AI Demand Soars as Traditional Deal Sizes Shrink, Kaseya Reports
Kaseya’s 2026 State of the MSP Report shows AI and automation have become the top client priority, with 48% of managed service providers ranking them above cybersecurity. At the same time, average contract values are compressing—only 41% of MSPs now see spend above $25,000, down from 75% a year earlier. Talent shortages are intensifying, rising to 16% of firms reporting hiring challenges, prompting providers to lean on AI for internal efficiency. Despite these shifts, cybersecurity and BCDR remain the most reliable growth engines.
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Review (Palit Dual)
The Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Dual 8 GB launches at a $379 MSRP but typically sells near $400, positioning it as a budget‑friendly option in the mid‑range market. In 1080p and 1440p gaming it matches the performance of the pricier 16 GB variant...
JAXA H3 Rocket Failed Due To A Weakened Component
In December 2025 JAXA’s H3 launch suffered a catastrophic failure when an adhesive‑bonded component delaminated during fairing opening. The loss of the component caused the satellite to shift, rupturing a fuel pipe and delaying ignition, which led to the loss...
Replacing Nikon Z6III Battery Door Requires Full Back Removal
Kinda wild that to replace this battery door on my Nikon Z6III (see the torn leatherette), I have to remove the entire back panel of the camera. 🥴 Got the right part from Alibaba. Would you DIY this or have...
How to Use AI to Organize Teaching Resources
Educators can leverage free AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, or Claude to streamline the organization of digital teaching resources. By prompting a bot to create consistent file‑naming conventions, map activities to curriculum standards, generate unit‑by‑unit vocabulary tables, and...
MacBook Neo Tips & Tricks: Making the Most of the Fanless, Silent Design
Apple’s MacBook Neo, a fanless and silent laptop, is gaining attention for its blend of high performance and deep customization. A new guide outlines practical steps to fine‑tune system settings, trackpad gestures, and keyboard shortcuts that streamline daily workflows. It...
Give Bare-Metal Multicore Processing a Try
The article demonstrates that adding multicore processing to bare‑metal firmware is both practical and inexpensive, using the $5 RP2040 dual‑core microcontroller as a reference platform. By calling multicore_launch_core1() in the Arduino IDE, developers can run independent code on each core...
What Went Wrong With Biden’s Big Climate Law
A new report by three former Biden‑era officials details the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean‑energy tax credits. Treasury published 96 guidance packages—over 5,000 pages—in just 26 months, driven by the law’s $80 billion IRS funding boost. Yet agencies faced...
Don't Scan That QR Code Yet: The New Scam Threatening Your Phone
A new package scam uses QR codes on unlabeled deliveries to lure recipients into malicious sites or trigger malware downloads. The scheme, which began this summer, is expected to grow as holiday shopping and iPhone Air purchases increase. Victims are...
Will Cancer Drugmakers Ever Conquer P53?
Elephants’ 20 copies of the TP53 gene give them a powerful p53‑driven cancer shield, while humans rely on a single copy that is frequently mutated. Restoring p53 function has long been labeled “undruggable,” leading to a string of high‑profile failures,...
Fathom Adds a Bot-Less Meeting Mode in a Bid to Take on Granola
Fathom announced a bot‑less meeting mode that transcribes every call you attend without an AI assistant joining the room. The update adds speaker diarization, video recording options, and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for exporting transcript data to other...
Meet the New MuleSoft Agent Fabric: Salesforce’s Solution to Rogue Agents
Salesforce unveiled a major upgrade to MuleSoft Agent Fabric, its AI‑agent coordination platform, at TrailblazerDX. The expansion adds auto‑discovery scanners, a drag‑and‑drop visual authoring canvas, MCP Bridge for API conversion, and enterprise‑grade security that requires mobile approval for high‑risk actions....
Can Digital Credit Unlock Investment in Smallholder Farms?
A randomized controlled trial in Ghana tested Farmerline’s digital input‑loan model for smallholder cocoa growers. The loan, capped at GHS 350 (~$75) and delivered digitally, raised input spending by about 11 % but did not increase yields or profits because many inputs...
Corsair Vengeance RGB Custom Lab Cherry Blossom DDR5-6000 C36 2x16GB Review: RAM Customization Made Easy
Corsair’s Custom Lab service now offers a Cherry Blossom‑themed DDR5‑6000 C36 memory kit, emphasizing visual flair over raw speed. The kit runs at 1.4 V with looser 36‑44‑44‑96 timings, placing it near the bottom of performance charts on both Intel and...
Malware Is Scary. Here's CNET's Guide to Cleaning an Infected Laptop
CNET’s latest guide walks users through a step‑by‑step recovery playbook for laptops infected with malware, emphasizing immediate isolation, dual‑scanner verification, and cautious data restoration. The guide cites an antivirus survey showing 88% of U.S. laptop owners took action against malware...
Don’t Manage Every Task Manually — Here’s How You Can Use AI to Outdo Your Competitors in Half the Time
Founders start by handling every task themselves, but as startups grow that hands‑on approach becomes unsustainable. Integrating AI tools such as workflow platforms and language models gives leaders real‑time visibility into projects, contractor load, and launch timelines. The resulting clarity...
Salesforce Launches Headless 360 to Support Agent‑first Enterprise Workflows
Salesforce unveiled Headless 360, a platform that consolidates its Agentforce Vibes coding environment, data, and governance tools into an API‑first layer for building agent‑first enterprise workflows. The offering exposes Salesforce’s core datasets, business logic, and MCP utilities through APIs, CLI...
Waymo's Glitchy Nashville Rollout
Waymo launched its robotaxi service in Nashville this month, marking the company’s latest push into mid‑size U.S. markets. Within days, residents posted videos showing Waymo vehicles driving into active construction zones, damaging fresh asphalt, and blocking intersections, which caused traffic...
The New PPC Playbook: From Media Buyer to Profit Engineer
The article argues that paid‑search professionals must evolve from tactical media buyers to "profit engineers" as Google and Microsoft automate bidding, creative testing, and audience discovery. It outlines four steps: mapping campaigns directly to the profit‑and‑loss statement, engineering AI signals...
Inside PepsiCo’s Supply Chain Command Center with Brad Rogers, Supply Chain Planning Director at PepsiCo
In this episode of Unpacked, Brad Rogers, Supply Chain Planning Director at PepsiCo, walks listeners through the design and operation of PepsiCo’s Northeast beverage command center. He emphasizes the human‑centric, cross‑functional approach that keeps the center proactive rather than reactive,...
BLOCK Power Advanced Series Power Supplies with Battery Control / UPS and More
AutomationDirect introduced the BLOCK Power Advanced series, a line of DC UPS devices that combine a switching power supply, battery‑control module, and UPS monitoring in a single unit. The series features a buffer control module that uses electro‑double‑layer capacitors for...
Iran Secures Chinese Spy Satellite, Enables US Base Targeting
‚Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite that gave the Islamic republic a powerful new capability to target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, according to a Financial Times investigation. Leaked Iranian military documents show the...
Get 64GB of Corsair DDR5 RAM for an Unbelievable $266 in This Newegg Bundle Deal — Ryzen 7 9800X3D Processor,...
Newegg is offering a limited‑time bundle that pairs a Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, MSI X870E Edge Ti Wi‑Fi motherboard, Corsair 3500X mid‑tower case and 64 GB (2 × 32 GB) of Corsair Vengeance DDR5‑6400 RAM for $1,099.99. The package represents a 43% discount, effectively pricing the high‑end...
Google: We May Use Spam Report Submissions For Manual Actions
Google has updated its spam‑report policy to state that user submissions can be used to trigger manual actions against sites violating its spam guidelines. When a manual action is issued, Google will forward the exact text of the reporter’s submission...
Today's Teen Could Become First 150‑year‑old
David Sinclair says the first person to live to 150 is a teenager who's alive today. He's taken flak from colleagues for years over this prediction. He doesn't care. He still stands by it. "The first person to live to 150 has...
Takeda Continues to Prune Partnerships, Cuts Ties with mRNA-Targeting Veritas In Silico
Takeda announced the termination of its three‑year partnership with Veritas In Silico, a collaboration focused on small‑molecule drugs that target mRNA. The split, confirmed on April 13, follows a recent wave of collaborator cuts, including a break with Denali Therapeutics and...
Liverpool University Hospitals Announces 10-Year EPR Supplier
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has inked a 10‑year, £53 million (~$68 million) agreement with Nervecentre to deploy its electronic patient record (EPR) across Aintree, Broadgreen and Royal Liverpool hospitals. The deal brings roughly 1,600 beds onto a single, integrated digital...
How This Open-Source AI Agent Actually Learns From Its Own Mistakes : Hermes Agent
Nous Research’s Hermes Agent is an open‑source AI assistant that continuously improves through its Generalized Action and Prompt Adaptation (GAPA) system. Every 15 tool calls the agent refines its prompts, creating reusable skills without altering the underlying model. This self‑evolving...
Delhi-NCR Leads ChatGPT Adoption in India, Top 10 Cities Account for 50% Users: OpenAI Study
OpenAI’s first‑ever capability‑gap report reveals that Delhi‑NCR leads ChatGPT adoption in India, with the top ten cities accounting for half of all users despite representing only 10% of the population. India’s AI usage is three times more city‑centric than in...
Tata Motors to Launch Hydrogen Bus Production in Lucknow
Tata Motors announced it will start producing hydrogen fuel‑cell and hydrogen internal‑combustion‑engine buses at its Lucknow plant, expanding its green‑mobility portfolio. The launch was unveiled by Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran alongside Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, coinciding with...
Gupshup Launches Superagent
Gupshup unveiled Superagent, an autonomous AI agent that designs, launches, and optimizes customer conversations across major messaging and voice channels. The platform handles everything from campaign setup and journey orchestration to transaction processing and performance monitoring, all via simple prompts....
EXEC: Amazfit Parent Zepp Health Corp. Narrows Q4 Net Loss as Revenues Surge
Zepp Health Corp., the Dutch parent of Amazfit, posted Q4 2025 revenue of $85.2 million, a 43 % year‑over‑year increase that hit the top of its guidance range. Gross margin rose to a record 40.4 %, driven by a premium‑focused product mix and...
Automated My 60‑Minute Study Workflow with AI
I finally automated the study workflow I’ve been doing manually for months. My "realistic handwritten notes" workflow used to take 3 apps and 60 minutes. Ribbi AI handles everything with 3 prompts and the output looks identicale. Here's the Skill I built so...
Executive Viewpoint: How AI Is Changing the Role of the Insurance Broker
Artificial intelligence is reshaping insurance broking from a transactional, renewal‑driven model to a continuous, data‑rich advisory practice. Large brokers are already using AI for benchmarking, coverage design and portfolio analysis, delivering faster, more consistent risk assessments and stronger client retention....
Sony and Fnatic Just Announced a Blazing-Fast 720Hz OLED Gaming Monitor with One Bizarre Compromise
Sony and esports powerhouse Fnatic have unveiled the Inzone M10S II, a 27‑inch OLED gaming monitor that can run at an unprecedented 720 Hz refresh rate. The panel offers two modes: 2560×1440 at 540 Hz and 1280×720 at 720 Hz, the latter sacrificing resolution...
I Tested DeepSeek Vs. ChatGPT: Which Is Better in 2026?
The article pits open‑source DeepSeek against OpenAI’s ChatGPT, testing both on ten real‑world tasks ranging from summarization to coding. DeepSeek shines in technical reasoning, multilingual translation, and data analysis while remaining completely free, whereas ChatGPT delivers higher polish, broader integrations,...
Walmart Rolls Out A New Onn Google TV Pro Streaming Player for Just $60
Walmart has begun stocking its new Onn 4K Pro streaming box, priced at $60, in select stores ahead of a formal launch. The device runs Google TV, features a quad‑core Cortex‑A55 CPU, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB storage, Wi‑Fi 6, and supports Dolby...
Google Ads Consolidating Enhanced Conversions With On/Off Switch
Google Ads is consolidating its Enhanced Conversions for web and for leads into a single, unified setting that can be toggled on or off. The change eliminates the need to choose between implementation methods such as the Google tag, Google...
Do Data and AI Talent Needs Conflict with a Workforce Seeking Stability?
The Analytics Institute and SAS released the Data Salaries & Job Sentiment Analysis 2026, revealing that 64% of organisations plan to expand their data teams while 70% of data and AI professionals say they will not change employers this year. The report...
FREE AI Bootcamp - 🎓 Google AI Boost Bootcamp
Google has launched a free AI Boost Bootcamp that teaches users how to leverage its Gemini model across core Workspace apps. The self‑paced program consists of seven concise lessons that can be completed in under 50 minutes, culminating in a...
How the Enterprise Supply Chain Has Created a Global Attack Surface
Enterprises are increasingly exposed to cyber threats through their expanding global supplier ecosystems. Third‑ and fourth‑party vendors, cloud services, and offshore teams now form a sprawling attack surface that extends far beyond traditional network perimeters. Geopolitical tensions, such as the...
Good SEO Builds Value; Spam SEO Clutters Google
SEO isn't spam. Lazy SEO is. actual SEO: build something useful then make it findable spam SEO: pump out 500 "best tools..." listicles and pray if your strategy is making google worse you're not a marketer you're just littering with a monthly retainer
A $300 Ring Reveals Banking’s Digital Future
[New Episode] What a $300 Ring Taught Me About the Future of Banking. Watch the latest episode: https://t.co/P54LuzdywH https://t.co/jnoxMVRrG2
AI Is Coming for Your Tasks, Not Your Job. Here's What to Do About It.
AI is reshaping work by targeting specific tasks rather than entire job titles. The authors, Aneesh Raman and Ryan Roslansky, propose a three‑bucket framework—tasks AI can do alone, tasks to perform with AI, and tasks that remain uniquely human—to help...
Agentic AI Cuts, ERP Evolution, Project Failure Insights
Podcast Ep268: 40% of Agentic AI Canceled, ERP Industry Changing & Evolving, Why ERP Projects Fail https://t.co/4PJ9WIeUR2
Google's New Desktop App Makes AI Mode Default
AI Mode is the default there -> Google released a Windows desktop app yesterday. It defaults to AI Mode. Yes, we are already at a point where AI Mode is the default (for some search products). :) https://t.co/IdgaUpIN5M
The Most Important Number
The post examines how advanced large language models could act as high‑capacity variety attenuators, amplifiers, translators and transducers for general management, potentially flattening hierarchies and allowing tiny firms to tackle large‑scale tasks. It questions whether this vision is realistic, noting...
Advisory Committee Needed to Vet RP1/Replimmune Melanoma Data
I haven’t dug into the specifics of the RP1/Replimmune data in melanoma, but isn’t this an example of where a good old-fashioned Adcomm could help vet the data and overall risk-benefit? https://t.co/qAxtU9pUeF
Building Trust for Robotaxis in British Asian Communities
𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 My column in the @AsianVoiceNews on building trust through inclusive & accurate conversations, especially amongst the British Asian community as London prepares itself for robotaxi deployment later this year... Thanks @RupanjanaDutta for covering this important topic...🙏🏽
New Tool Exposes Data Leak in Windows Recall
Microsoft is facing fresh questions about Windows Recall security and privacy. A security researcher has released a new tool that can extract data from Recall. Full details 👇 https://t.co/lOQQUU5jNO
