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Kevin R. Petschow ✅
@kevinpetschow.bsky.social
A Chicago native with Silicon Valley roots who moved to Tampa, Florida and remains “calm, cool and collected” at all times. ☀️🏝️⛳️🏌️‍♂️ Chief Storytelling Officer, KRP Marketing Communications ❇️
🚨 News Alert 🚨

“Warner Bros. Discovery’s board of directors approved a new all-cash bid from Netflix for its studios and HBO Max streaming business and released financial details on its soon-to-be spun-off cable networks in a regulatory filing.” — @wsj.com

www.wsj.com/business/med...
Warner Strikes New All-Cash Deal With Netflix
The media company also released financial details on its soon-to-be spun-off cable networks.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Bear Down, @chicagobearsnews.bsky.social
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Thank you, Dave Swerski for all your wonderful melodies during a magical season for DaBearszzz. 🗣️🎶🎵🎤🎸

#BearDown #DaBears 🙌👏

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Now Da Season Stops 💔 a Chicago Bears Superfan Parody Song 🎬🕺🏻🐻⬇️
YouTube video by Dave Swerski
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January 19, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Thank you, @chicagobearsnews.bsky.social
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The future is bright. 🐻⬇️🏈🟦🟧🏟️

#BearDown #DaBears 🙌👍
January 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
January 18, 2026 at 9:42 AM
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
@verizonofficial.bsky.social said the outage affected Apple iPhone models 14 and higher, as well as some devices running Google’s Android operating system.📲❌🛜

www.wsj.com/business/tel...
Verizon’s Hourslong Wireless Outage Tied to Software Update
The company said it would offer a $20 credit to customers affected by Wednesday’s service interruption.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
🚨 News Alert 🚨

“Aeris has received a Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition from Frost & Sullivan for its position in the #IoT Connectivity Management Platform market.” — Tech Day 📰🗞️

itbrief.com.au/story/aeris-...
Aeris honoured for global IoT eSIM connectivity leadership
Aeris wins Frost & Sullivan global award for IoT eSIM leadership, managing 100m connections across 190 countries with 600 carrier partners.
itbrief.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
“As people dial back their drinking and companies reel in fun budgets, the age-old ritual of getting a beer with colleagues is taking a hit.” — @laneflorsheim.bsky.social, @wsj.com ✍️👩‍💻📰🗞️

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
What Happened to Happy Hour?
As people dial back their drinking and companies reel in fun budgets, the age-old ritual of getting a beer with colleagues is taking a hit.
www.wsj.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:32 AM
🚨 News Alert 🚨

@microsoft.com on Tuesday made a series of commitments regarding future data centers, including a pledge that it will pay its property taxes and electricity bills and minimize water use.” — @inafried.bsky.social, @axios.com ✍️👩‍💻📰

www.axios.com/2026/01/13/m...
Here's Microsoft's 5-point plan for new data centers
President Brad Smith says the company will protect local communities.
www.axios.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
[video] A Gallup poll estimated 47-million Americans are struggling with depression. For many men, it can be difficult for them to seek help. Enter Jack Hellmer, a FGCU alum, who developed a tool that allows college students to report when they have mental health needs.
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Fighting the Stigma of Men’s Mental Health | WGCU News
YouTube video by WGCU News
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January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
“The Sunshine State used to be where all walks of life could afford to retire. That’s changing as it grows pricier.” — Arian Campo-Flores & Paul Overberg, @wsj.com ✍️👨‍💻🧑‍💻📰🗞️

@cityoftampa.bsky.social & Mayor Jane Castor 🙌👎

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The Dream of a Florida Retirement Is Fading for the Middle Class
The Sunshine State used to be where all walks of life could afford a place to retire. That’s changing as it grows pricier.
www.wsj.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Hell ya! Good! Better Best! Way to go our Cardiac Bears! “That’s the first one!” — Ben Johnson 🗣️🐻⬇️🏈🟦🟧👏👏🙌🦾
@chicagobearsnews.bsky.social
@kevinpetschow.bsky.social 💯
January 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Research consistently finds that loneliness doesn’t come from a lack of social contact. It comes from a lack of perceived social value to others, says Dr Zach Mercurio, researcher and author of “The Power of Mattering.”
@irishtimes.com 📰
www.irishtimes.com/special-repo...
Home alone: Remote work fuelling the loneliness epidemic
Loneliness rises sharply in remote roles; experts warn social connection must be deliberately built into teams through meaningful check-ins and interactions
www.irishtimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Today’s economy is “a story of two labor markets.”

Those who have jobs, houses & investments are holding on to them & continuing to spend. Those struggling to find work are feeling the squeeze, trying to hold on to what they have.
@tepingchen.bsky.social @wsj.com ✍️👩‍💻📰
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck
Job hunts are getting desperate for Americans who find themselves locked out of stable, full-time work in a stagnant job market.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Reposted by Kevin R. Petschow ✅
Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes.
Meta signs 3 deals for nuclear energy to power AI data centers
Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“Instead of maybe waiting for something to get so severe that a person needs to be in-patient, we can assess that. We can de-escalate, we can support the individual & then we can link them into our outpatient treatments.” - Scott Burgess 🗣️
@tampabay28.bsky.social
www.tampabay28.com/news/anchors...
Florida Behavioral Health Association Chairman discusses success of new mental health programs
Florida Behavioral Health Association's Scott Burgess shared with Anchor Wendy Ryan the new initiatives being tested across Florida.
www.tampabay28.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Reposted by Kevin R. Petschow ✅
The labor market is caught in almost a dead heat between the number of hires and layoffs; three years ago, job seekers had the upper hand. Read this from KPMG senior economist Matt Nestler to learn more.
kpmg.com/us/en/articl...
Employers post fewer job openings
The Fed is increasingly divided.
kpmg.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“In an age of endless low-quality information, it’s time to fight our instinct to seek out and absorb all we can. It takes practice.” — @mims.bsky.social, @wsj.com ✍️👨‍💻📰🗞️

www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Your Key Survival Skill for 2026: Critical Ignoring
In an age of endless low-quality information, it’s time to fight our instinct to seek out and absorb all we can. It takes practice.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Data center developers are heading out west to find land and power for their projects.

Companies like Meta have launched PR campaigns in an apparent attempt to get ahead of local opposition.

Job growth is a key part of the pitch.

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Data centers manifest their destiny in middle America
Data center developers are heading out west to find land and power for their projectsCompanies like Meta have launched PR campaigns in an apparent attempt to | Data centers are heading west in their s...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Shlomo Kramer, @catonetworks.bsky.social CEO, sparked outrage online after he urged Americans to “limit the First Amendment” — arguing that democratic nations must respond to emerging dangers by controlling online speech before it’s “too late.”
@nypost.com 📰🗞️
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Israeli tech billionaire Shlomo Kramer urges Americans to ‘limit the First Amendment,’ sparks outrage
“I know it’s difficult to hear, but it’s time to limit the First Amendment in order to protect it,” Shlomo Kramer said during the interview.
nypost.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The 2025 #KornFerry survey of senior-most communications executives across the @fortune.com 500 shows that #CCOs are increasingly indispensable advisors to #CEOs and Boards, and are commanding higher compensation packages.

www.kornferry.com/about-us/pre...
Korn Ferry Survey Reveals Chief Communications Officers’ Rising Influence and Compensation in 2025
Latest installment of Korn Ferry survey examines trends among senior-most communications executives in the Fortune 500.
www.kornferry.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“Dan Dorio, vice president of state policy at the Data Center Coalition (DCC), a membership organization for the industry, said the jury is still out on the impact of these projects on regional energy costs.” — @thehill.com 📰🗞️

@dandorio.bsky.social 🙌

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What ‘data center alley’ portends for America’s AI-powered future
As data centers hurtle to the forefront of the national debate over artificial intelligence (AI) and energy costs, northern Virginia offers a preview of the political fights that will play out in c…
thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Large employers are laying out their plans for the coming year—and hiring isn’t one of them.” — Chip Cutter, @wsj.com

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them.
Large employers indicate that they either want to maintain the size of their teams next year or let go of workers.
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🚨 News Alert 🚨

The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social built out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

@newyorktimeshaiku.bsky.social 📰🗞️

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/t...
Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM