LG Display Adds UL Verification for 100% OLED Dimming Consistency
LG Display announced that UL Solutions has validated 100% dimming consistency across its large‑size OLED panels for TVs and monitors. The UL test reduces the illuminated area stepwise to as little as 0.2 ‰ of the screen, and LG’s OLEDs maintained identical maximum and minimum brightness, achieving a perfect score. In contrast, comparable LCD and Mini‑LED panels recorded dimming consistency between 43% and 83%, indicating brightness loss as the bright region shrinks. LG also highlighted its upcoming Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 panel, capable of 4,500 nits peak luminance and 0.3% reflectance.
Chinese Academy of Sciences Achieves World Record Efficiency of 15.45% for Kesterite Solar Cell
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has set a new world record for kesterite (CZTSSe) solar cells, achieving a 15.45% power conversion efficiency and a certified 15.04% efficiency. The breakthrough stems from an interfacial phase equilibrium strategy that introduces a lithium‑tin‑sulfide...
Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576 H.264 and H.265 Video Decoders Gain Mainline Linux Support
Collabora has upstreamed support for the Rockchip VDPU381 and VDPU383 video decoders found in RK3588 and RK3576 SoCs, enabling hardware‑accelerated H.264 and H.265 decoding in mainline Linux. The contribution consists of a 17‑patch series that adds V4L2 UAPI controls for...
Huawei WiFi Mesh X3 Pro Adds Wi-Fi 7 and Room Lighting
Huawei has unveiled the WiFi Mesh X3 Pro, a consumer‑grade Wi‑Fi 7 mesh system that doubles as an ambient light fixture. The router delivers up to 2.88 Gbps on 5 GHz and 688 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, with WPA2‑PSK/WPA3‑SAE mixed‑mode security and dual 2.5 GbE ports...
12 Million Exposed .env Files Reveal Widespread Security Failures
Mysterium VPN’s research uncovered more than 12 million IP addresses serving publicly accessible .env‑style files, leaking credentials such as database passwords, API keys, and JWT signing secrets. The United States leads the exposure count with roughly 2.8 million IPs, while Japan, Germany,...
Seatrium Delivers Next-Generation Jack-Up
Seatrium has handed over a next‑generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to Maersk Offshore Wind after successful sea trials at its Singapore yard. The custom‑engineered ship boasts a 1,900‑tonne crane with a 180‑metre hook height, capable of installing 15 + MW turbines. It...
Botim Money Adds Digital Silver to Its Fractional Investing Suite From AED 10
Botim Money, the fintech arm of UAE messaging platform botim, has launched a digital silver investing option within its in‑app “Invest” feature. Eligible users can buy, sell and hold fractional silver starting at AED 10, extending the company’s precious‑metal suite that...
Certifying Quantum Magic Proven Super‑Exponential Hard
The unbearable hardness of deciding about magic Identifying the boundary between classical and quantum computation is a central challenge in quantum information. In multi-qubit systems, entanglement and magic are the key resources underlying genuinely quantum behaviour. While entanglement is well understood,...
PTE PREVIEW: Fabrizio Magliocca, Director of Business Transformation, Innovation & Quality, Aeroporti Di Roma
Fabrizio Magliocca, Director of Business Transformation at Aeroporti di Roma, outlined a five‑year plan that moves the airport beyond passenger volume to a predictive, connected, and people‑centric hub. The strategy hinges on AI‑enabled assistants, computer‑vision analytics, digital twins and a...
Clicker Training Boosts Surgeons' Knot‑Tying Success to 100%
Clicker training works on orthopaedic surgeons. A study taught surgical skills using a clicker for real-time feedback. 100% of that group nailed every step of a knot tie, vs 33% who learned by demonstration alone.
Heidi to Integrate HealthPathways and More Briefs
Heidi AI has partnered with Streamliners to embed HealthPathways into its AI‑driven clinical documentation platform, giving clinicians instant access to trusted care pathways. The Australian Digital Health Agency rolled out a digital‑health teaching toolkit for universities, addressing a gap where...
Hands‑On AI Tour Turns Ideas Into Impact
How do you prepare for the next frontier of transformation? For me, it’s learning by doing. The #MicrosoftAITour brings leaders & builders together to turn AI ideas into real impact through hands-on experimentation. This 20-second clip is a throwback to my favorite...
Infostealers Drive Massive Brute-Force Attacks on Corporate SSO Gateways with Stolen Credentials
Defused Cyber uncovered a credential‑stuffing campaign that uses passwords harvested by Infostealers to brute‑force corporate SSO gateways, notably targeting F5 BIG‑IP devices. Analysis of 70 credential pairs showed 77 % originated from known Infostealer infections, confirming a direct supply chain from malware‑infected employee...
Emerald Intel Launches Embedded Analytics, Delivering a Real-Time Macro View of the Cannabis Industry
Emerald Intelligence has introduced Embedded Analytics, a new SaaS feature that provides real‑time, macro‑level dashboards for the licensed cannabis and hemp market. The initial release includes four interactive dashboards covering state sales, company leaderboards, product sales, and store status, all...
New AI Media Manager Modio Aims to Consolidate Fragmented Content Creation
Klono Inc. launched Modio.ai, an AI media manager that unifies content creation, organization, and distribution. The platform offers 32 creation types spanning images, video, audio, avatars, and documents, automatically selecting the optimal AI model for each task. Modio also chains...
Siteimprove Expands Its Agentic Content Intelligence Platform with Conversational Analytics Agent, PDF and Image Accessibility Agent and Keyword Intelligence Agent
Siteimprove announced three new AI agents—Conversational Analytics, PDF and Image Accessibility, and Keyword Intelligence—expanding its agentic content intelligence platform. The Conversational Analytics Agent lets non‑technical users query data and generate reports using natural language. The PDF/Image Accessibility Agent automatically validates...
Critical Flaws Exposed Gardyn Smart Gardens to Remote Hacking
Security agency CISA disclosed that Gardyn smart indoor hydroponic gardens suffered two critical and two high‑severity vulnerabilities, affecting an estimated 138,000 devices. The critical flaws include a command‑injection bug (CVE‑2025‑29631) and hard‑coded admin credentials (CVE‑2025‑1242) that enable remote, unauthenticated control...
RefAssured, ID.me Partner to Fight Candidate Fraud
RefAssured and ID.me have launched an advanced fraud‑prevention solution that embeds identity verification into staffing agencies' existing applicant tracking systems. The joint offering combines RefAssured’s 1.5 million reference reports with ID.me’s digital identity wallet, which serves over 160 million users, to authenticate...
Volt Agency Details Advanced Hyper-Personalisation Strategies on Wix Web Design
Volt Agency, a Wix‑focused web design firm, published a report detailing hyper‑personalisation strategies on the Wix platform. The study claims conversion lifts of up to 60% and revenue gains of roughly 40% when businesses shift from static sites to intent‑driven...
Chinese Scientists Build ‘Ultra-Stable’ Polymer Solar Cell with 19.1% Efficiency
Chinese researchers at Wuhan University of Technology have demonstrated a polymer solar cell with a record‑high power conversion efficiency of 19.1%. By blending a small fraction of linearly packed small‑molecule acceptors into a polymeric macromolecular acceptor matrix, they achieved ordered...
Geospatial Platforms and Location Based Services: Powering NextGen E-Commerce and Retail Business
At GeoBuiz Summit 2026, a panel of geospatial leaders highlighted how location intelligence is becoming the backbone of next‑generation e‑commerce and retail. They discussed the use of trusted geospatial data, AI‑driven analytics, and platform integration to optimize store networks, site...
AI Beyond the Basics
Helen Kupp, founder and CEO of Women Defining AI, highlighted how seasoned AI users are moving past routine tasks like writing and data analysis to embed artificial intelligence into strategic workflows. In a recent Charter Works session, she demonstrated several...
OpenClaw Vulnerability Exposes How an Open-Source AI Agent Can Be Hijacked
OpenClaw, an open‑source AI agent that quickly amassed over 100,000 GitHub stars, was found to contain a critical vulnerability that lets any website a developer visits hijack the local agent via an unauthenticated WebSocket connection. The flaw bypasses rate‑limiting and...
Camera Powerhouse Flagship Phone Confirmed for Global Release Starting with MWC Showcase
Vivo confirmed that its flagship X300 Ultra will be previewed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, marking the device's first global showcase. The X300 Ultra is positioned as a camera‑centric premium phone, rumored to house a 200 MP Sony main...
EYE NEWSFLASH: Rightmove Post ‘Strong’ Full Year Results as Agency Membership Grows
Rightmove reported audited FY 2025 results, delivering 9% revenue growth to £425.1 m and a 12% rise in operating profit. Agency membership increased 2% and retention reached its second‑highest level in a decade, while AI‑enabled Agent Valuation recorded its fastest adoption. The...
Oculeus 2FN Authenticates Calls in Real Time to Stop CLI Spoofing
Oculeus has launched its Two Factor Network (2FN) solution, giving telcos a real‑time framework to authenticate caller identity and stop CLI spoofing. The system creates a parallel verification path with digital signatures that peer‑to‑peer carriers exchange during call setup. Industry...
Firstup Elevates EX with Advanced Personalization in Latest Platform Release
Firstup unveiled a major platform update that expands personalization across the employee experience, adding a Custom Homepage that can be tailored by role, location, tenure and other audiences. The new mobile enhancements bring the same drag‑and‑drop prioritization and content stacking...
Workera Adds Exec Leaders as Firms Demand for Verified Skills Data Surges
Workera announced four senior go‑to‑market hires to meet surging enterprise demand for verified skills data. Jim Hemgen joins as VP of Partnerships, Brad Bernstein as VP of Global Sales, Jessica Harvey as VP of Customer, and Amanda Ellsworth as Head of Product Marketing, bringing...
AI's Honeymoon Ends: 2026 Demands Real Value
Deutsche Bank boldly says what many are thinking: The honeymoon is over for AI. 2026 is likely to be a tough year, and AI will have to prove its value in 2026 to keep the money flowing. The prognosis is not good,...
Hackers Tricked by Fake Satellite in Groundbreaking Cybersecurity Sting
Researchers unveiled HoneySat at NDSS 2026, the first high‑interaction satellite honeypot that mimics an entire CubeSat mission, including ground‑segment software and orbital dynamics. In three public deployments, attackers issued 22 authentic flight‑software commands, attempting to access ground systems, extract telemetry,...
This Week in European MedTech and HealthTech: 27th February 2026
Europe’s MedTech landscape this week is defined by heightened public funding, regulatory simplification, and a selective capital shift toward high‑impact digital health. Ireland unveiled a €34.3 m ARC Hub, while Horizon Europe health calls target AI‑driven projects such as digital‑mental‑health and...
AI for Better Customer Connections in CX - with Joe Atamian of Comcast
In this episode, Joe Atamian, VP of Inside Sales at Comcast, explains how contact centers lose customer context when interactions jump across IVR, chat, and voice, leading to frustration, longer handle times, and eroded trust. He advocates an AI‑first approach...
Payroll Gaps Exposed as Firms Face Compliance Crunch
Payroll teams claim readiness for the UK’s Joint and Several Liability reforms, yet a Finity survey reveals significant gaps in data visibility and system capability. The new rules, effective April, give HMRC broader authority to hold multiple parties in labour...
Subify Wins Proof Lab Challenge After Tech Revolution Africa 2.0 Pitch, Secures $2,000 Angel Backing
Subify, a Lagos‑based subscription‑sharing platform, was named winner of the 2026 Proof Lab experiment at Tech Revolution Africa 2.0 after a one‑week product sprint. The startup, which began as a WhatsApp group in 2021 and officially launched in October 2025, secured a...
Can We Build Data Centers Fast Enough? | Episode 3 - Live at KickStart Europe 2026
In this live episode from KickStart Europe, Greenscale’s senior procurement director Miriam van Koperen and Unica Data Centers’ VP of sales and marketing Luke Spin discuss the intense pressure to deliver data centers within 12‑14 months, highlighting supply‑chain bottlenecks, the need for...
Voice AI Startup Origa Raises $450K Led by Antler Singapore
Origa, a voice‑AI startup focused on consultative pre‑sales conversations, closed a $450,000 funding round led by Antler Singapore, bringing its total capital to $1 million. The company will use the capital to grow its engineering team, enhance product capabilities, and scale...
Peak-Hour Power to Cost More in Chandigarh Soon
Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) will introduce time‑of‑day (TOD) electricity tariffs for all consumer categories, beginning with industrial users. The new structure applies a multiplier of 0.8 during solar‑aligned daytime hours (9 am‑5 pm) and 1.2 during morning and evening peaks, while...
Spintly Raises $8 Mn From Accel, ENRISSION India and Others
Proptech startup Spintly announced an $8 million Series A round, led by Accel with participation from ENRISSION India, Chakra Growth Fund, Alumni Ventures and Spyre VC. The financing follows a Rs 3.5 crore seed extension last year and an earlier $5.36 million round, underscoring investor confidence...
CHC Navigation & MOVA Unveil Satellite-Based Positioning for Robotic Mowers
CHC Navigation and MOVA unveiled the NAVAX 5000 AWD robotic mower at CES 2026, featuring CHCNAV’s satellite‑ground RTK service and an integrated high‑precision positioning chip that delivers centimeter‑level accuracy without a local base station or cellular data. The mower combines...
Ideal Heating Launches New Monobloc Propane Heat Pump for Commercial Buildings
Ideal Heating has added a 65 kW monobloc air‑source heat pump to its Ecomod 290HT line, targeting commercial buildings that need higher temperature output. The unit runs on propane (R290), delivers up to 70 °C flow temperature and achieves a COP of...
Decouple Payments From Credit with New Technology
New on the not-a-newsletter... The Cap Fits https://t.co/1SFmSdzq9b Maybe it’s time to rethink credit cards and use all the options provided by new technology to decouple the payment system from credit. https://t.co/auLNZL8z9W
TRAI Outlines 6G, AI and Inclusion Roadmap for Broadcast Sector
At the 22nd Video Broadcast and Broadband Tech Summit, TRAI outlined a five‑year roadmap that couples 6G‑enabled gesture and voice TV with AI‑driven content agents, while stressing rural inclusion. The regulator highlighted the need to expand data‑centre capacity to roughly...
No Fault, No Claims Adjuster, No Friction: Randel Bennett on the Future of Guarantees
In this episode, InsurTech Leadership host Josh interviews Randall Bennett, CEO and co‑founder of Quixen, about the company’s embedded, parametric production guarantees for commercial solar projects. Bennett explains how Quixen partners with solar installers and prime contractors to offer a...
Things Worth Reading: 27th February 2026
Block announced a 40% workforce reduction, cutting 4,000 jobs and citing AI‑driven efficiency gains. Klarna reported US$1 bn in revenue, positioning itself for further global expansion. The UK introduced stricter buy‑now‑pay‑later regulations, aiming to curb predatory lending, while Lloyds halted new...
Souhoola Gains Approval for New Prepaid Card in Partnership with Banque Misr, Visa, and Modupay
Egyptian fintech Souhoola has secured initial regulatory approval to launch a reloadable prepaid card in collaboration with Banque Misr, Visa, and payment‑technology firm Modupay. The card will be instantly activatable via an app, allowing real‑time balance tracking, cash withdrawals and...
PayU’s inFINity 3.0 And The Push To Make Early Stage Fintechs Scale-Ready
PayU has launched the third edition of its inFINity accelerator, targeting 30 early‑stage fintech founders with a four‑week sprint that blends mentorship, direct capital pathways, and integration into PayU’s extensive merchant network. Building on two prior cohorts that supported over...
FNP Posts Rs 861 Cr Revenue in FY25; Cuts Losses
Ferns N Petals posted operating revenue of Rs 861.5 crore for FY 2025, a 22 % increase over the prior year, driven primarily by product sales. The company narrowed its net loss to Rs 22 crore, an 8.3 % reduction, though EBITDA and ROCE remained negative at -1.25 %...
Tripura Milestone: State Crosses 8 MW of Solar Power Generation
Tripura has crossed the 8 MW threshold for rooftop solar generation under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. More than 2,350 households and small businesses have installed panels, collectively feeding over 8 MW into the state grid. The scheme has disbursed...
MostaTech to Showcase Inertial Sensors at Oceanology 2026
MostaTech will exhibit its full suite of inertial sensors at Oceanology International 2026 in London, showcasing fiber‑optic gyroscope (FOG) based IMUs, multi‑axis G‑Series gyros, and single‑axis solutions. The U‑Series IMUs (U123D and U121D) combine FOGs with MEMS accelerometers to meet...
ISS Aerospace & Anduril UK Partner to Integrate WASP Launched Effect Into Lattice Platform
ISS Aerospace and Anduril UK announced a partnership to embed the ISSOS WASP launched effect into Anduril’s sovereign Lattice command‑and‑control platform. The integration, completed in a single day, was validated with a flight test at ISS Aerospace’s Oxford facility. WASP...
