OneTaste Founder Nicole Daedone Sentenced to Nine Years for Forced Labor Scheme
Nicole Daedone, the charismatic founder of wellness startup OneTaste, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison after a jury convicted her of a forced‑labor conspiracy that coerced participants into unpaid work and sexual services. The case highlights the legal peril facing founders whose businesses blend wellness with cult‑like practices.
Spok Announces Strategic Realignment and Prioritization Plan to Maintain Long-Term Profitability and Sustainable Growth
Spok Holdings announced a strategic realignment that will cut operating expenses by more than $6 million annually and reduce its workforce by roughly 10%. The plan consolidates the executive team, assigning CFO responsibilities to COO Michael Wallace, and redirects resources toward AI...
Sensata Technologies to Release First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on April 28, 2026
Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST) announced it will disclose its first‑quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time. A live earnings‑release conference call and webcast will follow at 5:00 p.m. ET, with the replay available through...
Procore Announces Timing of First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Call
Procore Technologies announced it will release its first‑quarter fiscal 2026 earnings before the U.S. markets open on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The company will host a conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, offering both dial‑in numbers and a live webcast on its...
Seagate Technology to Report Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on April 28, 2026
Seagate Technology announced it will release its fiscal third‑quarter 2026 results after the market close on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. A conference call for investors and analysts is scheduled for 2:00 PM PT (5:00 PM ET) the same day. The live webcast...
Rogers Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call for April 28
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) will announce its first‑quarter 2026 earnings after the market closes on April 28, 2026. The results will be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET, hosted by interim President and CEO Ali El‑Haj alongside CFO Laura Russell. A live...
Tuesday - April 14, 2026
In this episode of the Dividend Cafe, host Brian Seitel reviews a strong market rally—Dow up 317 points, S&P 500 up 1.2%, Nasdaq up nearly 2%—driven by tech, software, and semiconductor gains as the Iran‑U.S. conflict eases. He explains how...
Tulsa Medical Center only Let Workers Pump if ‘Sufficient Staffing’ Was Available, DOL Says
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa violated the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act by restricting lactation breaks to periods when staffing was deemed sufficient. The hospital...
With Health Costs Ballooning, Workers Turn to Wellness and the Internet, ADP Finds
ADP’s 2026 employee benefits survey shows rising medical costs are prompting workers to skip needed care, cut medication use, and even forgo vision or dental coverage. Twenty‑six percent delayed care and 22 percent reduced prescriptions, while 68 percent rely on...
With Health Costs Ballooning, Workers Turn to Wellness and the Internet, ADP Finds
ADP’s latest employee benefits survey shows soaring health‑care costs are prompting workers to delay or forgo treatment. Twenty‑six percent skipped needed care and 22% cut medication use, both up from 2020 levels. To cope, 68% of employees now seek medical...
InMobi Partners with Salesforce to Accelerate AI‑First Advertising Platform
InMobi announced a deeper partnership with Salesforce to embed AI‑driven sales, service and data tools across its advertising business, aiming to speed up automation, forecasting and cross‑functional collaboration. The deal expands use of Salesforce’s Agentforce, Slack Enterprise Grid and Tableau,...
Great Managers Confront Low Performers, Not Ignore Them
Low performance doesn’t fix itself. Leave it unchecked and it’ll drag the entire team down. Sh*tty managers avoid the situation... Great managers hit it head on. Here’s how the best managers deal with low performers:
OpenAI’s $852 B Valuation Faces Backer Scrutiny as It Shifts Toward Enterprise
OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation is being questioned by several of its early investors as the company redirects its focus to enterprise customers to fend off Anthropic. The debate follows a $122 billion funding round, the largest in Silicon Valley history, and comes...
Ocado Intelligent Automation Launches Ocado IQ AI Cloud Suite at MODEX, Promises 3× Picking Boost
Ocado Intelligent Automation introduced Ocado IQ, an AI‑driven cloud suite for retail warehouse automation, at the MODEX trade show. The company says the platform can triple picking productivity and deliver ROI within six months, positioning it as a vertical SaaS...
EEOC Settles with Republic Services for $200K in Sex Discrimination Case
The EEOC settled a sex‑discrimination lawsuit against Republic Services' Missouri subsidiary for $200,000, ending claims that the firm repeatedly rejected qualified female driver applicants since early 2020. The case stemmed from a May 2020 interview where interviewers suggested the applicant discuss...
86% of U.S. CEOs Treat Tariffs as Permanent in B2B Planning, PwC Survey Shows
A PwC survey of 633 U.S. executives reveals that 86% of CEOs now treat tariffs as a permanent factor in B2B planning. The finding underscores a shift from short‑term coping to long‑term integration of import taxes into pricing, supply‑chain and...
Fed's Barr Says Tariffs, Geopolitics Weigh on Rural Areas
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr warned that recent tariff shifts and the Iran‑related conflict are creating short‑term cost pressures for rural America, especially in agriculture. He highlighted a 38% drop in U.S. soybean shipments to China, a 55% surge in...
Space Force Official Touts AI’s Impact on Cyber Compliance
Space Force acting cyber chief Seth Whitworth says large language models are reshaping how the service reviews cyber risk and achieves compliance. He highlighted that AI can automatically patch minor misconfigurations that often serve as entry points for state‑sponsored actors....
Iterate, Build Relationships, Review Calls: Win Big Deals
A founder in my community was < $10K MRR. Last month, he closed a $70K deal. 4 boring things got him there. When he shared this on our weekly group coaching call, the first question was "how did you do...
Automate with AI: Work Less, Scale More
You’re working too hard to scale. If you're still doing tasks AI can do… you’re aren’t just backsliding. You’re killing your momentum entirely. Marketing copy. Sales follow-ups. SOPs. They’re all manual tasks that can be automated with a system you build ONCE...
Rork Announces $15M Seed Round
Rork, an AI-driven platform that lets users create iOS and Android apps via natural language, announced a $15 million seed round. The financing was led by Left Lane Capital with participation from Peak XV, True Ventures, Goodwater, and existing backer a16z...
Legalweek’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Honorees: Domino Mentors
Legalweek’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement awards spotlight four industry veterans—Florinda Baldridge, Shannon Bales, David Greetham and Mary Mack—who together embody the “Domino Mentor” model. The honorees illustrate four pillars shaping legal technology: scalability, education, innovation and interoperability. Their collective work spans...
Evolution Equity Partners Hosts 4th Presidents Forum for Cyber Leaders
Evolution Equity Partners hosted its fourth Presidents Forum on March 24, 2026 in San Francisco during RSA Conference week, drawing more than 300 CISOs, cybersecurity founders and investors. The event featured a keynote by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who...
Hollywood Heavyweights Oppose Paramount Deal
More than 2,000 Hollywood creators signed an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance’s planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that the merger would shrink opportunities, cut jobs, raise costs and limit audience choice. Showrunner Damon Lindelof explained a chilling effect on talent...
Payscale CFO Calls for ‘Always on’ Comp Talks
Payscale CFO Philip Watson says the rise of Gen Z, ubiquitous salary data and expanding pay‑transparency laws are driving a shift toward “always on” compensation conversations. He argues that waiting for an annual review to discuss pay leaves employees under‑informed and...
Institutions Hedge Tail Risk as SKEW Near Resistance
SKEW is pinned just below 5-year resistance at 156. Institutions are quietly paying up for far out-of-the-money put protection. They're hedging a low-probability, high-impact tail event. That's not typically a buy-the-dip environment. Time will tell.
CTA: Good Diversifier, Good Buy
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (CTA) received a buy rating from WLM Research, highlighting its robust non‑correlated return profile and seasoned sub‑advisor Altis Partners. The fund posted a 5‑year beta of –0.31 and a 3‑year annualized return of about 14.2%,...
Bluefish Scoops Up $43M Series B Round
Bluefish, an Agentic Marketing Platform serving Fortune 500 brands, closed a $43 million Series B round, bringing its total financing to $68 million. The round was co‑led by Threshold Ventures and NEA, with participation from Amex Ventures, TIAA Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Bloomberg Beta and...
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iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) announced a 4‑for‑1 stock split effective April 29, 2026. The split reduces the share price by a factor of four and changes the ETF’s deliverable to 100 shares per options contract. OCC will adjust all IWF options on...
A $750M Fabless Chip Company, and the Foundry That Makes the Chips
Credo Technology announced a $750 million cash acquisition of Israeli silicon‑photonic fabless startup DustPhotonics, with an earn‑out that could lift total consideration to about $1.3 billion. DustPhotonics’ proprietary L3C (Low‑Loss Laser Coupling) technology remains opaque, as no public loss figures or peer‑reviewed...
Apple Chooses Amazon Satellites for iPhone, Years After Rejecting Starlink Offer
Amazon announced a $11.6 billion acquisition of Globalstar and a partnership that makes it the primary satellite service provider for iPhone and Apple Watch. The deal gives Amazon access to Globalstar’s existing low‑Earth‑orbit constellation, spectrum and Mobile Satellite Service licenses. Amazon...
OpenGradient Raises $9.5M
OpenGradient announced a $9.5 million funding round to accelerate its decentralized AI compute network. The round was led by a16z crypto with participation from Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, and a slate of crypto‑focused angels such as Balaji Srinivasan and Illia Polosukhin. OpenGradient’s platform...
'Bit of Pain' Worth Long-Term Security From Iran, Bessent Tells BBC
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the BBC that a "small bit of economic pain" from the US‑Israel war with Iran is justified to eliminate the long‑term threat of Iranian nuclear strikes on Western capitals. The IMF warned the conflict...
CSAF, CMSAF Empower Next Generation Leaders to Lead with Character at WildWestCon 2026
The U.S. Space Force’s top leaders – Chief of Space Operations (CSAF) and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force (CMSAF) – addressed the WildWestCon 2026 audience to inspire the next generation of space professionals. Their remarks centered on the...
CSAF, CMSAF Empower Next Generation Leaders to Lead with Character at WildWestCon 2026
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach delivered a keynote at the 2026 National Conclave (WildWestCon) in Dallas, urging Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings cadets to lead with judgment, toughness, grit and character. He tied the message to...
How Ally Hit Its Target for Sponsoring Women's Sports
Ally Financial announced it achieved gender‑parity in sports sponsorship a full year ahead of its five‑year pledge, shifting its spend from a 90‑10 split to an even 50‑50 balance between 2022 and 2025. The bank’s accelerated investment landed its logo...
How to Navigate a Rogue America
Harvard professor Stephen M. Walt argues that the Trump administration has turned the United States into a predatory, rogue‑like power, abandoning soft‑power diplomacy for zero‑sum tactics such as tariffs, defense‑burden demands, and unilateral territorial ambitions. He contends this behavior erodes...
Joey Reeve, CPA – 2025 “20 Under 40” Accounting Influencer
Joey Reeve, CPA, has been named a 2025 "20 Under 40" accounting influencer. He founded Universal CPA Review, a visual‑learning platform that provides video explanations for every multiple‑choice question and comprehensive study guides. The service claims to have helped thousands...
Bank of America Tech Chief Shares AI Strategy Focus
Bank of America is scaling its artificial‑intelligence program from isolated pilots to enterprise‑wide process transformation. The bank has earmarked 30% of its $13.5 billion technology budget for AI, and more than 90% of its 213,000 staff now use the Erica virtual...
View From the EDGE® April 2026: A Two-Week Ceasefire, but Uncertainty Remains
Chief Investment Strategist Fritz Folts and Deputy CIO Eric Biegeleisen discuss 3EDGE's latest market outlook following a two‑week cease‑fire in the Iran conflict. They assess how the pause in hostilities could temper immediate volatility but leave underlying geopolitical risk intact....
The Business of Benefits: Enhanced Maternity Benefits at Koch Industries
Koch Industries, employing 60,000 U.S. workers, rolled out a virtual maternity‑care benefit with Pomelo for all medical‑plan members in 2022. Over 3,000 employees and families have enrolled, driving an 8% drop in NICU admissions, a 31% reduction in NICU stay...
US Gas Gains Offset by Qatar Losses, Hurting Global Economy
I have to question some people's math. Qatar is down 8 bcm and the US is up 2.6 bcm. The issue here is the difference is not being made up and what is good for the US in the short-term is bad...
Replace “Sorry for the Delay” With Professional Alternatives
Stop saying "Sorry for the delay" in your work emails. Here are 15 professional alternatives you can steal:
Optional Product Pricing Best Practices + Benefits
Optional product pricing lets firms sell a low‑priced core item while monetizing add‑ons, upgrades, or custom features. The model, exemplified by airlines, Leatherology, and car manufacturers, boosts average order value and widens market appeal. Best practices include anchoring a fair...
Post‑crisis Outlook: Fed Likely to Raise Rates
If the crisis blows over in the way most investors expect, i think the next Fed move will be a hike
AI‑error Intolerance Clashes with Human Collaboration Realities
People who get really turned off when AI gets things wrong on the first try and requires detailed feedback to go back and try again would be really surprised to find out what it’s like working with or managing other...
EBRD Lends to Bulgarian Copper Firm Sofia Med - #BeltAndRoad #Economy #Infrastructure
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a €20 million (≈ $23.5 million) loan to Bulgarian copper products manufacturer Sofia Med, secured by a guarantee from the EU’s InvestEU programme. The financing is intended to boost Sofia Med’s production capacity...
United CEO Brings Merger Grudge Match to White House
United's chief takes fight with American to White House with merger pitch - “It’s a grudge match to some degree. Robert Isom versus Scott Kirby in the schoolyard after school — brass knuckles." https://t.co/gDjJ6ACVwQ
Babies Beget Babies. That’s Both a Problem and a Policy Lesson.
The new NBER paper finds that exposure to babies increases the desire for children, creating a self‑reinforcing loop that may explain about 13% of the recent fertility decline. Economists argue that policies such as child subsidies, affordable housing, and better...
Biglari's Mouthpiece Claims Credit for Planned Board Exit
Sardar Biglari's apparent social media mouthpiece is taking credit for David Goebel's departure from the Jack in the Box board. He lost the proxy. JIB already named Mark King chairman and David had been planning to step down at the end...