News•Mar 9, 2026
Tesla Loses Software Director Who Built Its OTA and Robotaxi Infrastructure
Tesla’s over‑the‑air (OTA) and Robotaxi software director, Thomas Dmytryk, announced his departure after 11 years, ending a tenure that grew the OTA pipeline from a five‑person team to a system serving nearly 10 million vehicles worldwide. His group also built the backend that powers the fledgling Robotaxi service launched in Austin in 2025. The exit adds to a two‑year wave of senior engineering departures that includes heads of powertrain, software, sales and key vehicle programs. Investors now face heightened uncertainty about Tesla’s ability to scale its autonomous ride‑hailing ambitions.
By Electrek
News•Mar 9, 2026
ACOs Meet With Hill Staff On MACRA Reform
Accountable Care Organizations met with congressional staff last week to discuss reforms to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) after a bipartisan request for information was issued. The meeting aimed to explore long‑term solutions for physician payment that...
By Inside Health Policy
News•Mar 9, 2026
Pre-Launch or Post-Launch: Influencer Timing Explained for Gaming Brands
Influencer marketing is poised to shape the $386 billion gaming market in 2026, but timing determines its effectiveness. Pre‑launch campaigns generate hype, build wishlists, and educate audiences, leading to higher launch‑day conversions. Launch‑day influencer pushes capture peak attention, driving 20‑50% of...
By Influencer Marketing Hub
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Investors Overlook E‑Commerce’s Long‑Term Disruption
I've seen this so often throughout my time in the industry: short-termism and news-cycle reflexivity leading investors to fixate on the new shiny object and lose sight of the durability and therefore, cumulative disruptive impact of long-term structural trends, especially...
By Trevor Noren
News•Mar 9, 2026
New Mexico Program to Give Low-Income Assistance for Broadband
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 152, creating the Low‑Income Telecommunications Assistance Program. The law earmarks $10 million from the State Rural Universal Service Fund to reimburse providers offering reduced‑rate broadband to qualifying households. It targets students at risk,...
By Broadband Communities (BBC Magazine)
News•Mar 9, 2026
An Emerging Longevity Supplement May Accelerate Cancer Growth, Scientists Say
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science discovered that polyamines, especially spermidine—a compound touted for longevity—can accelerate the growth of cancer cells. Laboratory experiments on cervical and breast cancer lines showed polyamines promote aerobic glycolysis and increase the oncogenic protein eIF5A2....
By Inc.
News•Mar 9, 2026
New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio’s Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators
A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a State Department policy that barred visas for foreign experts who advocate stronger social‑media regulation. The policy, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, denied entry to five European scholars last year, labeling their work...
By Wirecutter – Smart Home
News•Mar 9, 2026
PACTL Achieves IATA IEnvA Certification
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) and its subsidiary PACTL West have become the first mainland Chinese air cargo terminal operators to earn IATA’s Integrated Sustainability Program Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) certification. The IEnvA module evaluates environmental governance, operational controls and...
By Air Cargo News
News•Mar 9, 2026
Worn Again Scales Polycotton Recycling Tech
Worn Again Technologies has opened a pilot “Accelerator” facility in Winterthur, Switzerland to prove the technical and economic feasibility of its chemical recycling process for polycotton blends. The system separates polyester and cellulose, recovers more than 95 percent of solvents, and...
By Sourcing Journal
News•Mar 9, 2026
19 Years Ago This Month, Apple Released the Apple TV
Apple TV celebrated its 19th anniversary, marking its debut on March 21, 2007 as a hard‑drive‑based media player linked to iTunes. Over the years the device evolved from a niche computer‑dependent gadget to a cloud‑centric streaming hub, introducing HDMI, 1080p,...
By Cord Cutters News
News•Mar 9, 2026
MUC Boosts Checkpoint Inclusivity
Munich Airport opened Germany's first inclusive security checkpoint on March 9, 2026. The barrier‑free area is tailored for passengers with reduced mobility, non‑visible disabilities, and families with young children. Staff‑assisted boarding replaces automated readers, and the design includes child‑friendly films...
By Airports International
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Trump Launches Shield of the Americas
President Donald Trump convened leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean nations at a Miami‑area summit to unveil the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, branded the Shield of the Americas. The new military‑focused alliance, backed by senior U.S. officials such as...
By Latin America Daily Briefing
News•Mar 9, 2026
North Korea Is Getting Serious About Space Weapons
North Korea’s latest five‑year defense plan formally prioritizes “special assets for attacking enemy satellites,” marking its first official commitment to counter‑space weapons. Analysts see this as a potential move toward kinetic or nuclear anti‑satellite (ASAT) systems that could threaten the...
By Foreign Policy
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
K&L Gates Earns ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Certification for AI Management System (AIMS)
Global law firm K&L Gates has become one of the first firms worldwide to earn ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System. The audit validated robust controls over accountability, risk, ethics, transparency, data protection and regulatory compliance. The...
By Legal IT Insider
News•Mar 9, 2026
Thermal Management Solutions for Battery Energy Storage Systems
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are projected to hit 2 TWh of capacity by 2033, driven by a 30% CAGR and expanding renewable integration. Overheating remains a critical challenge, as temperatures above 30 °C can cut battery life by up to 40%....
By Green Lodging News
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Kyivstar Invests UAH 4.5 Bln in Back-Up Power Equipment Since War Starts
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s leading mobile operator and Veon subsidiary, has spent over UAH 4.5 billion since the war began to purchase, install and maintain more than 6,000 backup generators. The equipment bolsters network resilience amid frequent electricity blackouts caused by Russian attacks. Most...
By Telecompaper
News•Mar 9, 2026
Parks: Wi-Fi Gaps Undermine Household Broadband Quality
Parks Associates’ new white paper reveals that Wi‑Fi dead spots are eroding the perceived quality of broadband in U.S. homes, even as 80% of households subscribe to fixed internet and 25% enjoy gigabit speeds. Roughly 40% of smart‑device owners report...
By Media Play News
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Genesis GV90 Appears at a Tesla Supercharger Ahead of Its Big Debut [Image]
Genesis has been photographed charging a camouflaged GV90 at a Tesla Supercharger in Mesquite, Nevada, suggesting the upcoming flagship SUV will feature a NACS charging port. The brand announced that all new U.S. EVs will adopt the NACS standard starting...
By Electrek
News•Mar 9, 2026
Texas Housing Market Cools
Texas home prices slipped 1.2% to a median of $335,000 in 2025, while most metros posted price gains and sales volume rose modestly. Active listings jumped 23.1%, pushing months of inventory to 4.6, a level near market balance. Fourteen of...
By Mortgage Professional America
News•Mar 9, 2026
New Day Healthcare Taps Interim CEO
New Day Healthcare appointed co‑founder and COO Kathy Poland as interim CEO following the death of founder G. Scott Herman. Poland brings decades of home‑based care leadership to guide the organization through a period of transition. New Day, owned by...
By Hospice News
News•Mar 9, 2026
ECRI Releases 2026 Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns Highlighting AI, Rural Health, and Workforce Shortages
ECRI released its 2026 Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns, placing AI diagnostic dilemmas at #1. The report warns that unchecked AI tools can cause missed or incorrect diagnoses due to automation bias and biased training data. Rural healthcare access ranks...
By HIT Consultant
News•Mar 9, 2026
Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par Moves Beyond the ‘Private Cinema’ Experiment for Major OTT Debut
Aamir Khan’s sports comedy‑drama Sitaare Zameen Par, which grossed over ₹250 crore in its 2025 theatrical run, will stream on Sony LIV in March 2026, becoming the platform’s first Hindi theatrical title. The film follows a coach working with neuro‑divergent players, echoing...
By The Indian Express – Entertainment
News•Mar 9, 2026
Cognitive Impairment Risks Rise with CKD Progression
A large JAMA Network Open study of 5,607 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients found that lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and higher urinary protein‑to‑creatinine ratio (UPCR) significantly raise the risk of cognitive impairment. Each standard‑deviation drop in eGFR increased...
By Healio – All News
News•Mar 9, 2026
Premium Cards Battle Escalates as Credit Balances Rise
Consumer credit expanded at a 1.9% annualized rate in January, with revolving balances rising 4.3% despite a modest slowdown. Premium‑fee cards, many charging over $600 annually, are witnessing heightened competition as fintechs like Robinhood and Revolut join incumbents. Research shows...
By PYMNTS
News•Mar 9, 2026
USALI 12 & Water: What Hotels Need to Know About Water Reporting
The 12th Revised Edition of USALI introduces an Energy, Water, and Waste (EWW) schedule that obliges hotels to report both the cost and consumption of water in their financial statements. By capturing gallons or cubic meters alongside monetary expenses, properties...
By Green Lodging News
News•Mar 9, 2026
NBC’s Paralympic Effort Embraces Cloud for Signal Transport
NBC Sports is broadcasting the 2026 Milan‑Cortina Paralympics using a cloud‑first workflow, bypassing the traditional IBC connectivity. Signals are transported via SRT over the internet to two OBS cloud instances in Virginia and Frankfurt, with redundancy built in. Stamford, Connecticut...
By Sports Video Group (SVG)
Social•Mar 9, 2026
USO Hits Record Volume; Roll Costs Warn Traders
$USO has broken its all time daily volume record with $7.6 traded and it's only 1130am. Dwarfing the volume it saw in 2020 and 2022. Prob mix of pro traders and retail degens. While it is arguably the most sensitive...
By Eric Balchunas
News•Mar 9, 2026
Bridges Air Cargo Takes Off with Embraer E-Freighter
Bridges Air Cargo became the launch customer for Embraer’s newly converted E‑Freighter, completing its first commercial flight from Cologne to Larnaca on March 9. The jet, a modified Embraer 190, is slated to serve Bridges Worldwide’s express‑shipping network across Europe, the Middle...
By Air Cargo News
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Geopolitical Whiplash and the Shifting Ground of D&O Liability
The article argues that the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are reshaping directors‑and‑officers (D&O) liability by turning geopolitical risk into a core governance issue. Rapid sanctions, divestment decisions and supply‑chain disruptions have already sparked securities lawsuits, exemplified by...
By The D&O Diary
News•Mar 9, 2026
AIAA Announces 2026 Priority Issues to Advance U.S. Aerospace Leadership
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) unveiled its 2026 Priority Issues, a roadmap spanning aviation, national security, research and development, and space. The agenda stresses modernizing air traffic control via NextGen, advancing autonomous flight, bolstering the defense industrial...
By AIAA – Industry News (Aerospace)
News•Mar 9, 2026
Honda Agrees to $2.3M Settlement in Lawsuits Tied to Kronos Outage
Honda Development and Manufacturing of America agreed to a $2.3 million settlement to resolve wage‑and‑hour lawsuits stemming from a Kronos time‑keeping outage caused by a 2021 ransomware attack. Employees claimed the company failed to accurately track hours, resulting in unpaid overtime...
By HR Dive
News•Mar 9, 2026
The MongolZ Earn Playoff Berth over 3DMAX
The MongolZ clinched an ESL Pro League playoff berth by defeating 3DMAX 2‑1, taking Dust2 (13‑10) and Inferno (13‑10) while dropping Ancient (4‑13). 3DMAX rallied on Ancient but faltered on the decisive Inferno map, squandering low‑buy rounds and a critical...
By HLTV.org (CS)
News•Mar 9, 2026
Procure Impact Announces Partnership with Highgate to Advance Social Procurement Across Its Hotel Portfolio
Procure Impact has partnered with Highgate to embed social procurement across the hotel chain’s portfolio, creating curated marketplaces featuring more than 6,000 mission‑driven products. The collaboration will roll out in 2026, integrating these items into amenities and guest touchpoints. Highgate...
By Green Lodging News
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Go-Ahead Tests Littlepay CAATT Pre-Paid Travel Pass in Brighton
Littlepay, in partnership with Google, has enabled pre‑paid travel passes to be stored and activated in Google Wallet. Passengers can tap their phones on Brighton buses, replacing traditional paper tickets with a contactless, mobile solution. Go‑Ahead, a UK transport group, launched...
By Telecompaper
News•Mar 9, 2026
The Pentagon Cut Its Civilian Safeguards Before the Iran War
The Pentagon has slashed the staff of its Civilian Protection Center of Excellence by roughly 90%, cutting the unit that once employed about 200 specialists in civilian‑harm mitigation. The reductions coincided with the launch of a massive U.S. air campaign...
By The Atlantic – Work
News•Mar 9, 2026
Hanjung America to Build ESS Manufacturing Facility in Indiana to Support StarPlus Energy
Hanjung America, a subsidiary of South Korean battery maker Hanjung NCS, announced plans to construct its first U.S. energy‑storage‑system manufacturing facility in Huntington, Indiana. The 133‑acre plant will focus on cooling‑fan modules and direct‑injection fire extinguishers that serve the Stellantis‑Samsung SDI...
By Energy Storage News
News•Mar 9, 2026
FBI Warns of Phishing Attacks Impersonating US City, County Officials
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning that cybercriminals are impersonating city and county planning and zoning officials to defraud businesses and individuals applying for land‑use permits. Attackers harvest publicly available permit data, craft emails from non‑government domains,...
By BleepingComputer
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Limited Supply Keeps Prices High, No 2008‑style Dip
So much talk about another 2008 price collapse, but that's very challenging to get with 2026 stats. I'm not sugarcoating. All I'm saying is very limited supply has kept prices higher. Not much of a dip over the past four...
By Ryan Lundquist
Social•Mar 9, 2026
CHN Energy Launches 2 GW Solar Plant on Reclaimed Coal Land
CHN Energy switches on 2 GW solar plant at coal-mining subsidence area #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/0etOLNRt0S
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
News•Mar 9, 2026
Safe AI Scaling Key for Healthcare Leaders in 2026
Kyndryl’s Healthcare Readiness Report finds a widening gap between AI ambition and safe, compliant scaling in the sector. While 55% of providers worry about keeping up with evolving regulations, only 30% feel prepared, and 76% have more AI pilots than...
By AI-TechPark
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Oregon's Corporate Health Law Faces First Challenge
After a UnitedHealth Group takeover prompted a physician exodus & turmoil for patients, Oregon lawmakers sought to rein in corporate health care. Now, the new law is facing an early test. https://t.co/ABNLPXk5US via @statnews
By Tara Bannow
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Constitutional Amendment No 3 Gains Nationwide Overwhelming Support
Good decision… the horses have bolted, it’s now a different ball game altogether… The Constitutional Amendment No. 3 has OVERWHELMING support from people across the length and breadth of Zimbabwe… It’s a Common Sense Amendment that will benefit EVERYONE…
By Kudzai Mutisi
News•Mar 9, 2026
He Promised His Dying Mother He’d Protect the Family’s Health. In This Georgia Town, It Isn’t Easy.
Clifford Thomas lost four relatives, including his mother, to COVID‑19 and vowed to keep his family healthy. In Albany, Georgia, that promise collides with a healthcare landscape dominated by Phoebe Putney Memorial, the city’s sole hospital system. Stringent state Medicaid...
By ProPublica
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Booster 19 Conducts Tests to Activate Pad 2
Here's the official word: Booster 19 will perform a series of tests to activate Pad 2. ❤️🚀 https://t.co/XaOvA5XgFg
By Felix Schlang
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Watch Crude Oil Pattern as Week Ends
It could be interesting to see what this pattern in Crude Oil looks like at the week's end. $USO $XLE $TLT $GLD $SPY https://t.co/f4XJ3djY8Q
By Chris Kimble
News•Mar 9, 2026
GAO: Panel Highlights Overlapping Cyber Regulations and Need for Harmonization
The Government Accountability Office released a second report highlighting how overlapping federal cybersecurity regulations are creating redundant work for owners of critical infrastructure. Industry participants cited duplicated requirements, conflicting definitions, and inconsistent incident‑reporting mandates as major pain points. While agencies...
By Homeland Security Today (HSToday)
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Judge Parker's Broadsheet Proves Local News Still Profitable
Who says local-news economics are cratering? Judge Parker has his mitts on a thriving daily broadsheet, chockablock with classified ads on the back page and thick enough not to get wafted by indoor breezes.... https://t.co/VY3QLwe93T
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Royal Jordanian Offers Paid Match to Oneworld Sapphire
Royal Jordanian is offering a lucrative paid status match promotion, whereby you can match airline or hotel status to oneworld Sapphire, which offers perks like lounge access and more. https://t.co/GmHzEYP61r
By Ben Schlappig
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Crude Oil Poised to Slip Below $91
Do you still think it hasn't made the high for the year? The gap is about to be filled. So far it has been very similar to the 2022 top and if it keeps following the 2022 price path crude...
By CyclesFan
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Developer Exposes Duke's Anti‑competitive Scheme Blocking Municipal Contract
In this case, a power plant developer provided evidence of Duke's "multi-faceted anti-competitive scheme" to prevent the developer from winning a contract with a municipal utility that had purchased power from Duke.
By Ari Peskoe