Hetzner, one of Europe’s largest hosting providers, announced price hikes of up to 50% effective 1 April. The increases apply to all customers across its data centres in Germany, Finland, the US and Singapore. Hetzner cites soaring hardware costs, memory shortages and constrained GPU supply as the primary drivers. The move underscores growing pricing pressure on budget‑friendly cloud operators as component scarcity ripples through the market.

Zebra Technologies’ AltiZ 3D sensors now power EBI Electric’s Inspector T lumber‑scanning system, delivering an eightfold increase in measurement precision. The AI‑enhanced solution identifies defects such as knots, cracks and rot, enabling manufacturers to boost usable wood yields by up to...

HRLocker’s Irish SME HR Report reveals that a majority of Irish small and medium‑size enterprises are at risk of GDPR and Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) violations due to chaotic HR document storage. Sixty‑six percent of respondents keep employee records in...

Australia’s fuel tax credits scheme is costing taxpayers nearly $10.8 bn this fiscal year – roughly $30 m a day – by refunding excise on diesel and petrol for miners, farmers and other heavy‑fuel users. Critics label it the nation’s most expensive...

HPE announced that its newly acquired Juniper routers will be exposed to third‑party AI agents via a Model Context Protocol, enabling AI‑driven configuration and deployment. The company also introduced the PTX12000 series, scaling up to 518.4 Tbps, and the PTX10002 line...

Denmark’s Royal Danish Air Force activated 729 Squadron on 16 February to operate four General Atomics MQ‑9B SeaGuardian UAVs. Ordered in 2025 with deliveries beginning in 2028, the drones will be based at Aalborg Air Base and tasked with high‑endurance surveillance...

Mogul, founded by former SoundCloud executives, says it has helped artists recover $1.5 billion in lost royalties since its 2025 launch. The Boston‑based startup raised $5 million in a round led by the Yamaha Music Innovations Fund, bringing total capital to $6.3 million....

The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) released a new white paper titled “Perfecting Public‑Private Partnerships: The Future of Government Space Contracts.” Authored by Rational Futures, the report offers a playbook for government buyers to maximize outcomes on space PPPs, stressing that...
Manufacturers and OEMs are turning to integrated SCADA and analytics software to boost overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Real‑time visibility into availability, performance, and quality replaces manual PLC checks and paper logs, enabling instant downtime tracking and quality monitoring. The combined...

The EU Court of Justice’s Landeck ruling clarified that law‑enforcement must obtain independent authorization and meet proportionality tests before accessing data on seized devices. This decision impacts prosecutions by making improperly obtained evidence potentially inadmissible and forces agencies to adopt...
Midstream dividend growth remains robust, with 92.7% of AMNA constituents raising payouts year‑over‑year and no dividend cuts since July 2021. Both MLPs and corporations delivered sequential increases in Q4 2025, highlighted by Plains All American’s 9.9% hike. The sector’s strong cash‑flow generation...
BodyArmor has reclaimed the official NCAA sports‑drink title for the 2026 March Madness tournament, supplanting Powerade and rolling out a refreshed “Choose Better” campaign featuring athletes like Flau’jae Johnson and Jalen Brunson. The brand will be the exclusive hydration provider on‑court,...

The Alliance of Canadian Defence Companies (ACDC) launched today as a coalition of emerging defence technology firms seeking a unified voice in Ottawa. Co‑chairs Eliot Pence and Paul Ziadé argue that Canada’s ambitious procurement targets require clear representation from Canadian‑owned...

Pfizer’s post‑COVID strategy pivots from vaccine and antiviral sales to rebuilding growth through oncology and metabolic assets. The 2026 guidance excludes COVID revenue, projects modest 4% operational growth, and anticipates a $1.5 billion patent‑cliff hit. To offset these pressures, Pfizer completed...
Olaplex has launched a new multichannel campaign titled “Science Never Looked So Good,” featuring Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman as the brand’s Chief Hair Officer. The 45‑second hero spot introduces the No. 3Plus bond‑repair treatment, which claims three‑minute application repairs three...

Camunda introduced a Skyflow connector that tokenizes and de‑identifies PII/PHI within BPMN workflows. The connector forwards selected fields to Skyflow’s vault, replaces them with tokens, and permits controlled re‑identification only at approved steps. This approach shrinks the cleartext data footprint...

The week’s disruptive theme spotlights unexpected YTD winners, led by wet and dry shipping ETFs, South Korean market exposure, and oil‑service funds. Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET) surged 100% and Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY) climbed 31% as VLCC...
South African retailers expect a noticeable uptick in smartphone and laptop prices over the coming months. The increase is driven by a depreciating rand, higher import duties, and global supply‑chain constraints that raise component costs. Analysts warn that both consumers...
Swedish furniture giant IKEA is piloting a partnership with French sports retailer Decathlon by opening a standalone Decathlon shop inside its Croydon store this spring. The 1,188‑square‑metre unit will feature a dedicated entrance and more than 5,000 items across hiking,...
Torc Robotics announced that its autonomous trucks will now be tested on public roads in Michigan, using the latest‑generation Daimler Truck Freightliner Cascadia chassis. The expansion builds on existing test sites in Dallas‑Fort Worth and Blacksburg and moves development from the...

France’s Geodis has launched a multimodal rail‑road service for skincare specialist Naos, moving products from a northern collection point in Neuville‑en‑Ferrain to a southern warehouse in Port Saint Louis via a 45‑km truck leg to Dourges and then by train...

Riyadh Air announced daily service between Riyadh and Cairo, launching soon on its new Boeing 787‑9 Dreamliner. The route taps a high‑traffic corridor that carried 2.7 million passengers last year and joins the airline’s forthcoming London and Dubai flights. The addition...
PMI‑RF introduced the PEC‑42‑1G40G‑20‑12‑292FF, an ultra‑wideband low‑noise amplifier covering 1 to 40 GHz. The device delivers 42 dB of gain with ±2.5 dB flatness and a 5.5 dB noise figure across the band. Its output‑1 dB compression point reaches 19 dBm at lower frequencies and 17 dBm at higher...

Asia‑Pacific commercial real estate is set for a 5‑10% investment boost in 2026, extending the rebound that began in 2025. Full‑year transaction activity hit $157 billion, up 22% from 2024, as net buying intentions climb to 17%. Office properties have reclaimed...
Dutch telecom operator Odido confirmed a breach by the Shinyhunters cyber‑criminal group, which claims to have exfiltrated data on up to eight million customers. The attackers are demanding more than one million euros in ransom and have issued a final...

New York lawmakers are advancing a bill that would compel media companies to disclose any artificial‑intelligence tools used in their operations, a move the Washington Post editorial board warns could stifle innovation. At the same time, veteran CBS correspondent David...
QYOU Media has earned TikTok Agency Partner status, joining a select group of trusted advertising partners. The badge gives the Toronto‑Los Angeles agency direct access to TikTok’s premium tools, analytics, and support for both organic and paid campaigns. QYOU already...
Stäubli Robotics unveiled the next‑generation Sterimove at INTERPHEX 2026, positioning it as the world’s first mobile robot certified for Grade A, B, C and D cleanroom environments. The platform combines sealed, cleanroom‑compatible construction with advanced collision‑avoidance sensing, dual emergency stops...

Ukrainian officials are urging tighter regulation of Telegram after Russian intelligence allegedly used the app to recruit saboteurs for attacks, including a deadly Lviv strike that killed a police officer. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko and SBU deputy head Ivan Rudnytskyi...
TikTok continues to dominate music discovery in the MENA region, with 84 % of songs that entered the Billboard Global 200 in 2024 first going viral on the platform. The time to reach 100,000 TikTok posts fell dramatically from roughly 340 days in...
Retailers have flooded their tech stacks with AI dashboards and predictive models, but the overload has amplified uncertainty rather than clarity. The core issue isn’t speed; it’s that most AI relies on synthetic personas, which 69% of consumers say erodes...

New Blood Interactive has released a demo for *Dungeons of DUSK*, a retro‑style dungeon‑crawler that expands the classic FPS *Dusk* into an RPG‑like experience. The demo slots between Episodes 1‑2 and 2‑3 of the original game, offering a 30‑level campaign, skill‑tree...

CBS News contributor David Begnaud has founded an independent media company called Do Good Crew, which will produce a weekly newsletter, a podcast, and live events spotlighting everyday heroes. The venture’s inaugural podcast episode features an interview with Oprah Winfrey....

Nomad Digital has achieved over 2,000 consecutive days without a lost‑time injury, covering 2.7 million working hours across 13 countries. The milestone, reached in December 2025, follows a prior record of 2.5 million hours LTI‑free earlier in the year. During the period the...
Adidas has transformed its adiClub loyalty program into a multi‑dimensional ecosystem that blends commerce, fitness tracking, and user‑generated content. Members earn points not only for purchases but also for workouts, reviews, and outfit photos, with points serving both as tier...

Young adult headship rates slipped to 43.7% in 2024, reversing the post‑pandemic rise that peaked at 44.2% in 2023. While this figure still exceeds the 40.2% level recorded in 2017, it remains below the roughly 46% benchmark of the 1990s‑early...
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust completed a pilot of ambient voice technology (AVT) across inpatient and outpatient settings, testing four vendors – Accurx Scribe, Tortus, Heidi and Lyrebird. Almost 90% of clinicians reported reduced documentation time, with 88%...

Rockwell Automation’s new OEM Advantage Playbook, based on a survey of 500 machine‑builder leaders across 17 countries, shows top OEMs have reduced average downtime recovery from 40 hours to 24 hours – a 40% improvement. The research links faster recovery...

Quantcore, a University of Glasgow spin‑out, closed a £2.5 million seed round led by PXN Ventures, Blackfinch Ventures and Scottish Enterprise. The funding will be used to build a sovereign niobium‑based quantum hardware manufacturing line at the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre,...
Delta Air Lines announced its largest seasonal Hawaii schedule for winter 2026‑27, adding a new nonstop Minneapolis‑St. Paul to Maui route and reinstating Boston to Honolulu service, the longest domestic flight in the U.S. The new MSP‑Maui flight operates daily...
Hitachi Energy and Pakal Technologies have teamed up to embed Pakal’s IGTO(t) silicon power switch into Hitachi’s high‑voltage power modules. The IGTO(t) promises roughly 30% lower conduction losses than conventional IGBTs, enhancing efficiency across rail, renewable, energy‑storage, AI and data‑centre...

Warhorse Studios announced that longtime director Daniel Vávra is leaving day‑to‑day game development to head a new transmedia role focused on a Kingdom Come: Deliverance film adaptation. The studio confirmed a completed script and ongoing talks with production companies, positioning...

Natural Grocers is hosting its seventh annual Celebrate Colorado celebration from March 3‑5 across all 45 Colorado locations. Shoppers will receive a limited‑edition reusable bag and sticker, and can enter sweepstakes for a $1,195 snowboard, a $1,599 e‑bike, or a $500...

Physik Instrumente (PI) unveiled the X‑365 Precision XY Gantry System, a modular Cartesian robot that delivers nanometer‑class positioning across travel ranges from 200 × 200 mm up to 600 × 800 mm. The platform combines high load capacity with integrated linear‑encoder feedback and EtherCat‑based controller compatibility,...

Toronto chef Brandon Olsen and entrepreneur Michael Held are launching As We Do Chocolate, a premium Canadian‑made chocolate manufacturer aimed at the B2B market. The venture seeks to fill a gap left by U.S. and European conglomerates by offering high‑quality,...

6K Additive has signed a global long‑term supply agreement with Siemens Energy to receive spent nickel‑alloy powder from Siemens’ additive‑manufacturing sites. The reclaimed material will be processed in 6K’s UniMelt microwave plasma system, converting it into virgin‑grade, AM‑ready powder. To...

Hema celebrated its centennial in 2026, marking a hundred‑year evolution from a modest fixed‑price shop to a Dutch retail icon. Founded in 1926 by Arthur Isaac and Leo Meyer, the chain was positioned as an affordable alternative to upscale stores...
Planar Monolithics introduced the 8‑channel switch filter bank 8SFB‑2G18G‑SFF, covering 2 GHz to 18 GHz with eight selectable pass‑bands. The unit delivers 8 dB typical insertion loss, 2:1 VSWR, ±0.5 dB ripple and 82.8 dB out‑of‑band rejection. Switching occurs in 200 ns and the device handles...
Yole Group’s 2026 report projects the global compound‑semiconductor substrate and epiwafer market to grow at a 14% CAGR, reaching roughly $5 bn by 2031. The surge is powered by electrification, AI‑driven data‑center demand, and next‑generation connectivity, with silicon carbide (SiC) anchoring...

Mechatronics is evolving from isolated components to fully integrated motion systems, where motors, drives, controllers, and software operate as a single organism. Kollmorgen’s SFD‑M feedback device exemplifies automatic motor‑drive parameter exchange, cutting commissioning time and eliminating manual errors. Integrated design...