Paramount/WBD Deal Likely Survives, Lawsuit Threat Looms
Antitrust experts don't see Paramount/WBD deal getting blocked by DOJ or abroad, but any lengthy probes abroad could buy state AGs time to assemble a lawsuit — Will they have a legit enough antitrust case to win in court? Uphill battle. @axios https://t.co/czZPajmweE
PCE Offers a More Accurate, Comprehensive Inflation Gauge
PCE is a better measure of all spending and takes account of consumer substitution in their spending. CPI’s advantage is speed: they can tabulate it quicker because you only need to check the prices of a pre-determined basket of...
Half My Recruiting Tasks Still Need Human Touch
I just mapped my role (Recruiter) through JamLab_X's Human-AI Task Map — scored against where AI will be in 18 months. 50% of my tasks require me. Which of your tasks are uniquely yours? https://t.co/9emmwjKkhy
V‑shaped Rebound Likely, but Deleveraging Extends Beyond One Day
Rooting for the immediate v shaped recovery in KOSPI/Nikkei but, in my experience, violent deleveraging events are seldom limited to a single session. Held off on any aggressive dip buying today.
Procurement Leaders Must Prioritize Performance Management for Better Results
“#Procurement managers at all levels must invest significant effort in managing individuals’ performance to up their game. And the tactics employed must drive the desired capability, behaviors, and results.” 🔗 https://t.co/6geUHYOgNn #purchasing #supplychain https://t.co/zenBvK0dKe
Iran Conflict Spurs Gas Prices Near $3.5 Threshold
My friend and renowned oil expert Javier Blas has it right. ONE OF THE COSTS OF THE NETANYAHU-TRUMP WAR ON IRAN = A GAS PRICE SURGE. https://t.co/cnsDUpCpbY
Productivity Boils Down to Output and Effort Reduction
For productivity, there are only 2 questions to ask: Did this create recurring output? OR Did this reduce future effort?
VC Index Drop Signals Broad Interest Rate Decline
The Venture Capital Index is now down more than 30% from its peak. This reinforces the idea that the entire interest rate curve may be headed materially lower, in my view. Yes — both short and long end of the curve. Also, separately: Just...
Fed Warns Iran Conflict Could Spark Lasting Inflation Shock
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said his outlook, up until a few days ago, supported maintaining a general easing bias. Inflation has been on a trajectory of "gently heading down" while there's no evidence the labor market is tightening. But...
Your Job's at Risk Unless You Master AI
Microsoft's AI chief said most white-collar work will be automated in 18 months. But you won't lose your job to AI. You'll lose it to a person who's better at AI than you. It's already happening. The person who gets promoted isn't the...
US Policy Uncertainty Likely Rising, Outpacing Dollar Index
All things considered, I would expect the US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index to be higher... Uncertainty index vs DXY on the weekly: https://t.co/sVGAiUIrV7
Customers Prefer Familiar Solutions Over Disruptive Products
Most people don't want their lives turned upside down by a “disruptive” product. They want solutions for their current problems, with tools and metaphors they already understand. “Disruption” is rarely a good strategy. https://t.co/qb8ekeCEDM
BofA Predicts Weak Feb Jobs, Fed Stays on Hold
BofA: We forecast a below-consensus Feb NFP print of 35k (private: 45k). The u-rate should remain at 4.3% Fed response: wait and watch stance under Powell https://t.co/qQ28IUZLsk
Easter Europe Travel Spikes as Middle East Conflict Drives Demand
Ryanair's O'Leary sees surge in Easter bookings to Europe due to Middle East war https://t.co/TDpGBi7ecF
From Zero to $10K: Readers Choose Next Steps
My Commercial Fiction Club newsletter, where I'm documenting the journey from $0 as a new fiction author, is about to hit $10,000/year. This isn't bad, but I'm still figuring out what readers want most from me. Drop a comment—what do you want...
Kevin Warsh: The Radical Fed Chair Who Bridges Tech
Why I’m so bullish on the era of the Radical Fed Chairman: Most technicians aren’t technologists. But Kevin Warsh is both. 👇 https://t.co/90GCOPkuDW
Republicans Set to Embed Wall Street Crackdown in Housing Bill
Senate Republicans poised to ‘swallow’ Wall Street crackdown in housing bill via @Jasper_Goodman and @hapgoodreports https://t.co/F8TqWwkXCb
Deal Sets Us Up as DTC Market Leader
David Ellison: “This deal positions us to be one of the leading competitors in the DTC space, to really accelerate our growth and to achieve scale in DTC… It is a primary goal for the business.”
Company Sells OpCo, Returns 90% Proceeds, Exceeds Market Cap
Sale followed by a large capital return - Co selling its entire OpCo while returning 90% of the proceeds to shareholders - Distributions alone exceed the co's current mcap - Plus you get a RemainCo with meaningful net cash and a small growth...
Trump Antitrust Division Unlikely to Block Paramount‑Warner Merger
The Trump Antitrust Division will likely not bring charges to block the Paramount-Warner merger. https://t.co/yh0yoJNUUF
Boring Success Gets 120 Views, Steak Grilling Gets Millions
There's an interview with a guy who quit his job and, with no prior experience, raised a $95 million to acquire 13+ "boring" niche businesses. Less than 120 views. Meanwhile, a gentleman grilling a wasabi-marinated A5 wagyu steak has over 7.5...
GenAI Augments Security Stack; AI Firms Target Specific Markets
Anthropic entering secure code has everyone predicting the collapse of security vendors. I think that framing is too binary. GenAI will augment nearly every layer of the security stack. That does not mean the stack disappears. The better question is: which markets do...
Bipartisan Staff Decry Toxic, Demoralizing Workplace Culture
"more than two dozen current and former department employees from across the political spectrum described a toxic workplace characterized by an absentee secretary, hostile aides and a deeply demoralized staff" https://t.co/yxuZGWU39r @rebeccadobrien @EvanGorelick
Balance Speed and Safety for AI-Driven Releases
RT "Ship fast and break things" must not apply to AI agents with access to customer data or production workflows. My checklist explains how to balance speed with responsible releases. #AI #DevOps #CIO @Star_CIO https://t.co/1tg10UmJNv
Adopt Skill‑focused Hiring to Boost AI Talent Diversity
Still writing job descriptions the old way? Shift to skill- and outcome-based hiring so your AI initiatives attract stronger, more diverse talent rather than narrowing your pipeline. #AI #CIO #CHRO https://t.co/O0K0QkTUyt
B2C Brands Excelling on LinkedIn Over Other Channels
For an article: looking for an example of a B2C brand that is doing as good or better on LinkedIn performance-wise than any other owned social channel. Know of any??
VOA Layoffs Cripple Audit, Obscuring Agency Finances
@KariLake calls mass layoffs at Voice of America and its parent agency "streamlining" An official US gov't audit could not reach conclusions on agency's finances because it failed to provide even basic info - in part because staff had been so...
AI Agents Accelerate SaaS Product Management Tenfold
AI agents are collapsing the traditional PM function. Here’s what that means for your SaaS over the next three years👇 For years, SaaS scaled with PMs translating customer input into documentation, and engineering turning that into a product. But now...
Figma’s Silent Change Signals Fight for Design Infrastructure Control
In February 2026, Figma released version 126.1.2. One line in the changelog caught nobody's attention. It should have. The update stripped --remote-debugging-port on startup, with no announcement and no deprecation warning. Just gone. Overnight, developers who'd spent months building automation...
Alibaba Qwen Loses Top Leader, Future Uncertain
Lots of people commenting on this quitting of @Alibaba_Qwen's top leader. Wondering what it means for Qwen now, will be hard to replace.
US Valuation Premium Shrinks as Global Earnings Surge
Global markets are at or near all-time highs, supported by strong earnings growth around the world. The rest of the world is outperforming the US on a combination of better earnings growth, competitive payout ratios, and lower valuations. As such,...
AI Hype Inflates Expectations, Not Reduces Workload
"AI gets celebrated like the messiah of productivity, but instead of actually offsetting the workload, it's just raised the bar on what people are supposed to accomplish" Thanks for including my thoughts Katelyn Chedraoui https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/social-media-professionals-burnout-ai-metricool-news/
Banijay and All3Media Merge Into Multi‑billion‑dollar Powerhouse
Banijay and All3Media Strike Merger Deal to Form Multi-Billion Dollar Production Group https://t.co/S2DGE01t3X via @variety
CEOs Converge to Shape IT Services' Future
AV check this morning at XChange March. Getting ready to explore the future of IT services with a room full of CEOs shaping where this industry goes next. The best conversations happen before the lights go on. Real operators. Real strategy. Real transformation. Proud to be...
Hire Globally, Not Locally, When AI Agents Replace Teams
Every company I talk to says that agents are the future. AGI is here. One person with AI will beat entire teams. Then they force everyone back to the office. You can't have it both ways. If you genuinely believe...
Master AI Systems, Not Just Tools, to Stay Relevant
If you want to stay relevant in AI by 2026, don’t just learn tools — master systems. Here are 9 AI skills that actually compound: • Multimodal AI (text + image + audio + video) • AI Tool Stacking • LLM Evaluation & Management •...
Missing OpenAI at $20B: Don't Give Up
3 Startups, 40 Pivots: How to Not F****G Give Up launches TODAY 🚀 labor of love writing this w/@mecolalu and @scribemediaco Story from the book below on how we missed out on investing in OpenAI at a $20B valuation 3...
Act Like a CEO, Ditch $50/Hr Tasks
I spent last week in the Belizean jungle, workshopping with some of my top agency owner students. Here’s what happened the day they got back to work yesterday. When you stop doing $50/hr tasks and start acting like the CEO you are,...
Leverage Ads to Scale Your Meta Success
Every time I read something like this. I just think. That's great.... and massive congrats to you, but what could you have done if you ran ads. Take what's working and apply it to Meta.
GenAI Enables Unified Multicloud Config Standardization
Standardizing multicloud configs from a single set of requirements is finally viable. Think: genAI translating an AWS IAM role -> Azure Role Definition or a CloudFormation template -> Google Deployment Manager config. #IAM #CISO #Cloud https://t.co/vBzM21vM14
AI Hype Masks Real Health‑tech Hiring: Program Management Dominates
AI dominates health-tech headlines. It barely appears in NHS job adverts. Meanwhile, programme management and digital transformation make up over half of actual hiring and get little attention. Headlines create excitement. Hiring data creates careers.
Third‑Party Praise Beats Ads for Brand Breakthrough
Time Magazine called Allbirds' Wool Runners the 'world's most comfortable shoes' in 2016. That single endorsement launched the brand into the mainstream. Meanwhile you're relying solely on paid ads with zero third-party validation. That's the gap.
Thales Space Targets 7% EBIT Margin Amid Merger
.@thalesgroup: @Thales_Alenia_S rev rose 7.6% in 2025, on pace for 7%+ EBIT margin in 2027; merger w/ @AirbusSpace & @LDO_Space on track; @industriAll_EU unions pose conditions for accepting the deal. @esa @defis_eu.https://t.co/GarzC7tTBf https://t.co/8oHhgoms52
Turn Every Call Into Instant Copywriting Gold
Every team call and customer meeting is now a copywriting gold mine. Let's riff on the topic right now. On the call. Take the transcript later. Work with Claude. Create briefs for events, webinars, emails, landing pages. If you can talk it...
Google Still Dominates Search While AI Reshapes It
Google still runs search. Lots of gurus on here are lying to you by suggesting that Google is dead. The reality says otherwise. Remember: Two things can be true at once. • Google still owns search • AI Search is...
Oil Spike Threatens USD’s Medium‑Term Reserve Status
I was on @Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal yesterday to discuss fallout from the spike in oil prices for the global economy and what this means for US reserve currency status. We're getting a risk-off Dollar rally now, but medium-term this...
AI Redefines YC's Path to Product-Market Fit
New episode of Uncapped with Y Combinator's leadership, @garrytan, @harjtaggar and @snowmaker. We talked about YC's core value prop, how AI is changing the process of finding product market fit and raising capital, San Francisco and California, the future of YC,...
Startups: Survival of the Fittest Determines Winners
Startups are a game of last man standing: the survivor who outlasts others often wins.
No-Code App Built From Personal CBT Notes
In this video, Nico, our video producer, runs a live experiment - he builds a fully functional mood-tracking app with no coding skills, just his Second Brain and Claude Cowork He pulls from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy notes he saved years ago,...
Use Your PTO Now—You Deserve a Break
Sis, that PTO is meant to be used – not accumulated. You deserve the time off. So this is your sign to take it.