12 Steps You Need to Carry Out Post-ERP Implementation
After an ERP system goes live, the real work begins. Companies must execute a dozen critical post‑implementation tasks, from intensive user training and finalizing process documentation to data migration, issue triage, and project closeout. Ongoing governance—including regular update meetings, a formal review, and planning the next phase—ensures the system delivers its promised efficiencies. Even AI‑generated insights require human oversight to maintain data integrity and user confidence.
These 8 Executives Told Us What It’s Like Working for Elon Musk
A group of former Tesla and SpaceX executives shared how their time under Elon Musk shaped the clean‑energy startups they now lead. They highlight gaps in long‑duration energy storage, the need for total electrification, and the importance of rapid, parallel...
INTERVIEW: CEO of West Africa's Regional Stock Exchange Says It’s Time for Investors to Come to Africa
The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) is courting global investors, highlighting its $30 bn market capitalisation and a $25 bn debt market spanning over 200 securities. CEO Dr Edoh Kossi Amenounve outlined a five‑year plan that includes deeper regional integration via the...
China Markets Are ‘Much Cheaper’, but Beware the Crackdown on Overseas Trading: Amundi CIO
Amundi’s chief investment officer Vincent Mortier says Chinese equities are "much cheaper" and the country’s Five‑Year Plan offers medium‑term upside. He notes that Chinese savers still prefer bank deposits and short‑term bonds, leaving equities under‑allocated. However, Beijing’s recent crackdown on...
CTV Leads Exclusive Advertiser Growth During IPL 2026: TAM Sports
Connected TV (CTV) emerged as the leading platform for exclusive advertisers during IPL 2026, attracting more than 60 exclusive advertisers across 35 categories, roughly double the numbers seen on linear TV. Credit cards, adhesives, fast‑food outlets, corporate‑FMCG and astrologers topped CTV's...
Proposed Iran-U.S. Deal Would Reopen Hormuz Strait and Lift Oil Sanctions, Iran State Media Says
Iranian state media disclosed a 14‑point draft that would see Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and the United States lift oil sanctions. The agreement also calls for the release of half of Iran’s frozen assets and...
Reddit Climbs, Clicks Drop, GBP Comes To GA4 – SEO Pulse via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Reddit surged after Google’s May core update, expanding its top‑3 presence to 13,872 keywords – a 54 % jump and coverage in every tracked niche. SparkToro’s latest U.S. click‑stream data shows 68 % of Google searches end without a click, with only...
Trust Over Price Fuels Young Roofing Entrepreneur’s Boom
Meet 24-year-old Connor Botosan, owner of Rocket Roofing, and every reason why I believe we're going to see a renaissance in the trades in the coming years. Instead of going to college (when he knew it wasn't the right fit) and...
Carriers Keep the Price Pressure on – a ‘Shock and Awe’ PSS the Standout
Container spot freight rates on transpacific and Asia‑Europe lanes have risen for a sixth week, with the World Container Index showing a 5% jump to $3,768 per 40‑ft on Shanghai‑Rotterdam and a 1% rise to $5,139 on Shanghai‑Genoa. Carriers are...
OpenAI Buys Another Firm for 24/7 Agents
OpenAI announced the acquisition of ONA, a platform that supplies secure cloud compute for AI agents to run continuously. ONA, originally a browser‑based development environment, now powers background agents that can operate 24/7 without user interaction. The deal signals OpenAI’s...
Francisco Partners Exits Its Minority Investment in Muse Group, Owner of Audacity, Hal Leonard and Ultimate Guitar
Francisco Partners has sold its minority stake in Muse Group, the Cyprus‑based owner of Audacity, MuseScore, Ultimate Guitar and Hal Leonard. The exit, announced after a 2023 growth investment that funded the Hal Leonard acquisition, was completed without a disclosed...
How Gen AI Is Disrupting B2B Buying Decisions
Generative AI is reshaping B2B buying by becoming the primary discovery and evaluation tool, eclipsing traditional sales and marketing channels. In healthcare, OpenEvidence now serves over 20 million physician queries per month, a sevenfold increase, while IDC forecasts 62% of B2B...
CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: Polish SpaceTech Startup Raises Over €8M
Polish space‑tech startup Sybilla Technologies led a wave of Central‑Eastern European (CEE) funding, closing a €8 million (~$8.7 million) round backed by TCEE Fund IV and Vinci. Other notable raises include Hungary’s Volteum (€2.5 million), Slovakia’s Definic (€2.5 million seed), Poland’s Paymove (€2.12 million), and...
CIO Interview: Damian Leach, Vistra
Vistra, a global corporate services firm with 10,000 employees in 65 markets, is building a unified digital backbone that will deliver its tax, payroll, fund and entity management offerings through a single AI‑enhanced front‑end. Damian Leach, the newly appointed chief...
SpaceX IPO LIVE Updates: World's Biggest IPO to Debut Today; Elon Musk on Track to Become First-Ever Trillionaire
SpaceX launched the world’s largest IPO on June 12, pricing shares at $135 and raising a record $75 billion. The offering values the company at roughly $1.77 trillion, a valuation that would push Elon Musk’s personal wealth above the $1 trillion threshold. Despite...
As Burnout Rises, Leaders Should Think Twice Before Cutting Flexibility
Burnout is affecting nearly six in ten American workers, prompting many firms to reverse recent flexibility gains with stricter return‑to‑office mandates and rigid schedules. While economic uncertainty drives leaders to chase efficiency, research shows that cognitive restoration—time away from work—is...
A Massive Energy Break Coming Soon
Peter Zeihan warns that the ongoing shutdown of the Persian Gulf has removed roughly 13 million barrels per day of crude from the global market, pushing inventories toward their minimum operating levels. He predicts a supply crunch by late June or...
This Should Be Redesigned Immediately with AI
In this brief episode, host Jordan Cooney talks with AI advisor Lisa Adams about redesigning workflows using AI's unique strengths. They highlight how AI excels at distilling large volumes of information, continuously monitoring market data, applying consistent standards, and retaining...
Blume: Volkswagen to Cut 19,000 Jobs by End of 2026
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume will announce at the June 18 AGM that the automaker will cut 19,000 jobs by the end of 2026, part of a broader plan to reach 28,000 cuts at the core VW brand by 2030 and 50,000...
India's Forex Reserves Drop $711 Million to $681.610 Billion, RBI Data Shows
India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $711 million to $681.61 billion for the week ending June 5, according to RBI data. The decline was driven by a $2.704 billion drop in foreign‑currency assets, the largest component of the reserves. Meanwhile, gold holdings rose by...
Executive Moves: Hippo Holdings Names Boettcher COO; Willis Re Appoints Fletcher CEO of Bermuda
Hippo Holdings Inc. promoted Laura Boettcher to chief operating officer, expanding her remit beyond the insurance subsidiary to the parent company. Boettcher, who has led Hippo Insurance as COO since February 2024, previously built FP&A capabilities at a Kleiner Perkins‑backed...
European BESS M&A ‘up Materially’ in Q1, Market Maturing and Repricing Risk
European battery‑energy‑storage‑system (BESS) mergers and acquisitions surged in Q1 2026, with 50 large‑scale deals reported, a material rise from late 2025. The UK market revived after grid‑connection reforms, transacting 4.2 GWh in recent weeks, while Allianz GI snapped up a 50% stake...
Federal Reserve And Kevin Warsh Put JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs And Morgan Stanley On Rate Alert
Kevin Warsh’s inaugural Federal Reserve chairmanship will be tested at the June 16‑17 FOMC meeting, where markets are looking beyond a simple rate hold. Economists forecast rates staying steady through 2026, yet futures price a possible hike before year‑end, adding...
USA Surfing Appoints New CEO
USA Surfing appointed Greg Hulsizer as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Becky Fleischauer after the organization secured National Governing Body status with the USOPC. Hulsizer brings more than 40 years of leadership experience across public and private sectors and a lifelong...
How to Create a Commercial Due Diligence Report (2026 Guide)
Global M&A deal value surged 36% to $4.8 trillion in 2025, the second‑highest on record, while median private‑equity entry multiples now sit at 11.8× EBITDA. In this environment, a flawed commercial thesis is the most costly mistake, making commercial due‑diligence (CDD)...
Tran Cited in European Policy Center on the Size of the Euro Denominated International Transactions
Hung Tran, a senior expert at the Atlantic Council, was quoted in a European Policy Center report that quantifies the expanding scale of euro‑denominated international transactions. The report finds that euro‑based cross‑border payments hit roughly €12 trillion in 2025, marking an...
Mistral Acquired Emmi AI
Mistral announced the acquisition of Emmi AI, merging the startup’s conversational and decision‑support capabilities with Mistral’s scalable model infrastructure. The combined platform is designed to deepen AI integration into clinical workflows, from documentation to diagnostic guidance. Access to Emmi’s structured...
6AM City’s Secret Weapon? 400 Newsletters With No Staff
6AM City achieved profitability by replacing staff‑heavy local newsletters with an AI‑driven model after acquiring Good Daily. The company now runs roughly 400 AI‑generated newsletters—targeting 1,500—across 19 Southeast cities, reaching over 500,000 subscribers and monetizing through a self‑service cost‑per‑click ad...
‘Hard Fork’ Live, Part 1: Satya Nadella and Cindy Cohn
In the first episode of “Hard Fork” Live, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks about how he’s allocating AI tokens, his skepticism about fully automating software development, and a fresh AI‑centric business model for Xbox. The show also features Phil Mohun demonstrating robot...
The Tech Download: Mistral's Arthur Mensch on Agentic AI, Chips and Enterprise Adoption
Mistral, the French AI startup that raised over $100 million, is positioning itself as Europe’s counterpart to OpenAI and Anthropic. CEO Arthur Mensch disclosed that the firm is not only expanding data centers powered by Nvidia GPUs but also exploring its...
AI Is the New Cloud — and We’re Repeating the Same Mistakes
The article argues that AI adoption is repeating the cloud‑era mistake of treating new technology as a pure IT project. While executives chase models, pilots and vendors, most firms neglect the operational redesign needed to embed AI into decision‑making. The...
Maneva Raises $27-Million USD Series A to Expand AI Vision in Manufacturing
Toronto‑based AI startup Maneva announced a $27 million USD Series A round, led by US Venture Partners with participation from Bling Capital, Freestyle Capital, Seguin Ventures, N49P and an SPV from Prem Kalevar. The funding brings the company’s total capital to $38.4 million...
Pinterest Adds Amazon Storefront Linking for Creators
Pinterest has launched Amazon Storefront linking for eligible creators, allowing them to display their Storefront handle on their profile and tag Amazon products directly in Pins. The platform automatically attaches affiliate information and required disclosures to tagged items, streamlining the...
How to Delegate Effectively to Build a Profitable Law Firm
Law‑firm owners often fall into a "Law Technician's Valley of Doom," over‑working themselves and tying profitability to billable hours. Dan Warburton argues that delegating to skilled teams and shifting to a true ownership mindset can free partners to focus on...
SpaceX ETF Delay Puts SEC, Nasdaq, Cboe And ProShares Under Scrutiny
SpaceX’s $135 IPO sparked immediate demand for leveraged ETFs that would magnify the stock’s daily moves, but product launches by Tradr ETFs, ProShares, Direxion, GraniteShares and Defiance have been postponed. The delay puts the SEC, Nasdaq, Cboe Global Markets and...
CIOs Must Prioritise Efforts to Solve Top-Three Threats
Dr Andile Ngcaba, speaking at the inaugural Chartered CIO Conference, warned that CIOs must confront three escalating threats: frequent submarine cable cuts, AI‑driven cyber attacks, and unchecked IMEI vulnerabilities. He highlighted recent undersea cable sabotage near Yemen and the global reliance...
HealthCare Global Enterprises Appoints 4AM Worldwide as Creative Brand Partner
HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG) has selected 4AM Worldwide as its strategic creative and brand partner after a multi‑agency pitch. The agency will handle integrated brand communications, storytelling, campaign development, and brand transformation for HCG’s expanding oncology hospital network. The partnership...
Repsol Brings In Masdar as Partner in Spanish Renewables Portfolio
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi state‑owned clean‑energy firm, will purchase a 49.99% stake in Repsol's Iberian renewable portfolio for €849 million ($983 million). The assets comprise 705 MW of operational capacity—402 MW from 13 wind farms and 303 MW from six solar parks—plus a pipeline of...
China Is Learning To Use Less Oil, And That's A Bigger Deal Than It Sounds
China’s oil consumption is falling faster than analysts expected, with gasoline sales at Sinopec down 8% year‑over‑year in April and diesel down 6%. Crude imports plunged 29% in May to 7.8 million barrels per day, the lowest level in eight years,...
Diginomica Digital Careers Report - the Data Defies AI Job Fears
The 2026 Global Tech Talent and Salary Report shows the digital careers market remains robust despite AI‑job‑loss hype. Flexible work is now a must‑have, with 52% of technologists demanding hybrid options and 41% willing to take lower pay for remote...
A VC’s Guide to Picking Winners
Venture capitalist Tom Bradley outlines the human‑centric rubric his firm uses to pick early‑stage UK tech winners. He emphasizes that founders’ mental agility, deep drive, ruthless resourcefulness, calibrated risk‑taking and magnetism outweigh pure metrics, noting investments of $1.3‑$6.3 million in startups...
What Are the Most Reliable 401K Platforms Based on Actual Reviews?
G2’s Summer 2026 Grid Report ranks Human Interest, Guideline and Betterment at Work as the highest‑satisfaction 401(k) platforms, while 401GO, Guideline and Ubiquity Retirement lead in customer support. Betterment Advisor Solutions, 401GO and Guideline are praised for rapid, paperless setup, and...
Why CIOs Should Reopen the Build Vs. Buy Question
The article urges CIOs to rethink the long‑standing default of buying SaaS solutions because AI‑assisted development now delivers custom software in weeks rather than months, and non‑technical staff can build functional apps. Managed services have also taken over many traditional...
AI Is Cutting Hours of Office Work, but Also Creating a New Kind of Busywork
A new Work AI Institute survey of 6,000 digital workers shows AI tools save roughly 11 hours per week per employee, but also generate more than six hours of “botsitting” – monitoring and fixing AI output. While 75% of respondents report...
Lower Thresholds and Smarter Resilience for UK Money Market Funds
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has softened its proposed liquidity rules for money market funds, replacing the earlier 50% weekly liquidity mandate with supervisory guidance of 40% for stable‑NAV funds and 20% for variable‑NAV funds while keeping daily liquidity unchanged....
Strait of Hormuz Could Be Open Within 30 Days. But Is a Deal Really Imminent?
Iran released a 14‑point draft memorandum of understanding with the United States that would require U.S. forces to withdraw from Iranian territory, lift oil sanctions and suspend the naval blockade. The draft calls for the release of half of Iran’s...
Dana, Eaton Mobility Arm to Merge in $5.1 Billion Deal Amid Strong Auto Parts Demand
Dana Corp. will merge with Eaton's mobility business in a transaction that values the Eaton unit at roughly $5.1 billion. The combined company, to be called Dana Inc., will have an enterprise value exceeding $10 billion and is slated to close in...
DCC.L's Offer Upgrade Signals Higher Success Odds
$DCC.L is following the script almost perfectly. Offer bumped 15%. Mgmt now plans to recommend and allow confirmatory DD. Spread is still ~9%, mostly non-binding/DD risk. Downside looks limited, yet the market prices only ~60% odds. I think odds are higher. Full pitch...
AeroFarms Acquired by Palm Ventures Affiliate, Appoints New CEO to Drive Expanded Distribution
AeroFarms, the indoor vertical farming pioneer, was acquired by an affiliate of Palm Ventures in April 2026, closing a deal that slashes the company’s debt burden. The transaction brings Gustavo Burger, a veteran of Kraft Heinz and Anheuser‑Busch InBev, aboard as chief executive to...
France: Ligue1+ Raising Subscription Fee
Ligue 1+, the French football league’s OTT service, will increase its monthly fee from €14.99 (≈$16.5) to €19.99 (≈$22) for the 2026/27 season, with a transitional offer of €16.99 (≈$18.7) for existing subscribers. The price hike follows the league’s recovery of...