Berkshire’s New Boss Goes All In on Housing
Berkshire Hathaway, now led by newly appointed CEO Greg Abel, announced a $6.8 billion acquisition of a U.S. homebuilder, marking the conglomerate’s first major entry into residential construction. Warren Buffett gave his explicit approval, signaling confidence in the strategic shift. Abel said the purchase aligns with Berkshire’s focus on stable, long‑term cash flows and demographic trends favoring housing demand. The deal is slated to close later this year, expanding Berkshire’s portfolio beyond its traditional insurance and energy holdings.
PayPal CEO Leans on AI Chief
PayPal CEO Enrique Lores has appointed Anshu Bhardwaj as chief AI transformation and simplification officer to drive AI‑led cost reductions. The company targets $1.5 billion in savings over the next two to three years, coupled with a 20% workforce cut and...
Dee Dee Cox: Creating Clear Pathways for Women
Dee Dee Cox, Vice President of Human Resources Development at Old Dominion Freight Line, was named the 2025 Influential Woman in Trucking by the Women In Trucking Association. Over her 17‑year tenure, she expanded OD’s HR team from a single employee to...
Tencent Reportedly Preparing UGC Initiative for Delta Force
Tencent is gearing up to launch a major user‑generated content (UGC) platform for its shooter Delta Force, as revealed by a new recruitment posting from Tencent IEG. The initiative will add player‑creation tools, an in‑game editor, distribution channels and monetisation options,...
Timing Calendar Links Boost Confidence, Not Pushiness
4 rules for placing calendar links in cold emails: 1. Don't put it in the first email. It looks presumptuous. 2. Put it in the follow-up, only if the recipient responded positively. 3. If you must include it earlier, frame it as optional...
Servier Frees Edgewise for Cardio Mission with $2.65B Muscular Dystrophy Deal
Servier is acquiring Edgewise Therapeutics' muscular‑dystrophy business for up to $2.65 billion, paying $1.55 billion upfront with $1.1 billion in potential milestones. The deal transfers the fast skeletal‑myosin inhibitor sevasemten, currently in Phase 3 trials for Becker muscular dystrophy and Phase 2 for Duchenne, to...
impact.com to Power Minecraft’s First-Ever Affiliate Program
impact.com announced it will power Minecraft’s first affiliate program, enabling creators to monetize their content. The program uses impact.com’s Creator and Performance solutions to manage relationships, track sales, and automate payouts worldwide. Minecraft, the best‑selling video game with over 300 million...
Is American Manufacturing Really ‘Back’?
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing PMI rose to 54 in May, its strongest level in four years and marking the fifth straight month above the 50‑point expansion threshold. Production and new‑orders subindexes posted robust readings of 54.3 and 56.8,...
XCharge Appoints Albina Iljasov as Co-CEO
XCharge has appointed Albina Iljasov as Co‑CEO alongside Yifei Hou, expanding its top‑level leadership team. Iljasov will take charge of European operations and oversee the firm’s information security and cybersecurity programs starting 1 June. The dual‑CEO structure is intended to sharpen...
Hightouch Launches Exposure Log Matching for The Trade Desk
Hightouch introduced Exposure Log Matching for The Trade Desk, letting advertisers resolve raw event data to their own consented customer and household IDs directly in a data warehouse. The Match Booster combines first‑party signals with Hightouch’s identity graph, delivering matched...
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Balls Food Stores Names Campbell President
Balls Food Stores announced Ryan Campbell as its new president, while founder David Ball transitions to chairman of the board. Campbell, a former Army intelligence officer and Deloitte consultant, has been steering the retailer’s five‑year Project 2030 growth plan as...
Deloitte UK Appoints First Chief AI Officer in Drive for ‘AI-Enabled’ Services
Deloitte UK has appointed Hayley McKelvey as its first chief AI officer, a move designed to embed artificial intelligence throughout client engagements and internal operations. The new role sits within a broader “strategic appointments” effort led by UK chief executive...
LRRR Acquiring Ohio Line
Long Ridge Railroad Company (LRRR), a non‑carrier owned by MARA Holdings, filed a verified notice of exemption to purchase a 12.2‑mile rail line in eastern Ohio from East Ohio Valley Railway (EOVR). The line runs between Powhatan Point and Hannibal,...
6 PPC Myths Every Advertiser Should Stop Believing
At Hero Conf UK 2026, six entrenched PPC myths were debunked, including the belief that larger budgets automatically make accounts more complex, that last‑click attribution fully captures PPC value, and that more conversions equal better performance. Speakers highlighted that small‑budget accounts require tighter...
Salesforce‑Contentful Deal Bridges Content‑Data Divide
Smart move, Salesforce + Contentful . There have been two major platform divides in the #martech stack and ecosystem for ages: 1. The adtech/martech divide. 2. The content vs. customer data/workflows divide. So much friction and missed opportunity has slipped...
FedEx’s Spin-Off of FedEx Freight Is a Done Deal
FedEx completed the spin‑off of its less‑than‑truckload unit, FedEx Freight, which now trades on the NYSE under the ticker FDXF and replaces American Airlines Group in the Dow Jones Transportation Average. The LTL carrier posted $9.1 billion in 2024 revenue and...
Orange Rag Legal Tech Clinic: Law Firms Can’t AI Their Way Out of a Talent Strategy Problem
Law firms are confronting a talent‑strategy gap that AI alone cannot fix, according to Patrick Hurley, global lead for applications management solutions at Harbor. Hurley argues that firms must first identify the core capabilities they need internally before investing in...
Flutterwave Promotes 25% of Its Global Workforce in Talent Retention Move
Flutterwave announced that it promoted roughly 25% of its global workforce, elevating over 100 employees as part of a talent‑retention drive marking its tenth year of operations. The company introduced cost‑of‑living adjustments, tax support for Nigerian staff, and a one‑time...
Squash Players Turn to Social Media to Cash in on LA Olympic Games Opportunities
British squash players are leveraging social media to generate sponsorships ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut in Los Angeles 2028. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is relocating its finals to the West Coast and urging athletes to build personal brands,...
ICYMI: May’s Biggest Headlines + Bonus Insights
May’s ICYMI recap spotlights 11 platform updates reshaping social media, from Instagram’s new Instants feature to Meta’s Forum app targeting Reddit‑style communities. TikTok GO expands commerce by letting U.S. users book local services directly in the app, while YouTube adds...
TwelveLabs Bring Its Video Understanding Technology Directly to Creators
TwelveLabs unveiled Rodeo, an AI‑powered creative copilot that lets video creators search, edit, and assemble footage using natural language. The tool leverages the company’s Marengo 3.0 and Pegasus 1.5 models to provide contextual understanding of video content, enabling instant retrieval...
Idex Appoints New CEO as Biometric Card Maker Seeks Commercial Traction
Idex Biometrics announced that COO Kjell-Arne Besseberg will assume the roles of chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer, while founder Anders Storbråten moves to executive chairman. The Norwegian firm reported a record order backlog of NOK 23.4 million (about $2.3 million),...
WWEX Group and Auctane Complete Merger, Creating Leading Logistics Provider ShipStation Global
WWEX Group and Auctane have completed a merger that creates ShipStation Global, a logistics platform backed by Thoma Bravo with CVC retaining a minority stake. The new entity combines WWEX’s freight brokerage network of over 2,300 sales professionals with Auctane’s AI‑powered...
Northzone Brings on Firstminute Investor to Support AI Ventures
Northzone has hired Sam Endacott, formerly of Firstminute Capital, as a London‑based partner to lead applied and physical AI investments. Endacott will focus on early‑stage deals from seed to Series B, leveraging his track record with n8n, Storyblok, Stitch, Protex AI and...
Evelyn Partners CEO and CFO to Step Down
Evelyn Partners announced that CEO Paul Geddes and CFO Alex Gersh will depart once NatWest finalises its summer acquisition. The firm named Chief Investment Management Officer Chris Kenny as the incoming CEO and promoted deputy CFO Din Mustaffa to the...
From a Koramangala 2BHK to Rs 100 Cr ARR: How 3 CAs Built RegisterKaro
RegisterKaro, founded by three chartered accountants in a Koramangala 2BHK during the 2021 COVID lockdown, has grown into a compliance platform that has incorporated over 50,000 companies and now launches more than 2,500 businesses each month. The startup moved from...
Five Thoughts From Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC Taipei 2026 Keynote
At Nvidia’s GTC Taipei 2026, CEO Jensen Huang declared that "useful AI" and agentic systems are now driving real economic value, turning compute into revenue. He highlighted a surge in developer productivity, with AI copilots enabling $9 trillion of output for...
ZipRecruiter Launches New Recruiter Outreach Automation
ZipRecruiter introduced Smart Outreach, an AI‑driven automation that turns a job description into a series of personalized messages sent to candidates. The feature integrates with its Resume Database, which houses more than 50 million active job seekers, and can dispatch up...
Pharma M&A Roundup: Servier Acquiring Edgewise Therapeutics' Muscular Dystrophy Business, Hanmi Enters Licensing Agreement with Eli Lilly, Avenzo Enters Merger...
Three high‑profile deals underscore pharma’s push into rare diseases and oncology. Eli Lilly licensed Hanmi’s GLP‑2 candidate sonefpeglutide, paying $75 million upfront with up to $1.185 billion in milestones. Servier agreed to buy Edgewise Therapeutics’ muscular‑dystrophy business for up to $2.65 billion, adding the...
Aluminium Hits Four-Year High on Renewed Middle East Supply Risks
Aluminium prices surged to $3,685 per metric ton on the LME, matching a four‑year high as Middle East supply risks intensified following U.S.–Iran military strikes. The region, responsible for roughly 9% of global smelting capacity, saw the Strait of Hormuz...
From Twitch to YC: 8 Startup Success Lessons
He cofounded a startup that sold to Amazon for $970 million. Now he's helped over 700 companies at Y Combinator. These are the 8 lessons he learned building Twitch and advising the world's best startups:
June 1 Google Updates: Core, AI Mode, Ads Controls
It's New 6/1: Google May core update heated, @mordyoberstein on AI Mode sliding link cards, @TheMarketingAnu Google Ads brand search controls and @gregfinn on lead management in Google Ads https://t.co/lAHAK7ECgs
Greenbrier Plots the Next Chapter for Helrom’s Intermodal Wagons
Greenbrier has taken full control of Helrom’s Megaswing intermodal wagons after the German firm’s insolvency, acquiring both the physical units and the underlying intellectual property. Roughly 220 wagons are now on the market, with most already under Greenbrier’s leasing program...
Taylor Morrison Spikes; Broader Homebuilders Stay Flat
While Taylor Morrison shares are up 22% today—following the Sunday news that Berkshire Hathaway would buy the builder at a 24% premium over their Friday close—public homebuilders at large aren’t up that much today https://t.co/uM5Ix5hAc7
Saris Lands $28.8m Series A to Scale Agentic Workflow Tech
US fintech Saris announced a $28.8 million Series A round to scale its agentic workflow platform for banks and credit unions. The solution embeds autonomous agents into core banking systems, automating high‑volume tasks in mortgages, consumer and commercial lending, compliance, and operations....
Middleby Sets July 6 As Date For Midera Spinoff. The Pieces Are Easier To Price Now.
Middleby announced that its Food Processing unit will be spun off as a standalone company called Midera, with shares distributed to Middleby shareholders on July 6, 2026. The spin‑off will be tax‑free and each Middleby share will receive one Midera share, leaving...
PUMA Unveils Star-Powered Campaign Honouring RCB’s Back-to-Back Title Triumphs
PUMA India rolled out a star‑powered campaign to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s back‑to‑back IPL titles, featuring Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell and captain Rajat Patidar holding golden championship stars. The "Good Things Come in Pairs" visual underscores a partnership that has lasted more than...
Annaly Capital’s Hedge Coverage Falls to 87% as 12.9% Yield Stays High
Annaly Capital (NLY) reduced its portfolio hedge to 87% at the end of Q1 2026, down from 90% a month earlier, yet its dividend yield remains a lofty 12.9%. The shift in risk management could shape REIT performance and mortgage‑backed...
Yamaguchi Financial Group Teams with UPWARD to Digitize Field Sales Operations
Yamaguchi Financial Group (YMFG) has signed a partnership with UPWARD Inc. to deploy the fintech’s location‑intelligence field‑sales platform across its three regional banks. The move is designed to free sales staff from manual logging, deepen customer insight and accelerate digital...
Substack Targets HBO‑Level TV with New Original Video Platform
Substack announced a push into original, subscription‑based TV‑style video, positioning the platform as a home for creator‑driven series and live shows. Co‑founder Hamish McKenzie says the goal is an "HBO moment" that blends newsletters, podcasts and interactive video, challenging established...
MAGA‑Linked AAFS Nears $1 Billion Balkan Gas Pipeline Deal
AAFS Infrastructure and Energy, a firm with direct links to former President Donald Trump’s inner circle, is on the brink of securing more than $1 billion in concession contracts to build a U.S.‑sourced natural‑gas pipeline across the Balkans. The deal, if...
Why Creators Are Switching to Google Omni for AI Video Editing
Google Omni is Google’s multimodal video‑creation platform that unifies text, images, audio and video into a single workflow. Its flagship Omni Flash model automatically adjusts camera angles across multiple scenes, cutting manual editing time. The system runs on a credit‑based...
Apple Mirrors Watch Playbook in Smart‑Glasses Push, Targets $200B Eyewear Market
Apple is applying the same market‑entry strategy that made the Apple Watch a $17 B annual revenue driver to its upcoming smart‑glasses, targeting the $180‑$200 B eyewear sector. Analysts say the company will compete with mainstream brands like Oakley and Ray‑Ban rather...
Hanmi, Lilly Ink $75M Upfront Deal to Co‑develop GLP‑2 Analog Sonefpeglutide
Hanmi Pharm and Eli Lilly have entered a licensing agreement for the long‑acting GLP‑2 analogue sonefpeglutide. The deal provides Hanmi with a $75 million upfront cash payment and potential milestone payments of up to $1.185 billion, while granting Lilly exclusive worldwide rights...
HMSA Ends Decade‑old Capitated Model, Reverts to Fee‑for‑service for 750,000 Hawaiians
Hawaii Medical Service Association announced it will abandon its ten‑year capitated payment system for a traditional fee‑for‑service model on July 1, affecting more than 750,000 members. Doctors warn the 60‑day rollout could destabilize primary‑care clinics and accelerate provider exits, while the...
Toronto‑Listed Topicus Subsidiary TSS Offers $250 Million for Australian HR SaaS Firm ReadyTech
Topicus.com Inc’s software arm TSS has tabled a $250 million, A$1.75‑per‑share off‑market takeover bid for ASX‑listed ReadyTech, attaching a 50.1% acceptance condition. The move revives a deal that fell apart four years ago and could reshape the HR‑software market in Canada...
U.S. Army’s Project Jailbreak Pushes Interoperable Battlefield Systems
The U.S. Army’s Project Jailbreak hackathon brought together ten major defense firms and Army technologists to make weapons, sensors and command platforms speak a common language. Updates from the sprint are already being fielded to soldiers, with the remaining systems...
Rethinking Bereavement Leave: Why 3 Days Is Often Not Enough
South Africa’s Basic Conditions of Employment Act limits paid bereavement leave to three days for immediate family, leaving many workers without adequate time to grieve, travel, or handle funeral logistics. A 2026 Empathy Workplace Benefits Report found 95% of employees...
Lendlease Sells MSG North Project for $250 Million, Books $175 Million Loss
Lendlease agreed to sell its Milano Santa Giulia (MSG North) mixed‑use project in Milan to a Bizzi & Partners‑led investor group for a gross $250 million, including $160 million of debt. The deal will generate a $175 million post‑tax operating loss, underscoring the...