Schema Validation Comes to Pulumi ESC with Fn::validate
Pulumi’s Elastic Service Config (ESC) now includes a built‑in fn::validate function that checks configuration values against JSON Schema at save time. The feature instantly rejects invalid settings, preventing misconfigurations from reaching deployment pipelines or production. Users can define simple type checks or complex object schemas, and reuse those schemas across multiple environments via the environments builtin property. The result is immediate feedback and tighter control over infrastructure configuration consistency.
Judgment, Not Coding, Is AI Era’s Most Valuable Skill
What’s the most valuable skill in the AI era? ⛔ It’s not coding. ⛔ It’s not prompt tricks. ⛔ It’s not “keeping up with the latest model.” 💪 It’s judgment. Every time a new AI capability drops, the debate centers...
Trust Becomes Key Differentiator Amid AI Content Surge
82% of marketing teams are increasing content in 2026. The content boom isn’t slowing down. And brand-only publishing isn’t enough anymore. The most advanced teams are building what I call a trust portfolio. Marketing manages the systems, assets, and standards....
Viral AI Caricatures Highlight Shadow AI Dangers
A viral Instagram and LinkedIn trend sees millions prompting ChatGPT to generate caricatures that describe their jobs, then posting the images publicly. The practice unintentionally reveals how employees use large language models (LLMs) at work and what data they may...
What It Really Means: Supply Chain Control Towers
Supply chain control towers are organizational hubs that combine people, data, and decision rights to manage complexity, rather than merely software platforms. Enabled by integrated digital tools, they can focus on logistics, planning, or end‑to‑end execution across varying time horizons....
China’s New Maritime Combat Drone Poised for Global Success: Analysts
China unveiled the Wing‑Loong X maritime combat drone at the Singapore Airshow, marking its first regional display. The UAV, designed for surveillance and strike missions, builds on the proven Wing Loong family and targets buyers unable to afford Western systems....
World Leaks Ransomware Group Adds Stealthy, Custom Malware ‘RustyRocket’ to Attacks
World Leaks, a high‑profile extortion group, has introduced a new Rust‑written malware called RustyRocket, according to Accenture research. The tool provides stealthy persistence on both Windows and Linux systems, using heavily obfuscated, multi‑layered encrypted tunnels to exfiltrate data and proxy...
EXCLUSIVE | Trump Pauses China Tech Curbs Ahead of Xi Summit
The Trump administration has temporarily shelved a suite of technology security measures targeting Chinese firms ahead of the April Trump‑Xi summit. The paused actions include a ban on China Telecom’s U.S. operations, restrictions on Chinese equipment in data centres, and...
From Text ➡️ Dashboards
In this episode the host shares resources for both learners and active traders, highlighting the free CME Trading Simulator and educational posts on implied forwards and Jensen's inequality. The main focus is on using AI tools to transform textual insights...
Integrating FIDO Standards Into Secure OT Connectivity — A Practical Path to Resilience
The FIDO Alliance is mapping its phishing‑resistant passkeys, Device Onboard (FDO) and emerging Bare Metal Onboarding (BMO) to the UK NCSC’s Secure Connectivity Principles for Operational Technology. By replacing passwords with cryptographic credentials, FIDO eliminates the most common breach vector...
Sanofi's Board Ousts Hudson, New CEO Faces Dupixent Gap
So Sanofi's board strikes again. Paul Hudson gets the old Paris boot 6 years after taking on the task of remaking the pipeline. It hasn't gone well. Next: Belen Garijo. She has a few years to get ready for the...
Bootstrapping to $50M ARR in Vertical SaaS | Vantaca's HOA Software Playbook
In this episode, Ben Currin, CEO of Vantaca, explains how the company bootstrapped a vertical SaaS platform for HOA management from under $1M ARR to $50M ARR, first reaching $5–10M without external funding and then scaling tenfold after a minority...
The Download: AI-Enhanced Cybercrime, and Secure AI Assistants
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a tool for cybercriminals, enabling faster, lower‑skill attacks and fueling a surge in deep‑fake‑driven scams. At the same time, AI‑powered personal assistants such as OpenClaw expose massive amounts of user data, raising urgent security concerns....
Choose AI for Purposeful Creation, Not Just Task Automation
Reading this essay made me ask myself a question: am I using this to „do the thing“ or just to „do a thing?“ Interesting nuance here. I personally use AI very much as a deliberate tool, both in building & running a...
Quick Formative Assessment Strategies that Make a Big Impact
ScreenPal is hosting a free webinar on February 27, 2026 titled “Quick Formative Assessment Strategies that Make a Big Impact.” The session showcases how video reflections and walk‑throughs can replace traditional quizzes, giving teachers real‑time insight into student thinking. It also highlights...
Narrowing Focus Revives Growth After Overexpansion
Are you justifying 'how our product's different' on every sales call? There’s a reason and a counter-intuitive solution: Gilles Bertaux's company experienced this firsthand. They grew from $2M ARR to $9M ARR in one year during COVID. But then they almost lost...
Meet Your Audience Where They Live, Then Speak
When you need a message to resonate, start with the right questions. Who is the audience in this moment? What are they thinking about on a normal day? What do they care about when they wake up, go to work,...
Taiwan Completes Integration Test of Jointly Developed Mighty Hornet IV Drone
Taiwan announced on February 6 that the National Chung‑shan Institute of Science and Technology and Kratos successfully completed a systems integration test of the Mighty Hornet IV drone, a Taiwan‑specific variant of the US‑made Firejet. The test proved the platform can carry a...
Teaching What You Learn Turns Struggle Into Mastery
I failed to complete my PhD. But I discovered something 10x more valuable along the way... In 2019, I was a Systems Engineering student who loved math. And I fit the typical stereotype for people in my area of study: - Quiet - Nerdy - Introverted -...
Monitoring Made Inverters More Essential to Solar Project Performance
Solar inverter manufacturers have turned inverters into intelligent power‑management platforms with granular monitoring across loads, storage, EV chargers, and the grid. Companies such as Enphase and SMA now deliver module‑level data, temperature and irradiance metrics, and AI‑driven predictive maintenance. This...
The Hidden Risks of AI-Driven Layoffs
January 2024 saw the steepest layoff wave in 17 years, with roughly 108,000 jobs cut, driven in part by AI‑enabled workforce planning at firms like Amazon and Pinterest. Companies are deploying algorithms to model redundancies, forecast financial impact, and interpret...
The Hidden Risks of AI-Driven Layoffs
January saw roughly 108,000 job cuts, the steepest layoff wave in 17 years, driven in part by firms accelerating AI adoption. High‑profile exits at Amazon and Pinterest highlighted a growing reliance on algorithmic tools to identify redundant roles. While AI...
319. The Power of Model-Based Battery Engineering
In this episode, Grayson Brulte talks with Gavin White, co‑founder and CEO of About:Energy, about how model‑based design and advanced simulation are transforming battery engineering, slashing development cycles by up to 70%. White explains the creation of The Voltt, a...
Nebius Q4 2025 Earnings Reveal AI Infrastructure Growth
Nebius, an AI infrastructure business, just released their Q4 2025 earnings. Here’s everything you need to know at a glance:
Plus Power Brings Online 350-MWh Cross Town BESS in Maine
Plus Power has commissioned the 175‑MW, 350‑MWh Cross Town Energy Storage facility in Gorham, Maine, marking the largest battery energy storage system on the ISO New England grid. The plant uses 156 Sungrow PowerTitan modules on a five‑acre site adjacent...
Unanet Introduces AI Copilot to Turn ERP Complexity Into Actionable Intelligence for Architecture and Engineering Firms
Unanet has launched Champ™ for ERP, an AI‑first copilot built on Wyatt’s natural‑language engine and embedded directly into its AE ERP platform for architecture and engineering firms. The solution lets finance leaders and project managers ask plain‑language questions, receive real‑time...
The ‘Discovery’ Problem in Embedded Finance – and How OMB Bank Found the Right Fintech Partner
Community bank OMB Bank struggled with a slow, manual process to locate fintech partners, relying on static PDFs and endless email threads. The bank’s breakthrough came when it discovered Backpack, a university‑payments fintech listed on Treasury Prime’s AI Marketplace, which...
Retail Slumps to Fourth Place in Customer Service Rankings – with Ecommerce Brands Performing Even Worse
Esendex’s latest study ranks retail fourth among five industries for customer service, offering only 2.1 contact channels on average. Pure‑play ecommerce brands perform even worse, with just 1.2 channels, mainly email or web forms. Trustpilot scores reflect this gap—2.83 for...
To Ensure Audiences Return, Invite One Meaningful Action Early
Publishers are rethinking first‑time interactions by offering a single, personal action that lets new visitors declare a preference, such as saving a story, following a topic, or joining a focused newsletter. Research shows these early choices generate stronger propensity signals...
AI PoC to Production: A Practical Guide to Scaling Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise
Enterprises often excel at AI proofs‑of‑concept but stumble when scaling to production, where reliability, governance, and measurable ROI are mandatory. The guide outlines a seven‑step framework—starting with early success criteria, strengthening data pipelines, building cloud‑native infrastructure, adopting MLOps, enforcing governance,...
STAT+: BridgeBio Drug for Genetic Cause of Dwarfism Succeeds in Key Study
BridgeBio Pharma's oral drug infigratinib met its primary endpoint in a pivotal trial of more than 100 children with achondroplasia, delivering an average growth increase of 2.1 cm per year versus placebo. Adjusted analysis showed a 1.74 cm per year advantage, both...
Amazon Disbursement Policy Changes DD+7
Amazon is moving all sellers to a standardized seven‑day reserve period, known as DD+7, which holds payments until seven days after confirmed or estimated delivery. The change aligns older accounts with the majority of sellers worldwide and also applies to...
UK Government Adviser and Military Commander Land €12 Million to Scale Electric Twin’s Synthetic Audience Platform
Electric Twin, a UK‑based AI platform that creates synthetic audiences, announced a €12 million funding round led by Atomico, with participation from LocalGlobe, Mercuri, Samos Investments and high‑profile angels such as Marc Andreessen and Cal Henderson. The capital will accelerate global...
EU Parliament Backs Digital Euro to Curb US Payment Dominance
Post-Trump assault on Greenland, the EU parliament delivers a big win for the digital euro as it wins 420-158 backing in EU Parliament straw poll The digital euro couldn't have better timing as the EU looks to the digital euro...
AI Search Redefines Visibility, Not Replaces SEO
#AI Search Isn’t Replacing #SEO — It’s Rewriting Visibility: Key Insights from Conductor’s 2026 AEO / GEO Benchmarks Report - B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity - https://t.co/Cs3W27UiQI
Brian Solis Recognized for Coining the Generation-C Psychographic Profile
Brian Solis, former Altimeter analyst, is being celebrated for creating the Generation‑C (Gen C) psychographic profile in 2012. Unlike traditional generations defined by birth years, Gen C groups people by a constantly connected, digital‑first mindset. The concept has resurfaced as marketers recognize...
Terray's Non‑diffusion AI Beats Boltz
NEW: Terray has taken a contrarian AI approach, building a non-diffusion-based model for binding affinity predictions They shared some H2H results against Boltz-2, a popular open-source model, showing 20% more accuracy + 26x faster to run: https://t.co/BFZU8y6qI8
AI Boosts Human Art Beyond Average Capabilities
AI now helps humans create art that surpasses what average people could do alone. https://t.co/bPHG3R2sCX
Platform Engineering Maturity in 2026: What the Data Tells Us
The 2026 State of Platform Engineering Report, based on 518 practitioners, forecasts a bifurcated maturity landscape where fast‑moving firms close measurement gaps and double platform budgets, while laggards risk funding crises. AI integration is now non‑negotiable, with 94% of respondents...
Grab Buys Stash to Import US AI Wealth Regulator Moat
The Reverse Expansion: East Acquires West 🔄 Singapore's Grab is buying U.S. fintech Stash for $425M — not for the users, but for the AI Money Coach: an SEC-regulated, auditable AI wealth advisor with $5B+ AUM. Super-apps are now importing American regulatory...
AI Models May Cheat on Molecular Binding Predictions
The Utah-based startup Leash Bio is warning of the potential for AI models to be cheating on tasks like predicting binding affinities of molecules I talked with @allmeasures about how its "Name that Chemist" quiz relates to the goal of generalization:...
Embridge Consulting Introduces “Elastic Change” To Tackle Why ERP and Transformation Projects Fail
Embridge Consulting launched the Elastic Change framework to address the high failure rate of ERP and digital transformation projects. The model replaces rigid, project‑led approaches with a flexible structure that scales with organisational maturity and emphasizes emotionally intelligent leadership. By...
Originality Beats Safe Copycat Messaging Every Time
Lots of say nothing slop passes as “good messaging” because it parrots to what others are saying Safe doesn’t equal good You’ll never breakthrough by being a copy of the better known original
AI Is Already Simplifying Online Scams, Experts Warn
AI is already making online swindles easier. It could get much worse. Some cybersecurity researchers say it’s too early to worry about AI-orchestrated cyberattacks. Others say it could already be happening. #fintech #tech #finserv #AI @BetaMoroney @efipm @BrettKing @spirosmargaris @jasuja @enricomolinari @mikeflache https://t.co/xbcVW86X8z
Dr. Christian Weedbrook and Bill Fradin on Xanadu’s $3.1B Quantum SPAC Deal (CHAC)
Xanadu, the Canadian quantum‑computing startup, announced a $3.1 billion business combination with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp., a special‑purpose acquisition company listed on NASDAQ. The deal, disclosed in November, positions Xanadu as one of the few quantum firms to go public via...
FDA Defends Skipping Review of Moderna's mRNA Flu Shot
FDA defends its decision not to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot. My comments with @NBCNews @BerkeleyJr https://t.co/h8PlaEUC3v
ASCO GU26 Highlights Litespark, Keynote B15, Flare
Key late-breakers at Asco #GU26 include Litespark-011 & 022, Keynote-B15... and who's heard of Flare Therapeutics? Via @ApexOnco -> https://t.co/bXcANMQu5m $MRK $PFE $ALMPF $CGON $VIR
Vulcan Launch Shows Possible Solid Booster Nozzle Failure
🚨 Vulcan Problems: Today’s ULA Vulcan launch from SLC 41 seems to have had some sort of solid booster problem. Possibly a nozzle burning through. The only official word from ULA is that they’ve made an “observation”. The sparks are clearly visible in...
Ex‑Trenchant Exec Sold Internal Hacks to Russian Broker
Former exec at exploit development firm Trenchant, owned by L3Harris, admitted to selling internal hacking tools to a Russian broker. Did the company notify the vendors whose products were exploited so that they could be patched? https://t.co/4wKJgZoIkl
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