Exploring Structural Variation in Genomic Studies
Broad Institute’s Primer on Medical and Population Genetics released a new session exploring structural variation in genomic studies. The free weekly video series provides in‑depth introductions to complex trait genetics, covering topics from DNA sequencing to statistical analysis. Targeted at research technicians, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and investigators entering the field, the sessions are publicly available on YouTube. Viewers can contact organizers for suggestions or more information.
Windows Security App Gains Secure Boot Certificate Status Ahead of Major Certificate Refresh
Microsoft is quietly updating Secure Boot certificates that were issued in 2011 and will expire in June 2026. The new certificates are being delivered through Windows Update and become visible in April 2026 via a badge in the Windows Security...
Chemists Make Hydrogen From Breadcrumbs in Groundbreaking Reaction that Could Replace some Fossil Fuels
Chemists at the University of Edinburgh have demonstrated a hybrid bio‑catalytic process that turns bread crumbs into hydrogen for hydrogenation reactions. By pairing E. coli that ferment waste‑derived glucose with a palladium catalyst, the team achieved a 94% yield of the...
Brazilian Banks to Verify Satellite Deforestation Data for Rural Credit
Brazilian banks will now verify satellite‑derived deforestation data before granting rural credit, a rule that takes effect on Wednesday. The requirement forces lenders to cross‑check properties against a government registry covering illegal clear‑cutting since July 2019, using imagery from the National...
Inside the Pipe: What the Architecture Diagram Doesn’t Tell You
The team migrated an on‑premises MongoDB golden source of reference data into a governed cloud pipeline using Kafka, Apache Iceberg, and Athena. They implemented a three‑layer architecture—Landing, Bronze, and Silver—to isolate raw ingestion, structural conversion, and consumer‑ready tables, each with...
Viral Posts Follow a Predictable Five‑step Structure
Viral content often looks random only if you don’t study structure. Behind a lot of strong posts and videos there’s a pattern: - a hook family - a framing choice - a pacing decision - a CTA - a distribution fit
L3Harris Taps Mercury Systems for High-Capacity Data Storage on SDA Tranche 3 Satellites
On April 2, 2026, Mercury Systems won a contract from L3Harris Technologies to provide advanced solid‑state data recorders for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer. The SSDRs are the highest‑capacity, radiation‑tolerant units in a 3U VPX form factor, delivering...
Payment News Digest: Infrastructure, Control & Scale in Focus
The payments ecosystem is undergoing rapid transformation as Xero, Checkout.com, Paysend and other players roll out new services. Xero introduced online bill‑payment capabilities for U.S. small businesses, leveraging its recent Melio acquisition. Checkout.com and Paysend announced upgrades that enhance cross‑border...
AI Turns Companies Into Self‑Intelligent Organizations
NEW EPISODE: @jack & @roelofbotha unpack @blocks 40% staff cut and rebuilding the entire company as a mini-AGI. This isn’t “use AI to make people more productive.” It’s making the company itself the intelligence. If you’re a founder or operator wondering what...
Two Neutral IVUS Trials in Complex PCI—And One Positive—Spark Debate
Three recent randomized trials compared intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) with angiography for guiding complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Only DKCRUSH VIII, which focused on true bifurcation lesions, demonstrated a 60% relative reduction in 1‑year target‑vessel failure. The European OPTIMAL and IVUS‑CHIP studies,...
Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma’s D2C Service OpenWav Launches Snafu-Backed Indie Artist Financing Platform
OpenWav, the direct‑to‑fan platform co‑founded by Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma, has unveiled OpenWav Artist Bank, a financing service that offers independent musicians cash advances ranging from low five figures to high seven figures. The program, built with AI‑driven catalog...
General Device’s User Spotlight: Arizona — Improving Pediatric Patient Care
Phoenix Children’s Hospital upgraded its telecommunications infrastructure with General Device’s CAREpoint ED Workstation to satisfy Arizona Base Hospital certification, enabling advanced life‑support direction for incoming EMS crews. The solution integrates radio voice and video recording, real‑time data monitoring, management reporting,...
🔮 Autoresearch and the Experimental Society
Autoresearch is an open‑source framework that runs autonomous experimental loops, letting a human define goals while an AI iterates toward optimal results. Andrej Karpathy’s initial test trained a GPT‑2‑scale model two days faster and discovered 20 genuine improvements, a speed...
LiveRamp Extends Partnership with Unity
LiveRamp has broadened its collaboration with Unity, integrating its RampID identity solution into Unity Exchange. The move gives marketers access to Unity’s mobile ecosystem of 2.9 billion monthly active devices globally and 256 million in the United States. By leveraging first‑party data,...
Reddit Partners with Anonym
Reddit has teamed up with Mozilla’s Anonym platform to offer encrypted, privacy‑first advertising measurement. Anonym’s confidential computation layer lets advertisers gauge incremental lift without sharing raw first‑party data. The integration expands Reddit’s ad toolkit for brands operating under strict data‑governance...
Google Previews Gemini Nano 4 for Android AICore, Coming This Year
Google unveiled Gemini Nano 4, the next‑gen AI model for Android, alongside its larger sibling Gemma 4. The Nano line ships in two TPU‑optimized flavors—Fast, which is three times quicker than the previous E4B version, and Full, which offers higher‑level reasoning. Both variants...
Broot.ai Partners with Vonage
Broot.ai, a B2B contact‑management platform, has integrated Vonage Voice APIs to embed one‑click, in‑app calling and instant local‑number provisioning. The new feature lets sales and marketing teams dial prospects directly from the CRM and assign US, European, and Pacific local...
Android's Emergency Alerts Just Got a Major Map Upgrade - but Change This Setting First
Google’s March 2026 Android update adds a map view to Wireless Emergency Alerts, letting users see the exact footprint of weather, AMBER or other public safety alerts and their own location within it. The feature replaces vague text descriptions with...
New Rowhammer Attacks Give Complete Control of Machines Running Nvidia GPUs
Researchers have unveiled two GPU‑focused Rowhammer attacks, GDDRHammer and GeForge, that can flip bits in Nvidia Ampere‑generation GDDR memory and gain arbitrary read/write access to CPU RAM. By massaging GPU page‑table allocations, the exploits break isolation and open a root...
Kustomer Launches Kustomer AI - Signals
Customer experience platform Kustomer introduced Kustomer AI‑Signals, an add‑on that delivers real‑time sentiment, escalation risk, and unified context to agents and managers. The feature pulls purchase history, prior interactions, and sentiment analysis to generate a plain‑language summary as soon as...
The Charts Are Showing Solar Stocks Will Keep Soaring After a Strong Start to the Year
Solar-focused Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) has surged 16% year‑to‑date and 62% since President Trump’s return, outperforming most sectors. Technical analysis shows the fund trading between $52 and $60, with MACD and RSI turning positive, indicating a likely continuation of the...
Mitsubishi Electric Enters ROHM–Toshiba Chip Integration Talks
Mitsubishi Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding to discuss integrating its power‑device operations with the semiconductor businesses of ROHM and Toshiba Electronic Devices, alongside Japan Industrial Partners and TBJ Holdings. The talks aim to create a globally competitive semiconductor...
Improving Storage Efficiency in Magic Pocket, Our Immutable Blob Store
Dropbox’s exabyte‑scale immutable blob store, Magic Pocket, faced a sharp rise in storage overhead after a new Live Coder service created many under‑filled volumes. To combat the fragmentation, the engineering team introduced two additional compaction strategies—L2, a dynamic‑programming‑based volume packer,...
Terabase Energy Invests in Automation and Engineering to Streamline Solar Construction
Terabase Energy’s upgraded Terafab V2 system has completed field testing and is now ready for commercial deployment, using AI‑assisted robotics to assemble and place solar panel‑tracker modules on‑site. The automated line can process assemblies in two‑minute cycles, potentially delivering 20 MW...
ChatGPT Ads Prioritize Clarity Over Creative Hype
Interested in ChatGPT Ads? -> Data shows ChatGPT ads favor clarity over creativity (Adthena analysis) *The average headline clocks in at just 30 characters and around 5 words. *Body copy averages 116 characters and roughly 19 words. "The overall tone across these ads...
Authors Should Harness AI to Deliver Their Best Work
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/artificial-intelligence-writers-powerful-language I use AI everyday to write my books. I have an obligation to write the best book that I can for my readers. That means using every tool that's necessary.
ERP HEADtoHEAD™ 2026 Highlights Growing Demand for Structured ERP Evaluation as AI and Transformation Pressures Intensify
ERP HEADtoHEAD™ 2026 in Birmingham gathered over 180 senior ERP buyers, the event’s highest attendance ever. The conference emphasized structured, script‑based demos that let participants directly compare multiple ERP solutions. Attendees highlighted AI’s evolution into an execution layer and stressed...
One Viral Video Turned a $300 Prototype Into $2B Deal
Before he sold his VR headset to Meta for $2 BILLION... Palmer Luckey was just a teenager tinkering in his garage. Until one video of his goofy prototype caught the eye of a powerful person. Here's how a single post turned...
MMA POSSIBLE Miami Beach 2026
The MMA POSSIBLE 2026 marketing conference will run April 27‑29, 2026 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Organized by MMA and Hyve, the three‑day event gathers senior leaders from brands, agencies, media, and technology to shape future marketing strategies. Attendees...
Georgia Power Breaks Ground on 1 GWh BESS Near Existing Solar Site
Georgia Power has broken ground on a 260 MW battery energy storage system with just over 1 GWh capacity adjacent to its existing solar farm near Wadley, Georgia. Burns & McDonnell will build the BESS, targeting completion in 2027. The storage will capture...
TaxTec, Proxymity and Label Launch End-to-End MiKaDiv Fix
TaxTec, Proxymity and Label announced a strategic partnership to deliver the industry’s first fully connected, end‑to‑end solution for MiKaDiv withholding‑tax compliance. The joint offering links issuer, custodian and investor data, validates it across the custody chain, and produces schema‑driven regulatory...
Spring 2026 Reader Satisfaction Survey
The author of the Smart Prompts for AI newsletter launched a Spring 2026 Reader Satisfaction Survey that takes under a minute to complete. The post bundles two free AI prompts—one for crafting short, unbiased surveys and another for turning raw...
How to Set up a Free, Open-Source, Local AI Assistant Using Ollama, Granite, and Open-WebUI
The Suffolk LIT Lab hosted a community workshop where JJ Asghar demonstrated how to build a free, open‑source AI assistant that runs entirely on a local machine. The tutorial combined Ollama for model serving, the Granite LLM for efficient inference,...
Inbound Content Attracts Brands, Cold Pitches Fail
Cold pitching brands is a losing strategy. Response rates sit in the low single digits, and brands ignore generic emails. Inbound flips the script by making you discoverable through SEO, problem-solving content, and organic brand mentions. Warm inbound leads close at higher rates...
ChatGPT App Adds File Picker for Easier Uploads
ChatGPT app may make it easier to find all those files you uploaded during your chats ChatGPT could get a new file picker, share sheet, and more. ✅ Details and screenshots - https://t.co/w2qDLhRfXk https://t.co/yjUo5HSxPw
Global Solar Additions Reached Record 511 GW in 2025, Says IRENA
IRENA reports a record 511 GW of solar added in 2025, representing 75% of the 692 GW of renewables capacity installed worldwide. Total renewable power capacity reached 5.14 TW, about 49% of global installed power. Asia supplied 74.2% of new renewable capacity, while...
Exxon Hid Failing $500M Algae Project From Investors
Documents show Exxon executives knew a $500 million algae research project wasn’t meeting its goals outside the lab, even as they promoted it to investors as a potential boon https://t.co/Sak3Wc9jUg via @WSJ
What Banks and Data Should Plaid Prioritize?
Which banks, data elements, or account types would you most like to see @Plaid add or improve?
Gemini for Android Auto Is Rolling Out More Widely, but Not Everyone Is Happy About It
Google has accelerated the rollout of its Gemini AI voice assistant to Android Auto, making the feature suddenly available to a wave of drivers after a year‑long, slow deployment. Early adopters report mixed experiences, with some praising the new conversational...
Rising Amazon Fees? Just Buy More AMZN
Every time Amazon raises your fees, just buy some more $AMZN stock You should have realized by now how good their business model is - they just keep raking fees from sellers but you have nowhere else to go Just buy the...
AI Accelerates Teaching Tasks, Your Expertise Still Key
🧠 Your expertise is what makes the final product great. 📝 AI just helps you get there faster. 🔗 New on the blog: 3 types of tasks AI can help teachers tackle. https://t.co/GDB21ns6XH
The Shy Girl AI Scandal Is Way Worse Than You Think
In this episode Dre Dossier examines the "Shy Girl" AI scandal, where author Mia Ballard was accused of using AI to write her horror novel, leading Hachette to drop her—the first major publisher to do so over AI allegations. Dre unpacks...
Gemma 4 Launches with Reasoning, Multimodal, Cloud‑Run GPU Support
Gemma 4 is out. ✅ Reasoning ✅ Multi-modal ✅ Apache 2.0 ✅ Supported in Cloud Run with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs https://t.co/GI2RlFHjj5
Just 19% Use Modern Wi‑Fi; Legacy Hinders AI Scaling
"Our research shows that only 19% of organizations are running the latest Wi-Fi generations, and those stuck on legacy systems struggle to scale AI workloads and meet the performance, capacity, and reliability demands of modern, device-dense environments." https://t.co/wlCL1AVkVR
Cookstoves with SIM Cards Are Reviving a Contested Carbon Credit
Carbon markets have been shaken by a $250 million fraud and methodological flaws that let cookstove projects claim excessive credits. A new metered methodology, approved by Gold Standard and the Integrity Council, uses SIM‑equipped stoves to record real‑time usage, addressing over‑optimistic...
Instagram Bots Inflate Likes, Kill Real Sales
I’m fairly confident Instagram is using bot traffic to compete for creators. How could a Soundcloud link get 77 like and lead to zero sales of a $7 book? https://t.co/OyE7ILI5XZ
Artemis II Begins TLI Burn, Reaching Lunar Distance
The Artemis II Integrity spacecraft is now coasting downwards and will reach perigee of about 195 km late on Apr 2. At 2349:50 UTC it will make the TLI (Trans-Lunar Injection) burn, a 388 m/s burn lasting 5m51s to raise...
Amazon Weighs a Deal to Boost Its Satellite Internet Ambitions. Why It's Worthy Pursuit
Amazon is in talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar, a move that would expand its fledgling Leo internet‑from‑space service. Leo currently runs about 200 low‑Earth‑orbit satellites, far fewer than SpaceX’s Starlink network of over 10,000 satellites and 10 million users. The...
AI as Cognitive System 3 Redefines Code Economics
Fragments: three layers of system health, AI as cognitive system 3, what's expensive if agents make coding free, and the future of source code https://t.co/OfzP4x4MJE
Many Still Doubt AI's Readiness for Security
Have you met people in the last few months who believe that todays AI is NOT ready to be used for security?
