Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi Drives Over 100 Million USD in Savings
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) partnered with Ivalua to overhaul its procurement function, delivering over 400 million AED (more than 100 million USD) in savings across 2024‑2025. Streamlined contract‑lifecycle management and a centralized repository cut procurement cycle times by 23 % and reduced compliance violations from 150 to about ten per year. The transformation earned a 92 % maturity score in a Department of Government Enablement assessment, positioning DCT Abu Dhabi as a benchmark for public‑sector procurement excellence.
ISS Demonstration: A Tow Truck for Space.
In this episode of T‑Minus, host Maria Varmazas interviews Troy Morris, CEO and co‑founder of KMI, about the company’s successful in‑space demonstration of its articulated “tow‑truck” arms aboard the ISS. The demo involved over 200 days of testing, capturing unprepared...
How Micro Fulfillment Hubs Make Same-Day Delivery for Small Retailers Possible
Micro‑fulfillment centers (MFCs) are compact, technology‑driven hubs placed within 5‑10 miles of consumers, enabling same‑day or even two‑hour deliveries for small retailers. By decentralizing inventory, they cut last‑mile distances and reduce shipping costs, directly addressing the 21% cart‑abandonment rate tied...
Lithium Demand Rebounds 25% as Low‑cost Supply Tightens Price Gap
Lithium bottom: demand +25% as EV/ESS rebound; SQM+Codelco JV raises low-cost supply, tightens cost curve; prices ≈70% below 2022 — overweight low-cost lithium producers. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Telecom News: StratEdge, Proximus, TRAI, Vodafone Idea
StratEdge announced new molded ceramic packages and gold‑plated die‑on‑tab solutions that operate up to 18 GHz, targeting high‑power GaN applications in aerospace and defense. Proximus revealed a restructuring plan to cut roughly 1,200 jobs—about 15% of its workforce—by 2030, aiming to...
Telecom News: Cirrus360, Vodafone, Pegatron, Wind River, Open RAN
Cirrus360 and Vodafone introduced an AI‑driven declarative digital twin platform that creates virtual RAN models to anticipate failures and streamline 5G/6G deployments. At MWC 2026, Pegatron showcased AI‑enabled 5G hardware, including the PR2850 macro radio and PS2400 network‑in‑a‑box, targeting rapid...
How Shiprocket Is Building The Backbone Of Bharat’s Ecommerce Growth
Shiprocket, originally launched as KartRocket in 2012, has transformed into a full‑stack ecommerce enablement platform that now powers more than 4 lakh merchants, many from Tier II and III cities. The platform bundles shipping, checkout, returns, analytics and working‑capital services, leveraging AI...
Bambu Lab Data Highlights Sustained 3D Printing Activity and Creator Growth on MakerWorld
Bambu Lab released 2025 usage data from its MakerWorld and MakerLab platforms, showing sustained growth in Chinese 3D‑printing activity. Benchy remained the most printed model for the fifth consecutive year, while 83% of owners continued printing one year after purchase,...
Can The F-35’s Software Really Be Jailbroken?
Allied concerns over U.S. dominance of F‑35 software have resurfaced after the Dutch defense minister suggested the jet could be “jailbroken” like a smartphone. While experts dismiss a built‑in kill switch, the United States still controls critical firmware updates through...
Rentify Launches UAE’s First AI-Native Rent Infrastructure with ‘Rentify Pay’
Dubai fintech Rentify unveiled Rentify Pay, the UAE’s first AI‑native rent‑infrastructure platform. The service expands beyond its original "Rent Now, Pay Later" model to digitise the entire rental lifecycle for tenants, landlords and property managers. Leveraging AI automation, the platform...
How Do I Cancel My ChatGPT Subscription?
The guide details step‑by‑step procedures for canceling ChatGPT personal, mobile, and Business subscriptions, highlighting where to locate the cancellation controls in the web app, iOS App Store, and Google Play. It explains that cancellations take effect the day after the...
GSMA Foundry, NUHS Partner to Drive 5G and AI Innovations in Healthcare
The GSMA announced a strategic partnership between its Foundry innovation hub and Singapore’s National University Health System (NUHS) to accelerate 5G‑enabled, AI‑driven healthcare solutions. The collaboration will focus on private 5G networks, digital twins, XR, IoT and ambient AI to...
AI in EdTech: Disrupting Traditional Teaching Models in India and Abroad
Artificial intelligence has moved from experimental to mainstream in education, powering tools that personalize learning for over 300 million Indian students and millions worldwide. Adaptive platforms are delivering 20‑30% gains in comprehension by tailoring content to individual behavior and test results....
Truck Deaths Outpace 9/11; We Must Identify Drivers
During September 11, 2700 Americans died. America implemented massive security procedures for aircraft, fought two wars, and spent trillions to ensure it would never happen again. We created massive surveillance and implemented identity tracking at airports to ensure we know...
AI Is Critical Infrastructure; Anthropic's Permission Request Flawed
Ok, so now the truth comes out. The USA needs AI for critical systems to protect America. Anthropic wanted the US Gov to call them and ask nicely for permission in case of an emergency. As I keep saying. AI is...
Modern Retail Podcast: Marketing Is Experiencing an AI Reckoning
In the latest Modern Retail Podcast, co‑hosts Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels, joined by executive editor Anna Hensel, examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping retail marketing. They note that rising customer‑acquisition costs and a more discerning shopper base are driving...
LVM: Essential for Flexible Linux Storage Management
If you work with Linux servers, basic partitions won’t always be enough. That’s where LVM helps. In real systems, storage needs grow. Logs, apps, databases — everything expands. With LVM you can: • Resize storage more easily • Combine multiple disks • Extend space when...
Google DeepMind Introduces Unified Latents (UL): A Machine Learning Framework that Jointly Regularizes Latents Using a Diffusion Prior and Decoder
Google DeepMind unveiled Unified Latents (UL), a new framework that jointly trains an encoder, diffusion prior, and diffusion decoder to regularize latent representations. By using a deterministic encoder with fixed Gaussian noise and a reweighted decoder ELBO, UL bridges the...
India Disrupts Access to Popular Developer Platform Supabase with Blocking Order
Supabase, an open‑source Firebase alternative, has been blocked in India after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invoked Section 69A of the IT Act. The order, issued on Feb 24, has resulted in intermittent access across major ISPs, leaving developers unable...
ESP32-C5 Bug Advisory Identifies and Fixes PSRAM and Sleep Coexistence Issues
Espressif Systems released a bug advisory for ESP32‑C5 chips, detailing three stability issues affecting PSRAM and sleep‑mode coexistence when running ESP‑IDF v5.5.1. The defects include a PSRAM reset hang, data corruption during unaligned AES/SHA accesses, and watchdog timeouts in Wi‑Fi/BLE/IEEE 802.15.4...
AI Firm Secures Safety‑First Deal with Department of War
Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network. In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner to achieve the best possible...
Clean Coal Term Originated in 1980s Reagan Program
They keep calling it “clean beautiful coal”, so show me the “clean” part. The phrase “clean coal” did not begin in 2016. It traces back to the 1980s, particularly the Reagan-era Clean Coal Technology Program launched in 1985, which promoted pollution-control...
Armstrong Fluid Technology’s Compact Fluid Management Station Can Reduce HVAC Energy and Install Costs by up to 30%
Armstrong Fluid Technology launched the Systems Envelope – Fluid Management Station (SE‑FMS), a modular HVAC fluid‑management solution that integrates its Envelope Core platform. The compact unit reduces floor space by up to 40% and cuts energy use by as much as 30%...
Google Launches Customizable Calling Card with Privacy Controls
Google started rolling out the "Your calling card" feature (in beta) which will allow you to control how your own calling card appears for other people. I spotted this first back in October and shared its progress on AndroidAuthority. You can...
Top 10 Froonze VIP Loyalty & Wishlist Alternatives 2026
The article reviews the ten leading alternatives to Froonze VIP Loyalty & Wishlist for 2026, highlighting each platform’s features, pricing, and strategic value. It stresses that growing e‑commerce brands outgrow Froonze’s basic setup and need deeper customization, analytics, and integrations....
Celebrating My First $200k ARR Milestone
Claude code and Theanna launched days apart last year. Claude code hit $2.5B ARR in one year. I just hit $200k ARR today. No comparison but tons of emotions today: proud, relieved, excited, tired, stressed, ready.
10 Best Ways for Indie Artists to Promote Their Music Online
Billboard’s 2026 guide outlines a step‑by‑step playbook for indie musicians to amplify their online presence. It urges artists to concentrate on one or two core social platforms, build a dedicated website for direct fan interaction, and integrate streaming, email newsletters,...
AI Empowers Founders, but Shouldn't Replace Professional Artists
I used AI to make cinematic content for my app. I also believe companies with budgets should hire real artists. Both things can be true. AI should expand what solo founders and small teams can accomplish — not eliminate the livelihoods of...
EMA’s CHMP Recommends Three New Orphan Drugs, Rebuffs Two FDA-Approved Programs
The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended six new medicines, including three orphan drugs already approved by the FDA—Ojemda for pediatric low‑grade glioma, Palsonify for acromegaly, and Xolremdi for WHIM syndrome. The agency also gave a...
Revolve Group Net Sales Grow as AI’s Role Expands for Shoppers
Revolve Group reported a 10.4% year‑over‑year increase in net sales to $324.37 million for Q4 2025, driven by AI‑enhanced personalization, search and styling tools. Beauty product sales surged 43%, while net income rose 58% and adjusted EBITDA grew 44%. Executives highlighted...
Commercial Space Logistics Market Analysis 2026
The 2026 commercial space logistics market now comprises three segments—ISS cargo resupply, lunar payload delivery, and orbital transfer services—each with distinct business models and risk profiles. As the International Space Station approaches deorbit around 2030, providers are scrambling for post‑ISS...
If Your Pipeline Takes 15+ Minutes, Redesign It
Fix Slowness In Pipelines ✅ If your pipeline takes 15+ minutes, you designed it wrong. Smart caching. Parallel jobs. Conditional security. Dedicated runners. That’s real DevOps. Save this post. Follow @Devopsshack for senior-level breakdowns. #DevOpsEngineer #CICDPipeline #PlatformEngineering #CloudNative #Docker #Automation #InfraAsCode
AI Film Workflow Unveiled: A Must‑Study Blueprint
The behind-the-scenes of an AI film workflow is something most creators never share. From idea → experiment → production pipeline, all of it is now public. This is worth studying.
AI Control Battle Escalates Without Precedent or Election
Exactly. No one elected Anthropic. The battle over control of AI is only going to get more intense from here. This isn't like any technology we've ever created before. That's why people get so tripped up thinking about this. They...
HTTPS Login Alone Doesn't Protect Session Tokens
The other wild thing was only using HTTPS on the login screen, so you could just steal their session tokens instead over HTTP 😱
Tencent Embeds AI in Group Chats for Real-Time Fact‑checking
“Tencent is betting that AI spreads best when it rides on social habits, rather than treated as yet another ‘productivity’ app…Yuanbao is less a chatbot tab than an extra voice in the group chat: the friend you can @ to...
China Wafer Prices Drop Fourth Week Amid Inventory Pressure
China wafer prices fall for fourth week as discounting deepens under inventory pressure #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/NhJenObCMv
Wind Power Shifts: Kansas Farm Closes, Massachusetts Opens
One Wind Farm Dies in Kansas, Another One Rises in Massachusetts #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/WnR6tKEciB https://t.co/PcOAIAaLT4
Anthropic AI Shifts Focus to Lucrative Non‑US Government Deals
Prediction: @AnthropicAI may have lost the US government as a client, but will gain even more collectively-lucrative government contracts outside of the US.
Survive AI Job Threats with This Checklist
#AI Is After Your Job – The Definitive Checklist For Surviving AI #JobCuts/#Layoffs @DrJohnSullivan https://t.co/pEin2JvNk9 #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
Expiring Incentives Spark Record Residential Solar Demand
Expiring incentives led to record demand, more diverse market for residential solar in 2025, says EnergySage #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/LtEDSE5vUi https://t.co/rwfIPw1ZbU
India’s Solar Boom Set to Outpace Coal by 2028
India is smashing it: 42.5GW of new solar in 2026 ALONE. Think about that scale - it’s more than the entire installed capacity of most developed nations At this exponential rate, solar capacity is on track to CRUSH coal in India...
Sunoyster Launches Lightweight 440W Glass‑covered TOPCon Panel
Sunoyster offers lightweight 440 W glass-covered TOPCon PV panel #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/CiwFm0MqhB
AI Is Critical Infrastructure; Government Won’t Cede Control
AI is critical infrastructure. Think about what that means. The US Government was never going to allow AI companies to dictate to them how AI can be used. No one tells the US Gov how they can use the internet or electricity....
AI Job Protections Risk Losing to Agile Competitors
Protecting employees from AI replacement sounds good but all companies or countries who do that will lose to those who don’t. Need structural not patchwork solutions. Any constraints on layoffs will also hugely advantage startups and Chinese companies.
Advocating Autonomous AI Weapons Amid Unfair Warfare
Personal view: I admire @AnthropicAI sticking by their principles but disagree with the principle itself. Putin won’t fight fair so we should have autonomous AI weapons for sure.
Northvolt Factory to Deliver BESS Cells and 1GW Data Centre
Northvolt’s resurrected factory in Sweden will supply BESS cells to new owner this year, add 1GW data centre development #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/OERGaGb3O9
Tylenol Not Linked to Autism Genes, Study Shows
There are a few known chemical exposures in early pregnancy that interact with autism genes. But not Tylenol. I’ve spoken to RFK Jr about them but he had no interest, and he can’t process scientific information. Here’s my article https://t.co/pxLaDLInlf
On‑Premise ERP Keeps Flexibility, Cloud Forces Rigid Upgrades
On-premise ERPs offered maximum flexibility: customizability, control over upgrades, and ownership. Cloud ERPs lose these benefits, forcing businesses into inflexible upgrade cycles and painful system switches. #ERP #CloudMigration #BusinessTech https://t.co/93E7e5vIvK
Renewables Outperform Fossil Fuels in Data Center Power
Why Renewables Beat Fossil Fuel for Data Centers #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/8FF88ts8gD https://t.co/A1CLnD3dI0
