AI Isn’t Taking Jobs yet; It Is Quietly Stopping Entry-Level Jobs From Being Created
Adoption of AI is not triggering headline‑making layoffs but is sharply curtailing entry‑level hiring. A SignalFire analysis shows positions for workers with less than a year of experience have dropped nearly 50% between 2019 and 2024, while firms like Salesforce are shifting routine support tasks to AI. In India, fresh‑graduate hiring in IT services fell from 70‑80% of total hires in 2021 to about 25% in 2025, with only 60‑70 k new hires in FY24—a two‑decade low. Executives publicly downplay job loss, yet the scarcity of junior roles threatens the long‑term talent pipeline.
Are Energy Communities the Next “Booking” For Electricity?
Nobile, founded by former lawyer Lorena Skiljan, operates a digital platform that matches local renewable producers with nearby consumers in 15‑minute intervals, effectively creating energy‑community marketplaces. The model promises up to 60 % savings on grid fees and often eliminates electricity taxes...
Demand for Agentic AI Skills Booms
The Malt Tech Trends 2026 report reveals that demand for agentic AI skills has exploded, rising up to 60 times compared with a year ago, while expertise in low‑code platforms such as n8n grew more than 14 times, matching Java demand. Traditional coding...
Premier Energies Secures 1.6GW Solar Cell and Module Supply Orders
Premier Energies secured supply contracts for 1.6 GW of solar cells and modules valued at roughly $276 million, with deliveries slated for 2027‑28. The orders come from undisclosed IPPs and EPC contractors and signal a strategic shift from PERC to TOPCon technology....
Building Agent Skills for Claude Code - Live Workshop
Youssef Hosni announced a paid live workshop titled “Building Agent Skills for Claude Code” scheduled for April 25, 2026. The one‑hour session will guide developers and AI practitioners through the fundamentals of creating, testing, and refining reusable Skills within Anthropic’s...
North America’s Energy Transition Is Accelerating, but Policy Volatility Is Reshaping the Winners
North America’s energy transition remains on track, with renewables projected to grow from 32% of generation in 2025 to 43% by 2035 and solar becoming the largest capacity source by 2034. However, policy volatility, supply‑chain bottlenecks and a surge in...
Federated Unlearning Boosts Privacy, Adds System Risks
A new approach to AI privacy is gaining attention. Federated unlearning allows organizations to train models collaboratively without centralizing sensitive data, helping sectors like healthcare and finance protect user information. But it comes with a trade-off. Improving privacy at the data level...
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[AINews] Top Local Models List - April 2026
The AI News team surveyed Reddit communities such as /r/localLlama and /r/localLLM to identify the most recommended open‑weight large language models for local deployment in April 2026. The consensus highlights Qwen 3.5 as the most broadly endorsed model, followed by Gemma 4,...
Prep Edu – British Council’s Top 3 Partners in East Asia
Prep Edu was honored with the Joint Highest Growth in East Asia 2026 award at the British Council’s IELTS Global Partner Gathering in London, marking it as one of the three leading regional partners. The company stood out as the...
Appear Takes Its X Platform to the Edge
Appear announced the launch of Appear XM, a self‑hosted management console for its X Platform, aimed at simplifying operations across large, distributed broadcast deployments. The company also made its X5 edge appliance generally available, bringing broadcast‑grade AVC/HEVC encoding, Dolby audio,...
Tieline Introduces Gateway Nexus
At the NAB Show, Tieline unveiled the Gateway Nexus, a 32‑channel, high‑density AoIP codec designed for low‑latency, deterministic multichannel audio transport. The unit natively supports AES67, ST2110‑30, ST2022‑7, Ravenna, Livewire, NMOS and Ember+, with optional Dante integration, and can be...
Why McKinsey Advises Focusing on Greenfield AI-First Processes to Achieve Value
McKinsey senior partner Martin Rosendahl urges service‑based firms to adopt a greenfield, AI‑first approach rather than retrofitting legacy processes. He recommends concentrating on two to three high‑impact domains—such as call‑center automation and back‑office recruiting—to capture productivity gains that can exceed...
People Are Using AI Tools to Self-Diagnose, but Research Shows They Are Very Likely to Be Getting Bad Advice
New AXA Health polling of 2,000 UK adults reveals that large‑language‑model symptom checkers are reshaping care pathways. While 78% say AI helps them understand medical language, 59% report delaying professional help after reassurance and the same share seek unnecessary appointments....
108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram Data, Affecting 20,000 Users
Security researchers have uncovered a coordinated campaign involving 108 malicious Chrome extensions that share a common command‑and‑control server. The extensions, published under five publisher names, have collectively been installed about 20,000 times and harvest Google OAuth credentials, Telegram Web session...
Cyber Risk Ratings Fade Out; Actionable Intelligence Takes The Spotlight
The Forrester Wave™ Q2 2026 shows cyber risk rating platforms losing influence as firms demand actionable intelligence. Vendors are re‑engineering solutions to serve third‑party risk management rather than merely delivering scores. AI capabilities remain nascent, with only a few providers showcasing...
Hackers Steal Healthcare Recruitment Data
Hackers identifying themselves as XP95 claim to have exfiltrated roughly half a million files from Healthdaq, a recruitment platform used by health trusts in Northern Ireland. The stolen data spans driving licences, criminal background checks, vaccine records, passports and other...
Humanoid Robots Become Tireless, Instantly Adaptable Factory Workers
What if the most flexible worker in your factory never gets tired, never calls in sick, and can switch jobs instantly? That’s the promise behind a new wave of humanoid robots now entering real factories. Not labs. Not demos. Actual production floors. One example...
Rail Baltica Enters a Key Phase in Kaunas
Lithuanian rail manager LTG Infra has launched design work on the Kaunas Node, a pivotal and technically demanding segment of the Rail Baltica corridor linking Poland to Latvia. The project must reconcile the European standard gauge (1,435 mm) with the legacy Baltic...
FCA Sets Out Open Finance Vision to Boost Consumer Choice
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled a comprehensive open‑finance roadmap aimed at giving consumers and businesses greater control over their financial data across mortgages, investments, savings and pensions. The regulator will initially focus on using data sharing to improve credit...
Opinion: My Brother Can’t Access a Just-Approved Breakthrough Drug for His Rare Disease
A newly FDA‑approved breakthrough drug promises to address the neurological degeneration that has long plagued patients with Hunter syndrome, a rare lysosomal disorder. While the approval marks a scientific milestone, patients like the author’s 28‑year‑old twin brother still face barriers...
Off-Grid Power Play: Electrifying Opportunity in PPSI
Pioneer Power (NASDAQ:PPSI) is expanding from EV‑charging into off‑grid colocated power generation with its PRYMUS platform, which can be built from 1 MW to 10 MW and deployed in months. The company targets the fast‑growing data‑center and edge‑AI markets, a $100 billion opportunity...
For Ben Sasse, Revolution Medicines’ Pancreatic Cancer Trial Felt Like His Best, only Option
Former U.S. senator Ben Sasse was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in December and promptly enrolled in an early‑phase trial of Revolution Medicines' targeted drug daraxonrasib. The therapy, positioned as a first‑line option, aims to extend both the quantity and...
Travere Therapeutics Reports FDA Full Approval of Filspari for Proteinuria Reduction in FSGS
Travere Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to Filspari (sparsentan) for reducing proteinuria in patients aged eight years and older with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) who do not have nephrotic syndrome. The approval...
Google.org and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation Are Launching a $10 Million Initiative to Train Rural U.S. Healthcare Workers in...
Google.org and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation have teamed up to launch a $10 million philanthropic initiative aimed at boosting AI literacy among rural U.S. healthcare workers. Each organization is contributing $5 million to fund training that focuses on foundational AI knowledge,...
Supporting New Research on the Impacts of AI
Google.org announced an additional $15 million for its Digital Futures Fund, expanding support for independent AI research. The new 2026 cohort will examine AI's impact on labor markets, infrastructure demands, and security governance. Since its 2023 launch, the fund has grown...
Robots Captured Russian Army Positions for First Time in History, Zelenskyy Says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a Russian position was seized solely with ground robotic systems and unmanned aerial vehicles. The operation, conducted without infantry, resulted in no Ukrainian casualties as the enemy surrendered. Zelenskyy highlighted that in the first...
The New Trump Phone Design Is Here
Trump Mobile has refreshed its brand and revealed the final design of its T1 smartphone. The gold handset features an American flag motif on the back, a 6.78‑inch OLED screen, and a triple‑camera array with a 50‑megapixel main sensor. It...
Kent Community Health NHS to Procure MSK Physiotherapy AI Service
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust announced plans to procure a UK‑based musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy service powered by artificial intelligence. The hybrid solution will blend AI‑driven triage and assessment with virtual appointments from HCPC‑registered physiotherapists, and must be a Class IIa...
Publishers Urged to Embrace Future Where Bot Readers Provide Majority of Revenue
AI monetisation firm Tollbit says bots will become the primary revenue source for publishers, with its technology already deployed on more than 7,000 sites. Data shows AI visits are rising fast, reaching a 1‑to‑31 bot‑to‑human ratio by the end of...
Asymco One: Mobile Computing
In a 2026 interview, Horace Dediu reflects on his early Nokia venture, Project Melissa, which tried to deliver news on phones in 2001 but collapsed due to DRM and limited distribution. He later shifted to strategy work, analyzing Microsoft’s mobile...
Lockheed Gets $68.5M Deal for Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites
Lockheed Martin Space secured a $68.5 million contract modification for its Next‑Gen OPIR GEO missile‑warning satellite program, pushing the cumulative contract value to $8.2 billion. The work, funded by FY 2026 RDT&E, will be carried out at the Boulder, Colorado facility and is...
New Sections of the Franz-Josefs Line Enter the Modernization Phase
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has begun a phased modernization of the historic Franz‑Josefs Line between Vienna and Gmünd, suspending service on key sections from April 2026. The first phase covers the northern stretch from České Velenice to Sigmundsherberg, followed by...
OpenAI Acquires AI Finance Startup Hiro, Which Built a "Personal AI CFO"
OpenAI has acquired the team behind Hiro, an AI startup that offered a personal AI CFO, in an acqui‑hire deal with no disclosed price. Hiro’s platform helped users manage over $1 billion in assets by modeling salary, debt and expense scenarios....
Office Demand Trends Show How AI Is Changing Workspace Use
AI is reshaping how work is performed, separating production from the need for physical presence. As a result, office utilization in major U.S. markets has fallen to roughly 50‑60% of pre‑pandemic levels, while vacancy remains high. Companies are now using...
Drones Instead of Apache Helicopters. Japan Chooses UAVs
Japan announced a phased retirement of its AH‑64D Apache and AH‑1S Cobra attack helicopters, replacing them with a dedicated fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles by 2032. The 2026 defense budget allocates about $69.7 million for five wide‑area UAVs, marking the first...
How System-Level Validation Compresses Schedule Risk in Device Design
Flagship consumer‑electronics launches face massive schedule volatility because manufacturing constraints are often introduced late in the design cycle. Embedding system‑level validation early transforms it from a downstream quality checkpoint into a proactive risk‑compression tool, exposing integration and yield issues before...
SteamOS 3.8.2 Beta Brings Fixes for Security Issues, Trackpad on Legion Go and Borderlands 2
Valve rolled out SteamOS 3.8.2 Beta, a preview build that adds a suite of stability, security and hardware compatibility fixes ahead of the next stable release. The update patches a Borderlands 2 startup crash, restores Legion Go trackpad functionality after sleep, and upgrades Flatpak,...
Pilot, ClaudeCode, GLM 5.1 Hit 74.2% Success
Pilot + ClaudeCode + GLM 5.1 74.2% success rate on Terminal Benchmark 2.0 full run. I have to check we didn't violate any rules 😁
Hybrid Method Beats Pure Agile for ERP Projects
A hybrid approach often outperforms pure Agile. Later, we'll explore case studies of organizations that struggled with Agile for ERP implementation. #Agile #ERP #ProjectManagement https://t.co/wbz8sKEcDF
Microgravity System Recycles SLA Resin And Enables Casting
A research team has unveiled a closed‑loop system that recycles unreacted SLA photopolymer resin and enables injection casting in microgravity. The design replaces gravity‑based settling with capillary‑driven fluid handling, membrane filtration, and inline sensors to recondition resin streams for reuse....
GE‑Sim 2.0 Unifies Video
GE-Sim 2.0 shows how simulation is evolving toward embodied intelligence, combining video generation, state estimation and policy evaluation in one framework A relevant step for scalable robot learning #AGIBOT Partner #AGIBOTAIWeek #GenieEnvisioner #Robotics #visualsimulation
XGS Energy, CC Power Sign 115MW Geothermal Development Agreement
California Community Power and XGS Energy have signed a Geothermal Exploration, Offtake and Development Engagement Agreement to build 115 MW of geothermal capacity in the state. The project leverages XGS’s water‑independent, dry‑rock technology, which avoids hydraulic stimulation and fracking. Geothermal currently...
Software-Defined RF Sensors & SIGINT Payloads for Drones & UxVs
Cambridge Radio Frequency Systems (CRFS) joined Unmanned Systems Technology's global supplier ecosystem as a Gold member, showcasing its RFeye software‑defined RF sensors and SIGINT payloads for UAVs, UGVs and USVs. The modular suite covers 9 kHz‑40 GHz, offers edge AI processing, and...
YouTube, AI, and Hollywood: A Platform War for the Future of Entertainment
YouTube is rapidly evolving into a major entertainment platform, propelled by AI tools that give user‑generated content a professional polish. In his 2026 annual letter, CEO Neal Mohan disclosed that more than 1 million channels now employ AI‑enhanced workflows for creation,...
Use of AI by Asset Managers
The Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM) released an analysis showing AI adoption is accelerating among asset managers. Of 323 surveyed institutions, 53% already use AI or plan to within a year, with larger fund managers and proprietary traders leading the...
Solar Panels Aren’t as “Clean” As We Like to Think
Solar panels are often praised for zero emissions during operation, but their production and end‑of‑life stages carry significant ecological costs. Mining quartzite for silicon, energy‑intensive refining, and chemical processing create habitat loss, toxic waste, and high carbon footprints. Utility‑scale solar...
Is AI Bad for Critical Thinking? It Depends on when You Use It
Researchers at the 2026 CHI conference found that participants who tackled a policy‑making problem on their own before consulting OpenAI's GPT‑4o scored higher on critical‑thinking metrics than those who used the chatbot from the start. The experiment split 393 volunteers...
AI Court Transcripts Could Boost Justice for Victims
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has launched a study to evaluate its in‑house AI tool, Justice Transcribe, for automatically generating court hearing transcripts. The research aims to meet accuracy standards while slashing the current cost, which can run up...
Up to 70% Off: These Amazon Smart Gadgets Are Selling Out in Hours
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale runs from March 25‑31, rolling out new daily discounts on its own smart‑home lineup. Flagship items like the Echo Studio speaker and the 55‑inch Fire TV 4‑Series 4K are offered at the lowest prices ever, with the...
The Bromine Chokepoint: How Strife in the Middle East Could Halt Production of the World’s Memory Chips
The global memory‑chip supply chain hinges on bromine, a specialty chemical sourced almost entirely from Israel. South Korea imports 97.5% of its bromine, which is converted into semiconductor‑grade hydrogen bromide (HBr) gas used to etch DRAM and NAND flash chips....