How Marta Bralic Kerns Built a $1.7 Billion Femtech Unicorn from a Mother’s Experience

April 13, 2026
When Marta Bralic Kerns gave birth to her first child, she expected a seamless, data-driven healthcare experience. Instead, she encountered a fragmented system lacking personalised, coordinated maternal care. That experience became the catalyst for Pomelo Care, a virtual healthcare company now valued at $1.7 billion. What began as a personal frustration has evolved into one […]
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How Close Is the U.S. to Recession? One Shock Could Tip It

March 27, 2026
The Economy Is Losing Momentum Before the Shock Has Fully Hit Recent data shows the U.S. is entering this period of geopolitical and energy uncertainty from a weaker footing than many expected. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, real GDP grew at just 0.7% annualised in Q4 2025, a sharp slowdown from 4.4% […]
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Why Downturns Expose Weak Companies

March 27, 2026
The Collapse Isn’t Random — It’s Structural Over the past decade, more than 40,000 retail stores have closed in the United States, while online sales have surged from just 7.4% of total retail spending to over 16%. The shift is far from over. Analysts at Bernstein estimate that between 2 billion and 6 billion square […]
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Cyberattack Hits Medical Device Giant Stryker, Disrupting Global Systems

March 13, 2026
Cyberattack Hits Medical Device Giant Stryker, Disrupting Global Systems Stryker, one of the world’s largest medical device manufacturers, is investigating a cyberattack that disrupted its global network systems Wednesday, raising fresh concerns about cybersecurity risks across the healthcare supply chain. The company confirmed the incident in a statement and regulatory filing, saying the full operational […]
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Oracle’s AI Boom Has Already Destroyed Its Free Cash Flow

March 12, 2026
Oracle’s latest results reveal a striking contradiction at the heart of the AI boom. Demand for the company’s cloud infrastructure is surging — but the cost of supplying that computing power is rising just as fast. The company reported $553 billion in contracted cloud backlog, an extraordinary figure that reflects how aggressively companies are locking […]
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How Reckitt Is Using AI to Transform Pricing and Marketing Strategy

March 12, 2026
Artificial intelligence is moving into the commercial nerve centres of large corporations. Reckitt, the UK consumer health and hygiene group behind brands including Dettol, Lysol, Durex and Nurofen, is embedding AI directly into the systems that guide pricing, promotions and marketing decisions across its global business. The shift reflects a broader change in how companies […]
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Private Credit Boom Faces Its First Major Stress Test

March 11, 2026
The $1.8 trillion private credit market is entering its first major stress test, as investor withdrawals, loan markdowns and growing scrutiny of underwriting standards begin to expose weaknesses in parts of the fast-growing lending sector. A series of developments across large credit funds — including rising redemption requests and tighter lending conditions — suggests the […]
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Ohio State President Resigns After Disclosing ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

March 10, 2026
Ohio State University President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. has resigned after disclosing what the university described as an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman seeking public resources for her personal business, prompting an internal investigation and an abrupt leadership transition. The departure raises governance questions at one of the largest universities in the United States, an […]
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Executive Coaching Is Booming — But CEOs May Be Asking the Wrong Question

March 10, 2026
Executive coaching has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the leadership development industry. What was once a niche intervention for struggling executives or high-potential managers has evolved into a mainstream feature of corporate leadership programmes, board succession planning and executive education. The scale of the market reflects that shift. The International Coaching Federation (ICF) […]
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Yann LeCun Net Worth: Why the AI Pioneer Isn’t a Billionaire

March 10, 2026
Key Points • Yann LeCun helped pioneer the deep-learning technology behind today’s artificial intelligence boom. • Despite his influence, his estimated net worth is only in the single-digit millions, far below many AI entrepreneurs. • Much of the wealth created by the AI revolution has gone to founders, chipmakers and platform companies, not the researchers […]
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Yann LeCun’s AMI Raises $1.03B to Build AI Beyond Large Language Models

March 10, 2026
Yann LeCun, the former chief AI scientist at Meta, has raised $1.03 billion for his startup Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), marking one of the largest funding rounds for a company pursuing alternatives to today’s dominant large language models. The round gives AMI a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation and reflects rising investor interest in alternative approaches […]
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Trump Sons Back Powerus Drone Startup Targeting Pentagon Contracts

March 9, 2026
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are backing Powerus, a Florida-based drone startup aiming to meet new Pentagon demand after the U.S. banned Chinese-made drones. The company is merging with publicly traded Aureus Greenway Holdings (AGH) and is set to list on Nasdaq under PUSA later this year. Powerus aims to expand domestic drone manufacturing […]
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