AI Co NudgeBee Secures Funding; Startups Reimagining Breast Cancer Treatment in India
NudgeBee, an AI‑powered cloud‑operations platform, secured $3 million in seed funding led by Kalaari Capital to accelerate its enterprise context layer and partnership‑driven rollout. The capital will fund AI‑SRE agents that help large firms monitor multicloud environments more efficiently. Meanwhile, India’s breast‑cancer burden has nearly doubled since 1990, prompting startups such as UE LifeSciences’ iBreast Exam and Niramai Health Analytix to introduce AI‑based screening and diagnostic tools. These innovations aim to close gaps in early detection, especially in underserved regions.
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A Former FBI Agent Shares the 1 Safety Gadget You Should Never Travel Solo Without—And It's on Sale
Former FBI agent and Air Force veteran Steve Lazarus posted a TikTok video that has amassed over 17 million views, urging solo female travelers to carry a hidden‑camera detector. He highlights the Navfalcon detector, which scans for radio frequencies, magnets and...
CRISPR Screens Map Human T‑Cell Genes That Promote or Block HIV Infection
Researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UCSF used genome‑wide CRISPR activation and knockout screens in primary human CD4+ T cells to map host genes that either promote or restrict HIV infection. By optimizing infection rates to about 70%, they could perturb...
House Approves FirstNet Authority Reauthorization Bill
The U.S. House approved H.R. 7386, reauthorizing the FirstNet Authority through September 2037 and tightening oversight by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The bipartisan bill, passed by voice vote, amends the 2012 law to require NTIA pre‑approval for most FirstNet...
More Brands Employing Affiliate and Partnership Marketing: IAB State of Nation Report
The IAB Australia released its 2026 Affiliate and Partnership Marketing State of the Nation Report, showing that affiliate programs are delivering strong commercial results for brands and agencies. Forty‑two percent of advertisers increased their affiliate spend over the past year,...
Lattice and TI Join Forces to Advance Real-Time Edge AI Sensor Fusion
Lattice Semiconductor and Texas Instruments have teamed up to simplify sensor integration for edge AI, pairing TI’s mmWave radar and camera technologies with Lattice’s low‑power Holoscan Sensor Bridge FPGA solution. The joint architecture streams synchronized sensor data directly into GPU‑accessible...
Building a Workforce without Walls at HR Tech Asia 2026
HR Tech Asia 2026 will convene at Singapore's Suntec Convention Centre from May 4‑7, gathering C‑suite leaders, HR innovators and technology pioneers. The three‑track programme—C‑Suite Leadership, Workforce Transformation, and Worktech & AI—highlights a shift from viewing digital change as a...
Dicker Data Launches Solution ConX Partner Marketplace
Australian distributor Dicker Data has unveiled Solution ConX, a partner‑to‑partner marketplace that lets resellers augment their Microsoft cloud offerings with specialist services. The initial catalog includes an end‑to‑end Azure Virtual Desktop solution (AVD Ninja), an automated Intune deployment tool (SureDeploy),...
April 20, 2025: Visiting Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft performed a secondary flyby of main‑belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson on 20 April 2025, capturing a continuous time‑lapse from roughly 1,600 to 1,100 km. The high‑resolution L’LORRII images revealed a peanut‑shaped contact binary about 8 km long and 3.5 km wide, larger than...
WhatsApp Plus Is Coming: Meta Confirms New Subscription, Price Leaked in New Report
Meta is piloting a paid tier called WhatsApp Plus, currently available to a limited group of Android beta testers with iOS rollout planned. The subscription adds custom app icons, themes, exclusive ringtones, expanded pinned chats (up to 20), and premium...
AI, Patent Strategy, and What Actually Drives Outcomes in 2026 – Part 1
By 2026 AI‑driven platforms have become standard in life‑science patent diligence, turning weeks‑long manual reviews into hour‑long data pulls. The technology now reliably flags prior‑art, claim‑scope gaps and freedom‑to‑operate risks, making issue spotting a commodity. Value has shifted to the...
What TCS and SAP Show About the Future of ERP Delivery
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has deepened its partnership with SAP, cutting SAP consultant deployment time by 30% and scaling certifications via SAP Learning Hub. The firm now operates across three SAP ecosystem layers: talent preparation, customer program delivery, and SAP’s...
Hong Kong Can Advance AI Beyond the Confines of Geopolitical Rivalry
The inaugural Hong Kong Global AI Governance Conference argued that the city can evolve into a neutral hub for responsible AI oversight, leveraging its common‑law system, proximity to Shenzhen and Hangzhou, and open internet access. By positioning itself as a mediation,...
Saildrone Joins Growing Competition for Navy's Medium-Sized Drone Vessel
San Francisco‑based Saildrone entered the Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) competition with its Spectre design, a 250‑tonne craft capable of 27 knots and a 25‑tonne payload. The vessel features optional sail‑driven, near‑silent propulsion for anti‑submarine warfare and can be reconfigured...
Starlink Struggling for Approval on South Africa, India
Elon Musk’s Starlink service is stalled in South Africa because the country’s Black Economic Empowerment law demands a 30% black ownership stake, prompting the cancellation of service for 5,000 users while approvals linger. Musk has pledged roughly 2 million Rand (about...
Why the US Can’t Copy Ukraine’s Robot Navy
U.S. Navy officials say Ukraine’s success with sea drones cannot be directly replicated in the open Pacific or Red Sea, where vast distances and constant surveillance demand different capabilities. The service recently took delivery of its first 145‑ton unmanned trimaran,...
AI Camera Turns Neighbors Into Daily News Updates
Me: I now get a daily Gemini AI summary from my Google home camera about the things that happened outside my house My Berlin friend: in Germany, we call that “neighbors” 😂😂
Annual NASA Budget Cut Process Starts Up Again
Congress is reopening the annual NASA budget review as the House Science, Space and Technology Committee schedules a hearing on the FY2027 request on April 22. The hearing will feature NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and follows recent announcements that the...
Neural Networks Become the Computer, Not Just Software
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Neural The Semiconductor Neural Computer: 1/ - The Neural Computer Paper Frames A System Where The Model Itself Acts As The Computer Rather Than Running On Traditional Hardware Software Stacks/ - It Positions Neural Networks As The Primary Execution...
Airsys Introduces LiquidRack for Rack-Level Liquid Cooling in AI and Edge Deployments
Airsys announced LiquidRack, a rack‑level liquid‑cooling platform aimed at mid‑density AI, data‑center, telecom and edge workloads. The system integrates fluid distribution, pumping and control directly at the rack, supporting 0.5‑8 kW per server and up to 80 kW per rack. It eliminates...
How to Ready Operational Technology for Intelligent AI Orchestration
Process manufacturers are rapidly adopting AI, with 64% using the technology and 35% already deploying it in production, according to an MIT Technology Review survey. The industry is moving from isolated point solutions toward a unified AI integration engine that...
AACR26 Innovative Early Stage Developments to Watch Out For
At the AACR annual meeting in San Diego, four cutting‑edge oncology programs were showcased in a single session. Each candidate is at or just beyond the threshold for first‑in‑human trials, spanning bispecific antibodies, RNA‑based therapeutics, CRISPR‑edited cell therapies, and novel...
CelcomDigi Launches Endless Aisle Digital Retail Service with Samsung
CelcomDigi has rolled out the “Endless Aisle” digital retail service in partnership with Samsung Malaysia, now active at more than 300 CelcomDigi Store and Express locations nationwide. The platform lets shoppers browse, purchase and immediately set up Samsung smartphones, smart...
Fime Launches Agentic Commerce Trust Layer Service
Fime has launched FACT (Framework for Agentic Commerce Trust), a "trust‑as‑a‑service" platform that secures AI‑driven financial transactions. The service adds intent validation, real‑time policy monitoring, transaction‑level attestation and independent auditor agents, enabling merchants to accept AI‑initiated payments while giving banks...
Students Wanted for HPC-AI Society Annual Meeting
The HPC‑AI Society will host its annual meeting on April 30 at Shell’s Houston headquarters, aiming to draw students into high‑performance computing (HPC) careers. President Doug Norton emphasizes that AI workloads now run on 80% of HPC sites, blurring the line...
Telecom News: Huawei, Starlink, Internet in Iran
Huawei unveiled its Pura 90 smartphone series, featuring upgraded imaging, Kirin processors and deeper HarmonyOS integration, alongside a new wide‑format foldable aimed at multitasking. In Iran, authorities have partially restored internet access after a near‑total blackout, but connectivity remains a...
AI Age Estimation Has Been Tested on 2.5m Pics and Shown Signs of ‘Workable Results’ at Pace, Minister Claims
The UK Home Office has trialed an AI system that estimates a person’s age from facial images, using a dataset of roughly 2.5 million photos spanning diverse ethnicities, genders and age groups. Ministers say the technology delivers "workable results" faster and...
Google’s Jan 20 Update Cracked AI‑Heavy SaaS Blogs
The Jan 20 Google update was the most interesting update of the year for me so far (I’m still working on March Core analysis btw 🥵) Still finding new examples that all match the same patterns. A few things seemed to...
Deepseek’s Funding and What It Means
DeepSeek, a Chinese open‑source AI startup, is reportedly raising at least $300 million, valuing the company around $10 billion. The capital infusion reflects the high costs of scaling compute, deployment, and reliability despite the firm’s efficient, low‑cost model. The round also highlights...
Pongbot Uses AI-Powered Robots to Address Sports Coaching Gap
Pongbot, founded by Zhang Haibo, has turned AI‑driven robotics into a scalable tennis‑training solution. After a successful 2024 Kickstarter that raised over $2.7 million, the company completed a Series A, bringing total funding to roughly $29.3 million across three rounds. Its Pace series...
Korean Govt Backs University Project to Develop Precision Fermentation Toolkit
South Korea’s science ministry has awarded Kookmin University a core‑research grant in the 2026 Basic Research Program to develop a genetic toolkit for the food‑grade yeast Candida utilis. The toolkit will enable precision‑fermentation processes that produce proteins, amino acids, vitamins...
Telecom News: MDA Space, OneWeb, Eutelsat, LG Innotek, Verizon
MDA Space secured a repeat Airbus contract to deliver more than 1,300 Ka‑band and Ku‑band antennas for OneWeb’s expanding low‑Earth‑orbit broadband constellation, now operated by Eutelsat. LG Innotek landed a $68 million deal to supply Wi‑Fi 7 automotive modules, promising three‑fold speed...
AI Eliminates Offshore Need—Why Outsource AI?
Read a friend posting about offshore and AI being a killer combo. Why would you want to offshore your AI when it removes the need for offshore?
Unwanted Meeting Could Shield You From AI Job Threat
That Meeting You Hate May Keep #AI From Stealing Your Job by @noamscheiber @nytimes Learn more: https://t.co/ZZbZil5tZd #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/WnUpFgmmfi
Pentagon Cancels $6B GPS Ground System Contract
The Pentagon has terminated its $6.27 billion contract with RTX for the Next‑Generation GPS Operational Control Segment (OCX), a ground system meant to manage the modernized GPS III constellation. The program, launched 15 years ago, fell 10 years behind schedule and...
20 New Security Enhancements Boost Internet Protection
I’m so encouraged by the way our team and industry peers have shown up to protect the internet. We’ve now shipped over 20 product improvements across Dashboard and CLI to help your security posture. Easier to set up MFA, audit your Environment...
AI Capex Slowing Post‑2024 Signals New Cycle
So about those AI capex numbers coming down after this year… 🙃 This cycle is different. 🚀 https://t.co/Crd5J8unal
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs: The Arguments That Shaped America, Now Freely Available
The Internet Archive, bolstered by a donation from William & Mary’s Wolf Law Library, has released over 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs spanning 1830‑2019. The collection, now hosted on the Archive’s Democracy’s Library portal, includes petitions, briefs, appendices,...
AI Teammates Amplify Digital Influence at Scale
The Conversational Scale: Deploying AI Teammates for Digital Influence https://t.co/1rUhF9JADI via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #TechNews #AgenticAI #AIAgents #Agentic #AI #FutureOfWork #Strategy #Sales #Marketing https://t.co/aZmO7MJcHW
CIOs Weigh AI Use Cases Amid Agentic Debate
Enterprise hits and misses - CIOs reckon with AI use cases, and bring on the agentic substrate debate https://t.co/mEIUMppkhP -> a special evening "tarmacs-r-us" edition... with some standouts from @lizkmiller, @twieberneit, @louiscolumbus, @BrianSSommer and spiced accordingly
Progress MS-32 Undocks, Set for South Pacific Reentry
The Progress MS-32 cargo ship undocked from the aft port on Zvezda at 2208 UTC Apr 20. The deorbit burn was due to occur at 0114 UTC Apr 21 with reentry expected over the S Pacific at 0205 UTC.
Kimi 2.6 Shows Impressive Coding Skills, Awaiting Open Release
Kimi 2.6 from @Kimi_Moonshot seems *very* good at coding to me. Excited to see how capable the open and downloadable version is. https://t.co/shWfRISR5K
Wearable Platform Pioneers Predictive Healthcare Coaching
Setting up the future of predictive healthcare with @indiranegi She is building a wearable platform to set up fitness coaching of the future. Sign up at https://t.co/Rejf83rr0M An interesting hour talking about wearable sensors and more. https://t.co/MlgOrrhZ5L
Presenting the New ABCs of Digital Identity
Excited to be hitting the Inner Forum Stage at #Money2020EU today to discuss 'The New ABCs of Digital Identity - Access, Business, and Consent'. See you at 16:00! @chyppings @money2020 #Money2020Asia
Four Overlooked AACR Early-Stage Agents Worth Watching
While everyone was watching KRAS, some of AACR’s promising early stage pipeline agents were easy to miss. Here's an analysis on four examples which caught my eye and are well worth watching to see how they develop in the...
New RAS Cancer Drugs Aim to Beat RevMedicines’ Success
April20: Which RAS-based cancer drug developers are working to improve upon the dazzling pancreatic cancer results of @RevMedicines' daraxonrasib, whose stock surged 54%? Read about $RVMD plus updates on $MGTX and $TVTX in my latest StockWatch for @GENbio: https://t.co/9wQA7XsuLW
Switched From Airtable to Claude-Built Custom Dashboards
I finally did it. I cancelled my Airtable subscription and now all my business dashboards & data are custom built by Claude.
Drones Revolutionize China's Power Grid Construction
Sky Builders: #Drones Transform Power Grid Construction in China via @XH_Lee23 #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/M1JxNH86IA
Fervo’s Cape Station Begins 100 MW Build
Let’s look at Fervo’s near-term pipeline Cape Station (Utah) Total planned: ~500 MW Currently under construction: first ~100 MW phase (expanding to full 500 MW)
Pacific Energy to Supply 81 MWh Battery Storage in NT
Pacific Energy to deliver 81MWh battery storage systems to Australia’s Northern Territory #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/z79yYnDVND