Energy Storage Group Emtel Energy USA Rebrands as Syntropic Power
Energy storage specialist Emtel Energy USA has rebranded as Syntropic Power and introduced three stationary‑storage product lines—GridSurge, GridSpan and Tenet. The systems employ sodium‑ion batteries that have passed UL 9540A fire‑safety testing and are undergoing third‑party validation at Rochester Institute of Technology. Syntropic is building U.S. manufacturing capacity to avoid FEOC restrictions and to qualify for Section 45/48 incentives, targeting up to 2 GWh of projects for 2026. Pilot deployments are slated for mid‑2026, followed by commercial roll‑out.
Sweden Faces Slump in Wind Investment
Sweden’s wind sector recorded zero turbine orders in Q4 2025, marking the lowest investment pace in modern times. Green Power Sweden warns that the slowdown threatens the country’s self‑sufficiency, energy security, and ability to meet climate targets. The association attributes the...
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: Release Date, Price, and Final Leaks
Samsung announced the Galaxy S26 series, debuting on Feb 25, 2026, with three models: S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra. The Ultra flagship features a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, a 6.9‑inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display at 120 Hz, up to 16 GB...
Markel Expands Cybersecurity Support for Policyholders Through Upfort Partnership
Markel announced a partnership with cyber‑security firm Upfort to extend AI‑driven protection tools to eligible U.S. cyber‑insurance policyholders. The collaboration introduces the Upfort Shield platform and an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution with behavioural analytics. Markel says the offering...
Valneva’s Lyme Disease Vaccine Offers Beacon of Hope Amid 2025 Sales Dip
Valneva reported a 3.3% decline in product sales to €157.9 million in 2025, driven primarily by regulatory suspensions of its chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq in the US and UK. Despite the sales dip, total revenue rose to €174.7 million, buoyed by a licensing...
Watch NetLine’s Josh Baez The Hidden Moments of the Buying Journey Webinar on Demand Now
NetLine’s senior demand manager Josh Baez hosted a webinar titled “The Hidden Moments of the Buying Journey,” revealing why traditional linear funnels are obsolete. He explained how privacy regulations have crippled identifier‑based tracking, forcing marketers to shift toward proactive, programmatic...
Exclusive: Ownwell Lands $30M To Help Homeowners Lower Their Property Tax Bills
Ownwell, an AI‑driven property‑tax appeal startup, closed a $50 million Series B round—$30 million in equity and $20 million in debt—bringing its total equity funding to $54 million since 2020. The company now serves over 500,000 residential and commercial owners across 12 states, having processed...
Sleep Trackers Flag Depression Relapse Early
A study of 93 adults in remission from major depressive disorder used research‑grade wrist actigraphy to monitor sleep and activity for up to two years. The analysis of nearly 32,000 days of data showed that increasingly irregular sleep patterns and...
UGREEN Expands Its NAS Lineup with New AI-Powered Flagship Series, Signaling the Era of the Smart Private Cloud
UGREEN unveiled its AI‑powered NAS flagship iDX series, positioning the devices as smart private‑cloud hubs that process data locally with on‑device large language models. The top‑end iDX6011 Pro packs an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU, 96 TOPS of AI compute, 64 GB LPDDR5X memory...
Marketplace Briefing: Inside Marc Lore and Melissa Bridgeford’s AI Shopping Agent Wizard
Wizard, the AI shopping agent co‑founded by Marc Lore and Melissa Bridgeford, has moved from a stealth B‑to‑B conversational commerce model to a consumer‑facing platform. Founded in 2021, the startup spent years refining its technology before publicly debuting in February...
Pembrolizumab-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency: Recognizing and Managing a Diagnostic Challenge in Adjuvant NSCLC Therapy
Pembrolizumab used as adjuvant therapy for NSCLC can cause central adrenal insufficiency, presenting with nonspecific fatigue, nausea, and hyponatremia. In a 67‑year‑old patient, a markedly low morning cortisol and suppressed ACTH confirmed the diagnosis within ten weeks of treatment. Prompt...
Something Big Is Happening — But Not What You Think
Ralph Losey challenges Matt Shumer’s viral claim that AI will soon replace white‑collar workers, arguing that while capability is accelerating, progress is jagged and domain‑specific. He highlights persistent hallucinations in legal AI, the limited relevance of benchmark curves, and the...
Retail Influence Vs. Conversion: Turning Sports Advertising Awareness Into Action
Sports advertising continues to capture massive audiences, but only 1% of viewers make an immediate purchase while 43% express interest. The gap reflects modern, multi‑screen consumer behavior, positioning sports slots as demand‑creation engines rather than direct‑response channels. Brands are responding...
Dell Launches New Budget 1080p Gaming Monitor with an Ultra-Fast 240Hz Refresh Rate for Less than $130 — New 27-Inch...
Dell introduced the SE2726HG, a 27‑inch 1080p IPS gaming monitor priced at $129.99. It delivers an ultra‑fast 240 Hz refresh rate and claims a 0.5 ms response time in extreme mode, paired with AMD FreeSync Premium. The unit includes two HDMI 2.1 ports...
AI-First Ambitions Tested by Infrastructure and Skills Gaps
UK entrepreneurs are rapidly embedding AI into products and operations, with 70 % warning that firms not adopting AI risk being outcompeted within five years. However, 89 % cite domestic skills shortages as a growth limiter, and 85 % say digital trust and...
EVE Energy Drives Technological Leap in Large-Scale Storage: EVE Energy Launches World’s First Storage System with 628Ah Large Battery Cells...
Chinese battery maker EVE Energy commissioned the world’s first storage system built around its new 628 Ah ultra‑large lithium‑iron‑phosphate cells. The 200 MW, 400 MWh facility, comprising 80 five‑megawatt DC modules, demonstrates the technology at grid scale and marks a shift from research...
Orsted’s Hornsea Chief Describes 'Juggling Act' After Monopile Deal Collapse
Orsted’s Hornsea 3 chief announced the collapse of a major monopile contract, forcing the 2.9 GW offshore wind project to pause its foundation procurement. The decision highlights the difficulty of securing large‑scale steel structures for the UK’s expanding offshore wind fleet....
Health Systems Must Connect with Patients in More Meaningful Ways
Health systems are accelerating digital transformation post‑COVID, with HIMSS research showing that hospitals possessing advanced digital maturity are 3.25 times more likely to earn higher safety grades and experience lower infection and adverse event rates. The pandemic also shifted patients from...
Without Transparent Energy Planning, the Lights Could Go Out
Open Energy Transition (OET) advocates replacing black‑box energy‑system models with open, transparent tools such as PyPSA‑Eur. A recent German study, conducted with Form Energy, used granular multi‑year climate data to assess multi‑day storage (MDS) needs for a near‑100 % clean grid...
2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccines Provided Moderate Protection Against JN.1 Variants
A recent JAMA Network Open case‑control study of 8,493 hospitalized adults shows that 2024‑2025 COVID‑19 vaccines provided moderate protection against the JN.1 lineage, with overall effectiveness of 40% against hospitalization and up to 52% after 90‑179 days. Updated Moderna and...
ThoughtSpot Launches Agentic Data Prep to Transform How Teams Profile, Mash Up, and Secure Data for AI Workloads
ThoughtSpot unveiled the next‑generation Analyst Studio, adding SpotCache, a native spreadsheet interface, and an agentic data‑prep engine. SpotCache lets users cache data snapshots for unlimited queries at fixed cloud costs, while the spreadsheet UI brings Excel‑style flexibility under enterprise governance....
Butterball Names Carmichael Lynch AOR in Reach for Year-Round Relevancy
Butterball, the leading U.S. turkey producer, has named Carmichael Lynch its new agency of record for creative, social, and media planning. The partnership aims to shift the brand from a holiday‑centric image to year‑round cultural relevance, emphasizing its purpose of “helping...
NY Governor Blocks Robotaxi Rollout, Waymo Hit, Tesla Dips
Big piece of robotaxi reporting by @natlungfy New York Governor Kathy Hochul has pulled a proposal that would have allowed for commercial robotaxi services outside New York City. A big blow for Waymo. But also note that Tesla shares fell...
Imaging Data Liquidity: The Foundation of Multimodal Medical Intelligence
Healthcare’s imaging assets—radiology and digital pathology—are evolving from isolated diagnostic tools into a strategic, enterprise‑wide intelligence layer. Current PACS and VNA infrastructures were built for episodic access, limiting data recombination, longitudinal analysis, and outcome linkage. The article argues that achieving...
Repeating Prompts Boosts LLM Performance Without Extra Compute
Repeat, Repeat: Why Simply Repeating a Prompt Can Make LLMs Smarter In this episode of Artificial Intelligence: Papers and Concepts, we explore the surprisingly simple idea behind “Prompt Repetition Improves Non-Reasoning LLMs,” a new study from Google Research that challenges how...
Adronite Secures $5M Series A to Scale AI Code Platform
Adronite announced a $5 million Series A round led by Gatemore Capital Management, appointing Gatemore’s Liad Meidar as board chair. The funding will accelerate development of its AI‑powered platform that scans entire software codebases across more than 20 languages, delivering deterministic, explainable...
‘We Are at Risk’: Mistral CEO Warns Against US Dominance in AI
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch warned at the AI Impact Summit that a handful of U.S. tech giants are monopolising AI development and infrastructure, creating a risk of excessive leverage. He contrasted Mistral’s €12 bn valuation with OpenAI’s $850 bn-plus market cap, underscoring...
Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 & Ultra 2: The ‘Dual-Chip’ Upgrade That Changes Everything
Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 in July, introducing a dual‑chip 3‑in‑1 bioactive sensor and AI‑driven health analytics. The Watch 9 targets mainstream users seeking reliable performance, while the Ultra 2 aims at premium fitness enthusiasts...
Why AI Misreads The Middle Of Your Best Pages via @Sejournal, @DuaneForrester
Large language models exhibit a "dog‑bone" weakness, performing well on the opening and closing sections of long texts while struggling with the middle. Research from Stanford and recent papers such as ATACompressor confirm that attention bias and aggressive context compression...
Criminals Outpacing Banks as Firms Struggle with AI Defence, Report Warns
A new State of Financial Crime 2026 report from ComplyAdvantage reveals that financial institutions are falling behind AI‑enabled criminal networks. Over 600 senior compliance leaders reported 99% detection weaknesses, with only 33% employing AI for core AML functions and manual...
Execution, Not Chat: How Agentic AI Changes Supply Chain Operations
Agentic AI is shifting supply chain management from advisory chatbots to autonomous execution across ERP, WMS, and TMS systems. By embedding bounded autonomy, situational awareness, and direct action authority, these agents compress the detect‑decide‑act loop and reduce the costly “execution...
Equinor Halts Dutch CCS-H2 Plans, Belgian Site Still On
Equinor has scrapped its Dutch H2M Eemshaven CCS‑hydrogen project, citing policy uncertainty and insufficient funding, while the Belgian H2BE plant remains on schedule. Both plants were designed to produce 210,000 t/yr of low‑carbon hydrogen using autothermal reforming and each received roughly €160 million...
AI Scribes Should Aid Notes, Not Replace Trainee Assessments
Should residents and med students get access to AI scribes? Or does it risk critically de-skilling them? My 7 thoughts: 1/ Students are increasingly using scribes in all aspects of their life. I’m not in school anymore but I suspect many...
Intronic Reads in Bulk RNA‑seq: Common and Multi‑Faceted
Why are there intronic reads in your bulk RNA-seq data? You're not alone—it's common, and the reasons are more layered than you think. Let’s break it down. 🧵 https://t.co/SNJnohqHUM
Fiverr Shifts Focus to High-End Work as AI Transforms the Gig Economy: 2025 Results and 2026 Outlook
Fiverr reported a 10% revenue increase to $430.9 million in 2025 and achieved a record adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.3%, underscoring strong profitability. The company deliberately shed 14% of its active buyers while average spend per buyer rose 13.3% to $342,...
Cellphone‑sized Lab Device Set to Revolutionize NASA Research
Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research https://t.co/L2sIZEY89N The International Space Station orbits above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has … https://t.co/ebhTde8Kon
Your Brand Lives in the Final‑mile Delivery
Even if you obsess over sourcing and inventory turns, the people who deliver define your brand. Final-mile delivery is often the only human interaction customers see. If that sofa sits in the rain, nothing else matters: https://t.co/6dKPqYm7fN #FinalMileDelivery https://t.co/TTBSHQWArG
Brian Platz – The Future of AI in HR: Privacy, Security, and Transformation Opportunities
The latest HRtech podcast episode examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping human resources, emphasizing the need for robust data privacy and security frameworks. It outlines practical steps HR leaders can take to protect employee information while leveraging AI-driven insights. The...
Former Psilocybin Trial Participant Shocked by New Findings
"I took part in a 2012 psilocybin trial. What I’m seeing now horrifies me" https://t.co/T1BLv6n59X via @statnews
Future Power Electronics Will Eliminate Legacy Equipment
Listen up! Incredibly fun conversation with my friend @baglino of @heronpower on power electronics, from a history lesson to a tour of all the things we'll soon be able to delete in solar, BESS and data center power equipment https://t.co/Zm2MVanCS0
Transforming Experience for Business Outcomes – Interview with Sid Banerjee, Mike Murchison and Paloma Paraja
The Punk CX podcast captured insights from Medallia’s Experience event, where Sid Banerjee, Mike Murchison and Paloma Paraja discussed a turning point for customer experience. They emphasized moving beyond survey‑based metrics toward AI‑driven financial outcomes such as retention, loyalty and...
IEA and Thailand Launch Joint Energy Cooperation Programme
A great pleasure to meet with Thai Permanent Secretary Prasert Sinsukpraset at the #IEAMinisterial We signed a new joint work programme to further strengthen IEA-🇹🇭 cooperation across key areas, including power systems, energy technologies, energy efficiency & more. https://t.co/g4zRIVstEo
PANW Posts Explosive Growth, $30B M&A Pending
$PANW: TR +15%, Product Rev +22%, TTM Software Firewall +42%, RPO +22% and 110 new platformization deals w/conserve but DD guides. $30B worth of M&A hasn't even kicked in yet.
Czech Navigara Raises Over €2M With Support From CEE Funds
Czech startup Navigara secured a $2.5 million seed round, backed by Inovo VC, Rockaway Ventures and QQ Capital, to commercialise its AI‑driven engineering analytics platform. Founded in 2022, the company translates development‑stack data into clear performance indicators that quantify the impact...
Blood P‑tau217 Test Predicts Alzheimer’s Symptoms 20 Years Ahead
Predicting when symptoms of Alzheimer's disease will occur with elevated p-tau217 blood test and a person's age, even 20+ years in advance @NatureMedicine https://t.co/EYaGglBh1H
Just when I Thought Android Handhelds Couldn't Get Any Weirder, Here Comes the Pocket Super Knob 5000
GameMT unveiled the Pocket Super Knob 5000, an Android gaming handheld distinguished by a physical knob replacing the traditional second thumbstick. It runs on a MediaTek Helio G85 processor, features a 5‑inch 1080p display, and includes a Hall‑effect thumbstick for...
A Reflection on eDiscovery Today’s 2026 State of the Industry Report: The AI Adoption Gap and What’s Next for eDiscovery
The 2026 State of the Industry Report from eDiscovery Today highlights a widening AI adoption gap across legal firms. Only about 35% of respondents report using advanced AI tools for document review, while the majority remain reliant on legacy workflows....
Toast Courts Fast-Food Restaurants
Toast, the Boston‑based restaurant point‑of‑sale provider, announced it will launch a drive‑thru product aimed at quick‑service restaurants later this year. The move marks a strategic shift from its traditional focus on casual‑dining chains such as Applebee’s and Potbelly. In 2025...
Toast Courts Fast Food Restaurants
Restaurant POS provider Toast announced plans to launch a dedicated drive‑thru product in 2026, targeting fast‑food operators for the first time. The move follows a rapid expansion last year, with 30,000 new restaurants joining its platform, bringing total customers to...
Claude 4.5 vs GPT 5.2 vs Gemini 3 Pro : Different Coding Workflows Explored
The guide pits Claude 4.5, GPT 5.2, and Gemini 3 Pro against each other across pricing, coding depth, web‑design quality, and workflow integration. Claude 4.5 delivers the most detailed outputs and fastest long‑running tasks but at a premium price. GPT 5.2 balances affordability with customization, offering...
