News•Mar 6, 2026
Oracle Introduces Selfie Biometrics to Tackle Workforce Fraud
Oracle has launched a selfie‑based biometric authentication and liveness detection feature within its Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management (IAM) Identity Assurance service. The capability creates encrypted facial vector embeddings after users enrol with a government ID, storing only the mathematical representation and deleting original images. It operates alongside existing multi‑factor authentication methods such as push notifications, OTPs and FIDO2, and administrators can configure policy‑driven triggers. The service is currently offered to Oracle IAM customers in the Phoenix and Ashburn cloud regions in the United States.
By HR Katha (India)
News•Mar 6, 2026
Dice Provides GlossaryTech to Its Customers at No Cost, Arming Tech Recruiters with Instant Terminology Clarity
Dice has partnered with GlossaryTech to offer a free browser extension that delivers plain‑language definitions of technical terms directly within the Dice Recruiter Hub. The tool works on Chrome and Edge, highlighting jargon on sites like Gmail, Google Docs and...
By HR Tech Series
News•Mar 6, 2026
When Fairness Meets Finance: The New Reality of People Decisions
People decisions such as pay, promotions, and headcount are under heightened scrutiny, demanding both fairness and financial discipline. A HiBob survey of 4,700 managers reveals that nearly three‑quarters faced formal challenges to their decisions in the past year. Managers spend...
By HR Daily Advisor
News•Mar 6, 2026
Coca-Cola Expands AI Use in Marketing and Product Development
Coca‑Cola is scaling artificial intelligence from experimental projects to a core component of its marketing and product development operations. AI tools now analyze consumer behavior, generate and test creative assets, and inform flavor and packaging concepts such as the Y3000...
By Marketing Tech News
News•Mar 6, 2026
The Firm that Never Forgets: Rowspace Launches with $50M to Make AI for Private Equity Actually Work
Rowspace, a San Francisco startup founded by MIT alumni Michael Manapat and Yibo Ling, announced a $50 million seed and Series A round led by Sequoia and Emergence Capital. The company’s AI platform stitches together a firm’s structured and unstructured private‑equity data—deal...
By Artificial Intelligence News
News•Mar 6, 2026
AI Transforms ‘Dangling DNS’ Into Automated Data Exfiltration Pipeline
Dangling DNS records—stale domain pointers left after cloud resources are shut down—are being weaponized by attackers to create automated data exfiltration pipelines for AI agents. By hijacking the abandoned hostname, threat actors embed hidden prompts that AI assistants interpret as...
By Network World
News•Mar 6, 2026
DOL Clarifies Travel To and From Medical Appointments Is FMLA Protected
The U.S. Department of Labor issued new guidance confirming that travel time to and from medical appointments qualifies as protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The clarification applies whether the employee is seeking treatment for their own...
By HR Daily Advisor
News•Mar 6, 2026
Delhi‑NCR Emerges as a Major Job Hub in India’s Clean Energy Industry
India’s clean‑energy sector has experienced a hiring surge of over 55 percent in the past two years, making it one of the fastest‑growing job markets. The National Capital Region of Delhi now accounts for roughly 44 percent of all clean‑energy openings, outpacing...
By ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
News•Mar 6, 2026
Asia Week Ahead: Focus on Japan’s GDP Data and Key Inflation Release From China
Japan is set to revise its 2025 Q4 GDP upward to 0.3% quarter‑on‑quarter, driven by strong winter bonuses and a rebound in capital spending. In China, February CPI is expected to rise to 1.0% year‑on‑year, buoyed by Lunar New Year...
By ING — THINK Economics
News•Mar 6, 2026
Aspire Launches Updated Creator Portal to Improve Brand–Creator Matching
Aspire has unveiled a redesigned Creator Portal that adds a structured profile system, multi‑profile management, and agency‑friendly controls. The update surfaces creators' rate expectations, preferred campaign formats, and collaboration history, letting brands assess fit earlier. New authentication options such as...
By Influencer Marketing Hub
News•Mar 6, 2026
YSL Beauty Refreshes US Ambassador Roster
YSL Beauty has refreshed its U.S. ambassador lineup, adding models Lila Moss, Amelia Gray and Laura Harrier to a new campaign shot by New York photographer Renell Medrano. The visuals place the trio in everyday urban settings to highlight individuality while showcasing products such as Lash Latex...
By Luxury Daily
News•Mar 6, 2026
Sierra Space Closes $550M Series C Funding Round, at $8 Billion Valuation
Defense‑tech firm Sierra Space secured $550 million in a Series C round, valuing the company at $8 billion post‑money. The financing was led by LuminArx Capital Management with participation from General Atlantic, Coatue, Moore Strategic Ventures and others. Sierra Space plans to channel...
By FinSMEs
News•Mar 6, 2026
Entravision Restructures US Leadership, Names Audio President
Entravision announced a major leadership reshuffle, naming Eduardo Maytorena as President of Entravision Audio to oversee radio, digital audio, and national sales. Winter Horton was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer, while Jeff DeMartino, Maria Martinez‑Guzman, Jessica Martinez, LeaAnna Hernandez and...
By Radio Ink
News•Mar 6, 2026
Reliance Diesel, Jet Fuel Ships Turn to Asia Instead of Europe Amid Iran War
Reliance Industries rerouted two fuel tankers—about 100,000 metric tons of diesel and 75,000 tons of jet fuel—from Europe to Asia as the Iran‑Israel conflict chokes supply through the Strait of Hormuz. Asian jet‑fuel margins surged to a record $80 a...
By ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
News•Mar 6, 2026
Despite Ban, Russian Seafood Is Still the Main Dish on some American Plates
The United States banned Russian seafood imports in 2022, yet Russian fish continues to appear on American plates through Chinese processing facilities that re‑label the product as Chinese. This loophole exploits the trade‑law concept of "substantial transformation," allowing harvested fish...
By NPR – Food
News•Mar 6, 2026
Ceconomy CEO Resigns After Just Nine Months, CFO to Promote?
Ceconomy’s chief executive, Kai‑Ulrich Deissner, announced his resignation after just nine months in the role, having served as CFO since February 2023 and stepping in as interim CEO in May 2025 before his permanent appointment in September. The departure, attributed...
By Retail Detail (EU)
News•Mar 6, 2026
OutSolve Welcomes Jason Rodrigues as Vice President of Sales
OutSolve, a national HR Compliance as a Service provider, announced the hiring of Jason Rodrigues as Vice President of Sales. Rodrigues arrives with more than 15 years of leadership in fintech, cybersecurity and HR‑tech sales, including founding an AI‑driven go‑to‑market...
By HR Tech Series
News•Mar 6, 2026
Vor Systems Raises $3M Pre-Seed Funding
Vor Systems, a San Francisco AI‑enabled transaction platform for energy deals, secured $3 million in pre‑seed financing. The round was led by Gigascale Capital with participation from Virta Ventures and several angel investors. The capital will accelerate product development and forge...
By FinSMEs
News•Mar 6, 2026
Yanik Guillemette Announces Development of an Artificial Intelligence Module at Accolad to Transform Employee Recognition in Large Organizations
Yanik Guillemette, chair of Accolad’s External Advisory Committee, announced an AI‑driven module that will redesign employee recognition programs for large enterprises. The system will ingest compensation data, tenure, demographics, hierarchy and existing reward practices to generate customized recognition strategies. By...
By HR Tech Series
News•Mar 6, 2026
Science Closes $230M Series C Funding
Science, the Alameda‑based neural engineering firm, closed a $230 million Series C round, raising its total capital to roughly $490 million since 2021. The financing will accelerate commercialization of its brain‑computer interface retinal implant, PRIMA, and expand research, manufacturing, and bio‑hybrid neural platforms....
By FinSMEs
News•Mar 6, 2026
Your Point of View Is a Business Asset
Founders often overlook their own perspective as a strategic asset, yet it underpins product direction, culture, and market positioning. Columbia Business School research shows VCs and senior hires increasingly bet on a founder's thinking and personality rather than detailed financials....
By Startups Magazine
News•Mar 6, 2026
FedNow Pushes FEMA Disaster Aid From Days to Seconds
The Federal Reserve’s FedNow service now powers FEMA’s disaster‑relief payouts, moving funds from days or weeks to seconds. Transaction limits have been raised to $10 million, enabling large‑scale disbursements directly to states, municipalities and households. This capability is part of a...
By PYMNTS
News•Mar 6, 2026
Gold Digger: Drums of War Have Gold Bugs Calling for US$6000
Gold prices are being pushed higher as Middle East conflict escalates, with Argonaut raising its 12‑month target to $6,000 per ounce and State Street assigning a 35% probability to a bull case of $5,500‑$6,250. Safe‑haven demand has lifted gold ETF...
By Stockhead – Resources (Australia)
News•Mar 6, 2026
Net-a-Porter Warehouse Workers in London Voting to Strike over Pay
More than 100 workers at Net‑a‑Porter’s Charlton warehouse in South London are voting on strike action to secure the London Living Wage. The retailer, which promised the wage in 2021, now proposes £14.41 per hour, £761 below the £14.80 target...
By TheIndustry.fashion
News•Mar 6, 2026
Why Enterprises Are Still Bad at Multicloud
In 2026 enterprises are spread across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud largely due to mergers, product deadlines and lock‑in avoidance, not a deliberate strategy. Multicloud adoption has outpaced the development of a unified operating model, leaving companies with three separate...
By InfoWorld
News•Mar 6, 2026
DigitalAudience Accelerates UK Expansion with Local Leadership
digitalAudience is accelerating its UK footprint in 2026 by appointing Paul Smith as Managing Director and Cristina Ghiuta as Customer Success Manager. The hires aim to drive market development, partnership growth, and customer onboarding for the company’s privacy‑first data‑collaboration platform....
By ExchangeWire
News•Mar 6, 2026
Mutares Agrees to Sell inTime to Tawin Holdings Group
Mutares, the German private‑equity firm, has agreed to sell its European time‑critical logistics subsidiary, inTime, to Tawin Holdings Group. inTime provides ultra‑fast, same‑day and next‑hour delivery services across key European hubs. The divestiture aligns with Mutares’ strategy to streamline its...
By PE Hub Europe
News•Mar 6, 2026
How to Deliver Results at Scale for People and Planet
Five years after its launch, Finance in Common (FiCS) now coordinates over 540 public development banks (PDBs) managing roughly $23 trillion, demonstrating that collective financing can support Sustainable Development Goals. The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) deepens this effort by aligning...
By Devex – News
News•Mar 6, 2026
US-Israel-Iran War: JMIC Data Shows ‘Near-Total Temporary Pause in Routine Commercial Traffic’ Through Strait of Hormuz
JMIC data shows routine commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has virtually stopped, with only two cargo vessels recorded in the past 24 hours versus the usual 138. The pause follows a U.S.–Israel strike on Iran and Iran’s retaliatory...
By Mint (India) – Economy
News•Mar 6, 2026
Axiom Partners Launches with $52M Fund I to Back “AI for the Real World”
Axiom Partners, led by former Khosla Ventures partner Sandhya Venkatachalam, closed an oversubscribed $52 million inaugural fund focused on “AI for the Real World.” The seed‑stage firm aims to back startups that use artificial intelligence to alleviate the global “capacity crunch”...
By AiThority
News•Mar 6, 2026
Latvian Startup Report 2025 Shows Rising Productivity and Strong Economic Impact
Latvia’s startup ecosystem reached 569 active firms by the end of 2025, generating €610.5 million in turnover—a 15% increase over 2024. The sector employed over 5,100 people with an average gross salary of €2,820, translating to roughly €134,000 turnover per employee....
By ArcticStartup
News•Mar 6, 2026
Amperity Appoints Bridget Perry as Chief Marketing Officer to Accelerate AI-Driven Enterprise Growth
Amperity announced the appointment of veteran SaaS marketer Bridget Perry as its new chief marketing officer. Perry, who previously led marketing at Later, Contentful, Adobe and Microsoft, is known for driving double‑digit growth and guiding companies through cloud and product‑led...
By MarTech Series
News•Mar 6, 2026
Beyond the PIN: How Biometric Authentication Is Redefining UPI Payments
PhonePe has launched biometric authentication for UPI payments, allowing users to approve transactions up to Rs 5,000 with a fingerprint or facial scan. The feature leverages the smartphone’s Secure Enclave, keeping biometric data on‑device and adding a hardware‑grade security layer. A...
By YourStory
News•Mar 6, 2026
AI Literacy and Psychological Adaptation: Leadership in the Age of Human–AI Collaboration
AI is no longer a back‑office utility; it now participates in strategic decision‑making across hiring, finance, and product development. This shift turns AI literacy into a core leadership competency, requiring executives to grasp how models work, their limitations, and the...
By AiThority
News•Mar 6, 2026
Amid Ownership Transition, Sirona’s Revenue Drops to Rs 77 Cr in FY25
Sirona, the Gurugram‑based feminine hygiene brand, saw its FY25 revenue drop 23% to Rs 77 crore after a turbulent ownership transition. The company was bought back by its founders earlier this year for roughly Rs 150‑180 crore, far below the Rs 450 crore Good Glamm paid...
By Entrackr
News•Mar 6, 2026
WHOOP Selects Viant as Strategic Ad Platform
Viant Technology announced a multi‑year strategic partnership to serve as the DSP of record for WHOOP’s connected‑TV advertising. The collaboration will enable household‑level CTV activation, linking media exposure directly to measurable business outcomes. Viant’s AI‑powered, transparent programmatic platform will provide...
By MarTech Series
News•Mar 6, 2026
Paul Smith Posts a Loss Amid Wholesale Struggles
Paul Smith reported a pre‑tax loss of £16.7 m for the year to 30 June 2025, widening from a £5.4 m loss the previous year. Turnover fell 8% to £181 m as wholesale revenue slumped 16%, while ecommerce sales rose 14%. Gross profit declined 7%...
By Drapers
News•Mar 6, 2026
On the Move: Seven Letter Recruits NBC Vet Raffa
Seven Letter, a bipartisan strategic communications firm, has hired former NBC White House correspondent Allie Raffa as senior director in Washington, D.C. Points of Light appointed Jeff Zanelli as chief marketing officer, bringing experience from the National Forest Foundation and...
By O’Dwyer’s PR
News•Mar 6, 2026
AI-Native HRTech: Embedding Intelligence At The Core Of Workforce Strategy
AI has progressed from add‑on chatbots and resume parsers to becoming the foundation of modern HR platforms. Early point solutions improved efficiency but remained peripheral, prompting a shift toward AI‑native HRTech that embeds machine‑learning directly into data structures, workflows, and...
By HR Tech Series
News•Mar 6, 2026
Channel Conflict 2.0: Managing the “Influencer” Ecosystem
The article argues that traditional reseller‑only channel models are outdated as buyers now rely on consultants, agencies, and other “Super‑Connectors” for advice. It introduces partner influence attribution—a metric that tracks and rewards non‑reselling partners who influence deals through introductions, advocacy,...
By SalesTech Star
News•Mar 6, 2026
IMF Chief Says Ready to Act if Countries Crippled by Middle East Conflict Need Help — ‘We Recognise Our Responsibility’
The International Monetary Fund announced it is prepared to assist nations whose balance‑of‑payments are strained by the escalating Middle East conflict. Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher energy prices could lift inflation by 40 basis points and shave up...
By Mint (India) – Economy
News•Mar 6, 2026
Lippincott Refreshes Brand Identity for Latitude
Lippincott has unveiled a refreshed brand identity and comprehensive toolkit for Latitude, the Australian‑New Zealand consumer‑finance provider. The new visual and verbal system streamlines asset creation, supporting acquisition, engagement and growth across credit cards, personal and auto loans. A redesigned logo...
By Branding in Asia
News•Mar 6, 2026
Backup Strategies Are Working, and Ransomware Gangs Are Responding with Data Theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud (FTF) accounted for 58% of cyber‑insurance claims in 2025, with BEC alone representing 31% of all claims. Average BEC loss fell 28% to $27,000 and FTF loss dropped 14% to $141,000, while...
By Help Net Security
News•Mar 6, 2026
Why Phishing Still Works Today
Gal Livschitz, senior penetration tester at Terra Security, explains how phishing has become harder to detect by leveraging HTTPS, branded look‑alike domains, and sophisticated delivery methods. He highlights the rise of QR‑based phishing in PDFs, MFA‑fatigue attacks that pressure users...
By Help Net Security
News•Mar 6, 2026
ParaZero Appoints New VP of Global Sales to Support Global Expansion
ParaZero Technologies announced the appointment of Bat‑Sheva Noy as Vice President of Global Sales, aiming to accelerate its international commercial push in the drone safety and aerospace defense arena. Noy arrives from a two‑decade tenure at Pfizer, where she led...
By Unmanned Systems Technology – News
News•Mar 6, 2026
D2C Brand Bonkers Corner Raises $10.5 Mn at $48 Mn Valuation
Omnichannel streetwear label Bonkers Corner announced a Rs 95 crore ($10.5 million) Series A round, led by India SME Investment Fund and joined by Radhakrishna Ramnarain, Namita Thapar and over 20 angels. The funding values the company at roughly Rs 430 crore ($48 million) post‑money. For FY 2025 the...
By Entrackr
News•Mar 6, 2026
Friday Forum: Degrees or Diesel?
Britain’s rail freight sector is celebrating its 200th anniversary by pledging to recruit 2,000 apprentices, signalling a major push to address skills shortages. The industry now competes with road logistics, aviation, ports and tech firms for talent, offering both apprenticeship...
By RailFreight.com
News•Mar 6, 2026
Inside Life360’s Plan To Build An Ad Platform On Top Of Nativo
Life360 has accelerated its entry into advertising by acquiring Fantix’s AI‑driven ad unit and the native‑ad platform Nativo for $120 million. Nativo generated $63 million in revenue in 2023, and its white‑label ad server now powers Life360’s family‑focused ad stack. The combined...
By Multichannel Merchant
News•Mar 6, 2026
How to Quash Your Fear of Messing Up
Fear of messing up (FOMU) is a newly identified anxiety that drives excessive caution, especially among early‑career professionals and senior leaders who must take risks. Kellogg professor Ellen Taaffe explains that FOMU stems from self‑judgment and concerns about reputation, relationships,...
By Kellogg Insight (Northwestern)
News•Mar 6, 2026
Shared Services Strategy Set to Under Perform
The National Audit Office warns that the UK Government’s Shared Services Strategy is unlikely to meet its £1 billion savings target due to governance flaws, funding uncertainty, and IT integration problems. The programme, intended to standardise finance, payroll and HR across...
By UKAuthority (UK)