Marathon PS5 Controller Is Pretty Cool for a Limited-Edition DualSense
Marathon’s limited‑edition DualSense controller launched on March 5, 2026 for PS5, PC and Xbox Series X. The controller mirrors the standard DualSense in feel and functionality, featuring Marathon‑themed lime‑green and black decals baked into the plastic. Reviewers note the design is tasteful, though some details like redundant D‑pad arrows feel unnecessary. It joins a growing lineup of PlayStation special‑edition controllers that rely on aesthetic differentiation rather than hardware upgrades.
Dachser Achieves Emission-Free Deliveries in 25 City Centres
Dachser now operates emission‑free inner‑city delivery zones in 25 European cities, deploying 60 battery‑electric trucks and 13 cargo bikes. In 2025 the network covered roughly 1.8 million kilometres without greenhouse‑gas emissions, averaging 7,000 km per day. The rollout follows a modular...
Micron: What Exploding Memory Prices Mean for Investors
Micron Technology is benefiting from an unprecedented surge in memory prices, driven by a tight supply of high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) and soaring demand from hyperscale cloud providers. The price rally has pushed Micron's gross margins to historic levels and set...
Poland Phases Out Aid for Ukrainian Refugees
Poland enacted a law that curtails social benefits for Ukrainian refugees, restricting healthcare to minors, workers, victims of torture or rape, and other vulnerable groups. Food, housing aid and school transport subsidies will only continue for the most vulnerable and...
Alnylam Unites With Tenaya in Potential $1B+ Pact To Find New Genetic Heart Disease Targets
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has signed a deal with Tenaya Therapeutics, providing $10 million upfront and the potential for up to $1.13 billion in milestones to discover up to 15 new genetic targets for heart disease. Tenaya will apply its modality‑agnostic platform to validate...
Ofcom Invites Small Games Studios to Workshop on Navigating Regulation
UK communications regulator Ofcom has announced a virtual focus group for small video‑game studios to discuss regulatory challenges. The workshop aims to collect real‑world feedback on current guidance and identify ways the regulator can better support early‑stage developers. Interested companies...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Hits Six-Month High as Franchise Turns 30 Years Old
Pokémon TCG Pocket logged its highest daily spend in six months on Pokémon Day, generating $4.7 million—up 57% from the previous day and 486% week‑over‑week. The surge coincided with the franchise’s 30th anniversary and the launch of the Paldean Wonders card...
Former PlayStation and Xbox Hiring Lead Launches Rocket Game Talent
Former Sony PlayStation and Xbox Game Studios talent leader Fiona Cherbak has founded Rocket Game Talent, a boutique fractional talent firm. The company targets indie developers, startups, and growing studios that lack the hiring infrastructure of major publishers. It will...
Middle East War Jitters See Boxship Rates Jump 20% on Asia-Europe
Container freight rates on the Asia‑to‑North‑Europe lane have jumped sharply after the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Spot rates are up roughly 20%, while forward contracts for the next weeks and months are priced 20‑30% higher. The surge...
Mobile Games Host Three Times More Malicious Ads than Other Apps Says AppHarbr
AppHarbr’s in‑app network quality index reveals that mobile games display malicious ads at a rate of 58 per 165 ads, nearly three times the frequency seen in non‑gaming apps. The report links weaker ad‑quality controls and formats such as rewarded...
Choice Promotes Jeff Lobb to SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
Choice Hotels International has promoted Jeff Lobb to senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary, effective March 26. Lobb, a Choice veteran since 2006, succeeds retiring executive Simone Wu, who led the legal function for 14 years. In his new...
The Covid-19 Inquiry Is Sounding a Clear Warning. If It’s Not Heeded, yet More Lives Will Be Lost | Ben...
The UK Covid‑19 public inquiry, chaired by Lady Heather Hallett, has finished its hearing phase, hearing 380 witnesses and gathering 58,000 online testimonies. It has examined over 600,000 documents—about five million pages—and released two comprehensive reports, with eight further modules...
A | T Collective Introduces Evoke | Inspire Luxury Brand
Under A | T Collective, the company has launched Evoke | Inspire, a new luxury FIT travel brand that replaces Journese. The brand offers a curated portfolio of 4.5‑ and 5‑star hotels, private villas, yachts, jets and rail, supported by a dedicated...
Botswana: Mining Conference to Tackle Industrial Challenges
The Botswana Mining and Energy Conference and Expo (BME) will convene March 16‑17 in Gaborone, drawing roughly 1,200 senior executives from more than 30 countries. Organisers aim to align the event with the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme and the twelfth...
UniQure’s Path for Huntington’s Gene Therapy Clouded by Ethical Questions as Potential Phase 3 Looms
UniQure’s one‑time gene therapy AMT‑130 showed a 75% slowdown in Huntington’s disease progression in its Phase 1/2 trial, prompting expectations for a BLA filing in early 2026. The FDA, however, reversed its earlier stance and now requires a sham‑controlled Phase 3 study,...
Pan American’s Largest Silver Mine Just Got Bigger
Pan American Silver announced the discovery of four new high‑grade veins—Filomena, Nicolasa, Bernardina and Josefina—at its La Colorada mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. Roughly 40% of the recent drill holes returned silver assays above 1,000 g/t, indicating a substantial resource upside. The...
ASL Airlines Sign Support Agreement with AJW Group
AJW Group has entered a support agreement with ASL Aviation Holdings to provide airframe‑only technical and engineering services for two A330ceo aircraft operated by ASL Airlines Ireland. The services will be delivered on a time‑and‑materials basis over an initial four‑year...
Inside a Startup Building Tools for AI Agents
Circuit & Chisel, a New York startup founded by former Stripe crypto executives, raised $19.2 million to launch ATXP, an agent transaction protocol that enables AI agents to navigate and execute payments autonomously. The company’s backers include Stripe, Polygon Labs, and Samsung Next, signaling strong...
Retail Technology Show Preview: Data, Speed to Market and Agentic Commerce
Retail leaders at a pre‑show panel highlighted three critical shifts shaping commerce: dwindling cookie data is forcing brands to seek new engagement tactics and own product lifecycles, headless architectures on platforms like Shopify are slashing implementation costs and enabling rapid...
Treefrog Expands Collection of White Oak Veneers
Treefrog has broadened its white oak veneer line to ten distinct styles, adding cooler European tones, warmer American hues, and a range of grain structures. All veneers are prefinished with a color‑matched backer, delivering seamless edges and consistent sheet‑to‑sheet quality....
Remington Hospitality Adds Costa Sur Resort, Classico Collection by Sonesta, to Its Portfolio
Remington Hospitality announced it has taken over management of Costa Sur Resort, part of Sonesta’s Classico Collection, on Puerto Vallarta’s southern coast. The ocean‑front property features 189 rooms, multiple dining venues, a heated pool, spa, and event space. Remington plans to...
US: Nintendo Download for 5th March, 2026
Nintendo’s weekly download roundup highlights the rollout of several Switch 2 exclusives, including Pokémon Pokopia and the upcoming Monster Hunter Stories 3 and WWE 2K26. An Indie World Showcase adds titles like Blue Prince, Minishoot’ Adventures, and Rotwood, while the Digital Spotlight celebrates...
Cloud-Based EHR Systems: Achieving Security and Migration Success
Cloud‑based electronic health records (EHR) are replacing costly on‑premises systems, as illustrated by Franciscan Health’s migration to Azure. The shift enables pay‑as‑you‑go pricing, continuous vendor‑managed software updates, and built‑in backup and disaster‑recovery capabilities. Security is now designed from the ground...
New Collaboration, MapleStory X One-Punch Man, Is Coming This Month
Nexon’s classic MMORPG MapleStory will launch a One‑Punch Man collaboration on March 18. The event adds themed quests, skills, limited‑time storylines, and collectible cosmetics tied to the anime’s hero Saitama. Nexon plans a series of reveals and a dedicated minisite...
SONAR Launches New Geopolitical Alert and Fuel Dashboards to Help Supply Chains Navigate Iran Conflict Volatility
SONAR introduced two platform enhancements—a Geopolitical Alert on its Executive Dashboard and a Fuel Dashboard within Truckload Insights—to give logistics professionals real‑time visibility into Iran‑related conflict risks and energy price swings. The Geopolitical Alert supplies immediate context, curated resources, and...
The Unchanged ROI Question: What Ambient AI Is Actually Delivering in Financial and Operational Returns
Ambient AI entered healthcare as a digital scribe, delivering 20‑40% documentation time reductions and easing clinician burnout. As pilots grew into enterprise rollouts, finance leaders began demanding returns beyond reclaimed hours. The technology’s next phase—real‑time autonomous coding and integrated denial...
MWC Barcelona 2026 Highlights
The GSMA’s MWC Barcelona 2026 highlighted three strategic "mountains": completing 5G, tackling AI with new Open Telco initiatives—including an Open Swahili Reasoning Model—and combating global scams. A €100 million ESA‑GSMA fund was announced to fast‑track space‑mobile convergence, while the Airport of...
Brent, WTI Crude Prices, Mar. 5, 2026
On March 5, 2026 Brent and WTI crude futures were trading near eight‑month highs as geopolitical risk and trade policy uncertainty intensified. Prices were buoyed by lingering US‑Iran tensions, which have kept supply‑disruption fears alive, while a recent U.S. Supreme Court...
UK’s Carbon Storage Drive Advances with Go-Ahead for North Sea Appraisal Well
The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority has granted a two‑year consent to drill a carbon‑storage appraisal well as part of the Endurance project off Teesside. The well, scheduled to spud on 1 March and complete drilling in about 90 days, is...
Shaw Contract Hospitality Expands ROAM Collection
Shaw Contract Hospitality has unveiled ROAM Tropical Retreat, the latest addition to its ROAM custom series. The collection features tile, broadloom, and rug options designed to evoke natural landscapes and provide immersive hospitality environments. Multiple construction types—including EcoSolution Q nylon...
These Blood Pressure Meds Fight Memory Loss
Almost half of U.S. adults have hypertension, a known risk factor for cognitive decline. A systematic review of 14 studies involving roughly 13,000 participants found that ACE inhibitors and angiotensin‑receptor blockers (ARBs) reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment by...
US, China and Allies Pressure Ghana over Proposed Gold Royalty Hike
Ghana plans to replace its fixed 5% gold royalty with a sliding scale of 5‑12% tied to bullion prices, aiming to capture more revenue as gold hits record highs. A coordinated diplomatic push from the US, China, the UK, Canada,...
Behind the Idea: Cumbuca
Cumbuca, founded by Daniel Ruhman, acts as a regulatory proxy that grants international fintechs direct access to Brazil’s Central Bank payment infrastructure. By holding its own payment‑institution licence, the company lets clients launch in weeks instead of the years typically required...
Revolut Names US CEO as It Seeks New Banking Licence
Revolut has appointed former Raisin chief executive Cetin Duransoy as its U.S. CEO, coinciding with the fintech’s application for a national bank charter from the OCC and FDIC. The company aims to operate as Revolut Bank US, giving it direct...
Sensing Your Way to a Smoother Supply Chain
Supply chain management is being transformed by rapid advances in sensor technology, with the logistics sensor market projected to grow from $10.5 billion in 2024 to $25.8 billion by 2033. Ambient IoT, exemplified by Wiliot’s battery‑free Pixel tags, is giving Walmart item‑level...
GSMA MWC26 Barcelona Closes 20th Anniversary Edition
Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona marked its 20th anniversary, drawing nearly 105,000 attendees from 207 countries. The event featured 2,900 exhibitors showcasing AI, 5G, robotics and a record 40% C‑level speaker lineup. GSMA highlighted the broader ecosystem with 58%...
Affordability Posts Mild Gains in Second Half of 2025 but Crisis Continues
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index shows a modest uptick in affordability in Q4 2025, with a median‑priced new home requiring 34 % of a typical family’s income and an existing home 34 % as well. Low‑income households still face severe strain, needing...
Marketplace Briefing: TikTok Shop Recruits U.S. Sellers for Cross-Border Push Into Mexico
TikTok Shop announced a new US‑Mexico cross‑border program that lets U.S. merchants sell to Mexican consumers without establishing a local legal entity. The initiative, called the TikTok Shop US‑MX Program, allows sellers to use their existing U.S. shop credentials while...
AMV BBDO's Nadja Lossgott and Nick Hulley Prepare to Exit
AMV BBDO announced that longtime partners Nadja Lossgott and Nick Hulley will leave the agency at the end of April. Both have been instrumental in driving the firm’s integrated campaigns and client wins over the past decade. Their exit comes...
Intertraffic Amsterdam Opens Its Doors to the Mobility Ecosystem Next Week
Intertraffic Amsterdam 2026 will run March 10‑13 at RAI, drawing roughly 30,000 mobility professionals from over 140 nations. The exhibition will host more than 900 exhibitors across 12 halls, marking the largest floor space in its 50‑year history. A revamped...
The Relic: First Guardian Coming to Switch 2 in 2026
The Relic: First Guardian, a dark‑fantasy action RPG from Project Cloud Games and Perp Games, will debut on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026 after its initial launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on May 26. The announcement highlights the title...
Are There Shiny Pokémon in Pokopia?
Pokémon Pokopia currently does not feature any shiny Pokémon, as each creature can only be encountered once per save file, making the traditional shiny‑hunt mechanics impossible. The game does offer alternate visual variants for several species, such as Snorlax, Pikachu,...
No Missiles, No Drones: What Happens When Rare Earths Stop Flowing?
China controls roughly 90‑95% of global rare‑earth processing, creating a strategic vulnerability for U.S. defense and high‑tech sectors. In response, REalloys (NASDAQ: ALOY) is building North America’s first fully integrated, China‑free heavy rare‑earth supply chain, with a production facility in...
Food, Beverage Companies Lagging on Addressing Forced Labor Risks: Report
A new Business and Human Rights Centre benchmark of 45 leading food and beverage firms shows an average forced‑labor mitigation score of just 15 out of 100, a decline from the previous assessment. Only two companies – Australia’s Coles and...
Revolut Business Introduces Titan in the UK, Offering 10GB Global Data, Other Incentives
Revolut Business has launched Titan, a premium Visa‑linked corporate card for UK companies, bundling 10 GB of global mobile data, unlimited airport lounge access, and a 1:1 RevPoints rewards scheme. The card integrates real‑time expense tracking, receipt matching, and instant reconciliation...
Green Street’s Michael Knott Says REITs Faring Well in 2026 Amid Market Cross Currents
Michael Knott, head of U.S. REIT research at Green Street, said REITs are faring well in 2026 thanks to an AI‑driven market selloff, lower interest rates, and strong debt‑capital access. He described the sector’s performance as a modest comeback despite...
Training in the Real System: How Immersive Projects Prepare the Next Generation of Supply Chain Professionals
A recent operations management course compared textbook case projects with an industry‑based immersive project at a material recovery facility. Students embedded in the live system achieved higher post‑course scores across four learning domains, most notably a 14% gain in applying...
Startup Lender Alleges Rival Sabotaged Its Business
Lendwise Mortgage, a newly launched California lender, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing rival Priority Financial Network (PFN) and its CEO Marc Shenkman of submitting false fraud reports to shared partners. The alleged false reports claimed Lendwise...
CHAMP Expands Cargospot Weight & Balance for Boeing 777-300ERSF
CHAMP Cargosystems has upgraded its Cargospot Weight & Balance platform to support the Boeing 777-300ERSF, the first live implementation of this freighter conversion worldwide. The enhancement streamlines load planning for complex passenger‑to‑freighter (P2F) aircraft, integrating AI‑driven autoload optimization, load‑sheet generation,...
Nigeria’s Loan Apps Are Pulling Back From the Small Loans that Built Them
Nigeria’s digital lending boom built on instant nano‑loans of ₦5‑10,000 is receding. Regulatory crackdowns on intrusive phone‑data and new FCCPC fines have stripped lenders of cheap risk tools, while credit‑bureau fees and high recovery costs make tiny loans unprofitable. Lenders...