Moloco Launches AI-Powered Performance CTV for App Marketers
Moloco has introduced Moloco Ads for Performance CTV, extending its AI‑driven advertising technology to connected‑TV inventory. The platform optimizes each impression in real time, targeting specific marketing outcomes while leveraging advertisers' chosen mobile measurement partners for attribution. It promises premium, brand‑safe inventory, full transparency through publisher‑level reporting, and an open, unbiased marketplace. Moloco positions the service as a way for app marketers to capture untapped TV audiences with mobile‑level precision.
3 Mistakes Superintendents Say They've Made in Rolling Out AI
Superintendents from Rush‑Henrietta, San Diego Unified, and Broward County shared lessons at the ASU+GSV conference about missteps in K‑12 AI rollouts. They highlighted three common errors: assuming every leader was prepared, neglecting labor unions and parents, and spending excessive time...
Consistent Practice Separates Successful Founders From Others
I’ve raised millions and spent years building companies....This one practice consistently separates successful founders from the rest👇
Next CEO Pay Tops £7.4m
Next reported that chief executive Simon Wolfson’s total remuneration jumped to £7.4 million (≈$9.5 million) for the 2025/26 year, driven mainly by a £6.19 million variable component tied to performance. The retailer posted a 13.4% rise in operating profit to £1.24 billion (≈$1.6 billion) and...
Why the Quietest Person in the Room Might Build the Best Startup
The article argues that startups should look beyond charismatic founders and tap the quiet, analytical talent already on their teams. It cites research showing employees are interrupted 275 times a day and highlights how this fragmentation hampers deep thinking. Practical...
Backbase and Ninth Wave Team Up to Bring Open Finance to Commercial Banking
Backbase, the Amsterdam‑based banking‑software platform, announced a strategic partnership with New York‑based open‑finance specialist Ninth Wave to give commercial banks direct, permissioned connectivity between corporate clients’ ERP and accounting systems and their banking data. The joint solution provides real‑time data...
From CCO Alone to Proving Value
Chief compliance officers (CCOs) often feel isolated because they report in findings that lack financial context. Tina Tolliver argues the solution is translating every compliance event into dollar exposure and remediation cost, creating a Risk Protection Dashboard with exposure and...
Free Cash Earns Interest, but 1.5% Fee Erodes Returns
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Lufthansa Cuts Fleet as Fuel Shock Bites
Lufthansa Group accelerated its fleet‑reduction plan on April 16, pulling 27 CityLine CRJ regional jets from service within two days as jet fuel prices surged amid the Iran conflict. The package also schedules the grounding of six intercontinental aircraft—including the...
Execution Beats Idea: Focus on Demand, Distribution, Consistency
You don’t need a great idea to build a successful company. What actually mattered (from my experience building and selling 2 companies): -doubling down on what worked -picking something with clear demand -building distribution early -creating consistently Most people overthink the idea and underinvest in everything...
Why Not All AI “Context” Is Equal
Enterprise AI has reached a turning point as leaders realize that better models alone won’t drive value—context does. While fine‑tuning promises domain alignment, it often fails to capture evolving codebases, security policies, and workflows. Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) emerged as a...
Netflix Expands Video Podcast Slate With Shows From ‘Rotten Mango’ Creator Stephanie Soo, Evan Ross Katz, NBC News’ Ellison Barber...
Netflix is bolstering its original video‑podcast portfolio with five new series, adding to the slate it began building in 2025 through distribution deals with Spotify, iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports. The lineup includes a pop‑culture interview show with former NBC anchor...
Inside the Bank Where Employees Built 20,000 AI Tools in 18 Months
BBVA rolled out a bottom‑up generative‑AI platform that enabled 120,000 employees across 25 countries to build roughly 20,000 custom GPTs in just 18 months. By allocating only 3,000 licences and empowering a peer‑led "Champions and Wizards" network, daily active usage...
What’s Happening in 10 Gulf Countries Right Now?
The blog notes that the Strait of Hormuz remains physically open but its navigation system is impaired, challenging the simplistic "open vs. closed" narrative. In the UAE, ports such as Fujairah and Khor Fakkan continue normal operations, yet GPS spoofing introduces...
Epic’s Head Of HR Is Out Less Than A Month After 1,000+ Layoffs
Epic Games announced that chief people officer Monika Fahlbusch will leave the company, with her last day on April 15, less than a month after the firm cut more than 1,000 jobs. The departure comes amid a second wave of...
Jayco-AlUla Founder Gerry Ryan Says 2027 Will Likely Be His Last Season
Jayco‑AlUla, Australia’s only WorldTour cycling squad, is actively seeking fresh investment as founder Gerry Ryan signals his likely departure after the 2027 season. Ryan, who launched the team in 2012, announced on the Stanley Street Social podcast that the next 18...
US Will Tap Tariff Funds to Calm Fertilizer Crisis: Rollins
The Trump administration plans to tap tens of billions of tariff revenue to shore up U.S. fertilizer supplies, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced during a House appropriations hearing. A 90‑minute meeting with top fertilizer producers, Commerce and trade officials explored...
SIFMA Welcomes SEC’s Comprehensive Review of the CAT
SIFMA announced its support for the SEC’s concept release that initiates a comprehensive review of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). The trade association highlighted long‑standing calls for a public review to address CAT costs, governance, funding, and data security. SIFMA...
SBQuantum Secures $4M USD Seed Round, Names New CEO and Expands to the US
Sherbrooke‑based quantum sensor maker SBQuantum closed an oversubscribed $4 million USD seed round led by Quantonation and Quantacet, marking its first private investment. The company appointed Eric Giroux as its new CEO to accelerate commercial growth, leveraging his defense‑sector background. SBQuantum also launched...
War-Torn Global Economy Needs IMF Emergency Assistance
A war‑driven energy shock is straining the global economy, with developing nations hit hardest. The authors urge the International Monetary Fund to issue emergency Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to provide immediate liquidity. They warn that without swift SDR allocation, debt‑service...
Designing Systems That Don’t Break When It Matters Most
Modern outages often stem from hidden scalability limits that surface only under traffic spikes. While stateless services scale easily, centralized databases become bottlenecks, and traditional distributed caches can still generate excessive data motion. Active caching moves business logic into the...
How China’s Arctic Ambitions Inflate Russia’s Geopolitical Leverage
Russia’s Northern Sea Route is framed by law as a historic national artery, not an open international corridor. While China promotes the route as a "Polar Silk Road" and anticipates commercial growth, Russian statutes require prior authorization, routing, and reporting,...
Trust Builds Audience; Attention only Rents It
Attention moves fast and dies fast. Trust moves slow and compounds. Most distribution strategies are built for attention. Different channels. Different content. Different cadence. Completely different game. Ran campaigns that hit 500k impressions and closed nothing. Ran campaigns that reached 400 people and closed 6 figures. The difference was...
Thursday April 16, 2026 — Field Note
AI startup Luminai announced a $38 million Series B round to expand its intelligence platform across health‑system operations. The funding, led by PHTI, backs a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic, which serves roughly 15 million patients annually, focusing initially on referral‑management workflows. Luminai...
SWIFT: Belgium’s Banking Network as Economic Weapon
The most powerful weapon in America's arsenal isn't a nuke. It's not even in the military. It's a banking cooperative in Belgium that can destroy entire economies in days. In 2022, they used it on Russia, and the results were devastating. Here's the untold...
Rising Costs, Uneven Demand Crimping US Clothing Imports
US apparel and footwear imports dropped 7.2% year‑over‑year in the first two months of 2026, following a 2.4% decline in 2025. Rising production costs, higher freight rates, and uneven consumer demand tied to a K‑shaped recovery are pressuring retailers. Inventory...
Repurpose TikTok Shop Content on Meta to Unlock Revenue
If you're pushing on TikTok / TikTok shop but not leveraging that content on Meta you're leaving millions in revenue on the table. Have 2 brands who are using TikTok shop as a content funnel for Meta and it's cruising. Let creators...
Unpacked: How Loyalty Programs Power Lifecycle Marketing Strategies
Loyalty programs are evolving from simple point‑based discounts to data‑driven lifecycle marketing tools. Consumers—especially Gen Z—demand personalized, transparent experiences while guarding their privacy. Brands that verify permissioned data on‑site can prevent up to $4 billion in reward‑code theft and reduce offer abuse....
Sage Haven Launches AI-Moderated Chat App for Kids
Sage Haven, a public‑benefit startup founded by sisters Kate Doerksen and Anne Pizzuti, has launched an AI‑moderated messaging and voice‑calling app for children after a beta phase and a $3 million pre‑seed round. The app assigns each child a dedicated phone...
As De Beers Bid Deadline Looms, Botswana Pushes for Control – by William Clowes, Thomas Biesheuvel, Mbongeni Mguni and Antony...
Anglo American has set an April 16 deadline for bids to sell its De Beers diamond business, as the company moves to exit a market plagued by a deep downturn. Botswana, which already holds a 15% stake and mines two‑thirds of De Beers’...
You Already Know This. So Why Isn't It Happening?
The post argues that AI has made rapid, low‑cost experimentation possible, but most enterprises still punish provisional decisions. Sense & Respond Learning demonstrated the speed advantage by re‑positioning its curriculum in two days using Claude AI. The author stresses that...
Hyperscayle Launches 12‑Month RevOps AI Transformation Program for B2B Companies
Hyperscayle announced a 12‑month RevOps AI Transformation Program aimed at helping B2B organizations systematically adopt AI across sales, marketing and account teams. The prescriptive engagement combines traditional RevOps strategy with hands‑on AI implementation, targeting mid‑market and enterprise customers.
YouTube Reportedly Nears Deal for 5 NFL Games as League Expands Streaming Push
The NFL is in advanced negotiations with YouTube to secure a five‑game regular‑season package, now at the contract‑review stage. The proposed slate would likely feature international matchups and early‑kickoff games previously aired on NFL Network. YouTube, which streamed a 2025...
The Team Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Viral Campaign Wants More Political Candidates to Get Candid on Social Media
At AD Week, Melted Solids—co‑founders Anthony DiMieri and Debbie Saslaw—and video director Donald Borenstein broke down the social‑video playbook that helped Zohran Mamdani win New York City’s mayoral race. Their strategy centered on authentic, on‑the‑fly footage that let Mamdani riff in...
Target Puts Creators at Forefront of Pokémon Anniversary Campaign
Target is launching a 100‑item Pokémon × Target collection to mark the franchise’s 30th anniversary, rolling out May 2‑June 6 in select stores and online. The campaign puts social creators such as Sydeon and SuperDuperDani front‑and‑center as “trainers,” extending the promotion across social, digital,...
Deal Sourcing Wins: Shaq’s Ring Investment Story
Shaq story investing in Ring before Amazon bought it for $1B is very entertaining. He wanted a security camera. One firm tried milking him for $80k (“no…beat it”). So, he went to Best Buy, saw Ring camera and bought it. Loved the...
Shift From Cold Discounts to Prospecting‑Then‑Remarketing Wins
Snow sold out their entire inventory by spending 75% of their Q4 budget on prospecting ads, then flipping to 75% remarketing for the sale. Meanwhile you're running the exact same discount ad to cold traffic on Black Friday and wondering...
Reveal Survey Identifies the Most In-Demand Technology Jobs and Skills
The Reveal 2026 IT Talent Survey released by Infragistics shows AI, cybersecurity and data analytics roles topping the demand list as talent shortages tighten. Eighty‑percent of tech leaders used AI in software development in 2025, and 91% will prioritize hiring...
Strong Fundamentals Keep Equities Resilient Amid Mid‑cycle Economy
The saving grace for equities are strong fundamentals with a US economy firmly in mid-cycle, earnings estimates growing at double digits, and valuations not out of whack against metrics such as credit spreads and operating margins. https://t.co/YcF7Fv550i
Doubled Intercom Productivity in Nine Months – Full Breakdown
🚨Here's a must read🚨 We 2x-ed our productivity in Intercom in 9 months. Our CTO @darraghcurran shares all the gory details, charts, costs, and more in this thread
Epic Games HR Chief Departs, Company Offers No Comment
The head of HR at Epic Games is no longer at the company. Her last day was April 15 but the Fortnite maker declined to elaborate further. https://t.co/pwzisIXP2c
Netflix Adds New Video Podcasts From Diverse Creators
Netflix Expands Video Podcast Slate With Shows from ‘Rotten Mango’ Creator Stephanie Soo, Evan Ross Katz, NBC News’ Ellison Barber and Magician David Kwong https://t.co/yZeWmsmQ90 via @variety
Judge Flags Kalshi's Claim that Sports Betting Is Nationwide
Judge Bade: "Kalshi advertises 'sports betting is legal in all 50 states.' Yet another instance of Kalshi's own words being used against it.
Palo Alto Founder to Acquire California Bank for AI Overhaul
Exclusive | Palo Alto Networks Founder Agrees to Buy California Bank for AI Revamp - WSJ https://t.co/z7UjSbA4Cv
Cowboys' Value Defies Wins: Money Beats Championships
Judge Lee shading the Dallas Cowboys. Says team is the most valuable franchise in sports even though they haven't won anything in years. Goes to whether winning or losing a particular game has financial consequences.
Judge Questions Financial Impact of Yankees‑Red Sox Game
"Would the Yankees beating the Red Sox have a potential financial consequence?" asks a judge in today's Kalshi hearing; Kalshi lawyers argue that the outcome of every game impacts team valuations, and that Kalshi users are hedging sports-related outcome financial...
Coastal Bend Bancshares to Acquire First National Bank
Deal Profile: Coastal Bend Bancshares to acquire First National Bank in Port Lavaca | S&P Global Market Intelligence https://t.co/prXztdmOoY
FANZO UK Deploys $30M Tech to Locate US Fans
no idea where your games are, or where your community of fans is watching; @FANZO_UK wants to use its tech and a 30m investment to help you in the US now, per @DigSportsDesk & @sbj #sportsbiz #sportstech https://t.co/nnXL4xmTFX https://t.co/9qUv1LEpRv
Satou Ohtani Secures Sweet Deal for Liberty
Just call her Satou Ohtani because she just hooked up the Liberty with a sweet deal.
US Threatens Chinese Banks, Tightening Iran Oil Blockade
The US yesterday warned 2 Chinese banks they're at risk of secondary sanctions if they help buyers of Iran's oil. This is a very big deal. Iran has a bunch of fully-laden oil tankers already outside the SoH. This shuts...