Review: Materia Prima - CPH:DOX 2026
German director Jens Schanze’s new documentary Materia Prima premiered at CPH:DOX, exposing the contentious push for lithium mining in Bolivia. The film juxtaposes EU‑driven investment with historic colonial exploitation, highlighting how the country’s salt flats—critical for batteries—are threatened by environmentally damaging extraction. Through voices of local women, a lawyer, a miner and European officials, Schanze illustrates a blurred accountability structure that benefits foreign firms while marginalizing indigenous communities. Visually striking cinematography and subtle scoring underscore the stark trade‑off between green‑energy ambitions and ecological justice.
MedImpact Acquires SRS Benefit Partners and MSL Captive Solutions
MedImpact Holdings announced the acquisition of MHW Benefit Partners (formerly SRS Benefit Partners) and MSL Captive Solutions, firms that specialize in alternative risk financing and captive insurance for medical stop‑loss and employee‑benefit programs. The deal expands MedImpact’s service suite beyond...
American Ninja Warrior: Season 17 Ratings
American Ninja Warrior’s seventeenth season is under close Nielsen scrutiny as NBC evaluates its future. The article notes that season 16 delivered a 0.30 rating in the key 18‑49 demographic and attracted 2.71 million viewers, setting a benchmark for renewal decisions. Season 17’s...
Password: Season Three — Has the NBC Game Show Been Cancelled or Renewed?
NBC’s revived word‑guessing game show Password returned for a second season, pairing everyday contestants with celebrity partners and offering a $25,000 bonus round. Season 2 delivered a 0.29 rating in the key 18‑49 demo and attracted 2.8 million live + same‑day viewers, marking a...
Compliance Jobs Report: March 13
The weekly Compliance Jobs Report highlights a surge of senior appointments, including Chipotle’s new chief compliance officer Sunayna Ramdeo and the University of Pennsylvania’s vice president of audit, compliance and privacy Timothy Susanin. KPMG bolstered its ethics and compliance function...
HBO Original Series "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness" Debuts June 26
HBO announced the limited‑series comedy "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness," created by Larry David and Jeff Schaffer, to debut on June 26, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The seven‑episode sketch show will roll out weekly on HBO and HBO Max, concluding on August 7....
After the Petrodollar
In 1974 Henry Kissinger secured an informal pact that required Saudi Arabia to price oil exclusively in U.S. dollars, creating the petrodollar system that channeled massive dollar surpluses into Treasury securities. The arrangement underpinned America’s ability to run large fiscal deficits...
3D Printing Smaller Than a Human Hair: A BMF Deep Dive with John Kawola
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) showcased a dual‑resolution 3D printer capable of producing functional parts with tolerances in the tens of microns—smaller than a human hair. CEO John Kawola explained how the machine alternates between macro and micro modes, delivering both...
Cancelled or Renewed? Status of FOX TV Shows
The article provides a continuously updated chart listing FOX’s primetime series and their renewal, cancellation, or TBD status, including episode orders and available ratings. It links to a public Google spreadsheet where viewers can verify and contribute information. The resource...
Who Is MuddyWater?
MuddyWater is an Iranian state‑linked cyber‑espionage group active since at least 2017, targeting governments, energy, telecom and defense sectors worldwide. Recent campaigns, especially Operation Olalampo (2025‑2026), show a shift toward hybrid operations that combine intelligence gathering with disruptive tactics, employing...
KLM Evacuates a Boeing 787 Dreamliner That Has Been Stranded On the Tarmac in Dubai For 12 Days
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines evacuated a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that had been stranded on Dubai International Airport’s tarmac for 12 days after the Iran‑Israel conflict shut regional airspace. The aircraft, registration PH‑BHH, took off on March 12 without passengers under a...
Radost Adds App in Hungarian, Accepts Foreign IDs
O2 Slovakia’s MVNO Radost has expanded its mobile app to include Hungarian, joining Slovak and English. The update also lets users activate service using a range of foreign identity documents, covering countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, the...
Ghana Consults on Plans for A2P Messaging Traffic Gateway
Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has opened a public consultation on a new regulatory framework for international Application‑to‑Person (A2P) messaging traffic. The proposal aims to give regulators greater visibility into cross‑border messaging, curb revenue leakage from unauthorized routing, and combat...
Beeline Uzbekistan Revenues up 12% in Q4
Beeline Uzbekistan, a Veon subsidiary, reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of 1.002 trillion Uzbek soums, an 11.8 percent increase year‑on‑year. Growth was driven by disciplined pricing, higher handset sales and faster digital adoption. Telecom and infrastructure services rose 3 percent to 872.2 billion soums, helped...
The Future of Film: Big Screen or Stream?
Hollywood faces a crossroads as streaming accelerates and theater attendance slips, prompting a debate over the future of film distribution. Industry veterans Hawk Koch and Chris Aronson argue that blockbuster spectacles still thrive on the big screen, while streaming champions...
IHG Middle East, Africa, India & South Asia New Hotels Up To 28% Off March 2026 Update
IHG is promoting its newly opened hotels across the Middle East, Africa, India and South Asia with a limited‑time discount of up to 25% off the Best Flexible Rate, plus an additional 3% for IHG One Rewards members, effectively delivering...
NVIDIA Release RTX Powered Godot Fork
At GDC 2026 NVIDIA unveiled a custom fork of the open‑source Godot engine that adds native RTX support and real‑time path tracing. The fork, released under the MIT license on GitHub, modifies the rendering pipeline and material system to enable...
Daily Memo: US Eases Russian Oil Sanctions
The United States announced a 30‑day suspension of sanctions on Russian crude that is currently at sea, aiming to cushion the economic repercussions of the war in Iran. The temporary relief covers roughly 100 million barrels of Russian oil in transit,...
America’s Got Talent, The Wall, Password, American Ninja Warrior, Surviving Earth: NBC Sets Summer 2026 Premiere Dates
NBC announced its 2026 summer premiere slate, kicking off with "America's Got Talent" Season 21 on June 2, followed by live shows in August, and the return of game show "Password" the same night. Documentary series "Surviving Earth" debuts June...
Emerald Reports Higher Revenue but Growth Lags Peers
Emerald Holding posted 2025 revenue of $463.4 million, up modestly from the prior year, but organic growth slowed to 1.1% and the company recorded a $30.7 million net loss. Acquisitions added 4.8% to revenue, while dividends consumed a third of free cash...
Qatar Airways Point-to-Point Charter Flights Not Touching Doha For Stranded Passengers
Qatar Airways has launched a handful of point‑to‑point charter flights to relocate stranded passengers, operating roughly fifteen services—about 5% of its pre‑conflict schedule. The flights, announced on March 13‑14, connect Hanoi‑Paris, Bangkok‑Munich, Bangkok‑Warsaw and Colombo‑Frankfurt and are only bookable through...
FORTNA Offers OptiSweep to Automate Sortation
FORTNA introduced OptiSweep, an automated sorter close‑out solution that pairs its proprietary software with Geek+ autonomous mobile robots. The system retrieves orders from sorter divert points and delivers them to goods‑to‑person stations, handling 4,000‑34,000 units per hour. By replacing manual...
Is Justice Alito Jumping the Gun on Voting Rights?
Justice Samuel Alito’s solo concurrence in Malliotakis v. Williams signals that the Supreme Court may soon limit or strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the pending Louisiana v. Callais case. The opinion frames the New York redistricting order...
Atlantis The Royal Announces a Resort in the Maldives
Atlantis The Royal announced its first Maldives resort, slated to open in 2029 on a dual‑island site in South Malé Atoll. The development will offer 270 guest rooms, 223 villas and private mansions, plus a 70,000‑square‑metre Aquaventure waterpark and 20...
China Owns Canada's Only Antimony Mine — Holding Canada's Trump Card
China’s state‑linked firm now controls the Beaver Brook Antimony Mine, Canada’s sole source of the critical metal used in aerospace, defense and electronics. The mine in Newfoundland has been idle for years, but its ownership gives Beijing a strategic foothold...
Construction Risk Management Best Practices: An Expert Guide
The article provides a practical guide to construction risk management, outlining proven strategies that firms can adopt to safeguard projects. It emphasizes early risk identification, robust contract language, and leveraging technology such as real‑time analytics and BIM. The guide also...
How Trump’s New Global Gag Rules Will Undermine US Interests Abroad
The Trump administration issued three final rules that expand the Mexico City Policy to all U.S. foreign assistance, tying roughly $40 billion in non‑military aid to compliance with anti‑abortion, gender‑ideology, and DEI restrictions. The rules prohibit NGOs receiving any U.S. funds...
Legalweek 2026: HYCU Showcases Legal 360, the First Matter-Centric Resilience Solution for Law Firms
HYCU unveiled Legal 360 at Legalweek 2026, a matter‑centric resilience platform built for law firms and legal departments. The solution unifies protection for iManage Cloud, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, DocuSign and hybrid infrastructure, delivering automated backups, granular recovery, and immutable copies. A previewed...
Press Release: Boeing Taps Astronics for 737 MAX Fuel Tank Access Doors
Boeing has chosen Astronics Corporation to supply fuel‑tank access doors for its 737 MAX program. The components will be produced at Astronics' Clackamas, Oregon facility, leveraging the company's multi‑discipline engineering and vertically integrated manufacturing. Astronics highlighted its long‑standing partnership with Boeing...
AI-Related Risks Rank Highest for Long-Term Emerging Risks Among C-Suite
A joint survey by the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries of 350 senior executives reveals that 60% of C‑suite leaders view technological risks, especially AI adverse outcomes, as the most consequential over the next three years. Economic...
How Chainway Help Solves RFID Linen Management at Marriott: RFID Journal Case Study
Marriott International deployed Chainway’s MC51 UHF handheld as part of an RFID Linen Management System, embedding washable tags in sheets, towels and robes. The solution automates inbound receipt, housekeeping issuance, and outbound handover through bulk scanning at key checkpoints. MC51’s...
Did the United States Just Bomb Ecuador?
The Trump administration reportedly conducted a joint airstrike in Ecuador on March 6 against a dissident FARC faction, partnering with Ecuadorian forces. The operation was announced via Southern Command and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s social‑media posts and later classified in a...
Kyivstar Revenues Grow 30% in Q4
Kyivstar, the Ukrainian arm of Veon, posted fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of UAH 13.5 billion, a 30.1% year‑on‑year increase. EBITDA rose 23.1% to UAH 7.2 billion, delivering a 53.5% margin. The company’s multiplay subscriber base expanded 18% to 7.3 million, while its mobile customer count slipped...
Mapping the Connection Between Anime and J-Pop in Global Listening
Japan’s music industry, the world’s second‑largest recorded market, is leveraging anime openings to catapult J‑Pop onto the global stage. Luminate Intelligence data shows that songs tied to anime boost streams dramatically, with YOASOBI’s "Idol" amassing 3.9 billion on‑demand plays and reaching...
Isar Aerospace to Launch Astroscale ELSA-M Orbital Debris Removal Mission
Tokyo‑based Astroscale has signed a launch contract with Germany’s Isar Aerospace to fly its ELSA‑M orbital‑debris removal demonstrator no earlier than 2028, pushing the mission back two years from the original 2026 target. The launch will use Isar’s two‑stage Spectrum...
Friday: Here's 5 Ways a Journalist Instantly Knows a Publicist Is Going to Be Great to Work With
The post highlights five concrete signals that instantly tell journalists a publicist will be easy to work with, emphasizing the strategic value of strong media‑publicist relationships. It argues that great publicists don’t need elaborate tactics—just a handful of reliable habits....
Chevy Corvette Grand Sport, Grand Sport X Arriving in 2027
General Motors announced at its Las Vegas automotive conference that two new Corvette variants, the Grand Sport and Grand Sport X, are slated for a 2027 launch. A leaked photo captured one of the models on California’s Angeles Crest Highway in...
Watch: Steve Robinson + Travis Carey on The Pastor's Office - New Podcast From Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Greater Portland has debuted a new podcast series called "The Pastor's Office," featuring veteran journalist Steve Robinson and pastor Travis Carey. The inaugural episode, released on March 13, 2026, examines investigative reporting and the evolving information environment across...
Gender and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Recent research highlights a striking overlap between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria, with studies reporting 35‑47% of youth in gender clinics also meeting autism criteria. Sensory processing challenges and body‑image discomfort often drive autistic individuals toward clothing and...
The Most "AI-Powered" MWC of All Time
Mobile World Congress 2026 showcased AI as the event’s prevailing theme, with vendors and operators touting AI‑powered antennas, networks and software. Nvidia emphasized its role as a computing‑platform provider rather than a direct telecom solution builder, enabling AI‑driven network optimisation...
New Research Reveals How Semiconductor Electrodes Can Achieve Green Hydrogen Production
University of Jyväskylä researchers used a new constant inner potential density functional theory to model semiconductor electrochemistry, revealing that lowering the electrode potential creates polarons on TiO₂ surfaces that activate the hydrogen evolution reaction. State‑of‑the‑art Raman, electron resonance and photoelectron...
European Insurance M&A Activity Rises 14% in 2025: FTI Consulting
European insurance M&A activity climbed 14% in 2025, reaching 789 announced transactions across brokers, MGAs, service providers and carriers. The United Kingdom and Ireland saw a 23% year‑on‑year decline, yet remained the region with the most deals at 219. Continental...
Building Trust Before Scale: A Founder-to-Founder Conversation on Brand, AI and Health
Epic Life’s founder Ben Davies partnered with Koto’s James Greenfield early on to embed brand and trust before building their AI‑powered health companion. They argue that while AI functionality can be duplicated, a credible brand and identity are hard to...
UK Orders 37 Artillery Weapon Systems for RCH 155
Britain has awarded a £53 million contract to ARTEC GmbH for the long‑lead production of 37 Remote Controlled Howitzer (RCH) 155 weapon systems, the core artillery module for the Boxer‑based Mobile Fires Platform. The deal, administered by OCCAR, also earmarks £30 million for...
GEO for Law Firms: How to Stay Visible When AI Changes the Rules
Artificial intelligence–driven search tools are reshaping how prospective clients discover legal services, shifting the focus from traditional page rankings to AI‑generated citations. Law firms must adopt GEO (or AEO) tactics that prioritize topical authority, structured content, and machine‑readable signals so...
Walmart Names Erin Nealy Cox as New CLO – The Texas Lawbook
Retail giant Walmart has named former Dallas prosecutor Erin Nealy Cox as its chief legal officer, effective April 13, 2026. Cox, who has served as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Dallas since 2021, brings extensive litigation and regulatory...
Do Your Insider Trading Policies Cover The Prediction Markets? Should They? | Regulatory & Compliance
Prediction markets now let participants wager on public‑company events such as stock price moves, earnings‑call language, regulatory outcomes, and management decisions. Although these contracts are structured as event‑based instruments rather than traditional securities, they still rely on the same underlying...
New Materials and Workflow Platform Strengthen Axtra3D’s Resin Manufacturing Ecosystem
Axtra3D unveiled three new elastomeric resins—Loctite 3D IND475, Loctite 3D Med414, and Ultracur3D EL 4000—broadening its material lineup from soft to hard shore‑A grades. The company also introduced the Axtra Workflow, an all‑in‑one manufacturing bundle that pairs the Lumia printer...
The Gemba Was Always There. We Just Couldn't See It.
The article argues that most knowledge‑work time is spent on coordination rather than value creation, a form of hidden waste that traditional lean methods struggle to expose. It highlights how the Toyota Production System’s gemba concept worked on the factory...
Telia Norway Upgrades Svindelsperre Scam Blocker
Telia Norway has rolled out an upgrade to its Svindelsperre scam‑blocking service, which debuted last year. The enhancement, operational for three weeks, automatically rejects international calls originating from numbers that do not conform to standard numbering formats. By filtering out...