Stayway Holding Group, linked to Lee Fung Fong and Henry Zheng, purchased the 71‑room Senton Hotel in Manhattan’s NoMad district for $27.2 million. The seven‑story property at 39 West 27th Street was sold by Calvin Kamuluddin, with Avison Young brokering the seller side. While the new owners have not disclosed a redevelopment plan, market sources expect the asset to remain a cash‑flowing hotel. The transaction arrives amid a busy period for Manhattan hotel deals, ranging from boutique purchases to multi‑hundred‑million flagship sales.
- the US will not risk shutting the strait - US actions lead to strait being shut - the US cannot reopen the strait - the US Navy escorts ship through the strait - yes the US Navy escorted a ship through the strait...
A longitudinal study of 46 million outpatient encounters shows telemedicine use has settled at roughly 5‑6% of visits, far above pre‑pandemic levels. Utilization is higher among younger, female, portal‑savvy, and returning patients, while older adults, men, and new patients are less...

Hospitality faces a chronic staffing crisis, with hotel turnover hovering between 70% and 80% annually—far above the 10‑15% national average. Traditional levers such as wage hikes, referral bonuses, and refreshed job ads are no longer sufficient to stem the churn,...
I have so many questions: 1⃣ Was it into or out of the Strait? 2⃣ What tanker and nationality was it? 3⃣ How was the escort accomplished, warship, aircraft or a combination of both? 4⃣ What about the five US...

District Metals Corp. has signed a contract with Expert Geophysics Surveys to conduct a helicopter‑borne Mobile Magnetotellurics (MobileMT) survey over its Alum Shale licences in north‑central Sweden. The program will fly roughly 2,253 line kilometres at 400‑metre spacing with 4,000‑metre...

The Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal has completed the final phase of its multi‑year renovation, refreshing all 112 guest rooms, suites, casitas and villas with a lighter palette and custom sea‑turtle metal accents. Public areas such as the Beach Club Restaurant, adult pool and...

Tribute Games released a patch fixing the broken Xbox achievement system in Scott Pilgrim EX. The bug had stopped all Xbox players from earning achievements, though the PlayStation and Steam versions worked correctly. The update retroactively unlocks any earned achievements...
Veritone chief revenue officer Sean King says AI has rapidly shifted from a novelty to a business essential, with autonomous agents now handling end‑to‑end tasks. At the 2026 NAB Show the company will showcase its aiWARE‑powered suite—including the Digital Media...

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued final guidance on value‑for‑money (VfM) analysis for public‑private partnership (P3) projects under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The rule applies to projects exceeding $750 million that receive federal credit assistance and to any P3...

Carlos Gu and Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden will team up for the upcoming season of Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted, filmed last summer and set to air in 2026. The pair describe a volatile 24‑hour chase that evolved from heated arguments into a brother‑sister‑like bond....

Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday update, delivering security patches for 79 vulnerabilities across Windows, Azure, .NET, and Office products. The bulletin includes two publicly disclosed zero‑day flaws, though Microsoft says neither has been observed in the wild. Among the...
Two Cakes Studio announced that the tactical turn‑based RPG Fight Life: Vanguard will launch on Steam on April 10, 2026. A final playtest runs through April 1, 2026, offering a 60‑90 minute demo with expanded content and three of the...

NASA’s Office of Inspector General released a report on the Human Landing System contracts, noting that the agency’s fixed‑price approach has kept costs in check while leveraging commercial expertise. The report highlights a growing disagreement between NASA and SpaceX over...

MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics and warehouse‑technology firm Mecalux have launched GENESIS, an AI‑driven simulator that uses a genetic algorithm to evaluate thousands of inventory‑distribution scenarios across a multi‑warehouse network in minutes. The platform ingests demand forecasts, transport costs...
U.S. homebuilders face a tough 2026 backdrop marked by strained affordability, rising land and material costs, and cautious buyer sentiment despite underlying demand. Builders are leaning on mortgage buydown incentives and selective land acquisitions to sustain sales, while technology adoption...
The last car we bought was a @Tesla Model Y. Painless purchase process. No salespeople, no showroom, no upsells, no games, no haggling, no pressure. Just a personal choice on my own time, and a simple few-minute process handled entirely...
Spain’s Castilla‑La Mancha town Higueruela transformed from a declining community into a renewable‑energy hub after a wind farm was installed 25 years ago. Today, taxes and lease fees from Iberdrola supply roughly 40% of the municipal budget, funding libraries, youth...

Plaza Premium Group opened two lounges in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal D, expanding its U.S. footprint and showcasing confidence in travel recovery. The venues include the brand’s standard Plaza Premium Lounge and the first Plaza Premium First lounge in...

The British Society of Magazine Editors, partnered with author Caitlin Moran, has launched the Young Writers’ Prize targeting aspiring magazine journalists aged 18‑25. The competition awards a £12,000 cash prize, a year‑long mentorship with Moran, work experience from leading UK...

Absolutely insane. “Clean coal” is like saying there’s such a thing as beneficial malignant stage 4 cancer.

Xbox’s March Super Saver Sale now includes the Nexomon Complete Collection, a two‑game bundle that mimics Pokémon’s monster‑catching formula. The bundle is discounted 65%, bringing the price down to $8.74/£6.99/€8.74, and it remains the cheapest way to access the titles...

Goliath Resources reported consolidated 2025 drill results from 110 holes at the Surebet Discovery on its Golddigger Property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Multi‑element assays showed a 16.5% increase in gold‑only grades compared with previous runs, while also highlighting copper...

Ripple Fiber announced that construction of its 100‑percent fiber‑optic network in Haverhill, Massachusetts will start in the coming months, targeting more than 10,000 homes and businesses. The rollout aims to deliver symmetrical gigabit speeds, enhanced security and contract‑free pricing, with...

A maximum‑severity vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑29000) was discovered in pac4j, the Java security engine used for authentication across dozens of frameworks. The flaw allows attackers to forge JWTs or inject raw JSON claims, bypassing authentication without needing any secret, merely the public...

Windracers, a British dual‑use heavy‑lift drone firm, has become the first heavy‑lift operator worldwide to earn Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Green status, confirming compliance with the Flight Safety Foundation’s rigorous safety criteria. The certification covers its flagship ULTRA platform,...
Johnson & Johnson has filed a Type II variation with the European Medicines Agency to add teclistamab, a bispecific T‑cell‑redirecting antibody, as a second‑line monotherapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. The Phase III MajesTEC‑9 trial, enrolling 614 patients, demonstrated a 71 % reduction in...
Chinese battery giant CATL posted a 42.3% jump in FY25 net profit, reaching 72.2 bn yuan ($10.44 bn). Operating revenue rose 17% to 423.7 bn yuan, driven by a 25.1% increase in EV‑battery sales, which now represent 74.7% of total revenue. The company...
The Israel‑U.S. attacks on Iran have turned the Strait of Hormuz into a virtual no‑go zone, halting shipments of crude, natural gas and key fertilizers. Blocked exports of nitrogen, ammonia and phosphates pushed urea prices 71% to $600 a ton,...

US oil prices fall over -16% on the day and officially drop below $80/barrel. Geopolitical risk premiums are being rapidly priced-out. The oil market says the war is ending.
The funny thing is that Volkswagen sponsored the Stanford University department and building where @waymo started. Yet didn't invest in building an autonomous vehicle itself. Just like all the other traditional automakers. It's like Eastman Kodak, which invented the digital camera,...

Stardock Entertainment announced an expansion of its publishing arm to support indie developers, pledging to sign only three titles per year. The company will provide marketing, community management, QA, technical support, and post‑release development assistance. It cites the flood of...
My latest, on hiring Jeff Shell, John Lasseter and Max Landis… also Bari Weiss and a pair of young producers who are running a new genre label. They have credits on Weapons, Woman of the Hour and Friendship even though...
More high-grade hits at @BanyanGold's Airstrip project, with some of them near the conceptual open-pit boundary. As JV puts it, "Translation: more ounces inside the same footprint." This @gold stock is still a Buy, here's why: https://t.co/V90U6UXN5C

The FDA has expanded approval of leucovorin calcium tablets as the first therapy for cerebral folate transport deficiency linked to FOLR1 gene variants. The decision relied on published case literature, showing 87‑89% of patients achieved clinical improvement. In oncology, AstraZeneca...

Full house at the CMA Shipowner conference for @loriannlarocco panel on shipping risks. Go visit @gCaptain for her latest articles 1/2 https://t.co/7frbqs68r7
The Licença Prévia (LP) license for @Cabral_Gold's Cuiú Cuiú #gold district in Brazil has been received, a big deal and signals the train about to leave the station, with a re-rate incoming for the stock. Full details from JV, including...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has released patches for multiple vulnerabilities in Aruba Networking’s AOS‑CX operating system, the most severe being CVE‑2026‑23813, a critical authentication‑bypass that allows unauthenticated actors to reset admin passwords. The flaw resides in the web‑based management interface of...
Shipowners at CMA tell me there’s evidence of MINES in the Strait of Hormuz. They admitted the rumor is unconfirmed. Problem is, from their perspective, it doesn’t matter. Perception is reality and the risk is too high. They won’t sail without...
U.S. Navy escorts its first tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. #corn & #wheat prices follow crude oil lower, but #soybeans hang onto modest gains on hopes we'll get final RVOs from EPA any day, with possible exports to China....
When I was in Frisco, Texas a couple years ago I thought "Oh huh this is just like the Inland Empire, no wonder it's growing so fast."
Can confirm Pokopia is a hit for Nintendo (& Koei Tecmo + Game Freak) Sold out at retail (retailers underestimated demand), record digital sales uptake, visible boost to Switch 2 hardware sales at retailers. Looks like the system seller they needed...

“Made in Dayton Ohio” Does anyone else realize how absolutely idiotic it is that we put labels on missiles? Or munitions of any kind? Or military equipment in general? That stuff should be a black box https://t.co/HpDe4ObdJt
Great perspective on the argument that naval submarine nuclear reactors prove that SMRs can work. Turns out they are crazy expensive. (Though this probably exaggerates cost somewhat.)
Secretary Chris Wright seems to have deleted his tweeted claiming the U.S. Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz

Doesn't seem like there's a lot of Oil/LNG moving through the Strait of Hormuz at all https://t.co/5QrGSihDEA
I guess it's good Europeans are embracing nuclear power again but if SMRs are what they're hanging their hat on, they're going to continue to lag behind. They'd be better off paying attention to what's going on in Japan right...
When asked whether the US bombed an Iranian elementary school, Trump replied: “No. In my opinion and based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran.” But the NYT and other sources report that it was a U.S. Tomahawk strike. https://t.co/dyjpwhA9vS
Oil market isn't going the way Iran hoped. Amazing what the Saudi/UAE pipelines can do, plus the (very clear) threat of SPR release. Plus, oil crisis are defined by price x duration. Without a feared long disruption, investors aren't chasing oil futures...
Big IF True... "a large oil tanker went through 36 hours ago" but doesn't specify the tanker then says "Navy successfully escorted" but doesn't provide proof. #Hormuz #Iran https://t.co/WKay8jJ3hD