How the Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill Could Impact MSPs
The UK Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill (CSRB) cleared its first two parliamentary readings, extending the 2018 NIS Directive to cover Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with at least 50 employees and €10 million turnover—roughly 1,100 firms. The legislation forces these MSPs to register with the ICO, implement proportionate security controls, and report significant incidents. By bringing MSPs into the regulatory fold, the government aims to curb supply‑chain attacks that have already hit high‑profile targets like Ingram Micro. MSPs lacking in‑house expertise will need to adapt quickly or partner with specialist vendors.
Why Stack Overflow and Cloudflare Launched a Pay-per-Crawl Model
In this episode, Stack Overflow’s Janice Manningham and Josh Zhang chat with Cloudflare VP Will Allen about the newly launched pay‑per‑crawl model that lets publishers charge crawlers for access. They explain how AI‑driven content scraping has upended the traditional open‑versus‑block...
ISDA’s Amy Hong: ‘North Star’ Is Safe and Efficient Markets
ISDA’s new board chair Amy Hong reaffirmed the association’s 40‑year mission to keep derivatives markets safe and efficient, while charting a 2026 agenda focused on technology and regulatory alignment. She highlighted the continued push to finalize Basel III trading‑book rules and...
Moss That Thrives Under Radiation Signals New Lifeline For Mars Crews
European researchers have demonstrated that aquatic moss, particularly Taxiphyllum barbieri, not only survives but thrives under ionising radiation levels relevant to deep‑space habitats. In controlled tests the moss filtered heavy metals, enhanced photosynthetic activity, and formed denser mats after low‑dose...
Controlled Preparation of Vanadium Pentoxide Films and Their Multicolor Electrochromic Properties
Researchers fabricated vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) films on indium tin oxide substrates using a simple electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process, precisely tuning voltage and deposition time. Optimal conditions—5 minutes at the identified voltage—yielded uniform films that display four distinct electrochromic colors: yellow, yellow‑green,...
Thermal Performance Analysis of Magnetohydrodynamics with Carbon Nanotubes on a Stretching/Shrinking Porous Sheet
The study analytically examines magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of carbon‑nanotube (CNT) nanofluids over a stretching or shrinking porous sheet, incorporating slip, radiation, and heat source/sink effects. Using similarity transformations, the governing equations are reduced to nonlinear ordinary differential equations and solved...
Dave Page: Building Ask Ellie: A RAG Chatbot Powered by pgEdge
pgEdge introduced Ask Ellie, an AI‑powered documentation chatbot built directly on PostgreSQL using the company’s open‑source extensions. The system follows a Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) pattern: Docloader ingests docs, Vectorizer creates vector embeddings, and the RAG Server retrieves relevant chunks and...
Why HR Leaders Can No Longer Ignore AI Search and Brand Visibility
HR leaders must adapt to AI‑driven search as generative large language models reshape how candidates and buyers discover HR solutions. Hallam’s new whitepaper shows that brands in the top half of traditional Share of Search are 2.5 times more likely to...
SSC Space Opens Orbital Launch Control Center at Esrange
SSC Space inaugurated the Orbital Launch Control Center (OLCC) at Sweden’s Esrange Space Center, marking a key step toward orbital launch capability. The OLCC will manage vehicle monitoring, countdowns, and coordination with safety and airspace authorities for future missions. Initial...
Why Your SEO Tickets Get Ignored
In large organizations SEO recommendations often sit idle because developers view them as low‑priority maintenance. The article argues the root cause is a translation gap: SEOs speak traffic and rankings, while engineers prioritize user experience, technical debt, and feature delivery....
How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Consulting
AI is fundamentally reshaping consulting by replacing lengthy analysis and PowerPoint‑heavy engagements with faster, outcome‑focused projects. Firms are leveraging in‑house and public AI tools to accelerate insight generation, while clients increasingly use the same technology, shifting value from “what is”...
AI Adoption Is Rising in Retail, but Efficiencies Remain Surprisingly Underwhelming
AI adoption is accelerating in retail, with roughly 70% of firms reporting use of some AI technology. Despite this uptake, more than 80% of senior executives say AI has not noticeably affected employment or productivity over the past three years....
Accenture Links Promotion Prospects to Employees’ Use of AI
Accenture announced that regular use of artificial‑intelligence tools will be a visible factor in promotion decisions for senior roles. The firm is now logging weekly AI‑tool access, including its proprietary AI Refinery, as part of talent discussions. It has already...
Use Exponential Backoff with Jitter for Effective Retries
Not all retries are created equal. Immediate retry: usually fails again Exponential backoff: gives systems time to recover Exponential backoff with jitter: prevents thundering herd Most orchestrators have this built in. But you need to understand what's happening or you'll wonder why your retries...
How to Build a Repeatable Sales Process That Works
Many organizations invest heavily in building repeatable sales processes, yet adoption often stalls as teams revert to old habits. Research shows that 95% of high‑performing teams stick to a defined process, but only when it is simple, customer‑focused, and seamlessly...
VR Training Expands Access and Elevates Standards for SMART Apprenticeships
International Training Institute (ITI) partnered with Interplay Learning to deliver VR‑based apprenticeship training across SMART JATC facilities nationwide. The immersive simulations enable small training centers, some with as few as ten apprentices, to provide hands‑on experience comparable to large labs....
Reframing the Role of Facilities Managers as Strategic Partners
Facilities management is often labeled a cost center, limiting its strategic influence. Maureen Roskoski argues that reframing FM as a risk‑management function can shift executive perception and unlock needed resources. She emphasizes distilling massive operational data into clear business outcomes...
Capital Projects Spotlight Nationwide Push to Modernize Libraries
Municipalities across the United States are committing substantial capital to modernize public libraries, positioning them as multifunctional civic anchors. Projects range from a $35 million expansion in La Mesa, California, to a $49 million, 45,000‑sq‑ft new facility in Gallup, New Mexico, each...
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Chooses EBO’s Patient Portal
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out EBO’s Intelligent Patient Portal (IPP) as part of its digital transformation, offering a conversational AI interface that guides patients through appointment management and care tasks. The portal is built on...
3D‑Printed Lattice Tires Eliminate Air and Suspension
3D printed tires Pure 3D-printed lattice magic in TPU that flexes, absorbs insane weight, and keeps rolling. No air or suspension needed. @robotsailor is building next-level robot wheels… fully custom, printed fast on Bambu Lab printers. If you don’t follow...
Paytently Strengthens Regulatory Compliance and Fraud Defence with SEON Partnership
Paytently, a Malta‑licensed payment institution, announced a partnership with fraud‑prevention specialist SEON to embed the latter’s command‑centre technology into its orchestration platform. The integration brings real‑time AML screening, risk scoring, device intelligence and centralized case management to the core of...
Self‑funded Risk and Standards Built $100M Wellness Brand
She built a $100M wellness brand after doctors gave her codeine and no plan. Siff Haider and her husband launched Arrae in 2020 with two products, funded it with their wedding savings, and hit $1M in nine months without raising capital. They...
Is Poshmark Safe? How to Buy and Sell without Getting Scammed
Poshmark, a leading social‑commerce app for fashion and home goods, is attracting a surge of fraud as the broader $1.1 trillion industry expands. Its 20 % commission on items over $15 pushes users to negotiate off‑platform, exposing them to phishing, counterfeit, and...
Failed SaaS Projects Teach More Than Any Promotion
People ask me about those 8 SaaS products. "Did they all succeed?" No. • 3 made $0 • 2 made $1000/month • 1 hit $3k MRR then died • 2 are still growing But here's what nobody tells you: The "failed" ones taught me more than any promotion...
UBS Accelerates AI to Transform Banking Operations
UBS Steps Up AI Initiatives to Reshape Banking Operations - Fintech Schweiz Digital Finance News - FintechNewsCH https://t.co/lzgbtiumUP
Cyber Risk Management In Remote-First Environments
Executive-led cyber risk management has shifted from traditional IT‑centric frameworks to a leadership‑first model that aligns digital hygiene with corporate governance. In remote‑first environments, the loss of a centralized perimeter expands the attack surface, making every executive login a potential...
ElliQ Robot Tackles Loneliness, Featured in NYT
“A robot with soul” ElliQ from @intuitionrobo can help address loneliness & isolation in the @nytimes https://t.co/ydLLNCwnHS
Expose All Product Surfaces to Empower Agentic Users
How well are you surfacing your product experiences to agents? Enjoying this Bengaluru Builder Day talk from @Swiggy's CTO that's looking at making all their surfaces available to agentic users. https://t.co/o6lDaMS5wd
£20m Revenue, Exit To Dentsu with Nick Hague
In this episode, host Tom Hunt talks with B2B growth expert Nick Hague about scaling a consultancy to £20 million in revenue and the strategic sale to Dentsu. Hague shares how a focus on customer experience, repeatable frameworks, and disciplined cash‑flow...
More Than 40% of South Africans Were Scammed in 2025
South Africa experienced a staggering 77% scam victimization rate in the 12 months to early 2025, with 42% of adults losing money, averaging $130 per incident. GASA estimates scammers extracted roughly $2.3 billion from over 17.5 million South Africans, equating to about...
3 AI Fears in Higher Education
Across U.S. campuses, AI adoption is prompting unease rather than excitement, as leaders, faculty, and students grapple with rapid change. Students in computer‑science tracks fear AI will erode future job prospects, while staff worry about automation replacing knowledge‑work roles. Educators...
NHS Transformation Directorate Launches Best Practice and Content Guidance for Patient Messaging
The NHS Transformation Directorate has issued best‑practice and content guidance to help NHS staff decide when and how to message patients via NHS Notify, the NHS App, text, email or letters. The guidance combines clinical safety, governance and digital best...
Who Killed FCAS?
FCAS (Frequency Control Ancillary Services) prices in Australia’s NEM have plummeted since late 2023, falling to well below $2/MW h after a multi‑year decline. The collapse coincides with a rapid expansion of registered FCAS capacity, driven largely by utility‑scale batteries, demand‑response...
Zyphra Releases ZUNA: A 380M-Parameter BCI Foundation Model for EEG Data, Advancing Noninvasive Thought-to-Text Development
Zyphra unveiled ZUNA, a 380‑million‑parameter foundation model for EEG signals that uses a masked diffusion auto‑encoder to fill missing channels and boost spatial resolution. The model leverages a novel 4D rotary positional encoding to treat EEG data as spatiotemporal points,...
Shahbandr and Tabby Partner to Bring BNPL to 20,000 Online Stores
Shahbandr, a Saudi e‑commerce enablement platform, has teamed up with fintech app Tabby to embed its Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later solution across the network. The integration will cover more than 20,000 online stores in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, allowing shoppers to split purchases...
AI-Generated Deepfakes Threaten Authenticity in Hiring
#Deepfakes in the #talentpool: How #AI is reshaping hiring @HR_Exec https://t.co/fnus5j0LpD #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
Aero Systems West Supports Parasafe Integration for High-Altitude UAVs
Aero Systems West (ASW) has supplied its Parasafe ballistic parachute recovery system to Rainmaker for integration into the company’s high‑altitude unmanned aircraft that operate between 10,000 and 15,000 feet. The parachute system is now part of Rainmaker’s FAA‑approved aircraft architecture,...
Advantest Cyberattack Triggers Ransomware Investigation Across Internal Network
Advantest Corp., a Tokyo‑listed semiconductor test equipment maker, disclosed a cyberattack that surfaced on February 15, when unusual activity triggered its incident‑response protocols. Preliminary analysis suggests an unauthorized third party infiltrated parts of the internal network and deployed ransomware, prompting...
Sport, Trade and Visa
Visa Consulting & Analytics reports that the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan boosted overseas Visa cardholder visits by more than 60%, with U.S. travelers up 160% year‑on‑year. European visitors, especially from Germany, also surged, driving average spends of €297, €267...
Elsevier ClinicalKey AI Adds NEJM, The Lancet, and HIPAA Compliance
Elsevier has upgraded its ClinicalKey AI platform by adding full‑text access to more than 130 top‑tier medical journals, including NEJM and The Lancet, and by integrating clinical guidelines from leading societies. The new version introduces real‑time traceability, linking AI‑generated answers...
Mozilla Firefox Issues Emergency Patch for Heap Buffer Overflow in Firefox V147
Mozilla released an out‑of‑band update, Firefox v147.0.4, to fix a high‑severity heap buffer overflow in the libvpx video codec (CVE‑2026‑2447). The flaw, discovered by researcher jayjayjazz, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted VP8/VP9 video streams. Parallel patches...
TV Set Is Most Popular Way to Watch YouTube in UK, Study Finds
A Barb Audiences review shows that TV sets now capture more than half of all YouTube viewing on UK home Wi‑Fi networks, overtaking laptops, tablets and smartphones across every age cohort. The transition unfolded gradually, with over‑55s leading in October 2023,...
4 Ways to Automate Plaud with Zapier
Plaud, an AI notetaker with wearable hardware, captures in‑person and virtual conversations and generates transcripts and summaries. By linking Plaud to Zapier, users can automatically route those outputs to file storage, note‑taking apps, task managers, and communication platforms. The integration...
8 Ways to Automate X (Formerly Twitter)
Zapier now offers eight pre‑built Zaps that automate key X (formerly Twitter) workflows for businesses, from archiving brand mentions to turning tweets into support tickets. The templates let marketers log every mention in a spreadsheet, push real‑time alerts to Slack,...
The Voice on the Other End.
In this episode, hosts Maria Varmazis, Dave Bittner, and Joe Carrigan examine a wave of social engineering attacks, including a sophisticated phishing campaign that dupes Apple Pay users via fake emails and voice calls, Australia’s ClickFit initiative exposing romance scams,...
New Digital Tool to Report River Pollution
The UK Environment Agency has unveiled BluePrint, a new smartphone‑based platform that lets anyone report real‑time observations of rivers, lakes and beaches across England. Building on the WaterWatch pilot, BluePrint uses geolocation instead of QR codes, allowing data collection from...
BLOG: Inside Modern Conveyancing – the Extra Steps Agents and Vendors Don’t See
Modern conveyancing now involves extensive behind‑the‑scenes work that extends beyond the legal milestones agents typically see. Pre‑exchange depends on continuous identity, sanctions and source‑of‑funds checks, while lender criteria evolve throughout the deal. Conveyancers act for both buyer and lender, adhering...
Bringing Together PPC and SEO for Agents
The Negotiator article urges estate agencies to integrate pay‑per‑click (PPC) advertising with search engine optimisation (SEO), arguing that combined data and testing can sharpen messaging, boost keyword intelligence, and stretch limited budgets. It highlights rapid ad‑copy testing via PPC, leveraging...
Labour MP Calls for More Tracking of Short Lets
Labour MP Rachel Blake has forced a Commons debate using the Ten Minute Rule to demand tighter tracking of short‑term lets in London. She argues that the existing 90‑night annual cap is ineffective because councils cannot verify rental frequency, and...
The Digital Backbone of MoD’s Technology Foundations
The UK Ministry of Defence has solidified its Digital Backbone and Technology Reference Model (TRM) over the past year, launching the digital.mod.uk portal to centralise standards and guidance. By aligning the TRM with the Defence Capability Hierarchy, the MoD is...
