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Bluesky’s founder‑CEO Jay Graver announced he is stepping down, moving to a newly created chief innovation officer role focused on the platform’s technology stack. Venture capitalist Toni Schneider, former Automattic CEO, will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent leader. Graver, who guided Bluesky from a Twitter research project to a 40‑million‑user decentralized social network, said the change will allow him to return to building new products. Schneider pledged to scale the service and position it as the foundation for a new generation of user‑owned networks.
Wasserman Music announced it is now operating as The•Team, a rebrand triggered by founder Casey Wasserman’s decision to sell the Wasserman Media Group amid a DOJ‑related Epstein controversy. The move aims to separate the agency from Wasserman’s personal brand, with...
$XPOF setup is getting interesting - Voss Capital (19%) pushing for a sale - Boutique fitness franchisor trading at ~6x EBITDA vs peers in the mid-teens - If sold, this could easily be a 2x+ - Key issue is the staggered board + insiders...
An analysis by The Mandarin identified 46 public servants across Australia who earned more than $1 million in the 2025‑26 fiscal year. The majority of these high‑earners are employed by federal government corporations, while state utilities and financial institutions also feature...
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The New York Federal Reserve’s February consumer survey shows the expected quit rate fell to 15.9%, the lowest in more than a decade, as employers shed 92,000 jobs. Hiring slowed dramatically, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a 3.3%...
Vicor (VICR) posted Q4 2025 diluted EPS of $1.01 on $107.3 million revenue, comfortably beating analyst forecasts. The company’s balance sheet remains robust, with $402.8 million in cash and only $74 million in total liabilities, giving it a cash‑to‑assets ratio of 57%. Despite...
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has nearly stalled, with crossings dropping 66% and crude‑oil futures briefly spiking above $115 per barrel. The U.S. responded with a $20 billion maritime reinsurance program aimed at protecting vessels and cargo. The slowdown has...
Employers are increasingly steering benefit design, moving beyond one‑size‑fits‑all health plans toward data‑driven, employee‑centric offerings. A recent Benefit News video highlights levers such as flexible spending accounts, telehealth integration, mental‑health resources, and predictive cost modeling. Companies aim to boost care...
The guide explains how to build a fully automated GTM engine by linking HubSpot, Clay, and Octave. It shows how real‑time buying signals can trigger workflows, how Clay’s waterfall data enrichment delivers verified emails at minimal cost, and how Octave...
Yesterday was International Women’s Day. Today is the real conversation. I sat down with @cindygallop and we didn’t celebrate. We talked about what’s actually broken. About how a fish doesn’t know what water is. About why only 1.7% of VC funding goes...
btw if you can build a category leader open source project in ai engineering right now the market acquihire rate is ~$10-$100m per ai engineer. you do not need to figure out a business model, you do not need GTM, you...
Demandbase’s new research arm, Labs, released its inaugural B2B AI GTM Report, drawing on more than 24 billion buyer interactions, 429 k ad campaigns and insights from over 1,400 companies. The study shows that deploying four tiers of ad products can lift...
Weaponise EU market against China or face manufacturing collapse: official think tank EUISS study urges bloc to “preserve and create technological chokepoints”, diversify markets away from China – in both instances mirroring long-term moves made by Beijing – to give it...
Being well known does not mean being clearly understood. 💡 I used SocialBrilliance to run a simple AI test on @ServiceNow messaging. What it surfaced is something many marketing leaders feel but rarely quantify: A brand can be highly respected, widely recognized, and...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told the "Diary of a CEO" podcast that employees must answer emails even on weekends and that failure to meet this expectation will result in termination. He framed constant availability as the most important skill and...
↓ If your knowledge system feels like a second job to maintain, you have too many moving parts. I've coached hundreds of people through building these systems and the pattern is always the same. Too many tags, too many databases, too...
In this episode of Ask the CIO, Doug Robinson, executive director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, explains that artificial intelligence has surged to become the top priority for state CIOs in 2026, overtaking cybersecurity after years...
A healthcare worker describes a tense encounter where a patient’s husband verbally berated staff after a system outage prevented treatment. The incident highlights the gray area between understandable frustration and verbal abuse, especially when staff lack clear guidelines. The article...
AI Superpowers the Solo Founder—But Corporations Stay Stuck AI is massively empowering individuals who know how to use it—especially builders, perfectionists, and technical solopreneurs who can now ship products faster than ever. But inside large corporations, the bottleneck isn’t productivity—it’s bureaucracy,...
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced its 2026 Board leadership slate, naming Jason Sheldon of Remington Group as Chair and Remo Agostino of The Daniels Corporation as Vice Chair. Cheryl Shindruk of Geranium will stay on as...
EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos urged European firms to invest in candidate countries, citing past enlargement’s boost to exports, supply chains and GDP. She emphasized reforms—independent courts, anti‑corruption, free media—as prerequisites for safe investment. New research from the Confederation of...
Gas prices hovering just above $3 per gallon have acted as a modest tailwind for U.S. consumers, but a rise to $4 per gallon would erase that benefit and return to a neutral stance relative to wages. The economy is...
going to go live on Substack with @MichelleVolz in 13 minutes at 2p ET. we'll talk big themes in defense / industrial tech, emerging vs megafunds, and her lessons from raising a new fund in this environment. @NewcomerMedia subscribers will...
Walmart teamed with Cleveland Clinic to launch a Cardiac Center of Excellence serving over a million employees and families. The collaboration introduced bundled pricing, travel‑enabled specialty care, and protocols that reduced unnecessary surgeries while improving outcomes. By standardizing care pathways,...
Women in the United States report higher workplace engagement than men—34% versus 28%—yet they also experience significantly more burnout, with 31% feeling burned out daily compared to 23% of men. The disparity spans industries, roles, and is especially acute among...
In the fourth quarter of 2025 U.S. markets extended gains while the margin for error narrowed across policy, valuation and data. Artificial‑intelligence demand remained robust, yet investors grew more selective, emphasizing balance‑sheet strength and near‑term cash flow. The Federal Reserve...
Cost segregation is a tax strategy that breaks a property into its individual components—such as roofing, flooring, and fixtures—to assign shorter depreciation lives where appropriate. By reclassifying assets, investors can shift portions of the building’s cost from the standard 27.5‑...
Scale Computing is an Austin-based edge computing and managed network solutions provider backed by Oaktree Capital Management, and has now acquired Adaptiv Networks, a cloud-native SD-WAN and SASE vendor headquartered in Canada. The deal brings together two channel-driven businesses with...
Jimmy John’s announced that chief marketing officer Darin Dugan will assume the role of brand president, replacing long‑time president James North. North will transition to a global brand ambassador position and become a franchisee. Kate Carpenter, formerly vice president of integrated marketing, steps...
This SaaS company posted a $60k job listing… for an AI agent. Here’s why this shift is bigger than most founders realize👇
Redfin economists warn that mortgage rates could remain volatile as the Iran‑Israel conflict drives oil prices toward levels last seen during the Ukraine war and fresh inflation data arrives. February core CPI is projected to rise 0.2% month‑over‑month, while the...
Zapier founder Wade Foster explains that AI agents are becoming the primary buyers of software, forcing companies to market to machines instead of humans. He describes Zapier’s approach of serving agents with ultra‑fast, plain‑text documentation and internal AI “skills” like...
Latin America has raised over $164 bn in green bonds since 2014, yet a $650 bn annual funding gap threatens the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Renewable sources now supply 70% of regional electricity, while the blue‑finance market expands with large blue‑bond...
Forrester just said 15% of agency jobs will disappear in 2026. The headlines are framing it as "AI replacing humans." That's not what's happening. AI isn't replacing roles, it's collapsing cost structures. The labor that used to justify a $60K/month team now runs through...
Everyone is talking about Agentic AI, but who is talking about Agentic Sprawl? If you aren't protecting the process as much as the data, your automation is a ticking time bomb. 💣 Get the reality check before #RSAC2026: 🔗 https://t.co/6PIC4o7OmO #CIO #CISO #AgenticAI...
Physical post outreach is gaining traction as marketers seek tactile, trustworthy channels amid digital overload. Studies show direct mail achieves a 4.4% response rate—about 37 times higher than email—and delivers a 112% return on investment. Personalization can slash acquisition costs...
I did some startup advisory in exchange for shares like 5 years ago. The company got acquired and now the new company is refactoring my cut. I'm getting a total of 11 shares which means if they exit for $1B...
Italy’s Giorgetti cautions the ECB against the temptation of raising interest rates https://t.co/CasNsOy0KU via @Alemrome https://t.co/z3ATeFnSqp
$10 trillion in small business value is set to change hands as Boomers retire soon. And with AI disrupting traditional pathways, this may be a golden age for young talent to become SMB owners. Check out what Will is building for the next generation...
This is cool. And it fits with the larger trend Google has been implementing across Discover and News for years - highlighting entities, brands, recognized authors, and linking their social profiles all in one place
🆓 Monday links: bottoming on bad news, the K-shaped economy, and the rise of GDP jamming. https://t.co/W6jd47jqkH chart: https://t.co/sRyFpUbgLf https://t.co/oOvSgydCoj
Surging oil prices have sparked fears that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could inflict steep financial costs on Americans "I am very concerned this could tip us into a recession if it persists," one economist tells @nytimes https://t.co/VkqGBNMgAR @TonyRomm...
The same 50 email campaigns drive the majority of ecommerce email revenue. Every time. Across every brand we've worked with. @yojimmykim and I finally put all of them in one place. Real examples, AI prompts, copywriting frameworks, and welcome flows from...
Screenshot 1: Grokipedia - projected organic traffic 2. Grokipedia ChatGPT citations 3. Grokipedia AIO citations 4. Grokipedia AI mode citations Interesting how closely ChatGPT aligns with Google organic traffic 👀 All data from @ahrefs https://t.co/insLf5sN2u
In this episode, we discuss how the recent spike in crude has created a “one-variable market,” where leadership becomes highly binary. We also discuss how leadership typically behaves during and after an exogenous shock. https://t.co/bvqWT3unbt
Is AI finally moving from experimentation to execution inside marketing ops? How are martech budgets changing in 2026, and where is that money going? And what does the shift away from agencies mean for marketing leaders? Find those answers and more...
Very good discussion with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry Ryosei Akazawa @ryosei_akazawa about recent developments in the Middle East and the implications for Japan's energy security We discussed the available options, including a possible @IEA stock release https://t.co/rCnXYDGIHK
Most startups still fail, despite all the advice, insightful ideas, and crazy hard work. Here is a risk-oriented theory of “why,” and how to improve your chances of success: https://t.co/xKPhWzGrMK
RT @VoxOptima How big data is affecting social media metrics and Facebook ad strategies, Elianna Hyde | https://t.co/LO7kUfX8DB SmartData Collective "Facebook’s own advertising platform allows the marketers to maximize their campaign effectiveness, by utilizing big data analytics indirectly."
I spent $8k on a professional product photoshoot. The photos flopped. I took some raw, authentic photos with my iPhone. Conversions went up 30%. The market doesn't care about 'professional'. It cares about 'real'. Test everything.
