RTS Wind Group Names Kevin Jones Chief Executive
RTS Wind Group announced Kevin Jones as its new chief executive, bringing over 18 years of wind‑sector operational leadership. Jones most recently served as global head of operations at Skyborn Renewables and held senior roles at Vattenfall and Summit Renewable Energy. He will steer the company through its next growth phase, focusing on scaling operations and enhancing delivery for major operators and OEM partners. The appointment underscores RTS Wind’s commitment to operational excellence across onshore and offshore projects.
Playing It Forward: How Mirzapur’s First Cricket Box Turf Came to Life
Entrepreneur Mahu Khatri launched Mirzapur’s first cricket box turf, the only facility of its kind within a 60‑kilometre radius. The project required an investment of roughly Rs 20‑25 lakh, funded by a Rs 5 lakh interest‑free loan from the CM YUVA scheme and family...
Sofology Scoops up the Positivity of Being a Bit Fussy
British sofa retailer Sofology is extending its “So fussy” creative platform with a new multi‑channel campaign that celebrates picky consumers as discerning shoppers. The ad, produced by TBWA\\MCR, uses an ice‑cream‑making metaphor to showcase attention to detail and premium quality....
Henry Costa Strengthens Team with Two Partners
Henry Costa Partners, a specialist merchant bank serving European financial institutions, announced two senior appointments. Jeanie Kim joins as partner and head of Advice & Principal Investments, while Katherine Rainwood becomes partner and group Chief Operating Officer. The hires broaden...
Wickes Retail Media to Connect Brands with Home Improvement Customers
Wickes has launched Wickes Connected Retail Media, a first‑of‑its‑kind retail media network for the UK home‑improvement category, offering both onsite and offsite advertising capabilities from day one. The platform, built with Epsilon’s COREid identity graph, merges digital and in‑store signals...
Sweden’s Skandia on What It Looks for in a Replacement GP
Sweden’s Skandia, through head of private equity Stefan Fällgren, outlined its criteria for selecting a replacement general partner (GP) in a brief video. The insurer emphasized that a GP must demonstrate a strategy capable of delivering outperformance over an extended...
Three Things to Know About Learning by Hiring
Leaders increasingly turn to external hires to inject fresh knowledge, but the effectiveness of that knowledge depends on the organization’s existing knowledge architecture. Tight, highly integrated practices create resistance and can dilute the impact of new hires, especially when multiple...
Over $50B Went To Boom-Era Software Companies That Haven’t Raised In 4+ Years
During the 2020‑2022 venture boom, U.S. software startups secured more than $51 billion in equity funding. Crunchbase data shows over 150 of those companies, each with at least $100 million raised, have not completed a new financing round in the past four...
Tesco Breathes New Life Into ‘Every Little Helps’ Slogan
Tesco has revitalised its iconic "Every Little Helps" slogan by launching a new brand platform centred on the question “Need Anything From Tesco?”. The initiative reframes the long‑standing tagline as a promise to support shoppers and local communities, linking everyday...
Kill Your ITIL: Why CIOs Are Abandoning Traditional Service Management
CIOs are moving away from the traditional ITIL framework as its ticket‑centric processes hinder rapid software delivery. Leaders cite the need to eliminate decision‑making latency, replacing legacy service desks with AI‑driven orchestration layers that automatically resolve routine issues. The shift...
A Cauldron of Ideas to Fight Misinformation
Entrepreneur Nessa Kiani has launched Culldron, a blockchain‑enabled app that rewards users with tiny crypto payments for sharing and verifying real‑time information from Ukraine’s war zones. The platform blends peer‑review, AI‑generated content, and a dynamic credibility score to surface accurate...
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Co-Located Event Deep Dive: Kubernetes on Edge Day
Kubernetes on Edge Day returns to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026, spotlighting how Kubernetes is deployed beyond data centers into resource‑constrained, distributed environments. Since its 2022 debut, the co‑located event has grown alongside the edge ecosystem, now featuring AI, telco, data, and...
Caesars May Lose Rockets Bets If Fertitta’s Company Takes Over
Fertitta Entertainment, the Houston Rockets’ owner, is in talks to acquire Caesars Entertainment, a $5 billion market‑cap casino operator. If the deal closes, conflict‑of‑interest rules would force Caesars to drop all Rockets betting lines from its online and brick‑and‑mortar sportsbooks, echoing...
Brewing Ambition in Moradabad: How a Local Entrepreneur Built a Tea Brand From Scratch
Mani Gupta, a former government‑job aspirant from Moradabad, launched the tea brand Tap and Dip under The Alive Leaf. The company blends Assam and Darjeeling teas with a proprietary spice mix, and its Moradabad facility can package up to 100 kg...
Nuclear Medicine Firm Shine Technologies Raises $240M
Shine Technologies announced a $240 million financing round led by Patrick Soon‑Shiong’s NantWorks, bringing its total capital raised to over $1 billion. The infusion will accelerate the company’s commercial fusion initiatives and expand its Lu‑177 isotope production, a cornerstone of targeted cancer...
Textile Export to Be Hit because of West Asia Conflict
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz will force Indian garment exporters to reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, adding 20‑25 days to transit times. Higher freight costs and longer shipping windows threaten the tight seasonal calendars of...
Platinum Credit Uganda Secures $4m to Boost MSME Lending
Platinum Credit Uganda, a Platcorp subsidiary, secured a $4 million, 24‑month investment from Swiss asset manager Symbiotics to broaden financing for low‑income households and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Uganda. The capital, disbursed on 22 December 2025, enabled a phased rollout...
Standard Chartered Earns Over $1 Billion in Sustainable Finance Income
Standard Chartered reported $1.07 billion in sustainable finance income for 2025, a 9% increase year‑over‑year and surpassing its $1 billion target. The Banking division contributed $610 million, growing 11%, while Transaction Services and Markets added $340 million and $117 million respectively. The bank also achieved...
Small Businesses Are Being Regulated Like Corporates. Here’s the Problem.
UK small and medium‑sized enterprises face mounting pressure from new Employment Rights reforms and stricter UK GDPR enforcement, demanding precise contracts, leave records, and audit trails. Most lack dedicated HR teams, relying on informal processes that work for ten‑person outfits...
Inside the Fund Taking Women Asset Managers to the Next Level
In 2025, women-only founders raised just 0.9% of African startup capital, while women-led firms received only 2.2% of funding. The African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), launched with $60 million and bolstered by an extra $10 million from Standard Bank, aims to close...
Build Better Client Relationships and Win a House Deposit, Shoosmiths Tells Lawyers
Shoosmiths has launched a firm‑wide challenge urging lawyers and staff to devise measurable ways to improve client relationships. The top performer will win either a £25,000 house‑deposit contribution or a brand‑new car, with the winner announced in April. Smaller quarterly...
Multifamily Man: The Dermot Company’s Andrew Levison
Andrew Levison, who started buying small New Haven apartments after college, now serves as chief investment officer of The Dermot Company, a 35‑year‑old multifamily firm that manages roughly $5 billion in assets and over 7,500 units. Under his leadership Dermot has...
“The Darker Side of Water”: Behind the Scenes of Channel 4’s “The Fountain of Filth”
Channel 4 commissioned a provocative bronze sculpture titled “The fountain of filth” to promote its investigative series “Dirty Business.” The piece, built by 4Creative, Glue Society and Biscuit Filmworks, depicts men, boys, paddles and surfboards spewing water from their mouths. Campaign’s...
RAW Business: African Female Leaders Rethink Leadership Frameworks for a Changing Global Economy
The 2025 RAW Conference in Nairobi urged African female leaders to design indigenous leadership and equity frameworks instead of relying on imported Western models. Panelists highlighted the shortcomings of performative diversity and called for structures grounded in African realities to...
Brazil Strengthens Agricultural Partnership with the Philippines at WOFEX Drinks and Bakes 2026
Brazil deepened its agricultural partnership with the Philippines at WOFEX Drinks and Bakes 2026, showcasing five firms that offer value‑added beverages, superfoods, and coffee products. The Brazil Pavilion highlighted innovative, sustainability‑focused offerings such as Amazon‑sourced craft gin, açaí bowls, and...
Build-to-Rent and Workforce Housing: Practical Capital Solutions for a Real Housing Crisis
The U.S. faces a shortage of over three million homes, with prices up 40% since 2020 and mortgage rates climbing, leaving middle‑income families unable to buy or qualify for subsidized units. Build‑to‑Rent (BTR) offers single‑family rentals that blend the space...
Chowdeck Taps MyCoverGenius to Introduce Accident Insurance for Its 20,000 Riders
Chowdeck has rolled out a personal accident insurance scheme for more than 20,000 active riders, partnering with Nigerian insurer MyCoverGenius. The auto‑enrolled policy covers accidental medical expenses, temporary disability benefits, and compensation for lost earnings. Launched in November 2024, the...
Ericsson Maps Out the Road to Fully Commercial 6G Networks at MWC 2026
Ericsson announced that commercial 6G networks are slated for rollout toward the end of this decade, positioning the technology as "intelligence" rather than merely a carrier for AI. Marie Hogan highlighted the surge in AI agents, autonomous devices, and data‑intensive...
What Is Query Fan-Out? Understanding the Hidden Queries Driving AI Search
Query fan‑out is the technique AI search engines use to turn a single user prompt into dozens of related sub‑queries, enabling richer, context‑aware answers. Research shows an average of 9‑11 fan‑out queries per prompt, with some cases exceeding 20 searches,...
Why Financial Reports Matter When Choosing a Swiss Bank
Financial reports are the most reliable indicator of a Swiss bank’s strength, offering transparent evidence beyond brand reputation. Regular, audited statements that detail capital, liquidity, and risk disclosures allow prospective clients—especially non‑residents—to assess stability and resilience. Easy access to these...
Taboola Names Krishan Bhatia as Chief Business Officer; Amazon Ads & NBCUniversal Veteran to Lead Global Sales & Partnerships
Taboola announced Krishan Bhatia as its first chief business officer, tasked with leading global sales and partnerships. Bhatia previously built Amazon’s global video‑advertising business and led NBCUniversal’s digital advertising division. He will oversee the Realize performance‑advertising platform, CTV, generative‑AI products...
Graham Dugoni Wanted to Launch a Countercultural Movement. So He Started a Company
Fourteen years after founding Yondr, Graham Dugoni’s lockable phone‑pouch system now powers phone‑free zones in schools, concerts and venues across more than 55 countries, with high‑profile artist partners like Dave Chappelle and Madonna. The product aims to curb digital distraction by...
Love’s Travel Stops Enhances Rewards Loyalty Program
Love’s Travel Stops has revamped its loyalty program, now letting all drivers earn and redeem points on fuel and in‑store purchases across its 608 shops and 62 country stores. The unified Love’s Rewards program is accessed through an updated mobile...
Druva Uses Graph Relationships to Mine Metadata
Druva has introduced Dru MetaGraph, a graph‑database layer that stores backup metadata as interconnected nodes, enabling AI agents to answer security and compliance questions with real‑time context. The approach stems from three drivers: security queries are fundamentally relationship‑based, customers need instant,...
Abstract Infosys Expands Digital Services Portfolio to Include Advanced SEO and Integrated Digital Marketing Solutions
Abstract Infosys announced a major expansion of its digital services, adding a full suite of advanced SEO and integrated digital marketing solutions. The new portfolio includes technical SEO audits, structured data, link building, local search, multi‑channel campaigns, and real‑time performance...
Configuration and Runtime: The PB&J of Effective Security Operations
The article argues that effective security operations now require merging configuration data with runtime telemetry. Traditional SIEMs focused on static logs, but cloud and SaaS environments make permissions and policies highly dynamic. CSPM and SSPM tools have elevated configuration to...
22+ Communities Powering the Baltic AI Ecosystem
Baltic AI startups secured €607 million in 2025, a 20 percent rise from 2024, underscoring growing investor confidence. The surge is supported by a dense network of associations, incubators, and industry hubs that translate funding into market‑ready pilots. However, OECD data highlights...
Exclusive: Mintoak Plans to Acquire Dubai-Based ICC Loyalty
Mintoak, the Mumbai‑based merchant SaaS platform, will raise Rs 80 crore in debt through non‑convertible debentures issued by BlackSoil to fund the acquisition of Dubai‑based loyalty‑tech firm ICC Loyalty. This marks the company’s second acquisition in twelve months, after buying Digiledge in...
How Beauty Start-Ups Can Build Scalable Product Lines
Florence Roghe, founder of Collateral Projects, warns beauty start‑ups that rapid launches often lack a clear value proposition and long‑term roadmap. She stresses that products must deliver distinct, disruptive value in a crowded market, not just chase trends. Successful scaling...
How to Evaluate HR Tech Vendors for Cybersecurity
HR data appears in four out of five cyber breaches, highlighting the sector’s vulnerability. As HR platforms become central to employee information ecosystems, vendor security directly impacts corporate risk. A structured evaluation—starting with data‑flow mapping, compliance verification, and baseline controls—helps...
The New Critical Minerals Race – Why the US-China Rivalry Will Be Decided in the Global South
Critical minerals have become the centerpiece of the U.S.-China rivalry, but the contest is playing out in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. While China dominates mid‑stream processing of rare earths and battery materials, Washington is building "friend‑shoring" partnerships to...
Startup News and Updates: Daily Roundup (March 2, 2026)
YourStory’s March 2 roundup highlights a wave of strategic moves across India’s tech and startup landscape. Amazon India expanded its zero‑referral‑fee programme to over 125 crore SKUs, while upGrad teamed up with OpenAI to embed generative AI tools into its learning platform....
New “Voiceprint” Claude Plugin Clones Your Writing Style via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
A new Claude Code plugin called Voiceprint generates a linguistic fingerprint of a user's writing style by analyzing five sample texts across varied emotional tones. Leveraging stylometric techniques—function‑word frequency, sentence‑length burstiness, and punctuation habits—the tool creates personalized output that mirrors...
India's Cumulative Exports Rise to $720.76 Billion in Apr-Jan 2025-26, up 6.15%
India’s cumulative exports reached $720.76 billion in April‑January 2025‑26, a 6.15% increase over the same period last year. Services exports surged 10.57% to $354.13 billion, while merchandise categories such as electronics and pharmaceuticals posted broad‑based gains. Defence exports hit a record Rs 23,622 crore,...
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Definition of Success Has Changed. It’s a Lesson for the Rest of Us
Arnold Schwarzenegger, from bodybuilding champion to governor and fitness author, says his definition of success has changed every decade. In a recent GQ interview, he recalled focusing on muscle at 15, fame and pay at 30, and now purpose and...
ABB Gets P Voona as HR Leader (People & Culture BP-ABB Robotics India, MEA)
Praveen Voona, after more than 15 years at Airbus, has joined ABB as the People & Culture Business Partner for ABB Robotics in India and the Middle East‑Africa region. Voona holds a BTech in Electronics and Telecommunications and an MBA in HRM,...
888 and William Hill Owner Appoints Search Agency
The parent company of online gambling operators 888 and William Hill has engaged a specialist search agency to lead a senior‑leadership recruitment drive. The move follows a closed internal review of the business’s strategic direction. The appointment signals a focus...
Why Claims Data Underestimates Mental Health Risk
Employers often rely on isolated claims or EAP call counts, which dramatically understate the true scale of behavioral health issues in the workforce. By aggregating medical, pharmacy, and EAP data—and even website analytics—companies can capture both prevalence and cost, revealing...
As Hispanic Ad Gap Persists, Radio Delivers the Audience
Hispanic consumers now make up roughly a quarter of U.S. adults under 30 and wield $2.6‑$2.7 trillion in buying power, driving over 70% of the nation’s population growth between 2022‑2023. Despite this scale, they receive only about four cents of every...
Bug in Google's Gemini AI Panel Opens Door to Hijacking
Google patched a high‑severity vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑0628) in the Gemini AI side‑panel of Chrome that could let a malicious extension with basic permissions hijack the panel, capture screenshots, and access the camera, microphone, and local files. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 demonstrated...