Fabs & Labs: Filtronic
Filtronic has inaugurated a new state‑of‑the‑art headquarters, design centre and manufacturing facility at NetPark in Sedgefield, County Durham. The complex includes advanced cleanroom environments tailored for high‑frequency components used in space, defence and communications applications. By consolidating R&D and production under one roof, the company aims to shorten development cycles and boost its capacity for next‑generation RF solutions. The launch marks a significant expansion of the UK’s high‑tech manufacturing footprint.
What Is Cognitive Automation? 5 Examples to Transform Your Business
Cognitive automation augments traditional workflow tools with AI capabilities such as machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, allowing systems to interpret unstructured data and make decisions. Unlike rule‑based robotic process automation (RPA), it learns patterns and adapts over...
Warning: CPUID Suspected of Being a Virus; Suspicious HWMonitor Downloads Raise Alarms
On April 10 2026 users downloading CPUID’s HWMonitor 1.63 encountered an unexpected installer named HWiNFO_Monitor_Setup.exe, which triggered Windows Defender warnings and displayed Russian‑language dialogs. Community reports on Reddit confirm the mismatch between the advertised hwmonitor_1.63.exe file and the received executable, suggesting a tampered...
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[YMMV] PayPal Rewards: Make 2-3 Purchases Of $40-$50 & Earn 1,500-2,000 Points
PayPal Rewards is running a limited‑time promotion that lets users earn up to 2,000 points by spending $300 in 14 days, or by making two to three purchases of $40‑$50. Participants must enroll by May 17, 2026, and the offer expires on...
Kuaishou Amplifies Deaf Voices with “Streaming Out Loud” Campaign via TOPic & Loong China
Kuaishou teamed with TOPic & Loong China to launch the “Streaming Out Loud” campaign, using AI‑driven sign‑language recognition and a voice avatar to make deaf live‑commerce streams audible to hearing viewers. A pilot with deaf streamer @Jingjing attracted over 700,000 viewers and...
CyberCX Kicking Goals with Expanded Collingwood Football Club Partnership
CyberCX has elevated its relationship with Collingwood Football Club to a major partnership, building on a two‑year collaboration that already provided app integration and cyber‑safety training. The firm now delivers 24/7 security operations centre monitoring and penetration testing for the...
EWSETA Launches Renewable Energy Training Centre And Microgrid To Advance South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
EWSETA, together with Vhembe TVET College and China’s CCIEEC, launched a state‑of‑the‑art Renewable Energy Training Centre and microgrid at the Makwarela Campus in Thohoyandou. The facility provides live solar PV, battery storage and energy‑management training while supplying clean power to...
AI Cameras In This State Are Busting Drivers Who Pick Up Their Phones In Work Zones
Arkansas began using AI‑enhanced cameras in two interstate work zones in January 2026 to detect drivers who pick up their phones, a violation of the state’s strict no‑touch law. The system captures still images, runs them through an AI model...
Aqara Multi-State Sensor P100: A Single-Body Sensor with Matter and Thread Support
Aqara’s new Multi‑State Sensor P100 consolidates a nine‑axis sensor array into a single housing, eliminating the traditional magnet‑and‑body design. It operates in two modes—door/window monitoring and valuables‑protection—using AI to interpret motion, tilt, vibration and gesture inputs. The device supports Zigbee...
Independent Panel Approves Another Big Battery Sent for Review by Long-Distance Haters
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission approved Foresight Australia’s Hume North battery, a 75 MW/150 MWh storage system near the Hume Hydro Power Station, despite 72 objections largely from distant anti‑renewable groups. The commission highlighted the project’s role in improving grid...
Meta Pulls Ads That Would Recruit Clients for Social Media Addiction Lawsuits
Meta announced it will remove all advertisements posted by attorneys seeking to recruit plaintiffs for social‑media addiction lawsuits. The decision comes after the company lost two high‑profile cases—one over sexual predators on Instagram and another involving alleged addiction harms. Meta...
M&M’S Powers up Marvel Tie-Up with APAC Gaming Adventure
Mars Foods is expanding its M&M’S‑Marvel partnership into eight Asia‑Pacific markets with a purchase‑linked gaming campaign that runs from April 1 to May 31, 2026. The initiative, built on SUPERFAN’s game engine, lets shoppers scan QR codes on packaging and...
You Don’t Have a Skill. You Have a Novice.
The article argues that AI "skills" are often just untrained novices; generic skills work out‑of‑the‑box, but context‑dependent skills need extensive feedback loops—hundreds of iterations—to become production‑ready. It outlines a four‑stage maturity model and warns that treating AI skills like plug‑and‑play...
AI Tools Now so Easy, Market Is Oversaturated
It used to be that posting a new AI tool on social media required a certain amount of effort — even building and shipping a simple tool for the AI community took real work. Now that Claude Code and Codex...
Scientists Develop Three-in-One Diode
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have unveiled a GaN‑based PN junction photodiode that simultaneously handles photosensing, memory storage, and processing. By inserting an n‑AlGaN charge‑storage layer, the device can switch among three functional modes using...
Marktech Launches High Power 280nm UVC LEDs
Marktech Optoelectronics has introduced a family of high‑power 280 nm UVC LEDs available in single‑, two‑ and four‑chip formats. The devices deliver wall‑plug efficiencies up to 7% and are rated for more than 15,000 hours at the L70 degradation point. By...
Japanese Team Achieves 2 Μm-Band PCSEL Laser Oscillation
Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) and Kyoto University have demonstrated laser oscillation in a 2 μm-band photonic crystal surface‑emitting laser (PCSEL). The breakthrough showcases PCSEL’s ability to deliver high directionality and ultra‑narrow linewidth in a compact infrared source. By operating at 2 μm,...
How Agentic Analytics Is Shaping Decision-Making Within Enterprises
Enterprises are moving beyond static dashboards to Agentic Analytics, an AI‑driven approach that monitors, interprets, and acts on real‑time data without human prompts. By embedding autonomous agents into finance, supply‑chain, and sales workflows, companies can flag risks, predict outcomes, and...
CEA-Leti, CEA-List and PSMC Collaborate
CEA‑List, CEA‑Leti and PSMC announced a collaboration to merge RISC‑V processor IP with silicon‑photonic interconnects on PSMC’s 3D‑stacking platform, targeting next‑generation AI systems. The joint effort will embed customizable RISC‑V compute blocks and microLED‑based optical links into high‑bandwidth chiplet architectures,...
AI Compute Boom Propels Foundry 2.0 Market to $360 Billion
The AI‑driven compute boom is pushing the Foundry 2.0 market toward a $360 billion valuation in 2026, with advanced nodes and CoWoS packaging remaining scarce. TSMC raised its 3 nm capacity target to 165,000 wafers per month and aims for a 44% market...
TPB Consults on AI Guidance
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has released draft guidance on the use of artificial intelligence by registered tax professionals. The guidance, issued in mid‑April, makes clear that AI engines are not registered agents and must be employed within existing ethical...
QuinAs Links Memory Device Physics to AI Performance
QuInAs Technology has published research linking its ULTRARAM compound‑semiconductor memory device directly to AI system performance. The paper introduces a physics‑based compact modelling framework that captures resonant tunnelling and floating‑gate dynamics, enabling hardware‑aware benchmarking of ULTRARAM as a synaptic element...
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Exceed $1.3 Trillion in 2026
Gartner projects worldwide semiconductor revenue to exceed $1.3 trillion in 2026, reflecting a 64 % year‑over‑year increase. Memory revenue is expected to triple as DRAM and NAND flash prices surge 125 % and 234 % respectively, a phenomenon Gartner dubs “memflation.” AI semiconductors will...
“Lord of the Moon”: As NASA Crew Prepares for Splashdown, One Man Has Sold Millions in Lunar Real Estate
NASA’s Artemis II mission, its first crewed lunar flyby in over five decades, launched on April 1, 2026 and is slated to splash down in the Pacific off San Diego on April 12. The four‑astronaut crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen. While NASA...
I Had 15 Years of Experience, but I Still Had to Start over – Nigerian Lady Building Marketplace and Magazine...
Nigerian media veteran Abiodun Adetu relocated to Canada and discovered her 15‑year career didn’t translate into local credentials, prompting her to complete a digital‑marketing course. She leveraged that experience to launch Naija Market Day, a traveling Nigerian‑style marketplace now operating...
From 5,000°F Fireball to Splashdown in 13 Minutes
Tomorrow, Orion slams into Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph. 13 minutes later? Splashdown off the coast of San Diego where the US Navy is already waiting. In those 13 minutes, the spacecraft goes from a 5,000°F fireball to a controlled ocean...
Australia’s Bellevue Gold Achieves 90% Renewable Energy at Off-Grid Mine in March
Bellevue Gold announced that its off‑grid mine ran on 90% renewable energy in March, cutting diesel to just 1.3% of total project costs. The hybrid power plant—27 MW solar, 24 MW wind and a 15 MW/30 MWh battery—enabled the company to claim net‑zero Scope 1‑2...
Body Gets Nervous Even when Mind Feels Calm
Excuse me body, why do you do this?! I just finished chatting to @abcnews_au about the final stages of Artemis II. I swear I don’t really feel like Iget nervous when I do live TV anymore but my body is apparently...
Hidden Crisis Fuels Surge in Electricity Disconnections
SwitchedOn podcast: The hidden crisis behind rising electricity disconnections #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/SvVBNaGktI https://t.co/9L0MWHePDX
Data Minimisation vs AI Context Maximisation: The Battle Defining the Future of Smart Systems
AI product teams chase higher accuracy by feeding models ever more context, but privacy regulations demand strict data minimisation. The article argues that the conflict is structural: richer data improves personalization and retrieval, yet expands exposure and governance risk. It...
Robot Masters Mobility, Balance, and Self‑recovery
Multi-Modal #Robot Shows Off Incredible Mobility, Balance and Fall Recovery by @IntEngineering #Robotics #AI #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/4VjYvCcDvN
Novar Secures 100MW German Solar Plant, Plans 160MWh BESS
Novar acquires 100MW solar PV plant in Germany, potential to co-locate 160MWh BESS #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/GHlBIGMACG
Hip-Hop Artists Church & AP Release ‘WX1’ Track for Auckland Transport Campaign via FEDERATION
The episode spotlights the new track “WX1” by hip‑hop duo Church & AP, created for an Auckland Transport advertising campaign. The hosts break down the song’s lyrical references to local landmarks, bus routes, and the city’s transport infrastructure, highlighting how...
Solar Installations Hit Record 511 GW in 2025
Global solar additions reached record 511 GW in 2025, says IRENA #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/BJMTpVICbK https://t.co/Kcl63i6Zgk
Advanced Biotech Delivers Precise Disease Detection
Accurate Disease Detection with Advanced Biotech Diagnostics by @antgrasso #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/71nTNGOdDQ
Fortescue Steps up Its War on Diesel
Fortescue Metals Group announced an accelerated rollout of a fully integrated green energy grid to power its Pilbara mining assets, aiming to eliminate diesel use. The initiative, part of its Real Zero carbon‑neutral strategy, will combine solar, wind, battery storage...
Data Center Owners Will Face Reality when Grid Fails
Shocking that these are the folks educating the folks spending $1Trillion on how the power grid works. They are going to have rude awakening when their data centers don’t work.
AI Boosts Productivity, but Prompt‑injection Risks Threaten Organizations
Wonder if the AI calculus becomes “12% productivity gains per employee with the tail risk of the org going under for a week if Ralph is the victim of a convincing prompt injection and inadvertently sends out internal info to...
Watch the Artemis II Crew Return to Earth
The Artemis II crew is set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego on April 10, and CBS News will broadcast a live one‑hour special covering the return. Hosted by Jericka Duncan, the program features astronaut Suni Williams, Lt. Col Dave Mahan, and other...
AI Meets Finance: Startup Redefines Investment Automation
This week on H1G we're featuring a startup who is integrating AI and finance. Very ambitious. The headline wraps up the value prop perfectly. Subscribe at https://t.co/HULd13ZpSd, an explanation for why this headline works will arrive fresh in your inbox tomorrow morning....
90 Days to Transform AI From Incremental to Exponential
The 90-Day AI Leap: From Incrementalism to Exponential Advantage by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/PBjQFvJPzu @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #TechNews #AgenticAI #AIAgents #Agentic #AI #FutureOfWork #Strategy #CEO #CFO https://t.co/7pEtwwQ83Q
[YMMV] PayPal: 20% Back In Points When You Shop Apparel
PayPal has re‑launched a limited‑time promotion that awards users 20% back in rewards points on apparel purchases. The offer, active again as of April 9 2026, also applies when shoppers use PayPal’s Pay‑in‑4 financing at Target, and appears to trigger on non‑apparel...
Enable Windows 11’s OneDrive Backup in Minutes
Windows 11 has a slick, built-in backup feature that utilizes OneDrive cloud storage. But are you using it to save copies of your precious files and photos? Here's how to confirm and, if needed, set things up: https://t.co/O09iBvfCBw #windows #backup...
AI Generates Full Video Ads From Text Alone
This is crazy… Now you can make a full video ad with sound just by typing a few words. No camera. No team. No editing. Everything is changing right in front of us. And most people don’t even know how powerful AI has become.
Mythos Isn’t AGI; Just a Specialized, Incremental Model
I rest my case: Mythos isn’t AGI. It’s not even better at biology than the last model. It’s tuned to particular things, not a giant advance towards general intelligence. Same as it ever was.
Large‑format LFP Cells Exceed 314 Ah for BESS
Beyond 314Ah: A comparison of large-format LFP battery cells for BESS #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/xSvqIcKWYL
AI Shipping Speed Outpaces Market Absorption
The pace at which useful things are shipping also seems to be accelerating. Model releases are coming faster, of course, but so are significant application and enterprise products (especially from Anthropic). Almost certainly faster than the market can track or...
Mainframe Data Hurdles Slow AI Innovation
"Feeding the Beast: The Challenges of Using Mainframe Data in AI Models", systems, data, database, ai, and business systems expert Craig Mullins @craigmullins, shares key insights you need to be across to meet today's AI innovation demand. Click to read: https://t.co/FydpThBlPx
3D‑Printed Robot Arm Demonstrates Precise Pick‑and‑Place
3D Printed Robot Arm Pick and Place Testing #3dPrinted #Robot #STEM #Robotics #Arduino #engineering #BlackWomenInSTEM #NoireSTEMinist #NationalRoboticsWeek #BlackSky #STEMSky #BlackSTEMSky #BlackWomenInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #WomenInSTEM https://t.co/TrXj9dXq5V
AI Set to Overhaul Legal Practice Within Three Years
“Holy shit this is going to change the business and practice of law as we have known it for decades in less than 3 years.” 👀 https://t.co/Qe988vxjSs
