Exasol Launches 2026.1, Branding Its Database as a Sovereign AI ‘Panic Room’
Exasol unveiled version 2026.1, positioning the product as a sovereign AI ‘panic room’ that keeps models and agents inside the database. The release adds native AI functions, an MCP server for controlled model access, and promises up to 1000× faster analytics with up to 65% lower costs.
POSTECH Team Demonstrates Ballistic Electron Transport in Copper Interconnects
A collaborative team led by Professor Gil‑Ho Lee at POSTECH has observed ballistic electron transport in copper interconnects that match real‑world semiconductor dimensions. Published in Nature Communications, the experiment shows negative bend resistance at –188 °C, proving electrons can travel without...
Target Introduces 'Niceness Score' To Rate Store Employee Friendliness
Target announced a pilot of a "Niceness Score" that rates how warmly employees greet and assist shoppers. The metric is part of CEO Michael Fiddelke's turnaround plan to revive sales and improve the brand’s in‑store experience.
Healthcare Data Platform H1 Lands $40 Million From CVS Health Ventures
H1, the nine‑year‑old healthcare data platform, closed a $40 million round led by CVS Health Ventures. The funding arrives as the startup reports cash‑flow profitability and a 40% revenue growth outlook, highlighting corporate investors’ willingness to back late‑stage SaaS despite a...
Bank of America, U.S. Bank and Finastra Launch Platform to End Patchwork Payments
Bank of America, U.S. Bank and fintech provider Finastra announced a collaborative platform that will replace legacy, fragmented payment infrastructure with a unified, real‑time solution. The initiative targets corporate clients demanding faster, embedded payments and promises to meet deterministic reliability...
FBI Alerts on Silent Ransom Group’s IT‑Impersonation Scheme Targeting U.S. Law Firms
The FBI issued a flash alert warning that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) is posing as internal IT staff to infiltrate U.S. law firms, stealing data with external drives and extorting victims. The group combines phone‑based social engineering with physical...
IDEX Biometrics Posts 58.6% Q1 Revenue Jump Despite Loss, Signaling Biometric Security Demand
IDEX Biometrics ASA announced Q1 2026 revenue of NOK1.76 million, a 58.6% increase from the same period last year, while its net loss narrowed to NOK38.51 million. The results highlight accelerating adoption of biometric security solutions among enterprise customers despite the company...
Synergy Quantum Launches SynQ MythGuard as AI-Driven Attacks Outpace Cloud Defenses
Synergy Quantum announced the SynQ MythGuard platform, an AI‑powered solution designed to detect and block Mythos‑class attacks that can locate and exploit vulnerabilities at machine speed. The launch underscores growing alarm among cloud security firms that AI is now outpacing...
The Trade Show Strategy No One Is Talking About — and How It Built Nearly $1M in Pipeline
Kanbar Digital transformed its Natural Products Expo West booth into a live‑content studio, offering on‑site video production for CPG brands. The approach generated over 80 videos, 100+ qualified leads, and a pipeline valued up to $972,000 annually, delivering a 13×...
No Need for Tickets Says Workday's Jerry Ting, as New Agents Take on IT Provisioning and Travel
Workday unveiled two AI agents—Travel Agent and Sana for IT Service Management—that automate multi‑step workflows across disparate enterprise applications. The Travel Agent can schedule trips, book travel, update calendars, and generate expense reports while enforcing corporate policies. Sana for ITSM...
I'm Starting Something Local (and You're on My List for a Reason)
In this episode, AI advisor Camille Bank introduces the AI Adopters Coffee Club, a local‑focused network where professionals can meet, share AI implementation ideas, and collaborate on projects. She explains how listeners can join a waitlist, either by joining an...
8 Tips to Evaluate LMS Pricing Plans
The article outlines eight practical steps for evaluating learning‑management system (LMS) pricing, emphasizing that headline rates often hide hidden costs. It advises buyers to examine quote context, active‑learner counts, core versus optional features, implementation fees, support quality, renewal clauses, administrative...
Ultrahuman Adds Red Light Therapy to Its Personalized Wellness Lineup
Ultrahuman launched the Photon red‑light therapy device, priced at $249 and available for preorder. Photon syncs with the company’s Ring Pro and Ring Air wearables, using sleep and recovery data to tailor therapy sessions. The device delivers dual wavelengths—660 nm red...
What We Learned From 3 Million Downloads of Kilo Code
Kilo Code announced that its AI‑coding extension has surpassed three million downloads and processed more than 40 trillion tokens across VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Slack, and Teams. The growth forced the team to evolve from a simple sidebar tool into a full‑stack,...
Funded: Fonoa Raises $110M to Build the Operating System for Autonomous Tax
Dublin‑based fintech Fonoa announced a $110 million Series C round led by Headline to develop an AI‑powered Tax Operating System. The platform consolidates tax‑ID validation, real‑time determination, e‑invoicing and returns into a single, auditable data model. AI agents monitor obligations, populate filings...
ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on Why Africa Is Setting the Pace for Digital Identity
At the ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan, Dr. Joseph Atick highlighted Africa’s rapid ascent as a global leader in national digital identity deployment and cross‑border interoperability. He argued that the continent’s success stems from building sustainable digital‑identity ecosystems rather than...
Fiserv Turns to Devin AI to Speed Core Banking Upgrades
Finserv has partnered with Cognition to integrate Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer, into its core banking platform. Devin can plan, write, test, and deploy code across complex codebases, dramatically shortening release cycles for bank clients. The initiative aims to...
Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL Gets a Late May Price Cut for a Limited Time
Google has slashed the price of its flagship Pixel 10 Pro XL 256 GB model to $899, a $300 discount, with an additional $100 off through eligible trade‑ins, bringing the net cost to $799. The device boasts a 6.8‑inch Super Actua...
Resmetirom Cuts CV Risk in MASH: Meena Bansal, MD
Resmetirom, a thyroid hormone receptor‑β agonist, showed in secondary analyses of the phase 3 MAESTRO‑NASH and MAESTRO‑NAFLD‑1 trials that it reduces LDL‑C, apolipoprotein B and lipoprotein(a) in patients with metabolic dysfunction‑associated steatohepatitis (MASH) even when they are already receiving statins. The lipid...
MeMo's Memory Model Lets Teams Upgrade Their LLM without Retraining It — and Performance Jumps 26%
Researchers introduced MeMo, a modular framework that pairs a small memory model with a frozen executive LLM to ingest new knowledge without retraining the main model. By encoding updates in a dedicated memory model and using model‑merging techniques, MeMo adds...
Pfizer, Innovent Ink Up-to-$10.5B+ Cancer Treatment Collaboration
Pfizer and China’s Innovent Biologics have signed a global licensing and collaboration deal to co‑develop and co‑commercialize 12 early‑stage antibodies and antibody‑drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting cancer. Pfizer will pay Innovent $650 million upfront and up to $9.85 billion in milestone payments, plus...
SpaceX Gets Nearly $4.2 Billion Nod From Space Force For Initial SB-AMTI
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded SpaceX a nearly $4.2 billion Other Transaction Authority contract to field the initial Space‑Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB‑AMTI) system, following a $2.3 billion contract for the Space Data Network Backbone. SB‑AMTI will deploy...
The Most Successful Real Estate Investors Think Like CEOs
Real‑estate investors are moving beyond single‑property deals toward a CEO‑style approach, treating their holdings as a coordinated business. By adopting a living business plan and system‑driven processes, they replace reactive, task‑by‑task management with strategic, data‑backed decision‑making. Modern property‑management platforms automate...
Airwallex Challenges Legacy Software With New Billing Solution
Airwallex has launched Airwallex Billing, a flexible invoicing, subscription and usage‑based billing suite integrated into its global payments platform. The solution supports digital invoices in over 160 payment methods, settlement in more than 20 currencies and automated reconciliation. It targets...
LPL Moving Commonwealth Advisors Off Advisor360° Tech Platform
LPL Financial announced it will migrate the 2,900 advisors acquired from Commonwealth Financial Network off the proprietary Advisor360° workstation onto LPL’s ClientWorks platform. The existing Advisor360 contract expires Monday, after which LPL has no obligation to maintain the service. The...
Hands-On With Gemini Spark: I Gave It Access to My Life and It Friend-Zoned My Boyfriend
Google unveiled Gemini Spark at its I/O conference, positioning it as an always‑on AI agent that taps into a user’s Gmail, Docs, and Calendar to automate tasks. The beta rolls out to subscribers of the $100‑per‑month AI Ultra plan and lives...
I Tried to Break the Luba 3 AWD Robomower
Mammotion sent a $2,799 Luba 3 AWD 3000HX for testing, and the reviewer found it hard to fault. The mower now uses NetRTK over 4G/Wi‑Fi, removing the need for an external RTK base, and adds a LiDAR sensor plus dual AI cameras for...
Build Your Own GPT-Style Model From Scratch
The post walks readers through building a tiny GPT‑style model from scratch, using open‑source tools like nanoGPT and a modest dataset such as Shakespeare or personal notes. It clarifies three pathways—beginner, practical fine‑tuning, and large‑scale training—emphasizing that the guide focuses...
‘The Most Significant Change in 20 Years’: Cancer Centers Prepare for Daraxonrasib Demand
U.S. health systems are seeing a surge in demand for daraxonrasib after the FDA issued a May 1 expanded‑access letter. The drug, a KRAS‑G12C inhibitor from Revolution Medicines, showed a 35% response rate and median overall survival of 13.1 months in...
The 6 Best Clip-On Earbuds I've Tested for 2026
CNET’s 2026 roundup identifies the top clip‑on true‑wireless earbuds, spotlighting Bose Ultra Open, Shokz OpenDots One, Sony LinkBuds Clip, Baseus Inspire XC1 and Anker Soundcore AeroClip. The list ranks each model on sound, battery life, durability and price, noting Bose’s premium...
‘Like Christmas’: Woman’s Relief After Test Finds She Can Skip Chemotherapy
A multinational Optima trial involving 4,429 breast‑cancer patients showed that the Prosigna genomic test can reliably identify women who may forgo chemotherapy. The five‑year disease‑free survival was 93.7% for patients who skipped chemo, statistically indistinguishable from the 94.9% rate in...
RNA Therapy for Genetic Heart Failure Moves Closer to Patients After Lab Gains
Researchers at University Medical Center Groningen demonstrated that RNA therapy targeting the PLN R14del mutation reduces protein aggregation and restores cellular function in patient‑derived heart cells. Using induced pluripotent stem cell‑derived cardiomyocytes, the treatment reversed phosphoproteomic abnormalities linked to calcium regulation....
From QVC to Countdown Timers — How eCosmetics Is Turning Beauty Shopping Into a Live Auction Game
eCosmetics Live is turning beauty shopping into a real‑time auction game, where creators host short, timed bidding sessions that lock in purchases the moment a countdown ends. The global live commerce market, already $15.5 billion in 2024, is forecast to explode...
Maine Enlists AI to Help Combat Rising Home Insurance Rates
Maine’s Bureau of Insurance launched the $15 million Fortify Maine Homes grant, offering up to $15,000 per homeowner to fund roof and resilience upgrades as insurance premiums have risen 23% in recent years. The state partnered with geospatial platform Forerunner to...
FBI Issues Alert on Cyber Actors Impersonating IT Personnel
The FBI issued an alert warning that the Silent Ransom Group, also known as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider and UNC3753, is impersonating IT support staff to infiltrate organizations. The threat actor has focused on healthcare and other critical sectors since...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Faces Setback After New Glenn Rocket Explodes
Generative AI has become a core productivity tool, but its output hinges on how users prompt it. The article outlines ten practical prompting techniques—from assigning a clear role to iteratively refining queries—that dramatically improve relevance, accuracy, and format. By treating...
Why Your Mesh Wi-Fi Can't Reach Gigabit Speeds — and the Node Placement Fix that Works
Mesh Wi‑Fi systems often fail to deliver gigabit speeds because users place nodes without considering wireless backhaul quality. A built‑in mesh test, like Google Nest Wi‑Fi Pro’s, reveals connection strength and offers placement tips. Proper node placement—midway between the primary...
Podcast: Tesla Robotaxi Numbers, Ferrari’s Controversial Luce Launches, Waymo Ojai, and More
Electrek’s weekly podcast aired Friday, covering a range of sustainable‑transport headlines, including Tesla’s shrinking robotaxi fleet, internal doubts about Full Self‑Driving safety, Rivian’s efficiency‑matched R2, Ferrari’s controversial Luce launch, and Waymo’s new Ojai robotaxi service. The episode started an hour...
PNNL Researchers Showcase AI Leadership at AI+ Expo
PNNL scientists highlighted DOE’s Genesis Mission at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., a three‑day event that drew about 20,000 participants, 400 speakers and 175 exhibitors. The lab’s chief AI scientist, Court Corley, presented the Transformational AI Models (ModCon) effort,...
Software Patches From Army Hackathon Going Straight to Troops in CENTCOM
Engineers from leading defense contractors gathered at Fort Carson for the Army's first hackathon, dubbed Project Jailbreak, to integrate disparate weapons, sensor, and command‑and‑control software. Within days, several software patches were fielded to troops in CENTCOM, improving data sharing across...
AI Data Centers Now Account for 17% of Australia’s Private Investment
Australia’s AI‑driven data‑center construction surged in Q1 2026, pushing private investment up 6.5% to its highest level in years. Companies poured about A$8.7 billion (≈$6.2 billion) into servers, racks and cooling systems, nearly doubling the previous quarter’s spend. Data‑center‑related projects accounted for 17%...
Google Appears to Be Testing New Branded Search Controls in AI Max Campaigns
Google is testing a new "Branded Searches" control within its AI Max campaign type, giving advertisers the ability to dictate how brand‑related queries are handled. The setting offers three modes: serve ads on all relevant searches, manage branded traffic with...
AI Compute Shifts to Cloud Giants, Redefining Enterprise Strategy
One of the most important and underappreciated realities in AI right now: The frontier labs actually do not control most of the world’s AI compute anymore. The dominant share is increasingly owned by hyperscalers, cloud providers, sovereign AI initiatives, governments, and enterprises...
AI Searches Go Visual, Voice, Camera—Keyword SEO Obsolete
Nearly 1 in 6 searches in AI Mode is now visual, voice, or camera-based, according to @Google. You can’t keyword your way into AI visibility. Instead, you need to prepare for Agentic Visibility. Here’s how: https://t.co/7okFaUCwFB
ON THIS DAY: In 2015, We Unboxed the Verizon LG Lancet with Windows Phone 8.1, a Phone Even I Forgot...
Verizon and LG introduced the LG Lancet in May 2015, marking LG’s return to Windows Phone hardware after several years. The budget‑friendly device retails for $120 off‑contract and ships with a 4.5‑inch TFT display, Snapdragon 410 processor, 8 GB storage and Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2....
Will AI Agents Push Enforcement Back Into the Database?
Enterprises testing AI agents that generate and run SQL are confronting a security gap at the data layer. Vendors such as CedarDB argue that traditional role‑based access control and row‑level security must be re‑embedded directly in databases rather than handled...
Treating AI Like A Coworker May Be Making Employees Less Accountable
Boston Consulting Group’s new study reveals that treating AI tools as "employees" erodes human accountability. Nearly one‑third of managers across the U.S., Canada and the EU view AI as a teammate, and over 20% place AI agents on org charts....
ChatGPhish Vulnerability Turns ChatGPT Web Summaries Into a Phishing Surface
Researchers at Permiso Security have uncovered a new vulnerability dubbed ChatGPhish that tricks OpenAI's ChatGPT into rendering malicious Markdown links and images when summarizing web pages. The AI’s response renderer automatically fetches embedded images and activates clickable links, allowing attackers...
50-Qubit QUDORA System to Scale to 200 With New Designs
Fixstars Amplify has become the first Japanese firm to embed QUDORA Technologies' 50‑qubit ion‑trap quantum processor into its cloud‑based optimization service. The system boasts a coherence time exceeding 60 seconds, promising higher accuracy for hybrid algorithms such as QAOA. QUDORA...
NUS Explores Generative AI in Teaching With ScholAIstic Platform
National University of Singapore is piloting ScholAIstic, a generative AI platform that lets students converse with a curriculum‑aligned chatbot while giving instructors tools to craft prompts and track engagement. The system is being tested in courses such as social work...