Activist Jana Builds Stake in Payments Business Fiserv
Activist investor Jana Partners has taken an undisclosed stake in payments processor Fiserv, aiming to improve its underperforming stock. Fiserv, valued at about $32 billion, saw shares plunge nearly 70% in 2023 and are down more than 11% year‑to‑date. Jana is privately urging the company to tighten execution and consider board refreshes, while backing CEO Mike Lyons’ strategic focus. The firm believes a strong banking‑spending environment could help revive growth.
OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity Near Approval to Host AI Directly for the U.S. Government (Exclusive)
OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity are on the cusp of receiving FedRAMP 20x authorization, allowing them to host AI services on their own clouds for U.S. government use. The approval will be limited to low‑impact, pilot deployments but marks a shift toward...
Quantum-Level Effects in Biology: Weak Magnetic Fields and Isotopes Can Alter Cell Protein Structures
University of Waterloo researchers demonstrated that weak magnetic fields and isotopic substitution can alter the structure of cellular proteins, specifically tubulin polymerization, in a quantum‑consistent manner. Published in Science Advances, the study bridges structural biology, biophysics, and quantum biology, revealing...
Loft Orbital, SmartSat CRC to Demonstrate Wildfire Detection Technology
Loft Orbital and Australia’s SmartSat Cooperative Research Center have begun a joint mission to test AI‑driven wildfire detection software on Loft’s low‑Earth‑orbit satellites. The system uses hyperspectral imaging to differentiate smoke from ordinary cloud cover and to flag nascent blazes,...
AI Agents Now Autonomously Purchase Freelance Services
OpenClaw + Contra = Agents buying creative services 24/7 🔥 For the first time AI agents can buy from freelancers autonomously. This is an amazing development for everyone. So I put together a doc with the top 20 services agents are buying right...
AI Doc Calls for Global Action to Prevent Catastrophe
I'm incredibly proud to have catalyzed and worked alongside the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny on THE AI DOC. There is no other moment than this to catalyze a global movement of awareness to steer...
Arista Hints at In-the-Works Telemetry Tools to Manage AI Fabrics
Arista Networks announced extensions to its telemetry stack aimed at AI‑driven environments, adding host‑level data such as RDMA counters, NIC buffering, and flow‑control metrics to its CloudVision platform. The new capabilities will merge in‑network and host telemetry into a single,...
Albertsons Outlines Top 4 AI Priorities
Albertsons announced four AI priorities for fiscal 2026—digital customer experience, merchandising, labor, and supply chain—backed by a full cloud migration and unified data platform. Chief technology officer Anuj Dhanda emphasized these are long‑term investments already delivering measurable impact, such as...
Pediatric Myopia Drug Is Latest In String Of Unexpected FDA Rejections
The FDA has rejected a pediatric myopia drug, citing a lack of substantial evidence for its efficacy. Pediatric ophthalmologists argue the drug, already used in compounded form, effectively slows myopia progression in children. The decision follows a series of recent,...
FirstEnergy Subsidiaries Select Site for New 1.2 GW Natural Gas Plant in West Virginia
FirstEnergy subsidiaries have identified a West Virginia site for a 1.2 GW natural‑gas power plant, adding to a wave of large‑scale energy projects highlighted this week. Parallel announcements include a 9.2 GW Ohio gas mega‑plant tied to a U.S.–Japan $550 B investment pledge,...
Forest Lawn Builds an Integrated Procure-to-Pay Backbone by Connecting Vroozi, NetSuite, and Shopify
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries has built a fully integrated procure-to-pay backbone by linking Vroozi’s procurement platform with NetSuite ERP and Shopify e‑commerce. The integration automates inventory replenishment, accounts payable, and even service procurement, allowing real‑time updates across systems....
GRC Tools Need Business‑focused Risk, Not Spreadsheet Tickets
There are a lot of new entrants coming into the GRC market right now, which tells you something interesting is happening. But most of what I see still feels like workflow layered on top of spreadsheets. Executives do not need more...
Cutting-Edge Technologies Are Poised to Transform Orthopedics
Orthopedic surgery is rapidly adopting AI, robotic assistance, VR/AR and wearable digital tools, shifting from experimental concepts to routine practice. AI now supports imaging interpretation, predictive risk modeling, personalized surgical planning, training simulations and remote postoperative monitoring. Robotic platforms improve...
Why Leaders Are Putting a Renewed Focus on PTO Policies
A new WTW survey shows 73% of U.S. employers will enhance paid‑leave programs within two years. Leaders cite employee experience, talent attraction, and retention as primary drivers. Caregiver leave is projected to jump from 22% to 39%, while parental and...
Yu-Lan Chan: An Operational Gun Who Keeps ACT Government Wheels Turning
Yu‑Lan Chan, a senior public servant in the Australian Capital Territory, is portrayed as an "operational gun" who ensures the government’s daily functions run smoothly. She attributes her ascent to curiosity and a willingness to join high‑performing teams rather than...
AI Startup Nets $11B Valuation Tackling Boring Tech Issue
This AI startup is valued at $11B for solving one of the most boring problems in tech.....
Celebrating Milestone Thanks to Trusted Customers & G2 Community
This is a meaningful milestone for our team and the organizations that trust our platform to transform how work gets done. Thank you to the G2 community and to our customers for the trust, feedback, and partnership.
Intel Turns To Microsoft’s Copilot Studio For Partner Support After Dialing Back Phone Use
Intel is launching "Ask Intel," an AI‑driven virtual assistant built on Microsoft’s Copilot Studio, to handle customer and partner support after scaling back phone and social‑media channels. The assistant can open cases, verify warranties and route complex issues to human...
Potbelly Partners with Flybuy to Elevate Off-Prem Operations
Potbelly is integrating Flybuy’s AI‑powered location platform into its digital ordering system to streamline off‑premise service across more than 450 sandwich shops. The technology provides real‑time order‑time estimates, status updates, and location‑based in‑app messaging, reducing customer wait times by over...
Remote Learning Still a Work in Progress at Buffalo Schools
Buffalo Schools are increasingly relying on remote‑learning days to meet New York’s 180‑day requirement amid severe winter weather and a compressed academic calendar. District officials cite safety, but teachers, parents, and students uniformly express frustration with the ad‑hoc approach. Device...
Stand Out in AI-Driven Content Overload
Content is already saturated, but AI is making it infinite. Now the biggest threat to creators is becoming invisible and getting lost in the wave of videos posted everyday. Today we dive into how you can defend yourself against it,...
Niqo Robotics Showcases 3-in-1 Precision AI Robot at Southwest Ag Summit 2026
Niqo Robotics unveiled its 3‑in‑1 AI robot at the Southwest Ag Summit, demonstrating a single‑pass solution for precision weeding, crop thinning, and targeted spraying. The showcase followed a successful pilot that generated the company’s first commercial order in the region....
AI’s $10B Future Lies in Boring Legal Automation
This AI startup just hit an $11B valuation by solving one of the most boring problems in tech.... Harvey is reportedly raising $200M and has reached: - $190M in ARR - 1,000 customers - 100,000 lawyers on the platform So...
AI Needs Real‑Time Context, Not Just Bigger Models
The AI industry doesn’t have a model problem. It has a supply chain problem. Across the enterprise, we see a consistent pattern: sophisticated models operating in isolation from customer reality — think of it as “Brain in a Jar.” The...
John Crane Supports NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Mission
John Crane announced its support for NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission, slated for launch no earlier than February 2026. The company will supply specialized filtration sieves for the Orion spacecraft’s propellant‑management devices, critical for separating liquid and gas phases in micro‑gravity. This...
Amazon LEO Opens to Third-Party Antennas, Boosting Flexibility
Amazon has signaled its interest in allowing trusted government and third-party customers to use their own antenna hardware to integrate Amazon LEO into existing systems, in a move that would greatly enhance optionality, while hastening market entry for the service....
Conversational AI Unlocks Hidden Value in Scientific Literature
So cool to see the focus on really mining the scientific literature from @EdisonSci — it’s where a ton of valuable information is waiting and having models conversant in it is a big deal 👏👏👏
Active Learning Classrooms Foster Collaboration Among Students
Universities nationwide are replacing traditional lectures with active‑learning classrooms that emphasize student interaction and technology‑enhanced collaboration. Cornell University’s Center for Teaching Innovation, which began in 2012, now reaches more than 10,000 students each year, while roughly eight in ten higher‑education...
NewcrossHealth Leverages Zoho Creator for Extensive Use
Listening to @Diginomica's @JonERP interview Mo Umerji of @NewcrossHealth and their usage of @Zoho - no surprise a lot of Creator usage. #ZohoDay26 https://t.co/hhB05jxEhN
Spaceborne Sensors Reveal Global Chlorophyll Patterns
Notes from the Field https://t.co/xwDzaniIAE 2 min read Notes from the Field Looking at Chlorophyll from Space By Compton “Jim” Tucker Tucker began his ground studies using a handheld instrument built by one of his classmates. “The instrument was l… https://t.co/kJTrbVQZ7o
INL Enlists NVIDIA on ‘PROMETHEUS’ AI Effort to Halve Nuclear Deployment Timelines Under DOE Genesis Mission
Idaho National Laboratory has teamed with NVIDIA to launch PROMETHEUS, an AI‑driven autonomous reactor demonstration under the DOE Genesis Mission. The partnership targets a 50% reduction in nuclear deployment timelines and multi‑billion‑dollar cost savings by embedding AI across design, licensing,...
COBE Satellite Confirms Big Bang's Cosmic Microwave Background
Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite https://t.co/gJB6QAzHt0 4 min read Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite By John Mather The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) went up on a Delta rocket on Nov. 18, 1989, into a polar …...
Four Decades of Tracking Sun‑Earth Energy Balance
42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between https://t.co/uZalndm6yv 5 min read 42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between By Denise Lineberry NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), a part of th…...
FDA Backtracks On Moderna mRNA Flu Vaccine Refusal, Sets Aug. 5 Review Deadline
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reversed its earlier decision to decline a review of Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine candidate. Following a Type A meeting with the company, the agency set an August 5, 2026 deadline for completing its evaluation. The...
From Post‑Independence India to NASA Hubble Scientist
The Sky Belongs to All of Us https://t.co/n9KwxP7yJV 6 min read The Sky Belongs to All of Us By Hashima Hasan How did a little girl born in India soon after its independence from the British Empire, become a program scientist for NASA’s...
Farmland Protection Concerns Stall Renewable Energy Projects
Fear of farmland loss slows solar and wind development #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/wVWoSEYkxG
AI Quoting Hits Retail. Specialty Gains Leverage
The episode examines the February 2026 selloff in U.S. insurance broker stocks, triggered by the launch of AI quoting tools from Insurify and Tuio on ChatGPT. While the market panicked, assuming AI would disintermediate all broker services, the discussion highlights...
Low‑Voltage Artificial Muscles Power Untethered Soft Robotic Fish
Scientists have developed #dielectric elastomer actuators, or artificial “muscles”, that can operate at low voltages while still producing high output to drive #untethered, soft robotic fish movements. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/zAb0uHec2c https://t.co/NbGduWdDoh
Brain’s Venous Sinuses Patrol Immune Cells and Drain Fluid
What's ruffling? Large veins interfacing the skull (venous sinuses) that patrol immune cells and help drain the brain https://t.co/WsML3Jd1yA
NYC Parents Want Career Aptitude Assessments for All High Schoolers
NYC parents, through the Citywide Council on High Schools, have passed a resolution urging the Education Department to implement career aptitude assessments for all ninth‑ and eleventh‑grade students. The proposal argues that standardized, research‑based tools can help students—especially those from...
Two Red Flags Mean It's Not a Real Prospect
Founders: Sales discovery qualification checklist: 🚩 Can't quantify problem cost 🚩 Unclear who signs the contract 🚩 No budget history for similar tools 🚩 No compelling event driving action 🚩 Refuses to discuss investment level Two red flags means they're not a real prospect.
Open‑source AI SRE Auto‑creates Debugging Tools for Any Team
.@incidentfox is an open-source AI SRE that builds its own debugging tools. It learns each team’s unique systems and auto-generates the integrations it needs — no custom engineering required. Congrats on the launch @jimmyweiiiii and @LongYi1207! https://t.co/H68FjaBikx https://t.co/JWvl2EPJpN
Single‐Particle Kinetics Unravel Aperture‐Size Dominance in Hot‐Carrier Transfer and Product Desorption for Photocatalytic Reactions in Plasmonic Nanocavities
Researchers tuned gold nanocup cavity apertures from 35 to 67 nm to study plasmonic photocatalysis. The medium‑size aperture (~58 nm) delivered the highest turnover rate of 0.59 s⁻¹, outperforming smaller and larger apertures by 2.8‑8.4×. Single‑particle kinetic imaging showed that this optimum arises...
Unlock Student Thinking with Short Video Assessments
🎥 One week until my free formative assessment webinar. 📊 We’ll look at how short student videos reveal thinking, misconceptions, and confidence levels. 🤝 I’m excited to partner with @screenpalapp to share these classroom ready strategies. https://t.co/5oBUIzPpFR
Case Studies Reveal SEO Tactics Destroy Organic Traffic
I have now read *multiple* public AEO/GEO "case studies" where the organic traffic literally looks like this. I'm not even kidding. I just pulled this chart from a case study published 2 weeks ago. Looks to me like they actually destroyed...
Recycled Thermocol Nanofibers Based Smart Triboelectric Nanogenerators for AI‐Assisted Switching
Researchers transformed waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) into electrospun nanofibers and used them as the tribonegative layer in a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). The nanofibrous architecture delivers an open‑circuit voltage of about 159 V, a short‑circuit current of 22 µA, and a peak power...
Ads Work; Doubting Them Reveals a Skill Gap
So many people say “ads don’t work; write content.” All of my companies for 22 years grew with ads 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 and forever. Ads won't be effective for 𝘢𝘭𝘭 companies, but "I've never seen it work" is an admission of lack of...
50+ Enterprise AI Agents Every CIO Should Know
RT If AI agents are on your 2026 roadmap, this definitive guide to 50+ enterprise agents (what they do, where they fit) is a must‑read for CIOs and CDOs. #AI #CIO @Star_CIO https://t.co/jLE8sizbgZ
NextGen Supply Chain Conference 2026 Opens Speaker Submission Process
The NextGen Supply Chain Conference 2026 has opened its speaker submission window, inviting senior supply‑chain leaders to present case studies at the event scheduled for Oct. 21‑23, 2026, in Nashville’s W Hotel. The conference’s theme, “Innovate. Upskill. Transform.”, signals a shift...
AI Agents Needed to Manage Endless Pull Requests
openclaw has 3.2k pull requests and growing which is actually an interesting problem: it's an infeasible number of PR's to *ever* human review if the future of software eng is coordinated agents, solving this might be how agents get to...