Job Opening at Canadian Running: Web Writer
Canadian Running, Canada’s leading endurance‑sports publication, is hiring a full‑time web writer. The role demands creating race coverage, gear reviews, nutrition pieces, personal stories and humor for a runner‑focused audience. Candidates must be proficient with WordPress, multimedia handling, and social media, and be active runners familiar with the Canadian and elite international scene. Preference is given to Toronto‑based applicants, though exceptional remote candidates will be considered.
BC Employment Law Changes Aim to Add Early Dispute Resolution Opportunities
British Columbia announced amendments to the Employment Standards Act and the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act aimed at streamlining dispute resolution. The changes let the Employment Standards Branch use Unclaimed BC to recover unpaid wages faster and require employers to deposit...
TreSemmé Links with ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ for Affordable Luxury Push
TreSemmé unveiled the "Get Your Hair on the A‑List" campaign, linking its A‑List Collection to the upcoming *The Devil Wears Prada 2* sequel. The 30‑second spot starring podcaster Paige DeSorbo and designer Christian Siriano will run on social, digital, TV and during the...
7 Best Invoice Management Software for 2026: My Picks
Finance teams are increasingly burdened by manual invoice approvals, prompting a surge in specialized invoice management platforms. Darshayita Thakur evaluated over 20 solutions and identified seven top performers for 2026: Xero, Paylocity, SAP Concur, BILL AP/AR, Stampli, Payhawk, and SAP Cloud ERP. Each...
TasFoods Appoints Administrators
TasFoods announced on 12 March that it has entered voluntary administration after an unsuccessful attempt to sell its core Nichols Poultry unit. The board appointed KPMG partners Tim Mableson, David Hardy and Emily Seeckts to oversee the process and explore a...
NLRB Declines to Overrule Ex‑Cell‑O: What Employers Should Know
On February 26, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board denied a request to overturn the 1970 Ex‑Cell‑O decision, preserving the longstanding rule that limits remedies when an employer refuses to bargain during a test‑of‑certification. The Board, led by two Trump...
The Adecco Group to Scale Agentic AI with Salesforce
Adecco Group signed a multi‑year agreement with Salesforce for unlimited access to Agentforce 360 through 2027, enabling the company to scale agentic AI across its global operations. The partnership builds on a UK pilot that delivered 15 percent recruiter time savings and...
Will CynLr’s Bet On Object Intelligence Revolutionise Industrial Robotics?
CynLr is commercialising an "object intelligence" layer that lets industrial robots perceive, understand and manipulate previously unseen parts in real time. After early vision‑only prototypes and a shift to multi‑arm configurations, the startup has raised roughly $15 million and is targeting...
SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Grinds to a Near Halt Under New Leaders
The SEC launched only ten accounting and auditing enforcement actions in 2025, the fewest in nine years, and collected just $31 million in settlements, a sharp drop from $907 million the previous year. Most of the 2025 penalties were imposed during outgoing...
The Briefing Room
Donald Trump suggested the US‑Israel conflict with Iran could end soon, but analysts warn the war may linger, keeping oil markets on edge. Prolonged fighting threatens to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, which...
Watch: Your Oil Questions Answered
ING commodity strategist Warren Patterson discusses the ongoing oil price volatility, with Brent crude intermittently breaching $100 per barrel despite the International Energy Agency’s announcement of record supply releases. He examines how the conflict with Iran, particularly the strategic choke...
A 4-Part Process for Building an Executive Voice Framework
The article outlines a four‑step process for creating an executive voice framework: audit existing leader communications, define three to five messaging pillars aligned with company values, build a practical voice playbook with sample language, and map each executive to the...
Anglo American Iron Ore Cargoes Diverted by Iran War
Anglo American rerouted three iron‑ore vessels after the Strait of Hormuz became impassable following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The ships—Cape Shangrila, Cape Jasmine and Mineral Zimbabwe—were diverted to Singapore, Vietnam and China respectively. Vale experienced similar disruptions, sending...
Middle East Tensions, Rising Energy and Fertilizer Costs Push Grocery Prices Higher
Grocery prices in February rose 0.4% month‑over‑month, reaching a 2.4% year‑over‑year increase for food consumed at home. The uptick coincides with a 0.6% rise in energy costs and a more than 25% surge in urea fertilizer prices, driven by escalating...
Krystal Promotes COO From Parent Company
Restaurant operator Amanda Hyde has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Krystal, moving up from her role as Senior Vice President of Operations at parent company SPB Hospitality. Hyde brings more than two decades of multi‑unit restaurant leadership, previously...
Mimecast Adds AI Investigation and Adaptive Controls to Manage Human Risk
Mimecast unveiled a suite of AI‑driven platform enhancements aimed at curbing human‑related security risk. The rollout adds adaptive security policies that auto‑adjust based on individual risk scores, an AI‑powered Mihra Investigation Agent that accelerates incident analysis, and open‑gateway integrations for...
Norwegian Photoncycle Bags €15M Series A to Launch Seasonal Solar Storage in the Netherlands
Oslo‑based Photoncycle raised €15 million in a Series A round led by NordicNinja and Voima Ventures to commercialize its solid‑state hydrogen storage system. The technology stores excess summer solar power as hydrogen for winter use, targeting Dutch and Danish households as net‑metering...
Screwfix Reaches Trade Apprentice Milestone in Drive to Tackle Skills Shortage
Screwfix has funded over 50 trade apprentices through its partnership with flexi‑job agency TrAC, aiming to curb the UK skills shortage. Since the 2022 launch, apprentices have been placed in plumbing, electrical, landscaping and decorating roles, with funding drawn from...
Neurodiversity: Better Training Is Needed for Managers
A recent Acas survey of 1,000 UK employees finds 35% view their employer’s training for managers on neurodiversity as ineffective, with another 18% rating it “very ineffective.” Only a third of respondents believe their organisations train managers adequately, while 32%...
U.S. Trade Deficit Falls in January
The U.S. trade deficit shrank to $54.5 billion in January, a 25 percent drop from December. Exports rose 5.5 percent to $302.1 billion, driven by gold, computers and other precious metals, while imports slipped 0.7 percent to $356.6 billion. The narrowing gap appears amid a tariff...
As War Rages, Multimodal Demand Surges on Asia-Europe Landbridge
Major ocean carriers are rerouting Gulf‑bound cargo to land‑based corridors after the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed by the ongoing war. Maersk now ships to Salalah, Khor Fakkan and Jeddah, then secures trucking capacity to move goods into the Persian...
Mead Lumber Completes Brand Unification With Final Renaming of Former Knecht Home Center
Mead Lumber will finalize its brand unification on March 13, 2026, by renaming its former Knecht Home Center in Cañon City, Colorado to Mead Lumber. This marks the completion of a rollout that began in October 2025 and now brings...
Man Jailed for Running Illegal Sale-and-Rent-Back Scheme Targeting Struggling Homeowners
Rajinder Gill was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for operating an unauthorised sale‑and‑rent‑back scheme that defrauded vulnerable homeowners of £925,233. The scheme, run through Secure Property Consultants Ltd, forced owners to sell below market value, pay...
Second Charge Mortgage Firms Told to Raise Standards for Consumers
The FCA has warned second‑charge mortgage lenders and brokers to raise standards after a review uncovered weak affordability checks, inappropriate debt‑consolidation advice, poor record‑keeping and opaque fees. The sector, which serves borrowers with high debt and low resilience, accounts for...
Why Dove Turned Reddit Product Feedback Into a Real-World Campaign
Dove turned the first 50 Reddit reviews of its Intensive Repair 10‑in‑1 Serum Mask into the "r/eal reviews" campaign, publishing the comments across digital and in‑person channels. The brand embraced both praise and criticism to highlight its confidence in the...
Dishwashing Home Robot Maker Sunday Hits $1.15 Billion Valuation
Sunday Inc., a developer of a multifunctional home robot, announced a $165 million Series B financing round that lifted its valuation to $1.15 billion. The round was led by Coatue Management with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Tiger Global, Benchmark and Conviction Partners....
Iran War, SaaS-Pocalypse Loom Over Already-Sluggish Sports Deals
M&A activity in the United States has slumped, with announced mergers dropping 23% to 1,795 by March 9, while sports and e‑sports deals fell to just five this year versus 57 in 2025. The downturn is driven by the February “SaaS‑pocalypse,”...
Chili Shack Promotes Elizabeth Orona to COO
Chili Shack, the Denver‑based fast‑casual chain, has promoted Elizabeth Orona from general manager to chief operating officer. Orona will steer the brand’s national franchise rollout, targeting up to 100 new locations over the next several years. The company currently runs...
A Year of Tariffs: Looking Back at the Global Impact
A year after the United States launched its aggressive tariff regime, a Javelin Strategy report finds that global supply chains adjusted faster than anticipated, limiting consumer‑price spikes and product shortages. Low‑margin imports such as electronics, toys and apparel remained stable,...
Search Has Changed. And So Have We.
Semrush unveiled a brand refresh that reflects the evolution from traditional SEO to an omnichannel, AI‑driven search landscape. The company cites AI‑search growth of 527% year‑over‑year and highlights its massive dataset—27 billion keywords, 43 trillion backlinks, 808 million domains, and over 213 million LLM...
The Relationship Among Oil Prices, Food Costs, and Consumer Inflation
U.S. military actions in the Middle East have driven Brent crude sharply higher, reviving scrutiny of oil’s influence on broader price levels. Historical FRED data reveal that oil price movements have consistently co‑moved with the Global Food Price Index and...
Lantern CFO Greg Chisholm Talks Health Care, AI and Capital Allocation
Lantern appointed Greg Chisholm as CFO, leveraging experience from HelloFresh, Wayfair, and McKinsey. He is focused on mapping the health‑care business’s complexity and shaping capital‑allocation decisions as the company scales at roughly 50% annual growth. Chisholm points to structural cost...
3 Consumer Staples Mutual Funds Amid Inflation, Global Turmoil
The U.S. Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% in February, bringing the year‑over‑year CPI to 2.4% while core inflation held steady at 2.5%. Higher inflation typically pressures discretionary spending more than essential consumer staples, whose demand remains relatively inelastic. In this...
Eat App Acquires inResto Cofounder’s Table Reservation Platform ReserveGo
Dubai‑based Eat App announced the acquisition of ReserveGo, the B2B table‑reservation platform founded by inResto co‑founder Vijayan Parthasarathy, to broaden its Indian footprint. The deal brings ReserveGo’s technology, customer base and team under Eat App’s umbrella, though financial terms were...
Facing Heavy Losses, Honda Cancels Its Three US-Made Electric Vehicles
Honda announced the cancellation of its three U.S.-made electric vehicles—the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 sedan, and Acura RSX EV—after projecting losses of $5.1 billion to $7 billion for the fiscal year. The decision stems from a mix of trade‑war tariffs, the end of the...
Voya Limits Data Center Credit Investing on AI Demand Worries
Voya Financial’s private‑credit division is curbing exposure to data‑center credit tied to AI demand, citing concerns that the rapid expansion may plateau before debts are repaid. The firm manages a $50 billion portfolio and is limiting holdings linked to large tech...
Lakmé Rolls Out ‘I Earned It’ Campaign with Aneet Padda
Lakmé has unveiled the “I Earned It” campaign to promote its new 9to5 Hya Beach Edit line, the brand’s first SPF‑infused makeup range powered by hyaluronic acid. The campaign stars actor‑ambassador Aneet Padda and spotlights the daily lives of working...
Why a Streaming TV Ad Platform Is Buying Billboards
Vibe.co, a streaming‑TV ad platform, launched a bicoastal out‑of‑home campaign targeting enterprise ecommerce marketers, SaaS leaders, AI founders and venture capitalists. The effort places billboards, subway ads, buses and taxi tops in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, featuring...
NVIDIA May Be Plotting Enterprise-Grade OpenClaw, but Adoption Fears Persist Across the Globe
NVIDIA is preparing an enterprise‑grade AI platform called "Nemo," explicitly referencing the notorious OpenClaw security framework. The move signals NVIDIA’s intent to embed advanced security features into its AI stack, but it also revives lingering concerns about OpenClaw’s vulnerability history....
Daimler Truck Cuts Employee Bonuses After Profit Decline
Daimler Truck announced a cut to its German profit‑sharing bonuses after a sharp earnings decline for the 2025 fiscal year. The payout drops from €4,140 to €2,701 per eligible employee, affecting roughly 25,000 workers. Consolidated net income fell to about...
How AI Automation Turns Static Travel Pages Into Living Content & Experiences via @Sejournal, @TaylorDanRW
AI automation is reshaping travel marketing by turning static destination pages into dynamic, data‑driven experiences that adapt to live flight prices, weather, and user intent. Brands can now generate hundreds of pages weekly, but competitive advantage stems from structured data,...
‘A Skilled Workforce Needs Relentless Focus on Learning and Excitement’
Accenture’s Irish cybersecurity head Donal Óg McCarthy stresses that a highly skilled workforce requires relentless learning and genuine excitement. He highlights Accenture’s internal Udacity platform and bite‑sized Technology Quotient modules that span AI to quantum computing. McCarthy warns that talent shortages...
The Investment Theses Behind Vast and Sierra’s $500M+ Mega Rounds
Vast and Sierra each closed mega‑fundraising rounds exceeding $500 million, marking some of the largest venture capital commitments of the year. The capital will be deployed into deep‑tech sectors where both firms see outsized growth potential, such as AI‑driven data infrastructure...
Orca Security Announced the Appointment of Rachel Nislick as CMO
Orca Security announced the appointment of Rachel Nislick as Chief Marketing Officer, bringing more than 25 years of cybersecurity marketing experience. Nislick previously led revenue marketing at Darktrace and growth marketing at Mimecast, helping both firms scale toward $1 billion ARR...
Developing Employees Who Thrive Through Continuous Change
Gartner’s 2026 survey reveals employees endured ten organization‑wide strategy shifts in 2022, up from two in 2016, while willingness to support change fell from 74% to 43%. The article argues that leaders must redesign change programs so workers help shape...
The Marketing Power of Unsponsored Beauty Product Endorsements
Consumer trust in paid beauty endorsements has hit historic lows, prompting a shift toward unsponsored product recommendations. Industry experts note that when influencers share products without a brand deal, audiences perceive the advice as genuine personal experience. Freelance beauty editor...
How Well Do You Know Your Workforce and What Happens when You Don’t
Traditional "hire once, check once" models are increasingly inadequate as employees’ roles and responsibilities evolve rapidly. Recent high‑profile failures at the Bank of London, Metropolitan Police and Oxfam illustrate the financial and reputational damage of outdated vetting practices. Continuous screening,...
How to Create a Learning and Development Strategy in Retail
Retail leaders face accelerating operational, technological, and customer‑experience pressures, prompting a shift from ad‑hoc training to a strategic learning and development (L&D) framework. The article outlines a step‑by‑step approach that begins with a skills‑gap analysis, incorporates AI‑enabled learning platforms, and...
Tariffs, Scarce Power and a Splintered Map: The Macro Forces Reshaping Technology Investment to 2035
Technology investment through 2035 will be reshaped by enduring tariffs, fragmented supply chains and tightening infrastructure capacity. Governments are turning tariffs and export controls into permanent industrial tools, forcing chipmakers and device makers to absorb higher, uncertain costs. Simultaneously, AI‑driven...
Patients Lose Out From Blind Spot in NHS Staff Survey
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the NHS to add agency workers to its annual Staff Survey, highlighting a critical blind spot that excludes a sizable portion of the workforce. While the survey recently expanded to include Bank‑only...