News•Mar 4, 2026
ADP’s Strategic Partnership with Pine Services Group Expands HCM Solutions
ADP has entered a strategic partnership with Pine Services Group to embed its AI‑enabled human capital management (HCM) suite within ERP and value‑added reseller ecosystems, initially targeting construction and other project‑driven sectors. Pine will act as a distribution and enablement partner, giving its portfolio of ERP service firms direct access to ADP’s payroll, time‑tracking, and compliance platforms. The collaboration promises tighter integration between job‑costing data and HCM functions, reducing custom integration effort and allowing ERP‑centric transformation programs to treat HCM as a built‑in component. With ADP’s 1.1 million‑client base and Pine’s decentralized holding model, the alliance reshapes partner dynamics across mid‑market ERP markets.
By ERP Today
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Seeking First Marketing Hire to Build AI Demand Engine
Most companies hiring a "Head of Marketing" are looking for someone to run a system. My friends Randy Stocklin and Santiago Jaramillo are looking for something a little different. They are looking for the first marketing hire for Pragmatico ,...
By Kyle Lacy
News•Mar 4, 2026
ACL Airshop Appoints New CEO
ULD specialist ACL Airshop has named James Harris as its new chief executive, succeeding Bernhard Kindelbacher after a two‑year tenure. Harris, who joined as CFO in 2021, is credited with overhauling the finance function and gaining deep operational insight. He...
By Air Cargo News
Blog•Mar 4, 2026
More Small Businesses Offer Employees Retirement Plans than Ever Before
In 2025, 30% of U.S. small businesses (2‑99 employees) offered retirement plans, up from 19% in 2019, giving 21.1 million workers access to employer‑sponsored savings. The surge reflects state‑mandated Roth IRA programs and a strategic shift toward benefits that attract and...
By HR Brew
Social•Mar 4, 2026
US Economy's Quiet Bullish Turn Amid Bearish Sentiment
Everyone is getting increasingly bearish here, and while I understand the concern, the macro backdrop is improving a lot, especially in the US - that we can measure live with Nowcast IQ There is a very very underappreciated comeback in the...
By Andreas Steno Larsen
News•Mar 4, 2026
Carlyle’s Steve Wise Says the Market Is Open for Bigger, Higher-Quality Businesses; Cutting Edge Group Bets on Music From Movies...
Carlyle’s chief investment officer Steve Wise told investors that the private‑equity market is reopening, with a focus on acquiring larger, higher‑quality businesses after a period of caution. At the same time, Cutting Edge Group announced a strategic bet on music...
By PE Hub Europe
News•Mar 4, 2026
Vudoo Announces Partnership with PubMatic to Simplify Activation of Commerce-Enabled Advertising
Vudoo has partnered with PubMatic to embed its commerce‑media technology into PubMatic’s AI‑powered programmatic platform, enabling shoppable ad experiences across verified inventory. The integration lets agencies and brands activate commerce media with a single deal ID, supporting display, video and...
By ExchangeWire
News•Mar 4, 2026
Digital.ai Expands Post-Build Protection for Android and iOS Applications
Digital.ai unveiled Quick Protect Agent v2, an LLM‑enhanced solution that adds AI‑powered post‑build hardening for Android and iOS apps. The tool automatically applies code‑aware obfuscation and other security controls after the build, requiring no source changes and integrating with Digital.ai...
By Help Net Security
News•Mar 4, 2026
LPs Are Not Waiting on the Promise of Distributions: William Blair’s Stuiver
Limited partners are no longer waiting for promised cash returns; they anticipate an eventual rise in distributions. Managing director Jake Stuiver of William Blair explains that higher payouts will lift secondary market pricing. As pricing improves, a larger share of...
By Secondaries Investor (PEI Group)
News•Mar 4, 2026
You Can’t Automate Trust: Why AI Still Needs Human Strategy in Marketing
Marketers are discovering that AI can automate data‑heavy tasks, but it cannot set strategy or build trust. The most successful teams pair AI’s speed with human judgment, using automation to execute a clear, human‑crafted vision. Without human direction, AI‑driven campaigns...
By Total Retail
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Teach AI to Think Like You: Build Your Knowledge Base
MarketingProfs AI Friday Forum is coming fast. It's next week, and I'm going to explore an idea: can you train AI to "think" like you? If so, how? Here are the details. Come and join us. Let's have FUN together....
By Pam Didner
Podcast•Mar 4, 2026•0 min
Spring Fertilizer Supply Fears Grow as Iran War Chokes Key Shipping Route
In this episode, host Sean talks with Stonex analyst Josh Linville about the sudden disruption to global fertilizer markets caused by the U.S. military operation in Iran and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz. They explain how the...
By RealAg Radio – RealAgriculture
News•Mar 4, 2026
Content Creators Didn’t Kill Publisher Video. They Rebuilt The Ad Model
Creator‑led companies like Donut Media are reshaping digital video advertising by building an integrated, 360‑degree ad stack that spans long‑form YouTube, short‑form social, podcasts and real‑world activations. The firm sells custom‑branded segments, 45‑ to 60‑second host‑read pre‑rolls and official partnership...
By AdExchanger
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Meta's GR2 Leverages LLM Reasoning for Better Ad Ranking
Can LLMs be used for ads ranking? Meta's GR2 architecture utilizes reinforcement learning and LLM world knowledge to improve ad ranking performance through structured reasoning. https://mobiledevmemo.com/can-llms-be-used-for-ads-ranking/
By Eric Benjamin Seufert
News•Mar 4, 2026
Tufin’s AI-Powered Tools Simplify Network Security Operations
Tufin unveiled a suite of AI‑powered tools, including four new assistants and an Executive Dashboard, built on its TufinAI engine. The assistants automate rule searches, device discovery, compliance exception analysis, and access‑request handling via natural‑language prompts. Integrated with Tufin’s Unified...
By Help Net Security
News•Mar 4, 2026
Press Release: Global Corporates Bolster FX Risk Management Amidst Trade Uncertainty
Global corporates are intensifying foreign‑exchange risk management as trade volatility spikes. A new Treasury Today survey shows 88% now hedge FX, with 61% of previously unhedged firms contemplating hedging. Despite a 67% surge in hedging costs, activity has risen and...
By Treasury Today
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Action Over Intelligence: Create, Test, Choose the Best
Smart people wait for opportunities, while "lucky" people create 50 opportunities, launch them, analyze, and then pick the best 1-2. Intelligence is overrated. Volume and action win.
By Justin Welsh
News•Mar 4, 2026
Agentic Orchestration Confronts the Growing Complexity of Enterprise IT
IBM is championing agentic orchestration as the next evolution of enterprise IT, aiming to unify AI agents across fragmented applications and multi‑cloud environments. The approach moves beyond traditional digital‑transformation pilots toward end‑to‑end, outcome‑driven strategies that leverage IBM’s consulting, research, and...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Mar 4, 2026
Press Release: SkySelect Raises $9m to Fix Aviation’s $11bn Supply Chain Crisis with AI Procurement
SkySelect announced a $9 million funding round to scale its AI‑powered aviation procurement platform, aiming to alleviate the $11 billion supply‑chain crisis highlighted by IATA. Airlines spend $60 billion annually on parts, yet manual processes generate $50 billion in excess inventory and grounding delays....
By Treasury Today
News•Mar 4, 2026
Defra Nears Exit of Legacy Datacentres but Retains Capgemini for £40m Digital ‘Capability as a Service’ Deal
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is close to completing a multi‑million‑pound programme to shut down its legacy datacentres, moving services to cloud platforms such as AWS. While a £9 million, 19‑month contract with Capgemini finalises the remaining...
By PublicTechnology.net (UK)
News•Mar 4, 2026
When AI Challenges Strategy
Artificial intelligence is reshaping corporate strategy, turning static roadmaps into dynamic, real‑time plans. Executives face heightened volatility as AI accelerates decision cycles and market signals shift faster than traditional forecasts. In a candid HBR interview, chief strategy officers from Penske...
By Harvard Business Review
News•Mar 4, 2026
Creator Agency NewGen Signs Streamer xQc for Social Publishing Deal
London‑based creator agency NewGen has signed Twitch star xQc to a social publishing services agreement, brokered with Evolved Agency. The partnership will repurpose xQc’s live streams and YouTube videos for distribution on additional platforms, aiming to broaden his audience and...
By Net Influencer
News•Mar 4, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan Are Facing ‘Open War’. De-Escalation Is Needed
Escalating tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have erupted into open war, with Pakistan conducting air strikes on Kabul, Kandahar and Bagram, and the Taliban responding by targeting Pakistani military sites. The conflict follows a surge in cross‑border attacks by groups...
By Chatham House – All Content
News•Mar 4, 2026
Abercrombie & Fitch Forecasts Muted Annual Sales Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Abercrombie & Fitch announced it will factor a 15 percent U.S. tariff into its fiscal 2026 outlook, projecting net‑sales growth of 3‑5 percent and earnings per share between $10.20 and $11. The company estimates the tariff will shave about 70 basis points...
By The Business of Fashion (BoF)
News•Mar 4, 2026
Canada, Brazil Launch AI Push to Find Nickel Deposits
Canada and Brazil have signed a technical cooperation agreement to apply artificial intelligence to nickel exploration. The Geological Survey of Canada and Brazil’s Geological Survey will merge geology, geochemistry, geophysics and remote‑sensing data into a shared AI‑driven modelling platform. Initial...
By MINING.com
News•Mar 4, 2026
Bill Open to M&A Deals, CEO Says
Bill Holdings CEO René Lacerte told investors at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference that the company is actively evaluating merger‑and‑acquisition opportunities as activist shareholders increase pressure. He cited recent fintech consolidations—such as the sales of Brex, AvidXchange and Melio—as proof...
By Payments Dive
News•Mar 4, 2026
TikTok Shop Scales Workforce Amid Push to Cement Discovery Commerce Model in Global Markets
TikTok Shop is aggressively expanding its creator commerce workforce across North America, Europe, and Asia‑Pacific, posting dozens of full‑time and internship roles in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, London, Düsseldorf, Ho Chi Minh City, Tokyo and Jakarta. The hiring push...
By Net Influencer
Blog•Mar 4, 2026
Free App FanVids Turns Live Fan Videos Into a Marketing Asset
FanVids.io launches a free app that lets musicians capture fan‑generated videos at live shows, turning spontaneous clips into first‑party data. Artists receive a dedicated domain where fans can upload and view content, bypassing social‑media algorithms. The platform integrates with CRMs,...
By Hypebot
News•Mar 4, 2026
A Year without USAID: In Kenya, the Shock Reaches Herders and Hospitals
A year after the Trump administration’s stop‑work orders halted U.S. development assistance, Kenya is feeling the loss of roughly $470 million per year that USAID had funneled into its economy, 80 % of it earmarked for health. The abrupt funding gap coincides...
By Devex – News
Podcast•Mar 4, 2026•0 min
Morning Market Brief
In this Morning Market Brief, Lars Fuller explains the S&P's rebound after a 2.5% drop, attributing it to U.S. actions securing oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which lowered oil prices from $77 to the $74‑$75 range. He predicts...
By The Market Strategist
News•Mar 4, 2026
Better Email to Action Game Plan For Your Workflows
The article outlines a seven‑step email‑to‑action framework designed to slash the time professionals spend in inboxes. It cites a McKinsey study showing 28% of the workweek is devoted to email and argues that structured workflows can cut reply chains by...
By Calendar Blog
News•Mar 4, 2026
Fixated Acquires Creator Monetization Platform Elevate to Expand Subscription, Community Infrastructure
Fixated, a creator management firm, has acquired Elevate, a subscription‑focused monetization platform, to broaden its community and revenue infrastructure. The deal follows a $50 million Eldridge Industries investment earmarked for M&A, marking Fixated’s second acquisition this year after buying gaming‑centric Ellify....
By Net Influencer
News•Mar 4, 2026
Promoting The Super Bowl: All Year Round?
Walt Disney is turning the Super Bowl from a single‑day spectacle into a year‑long media franchise called “The Year of the Super Bowl.” The move leverages the $800 million advertising haul from one game to launch continuous ESPN features such as...
By MediaPost
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Prototype First: AI Saves Millions on Game Development
I skipped one step building my video game and burned $8 million. That step takes 72 hours with AI. Here's how to save yourself $8 million. The game is called Project Kyzen. Instead of building a cheap prototype to test if the...
By Tom Bilyeu
News•Mar 4, 2026
Widewaters Selects Schulte Hospitality Group to Operate Hotels
Widewaters has appointed Schulte Hospitality Group (SHG) to manage its portfolio of seven hotels, covering day‑to‑day operations, revenue management, sales and marketing, and food‑and‑beverage programming. The partnership also retains Basin Ventures as the asset‑management overseer to drive value across the...
By Hotel Business
News•Mar 4, 2026
The Survival of the Scarcest: Why AI Favours the Premium Publisher
AI is reshaping digital publishing by replacing the traditional search‑driven model with an answer‑focused economy. Premium publishers stand to gain as users shift from utility‑mode queries to trust‑mode consumption, where source credibility matters. The emergence of agentic media buying will...
By ExchangeWire
News•Mar 4, 2026
Macquarie Uni's AI Chief Heads to La Trobe
La Trobe University has appointed Phil Laufenberg, formerly Macquarie University’s head of AI, as its inaugural Pro Vice‑Chancellor (Artificial Intelligence) and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. The dual role, the first of its kind in Australia’s higher‑education sector, is central to La Trobe’s...
By iTnews (Australia) – Government
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Empowering Women Founders with AI Training Sessions
We’re so glad that @claudeai gave the government the middle finger that we’re bringing in our partner and AI engineer, Kyle Cupples, to teach all @theannaio founders how to get started. Education is step 1. We’ll be doing 4 sessions...
By Nomiki Petrolla
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Follow‑up Persistence Drives 80% of Sales Success
Most deals aren’t lost to “no.” They’re lost to silence. 80% of sales happen after the fifth follow-up. But 44% of salespeople give up after the first one. Read that again. Almost half of all salespeople quit after a single attempt. Meanwhile, the...
By Dan Mall
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Marketing Director Defends No Console Reviews at Launch
Crimson Desert marketing director says there's nothing to hide as players worry about the lack of console version reviews at launch https://t.co/sPbsmiijgU
By Ethan Gach
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Asia‑Europe Air Cargo Capacity Drops 39% Amid Gulf Shutdown
The Loadstar - Air cargo capacity on key Asia-Europe corridors has fallen 39% following the shutdown of major Gulf airspace and hubs amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. https://t.co/XxAzcLFVzn https://t.co/VVlvHRVoSr
By Cathy Morrow Roberson
Social•Mar 4, 2026
PE‑
Major narrative violation but a private equity-owned SaaS company, financed by *gasp* private credit, is rapidly building out its AI capabilities. https://t.co/DOGvFQyXdN
By Julian Klymochko
Social•Mar 4, 2026
AI Fails From Messy Data, Not Bad Models
RT Most AI initiatives don't fail because models are bad. They fail because data is messy, workflows aren't redesigned, and no one ties outcomes to business metrics. #AI #CIO @Star_CIO https://t.co/VtuS5rQ0ZG
By Isaac Sacolick
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Shipping Lines Suspend Bookings, Reroute Vessels over Middle East Threats
Container shipping companies halt bookings, divert vessels due to Middle East risks https://t.co/WzcNxIAkRJ via @WSJ
By Cathy Morrow Roberson
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Exclusive Macro Breakdown of Today's Rally Unveiled
I just posted a detailed macro breakdown of today's rally on @SliceApp This is where I share the deeper analysis, market correlations, macro trade ideas, and lessons I don't post anywhere else Join the community 👉 https://t.co/2RO8ANwj2x https://t.co/TKe1RoxUOt
By Kathy Lien
Social•Mar 4, 2026
2026 Work Success Hinges on AI Choices, Not Tools
Work in 2026 will be influenced less by tools and more by choices. How companies manage AI, protect people and redesign roles will define resilience. Innovation, skills and trust in complex systems will need to be aligned. @Gartner_inc Link https://t.co/Lq0hNglEvt via...
By Antonio Grasso
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Liquidity Buffers Intended for Crises Are Being Hoarded
Great point in @SecScottBessent speech: Post-2008 liquidity buffers were designed to be spent in a crisis. Instead, they are treated as untouchable minimums and so banks hoard liquid assets rather than deploy them, making stress worse. (1/3) @vtg2 @BrendanPedersen @amacker...
By David Beckworth
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Trump Trade War Slashes US Exports to China 19%
This is the big one, MUST READ Thorough objective new analysis of the impact of Trump's trade war on China-US trade including on key industries @PIIE @ChadBown https://t.co/5eQUPlo1xx
By Adam Posen
Social•Mar 4, 2026
KOSPI Plunges to Its Steepest Drop Since 2008
South Korea’s KOSPI index dropped the most since the 2008 financial crisis. It’s all starting to fit together My latest at Culpium https://t.co/75TudacVv5
By Tim Culpan
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Choose: AI Panic or US Debt Concern, Not Both
It seems difficult to say we should worry about AI and the US debt. Seems like its going to be one or the other.
By Adam Ozimek