Bank of England's Oracle Cloud Migration Bill Triples as Project Grinds On
The Bank of England has tripled its spend on Oracle systems integrator Version 1, raising the contract to £21.5 million from an original £7 million tender. The increase reflects a shift from a two‑phase to a multi‑phase Oracle Cloud migration covering finance, procurement, projects, EPM and reporting SaaS modules. A separate £13 million deal was also awarded to Oracle for technical support of its SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings. The escalations underscore the complexity of modernising a 330‑year‑old central bank’s IT landscape.
Turn Your Website Into an Automated Marketing Briefing Engine
Your website might be the most underused asset in your entire marketing stack. What if it could brief a full marketing team for you, automatically? Most brands waste hours rewriting the same story in every prompt. There is a faster way — and...
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Sectigo New Public Roots and Issuing CAs Hierarchy [2025 Migration Guide]
Sectigo is retiring its legacy multi‑purpose root and intermediate CAs in favor of single‑purpose public roots, with a hard migration deadline of January 1 2026. Browsers will cease to trust certificates issued under the old chains, causing security warnings, broken HTTPS, and...
SentinelOne Earns GovRAMP High Authorization for AI Platform
SentinelOne announced that its AI‑native Singularity Platform has earned GovRAMP Authorization at the High Impact level, clearing a key compliance hurdle for state and local governments. The third‑party assessment validates the platform’s ability to protect endpoints, identities, cloud workloads and...
Online Finally Breaks Brick and Mortar
The article argues that the perceived dominance of brick‑and‑mortar retail is based on outdated metrics that mask a rapid digital shift. When essential categories are excluded, online sales already represent 30‑50 % of discretionary, high‑margin categories, making 2026 the true crossover...
Digital Wallets Win the Instant Payments Habit Battle
Instant payouts have moved from novelty to norm, with 57% of recipients adopting them as their primary disbursement method, up from 39% in 2020. The PYMNTS Intelligence report shows digital wallets excel at habit formation, converting 58% of occasional users...
M Ventures: Pharma CVC and Biotech Innovation in 2026
Merck KGaA’s corporate venture arm, M Ventures, opened 2026 with Managing Director Hakan Goker outlining its 2025 successes and 2026 priorities. The CVC highlighted marquee investments such as FoRx Therapeutics and Artios, which earned an FDA Fast Track designation, and...
Instagram Puts Burden of AI Slop on Creators (514)
Joe and Robert discuss a stabilizing U.S. labor market and the impact of permanent corporate tax cuts on 2026 profits, then turn to Instagram's stance on AI-generated content, arguing the platform is shifting the burden of authenticity onto creators. They...
Higher Consumption of Food Preservatives Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers from Inserm and partner institutions analyzed data from over 100,000 French adults in the NutriNet‑Santé cohort and found that higher consumption of food preservatives—both non‑antioxidant and antioxidant types—was linked to a 40‑49% increased incidence of type 2 diabetes. The study...
Deepfakes Drastically Improved in 2025. They’re About to Get Even Harder to Detect
In 2025 deepfake technology leapt forward, delivering photorealistic faces, voices, and full‑body performances that can fool most viewers. The volume exploded from roughly 500,000 instances in 2023 to about 8 million by year‑end, a near‑900% annual growth rate. New video generation...
Anthropic Adds Allianz to Growing List of Enterprise Wins
Anthropic announced a partnership with German insurer Allianz to embed its Claude Code AI‑coding tool and custom agents across the company, while adding a transparent logging system for regulatory compliance. The deal, whose financial terms were undisclosed, underscores Anthropic’s focus on...
AI Empowers PLC Engineers, Shifts Skills to System Thinking
🚀 Will AI replace PLC programmers – or make them more powerful than ever? 👉 As one of the beta testers for the TIA Portal Copilot, I’ve already gained deep hands-on experience. It gave me very clear insights into how...
Dr. Marty Makary Was Paid $130,357 By Pharma. Is His “Undue Influence” Affecting the FDA?
Dr. Marty Makary, now FDA commissioner, earned $130,357 from pharma firms before his nomination and serves on the board of an ophthalmic drug company despite pledging never to work for big‑pharma. He appointed former industry executive Dr. George Tidmarsh to...
Press Spike Amplifies SEO, AI Mentions, and Sales
What happens when you get a big spike in press coverage? Changes to your Google SERP? Yup. Changes to how AIs talk about you? Yup. Changes to sales? Yup, that too. 😎 This past Sunday, Geraldine and I joined Caitlin...
Stibo Systems Boosts Retail CX with Microsoft AI and MDM Integration
Stibo Systems will demo AI‑powered personal shopper agents at NRF 2026, showcasing an integration of Microsoft Copilot Studio and Fabric with its master data management platform. The agents use advanced natural‑language models and Stibo’s curated product data to deliver real‑time,...
Microsoft Is Making It Faster and Easier to Add Hyperlinks to Word
Microsoft announced a new shortcut that lets users add hyperlinks in Word by simply pasting a copied URL onto selected text, eliminating the traditional right‑click menu. The feature is available across Word for Windows, macOS, and the web, requiring version...
R-Loops Drive RNAPII Reprogramming in Early Development
A new study reveals that R‑loops, three‑strand nucleic‑acid structures, actively reprogram RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) positioning during early embryonic development. Genome‑wide mapping in mouse zygotes shows that 30% of RNAPII peaks coincide with R‑loop sites, directing transcription toward lineage‑specific genes....
January 2026 Patch Tuesday Forecast: And so It Continues
The latest Patch Tuesday briefing highlights Microsoft’s December 2025 update problems, including MSMQ failures and a RemoteApp issue on Windows 11 Azure Virtual Desktop that can be mitigated with a registry key or KIR rollback. Apple released December security patches addressing...
Atomicwork Appoints Jeegar Shah as Head of Applied AI
Atomicwork announced the appointment of Jeegar Shah as Head of Applied AI and Platform. Shah arrives from Amazon and ServiceNow, where he led large‑scale AI systems for millions of users. In his new role he will steer Atomicwork’s AI platform,...
Asia-Pacific Insurance 2026 Outlook
Asia‑Pacific insurers enter 2026 with earnings momentum and capital strength that outpace regional benchmarks, buoyed by strong investment returns and disciplined underwriting. Life insurers are projected to achieve double‑digit new‑business‑value growth, while property‑and‑casualty firms benefit from pricing power and declining...
ShortsIntel Launches AI Platform to Automate Collecting, Tracking, Rights Management UGC and Community Videos
ShortsIntel unveiled an AI‑powered Social Video Intelligence platform that automatically gathers, tags, and manages short‑form user‑generated videos from TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The tool detects untagged brand mentions, streamlines rights clearance, and offers competitor Share‑of‑Voice insights. By centralizing...
Wiliot Unveils Next-Gen IoT Pixel, Powering the Data Layer Behind Physical AI
Wiliot introduced its third‑generation IoT Pixel, a battery‑free, postage‑stamp‑sized sensor that operates on dual‑band 2.4 GHz and sub‑1 GHz frequencies. The Gen3 Pixel delivers longer energizing range, higher harvesting efficiency and reduced unit cost, feeding encrypted BLE data into the Wiliot Intelligence...
Flowfinity Update Adds AI Assistants to Workflows, Boosts Access Control
Flowfinity unveiled a major platform update that embeds AI assistants into existing no‑code workflows via dedicated Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. The release adds built‑in multi‑factor authentication using time‑based one‑time passwords, tightening access control for sensitive data. Enhanced dashboard maps,...
202. Kate Sygrove, Director of CS & Support, Mouseflow - Speak CFO: How CS Leaders Earn an Equal Seat at...
In this episode, Kate Sygrove, Director of Customer Success at Mouseflow, outlines how CS leaders can earn a seat at the executive table by "speaking the language of the CFO," translating customer sentiment into predictive revenue models and combining hard...
Robotics' Real Bottleneck: Infinite Real World, Not Models
If you think Physical AI is “just train a policy and ship it,” you’re about to waste months. If you work on robotics, this one is worth bookmarking‼️ The bottleneck is not the robot. It’s the world. Again: you do...
Optrua and Advantage Design Group Announce CRM Modernization Initiative Driving 80% Increase in Lead Capture
Optrua and Advantage Design Group completed a CRM modernization project that migrated ADG to Microsoft Dynamics 365 and optimized the platform. The phased, business‑first approach delivered an 80% increase in lead capture, cut unnecessary database storage, and standardized sales workflows....
Copilot‑Stripe Checkout Launches, Poised for 2026 E‑commerce Surge
🚨 Microsoft Co-pilot is now a checkout in a partnership with Stripe. 100m new checkouts 😳 --- Stripe is has enabled Copilot Checkout inside Microsoft Copilot. The enterprise LLM has more than 100m monthly active users. This partnership allows users in the US to...
EPAM, Cursor Partner to Build and Scale AI-Native Enterprise Teams
EPAM Systems announced a strategic partnership with Cursor, an AI‑powered development platform, to bring AI‑native integrated development environments to large enterprises. The collaboration leverages EPAM’s 50,000+ engineering workforce and delivery expertise with Cursor’s generative‑AI coding tools, enabling scaled AI‑native workflows...
Syntes AI Announces Integration With OpenAI to Power Trusted, Actionable Enterprise AI Agents
Syntes AI announced a native integration with OpenAI, allowing enterprises to combine OpenAI’s large language models with Syntes’s execution and governance platform. The integration lets AI agents reason over live business data, enforce governance policies, and execute actions across ERP,...
Home Robots Won’t Arrive Until 2025, Data Shows
I heard this a lot this week at CES. The robots for the home are at least two years away. Probably five, many say. Met with @BradTempleton who was an early genius working for @waymo. He reminded me again that I was...
Youth Sarcopenia and Body Composition via Bioimpedance
A new study published on Bioengineer.org reveals that bioimpedance analysis (BIA) can reliably detect sarcopenia and altered body composition in adolescents. Researchers evaluated over 1,200 youths aged 12‑19, finding a 7.4% prevalence of low muscle mass that exceeds prior estimates...
Arkstone Taps Ian Campbell as CEO
Arkstone Medical Solutions announced Ian Campbell as its new chief executive officer, bringing over two decades of experience scaling cloud‑native and AI‑enabled platforms. Campbell previously led OnScale, which was acquired by Ansys, and founded NextInput, sold to Qorvo, demonstrating a...
Meme Coin Trading Slowed Sharply in Late 2025, Why AlphaPepe Is Still Adding Thousands of Holders
Meme‑coin trading volumes collapsed in the fourth quarter of 2025 as retail speculation cooled and liquidity tightened across the sector. Despite this downturn, AlphaPepe, a BNB‑Chain presale project, continued to add holders, reaching roughly 4,900 by early January 2026. The...
SMD Strengthens Position in Emerging Asian Offshore Wind Market
SMD has secured a multi‑vehicle contract that includes its custom hard‑ground trencher and the Quantum EV, the first electric work‑class ROV sold in Asia’s offshore wind sector. The deal marks a milestone as the region pushes to triple its renewable energy...
Amperity Introduces the First Enterprise Customer Data Agent that Turns AI Insight Into Live Segments and Journeys
Amperity unveiled its Customer Data Agent, the first enterprise‑grade AI agent that turns natural‑language queries into live customer segments and journey workflows. Leveraging Amperity’s unified, real‑time customer profiles and patented identity resolution, the agent can generate activation‑ready outputs without engineering...
Execs Overestimate AI Excitement, Trust Gap Threatens Success
AI execs think staff excited—76% say yes Employees? Only 31% agree—2x overestimation • Employees aren’t excited — they’re anxious • 80% execs claim well-informed—workers at 30% • 75% say employee-centric—staff at 23% • Gap risks AI failure—trust decides winners The chart below shows the perception...
Borouge Boosts Performance and Competitiveness’ with ‘Industry-First’ AI Autonomous Operations at Ruwais Facility
Borouge announced the successful completion of an AI‑powered autonomous operations proof of concept at its Ruwais petrochemical complex, developed with Honeywell. The live‑production trial demonstrated up to 20% efficiency gains, a 20% reduction in downtime, and cost savings of up...
EnginAI T800: First Robot with Human‑like Fluid Motion
🚨 This is the first robot that actually moves like a human Meet the EnginAI T800. Its motion isn’t stiff or robotic — it’s fluid, natural, and fast. And somehow… too agile. #CES2026 #CES26 #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon...
AI-Driven Future Innovation Experience — TCL Showcases Microsoft AI-Powered Smart Terminals at CES 2026
At CES 2026, TCL unveiled a new line of AI‑driven smart terminals that span displays, mobiles, wearables and home appliances. The devices embed Microsoft Azure Speech, Azure OpenAI and Copilot capabilities to deliver real‑time translation, content generation and personalized recommendations....
UK Financial Services Sector Poised for Increased Defense Investment, Report Claims
A KPMG survey of over 150 senior UK financial‑services executives finds 65% anticipate increased investment in national defense by 2026, with 27% expecting a substantial rise. Security spending now tops the priority list, as 38% cite it as the most...
Chinese AI Bots Operate 50+ Accounts Around the Clock
Chinese AI agents are running 50+ social media accounts on autopilot, 24/7 🤖🚀 This is the new competition. #AIAgents #artificialintelligence #AI #Techno #SocialMediaMarketing #SocialMedia @PawlowskiMario @chidambara09 @Ym78200 @CurieuxExplorer @efipm @bigfundu @sayedflah @Ronald_vanLoon @cyngn @belindabeibi @odisseiaalfa @DigitalColmer @MyCompanionsAI @KirkDBorne @patricegorissen @jeffkagan @EdwardKens50830 @enilev...
How AI Agents Are Turning Security Inside-Out
AppSec teams now face a new threat from internally built no‑code AI agents that operate across enterprise systems. These agents execute business logic, call APIs, and move data in real time, behaving like always‑on applications with high privileges. Because they...
CircRNA14781 Drives Olaparib Resistance in Ovarian Cancer
Researchers identified circular RNA circRNA14781 as a key driver of olaparib resistance in high‑grade ovarian cancer. The non‑coding RNA is markedly overexpressed in tumor samples that fail PARP‑inhibitor therapy and functions by sponging tumor‑suppressive microRNAs, thereby re‑activating DNA‑repair pathways. In...
HTX Releases 2025 Recap and 2026 Outlook Report: Trading Volume Steadily Grows and Longtermism Defines the Next Expansion Cycle
HTX released its 2025 Recap and 2026 Outlook, highlighting a shift from speculative trading to long‑term operational resilience. The exchange grew its global user base to over 55 million, added 6 million new users, and saw cumulative trading volume rise 39% to...
AI Browsers Promise Efficiency, Yet Pose Major Safety Risks
Thank you for reading my latest article Letting AI Browse The Web For You Sounds Great Until It Goes Wrong. Here at LinkedIn and at Forbes I regularly write about management and technology trends. To read my future articles simply...
Adaptive Bipedal Robot Handles Unexpected Tasks Seamlessly
Even when caught off guard, a bipedal humanoid #Robot that handles tasks while adapting via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #Innovation https://t.co/yDsxXpuDDl
Goya’s Latin American Products Gain Capacity with a Pallet Shuttle System in Toledo
Goya, Europe’s leading distributor of Latin American foods, has upgraded its Toledo warehouse with Mecalux’s semi‑automated Pallet Shuttle system. The new infrastructure comprises five 8‑meter‑high racking blocks capable of storing roughly 3,000 pallets and handling over 2,200 SKUs. By automating...
Future of InsurTech, Growth Strategies, and ChatGPT Uncertainty
I've just released my weekly wrap-up. 1️⃣ My InsurTech predictions for 2026 2️⃣ How to grow when prices decrease ?! 3️⃣ What if chatGPT disappears this year... 👉 https://t.co/wPeowdwXJt — fgtrends
Adopt Agentic AI: Six Tips for Successful Transition
The Next Era Of #AI Is Agentic: 6 Key Tips For A Successful Transition by Steve Cangiano @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/oviqkM9ZAo #GenerativeAI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning https://t.co/pwKNyCGoAF
AI Robot Cleaner Maps Every City Corner
Meet the Street-Smart Cleaner: Cowa’s #AI #Robot Navigates Every Corner of the City by @Robo_Tuo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/Hnb8MlBau9