Hawke’s Bay’s Cheapest and Most Expensive House Sales for 2025: From a $5.15m Apartment to $57k Cottage
Hawke’s Bay recorded a striking price spread in 2025, with a 1910 cottage in Frasertown selling for just $56,650 and a luxury waterfront apartment in Ahuriri fetching $5.15 million. The low‑end sale reflects the modest demand and condition‑driven pricing common in smaller towns, while the high‑end transaction highlights premium buyers seeking lifestyle assets near the harbour. Regional data show Wairoa’s average house price roughly half that of Napier, underscoring a pronounced intra‑regional divide. Despite these extremes, overall property values in Hawke’s Bay stayed relatively flat throughout the year.
New ‘Quirks’ Could Make States’ Privacy Laws Impossible to Follow, Experts Worry
Federal efforts to create a unified data‑privacy framework stalled as the American Privacy Rights Act failed to pass, leaving roughly 20 state laws in force. Experts warn that emerging state‑level quirks—such as Virginia’s notice‑consent model, Maryland’s data‑minimization focus, and New...
Global Credit Risk & Debt Recovery Conference 2026
The Global Credit Risk & Debt Recovery Conference 2026 will convene July 1‑2 in Dubai’s Mövenpick Grand Al Bustan. Senior leaders, decision‑makers and innovators from banks and financial services will gather for two days of insight. More than 25 expert...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Almost Had One More Choice At The End That Got Cut
Dragon Age: The Veilguard originally featured a post‑ending conversation where Morrigan and the Inquisitor asked the player why they bound Solas, but the scene was cut. Writer Trick Weekes explained the dialogue would have let players articulate their motivations, mirroring...
Former Newspaper Building in Kansas City Eyed for 20-Story Data Center Development
Revitalization Unlimited, a Miami‑based historic‑preservation fund, plans to replace the 1900‑era Western Newspaper Union building in Kansas City with a 20‑story, 30 MW data center. The 142,085 sq ft tower would feature natural‑gas fuel cells and ground‑floor retail, demolishing the existing 29,990 sq ft structure....
‘A Win-Win’: Affinity Water Discusses Interventions Along Its Grand Union Canal Transfer Scheme
The Grand Union Canal Transfer (GUCT) scheme is a joint venture between Affinity Water, Severn Trent Water and the Canal & River Trust to move up to 115 million litres of water per day from the Midlands to the southeast of...
Travel Becomes an Emotional Release Valve in 2026
Travel in 2026 is evolving from pure leisure to an emotional release valve, with consumers booking trips to alleviate stress, reward themselves, and reset mentally. Booking.com’s 2026 research shows 73% of Mexican travelers book without a special occasion, and 24%...
Were Foreign Nationals and Myanmar Rebel Groups Plotting an Attack Against India?
India’s National Investigation Agency detained six Ukrainian nationals and a U.S. citizen for illegally entering Mizoram and allegedly liaising with Myanmar ethnic armed organizations. The agency claims the group sought to train insurgents and funnel European‑sourced weapons, including drones, to...
CBRE Strengthens Development Advisory and Residential Land Team
CBRE has bolstered its development advisory and residential land capabilities in Bristol and the South West by appointing senior director Nic Rumble from JLL and development finance expert Martha Freer. The expanded team now includes five specialists offering end‑to‑end services to...
Boxoffice Insider: Cardi B’s Little Miss Drama Tour Grosses $32M Midway Through Run
Cardi B’s Little Miss Drama Tour has generated over $32 million after 17 of its 35 North American arena dates, selling 209,622 tickets. Attendance averages 12,330 per show, with peaks above 13,800 in Las Vegas, Detroit, Seattle and Dallas. The tour...
Top HHS Official Tamps Down Expectations on Scope of TrumpRx
The White House’s top drug‑pricing negotiator, Chris Klomp, clarified that the TrumpRx initiative is intended primarily to increase price transparency rather than serve as a broad marketplace for discounted drugs. He emphasized that the program will provide data tools and...
Iran’s Bombing of Qatar Just Made This War a Hell of a Lot More Complicated
Iran launched a series of missile and drone attacks on Qatar’s energy infrastructure, disabling two LNG trains and a gas‑to‑liquids plant. The strikes knocked out roughly 17% of Qatar’s LNG export capacity, eliminating about 12.8 million tonnes per year for three...
Miami Developer Offering FIFA World Cup Tickets For Condo Buyers
North Development is using FIFA World Cup tickets as a sales incentive for its Domus Brickell Park condos in Miami. Since the promotion began four months ago, roughly 20 of the 45 remaining units have been sold, driven largely by...
CBS News Layoffs: Internal Memo Shows 6% Jobs to Be Cut to ‘Remain Competitive’, CBS Radio to End in May,...
CBS News, owned by Paramount Skydance, announced a 6% workforce reduction—about 60 employees—effective March 20, 2026, to stay competitive in a rapidly changing news landscape. The cuts accompany the shutdown of the nearly century‑old CBS News Radio service, slated to cease...
Kroger Store in Michigan Now Has a Dunkin’ Kiosk, and More Are on the Way
Kroger is rolling out Dunkin’ coffee kiosks, starting with a flagship store in Southfield, Michigan and expanding to two Houston-area locations later this spring. Each kiosk’s build‑out costs about $160,000 and is slated for completion by late May. The partnership...
Insurer Released From Potbelly’s Coverage Claim
A Seattle federal judge ruled that Potbelly Corp cannot invoke its Beazley Execuguard management‑liability policy for a wage‑transparency lawsuit under Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. The court found the claim did not allege discrimination as defined in the policy,...
Electric Entertainment to Launch Upgraded ElectricNOW App
Electric Entertainment will relaunch its ElectricNOW app on April 16, adding a suite of new features and a broader content catalog. The upgrade introduces the platform’s first original scripted series, *The Poly Couple*, a half‑hour comedy about a polyamorous couple in...
New “Drone Killer” Cartridge Aims to Give Marines a Simple, Low‑cost Solution
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane has unveiled a Drone Killer Cartridge (DKC) that turns standard‑issue rifles and machine guns into kinetic counter‑UAS tools. By reusing existing cartridge cases, primers and propellant, the round creates a shotgun‑style spread of sub‑projectiles,...
GFiber Accelerates Multi-Gig Internet with 25G PON and Wi-Fi 7 to Redefine Customer Experience
GFiber is rolling out a 25G PON fiber network that supports symmetric multi‑gigabit plans up to 20 Gbps, paired with Wi‑Fi 7 and Wi‑Fi 6/6E upgrades in homes. Leveraging Ookla Speedtest Intelligence, the company replaces outdated CPE at no charge, ensuring the fiber...
Childish Gambino Just Got a Big Win in ‘This Is America’ Lawsuit
A federal appeals court upheld a lower‑court ruling that forces rapper Kidd Wes to pay $286,475 in legal fees after his copyright lawsuit against Childish Gambino’s 2018 hit “This Is America” failed. The court rejected Wes’s claim that Gambino copied...
U.S. Hotel Performance Is Improving, but Margins Remain Under Pressure
U.S. hotel performance posted modest gains in early 2026, with occupancy at 52.4%, ADR at $152.09 and RevPAR edging up 0.4% YoY – the first increase since March 2025. Despite the uptick, real rate growth remains well below inflation, and...
Ukraine Says Its 'Red' Team Forces Beat NATO's 'Blue' Team Forces in Every Combat Scenario During Recent Naval Drone Drills
Ukraine’s red team, equipped with home‑grown Magura V7 naval drones, won all five combat scenarios in a NATO‑led drill off Portugal. The exercise simulated attacks on ports, convoys and a frigate, demonstrating the drones’ ability to conduct ISR, mine‑countermeasure and...
Pismo and Visa Launch AI-Native Payments Solution With Vivi Money in Australia
Global cloud banking platform Pismo and payments giant Visa have partnered with Australian fintech Vivi Money to launch an AI‑native payments solution in Australia. Built from the ground up with artificial intelligence, the platform delivers adaptive, real‑time services such as...
BrightSpire Sells LIC Office Building to Pearl Realty at $36M Discount
BrightSpire Capital sold the seven‑story Paragon Building in Long Island City for $28 million, a $36.3 million discount from its 2023 purchase price of $64.3 million. The sale represents a roughly 56 percent loss, reflecting broader devaluation in New York’s office market. Pearl Realty...
International Paper to Build $225M Box Plant in Mississippi
International Paper announced a $225 million investment to build a 468,000‑square‑foot greenfield box plant in Brandon, Mississippi. The facility will target an annual output of 1.8 billion square feet of packaging and is slated to begin construction in June with operations commencing...
Munchkin Markets New Baby Formula To ‘Leakiest’ Customer Acquisition Bucket
Munchkin launched its first infant formula, sold exclusively at Target and on its own website, produced in a new Canadian plant with 80 million‑pound annual capacity. General Manager Kristin Pagano frames the launch as a supply‑risk hedge in a market dominated...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 English Artbook Pre-Orders Go Live on March 23
Udon Entertainment and Pix’n Love will publish the English‑language Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 artbook, with pre‑orders opening on March 23 at 11 a.m. PT and closing May 6. Buyers in the United States must order through Udon, while European customers will use Pix’n Love. The book...
Torrid Has More to Prove as Q4 Sales Tumble 14%
Torrid reported a 14% year‑over‑year drop in Q4 net sales to $236.2 million, with comparable sales down 10% and gross margin compressing to 30%. The retailer closed 151 stores in 2025, achieving 85% of its plan to shutter up to 180...
Survival Gains in AML Shadowed by Lasting Morbidity
A new international study of 225 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) survivors, with a median follow‑up of 8.8 years, reveals that long‑term physical health remains significantly compromised despite rising survival rates. Survivors scored 8‑11 points lower on SF‑36 physical functioning and...
Review Highlights Multiple Treatment Options Available in DLBCL
A new review in Frontiers in Immunology outlines the expanding arsenal against diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common aggressive non‑Hodgkin lymphoma. While R‑CHOP still achieves durable remission in about 60% of patients, the authors detail how CAR‑T cells,...
A Quiet Navy Shipbuilding Move Just Put Palantir’s Software Deeper Into the Yard
Palantir Technologies and shipyard software firm Keel have secured a $448 million contract to support the U.S. Navy’s Shipbuilding Operating System (ShipOS), an AI‑driven initiative funded up to $4.448 billion. ShipOS aims to modernize the Maritime Industrial Base by integrating data across...
Scientists ‘Crack’ PFAS-Free Waterproof Challenge
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have unveiled a single‑step durable water‑repellent (DWR) treatment that deposits a fluorine‑free silica shell directly onto individual yarns. The process creates a covalently bonded, superhydrophobic coating that retains breathability and mechanical resilience even...
Lion Forge Acquires Rights to Beyond the Paddock
Lion Forge Entertainment announced it has acquired the television rights to Kimberly Ann Harrison’s debut novel *Beyond the Paddock* and will develop it into a young‑adult series. The story follows two foster‑care teens who move from Los Angeles to Kentucky,...
Oklahoma Insurance Producer Has License Revoked Following Investigation
On March 20, 2026, the Oklahoma Insurance Department revoked the license of Leslie Clark, a Stigler‑based insurance producer, and levied a $2,000 fine after an anti‑fraud investigation uncovered misappropriation of premium payments. Clark failed to appear at a Feb. 11 show‑cause...
U.S. Army Awards XTech Win to ABRIS DG Unmanned Support Vehicle
ABRIS DG’s UNEX unmanned ground vehicle was chosen as one of five winners in the U.S. Army’s XTech Edge Strike Ground Competition in Vilseck, Germany. The victory secures a ten‑year contract on the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate marketplace through...
India’s Second Spaceport to Be Completed Next Year
India plans to commission its second spaceport at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu during the 2026‑27 financial year. The facility, named the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) Launch Complex, will support polar launches of the SSLV and other commercial rockets, targeting...
Japan Telecom Market: 5G and Fiber Broadband Set to Drive Revenue to $78 Bn by 2030
Japan’s telecom market is set to reach $78.3 billion by 2030, driven by 5G and fiber broadband growth. Mobile services revenue is forecast to climb to $51.4 billion, while fixed‑line services are expected to hit $26.9 billion as fiber‑to‑the‑home coverage approaches 99.9 % by...
When to Bring in a Consultant — and How to Make It Pay Off
Education firms face a pivotal choice when considering external consultants, weighing potential growth against cost risk. The article outlines criteria for timing the engagement, such as product pivots, scaling challenges, or data‑driven decision gaps. It then provides a step‑by‑step framework...
High Blood Pressure From Age 30 to 40 Years Raises CVD, CKD Risk
New Korean cohort study shows that cumulative exposure to elevated blood pressure between ages 30 and 40 markedly raises later‑life cardiovascular and kidney disease risk. Every 10 mm Hg increase in systolic pressure above 120 mm Hg was linked to a 27 % higher hazard...
New ‘Lord of the Flies’ Series Premiering May 4 on Netflix
Netflix will debut a four‑episode adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel "Lord of the Flies" on May 4, 2026. The series is written by Jack Thorne and directed by Marc Munden, featuring a young British cast led by Winston Sawyers and...
Outreach Services with a Health Specialism for People Rough Sleeping in the UK: An Intervention Optimisation Study
The study develops and optimises a health‑specialist outreach model for people rough sleeping in England, producing a detailed programme theory and operational plan. Using rapid evidence review, stakeholder workshops, and interviews, researchers identified system inhibitors such as local population differences,...
Propiteer Capital PLC – Financial Conduct Authority | FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a public notice concerning Propiteer Capital PLC, highlighting the firm’s regulatory status and recent compliance actions. The posting, shared via Crowdfund Insider on March 20, 2026, links directly to the FCA’s official website for...
Order Fulfillment Worksheet v1.6 Update: Faster Daily Fulfillment in Business Central
Insight Works released Order Fulfillment Worksheet version 1.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, adding usability upgrades such as default view management, cleaner filter formatting, and dynamic date placeholders. The tool helps warehouse teams instantly identify shippable orders by scanning sales...
Picture of the Day: March 20, 2026
AVweb’s Picture of the Day for March 20, 2026 features a striking silhouette of a National Park Service helicopter and its crew watching over Mesa Verde National Park at sunset. The photo underscores the routine presence of park aviation for tasks such as...
CFTC Advances Regulatory Framework for Prediction Markets
On March 12, 2026 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a staff advisory clarifying how event contracts may be listed and traded on prediction markets. The agency also released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, indicating plans for a full regulatory framework....
Texas Takes Over Permitting for Carbon Storage Projects
The Texas Railroad Commission secured EPA approval to issue Class VI carbon‑storage permits, shifting authority from the federal level to the state. This primacy is intended to streamline applications, with a $50,000 filing fee, an annual $50,000 idle‑well charge, and a...
Damaged Russian Tanker Drifts Towards Libyan Shores, Only Days Away
The Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz, damaged by a Ukrainian naval drone in early March, has been drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean for over two weeks. It is now about 53 nautical miles north of Tripoli and, based on current winds...
Ubiquiti Defect Poses Account Takeover Risk for UniFi Networking Application Users
Researchers have identified a critical path‑traversal flaw (CVE‑2026‑22557) in Ubiquiti’s UniFi Network Application that enables unauthenticated attackers to manipulate files and take over accounts. The vendor issued patches on Wednesday, also addressing a related privilege‑escalation bug (CVE‑2026‑22558). Censys data shows...
Iran War Puts Global Energy Markets on the Brink of a Worst-Case Scenario
The war between Israel and Iran has escalated into direct strikes on oil and gas infrastructure, effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz and pushing crude prices above $100 a barrel. Missile attacks have damaged the South Pars gas field and...
Tanker Bound for Cuba with Fuel Cargo Diverts to Trinidad
The Hong Kong‑flagged tanker Sea Horse, loaded with Russian diesel originally bound for Cuba, has diverted to Trinidad and is expected to arrive on Monday. The change follows a U.S. Treasury decision to tighten a waiver, now excluding sales to...