How Investment Advisers Should Manage AI Risk
Artificial intelligence is rapidly permeating financial services, with a McKinsey survey showing 88% of firms piloting AI in 2025, up from 72% the previous year. In the wealth‑management space, adoption is more cautious: only 40% of investment advisers use AI internally and a mere 1% deploy it for complex client advice. Recent ACA data indicates internal AI usage climbed to 60% in 2025, while exploratory projects are declining. The sector now faces a balancing act between innovation and fiduciary‑driven risk governance.
VENOM Phishing Kit Hijacks Microsoft 365 Credentials of CEOs and CFOs
A newly documented phishing platform called VENOM is targeting CEOs, CFOs and other senior executives to steal Microsoft 365 credentials and session tokens, even when multi‑factor authentication is enabled. The service uses tailored emails, Unicode QR codes and real‑time adversary‑in‑the‑middle...
Reviewing What Is Known of Sex Differences in Response to Established Longevity Interventions
Recent research highlights that male and female mammals, especially mice, respond differently to interventions that aim to slow aging. While women outlive men in most populations, they also endure more disease, a pattern echoed in laboratory rodents where sex‑specific outcomes...
Vir Biotechnology CEO Sells 73,000 Shares for $664,000 Amid Rising Stock
Vir Biotechnology's President and CEO Marianne De Backer sold 72,559 shares for $664,000 on April 6, 2026, reducing her direct holdings by 6.76%. The sale comes as Vir's stock has surged nearly 80% over the past year and the company...
Lockheed Martin Nails Historic Orion Splashdown With NASA, Paving Way for Moon Return
Lockheed Martin celebrated the successful splashdown of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, concluding the Artemis II mission that sent astronauts on a 10‑day journey beyond the Moon. The splashdown validates Orion’s deep‑space re‑entry capabilities and reinforces Lockheed’s role as the prime contractor for...
How to Use ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude as Your Personal Finance Assistant? Check Exact AI Prompts
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used as a personal finance assistant, allowing users to generate budget plans, optimize daily expenses, and run what‑if scenarios with simple prompts. By feeding precise income and expense figures—e.g., a ₹60,000 (~$720) monthly salary—LLMs can...
Anthropic Turns to Christian Leaders for AI Ethics Guidance
Anthropic, the San Francisco AI startup behind Claude, met with a panel of Christian religious leaders to discuss ethical guidelines for its next‑generation models. The rare outreach, reported by the Washington Post and covered by Breitbart, highlights growing pressure on AI...
BOMA Canada Report: Commercial Building Owners Slow to Adopt AI Despite Interest
A BOMA Canada survey of 35 commercial‑building owners reveals a stark gap between AI awareness and actual deployment, with only 10% piloting or operating AI systems. Most respondents cite uncertain ROI, aging infrastructure, and a lack of in‑house expertise as...
GLP-1 Tablets and the Shift in Discourse About Obesity
Foundayo, the first oral non‑peptide GLP‑1 tablet, received FDA approval last week, marking a new chapter in obesity treatment and intensifying competition with Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill. The launch coincides with a measurable shift in media coverage: mentions of obesity...
Building Agents at Home: Parenting, Work, and Benevolent Neglect
In this episode, former Y Combinator founder and homeschooling mother Jessie Janais explains how she leveraged AI agents to automate household and educational tasks, ultimately allowing her to spend focused time with her four young children while still building tech....
This U.S. State Just Banned Public Funding for Port Automation
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5995, permanently prohibiting the use of public funds for fully automated container‑handling equipment at the state’s ports. The ban applies to both port districts and development authorities, including Seattle and Tacoma, which together...
AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life
Pixel Societies, a London‑based startup, showcased AI‑driven agents that simulate a person’s speech, interests, and mannerisms to scout potential colleagues, friends, and romantic partners. Built during a UCL hackathon with Anthropic’s tools, the proof‑of‑concept lets digital twins converse at scale,...
In Its Push to Become Big Tech’s Data Center Hub, India Is Overlooking Local Resistance
India has rolled out a 20‑year tax holiday to lure U.S. cloud giants such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta to build multibillion‑dollar data‑center campuses. The incentive package, including up to $2.4 billion in subsidies for Google’s $15 billion Andhra Pradesh project,...
Almirall and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Expand Their Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation in Medical Dermatology
Almirall, a global medical dermatology company, has expanded its partnership with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) under the BSC Connects program. The new framework, running through 2026, gives Almirall access to BSC’s AI and high‑performance computing resources, including the MareNostrum 5...
A Worst-Case Solar Storm Could Knock Out Satellites, GPS and Power Grids, Report Warns
Scientists from the U.K.’s Science and Technology Facilities Council released a 80‑page report outlining a worst‑case solar‑storm scenario that could recur every 100‑200 years. The analysis warns that a severe geomagnetic event could trip power‑grid safety systems, age or destroy...
A New Wave of Immunotherapy Is Eliminating Cancers
Immunotherapy, especially checkpoint inhibitors like dostarlimab, is delivering unprecedented tumor regressions, with recent trials reporting complete remission in 84% of participants. The approach offers non‑surgical, low‑toxicity alternatives, as illustrated by patients such as Maureen Sideris whose esophageal cancer vanished after...
99: Using AI Automation to Build Smarter Workflows Across Your Organization with Marc Boscher
In this episode, host Chris Daigle talks with Marc Boscher, founder and CEO of Unido, about moving AI adoption from isolated personal productivity tools to organization‑wide, "multiplayer" workflows. Boscher explains that the biggest barrier is not technology but change management—specifically,...
Anthropic’s Office Is Surprisingly AI-First, Even for an AI Company
Anthropic is redefining its internal workflow by treating its flagship model Claude as an operating system. Employees across product, marketing, and legal now start tasks with a single prompt, letting Claude interpret intent, retrieve data, and generate outputs that bypass...
Lawyers Aren’t Losing Their Jobs to AI, They’re Losing Their Tasks
Law firms are grappling with AI not because it will replace lawyers, but because it is stripping away many of the routine tasks that have traditionally defined legal work. While AI can draft, research, and review documents faster than humans,...
Verizon Hospitality Leader Shares Insight on Eliminating Retail's Phantom Inventory
Verizon’s hospitality strategy leader Katie Riddle explains how phantom inventory—when system data shows stock that isn’t physically present—drives lost sales and erodes loyalty. She identifies legacy batch‑update systems and poor shelf monitoring as root causes. Riddle highlights computer‑vision cameras and...
Managing Patient Experience and RWE in Clinical Trials: Q&A with Matt Holms, MB
Recent enrollment shortfalls in Pfizer/BioNTech COVID‑19 and Lyme vaccine studies underscore how operational flaws can derail promising drugs. Matt Holms, VP of commercial, patient engagement and recruitment at Citeline, explains that modern trial design must integrate real‑world data, AI‑driven patient...
Harmix Was a Profitable Music Startup, Before AI Tools Tempted Them to Build Something New
Toronto‑based Harmix Group, founded in 2018, built a profitable multimodal AI search engine for music, licensing its technology to brands like Red Bull and Sky TV. The company recently pivoted to a Proactive AI Manager (PAM) product that uses generative...
How Jabil Uses AI and Robotics to Bolster Its Decarbonization Agenda
Jabil is allocating $500 million in 2025 to revamp its factories with AI and robotics, part of a broader push to slash its carbon footprint. Since 2019, AI‑driven process changes have already cut operational emissions by 47%, positioning the contract manufacturer...
Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying” Or Just Hype?
Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos, a new LLM touted for its ability to discover thousands of high‑severity software vulnerabilities, and chose to limit access to a select consortium of business partners. The company warned that the model’s coding prowess could outpace...
Mission300 Targets 300 Million Africans with Power by 2030
Across #Africa, @WorldBankGroup @AfDB_Group @RockefellerFdn @SEforALLorg @EnergyAlliance are expanding #energyaccess through #Mission300 which aims to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030. Learn how on April 15 at the #WBGMeetings: https://t.co/BmTbu9w5aN https://t.co/pAdpG7teyN
AI Workforce Enablement Emerges as a Strategic Imperative in the Enterprise AI Era
Enterprises are recognizing that AI adoption alone won’t drive transformation; workforce enablement has become a strategic imperative. Structured, continuous AI training—spanning executive education, technical certification, and responsible‑AI governance—helps close the talent readiness gap. Companies that invest in scalable enablement see...
Three IDV Mistakes Slowing Your eID Readiness
The identity verification (IDV) sector is rapidly moving away from document‑based checks toward government‑issued digital IDs as AI‑driven fraud escalates. Regulators in Europe and beyond are mandating eID adoption, and large enterprise clients—banks, fintechs, and global platforms—are already demanding compliant...
Standard Bank Continues to Back Optasia with $330m Syndicated Refinancing
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, acted as joint lead arranger and underwriter for a $330 million syndicated refinancing of Optasia, the continent’s leading AI‑driven fintech. The package includes a $180 million term loan and $150 million of bank guarantees, expanding the...
Use of AI Has Us Creating More Code than We Can Review
AI‑assisted development is reshaping code review, with 68% of developers reporting that AI already influences their review process. LeadDev’s 2026 report shows 86% of those users rely on AI to flag issues before a human looks at the code, yet...
Tech at Centre of SA’s Border Control over Easter
South Africa’s Border Management Authority reported a 24% drop in illegal crossings during the 2026 Easter period, intercepting 4,763 travelers versus 6,253 the previous year. The decline coincided with a 22% rise in arrests of migration facilitators, reaching 138 individuals....
Investors May Not See Benefits of AI Adoption as Most Firms Fail to Show ROI
PwC’s 2026 AI Performance Study finds that the top 20% of companies generate the bulk of AI‑driven value, outpacing peers in revenue growth and efficiency. Success is tied not to the number of pilots but to deep integration of AI...
How Remote Helps Companies Hire Global Talent without Borders
Remote’s global HR platform lets companies hire, pay, and manage employees anywhere while staying compliant with local employment laws. By bundling payroll, benefits, tax, and contract administration, the solution removes the legal and operational friction that traditionally hampers international hiring....
Workers Sabotage AI Rollout as Mistrust in the Tech Grows, Survey Finds
A new 2026 AI Adoption in the Enterprise report surveyed 2,400 knowledge workers across Europe and North America and found that many employees are actively resisting AI rollout. Respondents describe “sabotage” behaviours such as avoiding tools, ignoring new processes, or...
Fake Claude Website Distributes PlugX RAT
Security researchers discovered a counterfeit Anthropic Claude website that offered a fake "pro" version of the LLM, but the download actually installed a trojanized MSI. The installer runs a VBScript dropper that places a signed G DATA updater in the startup...
Qualcomm Expands Snap and Bosch Partnerships
Qualcomm announced expanded collaborations with Snap and Bosch, aiming to broaden its footprint beyond traditional mobile chips. The company will provide Snapdragon XR solutions to Snap's newly formed Specs Inc, powering its next‑generation smart glasses. Simultaneously, Qualcomm deepened its partnership...
How Claude Mythos Preview Found Thousands of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Why the Health Tech Sector’s Absence From Project Glasswing Should...
On April 7, 2026 Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos Preview, an AI model that autonomously discovered thousands of zero‑day vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers. The company kept the model private and launched Project Glasswing, a defensive coalition of 40+...
Saturdays Are for Claude: How AI Limits Are Quietly Reshaping the Workday
AI usage caps on Anthropic's Claude are reshaping daily workflows for entrepreneurs and developers. Recent five‑hour session limits have forced users like Briix co‑founder Max Johnson to break projects into bite‑size prompts and switch to individual subscriptions, with a potential...
Telix and Regeneron Sign $4.3bn Deal to Co-Develop Radiopharmaceutical Therapies
Telix and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have signed a partnership valued at up to $4.3 billion to co‑develop radiopharmaceutical therapies for solid tumours. Regeneron will pay $40 million upfront for access to Telix’s manufacturing platform and can expand to four additional programmes, while Telix...
ROS 2: The Next Generation for Robust and Scalable Robotics Applications
ROS 2 is the next‑generation version of the Robot Operating System, redesigned for commercial robotics. It replaces ROS 1's centralized master with the decentralized Data Distribution Service (DDS), adding real‑time support, QoS controls, and built‑in security. The platform is gaining traction in...
Europa Clipper Probes Hidden Ocean for Extraterrestrial Life
NASA’s Europa Clipper Explores Hidden Oceans for Signs of Life by @BrianRoemmele #SpaceTech #Tech #Technology #EmergingTech #Space https://t.co/2O5Lx5ewb1
Focus on TikTok Affiliate Marketing
TikTok affiliate marketing leverages the Creator Marketplace to pair brands with vetted creators who promote products for a commission. The model emphasizes micro‑influencers and niche communities, where authentic recommendations outperform polished celebrity ads. By integrating affiliate links into TikTok Lives,...
Only a Fraction of TikTok Trends Last Beyond Two Weeks, Publicis Groupe Finds
Publicis Groupe APAC’s new study of millions of TikTok data points across seven markets finds that nearly half of trends vanish within five days, and only a small fraction survive beyond two weeks. The research shows that longevity, not initial...
Apple Is Building Smart Glasses without a Display to Serve as an AI Wearable
Apple is developing a new pair of smart glasses, codenamed N50, that forgo a traditional display and function purely as an AI‑driven wearable. The glasses will work alongside AirPods and a camera pendant to capture the wearer’s surroundings via computer‑vision...
Seized VerifTools Servers Expose 915,655 Fake IDs, 8 Arrested
Dutch police, in coordination with the FBI, arrested eight men aged 20‑34 after seizing VerifTools servers that had produced 915,655 counterfeit identity documents. The investigation uncovered 5,169 fake Dutch IDs and 236,002 U.S.-linked documents sold for roughly $1.47 million. VerifTools generated...
Proba-3’s First Results Are Already Rewriting What We Thought We Knew About Solar Wind
ESA’s Proba‑3 twin‑satellite mission has released its first scientific data, revealing solar‑wind speeds in the inner corona that far exceed existing model forecasts. The formation‑flying pair creates an artificial eclipse, allowing the ASPIICS coronagraph to observe the Sun’s innermost atmosphere...
OpenAI API Keys Widely Exposed Across GitHub Repositories
Seriously we gotta be grateful to vibe coders. You can literally search OPENAI_API_KEY on GitHub and find an endless supply of exposed credentials 🙏 https://t.co/1DBLMIUhyk
TSplus and Centerm Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Integrated Solutions in China
TSplus, a French remote‑access and cybersecurity firm, met with Chinese hardware leader Centerm in Fuzhou to cement a strategic partnership aimed at delivering integrated thin‑client solutions for the China market. The collaboration will embed TSplus software directly into Centerm’s Linux...
Korean University Students Invited to Build UAM Aircraft and Plan Vertiports of the Future
South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority have launched the 2026 National University Student UAM Olympiad, inviting university teams to design urban air‑mobility aircraft and plan vertiport infrastructure. The competition runs from April 10...
Citi Is Stepping up Its Data Center Financing Push — and Aiming to Close the Gap with Wall Street Rivals
Citi has launched a dedicated AI Infrastructure financing group to capture the $3 trillion data‑center build‑out projected through 2030. Since March 2025 the bank has arranged more than $75 billion of construction financing, supporting roughly 6.1 GW of IT capacity and a high‑profile...
ViraHInter: A Dual-Modal Artificial Intelligence Framework for Predicting Virus-Host Interactions
ViraHInter is a dual‑modal deep‑learning framework that predicts virus‑host protein interactions by combining structure‑generation and sequence‑embedding branches. The system outperforms leading models such as RoseTTAFold2‑PPI and AlphaFold 3 on pathogenic coronaviruses and influenza A viruses, even under severe class imbalance. It uncovered...