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MiniMed, the diabetes‑tech spin‑out of Medtronic, received FDA clearance for its MiniMed Flex insulin pump, a device roughly half the size of the 780G model and operable via smartphone. The pump, featuring a 300‑unit reservoir, targets Type 1 patients aged 7+ and Type 2 patients aged 18+. This marks MiniMed’s first product launch as a newly public company, with a limited spring rollout and a broader summer release. Existing MiniMed 780G users can upgrade to Flex at no cost.
Audible and Campside Media have debuted "Blood Will Tell," a limited‑series narrative podcast that premiered on March 12 with two episodes. The drama follows Vietnamese‑American twin brothers whose lives spiral after a fatal birthday party incident leads to a wrongful murder...
Compass International Holdings announced on March 18 that it is dismissing its June lawsuit against Zillow without prejudice. The move follows Zillow's launch of the "Preview" product, which relaxes its Listing Access Standards and permits pre‑market listings. Compass had challenged...
NEW: The Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Virginia, and Virginia voters filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the legislature’s authority to alter the 2021 congressional map approved by the state’s supreme court. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/virginia-congressional-redistricting-challenge-rnc-ii/
Senator Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing for the Department of Homeland Security turned into a rigorous test of his temperament and accountability, with senators probing past comments about a 2017 assault and his confrontational style. Democrats pressed him on whether he...
Con Edison’s revised interconnection framework, featuring a new two‑part test, has effectively halted distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across 85% of its service area. Clean‑energy groups NY‑BEST and NYSEIA filed an emergency petition with the New York Department...
Google introduced the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) in January 2026, creating a standardized, machine‑readable layer for product data, pricing, carts, payments and order tracking. UCP already powers AI‑driven purchases on Google Search’s AI Mode and Gemini for retailers like Etsy...
Telit Cinterion has unveiled two 5G NR Release 18 sub‑6 modules, the FE990D50 and FE990D60, plus a rail‑specific FE990D60‑FR variant that adds FRMCS band support. The modules feature eight‑receive antenna capability, LTE Category 20 fallback, a 2.2 GHz quad‑core Cortex‑A55 processor and native...
Don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth Via the Urban Truth Collective. https://www.urbantruthcollective.com/
Tom Frieden’s blog post introduces a free, semester‑long public‑health curriculum built around his book *The Formula for Better Health*. The package includes instructor guides, ten chapter outlines, case studies, test banks and slide decks that map to CEPH competencies. It...
A prospective trial of 911 asymptomatic patients undergoing low‑dose chest CT showed that AI‑assisted nodule detection modestly increased interpretation time by about 15 seconds but significantly boosted the identification of Lung‑RADS‑positive nodules. Radiologists using the AI tool reported roughly double...
OpenAI faces mounting legal and governance challenges as Microsoft threatens to sue over alleged breaches of Azure exclusivity tied to a $50 billion Amazon investment, while Elon Musk pursues a $134 billion fraud lawsuit claiming Sam Altman misled early investors. The company...
Ukraine is forming a special working group to prepare the safe reopening of its commercial airspace after more than four years of total closure following the 2022 Russian invasion. The group will involve the civil aviation authority, ICAO, IATA and...
LOT Polish Airlines launched its "Szalonej Środy" (Crazy Wednesdays) promotion, offering round‑trip economy tickets for as low as $121 USD. The deal applies to flights from Poland to Malta, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Nice, Podgorica and Tirana, with travel windows from April 1...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has opened an investigation after a patient died following self‑injection of Laennec, an allogeneic placental extract imported from Japan. A similar fatality occurred in Russia involving health influencer Anna Kolyada, whose companion fell seriously...
Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business, launched Mentor Zoom, a new pan‑tilt‑zoom camera system for industrial inspections. The solution includes two HD camera heads—10× and 30× optical zoom—with a 4,000‑lumen light source and a removable touchscreen‑joystick controller that works with gloved...
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective June 1, 2026, replacing the 1995 rules. The regulations broaden the definition of trade secrets to include algorithms, source code, and detailed customer data, and...
Substack unveiled the Substack Recording Studio, a desktop‑only video production suite that adds pre‑recording and live capabilities, letting creators brand each show. ZipRecruiter introduced the ZipRecrooners, an a cappella group promoting its hiring platform through a musical TV spot. A...
Greenpoint Technologies, a Safran company, has delivered a VVIP Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 787‑9 interior completion to an undisclosed client, reinforcing its leadership on the 787 platform. The project showcases Greenpoint’s vertically integrated execution model that combines design, engineering, manufacturing,...
NASA's Perseverance rover has identified tiny corundum crystals—ruby or sapphire‑like gems—inside a Martian pebble named Hampden River. The rover’s SuperCam instrument used dual‑laser spectroscopy and luminescence imaging to match the spectral signature of the grains to laboratory ruby standards. This...
Publix announced its entry into the cookie market with a spring launch of four private‑label flavors. The lineup includes Double Cookies & Cream, Vanilla Celebration, Double Chocolate, and Raspberry Cream Cheese, with more varieties slated for summer. The rollout follows...
The UK Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee held a three‑round evidence session on imposing age‑restriction measures on major social‑media platforms, mirroring Australia’s recent Social Media Minimum Age Act. Advocates cited alarming parental polling – 93% deem social media harmful...
Marcus & Millichap’s 2026 Retail Investment Forecast ranks Charlotte and Raleigh as the top two U.S. retail markets. Charlotte posted a 3.5% vacancy rate, driven by big‑box and discount‑store leases, while Raleigh‑Durham held a 3.0% vacancy rate, buoyed by small‑shop...
Teams inside major homebuilders, lenders, and operators are using ResiClub research and analysis to inform real decisions—including firms like Meritage Homes, a giant homebuilder ranked No. 554 on the Fortune 1000. That’s exactly what we’re aiming for: clear, data-driven housing market...
Last One Laughing UK returns for a second season on Prime Video, pitting ten British panel‑show comedians against each other in a one‑day comedy battle royale where any laugh or smile leads to elimination. The format, adapted from Japan’s Documental,...
Where do you get your fake prices though? Make your arguments using truths, not fake figures… South Africa has a bigger lag in fuel prices, the hikes are projected for April and there will be a big jump…. Ask Trump to...
"Extensive damage"...have to see where this is exactly, but doesn't sound like Qatar's LNG is coming back soon
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA chief John Ratcliffe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that Iran remains years away from fielding intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, directly contradicting a key Trump‑administration justification for...
Every product has a journey—raw materials ➝ factory ➝ customer. It looks simple, but behind it are constant adjustments, coordination, and problem-solving. When it works, it feels seamless. That’s the power of a strong supply chain. 🚚 https://t.co/CVEBanvR6l
Netflix is planning a global KPop Demon Hunters concert tour for next year. Promoters are salivating. But… who will perform as the girls? It may be entirely virtual. Scoop —> https://t.co/PDg34hVJOo
U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Trump’s nominee for DHS secretary, faced Senate questions about restoring the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) workforce after Kristi Noem cut roughly one‑third of its staff and slashed its budget. Mullin declined to promise...
CBER changes its standard operating procedures to open the door to RMAT designations for therapies on clinical hold - https://t.co/bZmhga8xxC
Most supply chain leaders obsess over procurement savings and demand planning accuracy. Meanwhile, their warehouse quietly bleeds margin — through poor layout, undertrained staff, outdated tech, and safety shortcuts nobody wants to talk about. This edition changes that. https://t.co/abRK9zzCJN via @LinkedIn
Faraday Future announced it will relocate its headquarters from a 146,000‑square‑foot campus in Gardena to a 99,209‑square‑foot facility owned by a Fortress Investment Group affiliate in El Segundo. The move, the company’s first headquarters change in its 12‑year history, is...
Distinguished UChicago Prof. John Mearsheimer on regime change in Iran: “It's hard to get regime change or impossible to get regime change using air power alone…If you want regime change in Iran, you're going to have to invade that country. And...
Approaching 3 weeks of Strait closure and no end in sight. Crazy things are happening out there.
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The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) designates large online platforms with at least 45 million monthly EU users as gatekeepers and forces them to change data‑tracking, app‑pre‑install, and ranking practices. Enforcement began in 2023 with a compliance deadline of 6 March 2024,...
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate today: 6.31% Same day last year: 6.78% 10-year Treasury yield today: 4.25% Spread today: 206 bps
Powell seems to have a strong handle on the thinking of oil companies, and what would catalyze further drillling
Crude oil prices slipped modestly on Wednesday, with WTI for April delivery down 0.19% to $96.39 a barrel, as traders booked profits after a prior rally. Iraq announced the resumption of oil exports from Kirkuk, limiting shipments to 250,000 barrels...
Powell says US oil companies won't raise production unless they believe oil price shocks will be persistent and they don't believe this. Why can't the Fed say the same?
Oil companies going to make reasoned judgements about prices before boosting production a ton
Over half of U.S. households now have fiber internet availability, rising to 52% in 2026 from 46% the previous year. Urban areas enjoy higher coverage (50%) compared with rural regions (40%). Rhode Island tops the state rankings with 81% availability...
Netcracker Technology announced a milestone OSS upgrade for BICS, bolstering stability, security and support across roaming, 5G, IoT and data services. Hiya and Vodafone have launched Branded Calling in the UK, delivering verified caller IDs to almost all mobile users...
News: USAGM names former Newsmax exec and longtime Fox News executive producer Christopher Wallace as the new deputy director of Voice of America. According to agency announcement to staff, he also worked at PBS, CNN and ABC News. Unclear who...
Advocates are urging the public to sign a petition calling for the repeal of the 1986 liability shield that protects medical product manufacturers from lawsuits. The campaign highlights two pending bills—S.3853 introduced by Rand Paul and H.R.4668 by Rep. Gosar—aimed at restoring...
Someone needs to ask about what happens if sustained high oil prices leads to *higher investment and hiring*
Toyota and Fox hope to rev up car advertising on TV with a season-long sponsorship of Baywatch https://t.co/ZEm5Gvu2YN
Manufacturers face a talent shortage, with 49,000 UK factory jobs vacant in April 2025, prompting a need for rapid upskilling. A new ranking of seven employee training platforms evaluates them on compliance automation, mobile/offline access, multilingual capability, IoT integration, and...
The first week of the US-Israeli war in Iran cost more than the annual budgets of major government agencies. WAR = A TRUMP TAX. https://t.co/ioXw5U0cVU
