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MXene breakthrough boosts conductivity 160x with perfect atomic order
A new breakthrough is transforming MXenes—ultra-thin, high-tech materials—into something far more powerful and precise. Researchers have developed a cleaner, more controlled way to build these materials using molten salts and iodine, eliminating the messy chemical processes that once left their surfaces disordered. The result is a perfectly arranged atomic structure that lets electrons flow with remarkable ease, boosting conductivity by up to 160 times.
K-Pop Star Mark Lee Exits SM Entertainment, Announces He's Leaving NCT 127 and NCT Dream
K-Pop star Mark Lee has announced he's leaving NCT 127 and NCT Dream following the conclusion of his contract with SM Ente...
Karpathy shares 'LLM Knowledge Base' architecture that bypasses RAG with an evolving markdown library maintained by AI
Karpathy proposes something simpler and more loosely, messily elegant than the typical enterprise solution of a vector database and RAG pipeline.
Bears’ Caleb Williams: ‘Iceman’ trademark application is to protect my business interests
He applied for a trademark last month.
Business looking up inside Bakersfield's office market
A pattern repeats itself along Bakersfield's California Avenue professional services corridor west of downtown: Building after building has signs out front advertising space for lease.
Cabinet shake-ups mark a new phase for Trump: From the Politics Desk
Plus, a U.S. fighter jet goes down over Iran.
Galaxy S26 FE Is Up To 33% Slower Than Exynos 2600-Powered Galaxy S26 In Benchmark Leak, Highlighting Samsung’s Lack Of Interest In This Lineup
Samsung is once again treating its non-flagship smartphones with poor specifications, with the Galaxy S26 FE shipping with an inferior SoC
Is there enough supply of cannabis in New York to meet the demand?
New York’s legal cannabis market continues to grow, surpassing $3 billion in total reported retail sales. As demand grows, so must supply.
A light round of direct cattle business on Friday
Direct cash cattle trade activity was relatively quiet Friday, with a few deals reported in the South. For the week, live deals in the South were at $245 to $246, $8 to $9 higher than the previous week’s weighted averages. Dressed deals in the North were at mostly $385, $13 higher than the prior week’s […]
Federal government sues three states for trying to regulate prediction markets
All three states have sent cease and desist orders to such companies accusing them of engaging in illegal online gambling under state law.
Legislator calls for Albany County to drop sales tax on clothing, footwear
Republican Mark Grimm is introducing legislation to cut the county sales tax on purchases of clothing and shoes costing less than $110 per item.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans an April rally to mark his first 100 days in office
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will host a rally next month to mark 100 days since his inauguration.
Faith vs. Sports: Bulls' Jaden Ivey waived after alleged anti-NBA Pride Month remarks
Start your morning with The National News Desk as Angela Brown sits down with the co-founder of Transformation Church and Pastor Derwin Gray to discuss former C
Gemma 4 and what makes an open model succeed
Having written a lot of model release blog posts, there’s something much harder about reviewing open models when they drop relative to closed models, especially in 2026. In recent years, there were so few open models, so when Llama 3 was released most people were still doing research on Llama 2 and super happy to get an update. When Qwen 3 was released, the Llama 4 fiasco had just gone down, and a whole research community was emerging to study RL on Qwen 2.5 — it was a no brainer to upgrade. Today, when an open model releases, it’s competing with Qwen 3.5, Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-OSS, Arcee Large, Nemotron 3, Olmo 3, and others. The space is populated, but still feels full of hidden opportunity. The potential of open models feels like a dark matter, a potential we know is huge, but few clear recipes and examples for how to unlock it are out there. Agentic AI, OpenClaw, and everything brewing in that space is going to spur mass experimentation in open models to complement the likes of Claude and Codex, not replace them. Especially with open models, the benchmarks at release are an extremely incomplete story. In some ways this is exciting, as new open models have a much higher variance and ability to surprise, but it also points at some structural reasons that make building businesses and great AI experiences around open models harder than the closed alternatives. When a new Claude Opus or GPT drops, spending a few hours with them in my agentic workflows is genuinely a good vibe test. For open models, putting them through this test is a category error. Something else to be said about open models in the era of agents is that they get out of the debate of integration, harnesses, and tools and let us see close to the ground on what exactly is the ability of just a model. Of course, we can’t test some things like search abilities without some tool, but being able to measure exactly the pace of progress of the model alone is a welcome simplification to a systematically opaque AI space. Share The list of factors I’d use to assess a new open-weight model I’m considering investing in includes: Model performance (and size) — how this model performs on benchmarks I care about and how it compares to other models of a similar size. Country of origin — some businesses care deeply about provenance, and if a model was built in China or not. Model license — if a model needs legal approval for use, uptake will be slower at mid-sized and large companies. Tooling at release — many models release with half-broken, or at least substantially slower, implementations in popular software like vLLM, Transformers, SGLANG, etc due to pushing the envelope of architectures or tools. Model fine-tunability — how easy or hard it is to modify the given model to your use-case when you actually try and use it. The core problem is that some of these are immediately available at release, e.g. general performance, license, origin, etc. but others such as tooling take day(s) to week(s) to stabilize, and others are open research questions — with no group systematically monitoring fine-tunability. In the early era of open models, the days of Llama 2 or 3 and Qwen pre v3.5, the architectures were fairly simple and the models tended to work out of the box. Some of this was due to the extremely hard work of the Llama, Qwen, Mistral, etc. developer teams. Some is due to the new models being genuinely harder to work with. When it comes to something like Qwen 3.5 or Nemotron 3, with hybrid models (either gated delta net or mamba layers), the tooling is very rough at release. Things you would expect to “just work” often don’t. I’ve been following this area closely since we released Olmo Hybrid with a similar architecture, and Qwen 3.5 is just starting to work well in the various open-source tools that need to all play nice together for RL research. That’s 1.5 months after the release date! This is just to start really investing more into understanding the behavior of the models. Of course, others started working on these models sooner by investing more engineering resources or relying on partially closed software. The fully open and distributed ecosystem takes a long time to get going on some new models. All of this is lead-in for the most important question for open models — how easy is it to adapt to specific use-cases? This is a different problem for different model sizes. Large MoE open-weight models may be used by entities like Cursor who need complex capabilities in their domain, e.g. Composer 2 trained on Kimi K2.5. Other applications can be built on much smaller models, such as Chroma’s Context-1 model for agentic search, built on GPT-OSS 20B. The question of “which models are fine-tunable” is largely background knowledge known by engineers across the industry. There should be a thriving research area here to support the open ecosystem model. The first step is to understand characteristics of different base and post-trained models to understand what they look like. The second step is to tune pretraining recipes for open models so they’re more flexible. Interconnects AI is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe For The ATOM Project and other Interconnects endeavors, we’ve put in substantial effort to measuring adoption trends in the open ecosystem. Everything takes a long time to unfold after a model is first publicly available — and adaptability is why. What we know for sure now, when Qwen has been going from strength to strength with its releases, is that technical staff across the industry has gotten comfortable working with Qwen models. Countless research methods and datasets were made to work with Qwen. It’ll take patience for any other model family to get to this point — a patience I’m not sure many open model builders have. This takes us to Gemma 4, Google’s latest open models. Gemma 3 was released more than a year ago, in March of 2025, and is a bit underrated. Gemma 4 comes in 4 sizes for now, with a bigger, MoE model of over 100B total parameters rumored but not released yet. The models we have today come in sizes of ~5B dense, 8B dense, 26B total 4B active MoE, and 31B dense. I’m most excited that they’re finally adopting a standard Apache 2.0 open source license. This’ll massively boost adoption. The standard of better licenses for strong open-weight LLMs was set by mostly Chinese open model labs in the last 1-2 years, and now U.S. companies are following suit. I will personally be so happy if the horrible Llama licenses and Gemma terms of service were an ~18-month transient dynamic of the industry being nervous about releasing strong open models. The Gemma 4 scores look very solid, the small models have incredible benchmark scores (especially in general domains like LMArena) and the 31B model rivals the recent Qwen 3.5 27B, which is the leading member of that class. The ~30B size range is an important one, as it’s accessible both to researchers and to enterprises looking to deploy the model in real use-cases. Where the 7B model scale is the default for tinkering and research, a 30B model is the default for seeing if an open model can unlock substantial value in your specific workflow — a good mix of intelligence, low price, tractability for downstream training, etc. This takes us back to the above adoption criteria I mentioned for open models and the bigger question — do I think Gemma 4 will be an overwhelming success? Previous Gemma models have been plagued by tooling issues and poorer performance when being finetuned. Gemma 4’s success is going to be entirely determined by ease of use, to a point where a 5-10% swing on benchmarks wouldn’t matter at all. It’s strong enough, small enough, with the right license, and from the U.S., so many companies are going to slot it in. I’m cautiously optimistic that Gemma 4 is going to work better here. Winds are shifting for open models built in America. We saw GPT-OSS go through a bumpy launch to become an overwhelming success. There’s a collective energy around the likes of Reflection, Arcee, Nemotron, Gemma, Olmo, and peers that show substantial demand for building new stacks around open models. There’s capital to be spent on AI stacks across the economy by those who want more ownership of everything, including the model. After launching The ATOM Project 240 days ago, the conversation is shifting into the next stage. Summer of 2025 was a crisis moment where the U.S. AI scene realized it can’t wait and figure out open models after building AGI. The two markets will capture different areas and proceed in parallel. Now that more companies in the U.S. are releasing strong models, we need to improve the ecosystem so that these models are easy to use, understand, and build value around. It’s the hard work to build another inflection point in these adoption plots I’ve been updating consistently, but that’s the work to be done. Join me in it. More data coming soon! Here’s a sneak peek:
Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
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Madison Public Market dreams, Vanilla Bean closes, a new cooking show
The Cap Times' new food and culture newsletter shares Madison area restaurant news, with recommendations for what to read, watch, listen and eat.
Missouri sports betting market officially launched: $5,000 in sportsbook sign-up bonuses, promos in April
Missourians can now place sports bets with mobile sportsbooks and get Missouri sports betting offers for the Missouri betting launch
K-pop Star Mark Lee Departing Sm Entertainment, Boy Groups Nct 127 and Nct Dream
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Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers tells users not to rely on it for important advice
These might be boilerplate disclaimers, but they kind of contradict the company's ads and marketing.
Mark Lee Leaves NCT After 10 Years, Ends Contract With SM Entertainment
Both the star and some of his teammates have taken to social media to address the sudden news.
Community Rallies for Penn State Health Children’s Week, April 6-12
April 6 marks the start of the eighth annual Penn State Health Children’s Week, a fundraising campaign benefiting the Children’s Miracle Network’s Patient Assistance Endowment at Penn State Health…
Trapanovski question mark as injury ends 'difficult campaign'
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has lamented the loss of "one of the best wingers in the league" for the rest of the season, leaving a question mark over the North Macedonia international's future at Tannadice. Goodwin confirmed Kristijan Trapanovski "underwent some surgery" on Wednesday on a knee injury the 26-year-old sustained in last month's Scottish Cup defeat away to Falkirk. Trapanovski, who has two caps for his country, is out of contract this summer having signed a two-year deal when arriving from Shkupi in his homeland in 2024.
Midshipmen Play Host to Holy Cross Saturday Afternoon on CBS Sports Network
Navy (6-4, 2-2 Patriot League) returns home to play host to Holy Cross (5-5, 2-3 Patriot League) on Saturday in a nationally-televised Patriot League contest. Faceoff is slated for 3:06 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and the game is presented by Navy Mutual. Navy is led by Joe Amplo, who has put together a 49-37 record in his 7 seasons at the helm of the Mids' program, while Holy Cross' J.L. Reppert has posted a 15-57 record in 6 seasons as the Crusaders' head coach. The contest marks the 22nd meeting in a series that dates back to 2004.
Mark Lee Set To Leave NCT And SM Entertainment
Mark Lee is set to leave NCT and SM Entertainment this Wednesday. SM Entertainment and Mark confirmed the news, releasing a heartfelt message to their fans.
K-pop Star Mark Lee Departing SM Entertainment, NCT 127 and NCT Dream
In a surprise move, the 26-year-old, a founding member of the K-pop mega-group NCT, will exit the boy group and its subunits next week.
Mark leaves SM Entertainment after 10 years with NCT
Mark of K-pop boy band NCT will terminate his contract with SM Entertainment and leave the group, the agency said Friday. The decision, effective n...
Jones says recruitment is tough for Ospreys
With the Ospreys' future as a professional side only guaranteed until the end of next season adding to Mark Jones squad is "a hard sell".
High stakes, big budgets: How brands are navigating a massive sports year
Brands are ditching one-off bets for long-term partnerships. As sports marketing budgets hit record highs, CMOs are choosing their battles.
Public higher education is the people’s business
Transparency and accountability have long been the hallmarks of government and should be of the state’s flagship university as well.
College sports sponsorship reaches 2 in 5 fans at the shelf, but the other half aren't buying it
44% of US college sports fans say sponsorship positively influences their purchase decisions, according to February data from Big Chalk.
John Elberling, combative S.F. nonprofit housing leader and political power player, dies at 79
The nonprofit leader helped preserve affordable housing in South of Market and shaped San Francisco politics for decades.
A Look At Oscar Health (OSCR) Valuation As Positive Commentary And Analyst Optimism Build
What is driving fresh attention on Oscar Health? Oscar Health (OSCR) has moved back into the spotlight after recent comments from Jim Cramer, who highlighted the stock and praised CEO Mark Bertolini, along with increasing analyst optimism ahead of the next earnings report. See our latest analysis for Oscar Health. Recent attention from commentators and rising earnings expectations come after a period of weaker momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 12.8% and year to date share price...
Has Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) Run Too Far After A 93% One-Year Surge?
Investors may be wondering whether Madison Square Garden Entertainment, at around US$60 a share, still offers value or whether most of the opportunity has already been priced in. The stock has returned 6.1% over the last 7 days, is up 11.0% year to date, and has gained 92.5% over the past year. These moves can change how the market views both its potential and its risks. Recent coverage has focused on Madison Square Garden Entertainment as a pure play on live entertainment venues and...
‘This is a-maz-ing’: Women’s Final Four highlights growth of women’s sports
The Women’s Final Four marks explosive growth of women’s sports, bringing in high ticket prices, new NIL cohorts and brand partnerships while encouraging community engagement and leadership development.
NIH awards $15.8 million to University of California for study of Latino brain health
A multisite study led by UC San Diego and UC Davis will examine changes in brain imaging, blood biomarkers and cognition over time in Latino and Hispanic people.
What Raiders’ Kirk Cousins deal means for Fernando Mendoza, Aaron Rodgers and NFL QB market
Iterative Health, US Heart & Vascular Partner to Advance Community-Based Cardiovascular Research
April 2, 2026 — Iterative Health and US Heart & Vascular (USHV) have announced a strategic partnership to advance research through community-based innovation in cardiovascular care. "Clinical research is one of the most powerful ways we expand access, improve patient outcomes, and shape the future of cardiovascular care," said Robbie Allen, chief executive officer of US Heart & Vascular. "By partnering with Iterative Health, we are strengthening our ability to bring innovative therapies directly into the communities we serve. This collaboration ensures our physicians and patients have access to leading-edge trials while allowing US Heart & Vascular to remain focused on delivering exceptional, physician-led care." Under the agreement, USHV research sites will join Iterative Health’s global site network, which now spans over 100 sites across three continents. The companies share a commitment to advancing clinical research as a driver of care innovation, and this collaboration represents a major milestone for both organizations, strengthening USHV's leadership in community-based cardiovascular research and expanding Iterative Health's multispecialty focus beyond GI, hepatology, and obesity into cardiology. USHV clinical research sites will gain access to Iterative Health's centralized operational backbone, providing end-to-end support across clinical research operations, services, business development, technology innovation, and corporate functions. The strategic partnership reduces operational complexity and unlocks growth potential for USHV research sites while enabling all USHV physicians to expand access to cutting-edge therapies to the thousands of patients they serve annually. "Innovation in cardiovascular medicine shouldn't be limited to a few academic centers," said Thomas Waggoner, DO, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI, Structural Cardiologist and Medical Director for Clinical Research at Pima Heart & Vascular, and USHV Physician Champion for Clinical Research. "By expanding community-based research across USHV, we're ensuring more patients have access to clinical trials and breakthrough therapies close to home, where trusted relationships with their physicians already exist." This alliance reinforces Iterative Health's standing as the definitive research partner across specialized therapeutic areas, now spanning GI, hepatology, obesity, and cardiovascular care. Trusted by many of the nation's leading provider organizations and biopharma sponsors, Iterative Health's global site network delivers industry-leading trial performance, accelerating life-changing therapies to market at scale. "Entering cardiology through our strategic partnership with US Heart & Vascular is a defining moment for Iterative Health and reflects the strength of our site-serving model," said Jonathan Ng, founder and CEO of Iterative Health. "Together, we are ensuring that thousands of patients have access to the newest available therapies, and that sponsors have a credible, high-performing partner to accelerate cardiovascular trial success." For more information, visit www.iterative.health and https://usheartandvascular.com/.
Energy markets start tuning Trump out after repeated Iran war whiplash
President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to tamp down the surging price of oil by telling investors what they’re eager to hear: The war in Iran is almost over.
Apollo and FC Barcelona just proved legacy markets are losing their grip on business
New York and California built dominance over decades. But costs, regulation and red tape is pushing companies and capital to states like Florida.
Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots
Democrats sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's latest executive order restricting mail voting, arguing that the U.S. Constitution empowers states and Congress, not the president, to determine who is eligible to vote by mail. The lawsuit marks the second round of battles over the president's power to control elections. Trump's opponents handily won the first round last year, blocking his initial executive order intended to reshape election procedures by convincing multiple federal judges that
NMSU College of Business, Studio G collaboration strengthens entrepreneurial mindset education
New Mexico State University’s College of Business is strengthening how students learn entrepreneurship through a growing collaboration with Arrowhead Center’s Studio G, bringing hands-on workshops...
Federal panel packed with Trump allies approves White House ballroom project
The vote by the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday marked the final procedural hurdle for President Donald Trump’s plans.
Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission
President Donald Trump’s sprawling ballroom project officially got the green light on Thursday from a board that oversees planning for federal buildings and land, marking the latest step in an accelerated process that now faces some legal uncertainty.
Knitting Factory Entertainment and The Finn Group Partner To Operate Baltimore’s Pier Six Pavilion
Knitting Factory Entertainment (KFE) and local promoter/event marketer The Finn Group announced a new partnership managing operations and talent buying
Harris Oakmark shuffling investment team as choppy stock market bites
Changes at the top come as recent returns in Harris Oakmark’s key funds fall below historical averages.
Trump speech on Iran war, recent remarks on oil, NATO, daycare costs land with a thud
Trump's meandering speech did little to assuage U.S. allies and world markets concerned about the conflict's ongoing disruptions to the global oil supply.
Mortgage rates rise for fifth straight week as Iran war continues to roil markets
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week to 6.46%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released Thursday. That is up from last week's reading of 6.38%.
Grab These Resident Evil PSN Avatars for Free This Month
Mark the 30th anniversary on your PSN profile
Trump visits Supreme Court for birthright case
The visit marked a first for a sitting president
Lego to continue sports expansion with soccer players
Danish toymaker Lego will continue its expansion into the sports market this year with a collaboration with four of the world’s most famous soccer players.
Regional sports networks are faltering even as ratings soar
A group of regional sports networks is set to wind down, marking the demise of a once lucrative business that's faced significant pressure.
New weight-loss pill hits the market, promising 'greater flexibility'
FDA approves Foundayo, a once-daily weight loss pill by Lilly. Clinical trials showed adults lost an average of 27.3 pounds on the highest dose, although there are side effects.
Sharing her passion for science
By Danielle Rush Communications Specialist, Indiana University Kokomo Hisako Masuda, Indiana University Kokomo professor of biochemistry, was honored by the Indiana Academy of Science (IAS) as its 2026 Distinguished Scholar. The award is given to an individual who is recognized by the IAS as having an exceptional record of scholarship. Recipients are selected from nominations submitted to its awards committee. “I was surprised,” said Masuda, who joined IU Kokomo’s faculty in 2013. “I feel there are many good scientists in the Academy, so I wasn’t expecting it at all.” Patrick Motl, dean of the School of Sciences, said the Academy recognizes up to one member per year, and that Masuda is the second or third IU Kokomo faculty member to receive the commendation. “Clearly this speaks to the strength of Dr. Masuda’s accomplishments in research and scholarship and that her work stands out amongst her peers in Indiana,” said Motl, who received the award in 2019. “Many of the institutions that participate in the IAS are undergraduate institutions or primarily undergraduate institutions, but even having that caveat, Dr. Masuda has built and maintains a very active research program in her lab, working exclusively with undergraduates. She is passionate about science and can share that passion with her students. To carry on a quality research program with so many students involved in so many projects is truly remarkable and I am glad that the IAS acknowledged that for Dr. Masuda.” The IAS specifically commended her for involving more than 50 undergraduates in her research in bacterial metabolism, genomics, and their phenotypic plasticity at IU Kokomo, and publishing 23 articles with many student co-authors. Masuda’s current work primarily focuses on biodegradation and chemical repurposing of nylon. Using soil bacteria, her lab studies bacterial biodegradation of nylon and other environmental pollutants. She applies principles of green chemistry while developing a method to convert nylon waste into other nontoxic polymers. In collaborative work with health scientists, her lab investigates gut microbiomes of Indiana native birds as well as human subjects in a clinical study. She became interested in converting plastic waste while earning her Ph.D. at Rutgers University, working on methods to remove environmental waste not using chemicals or other intrusive methods. She learned about Nylon 11, which is used in pipes for transferring oil, interior components for cars, catheters, and in other industrial hard plastics. Nylon 11 is nontoxic, she added, so it is safe to include students in the research. “Those are considered to be nonbiodegradable, and have to go to a landfill,” she said. “I thought if we could come up with a way to biodegrade it, that would make some kind of impact.” Eventually, she wants to develop a product that would convert nylon waste to something useful, and to reduce waste and microplastics in the environment. “That would be my goal at some point, that we can make that change, and also make people more aware of their use of plastics,” she said. “I hope students stop to think about what we can do as scientists to address issues currently impacting us.” She appreciates the IAS for its support of scientific research at Indiana institutions, and IU Kokomo and the School of Sciences for providing funding for students to attend the Academy’s annual meeting. She added that IU Kokomo has also supported her research with funding from the School of Sciences and Academic Affairs. “Without that, I couldn’t do my research,” she said. Masuda has also earned a Senior Research Grant from the IAS, IU Kokomo’s Distinguished Research Award, and the IU Kokomo Junior Faculty Annual Research Award. She is a Fellow of the Indiana Academy of Science. Education is KEY at Indiana University Kokomo.
WME Sells 160over90 Sports Advertising Agency to Publicis
The French advertising giant will acquire the marketing agency to expand its sports business.
Easter weekend fills the KMC with hunts, festivals and live entertainment
Egg hunts, spring markets, medieval battles and live music are set to fill the Kaiserslautern Military Community with activity all weekend, offering something for families, food lovers and night-out seekers alike.
Registrations open for São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance
School at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil) covers emerging regulatory frontiers, including central banks in climate risk regulation and antitrust in digital markets. Apply by April 30.
Carolina Complete Health and WellCare of North Carolina Combine to Form Provider-Led Managed Care Organization
The combined organization will continue to serve Medicaid, Marketplace, Medicare and Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Tailored Plan members statewide CHARLOTTE, N.C.,...
UW Health to become official jersey patch sponsor for Wisconsin women’s sports
Landmark partnership to be featured on basketball, volleyball, hockey and softball uniforms
Publicis is buying 160over90 in its biggest sports marketing bet yet
Publicis is acquiring160over90, a sports marketing agency with blue-chip clients such as Coke and Marriott.
UW Health to become official jersey patch sponsor for Wisconsin women’s sports
Landmark partnership to be featured on basketball, volleyball, hockey and softball uniforms
17 wide receiver draft prospects who fit Packers production benchmarks
There are production trends among Green Bay's previous draft picks at receiver, and there is a healthy list of prospects who fit the bill in 2026.
Why Trump’s Iran Address Failed to Soothe Markets
Oil surged and stocks sold off after the president delivered an unclear case for continuing the war in the Middle East.
Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
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Publicis sharpens sports marketing focus with 160over90 acquisition
Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun described sports as the firm’s “next big bet” as it tries to bring cohesion to an increasingly valuable but fragmented market.
US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent
United States Patent and Trademark Office initially approved Nintendo's submission in September 2025, but announced a re-examination in November
Personnel note: The Southern Group adds seasoned public, private-sector leader to Georgia team
'Denise has a rare ability to connect the dots across markets, stakeholders, and opportunities.'
Interventional radiology vendor Merit Medical to acquire rival for $140M
The Utah-based company plans to merge with View Point Medical, which manufactures the OneMark Detection Imaging System.
Prediction Markets Make a Bet Against Public Health
Opinion | Online prediction markets evade safeguards against gambling and risk normalizing addictive behaviors.
New York Is a Hot Spot for Alpha-Gal. Why Doesn’t the State Track Cases?
In more than 10 states, laboratories or doctors must notify the state health authorities of each positive test for a marker of the syndrome.
Latin America Faces Historic Fertility Decline
Latin America’s declining fertility marks a turning point in its social and economic trajectory: the region is entering a new demographic era.
Denmark’s unique political model is in crisis – I blame the boomerang effect
Voters rejected rule from the centre in last month’s election – but could end up with another centrist government, says Rune Lykkeberg, editor-in-chief of the Danish newspaper Information
Trump Stirs Market, Political Angst With Vague Timeline for Iran
President Donald Trump finally tried to sell the American public on his Iran war.
Sony Group: $475 Million JV With TCL For Home Entertainment Business
Sony Group has agreed to sell a majority stake in its home entertainment business to TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, formalizing a strategic partnership that underscores shifting dynamics in the global television and consumer electronics market.
Oil prices rise as Trump offers no clarity on Iran conflict
President Trump's address on Iran left oil markets unsettled, leading to a spike in Brent and WTI futures amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
In major speech, Trump says Iran war will be over 'shortly' but offers little clarity
Trump's remarks were his first formal address to the nation since the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28.
Las Vegas sports boom raises concerns about market saturation as NBA move looms
Not long ago, the idea of Las Vegas landing major league sports teams was a punchline. Now, the city is on the verge of becoming home to the NFL, NHL, WNBA and
Cunard Unveils Expanded Entertainment Program on 2026 Transatlantic Cruise Crossings
In 2026, Queen Mary 2’s transatlantic crossings will feature an expanded lineup of entertainment.
How Business Schools Must Reinvent Themselves In An AI-Driven Market
Students graduating in today’s labor market are facing a reality that no previous generation has faced: a job market where many entry-level tasks can be done by AI.
FishBait Solutions rebrands as Pivotal Sports & Entertainment
Some 18 years after is after its founding by Rick Jones as FishBait Marketing, the boutique agency known as fishboat Solutions since 2021, is rebranding to Pivotal Sports & Entertainment.
Mark Cuban tells D-FW business owners to get with the AI program
The billionaire investor gave North Texas business owners some blunt advice.
Cattle futures higher waiting on direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, optimistic about the week’s direct business. June live cattle closed $1.07 higher at $244.35 and August live cattle closed $.87 higher at $240.67. May feeder cattle closed $1.52 higher at $368 and August feeder cattle closed $2.42 higher at $366.85. Direct cash cattle trade […]
DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases as all Noem-era contracts are reviewed
The new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last week to lead a department that was steeped in controversy during Kristi Noem's tenure but also central to President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
Robinhood distances sports sponsorships strategy from prediction markets
As Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing drives Robinhood-sponsored cars to the top of the NASCAR standings, fans can also use Robinhood's app to wager on race outcomes and other sporting events.
A new way to detect breakthroughs in science: Large-scale analysis reveals 'disruptive' innovations in research history
The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs—the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics—and a research team including faculty at Binghamton ...
Agent's Take: The Tyler Linderbaum effect on NFL's center market
How Tyler Linderbaum's deal with the Raiders will have a lasting impact on the NFL.
Space views to seafloors: Satellite discovery marks defining moment in
New research from the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake reveals hidden signals helping to improve seismic and tsunami hazard assessments.
SpaceX's business and finances: rockets, satellite communications and budding AI
SpaceX is gearing up for a stock market debut that could value it at more than $1.75 trillion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, as the Elon Musk-led company reaches for the stars in what could be the largest IPO in history.
This Week in Politics: Partial Government Shutdown, TSA and DHS Disputes
The current partial government shutdown, prolonged by continued disputes among lawmakers regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), marked its 47th day today, becoming the longest shutdown of any kind in the nation’s nearly 250-year history. While many federal agencies and departments have remained funded and operational throughout the shutdown, lawmakers have failed to approve...
McCormick to acquire Unilever’s food business in $44.8B deal
McCormick is acquiring Unilever’s food business in a $44.8 billion merger, marking the second-largest food transaction in history.
US Companies Added 62,000 Jobs in March, ADP Says
US companies added more jobs than expected last month, suggesting the labor market may be stabilizing.
Eureka! Scientists develop new way to detect breakthroughs in science
The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs — the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics — and a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has developed a method to help pinpoint discoveries that reshaped the course of science. A study publishing in Science Advances on April 1 maps the landscape of innovation to identify disruptive studies and patents that challenge existing paradigms and inspire waves of follow-up research. The measure was developed by a team including Sadamori Kojaku, assistant professor of systems science and industrial engineering at Binghamton University, along with his colleagues Munjung Kim and Yong-Yeol Ahn at the University of Virginia.
Why Mike Colter And His Daughters Created A Hair Care Business
Actor Mike Colter joined Forbes senior writer Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at the Nasdaq MarketSite to discuss why he invested $50,000 to start a hair care business.
New Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281 Under Active Exploitation
Chrome patches 21 flaws including exploited CVE-2026-5281 in Dawn, marking fourth zero-day fixed in 2026, reducing active attack risk.
PNC Private Bank Research Reveals Business Owners Increasingly Want Integrated Financial Advice to Help Align Business, Personal Goals
PNC Private Bank® today revealed research findings exploring the intersection of business ownership and personal wealth. The findings are outlined in the inaugural "Business Owner Wealth Insights" report, which draws on a national survey conducted with Ipsos. The survey explores how middle-market business owners balance growth, succession and legacy for their businesses and personal finances.
The Block in Bloom: Spring market pop-ups energize historic Black business district
Throughout the spring, entrepreneurs will flock to The Block — the historic heart of Asheville’s Black business and cultural district — for the Ujamaa Marketplace. The monthly, recurring vendors’ market launched in March and will continue to run through May, with a final special all-day gathering set for Juneteenth. On this week’s cover, starting left, alexandria ravenel, Aisha Adams and Ramona Young.
Mid-Sized Cities Emerge As Viable Hubs For Business Travelers
Charleston, SC, Richmond, VA and Boise, ID, an other mid-sized cities, have been grinding out their fair share of the business travel market over the last several years.
Markets rally, oil prices fall as Trump prepares to address nation on Iran war
The White House promised an “important update” on Iran, in what is set to be the president’s first prime-time address since the U.S. and Israeli assault began.
Trump to attend supreme court arguments on landmark birthright citizenship case
Court case will weigh the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship
For spring entertainment in Erie, mark this calendar for April-June
Find entertainment in the Erie area with these events including music, magic, comedy, theater and more.
Oil price tumbles and stock markets soar on hopes Middle East war will end soon
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news