Tessa Thompson Is Headed Back to Netflix After His & Hers Success / Deadliest Catch Deckhand Dies Amid Filming /...
Tessa Thompson is returning to Netflix to star in and executive‑produce the A24 series “Next Door,” created by Sam Boyd, the mind behind HBO’s hit “His & Hers.” In a separate development, a deckhand on the reality series “Deadliest Catch” died while filming a new season, prompting safety reviews. Fox announced a second‑season renewal for the medical drama “Best Medicine,” extending its health‑focused lineup.
Your Insurance Said No? Here's How to Win the Appeal #CareTalk
The latest #CareTalk episode highlights free AI tools that help patients draft professional appeal letters after insurance denials. Counterforce Health demonstrates how these tools can address prior authorization refusals, claim rejections, and claims of non‑medical necessity. Guests Diane Archer and...
Bysanti FDA Approval for Bipolar I and Schizophrenia Marks Vanda’s Second Win in Two Months
Vanda Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval for Bysanti (milsaperidone) to treat acute manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia in adults. The approval introduces a new chemical entity in the atypical antipsychotic class that is bioequivalent to Vanda’s...
Canada’s Rental Crisis Moves East: Nova Scotia Now Least Affordable Province
A Rentals.ca study shows Canadian rental affordability improving since early 2023, yet most provinces remain unaffordable. Alberta is the sole province where average rent consumes 23.4% of median household income, comfortably below the 30% affordability threshold. Nova Scotia now has...
Explainer: How Europe’s Commercial Harbours Became Military Targets
Belgium announced the deployment of a NASAMS air‑defence system at the Port of Antwerp. The move reflects a broader shift as European commercial harbours are increasingly viewed as potential military targets amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Authorities across the continent are...
Iberia Ends Chicago Sweet Spot: Awards Now Price 20K Economy / 50.5K Business
Iberia has abruptly revised its award chart for Chicago‑Madrid routes, raising economy awards from 16,000 to 20,000 Avios and business awards from 40,500 to 50,500 Avios on off‑peak dates. Peak‑season business awards can now cost up to 74,000 Avios, a...
The Devastating Mistake in Real Estate Investing that *Happens All the Time* – and How to Avoid It: Part II...
The article dissects a Nashville multi‑family investment that collapsed, illustrating a common mistake where investors chase aggressive, high‑return projects during an up‑cycle. Marketed by YieldStreet/WillowWealth, the deal featured high leverage, floating‑rate debt, lease‑up risk, and hidden recapitalization, leading to a...
J&J Commits $1B to Next-Gen Cell Therapy Manufacturing in Pennsylvania
Johnson & Johnson announced a more than $1 billion investment to build a next‑generation cell and gene therapy manufacturing complex on a 154‑acre site in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Construction is slated to start in the second half of 2026, creating over...
Special Edition of the President's Tech Brief: Iran Strikes, Khamenei Dead
On a special edition of the President’s Tech Brief, hosts Ylli Bajraktari and Martijn Rasser, joined by SCSP experts Chip Usher, Ylber Bajraktari, and guest Joel Rayburn, dissected the recent joint U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran. They examined the immediate fallout...
With New DealRoom Features for Roll-Ups, Corp Dev Teams Can Eliminate Manual and Repetitive Tasks that Get in the Way...
DealRoom launched a Roll‑Up Bundle aimed at private‑equity‑backed companies that run multiple acquisitions simultaneously. The bundle adds Enhanced Permissions, Multi‑Room Updates, Template Rooms, and a Project Management Suite to automate repetitive M&A tasks. By centralizing access controls, standardizing deal rooms,...
![How to Improve Your M&A Process Using Agile [Must Read]](/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto,fit=cover/https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5a710020b54d350001949426/5e975c0ed4e0eadb8569babe_Artboard%201-100.avif)
How to Improve Your M&A Process Using Agile [Must Read]
Kison Patel’s new book *Agile M&A* proposes a project‑management framework that brings responsiveness, collaboration, and continuous improvement to the traditionally rigid M&A process. In a recent interview, Patel explains how techniques such as backlogs, short stand‑up meetings, and cross‑functional squads...
How DealRoom Pipeline Prevents Deals From Slipping Through the Cracks
DealRoom Pipeline introduces a unified platform for M&A deal management, consolidating emails, documents, notes, and task tracking in one view. The solution offers customizable Kanban or spreadsheet‑style pipelines, allowing teams to filter deals by priority, region, or financial metrics. Integrated...
Pharma Pulse: Regulatory Speed Records
Boehringer Ingelheim’s oral kinase inhibitor Hernexeos received FDA accelerated approval for first‑line HER2‑mutant lung cancer in a record‑fast 44 days, thanks to the National Priority Voucher program. The drug demonstrated a 76 % response rate, positioning it as a breakthrough in personalized...
Rethinking Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Unmet Needs, Evolving Biology and the Future of Clinical Research
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) continues to pose a severe, often late‑diagnosed respiratory challenge, with mortality exceeding many cancers. Boehringer Ingelheim’s Martin Beck highlighted the shift toward earlier detection using AI‑enhanced imaging and a broader view of IPF as a heterogeneous,...
.avif)
When to Work With Private Sellers Versus Advisors in M&A
National Express has completed roughly 30 acquisitions of family‑owned transportation firms, largely by contacting private sellers directly. The company balances the benefits of broker‑mediated deals—more organized processes—with the flexibility of unrepresented negotiations, where early valuation ranges help manage inflated seller...
Prof. Tom Merrill (Columbia) Guest-Blogging About "Unstated": How Three Implicit Legal Ideas Have Sidelined Congress and Empowered the President and...
Columbia Law professor Thomas W. Merrill will deliver the Hallows Lecture at Marquette, examining three largely implicit legal ideas that have reshaped the constitutional balance. He argues these unstated doctrines have amplified presidential authority through orders and regulations and expanded...
.png)
Top 10 DealRoom Platform Tips to Elevate Your Dealmaking
DealRoom released a practical guide outlining ten actionable tips to streamline M&A deal management. The advice ranges from creating reusable template rooms and assigning stakeholder followers to leveraging dynamic work‑lists, audit logs, and automated dashboard reports. By optimizing document handling,...
Why You Should Focus Less on Cost Synergies During PMI
In a recent podcast, Anirvan Sen of Fifth Chrome argues that post‑merger integration should prioritize growth capabilities and revenue synergies over traditional cost‑cutting targets. He advocates a blueprint‑style integration plan that starts at the strategy stage, mapping key customer journeys...
UK–Middle East Flights Face Widespread Disruption as Regional Airspace Closures Continue
Cirium’s latest data shows extensive disruption to UK‑Middle East flights as regional airspace closures persist. On 2 March, 74 UK departures to the Middle East were scheduled, but cancellation rates vary dramatically, with the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain seeing...
Advanced Hearing Aids: Tiny Magnets for Better Sound
Advanced hearing aids now function as AI‑driven, Bluetooth‑enabled mini‑computers, thanks to rare‑earth elements that enable ultra‑compact magnets and efficient LEDs. Neodymium‑iron‑boron magnets and dysprosium‑stabilized alloys shrink speakers while preserving sound quality, and europium‑based phosphors power low‑draw status lights. The global...
Supermicro Expands Support for AI-RAN and Sovereign AI Solutions
Supermicro announced expanded AI‑RAN and sovereign AI infrastructure at MWC 2026, unveiling new 1U and 2U server models built on NVIDIA Grace CPUs and Blackwell GPUs. The ARS‑111L‑FR, ARS‑221GL‑NR, and ARS‑111GL‑NHR systems target distributed radio access networks and edge AI...
Hunting the Elusive Snipe
End users in process industries are abandoning legacy distributed control system (DCS) tools as support dwindles and upgrade costs rise. The article follows Cassia’s struggle with an unsupported alarm‑management suite and the loss of a single point of accountability from...
Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech
The Ninth Circuit affirmed San Diego Mayor Gloria’s decision to veto correctional officer‑pastor Dennis Hodges’s reappointment to the Police Advisory Board, finding the mayor’s action permissible under the "commonality of political purpose" exception. The court held that volunteer board members may...
Simply Unaffordable! FHA Lower Credit Score Borrowers (0-619) Suffer Escalating Mortgage Delinquency Rates
FHA loans held by borrowers with credit scores between 0 and 619 are experiencing a sharp rise in 90‑day delinquency rates, the steepest since the program’s inception. The surge follows a post‑COVID fiscal stimulus that drove home prices to record...
NTT Unveils Tech to Enhance AI Performance for 6G and Next-Gen Computing
NTT, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA will showcase IOWN photonics‑based networking at MWC Barcelona 2026, highlighting its role in powering 6G and next‑generation AI workloads. The group announced a university‑industry project that merges 6G and IOWN to enable autonomous AI...
![Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 02, 2026] Dov Zakheim on Iran & Look Ahead W/ Byron Callan](https://hixhlmpcokxhartfkpyi.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/images/thumbnails/21f724f03ff6a27b2998bba6e941a588.webp?width=1200&resize=contain&quality=75)
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 02, 2026] Dov Zakheim on Iran & Look Ahead W/ Byron Callan
Former Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim and Capital Alpha Partners’ Byron Callan discussed the ongoing US‑Israel military campaign against Iran on the Defense & Aerospace Daily podcast. They warned that operations could continue for weeks, even as allies push for...
$24M Verdict Against Seattle Stem Cell Center Clinic in Man’s Death
Seattle Stem Cell Center was ordered to pay $24 million after a jury found the clinic liable for the 2019 death of Michael Trujillo, who suffered catastrophic bleeding following an undocumented epidural injection while on blood‑thinning medication. Evidence showed the procedure...
Southwest Status Match Promotion, Enjoy Perks for 120 Days Plus Option to Extend to 12 Months
Southwest Airlines has refreshed its Status Match promotion, granting eligible travelers A‑List or A‑List Preferred membership for 120 days at no cost. Participants can extend the promotional tier to a full 12 months by completing specific flight or point thresholds during...
Thursday TV Ratings: Grey’s Anatomy, Going Dutch, Ghosts, Trivial Pursuit, Law & Order
Thursday, February 26, 2026, saw a packed lineup of 18 new episodes spanning ABC, NBC, CBS and other major networks, including Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order SVU, and the reality series Going Dutch. Ratings were reported using Fast Affiliate Numbers, offering near‑real‑time...
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 27 Ratings + Viewer Votes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s Season 27 continues to post solid numbers, matching its Season 26 average of a 0.35 rating in the 18‑49 demographic and roughly 3.79 million viewers. Nielsen’s live‑plus‑same‑day data shows the procedural remains one of NBC’s highest‑rated dramas,...
9-1-1: Nashville: Season One Ratings + Viewer Votes
ABC’s procedural drama 9‑1‑1: Nashville completed its first season with mixed reception. The series earned an average viewer rating of 4.49 stars from 1,355 votes, while Nielsen’s live‑plus‑same‑day numbers have not been publicly disclosed. The franchise, which already includes the...
Going Dutch: Season Two Ratings + Viewer Votes
Fox’s live‑action sitcom Going Dutch returns for a second season after a modest first‑season performance. Season 1 posted a 0.15 rating in the 18‑49 demo and roughly 986,000 viewers, prompting the network to gamble on a renewal despite low numbers....
Spirit Airlines Free Spirit Status Upgrade & Buy-Up Offer
Spirit Airlines has launched a 2026 Free Spirit status upgrade program, letting base members purchase Silver tier for $79 and allowing Silver members to upgrade to Gold for $399, with Gold members able to buy back status for $199. The...
Don’t Blame Housing for Less Marriage
Recent analysis of 3,100 U.S. counties finds that rising housing costs have minimal impact on the nation’s declining marriage rates. The change in home price‑to‑income ratios accounts for only 4% of the variation, while the concentration of less‑educated racial minorities...
New SPACs: RMG ML Sports Holdings (SHOTU), Mercator Acquisition Corp. (MRCOU) File for IPOs
RMG ML Sports Holdings and Mercator Acquisition Corp have each filed S‑1 registration statements to launch new special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). RMG ML Sports will trade under the ticker SHOTU and focuses on sports‑media and technology investments, while Mercator...
4 Documentary Filmmaking Skills That Apply to Journalism
The article highlights how documentary filmmaking techniques are reshaping modern journalism. It outlines four transferable skills—visual storytelling, three‑act narrative structure, rigorous pre‑production research, and treating interviews as character studies. By adopting the "show, don’t tell" mindset, journalists can turn dry...
Patrick Terminals Boosts Rail Support at Port of Melbourne
Patrick Terminals announced a two‑year program starting 1 March 2026 that waives the Exchange Transfer Charge for containers moved by rail at its PortRail Melbourne terminal. The concession applies to shipments originating or terminating at Somerton Intermodal, SCT Altona and Salta Dandenong....
When You Follow Someone New On Social Media, Post About It
The article advises users to announce new follows on social media using a short, shareable post. By tagging the person and explaining why they’re worth following, you increase the chance they’ll notice and possibly follow back. The practice also encourages...
Crossroads, Interrupted
A sudden conflict with Iran has forced the closure of Persian Gulf air traffic, curtailing more than 90% of flights for Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad. The three Gulf carriers—often called the ME3—operate the world’s busiest transit hub, moving 182 million...
New Deductible Rules Allow for $31,000 Out-of-Pocket Maximum
The Trump administration is proposing a rule that revives catastrophic, or "junk," health plans with a $31,000 family deductible, effectively undoing the ACA’s ban on such high‑deductible products. These plans, once sold by major insurers like Cigna, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare,...
Finding Value in Numbers With Ehsan Ehsani – The Special Situations Report Episode 56
Episode 56 of the Special Situations Report features Ehsan Ehsani, executive director at Crescendo Partners and Columbia Business School adjunct, promoting his new book "Finding Value in Numbers." The interview delves into quantitative investing tools, the Kelly Criterion for portfolio...
MIBR Replaces paiN Gaming at PGL Bucharest 2026
The PGL Bucharest 2026 roster saw a late alteration when Brazilian powerhouse paiN Gaming withdrew, prompting organizer PGL to hand the vacant invitation to MIBR. The decision, announced on March 2, gives the 23‑ranked Brazilian squad a direct entry into a...
New Commodity Program Base Acres
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency will automatically add up to 30 million new commodity base acres for the 2026 crop year, making them eligible for ARC and PLC payments. Farms qualify if they planted or were prevented from planting a covered...
Engineering Proof of Performance
The piece introduces boundary thermodynamics as a framework for evaluating building performance, arguing that interior conditions must be measured against documented exterior loads. It explains that HVAC components, envelopes, and IAQ systems only prove their effectiveness when load‑relative data—temperature, humidity,...
Mortgage Rates Jump After Iran Attack
Mortgage rates slipped back above the 6% threshold after the Iran attack, with the 30‑year fixed climbing to 6.12%—a 13‑basis‑point jump. Ten‑year Treasury yields rose nine basis points, and mortgage‑backed‑security prices fell, feeding the rate increase. Simultaneously, oil prices spiked...
LEON.Bet and GamerLegion Expand Partnership to Dota 2 Roster
German esports organization GamerLegion announced that its partnership with online sportsbook LEON.Bet has been expanded to include the organization’s Dota 2 roster. The original agreement, signed in October 2025, made LEON.Bet the official sportsbook partner, delivering exclusive content and fan activations....
CMA CGM Upgrades Eagle Express 1 Japan–US West Coast Service
CMA CGM has upgraded its Eagle Express 1 (EX1) service, adding weekly calls at Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama to strengthen Japan‑U.S. West Coast trade. The new rotation cuts Los Angeles transit to 12‑16 days and is backed by on‑dock rail at...
Honda Flips Script by Exporting Two Vehicles to Japan
Honda Motor Co. will begin exporting two U.S.-built models—the Acura Integra Type S and the Honda Passport TrailSport Elite—to Japan in the second half of the year. The move follows a new U.S.-Japan trade accord that streamlines safety inspections and reduces...
3DQue Introduces Lifetime Licensing Option for AutoFarm3D
Vancouver‑based 3DQue announced a lifetime licensing option for its AutoFarm3D print‑farm management platform. The service, previously sold as a per‑printer subscription at $10 /mo for Lite and $30 /mo for Standard, will now be available as a one‑time perpetual license. Pricing has...