OT7 Championship Weekend to Air on NBC and Peacock for First Time
NBC Sports will air Overtime's OT7 football league Championship Weekend live on NBC and Peacock for the first time, with the finals on June 13 and the championship game on June 14 at 2 p.m. ET. The event features eight teams and showcases 135 high‑school recruits, including 19 five‑star prospects. Notably, three OT7 alumni were selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. The broadcast follows a broader NBC‑Overtime partnership that also introduces a future All‑American Girls Flag Football showcase.
Sell First, Build Later: $17M Seed Secured
They sold the product before they built it. Now they've raised $17M For twenty years, I told founders the same thing: build first, sell later. Watching how @fonio.ai started, that advice has quietly expired. Before the product was ready, co-founder @Daniel...
Snack Bar Startups Draw Capital Around Protein, Function and Format
Stars+Honey, a Detroit‑based collagen protein bar brand, secured a minority growth investment from VMG Partners. The company, which offers 15 grams of collagen‑rich protein per under‑200‑calorie bar, is on track for roughly $50 million in revenue this year. The new capital will...
PE Demands AI Moats for SaaS Deals in 2026
Some private equity firms in 2026 won't show your SaaS to their investment committee without at least one AI moat. I sat down with Einar Vollset of Discretion Capital , who advises on B2B SaaS exits between $2M and $20M...
Biopharma Salary Rankings Reveal Top and Bottom Payers
Part 2 in our compensation series is now out: Who pays the best (and worst) in biopharma? A look at typical employee salaries Chock full of interactive + searchable data spanning big pharma, biotechs, CROs, generic drugmakers, and more: https://t.co/DyguxvyfFX https://t.co/v9aLsh8SVn
Steno, Clio and Casepoint Announce New CEO or President Appointments
Steno announced PrabhDeep Singh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding co‑founder Greg Hong after a $49 million Series C round. At the same time, Clio promoted Ronnie Gurion to president while retaining his COO duties, following a $500 million Series G raise and...
Indeed Is Cutting Visibility for Free Job Postings
Indeed announced that free job postings will receive reduced visibility on its platform, pushing employers toward paid Sponsored Jobs to stay prominent. The company says organic visibility will remain but won’t be consistent, especially for competitive roles or locations. Spend...
Brands Briefing: Nike Looks to Build a Football Universe Ahead of the World Cup
Nike is rolling out a "football universe" under its Sport Offense plan ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The campaign features new federation kits with AeroFit cooling technology, updated Mercurial Vapor and Superfly cleats, and a street‑style sportswear line...
Quantum Space Targets $1.2 Billion Valuation as Space Mobility Market Takes Off
Quantum Space, a Maryland startup building manoeuvrable spacecraft, will go public via a SPAC merger with Inflexion Point Acquisition Corp. VI, valuing it at about $1.2 billion and including a $300 million private‑placement PIPE. The company’s Ranger platform can autonomously relocate, refuel...
French Telecoms Deal Tests ‘European Champions’ Playbook
European telecom operators Bouygues, Orange and Iliad have agreed to split France's SFR in a €20 bn (~$21.5 bn) transaction, cutting the number of domestic mobile players from four to three. The deal must clear both French and EU antitrust reviews, putting...
How New CMO Jill Cress Is Pushing Babylist Past the Registry
Jill Cress has been appointed chief marketing officer of Babylist, the infant‑registry platform with roughly 10 million users. Within weeks she launched two podcasts—Birth with Babylist and Family Money—and introduced Babylist Money, a tool that simplifies college‑savings planning, including 529 and...
Why Generic AI Still Falls Short in Enterprise Finance
Artificial intelligence is moving from pilot projects to production in finance, but generic large‑language models fall short because they lack the financial context, audit transparency, and governance needed for regulated reporting. Controllers and CFOs encounter three recurring gaps: missing company‑specific...
Four Communication Don’ts when Announcing a Layoff
Wix announced a 20% workforce reduction, cutting over 1,000 positions from its 5,300‑employee base, citing AI adoption and a flatter structure. The layoff memo from CEO Avishai Abrahami expressed personal sorrow, prompting HR experts to warn against self‑focused messaging. Communication...
What I Learned Trying to Get a $27 Billion Hospital System to Agree on a Brand.
A brand strategist recounts presenting a new brand direction to a $27 billion health system and confronting defensive reactions from senior leaders. By revealing physicians' candid feedback, the presenter shifted the room from resistance to curiosity, highlighting that stakeholder trust—not the...
Legacy Sports Network Detroit to Launch
Detroit entrepreneur Drew Campanelli has teamed up with NBA Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway Sr. and two‑time champion Lindsey Hunter to launch Legacy Sports Network, a Detroit‑based, athlete‑driven sports and entertainment channel. The network will produce original programming, athlete‑led podcasts,...
Influencer to Host Two-Day London Event as Social Commerce Grows Four Times Faster Than E-Commerce
Creator marketing agency Influencer is hosting Shop Social, a two‑day conference in London’s Soho on June 10‑11, to explore the rapid rise of social commerce. The agency’s new report shows social commerce growing four times faster than traditional e‑commerce, with a 32%...
Your Best Sellers Spend 60% of Their Time Not Selling. Copilot Changes That Math
Microsoft Copilot for Sales, an AI add‑on for Microsoft 365, automates meeting preparation, post‑meeting CRM updates, email drafting, and pipeline coaching. By compressing these four admin‑heavy tasks, the tool returns 60‑90 minutes of pure selling time per rep each day....
China (Still) Making $500 Million An Hour On AI-Driven Export Boom
China’s May 2026 export data showed a 20% year‑over‑year increase, reaching $376.8 billion, which translates to roughly $506 million per hour. The surge was concentrated in high‑tech categories such as integrated circuits, data‑processing equipment and AI‑related products, whose values rose 51% while volumes...
Why POP.STORE Is Betting VidCon 2026 Will Change How Creators Think About Business
POP.STORE announced a title sponsorship of VidCon Anaheim 2026, using the event to launch its agentic AI platform, ECHO‑ME. The platform automates five core creator tasks—social engagement, comment‑to‑DM routing, audience segmentation, deal monitoring, and a real‑estate vertical—freeing creators from administrative...
Postr Launches With a Bid to Standardize Creator Marketing Pricing and Campaign Workflows
Postr, a Miami‑based creator‑marketing platform, launched in May 2026 to replace the patchwork of tools brands use for influencer campaigns. The solution bundles creator discovery, contract negotiation, logistics, content review, performance tracking and payment into a single 12‑step workflow. It...
UK Firms Pilot Paid Four‑Day Weeks for Mothers, Cutting Burnout and Boosting Savings
Over 200 UK firms have introduced a paid four‑day workweek for mothers, using the 100:80:100 model that keeps salaries intact while cutting hours to roughly 32 a week. The scheme, built on a Cambridge‑led pilot, promises up to $5,700 in...
Biopharma Salary Secrets Revealed Through SEC Filings
How much is everyone in biopharma getting paid? Every year, I review several hundred SEC filings that give a glimpse into pay practices — both for execs and median employees As we roll out our pay series, I'm chatting live w/...
1606 Corp Secures 132‑Acre Texas Power Site to Fuel AI‑Driven Data Centers
1606 Corp (OTC: CBDW) signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 132‑acre power generation complex in Angelina County, Texas, and a controlling stake in Sim Agro Inc. The move positions the company to supply captive power for AI‑focused data‑center projects...
Jobs Report Adds 265,000 Jobs, Intensifying Debate Over Trump Economy
The Labor Department reported an increase of 265,000 jobs in the latest month, pushing unemployment to 4.7%. The figure fuels a partisan clash, with Trump allies crediting tax cuts, deregulation and energy policy, while liberal economists warn of stagflation and...
GrubMarket Deploys AI Sales Agent to Automate Food Distribution Prospecting
GrubMarket unveiled a dedicated Sales AI Agent on its AI platform, designed to let wholesale food distributors discover prospects, analyze menus and generate price sheets in minutes. The tool aims to cut sales‑cycle time and boost revenue‑team efficiency across the...
Ark Venture Fund Reaches $1 Billion AUM as Retail Investors Chase SpaceX Exposure
Ark Invest’s Ark Venture Fund (ARKVX) announced $1 billion in assets under management at the end of May, up 40% from March. The surge reflects retail investors’ appetite for private‑equity exposure, especially to SpaceX, which now makes up 11% of the...
WordCamp Europe 2026 Draws 2,458 Attendees, Showcasing WordPress’s Expanding Role in Content and SEO
WordCamp Europe 2026 gathered 2,458 marketers, developers and agency partners from 81 nations at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre. The event highlighted WordPress’s 43% share of the internet and a surge in AI‑driven content and SEO strategies, while unveiling Studio...
GSK to Acquire Nuvalent for $10.6 B, Bolstering Oncology Pipeline
GSK plc agreed to buy clinical‑stage biotech Nuvalent for $10.6 billion, a deal that brings three late‑stage lung‑cancer candidates into GSK’s oncology pipeline. The transaction, priced at $124 per share, is expected to be accretive to earnings by 2029 and hinges...
Zepto Files ₹8,010 Cr Fresh Issue, Targets $1 Bn IPO Amid Valuation Scrutiny
India’s fast‑growing quick‑commerce unicorn Zepto has filed an updated draft red‑herring prospectus to raise up to ₹8,010 crore ($965 million) in a fresh issue, bringing the total IPO size to roughly ₹10,000 crore ($1.2 billion). The filing reveals record revenue growth, widening losses and...
OceanFirst Cuts $1.4B Rent‑Stabilized Multifamily Loans After Flushing Merger
OceanFirst Financial Corp. announced the sale of $1.4 billion in rent‑stabilized multifamily loans inherited from Flushing Financial Corp. The purge, slated for completion by the end of Q2, removes most of OceanFirst’s exposure to New York City rent‑regulated assets and could...
Meta Mulls Multibillion‑Dollar Stock Sale, Launches $115M AI Workforce Academy
Meta Platforms is reportedly weighing a multibillion‑dollar secondary stock offering to fund its AI build‑out, a move that sent its shares down about 6% on June 5. At the same time, the company announced a $115 million America’s Workforce Academy to...
Dutch Regulator Blocks KPN’s Acquisition of Glaspoort’s 200,000 FTTH Connections
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has prohibited KPN's planned acquisition of Glaspoort’s 200,000 fiber‑to‑the‑home connections from DELTA Fiber. KPN said it regrets the decision and will review next steps, while the regulator cited competition concerns. The ruling...
Microsoft Rolls Out Copilot to 505,000 NHS Staff, Saving 43 Minutes per Day per Worker
Microsoft announced that NHS England will extend Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff after a trial showed an average 43‑minute daily productivity gain per employee. The rollout, slated for completion by October 2026, is positioned as a...
Coaching From the Caboose
Railway Age’s June 2026 issue launches "Coaching from the Caboose," a new column by executive coach Brenda Huizinga. The series applies neuroscience and somatic intelligence to help rail workers—from front‑line staff to C‑suite—improve mindset, energy, and results. Huizinga frames the caboose...
Cabinetworks Group Appoints Danielle Mikesell as First Chief Commercial Officer
Cabinetworks Group, the nation’s largest privately owned cabinet maker, announced Danielle Mikesell as its inaugural chief commercial officer. The move consolidates multi‑channel sales and marketing under one executive to accelerate a customer‑centric growth strategy.
Honeycomb Insurance Raises $40 Million to Scale AI-Driven CRE Insurance Platform
Honeycomb Insurance announced a $40 million financing round led by Zeev Ventures to broaden its AI-powered commercial real‑estate insurance platform. The capital will fund geographic expansion, new product lines and enhancements to its data‑rich underwriting engine, underscoring investor confidence in PropTech...
Armadin Appoints Barbara Massa as COO to Accelerate AI‑driven Security Growth
Armadin announced the appointment of Barbara Massa, a 25‑year cybersecurity veteran, as chief operating officer. Massa will oversee business operations and go‑to‑market execution as the company pushes its AI‑powered offensive security platform into enterprise accounts. The hire signals Armadin’s intent...
Nestlé’s Stefan Kovačević on Building Brands for Both Humans and AI
In a recent Brave Commerce episode, Stefan Kovačević, Nestlé’s global retail media and digital‑shelf lead, explained how artificial intelligence is reshaping product discovery, evaluation, and purchase. He introduced the twin concepts of “human equity” and “machine equity,” arguing that brand...
Ninja Theory Cancels Project Mara to Focus Entire 85‑Person Team on Senua
Ninja Theory announced that its experimental horror game Project Mara is officially cancelled. Studio head Dom Matthews said the decision frees the studio’s 85 creatives to concentrate on Senua, the next Hellblade entry due in 2027. The move underscores Microsoft’s...
RIA Edge Podcast: How WealthCrossing Grew From an EY Spinout to a $1.5B RIA
In a June 9, 2026 episode of the RIA Edge Podcast, Andrea Broughton, founder and CEO of WealthCrossing, detailed how the firm evolved from an Ernst & Young spin‑out into a $1.5 billion registered investment adviser. The growth was achieved organically through client referrals, a tax‑centric...
Stepful Secures $55M to Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Workforce Training
Stepful announced a $55 million Series C round led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from Foresite Capital, Hearst Ventures, the Citi Impact Fund and existing backers such as Y Combinator and Intermountain Health. The funding will accelerate the company’s proprietary AI engine and...
Ojos Locos Rolls Out Más Rewards World Cup Loyalty Challenge Across 35 Cantinas
Ojos Locos Sports Cantina has launched the Más Rewards Visit Challenge, a World Cup‑themed loyalty program that runs from June 11 to July 19 at its 35 locations. The initiative uses a “fútbol passport” to reward repeat visits with free...
Invesco QQQ Trust Slides 4.8% to $705 as Jobs Data Spooks Investors
The Invesco QQQ Trust lost $35.55 per share, closing at $705.06 on June 5, its steepest single‑day decline of the year. The drop followed a May jobs report that more than doubled expectations and forced a rapid repricing of Federal...
ODW Logistics Appoints Brian Parsons as CIO to Accelerate Tech‑Driven Growth
ODW Logistics promoted Brian Parsons to chief information officer, effective June 7, 2026, as part of a dual executive shuffle that also installed Paul Boothe as chief commercial officer. The moves signal a coordinated push to blend commercial strategy with advanced technology, positioning...
Intesa Sanpaolo's Unsolicited Bid Lifts Monte Dei Paschi, While Euro Stocks Slip
Monte dei Paschi di Siena surged 13% after Intesa Sanpaolo lodged an unsolicited takeover proposal, propelling Italy's banking spotlight. The broader European STOXX 600 index closed modestly lower, tempered by falling oil prices and lingering uncertainty ahead of the European...
Campbell Soup CFO Flags 5%-6% Inflation Risk and Pushes $100 Million SG&A Cuts
Campbell Soup's chief financial officer Todd W. Cunfer told investors that next‑year inflation could climb to 5%-6% if oil stays near $100 a barrel. He detailed a $100 million SG&A reduction program, a modest tariff‑refund credit and a firm stance against...
Naver and Nvidia Team Up on Gigawatt‑Scale AI Factory, Led by Founders and CEOs
Naver and Nvidia agreed to build a gigawatt‑scale AI factory starting at Naver’s Sejong data centre, targeting 55 MW of capacity in early 2027 and scaling to 200 MW by 2028. The deal, highlighted by founder‑chairman Lee Hae‑jin and Nvidia CEO Jensen...
Metinvest CEO Warns EU Steel Quotas Could Cripple Ukraine’s Industry
Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov warned that the EU’s new steel import quota system, effective July 1, could “kill the Ukrainian steel industry” and deprive Kyiv of hundreds of millions of pounds in tax revenue. The warning highlights how protectionist measures aimed...
South Korea Launches Aggressive Won Defence as USD/KRW Hits 2009 Low
South Korean top economic and financial officials convened an emergency meeting and pledged swift, stern action to curb speculative FX activity after the won slipped to its weakest level since 2009. The National Pension Service resumed forward‑selling of dollars, while...
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% and Raises FY27 Inflation Outlook to 5.1%
The Reserve Bank of India kept its key repo rate steady at 5.25% and upgraded its FY27 consumer‑price inflation forecast to 5.1%, up from 4.6%. The move reflects heightened global risks and a more cautious monetary stance, nudging investors toward...