Author: Alex Maschino

For the past four years, enterprise software conferences have been defined by a kind of competitive breathlessness: which company could announce the most AI agents, the boldest automation claims, the most mind-bending demos. At ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2026, the company’s two top customer-facing executives are having very different conversations. The era of AI feature wars is ending, they told Fortune from the sidelines of the conference. What’s beginning is something far less glamorous, and far more important. The ‘SaaSpocalypse’ that wasn’t The backdrop is an anxious one. Over the past 18 months, a wave of speculation has gripped the enterprise software…

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Justin Baldoni is finally stepping back into public view after months of legal turmoil tied to “It Ends With Us.” The actor appeared noticeably relaxed during a recent outing with his wife Emily, just days after his long-running courtroom battle with Blake Lively unexpectedly came to an end. Their appearance together quickly fueled fresh conversation surrounding the highly publicized fallout. Justin Baldoni was spotted in Nashville, Tennessee, marking his first public outing since news broke that the legal dispute connected to “It Ends With Us” had been settled. The Daily Mail reported that the 42-year-old actor appeared calm and upbeat…

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Alexander Isak has been told he needs to “toughen up” and accused of not doing enough to play for Liverpool after a season ravaged by injury. Isak was the most expensive of a raft of signings made by the Merseysiders last summer, joining from Newcastle for a British-record £125million, but has seen his debut year at Anfield severely disrupted. He joined short of fitness and then broke his leg in the act of scoring at Tottenham in December. Having gradually worked his way back, he then sat out Sunday’s defeat at Manchester United due to what was described as a…

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Iran said on Wednesday that it was reviewing a United States peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war, while leaving unresolved the key US demands that Iran suspend its nuclear programme and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson quoted by Iran’s ISNA news agency said on Wednesday that Tehran would convey its response. US President Donald Trump said he believed Iran wanted an agreement.“They want to make a deal. We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval…

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Paris-headquartered royalty collection society Sacem distributed EUR €1.502 billion ($1.69 billion) to artists and publishers in 2025, a 9% increase from 2024, as revenue from international digital platforms continued to outpace its domestic business.Sacem paid royalties to 663,000 artists and publishers globally last year, according to its results published Wednesday (May 6).International collections from digital platforms and overseas rose 13% to €845 million ($954m), while revenue collected within France was largely flat at €859 million ($970m), compared with €852 million in 2024. The steady growth in France was buoyed by live music, according to Sacem.Combined revenues were up 21% YoY to…

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Tracker‘s success on CBS is a point of pride for Justin Hartley, who went out of his way to credit Taylor Swift for some of that overwhelming viewership. During the Tuesday, May 5, episode of Tommy DiDario‘s “I’ve Never Said This Before” podcast, Hartley, 49, recalled how the Super Bowl LVIII worked as a lead in for Tracker on CBS, saying, “You never know how that’s going to go because you’re going to get a huge number because it’s the NFL and it’s the Super Bowl.” The actor, who plays Colter, pointed out the significance of the NFL game. “This…

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The headline fight and full card have now been confirmed for iVB’s ambitious San Francisco boxing event this summer, where organisers hope to break the world record for the largest crowd ever assembled for a fight.It was announced earlier this year that Ed Pereira was set to stage an event at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza on July 11, attempting to surpass the current attendance record of 135,132 spectators set by Tony Zale vs Billy Pryor at Juneau Park in Milwaukee back in 1941.With the date fast approaching, the card has now taken shape. Anthony Olascuaga headlines the event, defending…

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new video loaded: Argentine Fans Are Struggling to Afford This World CupArgentine fans have flocked to previous World Cups by the tens of thousands, but the high cost of attending this year’s event is creating a new challenge. Tariq Panja, a global sports correspondent for The New York Times, traveled to Buenos Aires to meet fans who were reckoning with the rising prices, which FIFA said would create income to help fund soccer development around the world.By Tariq Panja, Leila Medina and Sarah PabstMay 6, 2026

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