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Orange Wholesale CEO Michaël Trabbia told MWC that the French telco will not sell its roughly 75 data‑centre assets across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Instead, Orange plans to monetize the facilities by expanding colocation services for enterprise customers, especially in France. The company also announced two new subsea cable‑repair ships slated for delivery in 2028 and 2029, bringing its fleet to six vessels. These moves reflect Orange’s strategy to leverage existing infrastructure rather than raise cash through asset sales.
Personalized hotel websites are becoming essential as 71% of travelers expect tailored interactions and 68% favor personalization over loyalty programs. By delivering real‑time, intent‑based content, hotels can convert more visitors, with direct‑booking conversion rates rising about 25% and repeat bookings...
Advertisers struggle to monetize brand‑building efforts, with only 53% confident in ROI measurement. Amazon Ads introduced Long‑Term Sales (LTS), a metric that assigns monetary value to shopper actions across the full journey using its authenticated identity graph. LTS combines short‑term...
Apple has begun blocking U.S. iPhone users from downloading or updating any ByteDance‑owned apps that are intended for the Chinese market, including Douyin, Doubao, and Fanqie Novel. The restriction, enforced through on‑device geolocation checks, follows the Protecting Americans from Foreign...
On March 5, 2026 Ukraine announced the return of 200 prisoners of war in a new exchange with Russia. The group includes combatants seized during the 2022 siege of Mariupol, highlighting the lingering human cost of that battle. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted on...
Hexnode has upgraded its Genie AI assistant with a conversational interface for its Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) platform. The new natural‑language layer lets IT administrators ask for device data, run remote actions, and receive automated troubleshooting steps in real time....
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that the current turmoil in the Middle East stems from a systematic erosion of international law. She blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for emboldening other actors, and singled out China’s expansionist moves in...
Home builders surveyed by NAHB/Wells Fargo evaluated 14 long‑term forces that could shape housing demand over the next decade. They identified five risks—government debt, declining fertility, long‑term inflation, falling marriage rates, and energy costs—as likely to weigh on industry health....
In her 2026 Global Risk Lecture, ECB President Christine Lagarde warned that the world is shifting from a measurable‑risk environment to genuine uncertainty driven by rapid AI adoption and escalating geopolitical fragmentation. She cited estimates that AI could add up...
In 1973, US debt/GDP was 32%, deficit/GDP was 1%, & NIIP/GDP was +10%. There was no level of inflation & rates that could push the US into a debt spiral. Today those #’s are 122%, 6%, & -90%, & 4.8% 10y...
I'm really excited for young founders right now. If you're building with AI today, you're the yellow and red on this chart. Tiny sliver of the population. The green and the gray are the 84% of people who have never touched...
CPA executives showed a notable lift in optimism about the U.S. economy in Q1 2026, with 39% expressing a positive outlook—up from 28% a quarter earlier. Confidence in their own firms also rose, reaching 47% versus 41% in Q4 2025, and 55%...
Edge AI is moving from data‑center inference to real‑time execution at the edge, where decisions must be made within milliseconds. Wind River CTO Paul Miller highlighted the role of its 45‑year‑old VxWorks real‑time operating system in delivering deterministic performance for...
OpenAI is in early talks with ad‑tech giant The Trade Desk to sell advertising on its ChatGPT platform, part of a broader push to generate $17 billion in consumer revenue this year. The company has already partnered with Criteo to launch...
HR leaders are struggling to move beyond pilot projects toward true skills‑based organizations, a shift accelerated by AI’s impact on work. A BCG white paper finds most initiatives falter because they are isolated HR projects lacking alignment with overall business...
Shylaja Nathan, former senior vice president of architecture at Fidelity, joins Forrester as a principal analyst focusing on enterprise data and AI strategy. Drawing on more than two decades of experience modernizing data platforms for major financial institutions, she stresses...
Christine Hunsicker, founder of fashion‑rental tech firm CaaStle, pleaded guilty to securities fraud for inflating the company’s revenue and cash position. Over six years she misrepresented financials, showing a $24 million operating profit that was actually under $30,000 and a $50 million...
Host Hotels & Resorts CFO Sourav Ghosh said the REIT’s 2025 outperformance was driven by strong transient leisure demand at its upscale and luxury assets, with guests spending more on F&B, golf and spa. The company expects continued tailwinds in...
The HFT algos/CTA trend followers don't discount geopolitics very well. If @hkuppy is right, he makes a real case why active management is of ultimate importance when there is a real global change. The VIX is not mean reverting this time,...
The Trade Desk faces criticism for a complex, opaque fee structure that includes platform, data, and bid‑shading charges. Consultant Sarah Caputo argues the DSP should lower its take rate and simplify fees, especially the double‑digit bid‑shading fee on savings. Recent...
New @ThePeelPod with @chetanp We talk Manus, the history + future of software, why incumbents should make big AI acquisitions, why investors are begging for AI companies to go public, and inside @Benchmark’s latest investing strategy. Thanks @Numeral and @FlexSuperApp for sponsoring...
NVIDIA has halted production of its China‑focused H200 Hopper GPU at TSMC, leaving roughly 250,000 units in inventory awaiting U.S. export clearance and Chinese import permits. The pause follows export‑control constraints that limit the chips to non‑security‑sensitive applications. NVIDIA plans...
NATO secretary‑general Mark Rutte defended his habit of praising U.S. President Donald Trump, acknowledging criticism but insisting the admiration is warranted. He credited Trump with helping NATO adopt a new 5 % of GDP defence‑spending target, a significant increase from the...
Travel industry leaders—including the U.S. Travel Association, Airlines for America, the American Association of Airport Executives, and the American Hotel & Lodging Association—launched the “Pay Federal Aviation Workers” campaign to pressure Congress into guaranteeing pay for TSA, CBP and air‑traffic...
Aptiv’s subsidiaries have launched a $1.5 bn private senior notes offering tied to the planned spin‑off of its Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) unit. The notes, due in 2031 and 2034, will be held in escrow until the separation is finalized. In...
AI data center construction is accelerating, with tech firms targeting 85 GW of power by 2030—about 20% more than the current grid can supply. Start‑ups like Cloverleaf Infrastructure are emerging as “powered land” brokers, securing utility contracts and rural acreage for...
Amazon Haul, the low‑price, direct‑from‑China storefront, now hosts 3,287 sellers after launching in November 2024. The platform’s seller base is heavily China‑registered and generates roughly $2 billion in annual GMV, with most sellers offering items under $20. Amazon has backed the...
The Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) announced that the U.S. military is inviting proposals to develop domestic production of 13 critical minerals, including tungsten, arsenic and nickel, with submissions due March 20, 2026. The request covers the entire value chain—from...
Bank of America has rolled out a comprehensive "family arc" benefits program that supports employees from fertility and adoption through child‑care, elder‑care, and college‑savings planning. The package includes up to $20,000 in fertility or adoption assistance, 16 weeks of flexible...
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon agreed to sell a 12.5% minority stake, valuing the NHL franchise at $2.66 billion. The transaction introduces three undisclosed partners and may provide liquidity for Dundon's pending $4.25 billion acquisition of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Hurricanes'...
🚫 “No-code AI agents” is not about skipping engineering. ✅ It’s about abstracting it. This visual captures a critical shift: AI agents are becoming products assembled from capabilities, not systems engineered from scratch. Here’s the executive breakdown 👇 1️⃣ Start...
since @federalreserve starting cutting rates this cycle (Sep '24), U.S. 10-year yields $TNX have risen... the green circles show the rate cuts since... https://t.co/g34w7tO0BZ
Revenue enablement platforms (REPs) are often sold as plug‑and‑play solutions, but the article warns they function more like complex instruments that require continuous tuning. Successful adoption hinges on rigorous taxonomy management, ongoing content governance, and regularly refreshed readiness pathways. Collaboration...
Building Live: The OpenClaw Setup That Took My Articles from 358 to 85,000+ Views https://t.co/2AfO60Gvta
Stuck at $1M ARR. But the goal is to reach $5M. In this episode, I coach @MSliwinski on how to get his software company unstuck. Search "Nathan Barry Show" to watch. https://t.co/NAMZTWA7Ww
Brands and retailers are confronting intensified regulatory scrutiny and potential sanctions over sustainability claims, prompting many to adopt “greenhushing” – the practice of keeping environmental initiatives hidden. While this approach reduces the risk of violating emerging green‑claim laws, it also...
You know your prospect doesn’t understand your product when they ask if it integrates with a random tool. “Do you all integrate with MailChimp?” Um… what did you have in mind…
Still thinking about @AlexH_Johnson & my pod convo about @CashApp's plan to sell its internal credit scores to third parties That the company seems to be able to manage *credit risk* reasonably effectively makes its financial crime control failures look even...
In a March 5 2026 HBR Executive Live, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky discussed how AI is reshaping work. He argued executives must decide whether to use AI merely to optimize existing processes or to reinvent their business models for the future. Roslansky...
Bonds have not gotten the safe haven bid since Iran action commenced last Friday evening. $TLT - Rates still moving higher.
First customer: $200/month plan. Infrastructure bill: $50. Profitable in month one. Found by answering questions on Stack Overflow, GitHub, and Reddit. Joel Griffith bootstrapped Browserless to nearly $4M ARR. https://t.co/hPZB3qTqRL
Sustainable denim label Triarchy announced a CAD 500,000 equity crowdfunding round on FrontFundr, targeting a May 20 deadline. About 44.5% of the capital will fund next‑generation materials and its patented digital dye process that uses algae‑based pigments, slashing water consumption by over...
The Shared Services & Outsourcing Week (SSOW) 2026, held March 16‑19 in Orlando, will host a Finance Transformation Program for finance shared‑services leaders. Over 1,200 shared‑services and GBS executives will gather to discuss modernizing finance operations, embedding AI responsibly, and...
You can now generate 10x the ideas. 10x the drafts. 10x the tasks. But you still have 24 hours. This workshop teaches you how to filter, prioritise, and prevent AI-generated work bloat from hijacking your week. Speed without structure equals stress. Build structure now. https://t.co/gVNd09zf1B
JD.com posted a challenging fourth‑quarter 2025, with total revenue slipping 14% year‑over‑year to $50.37 billion while expenses rose 5.8% to $51.21 billion, driving a net loss of $388 million. All major profitability metrics turned negative, including EBITDA of –$118 million and EBIT of –$836 million....
The story of Morgan Properties is one of those "only in America" stories -- started by a shoe salesman in 1985 putting down $1 to buy 3 suburban Philly apartment properties, and growing it into the nation's 2nd largest apartment...
Scout Lab has been appointed communications agency for TrustedHousesitters, tasked with consumer press, brand positioning, and media strategy to amplify its trust‑based travel model. Magrino secures the role of public‑relations agency of record for BSH’s North American operations, covering product...
From ZERO to $1B in 3.5 years. We wrote their first check at Lux… Here’s how they did it.
If a broker charges rates in line with Realtors, say 5 or 6% then they likely are trying to ‘buy business.’- How to Sell my own Business https://t.co/l2EObkfURN https://t.co/Jq7DIDeNGv
