AI Agents Now Have Their Own Job Board
Monday.com has launched Agentalent.ai, a managed marketplace where enterprises can post, evaluate, and hire AI agents as digital employees. The platform mirrors traditional recruitment, offering role definitions, candidate vetting, and onboarding within monday.com workflows. Built with AWS and Anthropic, agents must pass security, capability, and governance audits before listing. Early interest from firms like Wix and Mesh Payments signals rapid adoption, with pricing beginning at roughly $2,000 per month.
RevOps Roundup: Week 14, 2026
This week’s RevOps roundup highlights Salesforce’s Open CTI sunsetting with full end‑of‑support slated for February 28 2028, urging sales teams to begin migration to alternatives like Service Cloud Voice or Revenue.io’s RingDNA. It also spotlights three approval failures that cripple deal velocity,...
Kraft Heinz Becomes NFL’s First Condiment Partner In Five-Year Global Deal
Kraft Heinz has secured a five‑year global partnership with the NFL, becoming the league’s first condiment partner. The agreement places flagship brands such as Heinz ketchup, Kraft cheese, Velveeta and Philadelphia cream cheese at the heart of high‑visibility NFL moments,...
How Do You Want Your Perimenopausal Celebs: Graceful Or Funny?
Midlife health brands are turning to celebrities to spotlight perimenopause. Comedian Amy Schumer leads Midi Health’s national campaign, using humor to list symptoms such as hot flashes and low libido, while ballet star Misty Copeland fronts Thorne’s Perimenopause Complete supplement,...
NCAA May Alter Pro Draft Eligibility. Antitrust Suits Will Follow.
The NCAA Division I Cabinet is considering a rule that would permanently bar pre‑college athletes who enter a professional draft and do not withdraw from competing in college sports. The proposal, slated for a 2026 rollout, targets basketball, baseball and...
Hannaford Unveils Redesigned Private Label Line
Hannaford, a banner of Ahold Delhaize USA, has launched a redesign of its private‑label packaging, swapping the previous graphics for a simpler look featuring bold red block lettering. The overhaul, which took roughly a year of consumer research, is being rolled out...
Dollar Value of Financial Crime Is Soaring by Almost 20% per Year
A Nasdaq Verafin study estimates global illicit financial flows grew at a 19.2% compound annual rate, reaching $4.4 trillion in 2025. The surge spans drug trafficking, fraud schemes, human trafficking and terrorist financing, with each segment posting double‑digit growth. Surveyed anti‑crime...
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IHOP Embraces Acronym Culture with BLT Trademark
IHOP has filed a trademark for the acronym BLTAF, standing for “Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato … And Fries,” to promote a new addition to its $6 Everyday Value Menu. The move reflects President Lawrence Kim’s “move at the speed of culture”...
My Honest Take on the 8 Best Financial Close Software
The article evaluates over 20 financial‑close platforms and highlights eight top solutions for 2026, including Workiva, FloQast, BlackLine, SAP Cloud ERP, Adra, OneStream, LiveFlow, and CCH Tagetik. Each tool is profiled with strengths such as governance‑driven reporting, checklist‑based management, reconciliation automation,...
China Provides E-Commerce Guidelines After Visit of EU Legislators
China released new e‑commerce guidance aimed at aligning domestic growth with international markets, following a high‑profile visit by European Parliament members. The policy encourages Chinese platforms to set up overseas procurement bases, expand imports of premium goods, and create an...
AI for IT Stalls as Network Complexity Rises
IDC’s 2026 AI in Networking Special Report shows that enterprise AI adoption in networking has stalled, with organizations remaining stuck in pilot or selective‑use phases despite high expectations. Security worries, talent shortages, and integration challenges are the primary barriers, prompting...
5 Coaching Conversations Every New Manager Needs
The article outlines five essential coaching conversations that new managers should master to build high‑performing teams. It emphasizes early expectation‑setting, regular feedback, career development talks, structured performance reviews, and conflict resolution. Each conversation is presented with practical prompts and timing...
U.S. Creator Marketing Spending to Surpass $21B as Brands Move Beyond Social
U.S. creator marketing spend is projected to top $21.1 billion in 2026, more than double the 2022 level. Nano and micro‑influencers now command roughly half of that budget as brands chase audience relevance over sheer reach. Companies are repurposing creator assets...
Ex-Landmark Executive Harish Pandey Joins GoWit Leadership
GoWit has hired former Landmark Group executive Harish Pandey as Head of Growth for the MENA region and India. Pandey, who previously led retail‑media revenue at Landmark and held senior roles at Khaleej Times and Google, will steer GoWit’s regional...
Open Influence Names Julie Levitas Greenhouse VP of Partnerships in New York
Open Influence has appointed Julie Levitas Greenhouse as Vice President of Partnerships in its New York office. Greenhouse brings more than 25 years of digital advertising and sales experience, most recently leading strategic sales for Everyday Health Group’s BabyCenter and...
Retailers Rely on This Tariff Mitigation Tactic. Congress Has Noticed.
Retailers are increasingly using the decades‑old First Sale customs rule to lower tariff liabilities, with Target citing the method in its FY2025 filing and reporting sizable refunds. The rule lets importers declare the price paid in the earliest transaction of...
Neurocrine to Acquire Prader-Will Drug in $2.9B Soleno Buyout
Neurocrine Biosciences agreed to acquire Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion, securing the rare‑disease drug Vykat XR. Vykat generated $190 million in 2025 sales, including $92 million in the fourth quarter, but recent safety concerns and a slowdown in new patient starts have clouded its...
Changes to LMIA Focus on Youth Hiring, Job Postings
Effective April 1, 2026, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program will require employers filing a Labour Market Impact Assessment for low‑wage roles to post the vacancy for at least eight consecutive weeks and to demonstrate concrete youth‑targeted recruitment. The government also maintains sector‑specific...
Creator Economy Rocks Announces ‘HollyTube’, a Curated LA Immersion Bridging Hollywood, Creator Industry
Creator Economy Rocks unveiled “HollyTube,” a four‑day immersion in Los Angeles scheduled for May 18‑21. The program brings together ten hand‑picked leaders from Hollywood, the creator economy, and brand marketing for onsite studio, agency, and startup visits, plus private founder sessions....
Kentucky Fanatics Extends Partnership With University of Kentucky, Adds NIL Component for Student-Athletes
The University of Kentucky has extended its partnership with Fanatics for 12 years, adding a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) component that grants select student‑athletes access to Fanatics’ influencer marketing platform. Through the Fanatics Creator Program, athletes can open affiliate...
West Asia Crisis Hits Activated Carbon Exports as Costs Surge Amid Shipping Woes
The West Asia crisis has shut Red Sea shipping lanes, halting Indian activated carbon shipments to key gold‑mining markets such as Sudan and Egypt. Exporters now face a $3,000 war‑risk surcharge per 40‑ft container and an extra $1,800 cost to...
Survey: Construction Craft Professions Continue to Offer Strong Salaries
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) released a survey detailing average annual salaries for nearly 40 construction craft professions. More than three‑quarters of the trades surveyed report base salaries exceeding $65,000, with several specialties topping $100,000. The...
Buru CEO Quits on Health Reasons
Buru Energy Ltd announced that CEO Thomas Nador will step down on May 8 for personal health reasons, with chairman David Maxwell and director Joanne Williams taking interim leadership. The board reaffirmed its focus on the Rafael Gas Project, which holds a...
Landingplace Hotels Launches Strategic Ownership Platform
Landingplace Hotels has created Landingplace Holdings, a strategic ownership platform that will acquire and convert existing hotels into its Landingplace Suites and Landingplace Select brands. The initiative is backed by a corporate bond program, assigned an ISIN and listed on...
Smucker’s Updates Fruit Spread Packaging For First Time In 30 Years
The J.M. Smucker Co. has launched its first visual overhaul of Smucker’s fruit‑spread jars in nearly 30 years, introducing bolder colors, larger fruit imagery, and an expanded gingham pattern that now covers the front label. Each flavor receives a distinct...
Salary Survey: What Logistics and Supply Chain Jobs Pay in 2026
Logistics Management’s 2026 Salary and Compensation Study reveals a broad pay spectrum across the supply chain sector, with the average annual compensation reaching $126,400, a 5% rise from 2025. Executive‑level roles such as VP/General Manager command over $215,000, while warehouse...
Numeros Motors Name Arun Srivastava as Chief Executive Officer
Numeros Motors, the Bengaluru‑based electric two‑wheeler maker, announced Arun Srivastava as its new chief executive officer effective April 2, 2026. Srivastava succeeds founder Shreyas Shibulal, who will stay on the board to co‑steer strategy and expansion. The appointment brings more than two...
ChatGPT Search Is Citing Fewer Sites, Data Shows via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
ChatGPT Search is citing fewer websites per response following the early‑March shift to the GPT‑5.3 Instant model. Data from Resoneo, using Meteoria’s tracking of 400 daily prompts over 14 weeks, shows average unique domains per answer dropped from 19 to...
Keyword Blocking Demonetized More Than Half Of Reuters’ Brand-Safe Stories
A joint study by Integral Ad Science (IAS) and Reuters found that over half of Reuters' brand‑suitable news pages would be demonetized by typical keyword blocklists, despite meeting IAS' Context Control Targeting standards. In the news section, 54% of URLs...
Fubo Says It Should Be Cash Flow Positive Starting in Fiscal 2027
Fubo, now combined with Hulu + Live TV, projected adjusted EBITDA of $80‑$100 million for fiscal 2026 and set a $300 million target by fiscal 2028, implying over 80% annual growth. The company expects to become cash‑flow positive in fiscal 2027 and achieve a net‑cash...
Podcast Ops Associate (3-Month Contract)
A three‑month contract Podcast Ops Associate will run day‑to‑day production for a leadership‑driven podcast, overseeing publishing on Substack, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, guest logistics, and analytics. The role is remote‑first with occasional in‑person support for Bay Area candidates, requiring 20‑30...
UKG Case Study Frontline-Heavy Workforce
UKG announced that FJ Management, a privately held family‑owned holding company with over 17,000 employees across 28 states, has adopted the full UKG Pro suite and People Assist AI solution to streamline HR services. The platform handled nearly 78,000 employee...
SP Group Gets Relief on $3.4 Billion Private Credit Debt
SP Group, a 160‑year‑old Indian construction conglomerate, secured relief on its $3.4 billion private‑credit facility by having lenders temporarily raise its loan‑to‑value covenant to 40% from 34% for four months. The loan, issued at a steep 19.75% yield, is backed by...
AHL Venture Partners Spent a Decade Doing Equity in Africa. Then It Chose Debt.
AHL Venture Partners, a Nairobi‑based impact VC founded in 2007, has pivoted from a mixed equity‑debt strategy to a pure private‑credit focus after a 2020 strategic reset. The firm now backs scaling African businesses with senior secured loans, targeting high‑margin,...
Stop Wasting Time: Kill 30% of Meetings With 2 Steps
The article introduces a two‑step filter that can slash 30% of calendar meetings by demanding a clear decision or output and by distinguishing between decision‑making and information‑distribution roles. Step 1 forces organizers to state the exact decision or artifact expected, while...
How Procurement Teams Are Scaling Sourcing Without Hiring
Procurement leaders face rising spend volumes and tighter timelines, prompting a shift toward agentic AI that can initiate and drive sourcing events autonomously. Fairmarkit’s VP Erin McFarlane explains that automating repeatable tasks—such as intake classification, supplier matching, and bid analysis—allows teams...
What A Trip To The Masters Really Costs: $125 Tickets To $100,000 Trips
The Masters Tournament’s ticket lottery draws over 2 million applicants, with odds roughly 1 in 200. 2026 ticket prices start at $125 for practice rounds and rise to $160 for tournament days, a $20 increase from the prior year. While resale...
AI Fundings Double VC Deal Value to $267.2B in Q1 Thanks to OpenAI and Others | Pitchbook/NVCA
In Q1 2026 U.S. venture capital deal value surged to $267.2 billion, nearly doubling the previous quarter’s total. The increase is driven almost entirely by artificial‑intelligence investments, with OpenAI and other generative‑AI firms leading multi‑billion‑dollar rounds. Pitchbook and the NVCA report that...
The Benefits (and Risks) of Selling an Accounting Practice to Private Equity
Private equity (PE) is increasingly targeting U.S. accounting firms, offering partners cash payouts, favorable capital‑gain treatment, and rollover equity that can yield future upside. A PE transaction can inject capital for technology, talent acquisition, and growth while offloading back‑office burdens,...
Ohio Grocers Association’s Mullins Leaves Legacy Of Fighting The Impossible
Kristin Mullins is retiring after a 36‑year tenure at the Ohio Grocers Association, rising from receptionist to president and CEO. She steered the trade group through the COVID‑19 pandemic and secured a historic increase in the state liquor commission from...
EPC’s CEO Analyzes GaN’s Move Into Robotics and Data Centers
Over the past few years GaN HEMTs have moved beyond consumer chargers into high‑performance markets such as AI data‑center servers and humanoid robotics. EPC’s CEO Alex Lidow explained that the material’s low on‑resistance, ultra‑fast switching and high power density make it...
The Moon Base Has a Hardware Plan. It Needs a Software Strategy, Too.
NASA announced a phased plan to build a permanent lunar base, targeting crewed landings every six months and a nuclear propulsion test to Mars by 2028. The initiative relies on a sprawling network of commercial partners, CLPS providers, and international...
Bic Reignites ‘Flick Your Bic’ Tagline for a New Generation
Bic is reviving its classic “Flick Your Bic” tagline with a new “Waxy Saxy” ad that positions the lighter as a romance‑spark for candle‑lighting moments. The 30‑second spot, created with Doner, modernizes the 1970s catchphrase while showcasing pocket, EZ Reach...
Spain’s Xoople Raises $130 Million Series B to Map the Earth for AI
Spanish startup Xoople secured $130 million in Series B funding, led by Nazca Capital, to build a satellite constellation delivering high‑precision ground‑truth data for AI models. The company partnered with U.S. defense contractor L3Harris to develop advanced optical sensors for its planned...
Seattle Mariners Sign Shortstop Colt Emerson To $95 Million Contract
The Seattle Mariners have locked up top prospect Colt Emerson on an eight‑year, $95 million contract, the largest deal ever for a player without MLB service time. The agreement includes a $25 million club option for 2034, escalators for awards and a...
Ontario Labour Board Refuses to Reopen Withdrawn Reprisal Case
The Ontario Labour Relations Board denied a former Triple M Metal worker’s request to reopen a withdrawn Section 50 occupational health and safety reprisal claim. The worker alleged a senior HR representative made threatening statements that prompted his June 2025 withdrawal, but the...
SEO Wins From Reddit Pro
Reddit has launched Reddit Pro, a free dashboard that gives businesses on‑platform analytics, visibility tools, and ad options. The suite includes a Trends section that tracks keyword mentions, provides AI‑generated sentiment analysis, and offers a Questions filter for content ideas. Users...
Weather Is Reshaping Marketing – How Brands Are Turning Storms Into Sales
Brands are leveraging real‑time weather data to power programmatic digital‑out‑of‑home (DOOH) campaigns that shift messaging hour‑by‑hour during events such as snowstorms. AdOmni’s platform lets marketers set predefined triggers—temperature drops, snowfall, traffic disruptions—and automatically swap creative, timing, and channel mix, moving...
The Top 6 Search Engines Market Share & The AI Search Engines To Watch via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
As of March 2026 Google commands roughly 90 % of global search traffic, edging just above the 90 % threshold after a brief dip in early 2026. Bing has risen to about 5 % worldwide and exceeds 10 % in the United States, boosted by AI‑driven...
A Lawsuit over AI Notetakers Should Be on Every HR Leader’s Radar
A class‑action lawsuit against Otter.ai alleges the AI transcription service recorded meetings without securing consent from all participants and used the data to train its models. The case highlights a clash between federal one‑party consent wiretap rules and the roughly...