JetStor Delivers 80PB High-Density Archive for Government Agency Using WD’s Trusted High-Capacity Ultrastar Drives
JetStor has deployed an 80 PB high‑density archive for a government agency using 3,200 WD Ultrastar 26 TB SAS drives across 132 XS3324D 4U 24‑bay PODs. The solution leverages a dual Fibre Channel fabric and a repeatable POD blueprint to enable zero‑downtime expansion and simplified operations. By standardising the architecture, JetStor delivers a cost‑efficient, secure storage foundation designed for long‑term data retention at public‑sector scale. The deployment showcases how enterprise‑class HDDs can meet massive archival demands without disrupting production workloads.
5 Best Books for Building Agentic AI Systems in 2026
The article curates five 2024‑2025 books that together cover the full stack of agentic AI development in 2026. Chip Huyen’s *AI Engineering* tackles production‑grade evaluation and trade‑off decisions for autonomous agents. The *LLM Engineer’s Handbook* and *Building LLM‑Powered Applications* provide...
AI Is Nothing Without Data Fidelity. Here’s A Four-Step Approach to Protect It
AI’s effectiveness in advertising hinges on the fidelity of the data that fuels it. The industry often relies on inferred or fragmented signals, which degrade model accuracy and erode trust. A four‑step framework—starting with quality inputs, building low‑degradation infrastructure, demanding...
AI Race Becomes Accelerated Global Arms Competition
The AI race is starting to look like a new kind of arms race. Major powers are accelerating the development of AI-driven military systems, raising comparisons to the early days of nuclear competition. The difference is scale and speed. AI could shift...
University of Missouri/Mizzou Researchers Developing Rewritable DNA Hard Drive
University of Missouri researchers have unveiled a rewritable DNA memory system that uses frameshift encoding and nanopore duplex interruption decoding, eliminating the need for synthesis and enzymes. The technique allows data to be erased and overwritten repeatedly, moving DNA storage...
GRAPHERGIA Project Launches Three Demonstration Cases to Pilot Graphene-Based Technologies
The Graphene Flagship’s GRAPHERGIA project has entered the piloting stage of three demonstration cases that embed graphene‑based energy harvesting and storage technologies into real‑world products. The first case delivers an all‑in‑one self‑charging textile for wearables, the second integrates a triboelectric...
Squishy Photonic Switches Promise Fast Low Power Logic
Researchers at the University of Ljubljana have created a liquid‑crystal photonic switch that controls light with light using two sub‑nanosecond laser pulses. The device exploits whispering‑gallery resonances and stimulated emission depletion to suppress the first pulse while amplifying the second,...
Meet the Newest ‘Running Point’ Character: Jake From State Farm
State Farm announced a co‑branded partnership with Netflix’s basketball comedy *Running Point*, inserting its mascot Jake from State Farm into Season 2 as a scripted character. The move marks the first time Jake appears in a television narrative rather than a...
Connecting Search and Social
In this episode, host Jordan Cooney talks with Celeste Gonzalez, SEO Testing Director at RicketyRoo and founder of the LA SEO Meetup, about Search Experience Optimization (SXO) and the shifting landscape where nearly 60% of Google searches end without a...
STAT+: Revolution Medicines Touts ‘Unprecedented’ Data for Pancreatic Cancer Pill
Revolution Medicines reported that its oral KRAS‑G12C inhibitor daraxonrasib more than doubled survival for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. In a head‑to‑head trial, the daily pill yielded a median overall survival of 13.2 months versus 6.7 months for standard chemotherapy....
AWS Security Digest #256 - TY Mythos
AWS inadvertently pushed a test IAM managed policy into production, a slip caught by IAM Trail. The incident coincides with the first Mythos‑reported vulnerability appearing in AWS security bulletin 2026‑015, highlighting AI‑driven code‑scanning efforts under Project Glasswing. Research disclosed critical flaws in...
The Era of Big Pharma’s One-Size-Fits-All Pipeline Is Fading
Big Pharma’s pipeline volume remained steady in early 2026, but its composition is fragmenting. While the ten largest developers still dominate, the number of boutique firms with one or two candidates surged past 4,000, reflecting investor appetite for niche innovation....
Should Men Be Ashamed of Their AI Girlfriends?
AI chatbots are increasingly used for romantic role‑play, with many men creating "AI girlfriends" that offer unconditional compliance. Critics argue this practice objectifies women, turning partners into controllable tools rather than mutual beings. The phenomenon reflects broader trends of rising...
Deeper Influencer Messaging For Linear's Old-School Ad Ecosystem?
Influencer creators are increasingly being featured in traditional 30‑second linear TV spots, blurring the line between social‑media ads and broadcast commercials. Brands argue that a personal, influencer‑driven tone can counteract consumer fatigue with corporate‑sounding messaging. The article examines whether addressable...
Artemis 2, Apollo 8, and the Problem with History
Artemis 2’s lunar flyby mirrors Apollo 8’s historic 1968 mission, but its justification is largely technical rather than geopolitical. Recent declassified CIA memos reveal that intelligence on Soviet circumlunar plans was shared with NASA, yet historians argue the primary driver for Apollo 8...
Perspective: How True AI Changes the Cost of TMS Training
The trucking and logistics sector has long wrestled with costly, weeks‑long training for transportation management systems (TMS). While many vendors tout "AI," most solutions are merely automated workflows that still demand extensive user instruction. True generative AI, exemplified by large...
Scammers Pose as Kickstarter on Publishing Platforms—Stay Vigilant
Now publishing scammers are posing as people at Kickstarter? What is next. It came from an obvious fake Gmail address. Writer friends, please be careful.
Newcastle eBay Business Roadshow 12th May
eBay is hosting its Business Roadshow in Newcastle on May 12, 2026, the third stop of its UK tour. The half‑day event at Northumbria University offers hands‑on workshops, one‑on‑one seller clinics, and networking with eBay experts and local entrepreneurs. Attendees...
ThinKom Unveils Space-Optimized ThinAir Nexus Aircraft Antenna
ThinKom introduced the ThinAir Nexus, a space‑optimized aircraft antenna that delivers multi‑orbit, multi‑constellation inflight connectivity in a footprint comparable to single‑orbit electronically steered antennas. The Nexus supports gigabit‑class throughput for GEO, MEO and LEO satellites and can be upgraded via a...
Strategic Celestography and Lunar Competition: Artemis, CLEP, and the Struggle for Positional Advantage
The United States' Artemis program and China’s Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP) are racing to secure strategic footholds on the Moon and in cislunar space. Both powers target the lunar south‑pole for its water‑ice deposits and favorable solar illumination, while leveraging...
Meta Creates AI Zuck Avatar for Employee Feedback
Anyone ever see the movie "Surrogates"? We are creeping closer to that -> Meta is building photorealistic, AI-powered 3D characters; Mark Zuckerberg helped train and test an AI version of himself that offers feedback to staff "The Financial Times reports...
Vikram Solar Doubles PV Deployments to 10GW
Vikram Solar announced that it has doubled its cumulative solar module deployments to 10 GW within two years, equivalent to roughly 25 million modules, of which about 1.5 GW were exported. The Indian manufacturer now operates 9.5 GW of module capacity across West Bengal...
Adobe Finally Patches PDF Pest After Months of Abuse
Adobe released a patch on April 11 for CVE‑2026‑34621, a critical zero‑day in Acrobat and Reader that allowed arbitrary code execution on Windows and macOS. The flaw was actively exploited for months, using heavily obfuscated JavaScript to profile victims and deliver...
What It’s Like to Be…an Aerospace Engineer
The latest episode of Dan Heath’s podcast "What It’s Like to Be…" features Swati Mohan, a NASA JPL aerospace engineer who helped guide the Perseverance rover through the infamous “seven minutes of terror” landing on Mars. Listeners hear how JPL’s ultra‑clean rooms...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Publisher Rockstar Hit by Hackers Again
Rockstar Games suffered a second breach when the ShinyHunters gang used stolen authentication tokens to masquerade as a legitimate user of the AI analytics platform Anodot and infiltrate the company’s Snowflake data warehouse. The attackers accessed a limited set of...
Trendos Launches in the UK, Giving Brands Free Access to AI Visibility Insights
Trendos, a global AI search‑visibility platform, has launched its free service in the United Kingdom and across Europe. The tool aggregates real‑time data from AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overview and Gemini, covering more than 13 regions and...
App Spotlight: Meddicc Score for Zoho CRM
Zoho Marketplace introduced Meddicc Score, an AI‑enabled add‑on for Zoho CRM that automatically evaluates deals, pre‑fills qualification frameworks like MEDDICC, BANT, and SPICED, and assigns a 0‑100 score. The tool pulls data from emails, meetings, and notes to keep pipeline...
Research Reveals Why Vibe Projects Hide Complexities
Last week I wrote about hidden complexity in "simple" Vibe Coded projects. The 30+ migrations. Edge functions. RLS policies founders didn't know existed. Today there's research explaining exactly why this happens. 🧵
How a Peatland Restoration Project Is Aiming to Boost UK Farming Resilience
The RePeat project, launched in January 2026 by organic farm Pollybell, aims to rewet roughly 1,000 hectares of degraded peatlands across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. By restoring water tables, the initiative seeks to lock away carbon, reduce methane emissions...
PowerBank Terminates Sale of Two New York Solar Projects Following Permit Delays
PowerBank Corp. said a third‑party buyer, Qcells, exercised a sell‑back option for its Gainesville and Highway 28 community solar projects after the sites failed to obtain local permits. The two projects were part of a broader 48 MW, $49.5 million portfolio sale, but...
Skepticism Persists as Apple Explores New Smart Glasses
After being a Google Glass Explorer and testing out various versions of smart glasses, I'm still not a believer they will be a hot item... Yet companies keep going down this path. We'll see how it goes for Apple ->...
5 Affordable Passivhaus Retrofit Tips From the Trust
"The Passivhaus Trust's top 5 tips for affordable Passivhaus retrofits" #passivhaus #passivehouse #enerPHit #retrofit https://t.co/YgBB8AhdAT https://t.co/d2y476l7jb
New Study Points to Holes In AI Overviews
A new Oumi study of 4,326 Google AI Overviews finds accuracy improved from 85 % with Gemini 2 to 91 % with Gemini 3, yet more than half of the correct answers lack source grounding. The analysis also shows Gemini 3 produces a higher share...
Strong Data and Trust Are Foundations for AI Success
You can’t build great AI experiences on poor data or weak trust. The foundation matters as much as the technology itself. https://t.co/m2GGjPFxiq
US DOE Proposes 52% Cut to National Laboratory of the Rockies Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy’s FY 2027 budget justification proposes a $264 million, 52% cut to the National Laboratory of the Rockies, formerly NREL. Similar reductions target Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge and Argonne labs, while $15.2 billion is slated to be removed from...
Podcast with 4 Ai Agents - #124
A creator has built a personal suite of four AI agents that autonomously handle news curation, code reviews, experimental projects, business operations, and personal curiosity tasks. All agents publish daily updates on dogelord.com and across social platforms, while the creator...
Seven IBM WebSphere Liberty Flaws Can Be Chained Into Full Takeover
Security researchers disclosed seven interrelated flaws in IBM WebSphere Liberty, a modular Java application server, that can be chained to achieve full server takeover. The chain begins with a pre‑authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the SAML Web SSO...
The Brewery Powering Itself From Its Own Waste
Hepworth Brewery, a 25‑year‑old independent brewer in England, completed a green‑focused rebuild a decade ago, installing solar panels, heat pumps and CO₂ capture. The brewery partnered with waste‑to‑energy startup WASE to pilot modular electro‑methanogenic reactors that convert spent grains and...
AI-Powered Search Is Reshaping How Consumers Find Local Businesses, Creating an Invisible Gap for Small Companies
AI‑driven search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s AI mode are replacing traditional keyword queries, delivering only a few direct business recommendations instead of long result lists. Small local firms that lack a coherent, authoritative digital footprint are being omitted...
Kuka Outlines ‘Automation 2.0’ Strategy, Combining AI Software with Industrial Robotics
Kuka unveiled an "Automation 2.0" roadmap that blends artificial intelligence with its industrial robots, positioning the firm at the forefront of the emerging "physical AI" wave. The centerpiece is Kuka AMP, a software‑defined platform that layers AI‑driven decision‑making over existing hardware....
Milicom Expands Subsea Network in Central America
Millicom announced a partnership with TAFS to tap the 7,000‑km TAM‑1 subsea fibre‑optic system, which links the United States, the Caribbean, Central America and Colombia. Each fibre pair on the cable provides a minimum of 18 Tbps, delivering high‑capacity, carrier‑neutral connectivity...
How to Speak to Executives
Colleen Francis warns salespeople that a common coaching mistake is speaking the wrong language to executives. Executives care about results, ROI, and peer benchmarks, not feature‑by‑feature explanations. By swapping technical details for quantified customer outcomes—such as a 12% revenue lift...
Google AdSense Will Experiment With New Ad Technology Partners
Google announced that AdSense will begin experimenting with an updated roster of commonly used ad‑technology partners on August 20, 2026, after a preliminary rollout starting April 20, 2026. The trial will assess partner performance and privacy compliance, with a full list update slated for...
Your MTTD Looks Great. Your Post-Alert Gap Doesn't
The security industry has narrowed mean‑time‑to‑detect (MTTD) but still suffers a lengthy post‑alert gap, where analysts spend 20‑40 minutes investigating alerts. Recent AI‑driven exploits, such as Anthropic’s Mythos model, demonstrate that attackers can move in seconds, making human‑speed investigations untenable....
JPMorgan Signs 85,000 Ton Forest-Based Carbon Removal Deal
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to buy more than 85,000 tons of carbon removal credits from Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands. The credits originate from the Little Bear Forestry Project, an improved‑forest‑management initiative across U.S. lands in West Virginia and...
Greggs Sets Sights on Net Zero Energy by 2030
Greggs, the UK’s leading bakery chain, announced a commitment to achieve net‑zero Scope 2 emissions from energy use by 2030. The company highlighted that it has already reduced its emissions intensity by more than half since 2019 through renewable energy adoption...
OpenText Extends Sovereign Cloud Reach via AWS and S3NS Alliances
OpenText announced separate alliances with Amazon Web Services and French provider S3NS to deliver sovereign cloud services across Europe. The AWS partnership will host OpenText Content Management, Documentum, Core Application Security and Service Management on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud....
Living, 3D-Printed Biological Knee Replacement Advances to Preclinical Testing
Columbia University researchers have received ARPA‑H’s green light to move their living, 3‑D‑printed knee implant, NOVAKnee, into preclinical testing. The device combines a biodegradable scaffold with patient‑derived stem cells that regenerate cartilage and bone after implantation. Designed to address the...
When Platforms Become Part of the Channel
Affiliate operators are witnessing a fundamental shift as major platforms move from pure traffic sources to active shopping environments. Google’s Sponsored Shops, Shopify’s ChatGPT‑linked storefronts, and Meta’s creator‑tagged “Buy Now” flows embed product discovery, comparison, and cart building inside the platform...
GoCardless Sees Revenue Boost, Undertook 2025 Restructure
GoCardless reported a year‑on‑year revenue increase to £155.5 million (≈$194 million) for FY 2025, driven by new customers, renewals and the Nuapay acquisition. The fintech doubled its processed payments volume to £79.2 billion (≈$99 billion) and narrowed losses to £25.5 million (≈$31.9 million), posting its first adjusted...
