
UnityAI announced an $8.5 million Series A round led by Third Prime, bringing its total capital to $15 million. The startup deploys an agentic AI workforce that autonomously manages patient scheduling, referrals, and staff shift coordination across hundreds of care sites. It already processes over 300,000 patient interactions each month, delivering 90% automated scheduling, under 6% escalation, a 25% lift in converted referrals, and up to 65% workforce savings. These results position UnityAI as one of the few AI firms that have moved beyond pilot projects into full‑scale operations.
This is a repeat of what happened in 2020 under the first Trump admin. Back when they first started exploring the TikTok ban as well. Was primarily around how Riot, Epic and others handled US user data. Ultimately...

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has asked the IRS to grant penalty relief to qualified farmers affected by recent changes to Form 8995 instructions. The IRS delayed the revised form until February 23, 2026, compressing the window to file by the...

Your goals don’t fail because you’re lazy. They fail because they never got time assigned to them. In Day One, you’ll design your ideal week template and learn time blocking that works in the real world, not in productivity fantasy land. Dreams need...

Rising tensions between Iran and Israel have revived concerns over the security of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for nearly one‑fifth of global oil shipments. Analysts outline three scenarios: a contained but prolonged missile exchange, a broader regional war...

A FirstLook survey of over 250 senior AA and AAA studio leaders reveals that 93% cannot reliably forecast a game’s commercial success before launch, despite tracking extensive pre‑launch data such as wishlists and trailer views. The study shows a stark...

Former investment banker Raphael Roettgen revived a space‑focused SPAC in early 2026 after a four‑year hiatus, raising about $230 million in trust to seek a merger with a space‑related company. The new vehicle, Space Asset Acquisition Corp., reflects a broader revival...

The Barangay Skilled Workers Registry Act (HB 7719) cleared its second reading in the House, mandating every barangay to maintain a voluntary, free registry of local skilled workers. Championed by Rep. Jolo Revilla, the bill seeks to make community‑level labor...
What happened at Social Capital was several things: 1) Personally, I was going through a divorce. It was a very hard time. 2) My ostensible “cofounders” spent more time jostling for board seats and credit for deals with outsiders vs doing...

Charter announced the 2026 New Employer Brand Summit, scheduled for June 9, 2026. The event will bring together senior leaders, researchers, and HR practitioners to explore how companies can strengthen employer brands amid rapid change. Sessions will cover culture stewardship, trust‑building case...
Referrals are dead. Google isn't sending many visitors via blue links and social networks are walled gardens. What does this mean for your startup? 1. Brands matter more than ever -- you're larger competitors have advantage here. ...
A new McLean & Co. study finds that while 69% of HR leaders view total compensation as critical, only a quarter feel truly effective at designing pay‑for‑performance programs. Employees who are satisfied with their overall pay are 1.8 times more...

Matthew Hull, former Nvidia Global AI Solutions VP, has joined Google as Vice President of AI Infrastructure Go‑to‑Market. Hull spent eight years at Nvidia, overseeing DGX platform sales, financial solutions, and data‑center partnerships. His move comes as Nvidia reported a...

U.S. ISM surveys show the economy accelerating in early 2026, with the February services index climbing to 56.1 and overall business activity reaching 59.9, the strongest pace since May 2024. New orders and order backlogs also surged, supporting a projection...
Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall are seeking to attach their Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) to the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing bill, hoping to secure a Senate vote. The CCCA would require banks to provide merchants with...
Restaurant owner Rachael Smith used generative AI to draft The Salty Otter’s logo, an otter on a surfboard, then refined it herself. The AI‑origin sparked a wave of one‑star reviews from locals who felt the design was cheap and unauthentic....

The Institute for Supply Management released a surprisingly strong services‑sector PMI on March 4, showing the index climb to 55.2, well above the 53.5 consensus. New orders surged 4.1% month‑over‑month and employment added roughly 150,000 jobs, underscoring robust demand. Analysts dubbed...
Tabnine has unveiled the Enterprise Context Engine (ECE), a platform that injects structured organizational knowledge into AI coding agents. By continuously modeling software architecture, documentation, and engineering practices, ECE moves beyond simple retrieval‑augmented generation to enable agents to reason about...
The Economic Policy Institute’s updated 2025 Family Budget Calculator reveals that the federal‑state minimum wage of $7.25 is far below the hourly earnings needed to cover basic expenses in every U.S. county, with Oklahoma exemplifying the shortfall. In Oklahoma’s cheapest...
Retailers are shifting perception of first‑party data from cost to revenue asset. As third‑party identifiers disappear, brands are packaging privacy‑safe audience segments for partners, creating new monetization opportunities. Successful implementation requires a reliable identity layer, robust governance, cross‑functional ownership, and...

On March 4, South Korean equities plunged 12% as the Korea Exchange triggered a twenty‑minute circuit breaker on both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ after the benchmark fell 8.1% in early trading. The sharp sell‑off was driven by heightened volatility linked...

Assured Data Protection has teamed with BackBox to add automated network‑configuration backup, version control, and rapid restoration to its managed services. The integrated offering supports more than 5,000 firewall, switch, router and security device types, storing encrypted copies off‑site for...
Calendly has hundreds of employees. Meet.bot has one. Who moves faster? Vincent Jong told me something most founders underestimate: Speed can be your moat in the AI era. Incumbents are stuck protecting: – existing customers – existing revenue – existing...
Old Dominion Freight Line reported a 3.3% year‑over‑year decline in revenue per day for February, an improvement over the 6.8% drop in January. Tonnage fell 6.8% YoY and daily shipments slipped 7%, while weight per shipment rose 0.2% and yield...

Shep Hyken distills Joe Pine’s new "Transformation Economy" concept, urging businesses to shift from selling features to delivering measurable personal change. By framing products as bridges to customers’ aspirations—whether a treadmill that enables weight loss or Disney that creates lasting...
Teamsters members at DHL Express voted 96% to authorize a strike if the national master agreement isn’t renewed by March 31, 2026. The contract, covering thousands of drivers and warehouse workers across 16 states, is set to expire and the union is...
Alan Weiss, a veteran consultant and author, is hosting a one‑time live event in Los Angeles titled “Monetizing Thought Leadership: The Right Attitude for the Right Altitude.” The workshop, scheduled for March 4, 2026, promises strategies for turning expertise into revenue streams, emphasizing...

Google has launched its Video Reach Campaign (VRC) Non‑Skip ads globally, targeting connected‑TV screens, while YouTube mobile users are encountering persistent overlay ads that cannot be dismissed. The ads stay visible despite repeated taps on “Dismiss,” prompting Reddit complaints and...

Royal Cup Coffee and Tea announced a cash acquisition of Farmer Bros. Co. for $89.62 million, paying $1.29 per share—a 13.42% discount to the prior close. The transaction values Farmer Bros. at roughly 16.66 times EBITDA. The deal, advised by North...

NovaResp Technologies has developed an AI‑driven algorithm that predicts obstructive sleep apnea events before they occur, allowing CPAP devices to intervene gently and avoid abrupt pressure spikes. The predictive software, trained on patient breathing patterns, completed two clinical trials and...
A week after the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling, industry leaders report little immediate impact on sourcing, freight bookings, or trade volumes. Companies are adopting a cautious stance, reviewing inventory and carrier commitments while holding existing network configurations. The ruling provides...

Sony Music Publishing has elevated Michael Riggs to Senior Vice President of Licensing & Income Tracking, expanding his oversight to licensing, sync administration, global income tracking, and client audit teams. Based in Nashville, Riggs will focus on strengthening tracking operations...
Technical University of Munich’s robo.innovate incubator has secured an additional €3.5 million from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, bringing total public funding to over €7 million and extending the program for the next three and a half years. Since its 2021...

Cartoon Saloon announced Anthony Leo, the Oscar‑nominated producer of The Breadwinner, as its new chief executive, succeeding Gerry Shirren after a twelve‑year tenure. Leo, co‑founder of Aircraft Pictures, brings a track record that includes Netflix hits and festival‑premiered series. The...

Turo’s fourth State of Car Ownership in Canada shows tariff uncertainty and rising cost‑of‑living pressures are dampening vehicle purchases. Seventy‑five percent of Canadians worry tariffs will lift prices, and one‑third say they are now less likely to buy a car....

Storyoscopic Films and Thailand’s Indochina Productions have formed a Bangkok‑based joint venture called BKK Films. The partnership will produce genre‑driven movies starring Asian protagonists, leveraging Storyoscopic’s development expertise and Indochina’s production infrastructure. Its inaugural slate includes the gangster‑action film “7...

I had an awesome time speaking about AI governance at the Virtual AI Summit last week. Governance is not about slowing AI down. It is about making sure it scales safely. The organizations winning with AI are not the ones experimenting the...
"Consensus is the shortest path to mediocrity." @CloudNotEnough, CEO of @Egnyte ($300M+ revenue, 1,400 employees): Delegate to small teams Trust them fully Accept 2 out of 10 things will fail "If you think you could do a better job, you've either hired wrong or don't...

The UK government has launched voluntary equality action plans requiring firms with 250 or more staff to detail how they will close gender pay gaps and support menopausal employees, with a dedicated portal for publication. From spring 2027 the measures...
How close is the EU to break free from Visa and Mastercard's grip? https://t.co/S2cCelErDw 47% of the eurozone’s card payment value passed through Visa & Mastercard in 2025! This is not only financial, it is strategic.
The best list of #AI #marketing tools anywhere continues to expand: https://t.co/1MqMiJP4M3 New tools added recently include @flowith, Scribe V2 Realtime by @ElevenLabsDevs, Cellect AI, @humanic_ai, @vyrill, @HiclipAI, @recraftai, Pomelli by @GoogleLabs, and @Nimble.
My views on Trump’s tariffs and the tariff man himself: “The public is fed up with these tariffs. 64% of the American public is thumbs down on tariffs. Politically, they're not popular, and the reason is that they're sales taxes on...
"The essence of moral authority is sacrifice - the subordinating of one's self or one's ego to a higher purpose, cause, or principle." Robert Greenleaf
Props to @Lem4 from @Similarweb for publishing some of the most well-thought out and actionable AEO/GEO research I've seen so far. Nice new article about how query fan-out/reformulation changes keyword research methodology: https://t.co/cLJLOo86IQ

$USOIL - Crude oil is already showing initial signs of topping as it did last June. I can't believe that some people are gullible enough to believe, that empty threats made by Iran about $200 crude oil prices, are actually...
Yesterday, the US military bombed drone sites across Iran. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, 742 civilians, including 176 children, have been killed in the bombings since Saturday. https://t.co/OYnTObNhC0
11 years since I knocked on your door @vijaycivs and we built SegNet 🚀 Thanks to @SoftBank_Group who tell the full story here.
Your next sale won't be a 1000-seat order from Google. But is your homepage written as if this is the target? Formal, obtuse, corporate-speak, pretending to be a mature, stable company. You’re alienating your actual best customers. https://t.co/2jsBd6Z3Ap

US Service sector activity further accelerated in February according to the ISM data. The 56.1 reading was an unexpected improvement and highest since Oct 2024. The employment and price components also improved (higher and lower respectively). Good US economic update https://t.co/Pvofc3DgPk
The Enhanced Games has its first sponsor: Caliwater (@drinkcaliwater), which was co-founded by Vanessa Hudgens (@VanessaHudgens) ... Becomes the official cactus water of the Enhanced Games. @EnhancedGames