Feb 24, 2026
China Bans Japanese Firms, Escalating Trade War over Taiwan Comment
China Hits Japanese Firms With Export Bans—Move marks another escalation in economic campaign against Japan over prime minister’s Taiwan comment @wsj_douglasj https://t.co/KP8DkI7RD5 https://t.co/KP8DkI7RD5
By Jonathan Cheng
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Market Wins Over Gut: Test Every Product
I lost $7k testing a jewellery product everyone said was a guaranteed winner. It flopped. I spent $500 on a 'boring' kitchen gadget. It's now doing $30k/month. The market doesn't care about your gut feeling. Test everything.
By Kamil Sattar
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Turkey’s BIST Soars 24% Amid Inflows, Loose Policy
#TurkeyWatch 🇹🇷: Turkey's main stock index, the BIST 100, is up nearly 24% YTD, and foreign investors are piling into Turkish bonds and equities. Turkey's disinflation story is gaining credibility and capital is flowing in. BEWARE. TURKEY'S MONETARY POLICY REMAINS TOO LOOSE. https://t.co/ubNTzVl6KH
By Steve Hanke
Social•Feb 24, 2026
European Auto Sales Dip, EV Demand Softens Decline
European auto sales fall even as EV demand cushions the drop https://t.co/MRYjYElcs2 via @MonicaRaymunt https://t.co/fVEMCkDkcZ
By Zöe Schneeweiss
Social•Feb 24, 2026
China’s Lunar New Year Spending Modestly up Amid Stimulus
SCMP: "Consumer spending during China’s Lunar New Year rose modestly this year, according to early official data, as authorities extended the holiday and stepped up stimulus measures to support domestic demand." https://t.co/d5LzFaVd4V via @scmpnews
By Michael Pettis