Partnership to Integrate Tethered Drones Into xRift Autonomous Vehicle
SteerAI has sealed a partnership with tethered‑drone specialist Elistair to embed the Khronos DroneBox into its xRift autonomous all‑terrain vehicle, unveiled at UMEX 2026. The integration adds continuous‑power aerial surveillance, reconnaissance and communications relay capabilities to a platform already designed for modular payloads, including weapons and logistics. Executives highlighted that the collaboration accelerates delivery of a ready‑to‑deploy, persistent monitoring solution for remote, unmapped environments. The deal fits SteerAI’s broader push to build a UAE‑centric autonomous systems ecosystem.
AUTOMATE 2026 to Spotlight AI, Robotics and the Future of Industrial Automation
Automate 2026, organized by the Association for Advancing Automation, will convene June 22‑25 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The four‑day show will spotlight AI‑driven production, advanced robotics, machine vision, and motion control technologies. A new Humanoid Robot Pavilion, backed by NVIDIA,...
IBM’s Consulting Chief Warns AI Will ‘Implode’ Unprepared Rivals
IBM Consulting, led by senior vice president Mohamad Ali, says it has an 18‑month AI advantage after re‑engineering its operations around a "human‑plus‑digital" workforce. The unit posted $21.16 bn in FY 2025 revenue, a 1.8% year‑over‑year rise, and $5.27 bn in Q1, up...
How Gourmet Ads Uses Zapier MCP to Turn Salesforce and Atlassian Into a Weekly Growth Report
Gourmet Ads, a digital ad firm for food brands, uses Zapier’s Multi‑Step Connectors (MCP) to stitch Salesforce, Google Analytics, email parsing and Confluence into a weekly growth report. The report delivers five concise, sub‑20‑minute action items, replacing hours‑long manual compilations. Early...
Walmart's 2-in-1 Tablet and Laptop Is only $85 with a Flash Deal
Walmart’s weekly Flash sale slashes the price of the Antemper 2-in-1 tablet‑laptop to $85, down from $96. The bundle pairs a 10.1‑inch Android 14 tablet with a Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, stylus, protective case and all necessary cables. Powered by an octa‑core...
Amazon DSP Adds Adelaide’s Pre-Bid Attention Targeting
Adelaide’s attention‑measurement platform now offers pre‑bid targeting and an AU Quality Floor on Amazon DSP, letting advertisers filter out low‑attention inventory. The AU Quality Floor automatically excludes the bottom 10% of impressions and blocks made‑for‑advertising sites. Adelaide’s AU metric is...
AI Success Hinges on Relentless Integration, Not Just Models
This is a critical post to read if you’re building an applied AI company right now. “An application earns its place in the untrainable corner by doing unglamorous work: arranging a company's private reality so a model can act on it,...
Solar Surpasses Coal in Historic Shift For US Electricity Mix
Solar power overtook coal in the United States electricity mix for the first time in May, delivering 12.8% of generation versus coal’s 12.2%, according to Ember analysis. Solar output jumped 17% year‑over‑year while coal fell 11%, highlighting a rapid shift...
UK Move to Filter Photos and Messages Triggers Encryption Worries for CISOs
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given tech firms three months to devise on‑device controls that block children from viewing or creating sexually explicit images, with a view to making the measures mandatory by law. The proposal raises immediate technical...
AI Transformation Succeeds only with a Clear CEO Mandate
It’s a privilege to speak at the Asia House in London once again. Drawing on my work with the global executive partnerships we are building at 01.AI, I shared one core observation: true AI transformation is only possible when it...
D-Wave Riding The Dual-Rail For Its Gate-Model Quantum Ambitions
D‑Wave, traditionally a quantum‑annealing specialist, is accelerating its gate‑model ambitions with a dual‑rail error‑correction architecture. In Q1 2026 the company posted $33.4 million in bookings—a 1,994% year‑over‑year rise—fuelled by a $20 million 5,000‑qubit sale to Florida Atlantic University and a $10 million quantum‑as‑a‑service...
For First Time, Americans Are Getting More of Their Electricity From Solar than Coal
Solar power supplied 12.8% of U.S. electricity in May 2026, overtaking coal’s 12.2% for the first time on record. The shift marks a rapid rise from less than half that share five years ago, while coal’s share fell from about...
WisdPi PROM21: AMD B650 Chipset Becomes a PCIe Expansion Card
The WisdPi PROM21 is a PCIe 4.0 x4 expansion card that houses AMD’s Promontory 21 B650 chipset, effectively turning a motherboard I/O hub into a plug‑in module. Priced at $199 (cables excluded), it delivers four M.2 slots, a USB‑C 20 Gb/s port, four USB‑A...
ECB Moved to Rein in Revolut’s ‘Self-Guided Missiles’ in Europe
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced new supervisory measures aimed at curbing Revolut’s rapidly expanding self‑directed investment platform, dubbed “self‑guided missiles.” The rules tighten capital‑adequacy requirements, enforce stricter disclosure of risk, and limit the range of high‑leverage products offered to...
FANUC Cobot Enables Portable Automation for High-Mix Tasks
FANUC America launched the CRX‑3iA, an 11 kg collaborative robot with a 3 kg payload and 692 mm reach, designed for quick redeployment across high‑mix, low‑volume tasks such as welding, assembly and inspection. Its lightweight chassis, magnetic base and automatic angle detection let...
Island Pharmaceuticals Expands USAMRIID Agreement for Galidesivir Marburg Study
Island Pharmaceuticals has broadened its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Army’s USAMRIID and the Geneva Foundation to launch a dose‑optimization study of its antiviral Galidesivir against the Angola strain of Marburg virus. The study, slated to start...
FCC Wants To Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms To Get All Customers' IDs
The FCC is drafting rules that would require telecom carriers to collect and retain a government‑issued ID number, name, physical address and alternate phone number for every new or renewing mobile‑service customer. The agency frames the measure as a tool...
LogicMonitor Appoints Dave Patnaik to Drive APAC
LogicMonitor has appointed former Red Hat APJ vice president Dave Patnaik as its new vice president for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Patnaik joins the company’s global go‑to‑market leadership team to accelerate regional sales, expand partner networks, and drive adoption of...
Huawei Cloud Shifts the AI Cloud Fight Beyond Token Prices
Huawei Cloud announced a strategic pivot at its June 5 Inspire conference, moving away from the token‑price wars that have dominated China’s AI cloud market. The company unveiled an "Agentic Infra" stack—including an AI Cluster Service with up to 200 exaflops, a...
Afterpay Leads the US “Pay in 4” BNPL Market with 38% of Loan Value, Topping Affirm, per the New York...
Block’s Afterpay has emerged as the dominant player in the U.S. “Pay in 4” buy‑now‑pay‑later market, commanding 38% of total loan value in 2025. The New York Fed reports Afterpay originated $53.7 billion in credit, representing a 34% share, outpacing early...
Meta Partners With Reliance on AI-Enabled Data Center in India
Meta and Reliance Industries are launching an AI‑enabled data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, with a 168 MW capacity that Meta will lease and can later expand. The facility will run on renewable power and desalinated seawater, reflecting Meta’s push for sustainable...
AI Safety Now Drives Model Release Strategies
AI safety is becoming a launch strategy. Anthropic’s release of a Mythos-class model shows how leading AI companies are trying to balance powerful new capabilities with safeguards for high-risk areas. The real test is no longer whether models can do more. It...
Best Audio Gear for Prime Day, Tested by TechRadar
Get primed for Prime Day with the best TechRadar-tested audio kit of June 2026 — know the products now; snap up deals later https://t.co/fTj0vL1mC2
How to Help Knowledge Workers Who Lose Their Jobs to AI
Brookings researcher Molly Kinder is leaving the think tank to build a solution for what she calls AI’s “messy middle.” She warns that generative AI will cause concentrated job losses among high‑paid knowledge workers, creating a politically volatile period between...
Commercetools Coins “Autonomous Commerce” And Launches Its Sphere Platform for AI Agents that Run Store Operations
Commercetools has introduced a new category called "autonomous commerce," where AI agents autonomously make and execute operational decisions such as pricing, inventory management, and promotions in real time. To support this vision, the company launched commercetools Sphere, an AI‑native headless...
Global AI Spending to Grow 47% in 2026
Gartner forecasts global AI spending to reach $2.59 trillion in 2026, a 47% year‑over‑year increase. AI‑optimized infrastructure – including servers, IaaS, networking and semiconductors – will dominate the market, accounting for over 45% of spend. Within that segment, AI‑optimized servers are...
EPC Adds Compact 3-Phase BLDC Motor Drive Inverter
EPC has launched the EPC91132, a 23 mm 3‑phase BLDC motor‑drive inverter aimed at ultra‑compact applications such as humanoid wrist actuators and micro‑drones. The design integrates the EPC33110 GaN module, a 6 mm × 6.5 mm QFN chip that packs three half‑bridges, gate drivers and...
Finwave Highlights New Switch Range and X-Microwave Partnership
Finwave Semiconductor is debuting eight new GaN‑on‑Si RF switches at IMS2026 in Boston, showcasing high‑power, broadband performance in a 4 × 4 mm QFN package. The portfolio spans SPDT and SP4T designs, with power handling up to 40 W continuous‑wave and frequencies reaching 18 GHz,...
Onsemi Introduces GaNEXUS GaN Portfolio
Onsemi has unveiled GaNEXUS, a new gallium‑nitride power portfolio spanning 40 V to 650 V. The family includes Smart FETs with built‑in protection and thermally enhanced packages that fit standard footprints. In low‑voltage AI server converters the devices shrink magnetics by up...
Semi Expands QSiC Module Range for SSTs and AC-DC
US‑based SemiQ has broadened its QSiC Dual3 half‑bridge MOSFET module family, introducing high‑thermal‑performance versions that use aluminum‑nitride substrates and pre‑applied thermal interface material, as well as new 1700 V devices with as low as 1.7 mΩ RDSon. The expanded lineup is aimed...
TikTok Shop Bans AI-Generated Voices and Static-Image Content From Its Promotional Livestreams and Shoppable Videos
TikTok Shop announced a ban on AI‑generated voices, prerecorded narration and static‑image content in promotional livestreams and shoppable videos. Sellers must speak live in real time and keep still frames to less than half the screen. Violations trigger commission limits,...
GSA Releases Elimination, Optimization and Automation Handbook
The U.S. General Services Administration today released the Elimination, Optimization and Automation (EOA) Handbook, a practical guide for federal leaders aiming to boost operational efficiency and cut administrative burdens. Drawing on lessons from GSA, the Department of Education and NASA,...
How AI Agents Reshape Knowledge Work
Frontier AI systems like Perplexity Computer are narrowing the gap between model intelligence and practical utility. In partnership with Harvard Business School, Perplexity released a comprehensive empirical study of its Computer product in real‑world settings. The research finds that users...
Innovativeness & Productivity
The article outlines how combining human insight with generative AI reshapes productivity and creativity across enterprises. Routine tasks such as email drafting, code scaffolding, and meeting agenda creation can be automated, freeing staff to focus on high‑value decisions. A four‑step...
T-Cell Synapse Formation Is Restrained by PTPN22–PSTPIP1 Signaling
Researchers led by Megan Joseph at University College London identified a new brake on T‑cell activation: the PTPN22‑PSTPIP1 signaling axis. Using super‑resolution DNA‑PAINT imaging, they showed that PTPN22 binds the adaptor PSTPIP1 to restrain actin remodeling at the immunological synapse....
Solar & Storage Provide Over 90% of All New Power Added to the U.S. Grid in Q1, Despite Headwinds in...
U.S. added 7.8 GW of solar capacity in Q1 2026, pushing cumulative installations past 6 million. Solar and storage accounted for 91% of all new power added, with utility‑scale contracts up 15% YoY as AI‑driven demand spikes. Texas remained the fastest‑growing market,...
Here's Why Rocket Launch Trajectories Are Curved Like Bananas
Rocket launches follow a curved, banana‑shaped path known as a brachistochrone, the most fuel‑efficient route to orbit. The maneuver, called a gravity turn, leverages Earth’s rotation and gravity to minimize propellant use while achieving the required downrange velocity. Launch sites...
DorsaVi Licences NTU Robotics IP To Expand Into Human-Robot Collaboration
dorsaVi (ASX:DVL) has secured an exclusive worldwide 10‑year licence from NTU Singapore for two robotics IP assets covering real‑time safety control and multimodal data‑collection tools. The deal adds a universal safety‑control framework and an automated data‑gathering methodology to dorsaVi’s existing...
"AI Should Be Your Digital Sidekick": Coty’s Ramya Balakrishnan Shares How HR Can Build Practical AI Capability
At InteracTech Asia 2026 Coty’s VP of Global Talent & Development Ramya Balakrishnan warned that HR leaders must shift focus from merely adopting AI tools to strengthening judgement when redesigning work. She highlighted the mixed progress of AI reskilling and...
The Contracts Queen’s Guide to Optimizing Contract Playbooks for AI
The article outlines how to convert traditional contract playbooks into AI‑ready assets for modern redlining CLMs and agents. It stresses building the playbook first in a spreadsheet, treating that file as the single source of truth, and customizing prompts to...
AI Recorder Generates Instant Multilingual Summaries From Speech
Smart #AI Voice Recorder Converts Speech Into Instant Multilingual Summaries by @ViralRushX #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Tech #FutureTech https://t.co/P5v9vpQmP4
Decentralized AI Models Can Rival State‑of‑the‑Art Performance
Great thread on building and training decentralized AI models powerful enough to compete with SOTA models
Google Just Fired a Warning Shot in the AI Subscription Price Wars
Google slashed the monthly price of its AI Plus subscription from $7.99 to $4.99 and doubled included storage to 400 GB, making the service the most affordable U.S. AI plan. The move mirrors a low‑price strategy first deployed in India, where Google...
Microsoft to Work with Federal Govt on Cyber Security Through MoU
Microsoft and the Australian federal government signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the security of the nation’s critical digital assets. The MoU creates a framework for cooperation on secure cloud, cyber‑threat sharing, AI governance and resilience of network and...
A Manitoba MRI Breakthrough, Thanks to Software
In February 2025 Boundary Trails Health Centre became the first Canadian site to install Deep Resolve, an AI‑driven MRI software upgrade. The new platform slashed scan times by 40‑70%, turning a 20‑minute lumbar scan into a five‑minute exam and sharpening...
Shape-Shifting Nanorobots Assemble Into Chains, Ribbons, and Swarms on Demand
A new review in Nanotechnology outlines how combining magnetic fields with light‑responsive materials creates hybrid micro‑ and nanorobots that can change shape, self‑assemble, and perform multiple functions on demand. The authors detail design strategies such as magnetic cores with photo‑active...
Vancouver Innovates with Robotics for Cancer Care
Vancouver General Hospital has become the first Canadian facility to deploy KIRO oncology robots for chemotherapy compounding, cutting preparation time from about an hour for 12 doses to roughly 40 minutes—a 30% efficiency gain. The dual‑arm, barcode‑verified system, funded by...
Space Force Picks Intelsat, Viasat for Protected SATCOM Program
The U.S. Space Force awarded Intelsat General and Viasat a combined $437 million contract to build the first two satellites of the Protected Tactical SATCOM‑Global (PTS‑G) constellation, slated for launch in 2028. The Swarm 1 effort will eventually field four geosynchronous satellites...
MUHC’s IMPACT Aims to Accelerate Innovation
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and its Research Institute have launched the IMPACT Centre, a dedicated hub to accelerate the translation of healthcare innovations into real‑world patient care. The centre will give clinicians, researchers and industry partners streamlined access...
Jacobian Expands Collaboration with SickKids
Jacobian announced the continuation and expansion of its partnership with Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) through 2026, focusing on AI‑driven pediatric radiology. The collaboration will embed Jacobian’s speech‑recognition and imaging platform into SickKids’ workflow to improve efficiency, reduce radiologist...