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• U38 Nov 02, 2026 NJCPA Opens 2026–27 Scholarships and School Grants for Accounting Students NJCPA offers scholarships of $1,500 to $7,500 and $2,000 school grants, with applications due from November 2026 through January 2027.
• U56 Nov 02, 2026 Everspan Sale of Providence Washington to Falvey Could Add $11 Million to Tangible Book Value Everspan expects the sale to cut costs and raise tangible book value by approximately $11 million; PWIC’s ratings remain under review pending closing.
• U58 Nov 02, 2026 Wildfire Risk Models Face a Test Beyond Home Hardening Spokane’s fires show how homes and everyday objects can carry flames. Active defense could help insurers measure property-level risk.
• U39 Nov 02, 2026 Record 2026 Venture Funding Masks a Shrinking Pool of Startup Deals Venture funding reached nearly $680 billion through Q3, but fewer seed and early-stage companies secured rounds as capital flowed to large financings.
• U60 Nov 02, 2026 Peter Piotrowski Joins Sinistar as Advisor for U.S. Insurance Growth The former Hippo claims chief will advise Sinistar on U.S. expansion, insurer relationships and product development as the company targets temporary housing nee...
• U61 Nov 02, 2026 EZLynx Refresh Keeps Core Platform Stable as It Builds Around EVA AI EZLynx is changing its brand while keeping its product and roadmap intact, with EVA positioned to handle agency operations under staff oversight.
• U7 Oct 30, 2026 Biology, Health Care and Football Face Challenges That Simple Explanations Miss A 50-year-old biology classic, profit-driven health care, unproven treatments and brain disease in football raise questions about systems and evidence.
• U40 Oct 30, 2026 Re:Build’s $2.1B Round Leads a $4.7B Week in Startup Funding Re:Build and Kalshi led a week of large U.S. startup rounds spanning manufacturing, predictions markets, biotech, batteries and AI.
• U42 Oct 29, 2026 U.S. Series B Funding Nears $48 Billion as Smaller Rounds Become Scarcer Series B funding is running at a multiyear high in dollars, but deal counts are falling as capital shifts toward large AI rounds.
• U43 Oct 29, 2026 Fewer Series A Deals Raise the Bar for Seed Startups Series A activity has slowed as seed rounds grow. Founders need enough runway, repeatable sales and early relationships with likely lead funds.
• U8 Oct 29, 2026 AI-Built Creative Suite Clones Test Adobe’s Subscription Model A developer says AI helped build free alternatives to 13 commercial apps. Their early limitations leave questions about how far the challenge to paid software c...
• U44 Oct 28, 2026 Revenue Growth Can Mask a Decline in Company Value A company can grow ARR and still lose value as valuation multiples shift. Founders should weigh buyer demand, financial metrics and the cost of waiting.
• U46 Oct 27, 2026 Robotics Startup Funding Reaches $9.9 Billion in Q3 as US and China Lead Robotics startups drew $9.9 billion in Q3 2026, while the US and China led year-to-date funding. Building physical AI still depends on costly data work.
• U9 Oct 22, 2026 Employer Health Costs Rise as Workers Face Higher Premiums and Deductibles Workers’ family contributions rose 9% as employers brace for another year of steep health plan increases, driven by prices, service use and drug costs.
• U11 Oct 21, 2026 Longevity Clinics Test the Limits of Preventive Medicine and Consumer Demand Hospitals are charging thousands for longevity care, but evidence gaps, incidental findings and unequal access complicate the promise of longer life.
• U12 Oct 19, 2026 Abigail Field’s Write-In Bid Tests Suffolk County’s Appetite for Change Abigail Field says a late-starting write-in effort has drawn countywide support amid claims of party deals and dissatisfaction with the clerk’s office.
• U15 Oct 08, 2026 CHAPS Purpose Codes Offer a Near Real-Time View of UK Property Completions CHAPS property payments closely track HMRC transaction data, while providing a faster signal and revealing when completions happen.