How Newsrooms Are Bringing Their Archives to Life
Newsrooms are unlocking decades‑old content with AI and simple database tools. The Guardian created an internal chatbot that lets journalists query its archive, while Italy’s L’Eco di Bergamo transformed 70 years of obituaries into a searchable family‑history database. French outlets such as La Croix and Charlie Hebdo are using their archives to confront past controversies and to train new staff, proving that easy access to institutional memory can spark fresh storytelling and editorial accountability.
Tech Can Map NYC Trees in Under an Hour
One initiative took more than 2,000 volunteers more than 30,000 hours to count the street trees in New York City. Tech can help do that in under an hour. https://t.co/oZkG1xDMYJ #infrastructure #IoT #AI #5G #cloud #edge #futureofwork @PurdueAg https://t.co/bXPL7YCBOl
PowerBank Secures $1.1M for NY Community Solar
PowerBank announces $1.1M in new funding for New York community solar project #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/QkBi8hbsLD
Why You Can’t See Space Junk in Artemis II Photos
Artemis II completed its historic lunar flyby and released striking images of Earth and the Moon, yet none show the growing cloud of orbital debris. The NASA Orbital Debris Program Office notes that most junk resides 466‑621 miles above Earth and is...
Can AI Get You Cheaper Gas? New Tool Promises Savings at the Pump
AI-driven website The Gas Index offers drivers real‑time, geolocated gas price data, helping them locate the cheapest pump. Built entirely with Claude Code, the platform pulls station prices through Google’s API and lets users specify their car model to estimate...
Dimonoff Joins the Wi-SUN Alliance as Contributing Member, Reinforcing Its Commitment to Open Standards for Smart Cities
Dimonoff, a global smart street lighting leader, announced that its parent Vectanor Group has become a Contributing Member of the Wi‑SUN Alliance. The Wi‑SUN Alliance, with more than 300 members and over 100 million certified devices, drives open, interoperable IoT standards...
UAE Approves SAP for E-Invoicing, Expanding ERP’s Role in Compliance Architecture
The UAE Ministry of Finance has pre‑approved SAP as an e‑invoicing service provider, making it the first major ERP vendor on the government’s list. The pre‑approval precedes a phased rollout that begins with a pilot in July 2026 and becomes...
AXTI Set for Q2 GaAs Wafer Price Surge
very positive for $AXTI - Tomorrows Digitimes China is reporting Gallium arsenide epitaxial wafers are poised for a Q2 price surge amid large demand. AXTI owns Tongmei Xtal Technology Co., Ltd in China https://t.co/lZIckgtRlu
Apple Encounters Serious Problems with Foldable iPhone
Apple’s first foldable iPhone has hit engineering snags during the production verification phase, raising the risk of a delayed mass‑production start. The setbacks could push the slated second‑half‑2026 launch into 2027, jeopardizing a target of 7‑8 million units priced near $2,400....
Natter Scoops Up $23M
Natter, an AI‑native conversation‑intelligence platform, announced a $23 million funding round led by Renegade Partners. The capital will fund global expansion and accelerate product development for its real‑time video‑chat analytics. Natter’s technology captures thousands of simultaneous 1:1 video conversations, turning raw...
Skip Adds Loblaw to Growing Grocery Network
Skip has sealed a partnership with Loblaw Companies, adding the retailer’s 13 banners—including No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore and Maxi—to its on‑demand grocery network. The deal extends Skip’s service to every Canadian postal code, allowing customers to order from a broader...
AI Will Not Save Your Hotel, But It Will Decide What Hospitality Means Next
Hospitality’s long‑running digital transformation has optimized processes but failed to reshape guest experience. AI is now forcing hotels to question why existing workflows exist, shifting focus from efficiency to anticipatory service. Early adopters like Hilton and Marriott use AI to...
Tech Talk: Time to Rethink Watchkeeping
Robosys Automation’s VOYAGER AI platform is expanding with fully autonomous navigation, COLREGs‑compliant collision avoidance, dynamic path planning and remote‑operation capabilities, highlighted by its retrofit on a 26‑metre Damen crew‑transfer vessel for offshore wind work. Recent UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch...
Snowflake Customers Hit in Data Theft Attacks After SaaS Integrator Breach
A breach at AI‑analytics firm Anodot exposed authentication tokens used by a SaaS integration platform, leading to data‑theft attacks on over a dozen companies. Snowflake reported unusual activity in a small number of customer accounts, promptly locked them down, and...
OpenClaw Vending Machine Pops up at SF Startup Tower
So San Francisco. An @openclaw run vending machine. Met @cvander who built it. At @frontiertower which is a high rise in San Francisco stuffed with startups. https://t.co/rSneLIEts3
Google Controls the Most AI Computing Power, Driven by Its Custom TPUs
Google now controls about 25% of all AI compute sold since 2022, with roughly 75% of that capacity delivered by its custom‑designed Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). This makes Google the single largest owner of AI‑focused hardware, while other hyperscalers continue...
Customize Samsung Weather App’s Activity List Easily
The Weather app on Samsung Galaxy phones is nice, but its list of outdoor activities is probably NOT what you enjoy. Here's how to update those activities to what you prefer: https://t.co/Ahpn65zC4d #weather #activity #samsung #oneui @SamsungMobile https://t.co/9k3ul3SLJv
Mythos Flips Defender Calculus; Glasswing Leads Massive Coordination
N days, logic bugs, exploit chains defeating friction-based exploit mitigations — your time has come. @AnthropicAI #mythos changed the defender’s calculus overnight. Glad #glasswing is attempting the biggest multiparty vuln coordination of the century https://t.co/KroRUisqY8
Intel Gets Trapped in Elon’s Reality Distortion Field as It Joins in Megafab Delusions
Intel announced it is joining Elon Musk’s ambitious Terafab project, a proposed megafab intended to produce enough chips to power orbital data‑center AI and future Tesla hardware. The company says it will help "refactor silicon fab technology," but offered no...
Superintelligent AI Could Hack Militaries, Prompting AI Nationalization
At some point, superintelligent AI will be able to defeat the U.S. Military -- or any military -- just by hacking all its weapons. At that point, either we de facto nationalize AI, or a corporation is our new government...
The 40% Attention Gap Hiding Inside YouTube
Vevo senior director Richard Brant warns that advertisers often mistake Vevo’s premium music‑video network for a generic YouTube channel, overlooking the distinct viewing contexts on the platform. Research commissioned by Vevo with Amplified Intelligence found a 40% uplift in viewer...
Vertex Adds AI-Powered Capabilities to Improve Enterprises’ Compliance
Vertex announced a new phase of its innovation strategy, embedding AI directly into the Vertex Cloud platform to streamline enterprise compliance. The AI layer lets tax, finance and IT teams express intent in plain language, detect anomalies early, and maintain...
SurveyMonkey Launches Automated SMS Survey Invites Directly From Salesforce
SurveyMonkey announced the general availability of automated SMS survey invites within its Salesforce integration on the AppExchange. The new add‑on lets customer‑experience and support teams send personalized text‑message surveys automatically when trigger events—such as a closed case or completed transaction—occur...
Q&A: Do Weapons Detection Systems Keep Schools Safe?
Pinellas County schools are piloting weapon detection systems at two campuses amid rising firearm incidents in K‑12 settings. Mo Canady, director of the National Association of School Resource Officers, cautions that technology alone can create a false sense of security...
Private Firm Hoards Zero‑day Arsenal; Govt Barred From Anthropic
An underrated feature of this situation: a private company now has incredibly powerful zero-day exploits of almost every software project you've heard of. And Hegseth and Emil Michael have ordered the government not to in any capacity work with Anthropic.
Majority of Vendors Face Disruption Under FCC’s Foreign-Made Router Ban
The FCC’s new rule, adopted in March, bars authorization of any new Wi‑Fi router whose design, assembly, or manufacturing involves foreign facilities. A study by Ookla shows that four vendors—Eero, TP‑Link, Netgear and Arcadyan—each control roughly 9‑10% of the U.S....
This New Electric Car Nearly Fills Its Battery In Under 9 Minutes
Geely’s Lynk & Co 10+ sedan can charge from 10% to 97% state of charge in just 8 minutes 42 seconds, thanks to a 900‑volt Shield Gold Brick battery that accepts over 1.1 megawatts of power. The 100 kWh pack delivers a...
TMC AI Summit: The Convergence of Technology and Maintenance
The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations will host an AI Summit during its 2026 Fall Meeting in Pittsburgh, September 20‑24. Co‑hosted with Transport Topics, the summit will examine how generative, agentic and deep‑learning AI can...
Did Eli Lilly Just Strike Another Gold Mine?
Eli Lilly announced a $1.5 billion acquisition of a biotech portfolio centered on orexin‑targeting therapeutics. The deal adds late‑stage candidates for insomnia, narcolepsy and metabolic disorders to Lilly’s central‑nervous‑system pipeline. Analysts estimate the combined market for orexin drugs could surpass $10 billion by...
Mythos Clones Retain Unmistakably Claude-Like Dialogue
SuperClaude (Mythos) still seems irreducibly Claude-y given the transcripts in the system card. Here two versions of Mythos are forced to talk to each other across multiple rounds. They are less philosophical than Opus 4.6 or spiritual than Opus 4.1, but...
Kikkoman Embraces Gen Z’s Love of Japanese Culture in New Campaign
Kikkoman has unveiled a multiyear, anime‑inspired campaign called “Unleash Legendary” aimed at Gen Z home cooks. Developed with agency BSSP, the effort features a 30‑second spot voiced by Christopher Sabat and two 15‑second videos, running across YouTube, paid social, connected TV, programmatic...
Same Platform, Different Outcomes: Metadata Practices and Open Data Use
The study examines how metadata design on open‑government data portals influences user behavior across 15 U.S. cities, analyzing 5,863 datasets. Using affordance theory, researchers measured metadata quality and linked it to two usage metrics: dataset views and downloads. Results show...
Fast Simon Instantly Tells Merchandisers What Products Are Successful, Overexposed—Or Hidden Gems
Fast Simon’s new AI platform gives e‑commerce merchandisers instant, data‑driven insight into product performance. It identifies winners, overexposed items, and hidden‑gem products within minutes, while also projecting the long‑term impact of current merchandising choices. The tool promises faster optimization of listings,...
Australian Government Not Posturing with SMMA Enforcement Efforts: Wells
Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law, effective Dec 2025, has entered its first enforcement phase. A March 2026 eSafety compliance report shows 23 legal notices issued, 16 platform meetings, and the removal of roughly 4.7 million under‑age accounts, with an additional 310,000...
OpenAI's Aggressive Model Release Could Disrupt the Internet
When OpenAI comes out with a similar model, it might decide to go ahead and release it, in an attempt to grab market share back from Anthropic. Doing this might break the internet.
As AI Collides with Legacy Contact Center Technology, TTEC Digital’s Latest Software Release Is Rewriting the Enterprise AI Playbook
TTEC Digital unveiled AI Gateway, a software layer that bridges modern generative‑AI models with existing contact‑center infrastructure. The solution lets enterprises plug in services from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and future partners like Anthropic and OpenAI without overhauling legacy systems. Integrated with...
Smart Cooling Solutions: Air Conditioning Installation London for Modern Living
London is experiencing hotter summers and more frequent heatwaves, turning air‑conditioning from a luxury into a necessity for homes and businesses. Professional installation is critical to maintain system efficiency, avoid higher energy bills, and comply with UK safety regulations. Modern...
AI Critics Forget It Killed the Five‑Paragraph Essay
Amazed at all of the AI loathing, especially considering it has slain our greatest enemy: The five-paragraph essay.
CBP Building Centralized Refund System for IEEPA Tariff Duties
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is creating a centralized, web‑based system to refund duties collected under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs that the Supreme Court invalidated in February. The new Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries platform will...
Why ‘Keep It’ Returns Should Be Illegal
Retailers are increasingly using “keep it” returnless refunds to cut reverse‑logistics costs, but the practice fuels fraud, inventory distortion, and waste. The National Retail Federation estimates $849.9 billion in returns, with 9 % fraudulent, while Narvar reports 75 % of shoppers have received...
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[Podcast] When Creativity Meets Code: Copyright and Trademark Troubles with AI-Generated Material
Businesses are rapidly adopting generative AI tools to craft brand names, logos, and product designs, dramatically speeding up creative workflows. This surge raises complex legal questions about who holds copyright and trademark rights when AI contributes to the work. The...
Foldable iPhone Hits Engineering Snags, Shipment Delays Possible: Sources
Apple’s long‑awaited foldable iPhone has hit engineering testing snags, raising the risk of production delays. The company is in an "extremely critical" April‑May window to resolve the issues before mass‑production ramps up. Sources say the setbacks could push back the...
Huawei AI Aids Conservation of Endangered Chinese Monkey
Huawei Technologies has launched an artificial‑intelligence platform to process massive camera‑trap footage in Guangxi, China, targeting the critically endangered white‑headed langur. The system automatically detects and counts the monkeys, mapping their movements and identifying potential threats such as poaching or...
Turkey’s Parliament Debates a Bill to Restrict Access to Social Media for Children Under 15
Turkey's parliament has begun debating a draft law that would require social‑media platforms to verify ages, block account creation for users under 15, and provide parental‑control tools. The proposal also obliges online game firms to appoint a local representative and...
Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz: The Dangers Posed by Sam Altman
In this episode of the Borg podcast, host Tim Miller interviews New Yorker journalists Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz about the growing political and societal risks posed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the broader AI landscape. The guests dissect Altman's influence,...
Costco Tests Checkout that Could Take Under 10 Seconds
Costco is piloting automated pay stations that can complete transactions in under 10 seconds by having employees pre‑scan items before shoppers reach the register. Early tests show average transaction times around eight seconds and positive member feedback. The initiative is...
North America’s First Lithium Hydroxide Plant Goes Live In Texas, Reducing Reliance On China – by Bethany Blankley (Dallas Express...
Tesla’s North American lithium‑hydroxide refinery in Robstown, Texas began full‑scale operations in January 2026, marking the continent’s first battery‑grade plant of its kind. The project, broken ground in May 2023 by Governor Greg Abbott, Elon Musk and state officials, aims...
How Does AI Affect Cyber Resilience for Federal Agencies?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping cyber resilience for federal agencies, with predictive AI bolstering defense through automated anomaly detection and response playbooks, while generative AI (GenAI) offers attackers powerful tools for phishing, deepfakes, and exploit creation. The dual‑use nature of GenAI...
First Human Trial Tests Cellular Age Reversal Therapy
This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans A burgeoning field is launching its first clinical trial to find out whether dialling back cell development can safely refresh aged tissues and organs. 💡"Technologies to refresh ageing tissue...
United Leads U.S. Airlines in Starlink Adoption
United is adopting Starlink faster than any other major US airline. It's about to be legendarily good wifi. (This tweet posted at Mach 0.75 from previous-gen United wifi.)