Recruitment Finance Specialist Expands Funding Offer with New Appointment
Flo Group, a UK specialist in back‑office services, software and finance for recruitment agencies, has appointed Tom O’Dell as commercial director. The hire follows a drawdown of an £8 million (≈$10 million) funding facility that expands the firm’s invoice‑finance capacity. Flo now aims to broaden cash‑flow funding beyond its existing software clients, offering a unified solution for payroll, back‑office and lending. O’Dell will lead revenue growth and forge new customer relationships across the recruitment sector.
This 12-Step AI Stack Is How Smart Businesses Operate in 2026
The post outlines a 12‑step AI stack that transforms AI from an occasional shortcut into a foundational operating system for modern businesses. It maps AI applications across content creation, video production, social media, market research, lead capture, email personalization, sales...
IOS 27 Siri App: Everything We Know About Apple’s AI Overhaul
Apple is set to launch a dedicated Siri app with iOS 27, codenamed “Campos,” that mimics modern AI chat interfaces. The app will sit on the Home Screen, offering chat bubbles, conversation history, and the ability to switch between voice,...
OpenSSF Flags Malware Campaign on Slack Posing as Linux Foundation Figures
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) has issued an advisory about a new Slack‑based phishing campaign that pretends to be Linux Foundation leaders. The attackers promote a bogus AI tool, directing developers to a counterfeit Google Workspace page that installs...
Corvus Robotics Launches Corvus Trident, an AI Powered Device That Tracks Every Pallet From Dock Door to Departure
Corvus Robotics unveiled the AI‑powered Corvus Trident at MODEX 2026, a device that mounts on forklifts and other material‑handling equipment to automatically capture every pallet movement from dock to departure. The system uses onboard AI and industrial‑grade scanners to read multiple...
Greengine Deploys World’s First Vertical Algal Biofilm Carbon Capture & Utilization Unit
Greengine Environmental Technologies has installed its G‑Urban Tree 100x, the world’s first vertical algal biofilm carbon capture unit, at Engineers India Limited’s Gurugram campus. The solar‑powered, modular system uses patented VABT™ technology to capture about 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ annually, equivalent...
10 Cases for 5G Uplink Monetization
The author revisits the long‑standing promise of 5G uplink revenue and argues that, despite a flood of whitepapers, real‑world monetization remains scarce. He outlines ten concrete use‑cases—ranging from edge AI data ingestion to private‑network slicing—that can finally turn uplink capacity...
MTN Liberia Uses GWCU Credit Scoring Product for Mobile Money
MTN Liberia has partnered with Canadian fintech GWCU to embed its proprietary credit‑scoring product into the operator’s Mobile Money platform. The integration enables instant liquidity for MTN’s more than one‑million subscribers via USSD codes and a mobile app, effectively doubling...
Ego‑Free Conference Sparks Real Connections and Honest Collaboration
Last week was such a blast. Spent all week hanging out in ASSSPENNN (cue Dumb and Dumber) talking shop with some incredible people. @Bbruhis created such a unique event. I mean where else could you be talking about agentic AI...
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PNY Technologies announced three new GeForce RTX 50 Series Slim graphics cards—RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070—featuring NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture in a dual‑slot, ultra‑compact form factor. The cards deliver up to 16 GB of GDDR7 memory, PCIe 5.0 support, and high clock speeds, while employing...
Gadkari Sees Farmers as Future Energy Providers to Reduce Import Dependence
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told farmers at the Unnat Krishi Mahotsav that they should expand beyond food production to become suppliers of bioenergy, ethanol, compressed natural gas and hydrogen. He highlighted the untapped revenue from agricultural residues and stressed the...
Los Angeles Data Breach Exposes LAPD Personnel and Litigation Records
In late March, ransomware group WorldLeaks claimed to have exfiltrated roughly 7.7 TB of data from the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, including 340,000 files of LAPD personnel, internal affairs, litigation, and medical records. The data was stored on an unsecured...
Precision Boost for Quantum Sensor Technology
Physicists at Julius‑Maximilians‑Universität Würzburg have directly measured the 24‑nanosecond lifetime of a metastable intermediate state in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) spin defects. By inserting a 150‑nanosecond delay between laser excitation and microwave control, they raised measurement contrast by 26 % and...
Zimbabwe Boosts Cybersecurity as AI-Driven Cyber Fraud Surges
Zimbabwe is ramping up its cybersecurity defenses as AI‑driven fraud spikes, with deepfake voice cloning and automated phishing tools targeting mobile money users and public services. The government reports cyber‑related losses exceeding $30 million a year and a 40% rise in...
The Price of European Military Space Autonomy
European nations are committing roughly $109 billion to military space programs by 2030, but the IISS warns that this level of funding falls short of true autonomy from U.S. capabilities. An extra $10 billion would close the most critical gaps for limited...
Humanoid Robots Show Off Their Language and Boxing Skills in Hong Kong
More than 100 humanoid robots were on display at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, including AGIBOT Innovation’s X2 Ultra that can speak Mandarin and English and answer audience questions. The exhibition highlighted a range of capabilities—from singing and...
Rohde & Schwarz Enables Pulsar Signal Simulation to Support Next-Generation Navigation Devices
Rohde & Schwarz announced that its SMBV100B and SMW200A vector signal generators will support simulation of Xona’s Pulsar, a low‑Earth‑orbit navigation service designed to complement GPS. The new software option lets device makers test Pulsar compatibility in production environments, accelerating validation and...
“Giant Superatoms” Could Finally Solve Quantum Computing’s Biggest Problem
Researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University have proposed “giant superatoms,” a hybrid quantum architecture that fuses giant atoms with superatoms. The design leverages multi‑point coupling to create a quantum‑echo effect, dramatically lowering decoherence while allowing multiple qubits to act as a...
Regeneron Enters Radiopharma Ring with up to $4.3B Telix Alliance
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has struck a partnership with Australian biotech Telix, committing $40 million to launch four initial radiopharmaceutical programs and securing an option for four more. The deal splits development and commercialization costs and profits equally, while Telix stands to earn...
Google Update Favours Brands Over Aggregators, Directories
📊 Google March 2026 Core Update Visibility Shifts & Patterns In the US - I’ve analyzed the biggest US domain level visibility shifts in @sistrix , along with the top keyword changes behind them. One of the clearest early patterns...
Vic Court Fines Operator $15,000 for Drone Spray Drift
A South‑West Victorian drone‑spraying company was convicted and fined AUD 15,000 (≈ US $9,900) after spray drift damaged a neighboring property. The drift affected about 4 ha, incurring roughly AUD 26,000 (≈ US $17,200) in resowing, hay, seed, fertilizer and lost income. Agriculture Victoria highlighted that drone...
Global Chip Sales Jump over 60% in February on Strong Demand
Global semiconductor sales surged to $88.8 billion in February, a 7.6% rise from January and a 61.8% jump from a year earlier, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Growth was broad‑based, with Asia‑Pacific posting the steepest year‑over‑year increase at 93.5%, while...
How to Run a GDPR-Compliant Remote Hiring Process
Remote hiring in the Netherlands now spans Europe, forcing companies to move candidate data across borders under the GDPR. Recruiters must first establish a lawful basis—typically legitimate interest or pre‑contractual steps—before collecting any personal information. The article outlines a step‑by‑step...
CIP Sells Summerfield Battery to Palisade
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has sold its 100% stake in the 240 MW/960 MWh Summerfield Battery Energy Storage Project near Adelaide to Palisade Investment Partners via Intera Renewables. Construction, which began in February 2025, is now substantially complete, with energisation slated for May 2026 and...
OpenAI Impacted by North Korea-Linked Axios Supply Chain Hack
OpenAI disclosed that a GitHub Actions workflow used for macOS app signing inadvertently downloaded a malicious version of the popular Axios JavaScript library, version 1.14.1, as part of a supply‑chain attack linked to North Korean group UNC1069. The compromised workflow...
Google Engineer Proposes Unified Agentic Engine Optimization Stack
New post from @addyosmani (a Google engineer working on Gemini and Cloud). And yep, he has a new version of the acronym AEO -> Agentic Engine Optimization (AEO) I think at some point, Google needs to come out with an official...
Be Top‑of‑Mind: Buyers Choose the First Idea
Your buyer’s brain is lazy. That’s why your positioning can’t be. Have you lost work to someone you’re objectively better than? It stings. Maybe you found out later. Maybe you just suspected. The thinking was shallower, the track record thinner—but they got...
The Irony of Having to Pay to Show up for Your Own Name
Zerodha discovers it must purchase its own brand keyword to appear at the top of Google and app‑store searches, otherwise rivals’ ads capture the prime position. The practice forces the broker to pay for visibility even when customers are explicitly...
Razer Viper V4 Pro Best Settings: Click to Win with These Synapse Tweaks
The Shortcut’s guide details optimal Synapse Web tweaks for the Razer Viper V4 Pro, one of the lightest and fastest esports mice available. It walks readers through DPI, polling rate, and button mapping adjustments that can be made directly in...
AI Is Reshaping Earned Media, and PR Pros Need to Adapt
Artificial intelligence is reshaping earned media by influencing editorial decisions and search discoverability. A recent study shows AI‑optimized stories are 68% more likely to be run, while 230 million weekly global health queries rely on ChatGPT, with 82% of citations drawn...
IBM CHRO: Focus on AI Productivity at Your Own Risk
IBM CHRO Nickle LaMoreaux cautions that an AI strategy focused only on productivity will miss larger opportunities. She urges HR leaders to embed AI across enterprise workflows to drive measurable growth, citing IBM’s $4.5 billion free cash flow and 22 million saved...
The Fintech Landscape of Brazil in 2026
Brazil’s fintech ecosystem has matured into one of the world’s most sophisticated emerging‑market financial systems, driven by public‑policy initiatives and a surge of private‑sector innovation. The Central Bank’s Pix platform now handles over 6 billion transactions a month, moving roughly $550 billion...
Customer Service Workflows: Types + Tips for Small Business
Customer service workflows turn ad‑hoc support into repeatable, automated processes, helping small businesses deliver consistent experiences. Tools such as Shopify Flow let merchants build no‑code automations for ticket routing, order updates, onboarding, cart recovery, and feedback collection. By standardizing steps,...
MODEX 2026: Dexory Unveils DexoryView Adapt for Warehouse Operations
Dexory unveiled DexoryView Adapt at MODEX 2026, adding an AI reasoning layer to its existing DexoryView digital‑twin platform. The new capability transforms real‑time warehouse sensor data into autonomous, evidence‑backed operational decisions. By linking robot‑collected signals, site‑specific rules, and a growing...
Creepy Elon Musk ‘Robot Dog’ Spotted Roaming San Francisco Streets
A hyper‑realistic silicone head of Elon Musk was mounted on a four‑legged robot dog that roamed San Francisco’s Oracle Park and SoMa districts. The stunt promoted Beeple’s upcoming "Infinite Loop" exhibition, opening April 18 at the Node digital art center in Palo Alto. The...
How Nanoscale Catalyst Design Could Improve Hydrogen Peroxide Production
A review by Tohoku University researchers details how nanoarchitectonics of graphitic carbon nitride (g‑C₃N₄) can dramatically improve photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production. The paper outlines defect engineering, metal doping, and semiconductor heterostructure strategies that boost catalyst efficiency. It also stresses that...
AI-Enabled ETA Management Could Be the Key to Solving Port Congestion
Port congestion is worsening as megaships and trade volumes outpace infrastructure, driving higher costs, emissions, and supply‑chain delays. AI‑driven predictive ETA management leverages real‑time weather, vessel performance and traffic data to forecast arrival times with greater accuracy. By aligning berth...
Green Hydrogen Brightlighted as Middle East Crisis Alters Fossil-Fuel Economics
The Middle East crisis is reshaping fossil‑fuel economics, prompting South Africa’s presidency to prioritize energy independence and accelerate green hydrogen and ammonia projects where it holds a platinum‑catalyst advantage. Simultaneously, global players are pouring capital into hydrogen ecosystems – BMW...
Whoops: Russia’s Attempt To Block VPNs Causes Major Banking Failure
Russia's latest attempt to curb VPN usage backfired, triggering a nationwide outage of online banking services. The government's filtering system mistakenly targeted IP ranges belonging to major banks such as Sberbank, VTB and T‑Bank, overwhelming the network and disabling mobile...
AI Models Now Replace SaaS and Human Support
I am worried half of the people don't understand my tweet It's not the humans at these companies that will fill these niches, it's the AI models that do it simply by responding to your question and solving your problem A problem...
How the Explosion in Machine Identities Is Changing Cyber Defense
Machine identities—API keys, service accounts, certificates—now outnumber human accounts by over 100 to 1, with some sectors hitting 500 to 1, according to Obsidian Security. Fifty percent of enterprises reported breaches linked to compromised machine credentials in the past year, while only 12 % have...
Artemis 2 Set Record: 413,145 Km From Earth
Artemis 2 was the furthest human voyage from Earth. Per the final JPL Horizons trajectory I estimate the max distance from the geocenter was 413145 km at 2304 UTC Apr 6 (about 4 km less and 1...
Gen Z Skips Websites, Lives Inside Apps and Games
Young people (20s) barely use websites, 70% prefer apps, they mostly exist inside apps and games not websites
Agile ERP Missteps Cost Major Companies Millions
Major companies like Spar, Ford, Revlon, and Avon have faced massive losses and project failures by attempting Agile ERP implementations. Sales reps couldn't even log in. Is Agile the right approach for large-scale ERP systems? #ERP #Agile #BusinessFailures https://t.co/Apaylga3aB
China, Iran Weaponize Economy, Outmaneuver U.S. Sanctions
China, Iran weaponized the global economy to beat the U.S. at its own game US...expanded export controls to cover an estimated 20,000 Chinese companies, and tightened controls over advanced chipmaking equipment and jet engines to China. Yes, that is economic coercion. https://t.co/Kd7ckEDhaE
Ukraine’s Yuzhnoe Previously Built Massive Solid Rocket Boosters
Very interesting. Do we know anything about these rocket boosters? They are new to me. Ukraine's Yuzhnoe did build the RT-23 and R-39 solid missiles (2.4m dia) in the Soviet era.
Pancreatic Cancer Trials Yield Only 1‑2 Month Gains
I remember years ago in pancreatic cancer trials you were realistically looking for 1 to 2 months improvement in survival (at best) in pancreatic cancer trials. Bravo $RVMD.👏
Second‑line RVMD Improves Pancreatic Cancer Survival over First
As noted by others, the $RVMD dara mOS in 2nd line PDAC is better than mOS for current first-line regimens.
Straw Passivhaus in NZ Proves Low‑Carbon, Recyclable Living
Straw built Passivhaus coming to Grand Designs NZ: "You can have a passive house, which is very low energy & low carbon - the owners have the view that the material should be ultimately recyclable. This build breaks stereotypes.” #passivhaus #lowcarbon https://t.co/aHdNY7cl28
Chinese AI Claims to Track US Bombers over Iran
How a Chinese company said it used AI to track US bomber movements over Iran MizarVision tried to determine bomber movements based on aerial tanker positions and US attacks on key strategic sites https://t.co/DVBEPnYzj3 via @scmpnews
