Quantum Networks Boost Job Handling with New Scheduling Strategy
Researchers at Tyndall National Institute and University of Parma have introduced a suite of scheduling strategies for distributed quantum computing, evaluated through an integrated quantum‑network simulation framework. Their simulations show that an “EPR scheduler with node selection” consistently delivers the lowest makespan and highest QPU utilisation compared with FIFO, LIST and other heuristics. The study also explores a reinforcement‑learning PPO scheduler, which, while currently trailing, indicates a flexible path for future optimisation. Findings remain simulation‑based, underscoring the need for validation on noisy quantum hardware.
Melbourne AI Agency Enterprise Monkey Quits ChatGPT Over Pentagon Deal
Melbourne‑based AI agency Enterprise Monkey announced it will move all internal AI operations, agents, and new product development from OpenAI to Anthropic’s Claude. The switch follows OpenAI’s introduction of advertising in ChatGPT and the company’s Pentagon contract, which the CEO...
Board Accountability in Financial Crime Governance
Regulators are redefining board accountability for financial‑crime governance, demanding that directors move beyond passive review to actively interrogate AML, CTF and PF risk assessments. The risk assessment has shifted from a compliance checklist to a core governance instrument that demonstrates...
Daily Mail – All Social Media Users Required to Verify Their Age if the Government Takes Strongest Measures to Ban...
The UK government is considering its most stringent option to ban under‑16s from social media, which would require every user to undergo age verification. Proposed methods include mandatory ID checks, biometric scans, or AI‑based behavioural profiling. Privacy watchdog Big Brother...
EVs Not Just for the Middle Classes
Electric‑vehicle ownership in England is expanding beyond affluent early adopters, with 2025 data showing purchases across almost every deprivation decile except the poorest ten percent. The shift is driven by a thriving second‑hand market that lowers upfront costs and by...
Morgan Stanley Reinstates NVIDIA as Top Pick, Eyes 2027 Growth
Certainly not the day for it but..... Morgan Stanley moving Moving $NVDA NVIDIA back to top pick in semis, PT stays at $260 In September, we shifted our top pick from NVIDIA to $NSK Sandisk, then in November shifted to Micron. The thesis...
Infovista Launches an AI-Enabled Platform Unifying Network & CX Intelligence
Infovista introduced VistaOne™, an open AI‑enabled platform that merges network intelligence with customer‑experience (CX) intelligence for communication service providers and enterprises. The solution uses the VistAI framework, embedding three decades of telecom expertise to deliver persona‑based, intent‑driven insights across both...
Weekend Sprint: AI Command Center, Finance Dashboard, Slack Integration
It's been a busy weekend for my coding agents. 1) Implemented various improvements to my new AI Command Center (see https://lnkd.in/dXJKwGvz ). Amongst others, the research skill will now try to apply learnings from a few 1000 hours of subscribed...
Robotic Fish Turns Ocean Plastic Into Power
I’ve spent years watching robots optimize warehouses and generate content. Now one is designed to repair the ocean. That feels different. A UK design student built a robotic fish that swims like a real marine creature while collecting microplastics. As it moves, it...
Link11 Releases European Cyber Report 2026: DDoS Attacks Become a Constant Threat
Link11’s European Cyber Report 2026 shows DDoS attacks surged 75% in 2025, reaching a record 12,388 minutes of continuous assault and 509 TB of traffic. Three attacks topped 1 Tbit/s, with the strongest at 1.33 Tbit/s, indicating terabit‑scale threats are now routine. The data...
NHS Evaluation Shows up to 75% Reduction in Hospital Visits in Care Homes Using Nobi Smart Lights
An independent NHS evaluation across seven Suffolk care homes using Nobi Smart Lights reported up to a 75% reduction in falls‑related hospital admissions and up to a 65% drop in ambulance call‑outs. The study compared six months of baseline data...
Why Security Teams Can No Longer Ignore Recruitment Fraud
Recruitment fraud is emerging as a critical enterprise security threat, driven by AI‑powered social engineering that can convincingly impersonate recruiters and hiring workflows. Labor market volatility, highlighted by 1.17 million U.S. job cuts in 2025, has amplified the urgency and exposure...
Bridging the Payment Gap: Why Suppliers Are Taking Control
Supply‑chain cash flow is tightening as buyers cling to cash, pushing late‑payment rates to 55% and on‑time payments down to 37%. SAP Taulia’s survey of 10,854 suppliers shows a five‑year high 66% interest in early‑payment programs. Suppliers are counter‑acting by adopting...
Why It’s Critical to Close Open Steps in Cell Therapy Manufacturing
Cell therapy manufacturing is vulnerable to contamination because living cells cannot be terminally sterilized. Regulatory bodies such as EU GMP Annex 1 and the FDA now require risk‑based contamination control strategies that prioritize closed, sterile, and automated processes. Closing open steps...
AI Adoption in Financial Services Has Hit a Point of No Return
AI adoption in financial services is now near‑universal, with only 2% of institutions reporting no AI use. The Finastra State of the Nation 2026 survey of 1,509 senior executives shows 60% improved AI capabilities and 43% rank AI as their...
MWC 2026: SK Telecom Lays Out Plan to Rebuild Its Core Around AI
At MWC 2026, SK Telecom unveiled its “AI Native” strategy, aiming to rebuild its core operations around artificial intelligence. The plan includes redesigning billing, sales and network management systems, deploying AI-driven autonomous network operations, and implementing a Zero Trust security...
Making Facilities Data Matter
Facilities leaders possess extensive operational data, yet they often convey it to finance as raw invoices, obscuring strategic value. This communication gap causes delayed investments, higher energy costs, and increased risk, as finance cannot see ROI, risk mitigation, or lifecycle...
AI Agents In 2026: 5 Ways They Can Help
Agentic AI is moving from assisted queries to autonomous actions across commerce, work, finance and smart‑home domains. Services like Google’s “Buy for Me” and Perplexity’s “Instant Buy” let agents complete purchases without user clicks, while workspace tools such as ClickUp...
What ‘Good’ Looks Like in Modern Procure-to-Pay Execution – New Series
The new Spend Matters series shifts focus from AI‑centric visions to the day‑to‑day execution of procure‑to‑pay (P2P) platforms. It argues that execution quality—not platform age, vendor, or AI features—determines whether organizations enjoy predictable, scalable processes or suffer friction and rework....
03.02.26 Buy Now, Pay Later Aka Pay-In-4 / Ask Your Pharmacist
In this episode Clark Howard warns listeners about the dangers of Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later (BNPL) schemes, especially the "pay‑in‑four" model that has spread from Australia to the U.S. He explains how the psychology of four easy installments can lead consumers to overspend,...
PROPTECH-X : Rightmove’s CEO Johan Svanstrom … ‘Is a Man Under Pressure’
Rightmove released its 2025 annual results, delivering a record £1.2 billion cash surplus and 7 percent revenue growth despite a softening UK housing market. The strong financial performance fuels a 10 percent dividend increase and gives the company runway for technology investments. However,...
Sanofi Receives CHMP Recommendation for Dupixent Expansion in Europe
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a positive opinion recommending Dupixent (dupilumab) for paediatric chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in children aged 2‑11. The recommendation is based on robust Phase III data from the LIBERTY‑CUPID...
How AI Is Rewriting Compliance Governance
AI has moved from back‑office analytics to active participation in financial institutions' daily communications, creating a new class of "aiComms" that fall under regulatory scrutiny. Theta Lake’s latest report shows 99% of firms plan to broaden AI use on unified...
South Africa’s Move to Greener Energy Is Creating New Jobs, but Benefits Aren’t Evenly Spread
South Africa’s green transition is boosting employment, with green jobs rising from 12.4% of the labour force in 2022 to 14.8% in 2024. Growth is concentrated in utilities, mining, construction and finance, driven by government procurement and sustainable‑finance policies. However,...
Stargate Hydrogen Seals First UK Partnership
Stargate Hydrogen has signed its first UK partnership with Seacht Group, a UK energy and engineering firm, to develop green hydrogen projects. The deal combines Stargate’s ceramic‑based electrolysis technology with Seacht’s local market knowledge, positioning both firms to pursue multiple...
Extension of Data-Sharing to NI ‘a Significant Step Towards a More Responsive, Integrated Public Service System’
The UK government has activated new commencement regulations that extend the Digital Economy Act 2017 data‑sharing powers to public bodies in Northern Ireland as of 11 February. The measures allow authorities to exchange information to improve services, reduce public debt...
Indonesia’s Geothermal Quest: Where Massive Potential Meets Structural Reality
Indonesia holds roughly 24‑29 GW of technically recoverable geothermal resources but operates only about 2.71 GW, a fraction of its potential. A new partnership between Star Energy Geothermal and US firm SLB aims to de‑risk the Sekincau field and assets in North...
How Governance, Data and Control Failures Are Driving 2025 Penalties
Global enforcement actions plunged 72% in 2025, with total fines shrinking to $5.488 bn, down from $17 bn in the United States alone the prior year. The United States still led with $3.22 bn in penalties, while Europe and Asia‑Pacific saw markedly lower...
Predicting the Sun's Most Violent Outbursts
A multinational team led by Victor Velasco Herrera has unveiled a forecasting system that can identify super‑flare risk windows months to a year in advance and pinpoint the likely solar regions. By mining 50 years of GOES X‑ray data, researchers...
FDA Grants PMA to Synergy’s Cervical Disc
Synergy Spine Solutions received FDA pre‑market approval for its Synergy Disc, a cervical artificial disc designed to preserve motion and correct spinal alignment. Clinical data showed an 87.1% composite success rate at 24 months, with significantly lower neck‑pain and arm‑pain...
Digital Product Passports Are Coming, and 2026 Is When the Real Work Begins
Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are moving from concept to regulatory requirement, with the EU mandating them for textiles by 2029. The 2026 window is critical for brands to build the digital infrastructure needed to capture, validate, and share product‑level data....
AI Is Evolving From Answering to Actually Executing Tasks
What if AI didn’t just suggest what to do… …but actually completed the work while you stepped away? Most teams are still using AI as a smarter search bar. But as I saw with @claudeai Cowork from @AnthropicAI, a new class of AI...
Robo.ai Completes Initial Data Delivery Collection in Middle East
Robo.ai Inc. announced it has completed its first intelligent data collection and delivery in the Middle East under a new agreement with DaBoss.AI. The delivery provides high‑quality robotic manipulation and locomotion data, addressing a growing industry need as AI moves...
Opus Genetics Reports Phase I/II Trial Results of OPGx-BEST1 Gene Therapy
Opus Genetics presented early Phase I/II data for its OPGx‑BEST1 gene therapy targeting best vitelliform macular dystrophy and autosomal‑recessive bestrophinopathy. In a sentinel 63‑year‑old participant, the treatment was well tolerated and delivered a 12‑letter gain in best‑corrected visual acuity after...
Token Efficiency, Not Volume, Defines the ClaudeCode Edge
Everyone has ClaudeCode. The edge is how efficiently you spend tokens, not how much you spend. Agreed?
Qualcomm and Moto Unveil Project Maxwell AI Companion at CES
Another key partner for @Qualcomm @Moto showcasing Project Maxwell a new AI companion concept first introduced at CES https://t.co/wV6HSqdISF
€2 TPC Comes Into Effect in France for Low Value Parcels
Effective 1 March 2026 France will levy a €2 small‑parcel tax (TPC) on every HS‑code classified item in packages valued at €150 or less shipped from outside the EU. The tax covers France, Monaco, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion and applies regardless of...
Samsung Adopts Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite for Galaxy Watch
Sounds like @SamsungMobile is doubling down on @Qualcomm as the new @Snapdragon Wear Elite for Galaxy Watch https://t.co/5ifmPN6DPn
Snapdragon Wear Elite Powers Unified On‑Device AI Ecosystem
The new @Snapdragon Wear Elite is at the core of the new Personal AI vision as it will power on device AI across an ecosystem of devices that will deliver value individually and as a whole https://t.co/N5nG3kaE6X
BioMarin Receives FDA Approval for Palynziq Use in Adolescents
BioMarin’s enzyme substitution therapy Palynziq received FDA approval for use in adolescents aged 12 and older with phenylketonuria (PKU). The decision was based on Phase III PEGASUS trial results showing 44.4% of participants lowered blood phenylalanine below guideline levels, with a...
Navitas Exhibiting Solutions for AI Data-Center, Grid and Energy Infrastructure, Performance Computing, and Industrial Electrification
Navitas Semiconductor showcased a suite of GaN and SiC power solutions at APEC 2026 in San Antonio, targeting AI data centers, high‑performance computing, grid infrastructure, and industrial electrification. The company unveiled a 10 kW 800 V‑to‑50 V GaN‑powered DC‑DC platform delivering 98.5% efficiency...
RENA Secures 1.2 GW TOPCon Equipment Order in India
RENA Technologies won a contract to deliver a 1.2 GW TOPCon wet‑chemical processing line for Celloraa Energy’s new solar‑cell factory in Gujarat, India. The equipment suite includes InEtchSide 4+, BatchPolyClean N600, BatchEtch N600 and BatchTex N600, and is designed to halve water consumption while eliminating...
Personal AI Takes Off on Edge Devices
Next up @AlexKatouzian talking about the rise of personal AI grounded on edge devices https://t.co/OK0nK9lzsm
Agentic Enterprise Marks AI‑Driven Phase Change
The AI Imperative: Resilience Reimagined-Protecting the Agentic Enterprise - The shift to the agentic enterprise is not merely an upgrade; it’s a phase change. We’re talking about systems that operate with breathtaking autonomy and at a massive scale. https://t.co/TWAXIQbUE0
LM PAEK Can Outperforms PEEK In Certain Applications
A Drexel‑led study demonstrated that low‑melt polyaryletherketone (LM PAEK) can be fused‑filament‑fabricated into porous knee‑revision cones that outperform traditional PEEK in shear strength and stiffness. Using a Taguchi L8 design, the researchers printed 64 cylindrical surrogates with gyroid and diamond TPMS...
Anthropic Offers Free AI Mastery Courses with Certificates
In case you were living under a rock this weekend, Anthropic has launched free courses to master AI with certificates for $0.00 → https://t.co/AvC7x0FuxS https://t.co/xv990hlLj6
Embedding Security: Designing Fraud Risk Out of Business Transactions
Embedded finance is set to exceed $7 trillion in transaction volume by 2026, cementing its role as core infrastructure for business platforms. However, fraud attempts are rising two to three times faster than in traditional banking, outpacing legacy detection tools. The...
Washington Built the AI Infrastructure AUKUS Needs — Then Locked Allies Out
The United States has built the Genesis supercomputing platform, giving American AI firms structured access through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, but it excludes AUKUS partners. While Australia and the United Kingdom pour billions into quantum and autonomous defense technologies,...
52% of Small Businesses Don’t Revolve Their Credit Card Balances
A PYMNTS Intelligence study of 583 U.S. small and medium‑sized businesses reveals that credit cards are now a primary operating tool rather than a backup. Over half of SMBs (54%) mix business and personal cards, 82% rely on cards for...
Harnessing Technology to Redefine Standards in GI Care
Gifthealth’s co‑founder John Romano outlines how AI‑driven pricing tools and automated patient‑support platforms can lower out‑of‑pocket costs and improve medication adherence for the 60 million Americans living with gastrointestinal diseases. By integrating real‑time claims adjudication, discount automation and personalized education, the...
