Bergan Promoted to Safety and Enforcement Role at Quarterhill
Donna Bergan, who has been with Quarterhill since 2008, has been promoted from vice‑president of marketing to vice‑president of safety and enforcement. The Canada‑based firm, which acquired International Road Dynamics (IRD), taps her extensive intelligent‑transportation‑systems (ITS) background and her lineage as the daughter of IRD founder Dr. Art Bergan. The move highlights Quarterhill’s intent to strengthen its safety‑focused product portfolio. Executives say Bergan will help drive growth across the business as transportation technology evolves.
Britannia Tiger Krunch Launches Interactive Anti-Bullying Campaign ‘Tiger Hero Hunt’
Britannia Tiger Krunch has launched "Tiger Hero Hunt," an interactive anti‑bullying campaign that uses a QR code on its snack pack to guide children through a WhatsApp‑based storytelling experience. Participants navigate bullying scenarios, choose responses, and unlock a personalized Tiger...
Nurses with Higher Cultural Competence Don’t Always Perform Better – New Study
A new study of New Zealand nurses finds that higher cognitive cultural intelligence – the factual knowledge of cultural norms – is associated with poorer job performance and lower satisfaction. In contrast, nurses who excel in meta‑cognitive cultural intelligence, the ability...
Forest Service Plans to Carry Out Major Reorganization with or without Approval From Congress
The U.S. Forest Service announced a sweeping reorganization that will relocate its headquarters to Salt Lake City and close 57 of its 77 research facilities along with all nine regional offices. About 500 employees—roughly 1.5% of its 30,000‑strong workforce—are expected...
Partners At This Biglaw Firm Got Quite The Raise
According to ALM’s 2025 compensation survey, Kirkland & Ellis posted the steepest partner compensation increase among U.S. biglaw firms, with earnings rising more than 68% year‑over‑year. The surge reflects the firm’s record profitability, driven by high‑value transactions and a robust...
V&A Faces Calls to Become Living Wage Employer on Eve of Stratford Opening
The Victoria & Albert Museum is set to open its new V&A East site in Stratford on Saturday, but the launch is being shadowed by a campaign demanding a universal living‑wage for all museum workers. An open letter coordinated by...
Sports Betting Regulator to House: I’m ‘No Expert’ on Betting Lines
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig told the House Agriculture Committee that he is not an expert on betting lines, yet defended the agency’s authority to regulate sports prediction markets. He argued that such markets provide hedging opportunities, citing the Commodity Exchange...
Dominus Surpasses Target in $640 Million Fund IV Close
Dominus Capital closed its fourth private‑equity fund, Dominus Capital Partners IV LP, at $640 million—well above the $500 million target and at the fund’s hard cap. The capital raise attracted limited partners from 16 countries, with North‑American investors providing 52% of commitments. The new...
Iran War Drives up Australian Home Construction Costs
The ongoing US‑Iran conflict is pushing Australian home‑building costs higher as supply chain disruptions raise material prices and labor expenses. At the same time, the Australian dollar has surged to its strongest level since June 2022, strengthening import capacity but also...
In Rare Move, Roper Greyell’s Non-Lawyer CEO Joins Firm's Partnership
Roper Greyell LLP has elevated its chief executive officer, Adam Garvin, to equity partner, making him the firm’s sole non‑lawyer partner and one of only five such partners in British Columbia. The move required LSBC approval for a multi‑disciplinary practice,...
UN Official Warns Strait of Hormuz Dispute Is Disrupting Global Food Supply
U.N. Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva warned that the ongoing dispute in the Strait of Hormuz is choking the flow of fertilizer shipments, jeopardizing the planting season for key agricultural regions. He estimates that more than 45 million people could...
Fuel Crisis Upends State's Fiscal Plans
Thailand’s Finance Ministry warns that the ongoing energy crisis could force a rewrite of its 2027‑2030 medium‑term fiscal plan. A $4.3 bn (150 billion baht) loan guarantee for the Oil Fuel Fund may lift public debt by roughly one percentage point of...
Wildland Firefighters on Track for 25% Hazard Pay Boost for Prescribed Burns
The Office of Personnel Management has issued proposed regulations that would grant a 25% hazard‑pay increase to federal wildland firefighters performing prescribed‑burn operations. Currently, hazard pay is only available for uncontrolled wildfires, despite similar health and safety risks in controlled...
Pinterest's Plea: 'Put Down Your Phones'
Pinterest is rolling out a "How did they do it" ad campaign that tells users to put down their phones and live offline, debuting on May 1 across TV, cinema, out‑of‑home and digital channels. The company frames its platform as engineered...
US Crude Net Imports Hit Record Low on Export Surge
U.S. crude oil net imports plunged to a historic 66,000 barrels per day in the week ending April 10, the lowest level recorded since weekly data began in 2001. At the same time, exports surged to 5.23 million barrels per day,...
Gold Jumps to One-Month High as Iran Says Hormuz Completely Open
Gold surged to its highest level in nearly a month, climbing as much as 2.1% after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is completely open for commercial traffic. The declaration marks a de‑escalation in the conflict with the United States...
Hunt on for PIC’s Lost Billions
Deputy Finance Minister and PIC chair David Masondo warned that companies defaulting on PIC loans are "robbers" and pledged tighter enforcement. The Public Investment Corporation said its asset base swelled from R2 trillion to R3.7 trillion over five years while recovering R10 billion...
Hong Kong Banks Dependent on SWIFT Are Warned of New US Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury warned two Chinese banks that processed roughly $9 billion of Iran‑oil payments that flowed through Hong Kong, Oman and the UAE, threatening secondary sanctions. Hong Kong banks rely on SWIFT for global settlements and have already closed accounts linked to...
Funding the Future of European Biotech
In a BioSpace Insights “Denatured” podcast, host Jennifer C. Smith‑Parker talks with Edoardo Negroni of AurorA‑TT and Naveed Siddiqi of Novo Holdings about Europe’s world‑class biotech science and the venture ecosystem needed to commercialize it. The guests argue that Europe’s research...
RPX Gold Announces C$11 Million “Best Efforts” Life Offering and Private Placement
RPX Gold Inc. announced a best‑efforts private placement to raise up to C$11 million (approximately $8.1 million USD). The offering includes non‑flow‑through shares and units priced between C$0.170 and C$0.238, as well as flow‑through shares that qualify for Canadian tax incentives. A...
Customer-First Ethos Linked to Burnout at Service NSW
A University of New South Wales study finds Service NSW’s customer‑first mantra, coupled with heavy micromanagement and rigid bureaucracy, is driving burnout among frontline staff. Employees who fully internalize the "customer at the heart" ideology suppress exhaustion, irritability, and emotional...
K-Research Foresees Stagflation Risk in H2
Kasikorn Research Centre warns that Thailand could slip into stagflation in late Q2 or early Q3 2024 as businesses restock amid persistently high oil prices. K‑Research projects oil to average $90 per barrel in 2026, with short‑term spikes above $100....
Hololive Vtuber Akai Haato Returns With Original Song
Hololive’s veteran VTuber Akai Haato is ending a six‑month mental‑health hiatus, debuting an official music video for her 2025 song “Doll” as the first step toward a gradual return. Simultaneously, parent company Cover announced it will scale back support for its...
Grand Slam Track’s Contentious Bankruptcy Is Over. Now What?
Grand Slam Track emerged from Chapter 11 after a Delaware judge approved its reorganization plan, allowing the league to begin repaying creditors. The plan allocates about $4.9 million to athletes—roughly 70% of what they’re owed—and $1.8 million to vendors, about 14% of...
How Taylor Swift’s Catalog Fueled Scott Borchetta’s Push Into Sports
Scott Borchetta, the billionaire founder of Big Machine Label Group, is extending his entertainment empire into sports by partnering his eponymous entertainment firm with KMM Sports, a boutique NFL agency. The deal brings KMM the brand‑building, media, and business‑management resources...
The Honest AI Onboarding Curve Nobody Tells You About
Small businesses adopting AI agents face a steep onboarding curve that initially hurts productivity. In weeks one and two, output quality drops and speed slows as the agent learns company‑specific workflows, often achieving only about 60% accuracy. By week four,...
Netflix Reports Strong Q1 Earnings, Touting Importance of Live Sports
Netflix posted Q1 2026 revenue of $12.25 bn, up 16% YoY, and net income of $5.3 bn, an 83% jump, driven by live‑sports events and a $2.8 bn termination fee after walking away from an $82.7 bn Warner Bros. Discovery deal. The company launched...
Reed Hastings Will Leave Netflix as Board Chairman
Reed Hastings, Netflix’s co‑founder and board chair, announced he will step down in June 2026. In a shareholder letter he said the move will let him focus on new pursuits. Hastings has overseen Netflix’s evolution from a DVD‑mail service to...
Ted Sarandos Says Failed Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Hardened Netflix’s M&A Muscles
Netflix co‑CEO Ted Sarandos said the company’s $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery taught Netflix to prioritize investment discipline over ego. After Paramount Skydance secured the assets for roughly $111 billion, Netflix walked away and collected a $2.8 billion termination fee. Sarandos highlighted that the...
UW Health Inks Deal to Become Packers’ Official Healthcare Partner
UW Health, a Madison‑based health system, signed a multiyear deal to become the Green Bay Packers’ official healthcare partner. The agreement includes permanent signage at the stadium’s north gate, logo patches on practice jerseys, and presenting sponsorship of the Packers...
The Content Cultures That Last Have One Thing in Common
Content programs often lose momentum after about 18 months, with only 22% of B2B marketers rating their efforts as highly successful. Research from the Content Marketing Institute shows that 62% of the winners have a documented content strategy aligned to...
ValOre Provides Update on Hatchet Uranium Corp. Transaction
ValOre Metals announced an update on the sale of its 51%‑owned subsidiary Hatchet Uranium Corp. to Future Fuels Inc., with the amalgamation agreement’s “outside date” pushed to April 30 2026. HUC shareholders approved the deal on March 10, and the TSX Venture Exchange...
Pro Citrus Network and Foremost Fresh Direct Announce Leadership Transition
Pro Citrus Network (PCN) and Foremost Fresh Direct (FFD) announced a dual leadership transition. Executive Vice President Jacquie Ediger will assume the President role for both companies, while founder Allan Dodge moves to Chairman of the Boards. The firms also created a...
Co-Founder of TwinFocus: Private Equity Bets Increasingly Selective Amid ‘DPI Crisis’
Paul Karger, co‑founder and managing partner of Boston‑based multi‑family office TwinFocus, says the private‑equity market is becoming more selective as limited partners grapple with a ‘DPI crisis.’ With roughly $12 bn under management for about 50 families, TwinFocus is steering capital...
California Hospital CEO Steps Down
Sandra Anaya will step down as CEO of Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe, California, after nearly 13 years of service, with her last day set for April 23. The departure occurs amid a 180‑day emergency department stabilization plan approved in...
How CHS, HCA, Tenet, and UHS’ CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios Ranked in 2025
In 2025 the CEO‑to‑worker pay ratios at four major for‑profit health systems diverged sharply. HCA Healthcare posted the widest gap at 420‑to‑1, while Tenet Healthcare’s ratio jumped to a staggering 711‑to‑1. UnitedHealth Services (UHS) held steady at 283‑to‑1, and Community...
2026 NFL Draft Power Rankings: The Teams Built to Strike and the Ones Just Showing Up
The 2026 NFL Draft power rankings evaluate each franchise’s draft capital, front‑office aggressiveness, and roster urgency, assigning a weighted score of 60% capital, 20% management style, and 20% pressure. Teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars (11 picks, highly aggressive GM) and...
Ohio Township Boosts Firefighter Pay, Adds Lateral Hiring to Fill Vacancy
Hinckley Township approved a new compensation package to boost firefighter wages and add a lateral‑hire provision after failing to fill one of its three full‑time slots. Level‑two firefighters will earn $62,600 and level‑three $69,800, up from $66,800. The policy lets...
Senate Democrats Move to Stall Trump’s ‘Absurd’ Bid to Install New Fed Chair
Senate Democrats on the banking committee have asked Republican leadership to postpone the confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The request comes as the Justice Department investigates Powell over a...
Hawaii Launches Search for New CIO
Hawaii’s state pension fund announced it is launching a formal search for a new chief investment officer after Kristin Varela departed to lead the investment activity at NMSIC. The fund, which oversees roughly $20 billion in assets for state employees, will...
Drone Diplomacy: Ukraine Strengthens Security Role in Europe and the Gulf
Ukraine has turned its wartime drone expertise into a diplomatic asset, signing security deals across Europe and the Gulf. In the past four years Kyiv built a domestic drone industry capable of producing millions of units annually and is now...
Tenet’s 5 Highest-Paid Execs in 2025
Tenet Healthcare’s chair and CEO Saum Sutaria earned $43.1 million in 2025, a 75% increase from the prior year, driven largely by $31.7 million in stock awards and a $9 million non‑equity incentive. The Dallas‑based operator reported $21.3 billion in revenue, $4.6 billion in adjusted...
Blue Owl Builds a Capital Platform for the Hyperscale AI Era
Blue Owl Capital has transformed from a real‑estate investor into a dedicated capital platform for hyperscale AI data‑center projects. The firm integrated IPI Partners in January, adding over $11 billion in assets and appointing a digital‑infrastructure head. In May, its Digital...
People News: Alstom, RailPros, STV, STB/NCTD
Rail industry leaders announced a series of senior appointments across North America. Alstom promoted Susie Lévesque to VP of Procurement for the Americas and Noah Heulitt to VP of Services in North America, both effective in early 2026, while also...
Facebook Wants to Scan Users’ Camera Rolls for Content
Meta has begun testing an opt‑in camera‑roll suggestion feature for Facebook users in the United Kingdom. The tool scans a device’s photo library, identifies standout moments and proposes ready‑made collages, videos or story drafts that can be posted to Feed,...
Canyon Bicycles Appoints Matthias Meier As CEO
Canyon Bicycles named former DT Swiss co‑CEO Matthias Meier as its new chief executive, effective May 1, succeeding founder Roman Arnold who remains executive chairman. Meier arrives after a three‑year loss streak and a recent restructuring that cut 320 jobs and cost...
The GIANT Company Honors Team Members During Annual Business Meeting
The GIANT Company held its annual business meeting on April 8, honoring 27 employees and stores across its West and East divisions. Awards ranged from Store of the Year and Category of the Year to individual recognitions such as Retail Team...
The NFL Wants to Double The Cost of Its NFL Games & Could Drive Up The Cost of Your TV...
The NFL is demanding roughly double the current media‑rights fees as renewal talks begin, while broadcasters counter with a modest 25% increase. Existing contracts generate more than $10 billion annually; a 50‑60% hike could add about $1 billion per year, pushing CBS’s...
1H 2026 SuccessFactors Onboarding Enhancement: Predelivered Custom Task Template Objects
SAP SuccessFactors announced its 1H 2026 onboarding release, adding predelivered custom task template objects. The new templates automate the creation of custom onboarding and off‑boarding tasks, removing the need for manual configuration. Organizations can now deploy tailored task flows faster, accelerating...
What’s Driving Retention For An Evolving Home-Based Care Workforce
Home‑based care providers are shifting from hiring shortages to a retention‑first strategy as the aging boom and new worker generations reshape the market. Executives at a recent virtual staffing summit highlighted radical transparency and education‑as‑currency as the two most effective...