Technetix Revenues Surge on North American Network Upgrades
Technetix announced a 54% year‑on‑year revenue surge to $112.4 million in 2025, propelled by massive network upgrades across the Americas. U.S. and Canadian Tier‑1 operators adopted its 1.8 GHz technology, lifting regional revenue 156% to $68.9 million. Gross profit rose 49% to $30.6 million and EBITDA turned positive at $7.2 million, while free cash flow swung to a $13.7 million inflow. The company still posted a pre‑tax loss of $8.8 million, though it narrowed by 34% year‑over‑year.
Tunisia Launches 200 MW Call for PV Projects Under New Licensing Scheme
Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy announced a sixth licensing round inviting private developers to submit proposals for up to 200 MW of new solar power plants. Applications are open from April 15 to June 15 and will be assessed based on...
YMTC Expands Memory Production with New Fabs and DRAM Plans
Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) is adding two new fabs to double its output from roughly 200,000 to 400,000 wafers per month. The third plant in Wuhan will start later this year and ramp to about 50,000 wafers monthly by 2027....
NVIDIA Warranty Costs Spiked in 2025 as GPU Claims Rose
NVIDIA's warranty expenses surged dramatically in 2025, climbing to $894 million from $81 million a year earlier. The claim rate rose from 0.17% in Q1 to 0.9% by Q4, prompting a jump in warranty reserves to $2.59 billion. AMD also saw higher warranty...
The Starship V3 Static Fire Everyone Was Waiting for Just Happened
SpaceX successfully completed a full‑duration static fire of Starship V3 at Starbase, Texas, confirming all 33 Raptor 3 engines ignited together. The test generated roughly 9,240 tons of thrust, enough to lift the Empire State Building, and demonstrates the vehicle’s capability to...
SEC Wants to Cede Lending App Oversight to BSP
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a position paper to transfer full oversight of financing and lending firms to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The central bank has signaled openness to a joint‑regulation model, pending legislation...
Zero Meetings Drive Faster Growth Through Autonomy
At my company we have ZERO meetings. And we're growing fast. Here's how we do it: 1. ANYONE can make a decision Most meetings are a way to avoid making hard decisions. Or a way to have 107 different people "give their input". Instead,...
10 Lessons From 10 Factory Visits
Dozuki’s recent report distills ten on‑site observations into actionable lessons for manufacturers. By embedding digital work instructions, industrial AI and connected‑worker tools, companies moved quality upstream, slashed warranty rates and cut documentation time dramatically. Real‑time dashboards and photo‑based traceability boosted...
Hexagon Upgrades PULSE, Advancing Real-Time Environmental Monitoring
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division launched an upgraded version of its PULSE real‑time environmental monitoring system for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The new hardware and platform extend sensing beyond the machine to track temperature, humidity, vibration, shock and probe deflection, giving...
Why Data Security Alone Won’t Cut It for AI in Regulated Industries
Data security alone cannot guarantee safe AI outcomes in regulated life‑science environments. While ISO 27001 secures data against external threats, the new ISO 42001 standard introduces governance requirements that address AI decision‑making, accountability, and human oversight. The article argues that regulators are...
VR Teleoperation Gives Intuitive, Fatigue‑Free Robot Control
Imagine controlling a robotic arm with the same effortless intuition as reaching for a tool in your own workshop… No laggy screens or locked perspectives killing your focus. Robotics pros know the frustration of clunky teleoperation systems that turn precise...
PreVenTB Trial: Considerations for Interpreting Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Efficacy and Tuberculin Skin Test-Stratified Analyses
The PreVenTB phase‑3 trial evaluated the recombinant BCG vaccine VPM1002 and the subunit vaccine Immuvac in 12,700 Indian household contacts, but neither met the primary endpoint of preventing microbiologically confirmed tuberculosis. The authors noted a 23.1% versus 20.3% six‑month tuberculin...
Nokia, Blaize Target AI Inference Gap in APAC
Nokia and AI‑chip designer Blaise are expanding their earlier MoU into a joint effort to build a reference architecture that streamlines hybrid AI inference across edge, cloud and data‑center environments in the Asia‑Pacific region. The collaboration will use Nokia’s Innovation...
Ahsan Hadi: PgEdge Vectorizer and RAG Server: Bringing Semantic Search to PostgreSQL (Part 2)
The pgEdge Vectorizer and RAG Server deliver a full Retrieval‑Augmented Generation pipeline that lives entirely inside PostgreSQL, eliminating the need for a separate vector database. The Vectorizer runs as a background worker, automatically chunking text, generating embeddings via Ollama, OpenAI,...
The Cameras Behind Artemis II’s Stunning Lunar Images
NASA enlisted two professional photography instructors to give Artemis II astronauts 20 hours of hands‑on training before the April 1 launch, focusing on composition, lighting and equipment handling. The crew relied on a Nikon D5 DSLR—renowned for radiation tolerance and low‑light performance—as the...
Should Affiliates Trust Google’s AI Ad Tools?
Google posted a record $400 billion revenue in 2024, with Q4 ad earnings of $82.28 billion and YouTube contributing $11.38 billion. The company touts AI‑driven ad tools like AI Max, citing an 80% revenue lift for Aritzia and early pilots with brands such...
Why “Fast WiFi” Isn’t Enough – The Real Challenge in Industrial Networks
A recent client upgrade to Wi‑Fi 6 revealed that speed alone does not solve connectivity drops in mobile industrial environments. The core issue is maintaining seamless connections during rapid handovers as autonomous vehicles, robots, and handhelds move across coverage zones. WallysTech’s...
GenAI Bridges My Executive Functioning Gaps
I’ve spent the last two months of my free time designing and implementing genAI experiments to help fill some of my executive functioning gaps. The most successful? * An executive functioning assistant trained on neurodivergence, PDA, RSD, and relationship maintenance gaps...
China Launches National Plan to Build AI Literacy Across Education System
China has unveiled a national AI literacy action plan that spans primary schools, universities and adult learning, coordinated by five central ministries. The plan mandates AI curricula, teacher certification standards and lifelong micro‑credential courses to build a country‑wide AI knowledge...
Uber in Big Pivot to Autonomous Robo-Taxis
Uber Technologies announced a more than $10 billion commitment to autonomous‑vehicle deployment, marking a departure from its traditional asset‑light gig model. The plan combines roughly $2.5 billion in equity stakes with over $7.5 billion to purchase and operate robo‑taxi fleets. Partnerships with Baidu,...
Vertical Bifacial PV Outperforms Tilted PV Systems in the UK
A year‑long study by the University of York shows that Over Easy Solar’s vertical bifacial photovoltaic system outperforms traditional tilted monofacial panels across all UK seasons. The bifacial array delivered up to 26.9% more electricity during morning hours and 24.5%...
5 Budget Watch Alternatives to Luxury Pieces
Luxury watches such as the Rolex Submariner and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak command five‑figure prices, leaving most consumers out of reach. The article highlights five affordable alternatives—Tissot PRX, Orient Kamasu, Bulova Lunar Pilot, Casio MTP‑B190, and Timex Legacy—that capture the design...
Deepfakes Are a Threat to Age Assurance, and Injection Attack Detection Is the Answer
Yoti’s CEO Robin Tombs warned that deepfake‑generated media can undermine age‑assurance systems by exploiting post‑authentication injection attacks. Traditional liveness detection, while still essential, no longer blocks sophisticated AI‑crafted faces that are introduced after the initial login. Yoti proposes a multi‑layered...
Créo Global Strengthens Performance and SEO Capabilities with Senior Hires
Créo Global announced senior hires to boost its performance marketing and SEO capabilities. Salman Plasterwala joins as Performance Lead, bringing over a decade of experience with brands such as Emirates, Philips and Mercedes‑Benz. Jayesh Jain comes aboard as SEO Lead, known for...
Drug-Resistant Fungi Prompt a Five-Step Global Plan Ahead of WHO's 2026 Update
An international consortium of 50 researchers led by Radboudumc has issued a five‑step plan to curb the rise of drug‑resistant fungi. The strategy—covering awareness, surveillance, infection control, optimized drug use, and investment—aims to shape the World Health Organization’s 2026 Global...
Expert Tips on Borrowing Cash, From Everyday Spending to £20k Loans
Consumers now face a maze of borrowing options from credit cards and BNPL to personal loans up to $25,000. Experts explain that while BNPL can be interest‑free, missed payments trigger fees and credit‑score hits, whereas credit cards at 30‑36% APR...
Vaillant Launches Space-Saving Residential Heat Pump
German heating specialist Vaillant has introduced the Arotherm Pro, a compact air‑to‑water heat pump that uses propane (R‑290) as a low‑GWP refrigerant. The product is offered in 5 kW, 7 kW and 11 kW models, delivering a maximum coefficient of performance of 5.03 at...
Education Has Nowhere to Hide in the Agentic Era
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the open‑source agentic framework OpenClaw “the new computer,” signaling a shift to autonomous AI agents that can act without human oversight. The author argues that this "agentic era" gives individuals and organizations the ability to...
AI Will Replace Jobs, Enrich Investors, Displace Workers
AI is killing everything. I think most people still aren’t grasping what’s happening. Most jobs will be replaced by AI very soon. Companies expenses will decrease and profits will skyrocket. Investors who own the right stocks will get rich, While employees will get left in...
Off the Shelf Cell Therapies for Bone Marrow Transplantation with Ossium Health’s Kevin Caldwell — Episode 251
In episode 251 of the Xtalks Life Science Podcast, Kevin Caldwell, CEO and co‑founder of Ossium Health, discusses the company’s pioneering off‑the‑shelf bone‑marrow therapy derived from deceased organ donors. The treatment aims to solve long‑standing clinical and logistical hurdles in...
Northamptonshire ICB Ranked England’s Most Digitally Mature
Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board has been ranked as England’s most digitally mature integrated care system, a dramatic rise from its low‑performing status just two years ago. The new Northamptonshire Care Record now aggregates health and social data for over 800,000...
Compliance Tool Launched to Help Agents Prepare for Renters’ Rights Act
Bilans Solutions has launched Compliance Tracker, a dashboard that integrates with Reapit’s AgencyCloud platform to help letting agents ready their portfolios for the UK Renters’ Rights Act, which takes effect on 1 May. The tool automatically pulls gas safety, electrical, EPC...
CleanMax to Supply 50 MW Hybrid Renewable Power to Sangam India in Rajasthan
CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd announced a partnership with Sangam India Ltd to supply 50 MW of hybrid renewable power in Rajasthan. The project combines 30 MW of solar, 20 MW of wind and a 2 MWh battery storage system, feeding five textile facilities...
Europe Builds Its First “Kill-Switch Proof” Cloud Recovery Stack
At the European Data Summit, Cubbit, SUSE, Elemento Cloud and StorPool unveiled Europe’s first fully sovereign disaster‑recovery stack, designed to protect organisations from foreign‑vendor kill‑switches and other catastrophic events. The solution bundles storage, compute, orchestration and security components into a...
Memes and Matchmakers: Inside Schmooze’s Bet on AI-Led Dating
Schmooze, a meme‑centric dating app founded by Vidya Madhavan and Abhinav Anurag, is leveraging AI to turn meme swipes into personality signals for more intentional matches. The platform has amassed over 5 million users and logged 3.5 billion meme interactions, feeding an...
ANDRITZ Wins Equipment Order for India’s Largest 3,000 MW Pumped Storage Project in Maharashtra
Technology firm ANDRITZ announced it has won a contract to supply ten pump turbines, motor‑generators and related electromechanical equipment for Torrent Power’s Saidongar‑1 Karjat pumped‑storage project in Maharashtra. The deal, valued at roughly €200 million (about $215 million), will be fulfilled in...
Q&A: SAP’s Balaji Balasubramanian on Turning Customer Experience Into an Enterprise Growth Engine
SAP President Balaji Balasubramanian says customer experience is moving from a front‑office function to an enterprise‑wide growth engine. SAP CX is being re‑positioned around connected data that links marketing, sales, service and the operational backbone to drive profitable outcomes. The company...
Verifiable AI and the Future of Trust
Verifiable AI uses zero‑knowledge proofs to let third parties confirm AI outputs without exposing model data or private inputs. Companies such as ARPA Network are piloting ZKML for identity management, data analytics, and Web3 applications. While generating cryptographic proofs for...
Scotland's Water Industry Commission Consolidates IT Services
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) has issued a four‑year, £144,167 (≈$185,000) tender to appoint a single supplier for consolidated IT services, covering Microsoft 365 support, cybersecurity, and technical consultancy. The procurement places a heavy emphasis on quality—80% of the...
SpaceX Starship V3 Has Successful Static Fire
SpaceX achieved a full‑duration static fire of Starship V3 (starship 39), with all six Raptor engines igniting as planned. The test validates propulsion upgrades and confirms thrust, vibration, and thermal performance ahead of an integrated flight. Although Booster 19’s launch was postponed...
AI-Driven Chip Shortage Slowing Efforts to Get World Online: GSMA
GSMA warns that the AI‑driven memory chip shortage is inflating smartphone prices and curbing production of low‑end devices, slowing efforts to connect the 2.2 billion unconnected people worldwide. Chipmakers are prioritising high‑bandwidth chips for AI data centres, leaving fewer affordable chips...
Google Brings Personal Intelligence to Gemini Users in India, Four Months After Beta Launch in US
Google has extended its Personal Intelligence feature for Gemini to users in India, following a four‑month beta in the United States. The upgrade lets Gemini draw on data from Gmail, Photos, YouTube and Search to deliver context‑aware answers across web,...
Unlock Your AI Courses: The Ultimate Guide To Working in AI
An extensive guide compiles free AI learning resources from leading tech firms and 16 curated GitHub repositories, offering a one‑stop roadmap for beginners to advanced practitioners. The post also promotes two partner offers—a Mercor membership where top contractors earn about...
Fear of ‘Vibebioterror’ Overstates Threat, Defends SynBio Education
@strnr do you sincerely think that vibebioterror will be a thing? I honestly think this is fear mongering at its highest caliber. You can go to a community college right now and learn all you need to work with microbes...
Achieve Exponential AI Advantage in 90 Days
The 90-Day AI Leap: From Incrementalism to Exponential Advantage by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/NVCiMQZBWN @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #TechNews #AgenticAI #AIAgents #Agentic #AI #FutureOfWork #Strategy #CEO #CFO https://t.co/QjGaX0e6nB
Homes for Ukraine Data System Goes In-House
The UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has migrated its Homes for Ukraine data system from a 2022 emergency supplier platform to a new in‑house solution called Share. Built in under a year, Share consolidates three years...
Adversaries Harvest Encrypted Data Today for Future Quantum Decryption
Adversaries are already collecting encrypted data today, betting they can decrypt it once sufficiently powerful quantum systems arrive. This is called "harvest-now, decrypt-later." And it's happening right now. Here's why no industry is exempt from what's coming: https://t.co/KvatQOAzmh #QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity #WorldQuantumDay
SpaceX Rocket Lights Up Concert Sky at SB Bowl
Watching the @SpaceX rocket launch over the @DBtodomundo concert at the @sbBowl - pretty epic https://t.co/VDta8rY2sz
Which Amazon Sellers Are Exempt From the April 15 Ad Change
Amazon announced that starting April 15 ad costs will be deducted directly from seller proceeds, but a follow‑up email clarified the change only applies to a subset of high‑spending advertisers. Sellers who receive the notice will lose credit‑card billing and the...
Guardian SC1 Revolutionizes Large-Scale Aerial Crop Protection
GUARDIAN SC1: Advanced Aerial Crop Protection System Transforming Large-Scale Farming via @WevolverApp #AgriTech #TechForGood #Innovation #Tech #Technology https://t.co/lnT5SlaQmG
