WPT Global Ambassador Deal Offers Nacho Barbero ‘A New Beginning’ Summary Argentine pro Nacho Barbero has joined WPT Global as an ambassador following his departure from ACR earlier in 2025. He describes the move as “a fresh start” and admits his exit from ACR was his fault. Barbero praises WPT Global’s rapid growth since 2022, […]
Which Crusher Leads Triton’s Ivan Leow Player of the Year Race With Days to Go? Summary Artur Martirosian sits atop the 2025 Triton Poker Ivan Leow Player of the Year leaderboard with 4,442 points after an outstanding season that included 20 cashes on the Triton circuit. Alex Foxen is his closest challenger on 4,022 points, […]
Gang Wang Goes on the Run of a Lifetime to Win 888poker Live London Main Event Summary Gang Wang staged a dramatic comeback at the 888poker Live London Main Event at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino, turning a short stack into victory and claiming the £86,600 top prize. He defeated Calogero Morreale heads-up after a series […]
Female Equity Analysts and Corporate Environmental and Social Performance Summary This article summarises a forthcoming Management Science paper by Kai Li et al. that examines whether female sell-side equity analysts affect firms’ environmental and social (E&S) performance. Using hand-collected gender data for US analysts, broker-closure shocks for identification, and machine-learning text analysis (an active-learning annotation […]
What Is a Contact Centre? Types, Software & KPIs for 2025 Summary A contact centre in 2025 is an omnichannel hub that unifies voice, chat, messaging, email and video to deliver seamless, context-rich customer interactions. It differs from a traditional call centre by sharing customer context across channels, supporting self‑service and personalised journeys, and using […]
Cooler Flop Sets Up Incredible 17-Bounty Haul at Triton Final Table Summary Jun Obara produced a landmark performance at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju, becoming the tour’s first-ever Japanese champion by winning the $40,000 Mystery Bounty event. Obara collected a staggering 17 mystery bounties during the tournament, taking home $699,000 in […]
Another NATO state says it deployed F-16s to intercept a Russian drone Summary Romania says it scrambled two F-16s to intercept a Russian drone that lingered in its airspace for about 50 minutes. Officials said the jets were authorised to shoot the drone down and were “very close” to doing so before the unmanned aircraft […]
Klarna’s CEO says he vibe codes to save his engineers and product managers time Summary Klarna chief executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski told the Sourcery podcast he uses AI coding tools such as Cursor to build prototypes himself and to save his engineering and product teams time. Though he says he has been “vibe coding” informally for […]
Secretive MaaS Group ‘TAG-150’ Develops Novel ‘CastleRAT’ Summary Researchers have uncovered a relatively new but effective malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation labelled TAG-150 that centres on a loader (CastleLoader) and an expanding ecosystem often called CastleBot. The operation has been linked to more than 1,600 distribution events with roughly 470 confirmed infections and disproportionately affects US-based and […]
Robert Clarke Turns a Freeroll Into an 888poker LIVE London Main Event Shot Published: 2025-09-13T14:00:00+00:00 | Source: PokerNews Summary Robert Clarke, a teaching assistant and youth worker in special educational needs (SEN), turned a series of 888poker freeroll satellites into a £1,250 seat for the 888poker LIVE London Main Event (£250,000 GTD). Balancing two jobs […]
