A High Bar for Evergreen Valuations
Evergreen private equity funds are under increasing pressure to maintain rigorous, real‑time valuations. General partners’ internal marks now feed directly into faster net asset value (NAV) calculations, accelerating reporting cycles. These valuations are bound by heightened legal obligations, requiring strict methodology documentation. Distributors are also tightening oversight to ensure investor protection and regulatory compliance.
Here’s Everything Coming to FOX One in March 2026
FOX One’s March 2026 lineup blends high‑octane motorsports, international baseball, and premium entertainment, positioning the network as a hub for live appointment TV. The schedule kicks off with the IndyCar season opener on March 1, followed by a two‑week World Baseball...
Hotel Sector ‘Bounced Back Following Challenging Start to 2025’
The UK hotel sector rebounded strongly in the second half of 2025 after a difficult first half marked by rising costs and softer ADRs. RevPAR across London and regional markets finished roughly level with 2024, while occupancy in regional hotels...
Fresenius Kabi Recalls Ivenix Infusion Pumps over Software Problem
Fresenius Kabi issued a Class I recall for its Ivenix large‑volume infusion pumps after a software flaw was discovered that misreports battery capacity and can freeze the user interface. The FDA linked the defect to two serious injuries reported in November,...
Boston Scientific Gets Farapulse Label Expansion in Europe
Boston Scientific’s Farapulse pulsed field ablation system received a CE‑mark label expansion in Europe, now covering persistent atrial fibrillation lasting at least seven days. The decision follows positive safety and efficacy data from the ADVANTAGE AF trial. The move mirrors...
Google Files for Fifth Data Center at Midlothian Campus in Texas
Google, via shell company Sharka LLC, filed to build a fifth data center on its Midlothian, Texas campus. The $880 million project will span 288,000 sq ft and is slated for completion by February 24, 2027. This addition follows a $100 million fourth building announced in...
Israel: RedAlert Spyware Campaign Exploits Wartime Panic With Trojanized App
CloudSEK has uncovered a sophisticated Android espionage campaign dubbed RedAlert, which distributes a trojanized version of Israel’s official Red Alert rocket‑warning app via SMS phishing. The fake app mimics the legitimate interface, delivers real alerts, and silently requests high‑risk permissions...
Snowflake Snags 83K Sf at BXP’s 7 Times Square
Snowflake has signed an 83,000‑square‑foot lease at BXP’s 7 Times Square, adding a new headquarters in Manhattan’s iconic office tower. The lease terms and rent were not disclosed, though the fourth‑quarter average asking rent in Times Square was $76.42 per...
Airport Tech and the Passenger Experience
Airsiders, a Berlin‑based travel tech firm, says digital innovation is reshaping the airport passenger journey across five pillars: automated check‑in and baggage drop, advanced security screening, interactive wayfinding, real‑time information and streamlined boarding. Self‑service kiosks and mobile apps are slashing...
Florida International University Upgraded to AA by Fitch
Fitch Ratings upgraded Florida International University's issuer default rating to AA, up from AA‑minus, and raised its parking‑revenue bonds to AA‑minus from A‑plus. The agency affirmed the dormitory‑revenue refunding bonds at A‑plus, while maintaining stable outlooks across all ratings. FIU’s...
Japan to Do Vertical Tests of Its Own Grasshopper-Type Demo Stage This Month
Japan’s space agency JAXA is set to conduct two vertical take‑off and landing (VTVL) test flights of its 24‑foot RV‑X demonstrator later this month. The first hop, scheduled for March 6, will take place at the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center on...
Mutual Funds Take a Shine to Bank Stocks
Mutual funds have markedly increased their stakes in Indian banks, lifting holdings by more than one percentage point in fifteen institutions between December 2024 and December 2025. The Nifty Bank Index climbed 24 percent over the past year, reflecting low NPAs, robust credit growth...
One Foothold, 25 Million Victims: The Risk Inside Modern Breaches
Recent cyber incidents highlight how a single foothold can expose tens of millions of records. The Conduent Business Services breach grew to over 25 million victims, with attackers retaining access for nearly three months and exfiltrating 8.5 TB of data. Parallel attacks...
PHTI Evaluates Virtual GI Solutions: Clinical Outcomes and Cost Savings for IBS and IBD
The Peterson Health Technology Institute evaluated five virtual gastrointestinal platforms, separating them into wraparound and clinician‑led models. Wraparound solutions such as Cylinder and Digbi deliver nutrition and behavioral support that improve IBS symptoms and reduce commercial spending by $1,889 per...
Ferguson Marine Secures Award to Build Four Vessels
The Scottish Government will award Ferguson Marine contracts to build four vessels, creating a guaranteed five‑year pipeline of work. The package comprises a new Marine Protection Vessel, a Marine Research Vessel for Marine Scotland, and two passenger ferries for Caledonian...
Instacart Perks and Promotions for United MileagePlus Members: Earn up to 10,500 Miles, Complimentary Instacart+, and More
United MileagePlus and Instacart have expanded their partnership, offering members up to 10,500 bonus miles through three linked activities: a first order, four additional orders, and an annual Instacart+ subscription. A complimentary 7‑day Instacart+ trial with $0 delivery fees is...
Russian LNG Carrier ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Reportedly Ablaze Off Malta as Maritime Patrol Aircraft Circles
The Russian‑owned LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz caught fire in the central Mediterranean off Malta on Tuesday, with its AIS signal disappearing shortly before the blaze. The vessel, loaded at the Saam floating storage unit, is part of a shadow fleet...
Noble Machines Emerges From Stealth, Ships and Deploys Industrial General-Purpose Robots
Noble Machines Inc., founded by engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA and Caltech, has emerged from stealth and shipped its first industrial general‑purpose robots to a Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months of launch. The company’s integrated AI‑hardware stack lets...
3D Printed Ghost Guns Are Hard to Trace. Researchers May Have Found a Way In
Australian researchers at Curtin University have demonstrated that infrared spectroscopy can reliably differentiate the three most common 3D‑printing polymers—PLA, ABS and PETG—used in ghost‑gun production. By analyzing 67 filament samples, they showed distinct chemical signatures for each polymer type, though...
APTs and Industrial Cybersecurity in the Wake of the Attack on Iran
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups, often backed by nation‑states, are intensifying attacks on industrial control systems worldwide. Dragos reports that only about 10 % of critical infrastructure facilities have continuous monitoring, leaving most OT environments exposed. Iranian‑backed actors such as IRGC‑affiliated...
Can Robots Help Pizza Franchises Stay Competitive?
Pizza franchises are accelerating automation across ordering, kitchen, and delivery, with brands like Little Caesars deploying sidewalk delivery robots in Los Angeles and Donatos rolling out a fully automated airport store. AI-driven platforms from Google Cloud and Domino’s partnership with...
Nordic Networking? Come Meet PGC Summit Malmö 2026 This May 27th and 28th
The PG Connects Summit Malmö × MeetToMatch, powered by Xsolla, will run on May 27‑28, 2026 alongside Nordic Game 2026. Hosted in the MeetToMatch Publisher Lounge at the Comfort Hotel, the two‑day event offers pre‑arranged, high‑value B2B meetings for developers, publishers, investors...
Paysafe Touts a New Wallet And Agentic Commerce As It Navigates 2026
Paysafe reported mixed Q4 2025 results, posting a $25.2 million net loss despite 4% revenue growth to $438.4 million and a 10% rise in transaction volume to $43.9 billion. The company highlighted its new Paysafe Wallet, now available in 18 countries with 500,000 users...
When Space Is Hot, Washington Holds a Match
Private equity is pouring capital into space and defense, reviving investor enthusiasm, but firms still depend on steady government funding to realize long‑term value. AE Industrial Partners, which backs Redwire, Firefly Aerospace and York Space Systems, highlighted that government contracts...
It’s Lights Out for Washington Legislature’s Effort to Regulate Data Centers
Washington state lawmakers let House Bill 2515 die, ending a broad attempt to regulate data centers. The bill would have imposed extra utility charges, mandated clean‑energy compliance, and required power curtailments during grid peaks, potentially raising $30 million annually for low‑income...
Laredo Secures $58M Rail Grant to Speed up Texas Border Freight
Texas Transportation Commission awarded $160.4 million from the new Off‑System Rail Grade Separation State Fund, with Laredo receiving the largest share of $58.51 million for a CPKC grade‑separation project on Santa Maria Boulevard. The grant will eliminate at‑grade crossings in one of...
Mondelēz CEO Says M&A Is Harder as Acquisition Targets Become ‘Too Expensive’
Food companies are increasingly turning to mergers and acquisitions to revive growth, pushing target valuations higher and making deals more expensive, Mondelēz International’s CEO warned. Mondelēz, which has completed about a dozen deals in the past decade, says reasonable pricing...
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[In the Picture] Ikea Rolls Out Self-Driving Delivery Vans in China
Ikea China has begun using autonomous electric delivery vans in Anhui province after a successful pilot. The vans shuttle orders between an external warehouse and the Hefei store, also restocking shelves. Over the trial they covered roughly 75,600 kilometers and...
FDA Drug Competition Action Plan
The FDA’s Drug Competition Action Plan (DCAP) continues to drive generic drug competition by streamlining standards for complex products, closing loopholes that allow brand‑name companies to delay approvals, and improving the overall ANDA review process. Aligned with GDUFA III, the plan...
Exeter Housing Estate Runs on Renewable Gas
A 19‑home estate in Exeter’s Seaward Park became the UK’s first residential development to run entirely on renewable liquid petroleum gas (bioLPG) in December 2025. The switch cuts carbon emissions by up to 80% compared with conventional LPG while allowing...
Publix’s Sales Growth Slows
Publix reported fourth‑quarter sales of $16 billion, a 2.8% increase, while comparable‑store sales rose modestly 0.7%. Net earnings held steady at $1.2 billion year‑over‑year, and the company trimmed its 2025 capital budget to $2.3 billion, 8% below its original outlook. The slowdown follows...
Europe’s Pharma Trade with the US Remains Critical Despite Tariff Turmoil
U.S. pharmaceutical tariffs on EU imports have risen to 15% after a brief 10% measure, reviving trade tensions despite a prior MFN deal. Europe is pursuing alternative markets, notably a new EU‑India free‑trade agreement that could eliminate up to 11%...
Hermeus Achieves First Flight of Mk. 2.1 Supersonic Aircraft
Hermeus successfully completed the first flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 supersonic demonstrator on March 2 at Spaceport America, New Mexico. The remotely piloted aircraft is powered by a Pratt & Whitney F100‑229 engine, marking a step up from the earlier Mk 1 flight at...
Kongsberg Discovery and Silicon Sensing Unveil Tactical-Grade North-Seeking MEMS Gyroscope
Silicon Sensing and Kongsberg Discovery have unveiled a tactical‑grade north‑seeking MEMS gyroscope, the SGH03, delivering navigation‑grade performance in a compact, solid‑state package. The device operates without GNSS or magnetometer assistance, making it resilient in GPS‑denied or magnetically hostile environments. Developed...
‘Industry’ Creators on Mapping Yasmin’s Arc From Wallflower to Ghislaine Maxwell
The creators of HBO’s drama “Industry” reveal that Season 4’s Yasmin arc was deliberately crafted to echo the rise of right‑wing autocracy, transforming her from a shy wallflower into a Ghislaine Maxwell‑type power broker. By weaving conspiracy‑thriller motifs into the financial‑world setting,...
How The Tax Code Got So Complicated
The U.S. tax code has ballooned to over 70,000 pages since the 1913 16th Amendment, growing through countless piecemeal credits, deductions, and temporary measures. This complexity forces Americans to spend an estimated 7.1 billion hours and $388 billion in lost productivity each...
Power Metallic Mines Extends Lion Zones with Sulphide Intercepts at Nisk Project, Quebec
Power Metallic Mines announced drill results that extend the Lion copper‑nickel zone at its Nisk Project in Quebec. Structural analysis identified a shallow easterly‑plunging trend, and hole PML‑26‑067 intersected one metre of massive copper sulphides and 3.3 metres of disseminated copper...
3GPP Completes Release 19, While Progress Begins on 6G Work
The 3GPP Technical Specification Group meetings in December 2025 marked the freeze of Release 19, shifting all development effort to Release 20 and the initial study of 6G. The FirstNet Authority participated to ensure public‑safety requirements are embedded, reporting progress on high‑priority...
Russia Completes Repairs to Soyuz-2 Launchpad at Baikonur
Roscosmos announced that repairs to the Soyuz‑2 launchpad at Baikonur’s Site 31 are complete, enabling a Progress MS‑33 cargo flight to the International Space Station on March 22, 2026. The refurbishment involved 150 workers from four contractors, who painted 2,350 m², replaced attachment devices, overhauled...
ICEYE Launches SAR-Powered Deforestation Monitoring to Counter Tropical Forest Loss
ICEYE launched a dedicated deforestation monitoring solution on March 3, 2026, using its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation. The SAR‑based service delivers near‑real‑time, cloud‑penetrating imagery for the Amazon, Congo and other tropical basins, filling the gap left by optical satellites....
WVMT, Burlington Seeks PD/Talk Host
Sison Broadcasting’s WVMT‑AM/W242BK in Burlington, Vermont is recruiting a program director who will also host a conservative talk show. The role blends on‑air hosting with full‑time oversight of programming, talent development, and content strategy across its news/talk and sports stations....
Tuition-Free A&P Program For High School Students Coming to Michigan
Jackson County Airport‑Reynolds Field in southern Michigan is establishing a tuition‑free Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) training school for high‑school students, targeting an initial cohort of 30 juniors and seniors. The program, slated to begin in September 2027, is funded by...
Zoom Taps PMG As First Media AOR
Zoom Communications has appointed Dallas‑based PMG as its first global media agency of record, committing an estimated $25 million annual media spend. The partnership aligns with Zoom’s transition from a meeting platform to an AI‑first workplace, leveraging PMG’s Alli operating system...
LexisNexis Confirms Data Breach as Hackers Leak Stolen Files
LexisNexis Legal & Professional confirmed a breach after hackers exploited an unpatched React frontend, using the React2Shell vulnerability to access its AWS environment. The threat actor FulcrumSec leaked over 2 GB of data, including 21,042 customer accounts, 45 attorney password hashes,...
Uniworld Rolls Out New Advisor Training
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has launched a new Uniworld University course that gives travel advisors early access to the brand’s 2026‑2027 expansion roadmap. The program coincides with Uniworld’s 50th anniversary and offers exclusive advisor rates, CLIA credits, and a Preferred...
Nanocomposite Ag Nanoparticles Boost Anticancer Potential
Researchers have engineered a nanocomposite incorporating silver (Ag) nanoparticles that markedly improves anticancer efficacy. The hybrid material boosts reactive oxygen species generation and enhances tumor cell uptake while sparing normal tissue. In vitro studies show synergistic activity with standard chemotherapeutics,...
Seedtag Welcomes Brendan McCarthy as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Seedtag announced the appointment of Brendan McCarthy as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. McCarthy, former CMO of Criteo, brings over 20 years of marketing leadership at Fortune 500 firms. He will oversee global marketing, brand, demand generation, and communications to...
Compass Media Networks Presents Big 10 Basketball Tournament Action
Compass Media Networks announced exclusive radio coverage of the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, running from March 10 through the championship on March 15. The tournament’s recent expansion to six days provides a packed schedule of high‑stakes games. General...
UK Consultation on Kids’ Online Lives: What the Video Games Industry Needs to Know
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has launched a 62‑question consultation titled “Growing up in the online world” to gather evidence on child safety across the internet, with a particular focus on gaming platforms. It probes legal age...
At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Wand Now Available In All 50 States
The FDA has approved the Teal Wand, the first at‑home cervical cancer screening device, now available nationwide for women ages 25‑65 at average risk. The wand collects a dry cervical sample at home, which is mailed to a lab for...