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Micron Technology reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $23.86 billion, nearly tripling year‑over‑year, and non‑GAAP earnings of $12.20 per share. The results prompted Citi to lower its price target to $425 from $510, sparking a debate among analysts about the durability of the AI‑driven memory boom.
What is the more powerful force for a CEO: 💵 financial skin in the game ❤️ an emotional stake in the business Often, when you have an emotional stake, you also have a significant financial stake because you're the founder (but...
J.J. Abrams has shut down Bad Robot’s Santa Monica office and moved the company’s core operations to New York after selling the Los Angeles hub for $31 million. The move reflects a growing wave of high‑profile creators leaving traditional hubs amid rising costs...
PayPal announced a $400 million investment to revive its branded checkout after Q4 growth slowed to 1% and its stock fell more than 20% since January. New CEO Enrique Lores, who took the helm in March, must reverse the trend as...
Barclays has halted its aggressive branch‑closure programme and announced plans to add new locations beyond its current 206 UK branches. CEO Vim Maru said the bank will revive the traditional "bank manager" role to blend digital services with face‑to‑face support...
Babcock International announced a leadership reshuffle ahead of CEO David Lockwood’s retirement, naming Harry Holt as Deputy CEO and designated successor. Holt will work alongside Lockwood through the transition, ensuring continuity. Neal Misell has been appointed CEO of the Nuclear...
Starz disclosed that CEO Jeffrey Hirsch earned $6.7 million in total compensation for the 2025 fiscal year, a figure that includes salary, stock awards and incentives. The payout, revealed in a proxy filing, underscores a 67‑to‑1 pay ratio and comes as...
OpenAI announced that Fidji Simo, its AGI deployment chief, will be on medical leave for several weeks. The memo also details a cascade of interim appointments, with President Greg Brockman taking product oversight and several senior leaders assuming new responsibilities.
Glossier announced it will close nine of its twelve retail locations over the next two‑and‑a‑half years, retaining only New York, Los Angeles and London as experience‑focused hubs. The move, driven by CEO Colin Walsh’s cost‑cutting agenda, follows a year‑long restructuring...
Renowned advisor Ram Charan has released a manufacturing playbook that leverages AI to unlock immediate cash‑flow improvements. He advises CEOs to first map their entire value chain, identify cash traps, and deploy low‑cost AI tools—such as ChatGPT analyses of vendor...
Devyani International announced a leadership overhaul effective April 6, 2026, naming Sandeep Anand as Chief Marketing Officer, Business Head and new CEO of Pizza Hut, while Robinder Singh becomes Business Head of Costa Coffee for airport locations. Anand arrives from Americana Restaurants, where he...
New Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon announced that the franchise will abandon its recent development‑first approach in favor of a win‑oriented culture. The statement follows the NBA Board of Governors' approval of the $4.25 billion sale of the team, and comes...
Delta Air Lines, a $42.2 billion airline, has enlisted seven‑time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady as a strategic advisor to reshape its leadership training for more than 100,000 employees. CEO Ed Bastian says Brady’s “playbook” delivers lessons on resilience, continuous reinvention...
Elon Musk disabled xAI co‑founder Ross Nordeen’s accounts this week, making him the eighth founding executive to depart in less than 90 days. The move comes as xAI, valued at roughly $250 billion, prepares for a SpaceX‑linked IPO and faces scrutiny...
OpenAI announced that longtime COO Brad Lightcap will transition to head special projects, focusing on enterprise AI sales. At the same time, two senior executives, among them the chief marketing officer, are on medical leave, marking a notable leadership reshuffle...
Fizz, the anonymous social networking app founded by Stanford dropouts Teddy Solomon and Ashton Cofer, vaulted to the top of Saudi Arabia’s App Store charts within 48 hours of launch, logging more than 1 million messages. The surge follows a $40 million funding...
Apple celebrated its 50th anniversary by revisiting a 1981 Inc. cover story that highlighted Steve Jobs' unconventional generosity. The article details how Jobs introduced a "loan‑to‑own" program, letting any employee who mastered two applications take home an Apple II Plus, disk drive,...
TGI Fridays’ UK arm was rescued by Ray Blanchette’s family firm Sugarloaf after the chain entered administration in 2025. The deal kept 33 restaurants open, shuttered 16 locations and resulted in 456 job losses, while Sugarloaf is injecting more than...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we’re just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers | Fortune https://t.co/CZZFylxfaQ #spaceeconomy https://t.co/7lt2ezN51t
Red Lobster is reportedly planning a limited‑time return of its $20 Endless Shrimp all‑you‑can‑eat promotion, a move that contradicts the CEO’s 2024 vow to scrap the loss‑making deal. The potential launch follows a $60 million turnaround fund and an 80% sales...
Snowflake announced Jonathan Beaulier as its new chief revenue officer on March 31, replacing Mike Gannon. The appointment triggered a 4% share drop, yet Mizuho reaffirmed a $220 price target, implying more than 40% upside. The move is aimed at accelerating...
Yum Cha, a 25‑year‑old Singapore dim sum chain founded by Jack Tan, has been overhauled by executive director Melody Tan. She removed the traditional push‑cart service, halved a 100‑item menu and introduced seasonal dishes, improving food quality and reducing waste....
Montreal Port Authority chief Julie Gascon left her role abruptly after a two‑year tenure, with no public explanation. Her departure coincides with the start of a C$1.6 billion (US$1.15 billion) container terminal project that will be operated by DP World. The board announced...
Dara Khosrowshahi just answered the questions that will define Uber’s future: When do robotaxis actually scale? Do human drivers become obsolete? And what happens to millions of jobs when AI hits the real world? — Why Dara says AVs will eventually...
Oregon Health & Science University announced that CEO Tarek Salaway, who took the helm in mid‑December, has been terminated after just three months. The university said his dismissal stemmed from his concerns about bias and resource waste being dismissed. Chief...
Arkansas’s Mississippi County Hospital System has appointed Lacey Carter, MSN, as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Carter joins from Ozarks Healthcare in Missouri, where she served as chief operating officer, chief nursing officer and executive director of nursing....
OpenAI announced a senior leadership reshuffle: COO Brad Lightcap will now head a new "special projects" unit focused on complex deals and investments, reporting directly to CEO Sam Altman. Denise Dresser, former Slack CEO, will inherit Lightcap's commercial duties as...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Disney chief Josh D’Amaro that the company is shutting down its AI video generator Sora, effectively canceling a planned $1 billion investment and licensing deal. Altman said the move was driven by compute constraints and a...
Micah Projects founder and chief executive Karyn Walsh announced her retirement after more than four decades in the community sector. Walsh arrived in South Brisbane in the 1980s, witnessing severe homelessness and moving her family into St Mary’s Catholic Church to...
The CEO of @brexHQ runs his company through a custom AI he built and named Lemon Pie. And I think it's the future of CEO productivity Think about the day job of a Fintech CEO. - Thousands of Slack channels. - Hundreds of...
Noteworthy in that this is coming from SoFi CEO - which offers crypto and has announced its own stablecoin, SoFiUSD. Banks (insured depositories), understandably, are gonna fight tooth & nail on this-
April 2026 saw a wave of senior appointments across the U.S. accounting sector. Kaufman Rossin announced CFO Marc Feigelson will become CEO in June, underscoring its commitment to independence. CohnReznick bolstered its advisory platform by hiring Deirdre Cronin, Nicholas Papke...
Volkswagen’s North American CEO Kjell Gruner told reporters the company has not ruled out building a pickup truck for the U.S. market, citing the segment’s size and growth potential. He highlighted interest in both B‑ and C‑segment models that could...
Take‑Two Interactive has let go its Head of Artificial Intelligence, Luke Dicken, and an unspecified portion of his team, just weeks after CEO Strauss Zelnick proclaimed the company was "actively embracing generative AI." The move spotlights uncertainty around the publisher's...
Take‑Two Interactive has let go its Head of Artificial Intelligence, Luke Dicken, and an undisclosed portion of his team, just months after CEO Strauss Zelnick said the publisher was "actively embracing generative AI." The move raises questions about the viability...
J.J. Abrams has closed Bad Robot’s Santa Monica office and moved the studio’s headquarters to New York, following a $31 million sale of the Los Angeles property. The relocation adds momentum to a broader outflow of film and TV talent driven by tax‑incentive...
PayPal’s branded checkout grew just 1% in Q4, its shares fell more than 20% since January and the company announced a $400 million spend to revive the button under new CEO Enrique Lores. Analysts warn the slowdown threatens the fintech’s core...
Nvidia introduced its next‑generation Blackwell and Vera Rubin AI processors at the GTC conference, forecasting $1 trillion in cumulative sales through 2027. The launch underscores the company’s confidence in demand from hyperscalers, enterprises and emerging AI workloads, even as competition intensifies...
BritBox CEO on How Success for BBC Studios’ U.S. Streamer Is Impacting Global British TV Strategy https://t.co/c96KZwHUp6 via @variety
Sam Altman buying TBPN, Larry Ellison bankrolling deals for CNN and CBS News, Jamie Dimon toying with launching a news outlet because "media’s the great influencer." The titans of industry want to be in the media biz again https://t.co/raamH7VAdM
In the FY2025 earnings call, Hapag‑Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen highlighted a paradox: reliability is improving while costs are accelerating and market conditions are becoming more complex. He emphasized that the carrier’s growth has outpaced the broader container market, allowing...
OpenAI announced the acquisition of TBPN, the Silicon Valley‑focused tech‑talk show, for a price estimated at low hundreds of millions of dollars. The deal brings a 70,000‑viewer editorial team into OpenAI’s strategy group while preserving the show’s editorial independence, signaling...
OpenAI announced the acquisition of the daily tech‑talk show TBPN, bringing its hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays into the company’s strategy organization. The price was not disclosed, though analysts cite “low hundreds of millions” and note TBPN’s $5 million ad...
VTDigger announced the departure of its CEO and senior editors while a board‑led search for new leadership begins. The exits come amid lingering financial constraints and a contentious contract renewal with its staff union, underscoring HR challenges in nonprofit media.
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will launch data‑center satellites to power AI workloads from orbit, and he positioned the plan as a cornerstone of a confidential $75 billion IPO filing that could value SpaceX at $1.75‑$2 trillion. The proposal raises questions about...
During the week of March 30‑April 03, a wave of senior appointments swept the technology and cybersecurity sectors. Xerox promoted Louie Pastor to CEO, while Snowflake and several security firms named new chief revenue officers to accelerate go‑to‑market efforts. Delinea, Kai, Appfire,...
Amazon Prime Video nearly shelved the season 4 finale of the satirical series The Boys after the July 2024 Trump rally shooting made the original title “Assassination Run” seem insensitive. The decision escalated to CEO Andy Jassy, who ultimately allowed the episode...
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott announced that the company’s total addressable market has ballooned to at least $600 billion, up from roughly $90 billion when he took the helm. The rapid leap in AI model capabilities since late 2023 has forced software firms...
Avenue Supermarts, the parent of DMart, has installed Anshul Asawa as its chief executive officer and managing director, completing a year‑long succession plan after Ignatius Navil Noronha’s exit on 31 January 2026. Asawa, a former Unilever senior leader with nearly three decades...
“This is not bubble-type work,” Blackstone CEO Schwarzman said in an interview with CNBC last December, brushing off concerns about data center investments. “This is extremely conservative.” https://t.co/nnGkJCdSMZ
