Posts by Liam Redmond
Billionaire tax battle heats up on Instagram with unlikely influencers paid to pick sides
Between cheery Instagram videos about budget-friendly trips to a playground, a Halloween house and the zoo with her kids, Bartley Chavez posted a video for her close to 50,000 followers opposing Proposition 40, the ballot measure to slap California’s billionaires with a new tax. “Look, I’m all for trying new things. A new recipe? Sure.…
Read MoreExclusive | Accused rapist Graham Platner is pissed as ever after crashing out of Maine Senate race: ‘Who the f–k are you weirdos’
SULLIVAN, Maine — Graham Platner is ornery as ever after being forced to go back to work as a Maine oysterman following his fall from the height of socialist political superstardom over rape and sexual misconduct allegations. “Who the f–k are you weirdos?” Platner asked after The Post caught up with him a week before…
Read MoreWealth Management Software Startup Nevis Raises Series B
Nevis, a startup founded by former Revolut leaders, has raised a $70 million Series B to simplify the software financial advisors rely on, Fortune reported on October 26. EQT Ventures led the round, and a partner there is joining the company’s board. Here is the plain-English version. Advisors spend too much time moving between disconnected…
Read MoreConversational Commerce Gets Funded: Omnichat Raises Series A
Omnichat, a chat marketing platform for brands, has raised US$10 million in a funding round that Openspace Capital led, according to a PR Newswire release issued on October 26. Darwin Ventures and Acorn Pacific Ventures also joined the round. Why does this matter to a young founder? Because customers increasingly buy through messaging apps, and…
Read MoreBusiness Focus Lesson: Why PepsiCo Trails Coca-Cola
PepsiCo brings in more than twice the revenue of Coca-Cola, yet investors value it at roughly half as much, Fortune reported on October 26. The gap says a lot about where each company spent its attention. For founders, the story is a free case study in business focus. Sales growth matters, but a crowded portfolio…
Read MoreUnderemployment Hits Recent Grads: A Founder Hiring Guide
About four in ten recent college graduates are working jobs that do not require a degree, according to a Fortune report published October 26. The piece draws on New York Fed data and ties the trend to growing frustration among young people in several countries. If you run a small team, this is not only…
Read MoreInstagram Video Test Lets Brands Go Long Form
Instagram is testing videos that run up to 90 minutes, according to SmartCompany. Meta announced the test on October 26, and a limited group of creators in the U.S. and Brazil are the only ones with access today. Here is why you should care. Your best long video may soon live where your customers already…
Read MoreExclusive | Inside the Alexander brothers’ opaque real estate empire as they’re sentenced to 30 years for sex crimes
Two of the Alexander brothers worked in luxury real estate — but were they the real deal? On Tuesday, as three Alexander brothers — Tal and twins Oren and Alon — were sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 30 years each for the heinous and “monstrous” crimes of drugging and raping scores of women over…
Read MorePhilippines will defend peso ‘as hard as we possibly can’: President
The country’s foreign reserves falls to US$99.5 billion in September, the lowest level since September 2023 Published Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 02:53 PM [MANILA] Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday (Oct 28) that the authorities would do all they can to ensure that the Philippine peso does not keep falling against the…
Read MoreAustralian inflation runs hot in Q3, cements case for imminent rate rise
Stubborn inflation has forced the RBA to lift interest rates four times this year to a 15-year high Published Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 11:45 AM [SYDNEY] Australia’s inflation picked up in the third quarter on higher fuel costs, while stubbornly hot underlying price pressures cemented market expectations of a fifth interest rate hike as…
Read MoreRoki Sasaki’s next Dodgers goal says everything about his transformation
More than any numbers, the magnitude of what Roki Sasaki achieved this year can be measured in the change in how he saw himself. Sasaki stopped thinking of himself as a reclamation project. Based on what he said after the Dodgers were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, the 24-year-old…
Read MoreMicrosoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to trim costs
Microsoft is offering buyouts to 60,000 employees — roughly a quarter of its global workforce — as the company looks to slash costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence. The tech giant based in Redmond, Wash., has offices throughout the world, including in California. Microsoft didn’t indicate how many California employees are eligible for the…
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