Posts by Liam Redmond
Giants rallying around Jameis Winston — and it’s on popular QB to prevent another lost season
These are the All Hands on Deck Giants, the Rally ’Round Jameis Giants, more than ever “the team, the team, the team,” as John Harbaugh is fond of preaching: On the one hand, a bully-ball smashmouth approach led by Cam Skattebo to wear down the Titans is how you give aid and comfort to the…
Read MoreWillson Contreras could miss wild-card series against Yankees in potential massive Red Sox blow
The Red Sox’s best hitter could miss the wild-card round against the Yankees. Boston first baseman Willson Contreras’ status is in question after he was hit on the hand by a pitch last week, and he told reporters Thursday that he can’t swing a bat without pain. “I’m working hard with the trainers; the hand…
Read MoreEcommerce Benchmarking Expands as EMARKETER Acquires RetailX
EMARKETER announced today that it has acquired the research arm of RetailX, folding in the UK500 ranking of Britain’s top ecommerce retailers and the CustomerX Index, a pan-European benchmark expanding into the US later this year. RetailX’s research team and tools now sit inside EMARKETER’s broader retail intelligence platform. If competitive benchmarking has ever felt…
Read MoreAmazon Seller Tools Now Connect Directly to Claude AI
Amazon gave outside AI assistants a way into its seller dashboard this week, letting Anthropic’s Claude and Amazon’s own Quick assistant plug straight in. Independent sellers can now manage listings, inventory, and sales data through an AI assistant instead of logging into Seller Central every time something needs attention. I have watched enough sellers burn…
Read MoreAI Agent Security Funding Jumps as Island Raises $400M
Enterprise browser startup Island closed a fresh Series F today, bringing in $400 million and pushing its valuation up to $6.4 billion. The round is built around a specific bet: as AI agents get access to corporate systems, the browser becomes the place to control what those agents can actually touch. You do not need…
Read MoreGo-To-Market Strategy Gets New Tools From G2’s Rollout
G2 rolled out a new suite of go-to-market tools this week aimed at helping software companies reach buyers earlier in the research process. The announcement leans on findings from G2’s own 2026 Buyer Behavior Report: out of every 100 B2B software buyers, 82 now start their research inside an AI chatbot long before a salesperson…
Read MoreAI Startup Funding Milestone: DeepSeek Hits $1B Run Rate
DeepSeek now brings in revenue at a $1 billion yearly pace, more than double what it was posting just a few months back, when the figure sat under $500 million. The Chinese AI lab shared the number internally as it works to close a $7.5 billion funding round at roughly a $75 billion valuation, a…
Read MoreTony Dungy breaks silence on losing Hall of Fame vote
Tony Dungy’s influence in the football world has shrunk a lot this year. After losing his gig as a “Football Night in America” analyst as part of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” shakeup, the Super Bowl-winning coach was among those who lost their Pro Football Hall of Fame vote with the number of voters getting slashed…
Read MoreAI Agents for Business Just Got a $77M Vote of Confidence
Ema closed a fresh $77 million funding round announced September 23, a Series B led by Creaegis with Accel, S32 and Prosus all increasing their existing stakes. The round pushes Ema’s total funding to $140 million and more than quadruples its valuation from the prior round, though the company has not disclosed the exact new…
Read MoreStartup Competition From Stan Puts $100K on 100 Founders
Stan announced Launchpad on September 22, a 14-day founder competition. Programming stretches from October 4 to October 19, and the location is a private retreat in the Pocono Mountains, roughly two hours outside New York City. Roughly 100 founders, split into 30 teams, will compete for a $100,000 prize while building and scaling their startups…
Read MoreSide Hustle Ideas: How One TikTok Video Built a $15M Brand
A single TikTok video turned into a $15 million business for Pavan Bapu and Luke Wilson, two former coworkers whose dog-feeder side hustle, Houndsy, has grown steadily since Wilson posted a homemade prototype in May 2021 and watched it hit 15 million views. The product itself is simple: a gravity powered lever mechanism that turns…
Read MoreAI Tools for Business Get Cheaper as OpenAI Cuts API Prices in Half
OpenAI cut its API prices in half on September 22 by releasing two fresh models, Sol and Luna, both carrying the GPT-6 label, and the company says the new rates are permanent rather than a limited promotion. Sol now costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, down from $4 and…
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