DB Digital Appoints Piyush Thakur as Chief Revenue Officer
Dainik Bhaskar Group’s digital arm, DB Digital, has appointed Piyush Thakur as Chief Revenue Officer. Thakur, who spent nearly a decade at Inshorts and previously led its advertising business, will oversee ad revenue across DB Digital’s web and app properties. He reports to CEO Pathik Shah and joins a leadership team that includes veterans from ESPN, Times Internet and Info Edge. The move signals DB Digital’s intent to scale its monetisation platform after establishing a high‑quality news product.
Carlsberg Swapping Coca-Cola for PepsiCo in Northern Europe and the Baltic States
Carlsberg Group will become PepsiCo’s exclusive bottler across Scandinavia and the Baltic states starting in 2029, ending its current Coca‑Cola bottling contracts in Denmark and Finland. The Danish brewer already bottles PepsiCo drinks in up to fourteen markets, including the...
Booth Unveils BoothOS: The First Platform to Source, Hire, Pay, and Manage Global Teams in 120+ Countries
Booth, a certified B‑Corporation, launched BoothOS, a unified platform that lets companies source, hire, onboard, pay and manage employees in more than 120 countries. The service combines Booth’s global recruiting expertise with Deel’s payroll and compliance infrastructure, delivering a single...
STP Investment Services, CAPIS Partner on Coordinated Outsourced Trading and Operations Model for Buy-Side Firms
STP Investment Services and brokerage firm CAPIS have formed a partnership to deliver a coordinated outsourced model that merges trade execution with investment‑operations support for buy‑side firms. The joint solution lets managers choose from supplemental to full‑service execution, while STP...
Can the iPhone 17e Survive the Bend Test? The Results Might Surprise You
Apple’s iPhone 17e introduces a modular architecture that lets users swap key components like the A19‑based motherboard with the iPhone 16e, while keeping security‑critical parts fixed. The device doubles wireless‑charging speed to 15 W, adds a three‑times more scratch‑resistant Ceramic Shield 2 display, and...
Fan Spec Comparisons Useless?
Enthusiasts building PCs often compare fan specifications based on manufacturers’ max‑speed dB(A) and CFM numbers, but those figures can be misleading because fans rarely operate at their peak RPM. The post highlights how the Akasa Viper 120 mm fan’s advertised 28.9 dB(A)...
Fuse Launches Live Peril Dashboard for Commercial Insurance
Fuse International has released Watch, a live peril dashboard that visualizes every active US weather and natural‑hazard event on a single map for commercial insurance professionals. The platform aggregates data from the National Weather Service, NOAA, USGS and satellite sources,...
Lenovo’s New ThinkPad Bag Trades Zippers for Magnets
Lenovo unveiled the ThinkPad 16‑inch Click‑Go Backpack (Aura Edition) at CES 2026, replacing the traditional zipper with a one‑handed magnetic Fidlock fastener. The 18‑liter bag accommodates a 16‑inch laptop, tablet, and multiple pockets while featuring an RPET recycled‑polyester exterior. Priced at...
Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More
The 2026 gaming‑laptop roundup highlights a clear split between ultra‑premium machines like the Razer Blade 16, which can be equipped with Nvidia’s RTX 5090, and more affordable options such as the Acer Nitro V 16 AI priced around $600. Mid‑range contenders—including the Lenovo Legion 7i...
OpenAI Is Working With Consultants to Sell Codex
OpenAI has launched a Codex consulting program with Accenture, Capgemini and PwC to accelerate enterprise sales of its AI‑coding tool. Weekly active users hit four million, up from three million just two weeks earlier, while the firm appointed Colleen Kapase...
Quest Analytics Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Mike Cavan as Chief Commercial Officer
Quest Analytics announced Mike Cavan as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Cavan will lead the sales and marketing teams, integrating go‑to‑market strategy with customer outcomes across the entire lifecycle. He arrives with more than 30 years in healthcare technology, including...
Mother Dairy Rides IPL Viewership with Targeted JioHotstar CTV Push
Mother Dairy has launched a high‑impact Connected TV (CTV) partnership with JioHotstar for IPL 2026, orchestrated by WPP Media. The campaign embeds the brand in live match feeds, pre‑show segments, and milestone moments such as half‑centuries and centuries. By leveraging...
Craft Transformation Headlines: Promise Results, Relieve Pain, Stand Out
Transformation headlines do 3 things: 1. Promise a specific result 2. Acknowledge the pain point 3. Differentiate you If someone sees your pillar title and thinks "That's exactly what I need," you've nailed it. If they think "Oh, another post about Marketing," you've failed.
Microsoft Builds for Two Worlds: Sovereign Cloud and AI Factories
Microsoft is pursuing a dual‑track infrastructure strategy in 2026, expanding sovereign‑cloud regions while simultaneously building purpose‑built AI factory campuses. Record quarterly capital spending of $37.5 billion—up 66% year‑over‑year—funds dense GPU clusters, liquid cooling and private fiber across sites in Texas, Norway,...
Barclays, Experian, Lloyds, and UBS Chosen by FCA to Live Test AI Applications
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has selected eight firms—including Barclays, Experian, Lloyds Banking Group (Scottish Widows) and UBS—to participate in a live‑testing programme for artificial‑intelligence applications. Working with AI‑assurance specialist Advai, the FCA will evaluate customer‑facing and B2B use cases...
JioHotstar Brings Purchase Intent-Led Ads to Streaming Platform
JioHotstar has rolled out a purchase‑intent advertising capability that ties streaming content to immediate product discovery. The solution uses aggregated, privacy‑safe data to form audience cohorts based on behavioural signals, moving beyond traditional demographic targeting. Instamart is the inaugural partner,...
Digital Signatures with Nafath: Secure and Compliant for Saudi Arabian Businesses
Zoho Sign has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s trusted service provider emdha to integrate the national digital‑identity platform Nafath into its e‑signature workflow. The integration lets signers authenticate via the Nafath app and a personal PIN, delivering legally binding contracts under...
New State Law Could Legalize Grey Area E-Bikes but Complicates Other Electric Bike Rules
Minnesota lawmakers introduced HF3785 to address the growing gray‑area of high‑powered electric two‑wheelers that sit between traditional e‑bikes and motorcycles. The bill retains the existing Class 1‑3 definitions up to 750 W, but adds a new “motorized bicycle” category for vehicles between...
Onyx: Self‑Hosted AI Keeps Your Enterprise Data Private
Nobody is talking about this. There's an open-source AI platform with 17.3K stars that connects to 40+ of your internal tools and runs completely on your own servers. It's called Onyx. Most companies using ChatGPT Enterprise are feeding sensitive internal data to OpenAI's...
Turn Notes Into Fully Built Apps Instantly
🚨 How many million-dollar ideas are rotting in your Apple Notes? Traditional app building takes months of briefs, quotes, and waiting. By the time it launches, your excitement is gone. I just tried @ArchitectByLyzr and it changes everything. I typed out an idea...
When It Comes "AI Unleashed" - Big Brands and Media Companies Are Still Uber-Cautious
Big brands and media firms are embracing AI to speed ad creation, but they remain ultra‑cautious. At a recent conference, a media exec warned that every ad will still be manually reviewed, slowing the promised hyper‑automation. Lenovo’s SVP of Intelligent...
Exclusive: Data Centers Are Now More Controversial Than Wind Farms
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have damaged critical energy assets, from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant to Abu Dhabi’s Al Taweelah aluminum smelter, which faces a year‑long shutdown after missile strikes. Meanwhile, emerging renewable projects signal a shift, with Brazil finalizing...
Coming Soon: Facilities That Also Happen to Be Farms
Vertical farms are emerging as a new class of commercial tenant, turning warehouses into year‑round food production sites. Area 2 Farms in Arlington, Virginia, has demonstrated profitability by offering a subscription‑based CSA that delivers locally grown greens and root vegetables....
The Problem with Influencers No One Seems to Talk About
The post argues that the influencer economy is a cultural virus that spreads misinformation, unrealistic wealth promises, and radical ideas, eroding critical thinking across platforms like LinkedIn, Substack, and TikTok. It highlights how many influencers lack real credentials, using sensational...
$250b in Ad Budget AI Reallocation: Bad News for Media.
The global advertising market is set to expand from about $1.25 trillion in 2026 to $1.5 trillion by 2030, adding $250 billion of new spend. Analysts predict AI‑native platforms could capture $200‑$300 billion of that growth, effectively reallocating most of the incremental budget. This...
I Made $1,247 From a PDF Perplexity Built in 90 Minutes
A creator used Perplexity Computer’s Voice‑to‑PDF workflow to turn a five‑minute voice dump and a few reference files into a fully branded PDF product in under two hours. The resulting Substack Pricing Playbook was posted on Gumroad and generated $1,247...
Breakpoint 2026 Speaker Spotlight: Lena Nyström, Test Scouts AB
Breakpoint 2026, a free virtual conference running May 12‑15, spotlights industry veterans like Lena Nyström, CEO of Test Scouts AB. Nyström, who transitioned from developer to testing leader since 1999, will lead a session on the hidden complexity of system messages—errors,...
Feiyu Pocket 3 Impresses, Pocket 4 Promises Bigger Screen
Reviewed the Feiyu Pocket 3. Solid budget vlogging camera. Genuinely impressed. Then the Pocket 4 leaked and now I have to tell you to wait. Bigger screen. Smar
AI Can Draft UI, But Designers Remain Essential
So I’ve been playing with Google Stitch, which is one of those AI tools that turns a text prompt into a UI. It’s good. Not "replace every designer tomorrow" good, but definitely "maybe don’t hire a UI designer for this one"...
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Squirrel With a Gun and More Are Now on PlayStation Plus
Sony expanded its PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in April, adding titles such as Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, the indie platformer Squirrel With a Gun, and the roguelike deck‑builder Monster Train. The additions are available to Extra ($15/month) and Premium ($18/month)...
Tortugas Neuroscience Launches to Develop Brain Disorder Drugs
Tortugas Neuroscience launches with hopes to develop drugs for brain disorders, other conditions https://t.co/zoM69VEQtV via @ADeAngelis_bio
Google Search Console's Job Appearance Data Is Buggy
Google Search Console performance report for job appereance data is buggy https://t.co/3NitEYBZHY via @maxjpeters https://t.co/d0nGRKr4Ma
Patients Stay Cancer-Free Three Years After Clinical Trial
A phase II trial at UCL tested pembrolizumab as neoadjuvant therapy for 32 patients with stage II‑III MMR‑deficient/MSI‑high bowel cancer. After up to nine weeks of immunotherapy before surgery, 59% showed no detectable tumor and none experienced recurrence over a median...
China Deploys Floating and Mountain Solar to Save Farmland
China Builds Solar Farms on Water and Mountains, Preserving Land for Agriculture by @MarchUnofficial #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy https://t.co/kGopgtj4qa
Trump Order Boosts Psychedelic Biotech Stocks
Trump executive order lifts psychedelics biotechs https://t.co/3H00cxuF4A by @realJacobBell $GHRS $HRELP $DFTX $ENVB $COMP $ATAI #biotech
Content Marketing Jobs Are Splitting in Two: Semrush
Semrush’s analysis of 8,000 U.S. content marketing job listings reveals a clear bifurcation of the role spectrum. Execution‑focused creator positions now account for about one‑third of openings, while senior leadership titles such as Head of Content have surged by more...
Waller to Outline Fed Modernization Plans After Warsh Hearing
After you watch Warsh's confirmation hearing, turn to Fed Gov Christopher Waller @BrookingsInst talking about his quest to modernize the Fed's operations. 2:30 PM EDT in-peson and live-streamed. https://t.co/jOfmxMqFip
Tim Cook’s Job: Just Enlarge iPhone, Add Services
Tim Cook had one of the easiest gigs ever. > Make iPhone larger ✅ > More services ✅
Groas Introduces a Fully Autonomous Approach to Google Ads Management by Groas
Groas unveiled a fully autonomous AI‑driven platform that handles every step of Google Ads management, from campaign creation to dynamic landing‑page testing, without human intervention. The system relies on a distributed network of specialized agents that process over 100,000 data...
AI Agents Demand New Accountability Framework for Business Decisions
AI agents are making decisions for your business. That's why we need a new model of accountability for them. https://t.co/6bpxJ8Btld
Creative Testing Beats Secret Algorithms for Scaling Success
I've hired 20+ media buyers. Here's the pattern: The ones who talked about 'secret algorithms' and 'growth hacks' were useless. The ones who talked about 'creative testing' and 'offer construction' scaled accounts. Your guru's secret sauce is a myth. Fundamentals...
AI Data Centers in the Land of Diminished Local News
In 2023 the City of El Paso approved Meta’s $800 million AI data‑center project, granting the company 35 years of tax abatements and promising up to 300 low‑wage jobs. The deal, shrouded in nondisclosure agreements, surprised local journalists and highlighted the region’s news‑desert...
Inside Artemis' "AI vs AI" War | Shachar Hirshberg & Dan Shiebler (Co-Founders, Artemis)
Artemis, an AI‑native cybersecurity platform, emerged from stealth after securing $70 million in seed and Series A funding. In just seven months the founders assembled a 30‑person team, hiring one to two people each week. Their product leverages fully AI‑native tooling to...
Inside BlackRock’s AI Transformation
BlackRock is rolling out RockAI, a natural‑language platform that lets employees spin up AI agents for tasks ranging from research to internal operations without writing code. The tool, first deployed to 5,000 developers, aims to expand to all staff, enabling...
From Jobsite to Network: Scaling Smart Work Zones Across Programs
The FHWA’s Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) specification is turning isolated smart work zones into a unified data ecosystem, enabling real‑time sharing of location, lane‑closure and timing information with traffic‑management centers, navigation apps and connected‑vehicle services. By organizing these zones...
This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men
A fraudster created an AI‑generated deepfake of a right‑wing, MAGA‑styled woman and used her persona on dating and social platforms to lure men seeking political camaraderie. The synthetic avatar, complete with realistic voice and video, convinced victims to send money,...
Yelp's AI Chatbot Can Now Make Your Dinner Reservation
Yelp has upgraded its AI-powered Yelp Assistant to handle natural‑language queries across all categories, adding the ability to make restaurant reservations and order takeout. The chatbot now integrates third‑party services such as Vagaro, ZocDoc, and Calendly for appointment booking. A...
Serif Targets Revolutionary Genetic Medicine Platform
Serif, Flagship’s latest biotech, aims to make a new kind of genetic medicine https://t.co/kvmbF3xYKu by @gwendolynawu #biotech #startups @FlagshipPioneer
The Sequence Knowledge #846: Beyond Transformer: A New Series
The blog announces a new series tracking emerging alternatives to the Transformer architecture, which has dominated AI for a decade. It notes that self‑attention became popular because it mapped well onto GPUs and offered a simple token‑wise interaction model. The...
How Bol Fell Victim to a “Fake Data Breach”: New Trend in Cybercrime
A hacker claimed to have stolen personal data of 400,000 Belgian Bol customers and posted the alleged dataset for sale on a dark‑web forum. The offer was priced at €100 (about $109) and purported to contain names, addresses, phone numbers...