
Scality and WEKA announced that Scality RING will serve as the back‑end object store for WEKA’s NeuralMesh high‑performance AI file system. The partnership leverages NeuralMesh’s SSD‑based front‑end with RING’s cost‑efficient, disk‑based object tier, delivering up to ten times faster performance than traditional S3 interfaces. Tests show up to 20 % lower infrastructure costs, allowing enterprises to scale AI and HPC pipelines economically. The solution is available now via a simple HTTPS connector, requiring no code changes.

Retailers are pouring millions into data pipelines, yet most use the insights merely to streamline operations—faster email sends, quicker inventory moves, and real‑time dashboards. The article argues that this productivity focus creates generic experiences that annoy customers. By shifting from...

SYOS Aerospace announced that frontline feedback is accelerating upgrades to its uncrewed maritime, ground and aerial platforms, enabling rapid development cycles. The firm has produced over 140 uncrewed surface vessels in the past year and is expanding production for NATO...

Cherry Bekaert announced a strategic alliance with Enkrypt AI, integrating the firm’s risk and compliance expertise with Enkrypt’s automated AI security platform. The partnership delivers real‑time guardrails, testing, validation, and continuous monitoring to help clients meet emerging standards such as...

The Division of Applied Regulatory Science (DARS) operates within the FDA’s Office of Clinical Pharmacology and the Office of Translational Sciences. Its mandate is to translate emerging scientific advances into the agency’s regulatory framework, tackling complex questions that hinder drug...
South Korea is preparing amendments to its Network Act and Personal Information Protection Act after a wave of high‑profile data breaches in telecommunications, retail and finance. The revisions aim to tighten data protection, reinforce security governance, and boost the effectiveness...
Progressive Robotics unveiled AnyStack, a turnkey robotic palletizing system that combines an industrial arm, AI‑driven vision, and intelligent stacking software into a single, ready‑to‑deploy cell. The solution dynamically identifies cases, calculates optimal stacking sequences, and builds stable mixed‑SKU pallets even...

FIPP has launched three AI‑focused initiatives to help its publishing members navigate the rapid rise of generative AI. An AI Working Group, led by Elsa Esparbé and Tim Bulley, will craft a strategic framework to protect IP and audiences. The federation also...
The February 2026 regulatory brief highlights four major initiatives: the RBI proposes a broader credit‑derivatives framework adding total‑return swaps and index products; MAS seeks tighter liquidity‑risk‑management rules for Singapore fund managers; the ECB releases 17 recommendations to simplify EU banking...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) plans to adopt VantageScore 4.0 alongside FICO’s 10T score as part of a mandated modernization effort. A Deep Future Analytics study projects that competitive use of VantageScore could cut mortgage credit‑score fees by more than...
AI’s most powerful economic effect is lowering the cost of translating disparate data and workflows, not merely automating prediction or creation. By extracting structure from unstructured sources, AI creates a shared, real‑time view that lets teams coordinate without agreeing on...

UK law firms are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, with 60% of attacks now stemming from credential compromise. Legacy on‑premise systems and fragmented security tools leave firms vulnerable, while modern SaaS platforms like OneAdvanced offer continuous patching, real‑time monitoring, and built‑in...

AI‑assisted development has moved the primary bottleneck from writing code to the myriad tasks that follow a git push, such as provisioning, policy enforcement, and drift remediation. Most existing platforms keep the desired state in Git while the actual state...

Heineken UK’s Foster’s brand launched the "Love You Cans" campaign, letting men personalize cans with cheeky nicknames like "t*ssers" and "b*llends" to spark reconnection with friends. The initiative is grounded in research showing 61% of British men find reaching out...
STIGA S.p.A. has partnered with SiMa Technologies to embed SiMa.ai’s low‑power Physical AI ML‑SoC into its next‑generation robotic lawn mowers for both consumer and commercial use. The integration enables ultra‑low‑latency, edge‑based decision‑making while reducing power draw, resulting in lighter, more...
Four years into the Ukraine‑Russia war, Kyiv’s ground forces have dwindled to as low as 30‑60% of authorized strength, prompting a rapid shift toward a machine‑centric defense. The Ukrainian military now relies on dense networks of drones, ground robots and...

MYSEA announced the Silent Grace, a fully electric 62‑foot catamaran slated for Mediterranean charter service in summer 2026. Powered by solar panels and high‑capacity batteries, the yacht delivers zero‑emission, noise‑free cruising while offering three decks of luxury space. Its wellness‑focused...

WAN-IFRA has launched the NextGen AI Leaders Programme, a tuition‑free 12‑week initiative aimed at equipping 24 emerging news executives aged 25‑40 from Europe, the Middle East and Africa with practical AI and leadership skills. Backed by the Google News Initiative,...

Glasgow‑based contractor AC Whyte piloted Erand’s AI‑enabled procurement tool, slashing Bill of Quantities (BoQ) processing time by 65% – from roughly 13 hours to 4.5 hours per BoQ. The hybrid system combines natural language processing, rule‑based trade classification and human‑in‑the‑loop...

The U.S. announced a preliminary 126% counter‑vailing duty on certain solar imports from India, sending Waaree Energies and Premier Energies shares sharply lower—Waaree down 10% and Premier down 6%. Both companies said they have diversified supply chains and ongoing US...

Valo Health is reshaping drug development by applying AI to human causal biology, aiming to raise clinical success rates from roughly 10% to 20%. The company leverages over 17 million de‑identified patient records and Mendelian randomization to pinpoint genetically validated targets....

The EU Council, led by Denmark, has rejected mandatory scanning of private messages and added safeguards for encrypted communications in the contentious CSA Regulation. While the Council now proposes a voluntary detection framework, the European Parliament still backs limited mandatory...

Astera Labs reported record FY2025 revenue of $852.5 million, a 115% year‑over‑year increase, and a Q4 revenue of $270.6 million, up 17% sequentially. GAAP operating margin reached 20.3% for the year, while non‑GAAP margin was 39.2%, reflecting strong profitability. The company began...

Lightrun Inc. unveiled an AI‑powered Site Reliability Engineer that can generate missing runtime evidence on‑the‑fly, eliminating the need for redeployments. The tool leverages the company’s patented Sandbox and Runtime Context engine to capture live, line‑level execution data, prove root causes,...

Nimbus Data introduced FlashMax, a next‑generation multiprotocol all‑flash platform that consolidates block, file and object storage into a single namespace. The system adds DirectLink PCIe expansion, hardware‑accelerated deduplication and compression, and rack‑level resiliency, supporting up to 20 PB raw (100 PB effective)...

Intelligent Memory Ltd. (IM) has launched a new low‑density eMMC product line, offering 8 GB and 16 GB capacities in a 153‑ball BGA package for industrial applications. The devices target environments requiring stability, longevity and right‑sized storage, such as factory automation, medical...
A Parallels survey of 600+ global IT leaders found 94% fear vendor lock‑in, especially in health systems where platforms now underpin clinical, security and data functions. The study shows a shift from cost‑avoidance to protecting organisational freedom, prompting hybrid and...
TCN’s cloud‑based contact‑center solution Operator has earned Arum Approved System status after an independent assessment, confirming it meets rigorous operational, compliance and scalability standards for regulated credit and collections environments. The certification highlights Operator’s omnichannel capabilities, rules‑based automation and configurable...
Panome Bio has launched MassID™, a cloud‑based platform that streamlines the processing and interpretation of untargeted LC/MS metabolomics data. The system delivers an end‑to‑end pipeline that cleans, normalizes, and annotates raw spectra while assigning probability‑based confidence scores and global false...

Regulators worldwide are tightening oversight of employee leave, and companies that stumble risk fines and reputational harm. A recent Pulpstream study shows only one‑fifth of organizations feel very confident in their leave‑management compliance, while roughly 70 % rate audit readiness at...

New research from Pulpstream reveals that only one‑fifth of organizations feel very confident in their leave‑management compliance, while roughly 70% rate audit readiness at three out of five or lower. HR leaders face rising leave volumes driven by expanding state...

eXp World Holdings reported full‑year 2025 revenue of $4.77 billion, a modest 4% increase, while its net loss widened to $22.7 million due to heavy back‑end investments. The brokerage highlighted efficiency gains, a new AI training program, an automated payment system, and...

In this episode Gary Vaynerchuk argues that embracing loss and failure is a catalyst for long‑term success, emphasizing that true happiness and love of the game matter more than trophies or money. He stresses the necessity of relentless, authentic content...
Philadelphia Cream Cheese unveiled its biggest ever marketing push, the “Really Philly Good” platform, developed by Johannes Leonardo. The campaign introduces a cowboy‑esque brand character, Phillyboy, featured in 19 short spots across linear TV, streaming, YouTube, social and audio. Targeting...

Novo Nordisk has struck a deal with Boston biotech Vivtex worth up to $2.1 billion to develop next‑generation oral GLP‑1 obesity and diabetes pills. The partnership leverages Vivtex’s AI‑driven gastrointestinal‑on‑a‑chip platform that can boost drug absorption by orders of magnitude. Novo...

Security researchers discovered a malicious NuGet package, StripeApi.Net, that mimics Stripe's official .NET library. The typosquatting campaign generated over 180,000 artificial downloads across 506 versions to appear legitimate. Embedded code silently captured Stripe API keys and a machine identifier, sending...
Achieve’s 2026 review highlights its hybrid lending model that blends unsecured personal loans with secured home‑equity products such as HELOCs and fixed‑rate home‑equity loans. The platform targets borrowers with mid‑600s credit scores, offering flexible credit requirements and a digital‑first application...

Social media has moved from a peripheral branding tool to the core of product discovery, trust building, and direct sales. Brands like American Eagle demonstrated the impact, gaining 790,000 new customers in six weeks and boosting denim sales 34%. The...

London‑based Kinfolk announced a $7.2 million seed round led by AlbionVC, bringing its total capital to $8.5 million. The startup offers an AI‑native HR workforce‑operations platform that combines agentic AI, Slack/Teams integration, request management, lifecycle automation, and analytics. Kinfolk positions the solution...
The article examines how artificial‑intelligence tools are reshaping insider‑trading prosecutions. Defendants may argue that AI‑generated analysis, rather than material nonpublic information (MNPI), drove their trades, invoking a routine‑strategy or diversification defense. It also explores the “mosaic theory,” suggesting AI can...
Chinese biotech firms are moving beyond licensing deals as capital markets open, highlighted by a 64% rise in the Hang Seng Biotech Index in 2025. Reforms to listing rules since 2018 have unlocked public financing, enabling a record $138 billion in...

Generate Biomedicines (GENB) filed its IPO prospectus, unveiling a programmable biology platform that engineers therapeutic proteins previously considered undruggable. The company highlighted a pipeline featuring oncology and immunology candidates that have progressed to Phase 2 trials, supported by early efficacy signals....
A patient in MacroGenics' Phase 2 LINNET trial of the bispecific antibody lorigerlimab suffered grade 4 neutropenia and septic shock, leading to a fatality and prompting the FDA to place a partial clinical hold on the study. The company also reported three...

Zyxel has issued security updates to fix a critical remote code execution flaw (CVE‑2025‑13942) affecting more than a dozen of its router, CPE and extender models. The vulnerability exploits the UPnP function and requires both UPnP and WAN access to...

Google has revamped the Google Business Profile verification flow, requiring merchants to choose from five specific business type options. Selecting the wrong category can disqualify a listing—especially the “online only” choice—or flag it for compliance review, raising suspension risk. The...

AutomationDirect announced the addition of Penn‑Union split bolt connectors, aluminum power bars, and bronze service post connectors to its catalog. The split bolts accommodate CU‑CU, CU‑AL, and AL‑AL conductor pairs, while the power bars support two to four conductors in...
Switzerland's Federal Council will enact a draft law on April 1, 2026 to accelerate permitting for large‑scale solar, wind and hydropower projects. The legislation centralizes cantonal approvals into a single procedure and limits appeals to superior cantonal courts. It also...

Quantum computing has become a top‑performing de‑SPAC sector, driven by SPAC listings that fast‑tracked capital to the industry. After a bearish period in 2021‑22, recent hardware and algorithmic breakthroughs revived investor enthusiasm. The podcast revisits a February 2025 interview with D‑Wave...

The Digital Health Rewired 2026 conference programme, featuring ten themed stages, has been released. More than 300 senior health‑IT leaders, including NHS CEOs, CIOs, CCIOs and CNIOs, will present sessions on digital transformation, cyber security, AI, and electronic patient records....
Japanese tech giant Toshiba and MIRISE Technologies have embedded their Simulated Bifurcation Machine, a quantum‑inspired optimization engine, into an autonomous mobile robot. The on‑board FPGA runs a new multi‑object tracking algorithm at 23 frames per second, delivering up to 23%...