News•Mar 4, 2026
VIA Labs Announces Availability of Industrial-Grade USB 5Gbps and 10Gbps Hub Controllers at Embedded World 2026
VIA Labs announced at Embedded World 2026 the release of two industrial‑grade USB hub controllers, the VL819i (5 Gbps) and VL822i (10 Gbps). The devices are offered in Q7 (9 × 9 mm) and Q8 (10 × 10 mm) packages, supporting USB‑A and USB‑C downstream ports with pin‑to‑pin and BOM compatibility. Designed for extended‑temperature operation (‑40 °C to +85 °C), they target machine‑vision, high‑performance peripherals, and embedded systems. The VL822i adds Multiple‑IN transaction support to lower latency when multiple 5 Gbps devices share a 10 Gbps host.
By Manufacturing Tomorrow
News•Mar 4, 2026
Trina Solar Unveils 485 W TOPCon PV Panel with 24.3% Efficiency
Trina Solar unveiled its third‑generation Vertex S+ G3 dual‑glass TOPCon modules at the Key Energy trade show in Rimini, delivering up to 485 W power and a record 24.3% conversion efficiency. The five variants span 465‑495 W, feature a –0.26% /°C temperature coefficient,...
By pv magazine
News•Mar 4, 2026
From One Image to 3D: Beginner Demand Drives Attention Toward AI Modeling Platforms
Math Magic’s Hitem3D v2.0 launches as an AI‑driven platform that turns a single photograph into a production‑ready 3D model within minutes. The upgrade adds high‑resolution 1536³ texture output and structure‑aware synthesis to improve mesh stability and reduce post‑processing. By simplifying the...
By Manufacturing Tomorrow
News•Mar 4, 2026
Key Networks, USRN JV Adds Key Sales Leaders
Key-United, the joint venture between Key Networks and United Stations Radio Networks, has hired two senior sales executives. Rosanne Tipton joins as Vice President of Sales and Brand Partnerships, while Robbie Eisen becomes Director of Strategic Research and Planning. Both...
By Radio & TV Business Report (RBR+TVBR)
News•Mar 4, 2026
National Drug Code Format
The FDA issued a final rule establishing a uniform 12‑digit National Drug Code (NDC) format effective March 7, 2033, replacing the current 10‑digit variants. A seven‑year window (2026‑2033) gives manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies and payors time to upgrade systems and labeling, followed by...
By FDA
News•Mar 4, 2026
Expedition Cruise Network Launches New Membership Category
Expedition Cruise Network (ECN) has added two new operator members—66° Expeditions and Royal Galapagos—bringing its total to 32. ECN also launched an Associate Membership tier, admitting Kaptio and The Polar Collective as the first associates. The new category targets organizations linked...
By TTG Media
News•Mar 4, 2026
Simbe Becomes First Retail Robotics Company to Achieve UL 3300 Certification for Autonomous Robot Tally
Simbe announced that its autonomous shelf‑scanning robot Tally has earned UL 3300 certification, making it the first retail robotics company to achieve the standard. The certification validates Tally’s mechanical, electrical and software safety after passing more than 40 rigorous tests for...
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Mar 4, 2026
Fixated Acquires Creator Monetization Platform Elevate to Expand Subscription, Community Infrastructure
Fixated, a creator management firm, has acquired Elevate, a subscription‑focused monetization platform, to broaden its community and revenue infrastructure. The deal follows a $50 million Eldridge Industries investment earmarked for M&A, marking Fixated’s second acquisition this year after buying gaming‑centric Ellify....
By Net Influencer
News•Mar 4, 2026
Promoting The Super Bowl: All Year Round?
Walt Disney is turning the Super Bowl from a single‑day spectacle into a year‑long media franchise called “The Year of the Super Bowl.” The move leverages the $800 million advertising haul from one game to launch continuous ESPN features such as...
By MediaPost
News•Mar 4, 2026
Widewaters Selects Schulte Hospitality Group to Operate Hotels
Widewaters has appointed Schulte Hospitality Group (SHG) to manage its portfolio of seven hotels, covering day‑to‑day operations, revenue management, sales and marketing, and food‑and‑beverage programming. The partnership also retains Basin Ventures as the asset‑management overseer to drive value across the...
By Hotel Business
News•Mar 4, 2026
The Survival of the Scarcest: Why AI Favours the Premium Publisher
AI is reshaping digital publishing by replacing the traditional search‑driven model with an answer‑focused economy. Premium publishers stand to gain as users shift from utility‑mode queries to trust‑mode consumption, where source credibility matters. The emergence of agentic media buying will...
By ExchangeWire
News•Mar 4, 2026
American Express Opens First Sidecar Dining Concept at Las Vegas Airport — Here’s a First Look Inside
American Express launched Sidecar by The Centurion® Lounge at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, a compact, restaurant‑style concept that seats just 33 guests. The space replaces the traditional lounge model with upscale small plates, curated cocktails and a rotating selection of Old‑World wines,...
By AwardWallet Blog
News•Mar 4, 2026
Indian Air Force Conducts Major Exercise ‘Vayu Shakti 2026’ at Pokhran
On February 27 the Indian Air Force staged Exercise Vayushakti‑26 at Pokhran, field‑testing more than 130 aircraft across fighter, transport, and helicopter fleets. President Droupadi Murmu attended and flew in an indigenously built HAL Prachand light combat helicopter. The drill featured...
By Overt Defense
News•Mar 4, 2026
How to Make a Pillow Menu Work for Your Hotel
Hotel pillow menus, a legacy of the late‑1990s, are resurging as a low‑cost way to personalize sleep. By letting guests select from three to seven pillow types—soft, medium, firm, hypoallergenic or down—properties can turn a routine stay into a memorable...
By Hotel Business
News•Mar 4, 2026
Live Hard, Die Hard Brings a Unique Split Screen RTS Sim Experience, Now Globally Available on Mobile
Indie developer asobism has launched Live Hard, Die Hard, a real‑time strategy game that blends split‑screen combat with medical treatment. The title is now globally available on Android and iOS for $4.99. Players navigate a four‑week preparation cycle, juggling base...
By GamingonPhone
News•Mar 4, 2026
Hands-Off Preview: Control Resonant Is As Heavy On The RPG As It Is On The Action
Remedy's upcoming sequel Control Resonant shifts the action from the Oldest House to a twisted, zone‑based version of New York City, where the Hiss have broken free. Players control Dylan, wielding the shape‑shifting melee weapon Aberrant, which can transform into...
By MMORPG.com
News•Mar 4, 2026
Book Excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope
Jon Ingold’s new anthology, The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, compiles essays from over 150 game writers spanning indie to AAA studios. The project originated from a speculative call that attracted more than 300 responses in two days, resulting in a curated...
By Game Developer (formerly Gamasutra)
News•Mar 4, 2026
Kroenig on Reagan Institute Podcast on US Policy Toward Iran
On March 3, Atlantic Council vice‑president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig appeared on the Reagan Institute podcast to discuss U.S. policy toward Iran. He examined the tension between preemptive military options and diplomatic engagement amid Tehran’s nuclear advancements and...
By Atlantic Council – All Content
News•Mar 4, 2026
Pentagon Vendor Cutoff Exposes the AI Dependency Map Most Enterprises Never Built
The Pentagon’s six‑month ban on Anthropic’s Claude has exposed a blind spot in enterprise AI risk management: most firms cannot map the full chain of AI model dependencies. A Panorays survey shows only 15% of CISOs have complete visibility, while...
By VentureBeat
News•Mar 4, 2026
Audible Unveils Nonfiction Podcast Slate Incorporating Wondery Productions, Featuring OnlyFans Investigative Series, New Seasons of ‘Dr. Death’ and ‘Over My...
Audible announced a new nonfiction podcast slate that merges Wondery’s investigative series with its own offerings, featuring season 5 of “Dr. Death,” season 5 of “Over My Dead Body,” and the upcoming “OnlyFantasy” series on OnlyFans. The rollout follows Amazon’s...
By Variety (Digital)
News•Mar 4, 2026
Graza Olive Oil Enters New Category with Largest Paid Campaign to Date
Graza, the fifth‑largest U.S. olive‑oil brand, has unveiled its largest paid marketing effort, the “Seriously Serious” campaign, to launch a new line of olive‑oil mayonnaise. The campaign features absurdist TV and streaming spots, a $250,000 Grand‑Prize sponsorship of Bravo’s Top Chef,...
By Marketing Dive
News•Mar 4, 2026
Why Even the Most Automated Factories Still Need the Human Touch
The article examines the rise of "lights‑out" or dark‑factory manufacturing, where robotics, AI, and machine‑vision enable production with minimal human presence. While high‑volume, low‑variability lines—such as Chinese EV plants—show impressive productivity gains, the piece warns that full automation falters in...
By Automation World
News•Mar 4, 2026
Reliable Space Rescue Is a Prerequisite for Continued Economic Opportunity in Space and We Have a Long Way to Go
SpaceX Crew 11’s emergency return in January 2026 marked the first crew rescue from orbit, proving that a rapid LEO evacuation is possible. The rescue highlighted a stark gap: no reliable, on‑demand capability exists for commercial missions beyond low Earth orbit. As...
By SpaceNews
News•Mar 4, 2026
Thales Updates and Enhances Naranja X’s Payment Security
Thales announced that Argentina fintech Naranja X has expanded its use of the Thales D1 Platform, adding Entersekt’s authentication suite to secure online payments. The cloud‑native solution enables tokenized Apple Pay and Google Pay wallets and implements 3‑DS protocols for e‑commerce. Naranja X reports over...
By Fintech Futures
News•Mar 4, 2026
High-Touch, High-Tech: Revieve’s Beauty & Wellness Index 2025 Signals a New Era of Guided Beauty Commerce
Revieve released its Beauty & Wellness Index 2025, showing guided diagnostics now initiate 60‑75 % of beauty journeys and deliver two‑to‑three‑fold higher completion rates. The data, drawn from millions of AI‑driven skin analyses, quizzes and virtual try‑ons, highlights longer engagement, especially in...
By Cosmetics Business
News•Mar 4, 2026
Kroenig Quoted in The New York Times on US Policy in Iran
The New York Times quoted Atlantic Council senior director Matthew Kroenig on March 3, revealing that President Trump is expected to favor a rapid, limited operation in Iran rather than a drawn‑out conflict. Kroenig, a nuclear strategy expert, said the administration aims to...
By Atlantic Council – All Content
News•Mar 4, 2026
How Can Predictive Operations Transform Airport Management?
Heathrow Airport has appointed Netcompany as its primary digital operations partner, deploying the AIRHART Airport Operations Orchestration Platform. The solution promises real‑time situational awareness, AI‑driven decision support and predictive planning for the hub’s 80 million annual passengers. By consolidating airline, ground...
By Airport Industry-News
News•Mar 4, 2026
Gobalsamy Says Omnia May Build Plants in the US
Omnia Holdings is accelerating its shift toward mining explosives, with BME now contributing over half of net earnings. The CEO says the group may build a production plant in the United States to mitigate tariff exposure and serve the North...
By Miningmx
News•Mar 4, 2026
February’s Top Mobile Game Downloads
February’s mobile game download chart was topped by Block Blast, which stayed ahead of Free Fire by roughly four million installs despite a second consecutive month‑on‑month decline. Free Fire continued to generate over 20 million downloads, while Roblox slipped below the...
By Mobilegamer.biz
News•Mar 4, 2026
The Power to Pivot: Operational Velocity as a Key Retail Metric
Retail leaders are urged to prioritize operational velocity—the speed at which campaigns, inventory signals, and creative assets can be adjusted—over merely tracking click costs. The article argues that agility, not additional tools, is the true growth catalyst, recommending automated kill...
By Total Retail
News•Mar 4, 2026
Departing Clifford Chance Lawyer Takes Swipe at Magic Circle Firm with ‘Commemorative’ Mugs
A senior associate who spent more than two decades at Clifford Chance left the firm with a parting gesture: a set of mugs emblazoned with a critique of the firm’s “up‑or‑out” promotion model. In her farewell email she called for...
By Legal Cheek (UK)
News•Mar 4, 2026
UniQure’s Delay, REGENXBIO’s Rejection Explained, Sarepta’s Ingram Steps Down, More
The FDA issued a complete‑response letter to UniQure, requiring a randomized, double‑blind, sham‑surgery Phase 3 trial for its Huntington’s disease gene therapy, and similarly rejected REGENXBIO’s Hunter syndrome candidate over study design flaws. Regulatory experts warned that the agency’s decision‑making appears...
By BioSpace
News•Mar 4, 2026
Etihad Rail Fills Void Left by Middle East Flight Cancellations
Etihad Rail evacuated more than 350 UAE citizens and residents using three special trains between the Saudi border at Ghuweifat and Al Faya in Abu Dhabi after regional flights were halted by the Iran conflict. The railway, still in trial mode...
By International Railway Journal
News•Mar 4, 2026
Bloomberg: Sony Interactive Entertainment to No Longer Release Big PS5 Games on PC
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it will cease porting its major single‑player PlayStation 5 titles to PC, keeping games like Ghost of Yotei and the upcoming Saros console‑exclusive. Online‑only titles such as Marathon will still be available on Windows, while externally published...
By Gematsu
News•Mar 4, 2026
Defect Networks Boost Performance of Next Generation Perovskite Solar Cells
A study by the Institute of Science and Technology Austria reveals that networks of flexoelectric domain walls generate internal electric fields that separate and transport charge carriers in solution‑processed lead halide perovskites. Using a novel silver‑ion electrochemical staining technique, researchers...
By NanoDaily (Nano Technology News)
News•Mar 4, 2026
Rail Europe Joins Pleasant Holidays’ Global Rail Portfolio
Pleasant Holidays has expanded its global rail portfolio by adding Rail Europe, granting travel advisors access to regional and high‑speed train services across more than 20 European countries. The partnership brings major carriers such as SNCF, DB, Trenitalia, and Eurostar...
By Recommend
News•Mar 4, 2026
Gamescom 2026: Registered Exhibitors up 15%, More than 40 Countries Taking Part
Gamescom 2026 has broken exhibitor registration records for the third consecutive year, with a 15% increase over 2025 and participants from more than 40 countries. The event will feature pavilions from 23 nations and introduces a new Gamescom Business Ticket...
By GamesIndustry.biz
News•Mar 4, 2026
IAB Announces Most Significant Update in Years to Multi-State Privacy Agreement
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) unveiled its most substantial amendment to the Multi-State Privacy Agreement (MSPA) since 2023, aiming to simplify compliance across the fragmented U.S. state privacy landscape. The revision introduces a streamlined contract framework, clearer advertiser‑partner role definitions,...
By IAB
News•Mar 4, 2026
Miners Urged to Improve Balance Between Being a ‘Great’ Company and an Attractive ...
Boston Consulting Group’s new report argues miners must balance being a strong operator with delivering attractive shareholder returns. Over the past decade, mining firms have doubled free‑cash‑flow to $80‑90 billion, cut net‑debt to 9 % and shifted capital from capex to dividends....
By Mining Weekly
News•Mar 4, 2026
PE-Backed Banijay Entertainment and All3Media to Merge
Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, both backed by private equity, announced a definitive merger that will combine their production assets under a single entity. The deal creates one of the world’s largest independent television and digital content houses, spanning scripted, unscripted...
By PE Hub Europe
News•Mar 4, 2026
National Alliance: DOE Proposed Rule Would Exacerbate Hospice Workforce Shortages
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed reclassifying post‑baccalaureate nursing degrees as graduate degrees, slashing the borrowing cap for health‑care students from $200,000 to $100,000 and imposing a $20,500 annual aid limit. The rule also narrows the definition of "professional...
By Hospice News
News•Mar 4, 2026
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis – 3/2/2026
U.S. sponsored loan issuance reached $148.7 bn YTD through February 2026, a 26% decline compared with the same period last year. Refinancing activity accounted for $82.3 bn, or 55% of total volume, while new money contributed $66.4 bn (45%). The slowdown reflects tighter...
By The Lead Left
News•Mar 4, 2026
MIHAN Project Generates 1.27 Lakh Jobs, 120 Firms Invest in Nagpur Hub
Maharashtra’s Multi‑Modal International Cargo Hub and Airport (MIHAN) in Nagpur has generated 127,225 jobs, according to IT Minister Ashish Shelar. The hub has attracted investment from 120 companies, with 90 already operating in the SEZ and non‑SEZ zones. The state government...
By The Hindu BusinessLine – Economy
News•Mar 4, 2026
Cyngn Deploys DriveMod Tugger at WEG Electric Motor Facility
Cyngn announced a commercial contract to install its DriveMod Tugger at WEG’s electric‑motor plant in Bluffton, Indiana. The autonomous tugger will move up to 60 pallets of components daily, replacing single‑pallet forklift runs. By handling predictable transport, the system frees forklift...
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Mar 4, 2026
Americore Resources Updates Activities at Trinity Silver Project, Nevada
Americore Resources reported completion of a 350 line‑km drone‑magnetometer survey at its 100% owned Trinity Silver Project in Nevada. Campbell and Walker Geophysics will interpret the new data alongside historic geophysics. The company has begun permitting for a Q2 2026 drill...
By Resource World Magazine
News•Mar 4, 2026
KT and Rohde & Schwarz to Showcase AI-Enhanced Radio Transmission Performance
KT, Qualcomm, and Rohde & Schwarz showcased a 6G AI proof‑of‑concept at MWC Barcelona 2026, using the CMX500 one‑box tester to demonstrate AI‑enhanced radio transmission. The AI‑enabled prototype achieved roughly a 50 % increase in downlink throughput compared with conventional methods,...
By Microwave Journal
News•Mar 4, 2026
Sanders, Khanna Introduce Wealth Tax Bill Targeting Billionaires
Senators Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, proposing a 5 percent annual wealth tax on the 938 U.S. billionaires who hold $8.2 trillion collectively. The tax would raise about $4.4 trillion, funding $3,000 direct payments...
By CPA Practice Advisor
News•Mar 4, 2026
Earnings Summary: Highlights of Advanced Flower Capital’s Q4 FY25 Report
Advanced Flower Capital Inc. posted a modest Q4 FY25 net income of $0.9 million, or $0.04 per basic weighted‑average common share. The quarter also recorded a distributable loss of $2.8 million, or $0.12 per share, while net interest income was $5.19 million against...
By AlphaStreet
News•Mar 4, 2026
Amex Taps Customers for Fraud Fight
American Express is leveraging direct conversations with cardholders who have faced fraud to gather real‑time intelligence on scam tactics. The data helps the firm refine detection models as U.S. consumers lost $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, a 25 percent rise. Executives...
By Payments Dive
News•Mar 4, 2026
Inside CMR Surgical’s Big Pivot Before US Robot Launch
CMR Surgical’s new CEO, Massimiliano Colella, halted the planned U.S. debut of the first‑generation Versius robot, opting to wait for the upgraded Versius Plus platform. The second‑generation system secured FDA clearance for gallbladder‑removal surgery and is slated for a soft launch later...
By MedTech Dive