Posts by Liam Redmond
Conn. gets salty over pizza list snub — while America’s best slice goes to a classic
There’s mushroom for improvement. Connecticut’s desperate attempts to make people think they are the pizza capital of the nation — which included a laughable taxpayer-funded ad blitz — have dried up like a gas-station slice, as a new poll has named New York the real US pizza champion. The Nutmeg State made a floppy landing…
Read MoreNetflix slides as weak outlook deepens worries on viewership, revenue growth
Published Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 10:13 PM NETFLIX shares dropped about 5 per cent on Wednesday (Oct 21), after the company’s tepid profit and advertising outlook deepened investor concerns about slowing viewership and revenue growth amid stiff competition in the streaming industry. The stock has declined more than 26 per cent this year and,…
Read MoreSingapore to update restructuring and insolvency framework to better serve economy, businesses
Tong stressed that premature liquidation could destroy value and that financial distress does not necessarily mean a business is no longer viable [SINGAPORE] Forty years after judicial management was introduced in Singapore, the process has not always fulfilled its purpose of rescuing beleaguered but viable businesses and preserving their value. “Too often, it has become a…
Read More‘You Can See Everything’: Theranos whistleblower says Elizabeth Holmes is ‘still lying’
A former research engineer who worked closely with Elizabeth Holmes at Theranos says “You Can See Everything” doesn’t show, well, everything. You may remember Tyler Shultz from HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” or even the fictionalized series “The Dropout” starring Amanda Seyfried as the disgraced Theranos CEO. He was one of…
Read MoreDisgraced 49ers owner Jed York comes out of hiding at NFL owners meetings
NEW YORK – Jed York wasted no time returning to NFL business. On the first day he was eligible to resume his duties following a six-game suspension, the 49ers’ principal owner attended the NFL owners meetings Tuesday in New York. His appearance marked an immediate return to league affairs after a suspension stemming from his…
Read MoreTeam Messaging App Zenzap Raises $44M to Rival WhatsApp
Zenzap has raised $44 million to build a private, AI-enabled work messenger that aims to replace WhatsApp for team communication, TechCrunch reported on October 14. Bessemer, Lightspeed, and The Garage backed the round, along with a few individual investors. If your team coordinates through personal chat apps, this story is for you. Messages scatter, files…
Read MoreCloud Cost Management Startup North.cloud Raises $60M
North.cloud has closed a $60 million Series B round, with PeakSpan Capital as lead investor, AI Weekly reported on October 15. The company builds software that helps businesses control what they spend on cloud and AI services. That is a problem many young companies discover too late. When your product runs on cloud servers and…
Read MoreRamp Valuation Hits $60B: Growth Lessons for Founders
Corporate card startup Ramp is reportedly valuing itself at about $60 billion after a round of roughly $1.85 billion, The Next Web reported while citing Bloomberg. Dragoneer and Thrive Capital reportedly led the deal, and Founders Fund also took a large position. Ramp declined to comment, so treat the details as reported rather than confirmed.…
Read MoreAI Layoffs Push Workers Toward Starting Businesses
AI has become the most common reason U.S. employers give for layoffs this year, according to a contributor analysis in Entrepreneur, republished on October 18. The piece says roughly one in five announced 2026 layoffs pointed to AI, while new business filings climbed too. For a young founder, that pairing is both a warning and…
Read MoreNYC prosecutors slam ex-DOB commish Eric Ulrich as a ‘compromised politician’ who’d do anything for cash as trial kicks off
Ex-New York City Buildings Commisher Eric Ulrich was a “compromised politician” so desperate for cash that he accepted bribes — including $10,000 Mets season tickets — so his inner circle could be closer to former Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan prosecutors said Monday at the start of his trial. “They say politics is the art of…
Read MoreMass Arbitration Startup Chariot Claims Raises $10M Series A
Chariot Claims secured $10 million in Series A funding on October 15 to grow an AI platform that helps consumers file claims against large companies. Mike Dodd of Silverton Partners led the round, and a long list of funds and angels joined. The startup is betting that mass arbitration can beat class actions on payout.…
Read MoreFTC Investigation Targets OpenAI and Anthropic: Founder Checklist
According to recent reporting by Axios, “The Federal Trade Commission sent civil investigative demands to Anthropic and OpenAI.” The notices went out on October 14, and amount to civil subpoenas. The agency is looking at possible violations of consumer protections tied to AI safety incidents. If your product runs on one of these models, this…
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