Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploited for Months: Researcher
A researcher has identified an actively exploited zero‑day vulnerability in Adobe Reader, discovered through a malicious PDF that can harvest system data and may enable remote code execution or sandbox escape. The exploit has been observed in the wild since at least November 2025, with samples submitted to VirusTotal indicating ongoing distribution. The PDFs employ Russian‑language lures referencing current oil and gas sector events, suggesting a targeted espionage motive. Adobe has been notified but has not yet confirmed the exploitation or released a patch.
AI Continent Action Plan Delivers Major Milestones
One year after its launch, the European Commission’s AI Continent Action Plan is delivering tangible results across its five pillars—infrastructure, data, talent, adoption, and trustworthy AI. The EU now operates 19 AI factories on its leading supercomputers and is preparing...
Your AI Can't Help You If It Doesn't Know Where Your Projects Stand
The article introduces a “control room” – a single, living document that captures open loops, next actions, and blockers for every active project – to give AI assistants like Claude persistent context. It walks readers through a prompt suite: a...
Spatial Transcriptomics Portal: Seeing Gene Expression in a Spatial Context
EMBL‑EBI’s BioImage Archive and Functional Genomics teams have launched the Spatial Transcriptomics Portal, a pilot platform that merges imaging and molecular data to map gene activity within tissue contexts. The portal introduces harmonised metadata standards, creating a single entry point...
Meta Launches Muse Spark to Close AI Gap
Meta is trying to regain momentum in the AI race. With its new model Muse Spark, the company is pushing to close the gap with rivals like Google and OpenAI after earlier setbacks. The move is not just about technology, but positioning....
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On April 6, 2026, NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft completed a seven‑hour lunar flyby, capturing the striking "Earthset" view as Earth dipped below the Moon’s horizon. The crew surveyed the Moon’s far side, documenting the well‑preserved Orientale basin and discovering two previously unknown...
Chaevi to Supply EV Chargers to Canada
South Korean EV charger maker Chaevi Company Ltd signed a partnership with Canadian firm Foreseeson Technology to launch its charging network in Canada. The agreement calls for an initial delivery of 100 ultra‑fast 400‑kW stations in 2026, expanding to over...
Google Warns of New Threat Group Targeting BPOs and Helpdesks
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has identified a new financially motivated threat cluster, UNC6783, targeting business process outsourcers and enterprise helpdesks. The group leverages live‑chat interactions to direct victims to spoofed Okta login pages and malicious Zendesk‑support domains, stealing clipboard data...
Will AI Replace Mainframe Systems?
Enterprises are eyeing AI to retire legacy COBOL and PL/I mainframes, but full replacement remains unrealistic. The prevailing strategy is modernization, leveraging generative AI tools such as IBM WatsonX Code Assistant and GitHub Copilot to translate and test code at...
B2B Accounting Software Invests $40M in F1 Sponsorship
Did you notice who the F1 movie's main sponsor is? It's not random. Apple pulled in $40M in sponsorships for that. Here's the inside story of creating a fictional Formula 1 team and how an unsexy, boring B2B accounting software bet millions...
Tesco Enlists 280,000 Staff for Trial of AI Shop Assistant
Tesco is piloting an AI‑powered shopping assistant within its mobile app, enlisting roughly 280,000 of its employees to beta‑test the feature. The assistant engages users in two‑way dialogue to generate personalized recipe ideas, then automatically creates a shopping basket using...
BIO Coffee Chat: Price Controls Like MFN Harm Access, Increase Costs
BIO’s March Coffee Chat highlighted how recent U.S. drug‑price policies, including the Inflation Reduction Act’s out‑of‑pocket cap and proposed Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing models, are unintentionally raising patient costs and tightening access. Evidence shows beneficiaries often pay more than...
Tech to Accelerate Assay Turnaround in BC
Paragon Advanced Labs has linked Chrysos Corp.’s PhotonAssay with Veracio’s whole‑rock scanner at a new British Columbia hub, creating a rapid, non‑destructive assay workflow. PhotonAssay can quantify gold, silver and copper in about two minutes, while the Veracio scanner adds...
Amflow’s Latest E-Bikes with Avinox Motors Raise the Bar Again
Amflow, DJI’s e‑bike spin‑off, unveiled two new electric mountain‑bike models, the PX and PR, built around its high‑density Avinox M2S and M2 drive systems. The bikes deliver up to 1,500 W of peak power and 150 Nm of torque while weighing only...
Astellas Exercises Option to License Dyno’s AAV Capsid for AI-Designed Gene Delivery
Astellas has exercised its option to license an AI‑engineered adeno‑associated virus (AAV) capsid from Dyno Therapeutics for skeletal muscle gene delivery, marking the first licensed asset from their 2021 partnership. The capsid, created using Dyno’s large‑scale in‑vivo data‑driven AI models,...
Sharjah’s Satellite Infrastructure Still Intact After Missile Attack: Space42
On April 7, 2026, a missile struck the administrative building of Thuraya Telecommunications in Sharjah. Space42, Thuraya’s parent, confirmed that satellite services and infrastructure remain fully operational. The attack injured two Pakistani nationals, but no disruption to customers was reported....
STAT+: Biotech VCs, Used to a Winning Formula in Drug Development, Face Disruption
For decades, biotech venture capitalists have followed a formula—seed university science, add seasoned pharma executives, and invest tens of millions—to generate drugs and returns. That playbook is now under pressure as Chinese biotech firms deliver research faster and cheaper, and...
Brunei Tourism Names Global Agency for Digital Content and Strategy
Brunei Tourism has appointed Denver‑based ELMNTL as its first international agency of record to drive social media strategy and content production. The partnership gives ELMNTL responsibility for creative direction, paid‑media optimisation, and performance reporting across key markets, while collaborating with...
Maple Syrup or Nutella? PM Carney Calls Canadian Artemis Astronaut
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held an Earth‑to‑space call with astronaut Jeremy Hansen, a crew member of NASA’s Artemis II mission and the first non‑American to orbit the Moon. Hansen emphasized teamwork and calculated risk, promising to share images after the...
Chemical Reaction Clogs Orion’s $23M Toilet, Crew Uses Backup
A chemical reaction in Orion’s urine treatment system has clogged the spacecraft’s $23 million toilet, prompting astronauts to use contingency devices while the fecal disposal system remains unaffected. spaceflight
Google’s March 2026 Core Update Hit Affiliate Sites Harder Than Any Other Category
Google’s March 2026 Core Update, rolled out on March 27, dealt the steepest ranking blows to affiliate sites, with 71% of the 600,000+ pages tracked showing measurable drops. The update followed a spam‑targeted sweep and re‑evaluated rankings without link‑spam signals, exposing thin,...
Rodd & Gunn Appoints The Thoughtful Agency for Full-Service Digital Performance in Australia
Rodd & Gunn, the New Zealand premium menswear brand, has appointed The Thoughtful Agency as its full‑service digital performance partner for the Australian market. The collaboration will manage the brand’s e‑commerce operations and its hospitality division, The Lodge Group, delivering...
Qonic Introduces Native Drawing Generation
Qonic’s April 2026 update adds native drawing generation to its browser‑based BIM platform, letting architects and engineers create fully annotated floor plans and sections directly from BIM or IFC models. The tool automatically adds dimensions, room tags and other annotations,...
Nine Out of Ten Isn’t Good Enough
Google’s AI Overviews, which surface at the top of search results, were found by a New York Times analysis to be 85‑91% accurate on a common AI benchmark. With more than five trillion searches processed annually, a 10% error rate translates into thousands...
Sennheiser Details Audio Innovations for Eurovision 2026
Sennheiser will supply audio technology for the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna next month, marking its fourth collaboration with Italian rental firm Agorà. The company will roll out its largest Spectera deployment to date, featuring custom‑firmware handheld transmitters and bidirectional...
Cell-to-Cell Power Grid: How Mitochondrial Transplantation Is Redefining Metabolic Aging and Tissue Rescue
A new comprehensive literature review evaluates mitochondrial transplantation (MTx) and the Drp1 inhibitor Mdivi‑1 as experimental strategies to reverse metabolic aging in diabetic animal models. The analysis highlights how MSC‑derived mitochondria can induce mitophagy, suppress apoptosis, and modulate immune pathways...
T-Mobile US Readies AI Live Translation Trial
T‑Mobile US will begin beta testing AI Live Translation, a real‑time language conversion service that runs natively on its standalone 5G core and agentic AI platform. The feature works over Wi‑Fi and all mobile technologies except 2G, allowing any T‑Mobile...
Temasek Trust's C3H Leads $1.2M Funding for Singaporean Healthtech Firm Injewelme
Temasek Trust’s Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H) led a US$1.2 million funding round for Singapore‑based health‑tech firm injewelme. The capital will accelerate deployment of the company’s DeepHealthVision (DHV) platform, which uses remote photoplethysmography and predictive AI to capture more...
Native Tax Receipts in Salesforce: A Game Changer or Still Lacking?
Salesforce has launched a native tax‑receipt feature for its Agentforce Nonprofit (Nonprofit Cloud) platform. The solution is free, leverages Word‑based templates, and hints at future enhancements. It is limited to Agentforce Nonprofit, offers modest customization, and does not address regional...
Innovation, Momentum, and the New Era of Decision Intelligence: Q1 2026
Ardoq reported a breakout Q1 2026, posting 45% year‑over‑year revenue growth to roughly $30 million in annual recurring revenue. The company launched a Decision Intelligence suite that blends AI‑driven data mapping with its existing enterprise‑architecture platform. It added 200 new enterprise...
Nevermined Makes Giant AI Agent Payments Stride With Visa, X402 and VGS Support
Nevermined unveiled Nevermined Pay, a payment infrastructure that lets AI agents make purchases using delegated virtual cards. The platform integrates Visa Intelligent Commerce, PayPal Braintree, Stripe, and Coinbase’s x402, with VGS Secure Vault tokenizing card data for security. Built‑in guardrails...
Piero Cipollone: The Digital Euro - Preparing for a Potential Launch
Eurozone leaders reaffirmed the strategic importance of a digital euro, linking it to monetary sovereignty, reduced retail‑payment fragmentation, and Single Market resilience. The Eurosystem is advancing technical preparations but will only issue the token‑based currency after a dedicated legal framework...
Deliverect Launches AI Agents and Smart Assistants to Boost Restaurant Sales and Protect Digital Revenue
Deliverect has introduced Deliverect AI, a suite of autonomous agents and smart assistants that continuously rewrite digital menus, resolve technical issues, and launch themed promotions in minutes. The technology is live for UK clients and will roll out to Australia,...
Satyajit Das: BNPL – Buy Now, Pain Later
Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later (BNPL) financing has exploded to over $300 billion, up from $2 billion a decade ago, driven by pandemic‑era e‑commerce. Fin‑tech firms charge merchants 4‑6% discounts and levy $5‑$15 late‑payment fees that translate into annualised interest rates comparable to payday loans. While...
Quarterly Reflective Check-In: January to March 2026
Dr. Sam Illingworth released a quarterly reflective check‑in for the Slow AI Curriculum covering January‑March 2026. The post reviews three live sessions that examined AI bias, empathy, and security, noting that participants’ discoveries often exceeded the curriculum’s original assumptions. Illingworth...
Korea to Pilot AI-Driven Telemedicine in Indonesia
South Korea and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch AI‑driven teleconsultation pilots in Indonesia’s remote island communities. The partnership targets AI‑based primary healthcare, including public health, maternal‑child care, mental health, and digital wellness, with involvement from university...
Lawo Brings Video and Audio Together in New Stagebox
Lawo unveiled Edge One, a SMPTE ST 2110‑native stagebox delivering up to 25 Gbps of combined video and audio bandwidth. The unit features eight bidirectional HD‑BNC connectors, four HDMI ports (two convertible to inputs), and a suite of audio interfaces including MADI, USB‑C,...
68% of Banks Increase Fraud Defense Spending as Account Takeovers Spike
Banks are rapidly reclassifying fraud defense from a reactive cost center to core infrastructure, driven by a surge in account‑takeover attacks. The PYMNTS 2025 State of Fraud report shows unauthorized‑party fraud now represents 71% of incidents and losses, pushing average...
Revolut Rolls Out AI Assistant as Part of Product Expansion Push
Revolut has introduced AI by Revolut (AIR), an in‑app conversational assistant for UK users. The tool lets customers manage spending, investments, subscriptions, freeze cards, and plan travel budgets, including buying eSIMs, directly through chat. AIR accesses only data customers can...
Irish Businesses Explore Next Wave of AI Adoption at Dell Technologies Innovate
Dell Technologies hosted its Innovate event at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, drawing over 100 Irish technology leaders to discuss the next wave of AI adoption. The showcase, dubbed “Tech Rally Anywhere,” let attendees test Dell’s newly launched AI‑enabled PCs and...
Trust Becomes Core Strategy, Not Background Issue
#MastercardPartner #Ad Mastercard 🔐 Trust can take years to build and seconds to lose, and that is becoming one of the most important realities in digital business. For years, companies focused on speed and convenience. That still matters, but today...
Industrial Heat Pumps Scale Up for Real-World Deployment
Industrial heat pumps are one of the most underrated technologies in the energy transition. They work. They scale. And they’re finally moving from demonstration to deployment. Here’s a 95t heat pump component just traveled l by river to reach BASF’s...
Anthropic’s Top Economist Explains What AI’s Rapid Skills Growth Means For The Future Of Work
Anthropic released a March report measuring AI exposure across white‑collar jobs, distinguishing between theoretical capability and actual Claude usage. The study finds near‑universal theoretical exposure for roles like programming and finance, yet observed adoption varies widely, with coding at 30%...
Smart Metering: IoT Technologies, Rollouts and Utility Use Cases
Smart Metering has become a core IoT application, allowing utilities to capture and transmit consumption data in near real time. The technology combines sensors, communication networks such as cellular, LPWAN, and mesh, and cloud‑based analytics platforms, often enhanced with edge...
Healthcare Must Be Vigilant to IoT’s Total Costs
Europe’s digital health market is projected to more than double by 2030, accelerating IoT adoption across hospitals, remote‑monitoring programs, and clinical‑trial sites. While IoT promises faster care pathways and richer data, many healthcare organisations underestimate the total cost of ownership,...
INTERVIEW: How Wayfair Uses Creators and TikTok to Drive Growth
Wayfair is leveraging TikTok creators and influencer‑driven content to fuel its next growth phase, positioning social platforms as the primary discovery engine for home‑ware shoppers. The company pairs inspirational videos with personalized product curation, encouraging users to explore multiple style...
Scaling Success: How AI Is Reshaping Publisher Deals
Advertisers and publishers are turning to contextual AI to replace static private marketplace (PMP) deals with dynamic, real‑time audience expansion. Illuma’s AI analyzes live content consumption, scaling reach while preserving relevance without relying on cookies or personal identifiers. A pilot...
Modular Robotics – Key to Flexibility in High-Mix Manufacturing
At Evertiq Expo Tampere 2026, Piotr Owczarek of Fitech and AIRob highlighted modular robotics as a solution for high‑mix, low‑volume (HMLV) electronics manufacturing. He explained that flexible, plug‑and‑play robot cells can adapt to frequent product changes without the rigidity of...
Digest: CMO and Execs Exit The Trade Desk; BBC Studios Launches Airline Streaming; Tesco Media Introduces Premium Video Ads
The Trade Desk announced a leadership shake‑up, with CMO Matthew Henick and two senior executives departing and Anna Sayre stepping in as interim CMO while Rob Caruso leads its Ventura TV platform. BBC Studios launched BBC Player, a rights‑cleared streaming...
Vinted Sold over 10 Billion Euros in Secondhand Goods
Vinted, the Lithuanian second‑hand marketplace, posted €1.1 billion (≈$1.20 billion) in revenue for 2025, a 38% increase year‑over‑year. The platform facilitated €10.8 billion (≈$11.8 billion) in gross merchandise value, confirming its dominance in Europe’s fast‑growing resale sector. Analysts see rising inflation as a catalyst,...
