Scoop: New Nonprofit Backs Unique Approach to Geoengineering the Arctic
Former Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researcher Charlotte DeWald has launched the Arctic Stabilization Initiative (ASI), a nonprofit dedicated to evaluating mixed‑phase cloud thinning (MCT) as a geoengineering tool to cool the Arctic. The organization has secured $6.5 million in philanthropic funding and aims to raise $55 million over five years to conduct staged, off‑ramp‑ready research. ASI’s advisory board blends top Arctic scientists with Indigenous leaders, emphasizing respect for Indigenous sovereignty before any field trials. The effort positions itself as a nonprofit alternative to for‑profit stratospheric aerosol projects like Stardust Solutions.
Nothing's Hype Fell Short of Founder's Expectations
Carl Pei left a billion dollar company searching for a blank slate. He called it Nothing, a promise of simplicity in a crowded market. The idea caught fire, and the hype was real. But the story that followed was nothing like...
ADHD Misplaces Essentials, Frustrates Everyday Life
In today’s edition of how ADHD is making a mess of my life, I have my airpods but have misplaced the charging case. I purchased a great microphone to record content and it has been missing for approximately 6 weeks....
Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) Australian Style
A Queensland couple drove their 2026 Tesla Model 3 Long‑Range (85 kWh, 625 km range) on a 1,546 km round‑trip using hands‑free Full Self‑Driving (Supervised). The vehicle handled roundabouts, traffic lights, speed‑humps and highway merging without driver input, only intervening when needed. Four fast‑charging...
How Claude Is Quietly Automating Complex Video Editing Workflows
Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, is being leveraged to automate complex video editing through its web apps Claude Design and Hyperframes. By accepting natural‑language prompts, the platform can generate motion graphics, subtitles and animations, cutting hours of manual work and opening...
Pharma Exporters Facing Issues with Online National Drug Licensing System
Indian pharmaceutical exporters are encountering technical problems with the Online National Drug Licensing System (ONDLS), which issues Certificates of Pharmaceutical Products (COPP) under the WHO Good Manufacturing Practices scheme. The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil) has launched a feedback drive...
The Palantir Manifesto and Why You Should Care
Palantir released a provocative manifesto on X, warning that AI weapons will be built by whoever controls them, sparking criticism from UK MPs who called the post the ramblings of a "supervillain." At the same time, the data‑analytics firm has...
Fortnite’s New AI NPCs Can Talk Back to You in Real Time
Epic Games has unveiled an experimental "Conversations" system that lets creators embed AI‑driven NPCs into Fortnite maps. Powered by Google’s Gemini language model and ElevenLabs voice synthesis, the characters can hold unscripted, spoken dialogues and react to player actions in...
Focus on Essentials: Skip the Shiny AI Tools
AI is moving insanely fast: • New workflows. • New tools every week. • New “you need to learn this NOW” posts everywhere. And it’s easy to feel like you’re behind. And the truth is you’ll never catch up by chasing every shiny release. Which is...
HQLAX Announces Strategic Investments From Broadridge and Digital Asset
HQLAX secured strategic minority investments from Broadridge Financial Solutions and Digital Asset in a Series C‑1 round, marking a key milestone for its digital collateral mobility platform. The funding will accelerate HQLAX’s technology evolution, its integration with Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo...
Where You Work Matters
Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s latest analysis challenges traditional employer rating systems by basing scores on real workforce outcomes rather than opinion surveys. The study draws on data from 12 million employees spanning 1,750 companies, revealing measurable performance gaps and turnover differentials. Outcome‑driven metrics...
Seeing the Full Picture Reveals Need for Support
I chatted with a creative this week who sells bookish products on Shopify and has a physical location. She wanted to do her own books so I walked her through what that looks like. Daily sales entries, recording Shopify payouts correctly...
Why AI Improves Employee Engagement for some Organizations and How to Make It Work for Yours
Organizations are pouring capital into AI with the promise of higher performance and a better employee experience. Early pilots show that AI can lift engagement by delivering personalized learning, real‑time feedback, and smarter workload distribution. Success, however, hinges on transparent...
What’s The Biggest Technical SEO Blind Spot From Over-Relying On Tools? – Ask An SEO via @Sejournal, @HelenPollitt1
The article warns that the biggest technical SEO blind spot is the false sense of completeness created when SEOs rely solely on tool dashboards instead of raw data. Tools deliver snapshot reports, prioritized issue lists, and simulated metrics, but they...
'Clicky' Is a macOS Companion That Can Help You With Just About Anything
Clicky is a lightweight AI companion that hovers next to the cursor on macOS, activated with a Ctrl+Option shortcut. Built on Anthropic's Claude model, it accepts voice or typed queries and can capture the screen temporarily to deliver context‑sensitive assistance....
The Advertising, Media, and PR Award Winners From the 30th Annual Webby Awards
The 30th annual Webby Awards announced winners in advertising, media and PR, highlighting the best digital campaigns across more than 100 categories. Jury‑selected honors went to brands such as Centivo, NikeSkims, LinkedIn, and Wieden+Kennedy, while a new AI category recognized...
B2B Influencer Marketing in 2026: The Rise of LinkedIn Influencers in B2B Tech
B2B influencer marketing has migrated from occasional expert webinars to a creator‑led model anchored on LinkedIn, where founders, CMOs and product leaders publish consistently. These "LinkedInfluencers" build trust through repeated, expertise‑rich posts that shape buyer opinions long before a sales...
Cottbus Deploys First Hydrogen Buses on Public Routes
Cottbusverkehr has begun testing four Wrightbus Kite Hydroliner fuel‑cell buses on regular city routes, marking the first hydrogen‑powered service in the area. A mobile hydrogen refueling station was commissioned this month to keep the buses running until a permanent depot is...
Schneider Electric and Deloitte Collaborate to Drive AI-Enabled Digital Transformation Across Industrial Operations
Schneider Electric and Deloitte announced a joint initiative to accelerate AI‑enabled digital transformation across industrial operations. The partnership blends Schneider’s AI‑driven OT and software platforms with Deloitte’s strategy, people, and process expertise to modernise end‑to‑end processes for manufacturers, data‑center operators...
AI Recruiting Software Improves Candidate Quality for 95% of Pin Users, 2026 Survey Finds
Pin, an AI‑powered recruiting assistant, released results from its 2026 user survey showing that 95% of recruiters experienced better candidate quality after adopting the platform. The software achieved an 83% candidate acceptance rate, the highest reported among AI recruiting tools,...
AI Agents Boost Productivity 50% and Empower All
Global AI Agents Day @ @wayve_ai 🌏🎉 Last Friday, I asked our company to clear calendars to get hands-on with AI agents. Why? If we want to stay at the frontier of AI, it’s not just about what we build — it’s how...
RADV Driver Enables Host Image Copy By Default For RDNA2 & Newer
The open‑source RADV driver now enables the Vulkan VK_EXT_host_image_copy extension by default on AMD RDNA 2 (GFX10.3) and newer GPUs. The change follows an update to AMD’s ADDRLIB library that adds AVX2‑based SIMD optimizations, boosting host‑to‑image upload speeds to roughly 20 GiB/s...
FIS Announces Strategic Advancements to FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Suite
FIS unveiled strategic upgrades to its Cross‑Asset Trading and Risk Suite, consolidating trading, portfolio and risk functions onto a single, flexible platform. The enhancements introduce SaaS capabilities for alternative investments and AI‑driven digital dashboards that streamline order management and analytics....
TP-Link Seeks to Secure Conditional Approval From FCC Following Router Import Ban — Company Stresses It Is No Longer Chinese-Owned
TP‑Link is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission for a conditional approval that would let it import new router models despite the FCC’s blanket ban on foreign‑made consumer routers. The company argues it is now a U.S. entity after separating from...
Please Don’t Trust Your Chatbot for Medical Advice
Recent peer‑reviewed studies across BMJ, JAMA Network Open, and Nature Medicine reveal that popular AI chatbots—including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Meta AI—frequently generate inaccurate, hallucinated, or overconfident medical advice. The BMJ audit found nearly half of responses were highly problematic, while...
DISH Customers Can Now Get Starlink Internet for Just $50 a Month With Unlimited Data
DISH Network is now selling Starlink satellite internet for $50 a month with unlimited data, adding professional installation for its TV subscribers. The plan promises speeds up to 400 Mbps across most of the continental United States, targeting rural and underserved...
Op-Ed: An Evolving Tide of Cyber Threats
Marco Ayala, technical director at ABS Consulting, warns that the Houston Ship Channel – the nation’s largest energy and chemicals hub handling over 300 million short tons of cargo annually – faces an escalating blend of cyber, physical and hybrid threats....
How Non-Programmers Are Building Custom AI Agents in Minutes
Toolhouse, a no‑code platform, lets users build functional AI agents without writing code. By using natural‑language or voice commands, beginners can set up agents for tasks such as document summarization and email handling. The service offers pre‑built templates, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation,...
MyChart’s 250 Deep Links Reveal Limits of Data‑Only Portals
Everyone has strong opinions about MyChart. I decided to stop speculating and take a look under the hood. The MyChart APK declares roughly 250 deep links covering everything from geofenced appointment check-in to payer-to-payer data exchange to bedside tablet pairing. The...
GREW Solar Launches ‘The Next Starts Here’ Campaign with GT Players
GREW Solar has unveiled a new advertising campaign, “The Next Starts Here,” in partnership with the Gujarat Titans cricket franchise. The film stars Indian cricket stars Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar, using on‑field performance as a metaphor for...
Amazon Adding Heavy-Duty EV Trucks From Einride as It Spreads Bets on Freight Decarbonization
Amazon Relay is integrating 75 manually operated electric heavy‑duty trucks from Sweden’s Einride, expanding the retailer’s middle‑mile freight network. The trucks are expected to travel up to three million electric miles each year, powered by zero‑tailpipe emissions and managed with...
CAB Conversations: What TA Pros Told Us (And What We’re Doing Next)
Employ held its latest Customer Advisory Board meeting, gathering talent acquisition leaders to discuss pressing challenges. Participants highlighted tool fatigue, the fleeting nature of AI fluency, the need for industry‑tailored hiring solutions, and rising concerns over candidate fraud. The discussion...
CleanMax to Supply RE Power to Shell From Upcoming 30 MW Hybrid Projects
CleanMax Enviro Energy will supply renewable electricity to Shell’s LNG terminal in Gujarat and its technology centre in Karnataka through two new hybrid projects totaling 30 MW. The Gujarat plant will generate 16.83 MW (6.93 MW solar, 9.90 MW wind) under a group‑captive model,...
CVS Health on Where AI Is Delivering Value in Healthcare
CVS Health announced that artificial intelligence is now a core engine for cost reduction and operational efficiency across its pharmacy‑benefit manager, retail clinics, and broader health services. AI‑driven models have trimmed claim‑processing time by roughly 30%, lowered medication non‑adherence by...
EMEA B2B Data: Why Cognism Beats ZoomInfo and Apollo.io
Cognism is positioning itself as the premier EMEA B2B data provider, touting GDPR‑compliant sourcing, a five‑step verification process, and the deepest European coverage among rivals. The analysis contrasts Cognism with ZoomInfo and Apollo.io, noting ZoomInfo’s limited DNC screening and fragmented...
Ethan Mollick’s Four Guiding Principles for Using AI at Work
Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor, outlines four guiding principles for integrating AI at work: invite AI into any legal, ethical task; keep a human in the loop for critical checkpoints; interact with AI as if it were a knowledgeable employee;...
How YellowScan Navigator Closes the Land-Water Data Gap in UAV Lidar Surveys
YellowScan’s Navigator UAV lidar system merges topographic and bathymetric scanning in a single flight, using a green laser to capture both land and underwater data. Weighing 3.7 kg, it offers 3 cm accuracy, 45 minutes of endurance, and can map a 300‑meter river...
Medicare: CMS’s Use of Data Analytics to Identify and Prevent Fraud
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is leveraging data analytics to detect and stop Medicare fraud, focusing on anomalous billing patterns and spikes. Using these tools, CMS suspended payments and revoked enrollment for 15 providers tied to a...
NAB Show 2026: Promise Technology to Showcase Integrated Storage Plug-In for Video and Image Creative Workflows
Promise Technology will demo its new Promise Plug‑in for Adobe Premiere and Photoshop at NAB Show 2026. The plug‑in runs on an HP Fury workstation equipped with the Pegasus5 R12 Pro, a 12‑bay Thunderbolt 5 storage system. It embeds real‑time storage monitoring, health alerts,...
NAB Show 2026: EditShare Advances Analytical AI and NVMe Performance for Modern Broadcast and Post
EditShare used NAB Show 2026 to launch a suite of AI‑driven analytical tools and high‑performance NVMe storage aimed at simplifying media library management for broadcasters and post houses. Its Analytical AI automatically extracts speech, faces, text and scene data, enriching...
NAB Show 2026: Elements Introduces GRID, a New Node-Based Scale-Out NAS Platform
Elements, the German media‑storage specialist, unveiled GRID at NAB 2026, a node‑based, scale‑out NAS platform built on the open‑source Ceph file system. GRID delivers all‑NVMe performance while integrating Elements' Automation Engine and Media Library MAM, creating a unified, AI‑enhanced production ecosystem....
RevOps Shows, Doesn't Design Your Revenue System
A quick clarification before you bring in RevOps—especially in fast-growing B2B companies. “We already have RevOps building our revenue system.” That's one of the most expensive mistakes I see founders make when scaling. RevOps makes the system visible. It doesn’t...
ChatGPT Ads Launch CPC Campaigns with $3‑5 Bids
Interested in ChatGPT ads? Looks like CPC campaigns are live for some advertisers. @juokaz pinged me with some screenshots. You can select between Reach or Clicks for objective and then enter your Max CPC for the campaign. ChatGPT says to...
NAB Show 2026: UnifyDrive to Showcase Full NAS Lineup
UnifyDrive is debuting its new PixelMob sub‑brand at NAB Show 2026, presenting a palm‑sized, AI‑enabled device that bridges the gap between camera capture and verified backup. PixelMob features a six‑layer security architecture, on‑device AI for culling and color grading, and...
Nicotinamide Riboside Blocks Lasting Mitochondrial Damage Post‑asphyxia
Long-term region-specific mitochondrial respiration impairment after perinatal asphyxia is prevented by the NAD⁺ donor nicotinamide riboside: A real-time organotypic metabolic profiling approach https://t.co/ZGyAxcnNAC https://t.co/w0VJkAmlHT
Spot Robot Uses AI to Precisely Manipulate 15 Kg Tires
Boston Dynamics’ Spot Masters Whole-Body Manipulation — Using AI to Drag, Roll, and Stack 15 kg Tires with Precision by @rai_inst #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/yDuIm45GmD
Possible BlueBird 7 Reentry Video, Timing Discrepancy Noted
The following video by @MvCrisis was reportedly taken in the Maldives at 0355-0400 UTC Apr 20. It's possible it shows the @AST_SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 reentry, although the SpaceForce TLE says this time was 25 min too early to be BB7,...
ChatGPT Is Just the Tip of AI’s Iceberg
People see ChatGPT. But AI is much bigger: ML, DL, Neural Networks, CV, NLP, Predictive Analytics, Speech Recognition, Agentic AI — the full iceberg beneath the surface. Great visual. Credit in image. #AI #ML #DeepLearning #Tech #Innovation https://t.co/qk941nfoqM
AI Overviews and Zero-Click Search Redefine SERP
#AI Overviews, Zero-Click Search, and the New SERP: Key Takeaways from STAT’s 2026 Analysis [NEW POST] - B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity - https://t.co/IlliieKlqo New #GEO and #SEO research from @getSTAT . https://t.co/RKdz1POwmU
Fitbit Air Leaks Reveal Perfect Fit for Me
We've got more leaked details of the upcoming Fitbit Air tracker, and it seems well suited for someone like me. https://t.co/PwPjJ9vuBf