How AI-Powered Holograms Are Reimagining Fan Experiences at the Big Game - Ep. 288
In this episode, host interviews Jia Li, co‑founder and chief AI officer of LiveX AI, about the company’s real‑time 4K holographic AI agents that interact with fans at large sporting events. Li explains how these human‑like holograms can greet, answer questions, and guide attendees through venues, blending digital AI with physical spaces to boost engagement and wayfinding. He shares use cases ranging from airport assistance to fan‑zone experiences at the Super Bowl, highlighting the technology’s low latency, multilingual capabilities, and scalability. The conversation also touches on the challenges of creating lifelike avatars and the future potential for personalized, immersive fan interactions.
AI Drives Structural Transformation in Transportation
🚀 Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the future of transportation — from predictive maintenance and smart mobility, to logistics, infrastructure, and customer experience. In my latest article, I explore how AI is becoming a strategic lever for CEOs and entrepreneurs, helping...
Kingscrowd Offers Fund of More Mature, Profitable Private Firms
Kingscrowd has launched the Capital Profitability Fund, a $5 million vehicle aimed at mature private companies that are already profitable. The fund will invest in 25‑30 firms with revenues above $1 million and revenue multiples under 7.5×, targeting exits within three to...
SQC Launches Quantum Twins Simulator and Reports 15,000-Qubit Register Fabrication
Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) unveiled Quantum Twins™, an analogue quantum simulator built on a 15,000‑qubit silicon quantum‑dot array fabricated with 0.13 nm precision. The platform demonstrates controllable on‑site interaction (U) and tunnel coupling (t) across a 100 × 150 lattice, achieving U/t ratios...
Wero Payment Service Expands Pan-EU Availability Through Banking Circle
Wero, the European mobile payment solution developed by the European Payments Initiative, is now accessible through Banking Circle, extending its pan‑EU footprint. The integration enables businesses and fintechs to tap Wero’s real‑time, account‑to‑account transfers via Banking Circle’s APIs, complementing existing...
Pear Deck’s Deal Showcases High Value, Competitive Bidding, Low Risk
Pear Deck was a fantastic company to work with. Some of the highlights from their transaction include: * A strong enterprise value resulting from high growth * A highly competitive process with multiple buyers * A short exclusivity period with...
Making Autonomous Cargo Work at Real-World Scale: Charles Acknin, CEO Skyways
In this episode, Charles Acknin, CEO of Skyways, discusses how his company is moving autonomous cargo drones from prototype to operational scale, highlighting real‑world missions that deliver substantial payloads for military and commercial clients. He explains the technical and regulatory...
The Evolution of POS: From Terminals to Touchpoints
The point‑of‑sale has shifted from a simple card‑reading box to a cloud‑connected, software‑defined hub that drives payments, loyalty, inventory and analytics in real time. SoftPOS enables any NFC‑enabled smartphone to act as a full‑service terminal, expanding acceptance to micro‑merchants and...
SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) Details Quantum-Resistant Security Vision
SEALSQ Corp unveiled a "root‑to‑quantum" security platform that embeds a hardware Root of Trust into microcontrollers and TPM‑class devices, pairing it with post‑quantum cryptography and a proprietary quantum highway. The solution promises cryptographic agility, enabling seamless updates as quantum threats...
Dentsu Appoints Duo to Bolster Leadership Media Team
Dentsu UK&I announced James Bailey as media CEO and Shenda Loughnane as Ireland market lead and global president of Dentsu X. Bailey moves up from leading iProspect UK, where he secured major accounts such as Kering, eBay, Netflix and Tapestry....
Global SystemBC Botnet Found Active Across 10,000 Infected Systems
Silent Push has identified more than 10,000 active SystemBC infections across data‑centre and government servers in the US, Europe and Asia. The multi‑platform proxy malware turns compromised hosts into SOCKS5 relays, a technique frequently observed before ransomware campaigns. A previously unknown...
Inside the Gaganyaan-1 Uncrewed Mission Scheduled for March 2026
India’s Gaganyaan‑1 uncrewed test flight is slated for March 2026, using the human‑rated LVM3 (HLVM3) launch vehicle. The mission will carry the humanoid robot Vyommitra to monitor cabin conditions and simulate astronaut activities in microgravity. It will execute a full launch‑orbit‑re‑entry‑recovery...
Shoppers Focus on Health as Supplement Sales Soar
UK shoppers are prioritising health, with one in four households naming physical health their top goal for 2026. NielsenIQ data shows protein and fibre‑based foods posting double‑digit growth—protein up 9.6% and fibre up 14.1% over the past 26 weeks. Supplement...
Significant Ransomware & Firewall Misconfiguration Breach
Marquis, a fintech provider, suffered a ransomware breach traced to misconfigured legacy SonicWall firewalls and exposed backup files. The attackers leveraged publicly accessible configuration data to map the network and deploy ransomware without triggering traditional alerts. The incident highlights how...
KSAT Rolls Out AI Driven Maritime Monitoring Platform
KSAT has launched the Vake Powered By KSAT platform, an AI‑driven maritime monitoring service that fuses optical, radio‑frequency and radar data from 15 satellite providers. The system detects, identifies and tracks dark vessels from space, delivering insights through a single...
SpaceX Grounds Falcon 9 Missions, Could Impact ISS Launch
SpaceX has grounded all Falcon 9 launches after a second-stage anomaly was observed during Monday’s routine Starlink mission. The pause comes as NASA evaluates potential delays to its next crew rotation to the International Space Station. The company will conduct...
When Documents Become the Attack Vector: Inside APT28’s Latest Microsoft Office Exploit
APT28, a Russia‑linked threat group, is exploiting a newly disclosed Microsoft Office zero‑day through crafted Office and RTF documents delivered via phishing emails. The vulnerability enables unauthorized code execution without macros, allowing lightweight loaders to establish command‑and‑control while evading traditional...
Microsoft's Copilot Chatbot Is Running Into Problems
Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot, the centerpiece of its AI‑first strategy, is encountering significant hurdles. Users and former staff cite confusing branding and poor interoperability with other Microsoft tools. Adoption among enterprise customers remains modest and is slipping relative to rivals like...
Switzerland’s SIX Stock Exchange Reports Steady YoY Trading Volume
Switzerland’s SIX Group posted CHF 149.1 billion combined turnover for its Swiss and Spanish exchanges in January 2026, a 13.2% rise from December 2025 and 16.5% versus January 2025. Trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange grew 23.1% month‑over‑month, driven by an 86.6% jump in structured‑product...
Wyoming Stem Cell Bill Is Latest Risky, Anti-FDA State Legislation
Wyoming Senate introduced the Stem Cell Freedom Act, allowing clinical use of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells without FDA approval. The legislation shields physicians from disciplinary action if they recommend such therapies, provided they meet state‑defined standards. Critics argue the bill...
Lufthansa Group to Retain Current IFC Until Starlink Pivot Is Complete
Lufthansa Group announced a fleet‑wide shift to SpaceX Starlink, planning rollout from late 2026 to 2029, while retaining its existing inflight connectivity (IFC) systems—Viasat’s European Aviation Network (EAN) on narrow‑bodies and Panasonic’s multi‑orbit solution on some A330s—until Starlink is fully...
Ulta Spotlights 6 Female Athletes with New Beauty Roster, Strengthens Support for Women’s Sports
Ulta Beauty has introduced its inaugural Ulta Beauty Roster, partnering with six high‑profile female athletes across emerging and established sports. The roster is supported by a Roster for Change grant program aimed at reducing the dropout rate of girls in...
TESS Observations Reveal Sustained Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Multiple Blazars
A joint analysis of NASA's TESS optical data and Swift BAT hard‑X‑ray monitoring identified quasi‑periodic oscillations (QPOs) in several blazars. Out of 38 variable objects, four showed highly significant periodicity with cycles of five to ten days, and one signal...
Google Ads Adds a Second Set of Eyes for High-Risk Account Changes
Google Ads has introduced multi‑party approval, a security layer that obliges a second administrator to sign off on high‑risk actions such as adding or removing users and changing roles. When an admin initiates such a change, an in‑product request is...
Cracking the Rules of Gene Regulation with Experimental Elegance and AI
Scientists at the Netherlands Cancer Institute unveiled PARM, a lightweight deep‑learning model that accurately predicts gene‑regulatory activity across cell types. By coupling millions of high‑precision experimental measurements with AI, the team decoded the DNA “on‑off” language that governs gene expression....
In Google Ads Automation, Everything Is a Signal in 2026
Google Ads automation in 2026 relies entirely on signals rather than manual settings, turning AI into the primary performance driver. Every account element—from conversion actions and keyword data to creative assets and budget pacing—feeds the learning model. High‑quality signals, especially...
Don't Let “We Tried That” Kill Innovation
"We already tried that." Did you though? Did you try it with the right people? The right timing? The right execution? Or did you half-ass it once, it didn't work, and now it's dead forever? "We tried that" isn't wisdom....
The Global Wallet War: Who Will Own the Customer?
Digital wallets have evolved from simple payment tools into comprehensive consumer interfaces that combine payments, identity, loyalty, and credit. Big Tech, banks, and fintechs are racing to own this hub, each leveraging distinct strengths—device ecosystems, trust, and agility. Ownership of...
FireSat Adds Orbit-Visualization Software to Help Firefighters Plan Around Satellite Passes
The Earth Fire Alliance has awarded ExoAnalytic Solutions a contract to build orbit‑visualization software for the FireSat wildfire‑detection constellation. The web‑based tools will display real‑time and forecasted satellite tracks, sensor swaths, and observation footprints for both public and secure users....
Discombobulation on the KRAS Front
The KRAS field, once thought to be entering an execution phase after early successes, now faces unexpected data patterns across programs. Responses to KRAS inhibitors are behaving oddly, with transient dependencies and adaptive tumor rewiring emerging under therapeutic pressure. These...
Mastercard Offers Agentic AI Tools
Mastercard announced it will roll out a new suite of agentic AI tools for business customers in the second quarter of 2026. The platform lets firms build, test and deploy AI‑powered agents to enhance security, payments processing and customer‑experience functions....
CISA Warns of Five-Year-Old GitLab Flaw Exploited in Attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered all federal agencies to patch the five‑year‑old GitLab SSRF vulnerability (CVE‑2021‑39935) after confirming it is being actively exploited. The flaw, fixed by GitLab in December 2021, allows unauthenticated users to access...
Six Retailers Investing in Bricks-and-Mortar in 2026
Six UK retailers are accelerating physical‑store investment in 2026, marking a clear swing back to bricks‑and‑mortar. Co‑op will launch 18 new or reopened stores in the first quarter, while clothing brand Seasalt is adding locations in market towns and eyeing...
Asteroid Has 1‑in‑23 Chance to Strike Moon in 2032
This asteroid has a 1 in 23 chance of hitting the Moon in 2032! Astronomers just ran simulations to figure out what happens if it does… #space #asteroid #nasa #astronomy #astrokobi
ETM Brings Its Transverse Flux Motor Technology to Robotics
Electric Torque Machines (ETM) announced the launch of its transverse flux motor (TFM) technology for robotics and advanced actuators. The company offers the TFM via a licensing model that lets OEMs manufacture the motors in‑house, preserving margins and roadmap control....
Case Study: Citi
Citi is using its Austin hub as a testing ground for a tech‑first banking model, shifting from experimental AI pilots to enterprise‑scale execution in early 2026. The bank deployed agentic AI for real‑time fraud mitigation, migrated its North American loan...
Haiqu Lands Microsoft Veteran Antonio Mei to Drive Quantum OS Development”
Haiqu Software announced that Dr. Antonio Mei, a former Microsoft Quantum leader, has joined as Lead Product Manager to develop its quantum operating system. The company claims its software can cut computational costs by a factor of 100 compared with...
Mastercard Debuts Fleet Management Tools in Asia Pacific
Mastercard introduced a new portfolio called Mastercard Fleet: Next Gen across the Asia‑Pacific region, bundling payments, data capture and control tools for fuel, electric‑vehicle charging, maintenance, tolls and other fleet expenses. The solution offers globally accepted digital fleet cards, point‑of‑sale data...
Try This If You Often Second-Guess Yourself in Meetings
The article addresses the common habit of second‑guessing oneself in meetings, linking it to imposter syndrome and its ripple effect on team collaboration. It highlights that participants are already vetted by invitation, a simple mental reset that can curb self‑doubt....
Mistral's New Ultra-Fast Translation Model Gives Big AI Labs a Run for Their Money
Mistral AI unveiled two new speech‑to‑text models, Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 and Voxtral Realtime, each built with 4 billion parameters and capable of translating 13 languages. Voxtral Realtime delivers near‑real‑time output in under 200 ms and runs locally on a phone or...
Your Logo Should Be as Visible as Your Service
Our logos are not our brands. We hear this a lot. So much so that businesses can be shy about placing their logo too often, out of concern that they are not centering the customer enough. I’m guilty. This is...
How To Excel at SEO for Niche Markets
The episode breaks down how niche businesses can leverage SEO to attract highly targeted, high‑intent traffic by focusing on long‑tail keywords and deep, authoritative content. It outlines the benefits of niche SEO—faster rankings, stronger brand authority, and a defensible market...
Clients Demand AI‑Integrated Consultants Over Traditional Advisors
Why did it take me so long to see this? really, to accept it Had a conversation yesterday that finally crystallized what's been happening in the market. 👇 Companies aren't looking for traditional consultants anymore. They're looking for AI-Powered Consultants....
NASA Addresses TSMU Leaks After SLS Wet Rehearsal
Following the wet dress rehearsal for the SLS rocket on Feb. 2, NASA leadership discussed, among other aspects of the test, the leaks that cropped up connected to the tail service mast umbilical (TSMU), and the next steps towards launch. Full...
NV5 GeoAgent Offers Autonomous Geospatial Intelligence
NV5 unveiled GeoAgent, an agentic AI platform that automates geospatial intelligence through natural‑language interaction. The solution acts as an operational layer over existing tools, orchestrating data discovery, multimodal analytics, and mission‑ready outputs without requiring specialist expertise. By shifting from tool‑driven...
Google AI Overviews Missing Source Citations, Raising Ethics Concerns
Hey Google... Whatever happened to including citations in AI Overviews? Where did the sources go? Almost all links here go to new Google searches/YouTube? Are you seriously testing this? It's beyond unethical & unfair to site owners. @rajanpatel @rmstein https://t.co/TmMrYVyA5l
Pentaho Enhances Flagship Data Integration Suite, Introducing Version 11
Pentaho announced the release of Data Integration and Business Analytics Version 11, a major platform upgrade aimed at simplifying data workflows and supporting AI initiatives. The update introduces a browser‑based Pipeline Designer, Project Profile for organizing ETL assets, and a new...
Bito’s AI Architect Achieves Highest Success Rate of 60.8% on SWE-Bench Pro
Bito announced that its AI Architect context engine boosted a Claude Sonnet 4.5 agent to a 60.8% success rate on the SWE‑Bench Pro benchmark, a 39% relative gain over the baseline. The third‑party Context Lab measured improvements across speed, tool...
Case Western Reserve Professor Develops Innovative Card Deck to Help Kids Manage Stress Effectively
Case Western Reserve University associate professor Jennifer King has launched the “Take a Break KIDS” micro‑practice card deck, a child‑friendly adaptation of her adult stress‑management tool. The deck features 40 color‑coded cards covering movement, breath, self‑touch, and partner activities, each...
Pigs and Grizzlies, Not Monkeys, Unlock Secrets of Youthful Human Skin
Washington State University researchers discovered that human‑like rete ridges develop after birth, driven by bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling, using pigs and grizzly bears as comparative models. This overturns the long‑held belief that these skin microstructures form only prenatally. The...
