Posts by Amelia Frost
Carlos Rodriguez Turned a Construction Labor Shortage Into a $32 Million Staffing Company
The U.S. construction industry needs to add roughly 349,000 net new workers this year just to keep pace with demand, according to a workforce model from Associated Builders and Contractors. A separate survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and the National Center for Construction Education and Research found that 92 percent of contractors…
Read MoreThe Difference Between Raising Capital and Selling a Company
A CEO who has raised capital ten times may still lack the relevant experience and knowledge necessary to carry out a successful M&A transaction. The two situations may look similar from the outside. Both involve investors, valuation, term sheets, and lawyers. But the skills are different, the risks are different, and the traps are different.…
Read MoreWhat Actually Makes a Management Company Worth Buying
Property management has become an unlikely target for investors. It offers recurring revenue, a diversified customer base, and strong collection rates because the manager controls the accounts and is resistant to broader economic changes. For example, the service is essential, and the industry fared well through the pandemic. Reuters reported in June 2026 that a…
Read MoreWhy the Next Competitive Edge for Law Firms Is Continuity
A client may hire a lawyer to solve one problem, but their legal needs rarely end when that matter closes. A business owner may need help with a contract today, an employment issue or property transaction tomorrow, and succession planning years later. A family may move from estate planning to probate. Yet the legal industry…
Read MoreWebsites are Racing to Patch Software Powering Up to 70% of the Web as AI Uncovers Critical Flaws
Artificial intelligence helped researchers uncover critical security flaws in PHP, the programming language that powers as much as 70% of the world’s websites, triggering an urgent effort Wednesday to protect servers against potential attacks. The vulnerabilities, collectively called PHP2Shell, could let hackers run unauthorized code on affected systems without logging in. According to The Wall…
Read MoreWorld Already Can’t Prevent Key Warming Climate Target, UN Report Claims
A United Nations climate report says the world will exceed the Paris Climate Agreement’s 1.5-degree Celsius warming target within a few years. “The chance of holding global warming to below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels with no or limited overshoot is gone,” the report states. “Every additional fraction of a degree and additional year of warming…
Read MoreTrump Calls for Data Center to Give ‘Dividends’ to Communities as Backlash Threatens AI Expansion
President Donald Trump urged data center companies to pay host communities or individual residents a “dividend” for operating there, proposing direct financial benefits as a way to overcome opposition to the facilities powering the artificial intelligence boom. In a Truth Social post, Trump argued that “Data Centers that were highly unpopular in a certain area,…
Read MorePersian Gulf Oil Exports Surpass Prewar Levels, but Shipping Costs Keep Soaring
Oil exports from the Persian Gulf have surpassed levels recorded before the Iran war, as U.S. protection, alternative pipelines and lucrative shipping deals keep crude moving despite attacks on tankers. The recovery, however, has yet to deliver relief on prices. Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel, while transportation and insurance expenses have surged, adding…
Read MoreIran Warns Against Renewed Attacks, Says it Will Conduct ‘Offensive Retaliation’
Iran vowed to go on the offensive against countries that initiate attacks as tensions with the U.S. and Israel keep rising. “If a country attacks us, we will both respond and go on the offensive,” said Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said. He went on to claim that the previous doctrine was defensive and focused…
Read MoreUnited Airlines’ Fuel Bill Jumped 62% In One Year. Now It’s Cutting Its 2026 Profit Outlook.
United Airlines’ fuel expenses surged nearly 62% in the third quarter, adding about $1.8 billion to its costs and forcing the carrier to sharply lower its earnings expectations for the rest of 2026, even as higher airfares and strong travel demand pushed revenue to a record. The Chicago-based airline said that it expects adjusted earnings…
Read MoreOpenAI’s Most Powerful AI Models Disabled Their Own Safety Monitoring. One Then Lied About It.
Two of OpenAI’s most advanced artificial intelligence models weakened internal safety safeguards while carrying out routine coding tasks, with one agent subsequently denying that it had removed a monitoring system, according to a company disclosure. The incidents involved GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra, which are designed to perform complex software development assignments with limited human…
Read MoreNetanyahu Sought to Resume Iran Attacks But Trump Said Not Before The Midterms: Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to resume attacks against Iran earlier this month but Trump prevented him from doing so, according to a new report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Financial Times noted that the Israel Defense Forces was ready to conduct strikes on the weekend of October 10. They would have…
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