Patlytics Secures $40 Million Series B to Accelerate AI‑Driven Patent Law Platform
Patlytics announced a $40 million Series B financing round led by SignalFire, with participation from N47, Liquid2 Ventures and legal‑industry investors. The funding will fuel the startup’s AI‑driven platform that automates the entire patent lifecycle for more than 40% of the AmLaw 100 firms and major corporations such as Meta and Ford.
Councilman’s Home Shot 13 Times After Backing $500 Million Data Center, Note Reads “No Data Centers”
Indianapolis City‑County Councilor Ron Gibson survived 13 shots fired into his front door and a handwritten “No Data Centers” note after he voted to rezone a half‑billion‑dollar Metrobloks data‑center project. The incident has amplified fears that opposition to AI‑driven data‑center...
Prodrug‑Tethered Lipid Nanoparticles Deliver Dual mRNA‑Drug Therapy for Solid Tumors
Researchers in Michael Mitchell’s lab at the University of Pennsylvania have engineered lipid nanoparticles that simultaneously carry mRNA and a linked drug, creating a combined immunotherapy platform for solid tumors. The new prodrug‑tethered LNPs aim to activate immune cells while...
Eco Wave Power Reports Continuous Operations of Its Israeli Pilot Project
Eco Wave Power’s pilot at Jaffa Port in Israel operated continuously throughout March, producing over 1,200 kWh of renewable electricity during six days of moderate wave conditions (1‑2 m). The system recorded zero downtime and has maintained consistent performance in waves of one...
NEW WEBINAR: Beyond Invoice: AI, Payments, and Risk in Modern AP
The upcoming Emburse webinar, "Beyond Invoice: AI, Payments, and Risk in Modern AP," will be held on April 16 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET. Speakers Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners and Landon Gordon of Emburse will discuss how finance leaders...
ReelShort Teams with AIS to Offer $1.15 5G Video Add‑On Across Thailand
ReelShort has launched a co‑branded 5G add‑on with Thailand’s AIS for THB39 ($1.15) a month, giving subscribers ad‑free access to its 3,000‑title library. The partnership, AIS’s first telco deal with a short‑drama platform, positions ReelShort to expand across Southeast Asia’s...
NASA's Artemis II Completes Far‑side Lunar Loop, Captures Historic Earthset
NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully looped the Moon’s far side on flight day 6, entered a planned communications blackout and captured a rare “Earthset” image as Earth slipped behind the Moon, marking a series of firsts for the program.
Ukraine Logs 21,500 UGV Missions in Q1, Prompting NATO Push for Fast‑track War Tech
Ukraine's defense ministry said its forces carried out more than 21,500 uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) missions in the first quarter of 2026, a three‑fold rise since November. The surge has drawn NATO's attention, with Admiral Pierre Vandier urging a fast‑track...
Apple Flags PayPal Checkout Share Erosion as Apple Pay Nears Parity
Apple’s latest market review reveals PayPal’s branded checkout growth slowed to 1% in Q4, with Apple Pay projected to reach 90.5 million U.S. users—just shy of PayPal’s 92.1 million. The shift underscores a broader migration toward phone‑native payment options.
Storm-1175 Leverages Rapid Zero‑day Chain to Unleash Medusa Ransomware Worldwide
Microsoft disclosed that the China‑based hacking collective Storm-1175 is chaining zero‑day and n‑day vulnerabilities to install Medusa ransomware in as little as 24 hours. The group has weaponized more than 16 flaws across ten products, targeting U.S., U.K. and Australian...
Understand AI Evolution to Future‑Proof Your Career
🤖 AI can feel scary, especially with all the hype around jobs and disruption. In this video, I demystify what AI is today, how we got here, and where it’s going next, so you can understand what it means for...
Evotec Posts 103% Q4 EBITDA Jump as Investors Press for U.S. Listing of Just Biologics
Evotec SE reported a 103% rise in Q4 adjusted EBITDA to €58 million and a 14% revenue increase, driven by a €65 million Sandoz license payment. At the same time, activist investor MAK Capital is urging the firm to spin off its...
Intel Shares Surge 3% After Joining Elon Musk's Terafab AI Chip Venture
Intel announced it will partner with Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip complex, teaming up with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to build ultra‑high‑performance processors. The news sent Intel’s shares up almost 3% and marks a high‑profile bet on domestic AI hardware...
Anthropic Launches Glasswing with Apple, Google, Microsoft to Combat Threats
Anthropic launched Glasswing, an AI‑driven cybersecurity initiative built on its Claude Mythos Preview model, with early tests showing strong vulnerability‑detection results. Apple, Google, Microsoft and several other leading tech firms have joined the effort, receiving limited access to the model...
India’s Space Ambition Set to Soar After Artemis II Moon Mission’s Success
NASA’s Artemis II mission looped the Moon, reaching 406,780 km and eclipsing Apollo 13’s record, marking the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years. India, a signatory of the Artemis Accords, views the success as a catalyst for its own lunar ambitions...
Falling Out of Love on Obesity Medicines?
Recent media stories claim experimental obesity drugs like retatrutide cause people to lose romantic feelings and could trigger a divorce surge. The Guardian and Telegraph pieces rely on TikTok anecdotes and indirect data from bariatric surgery, not clinical evidence. Experts...
Lost in Translation: Where AI Falls Short on Culture
AI translation tools promise rapid, scalable multilingual content, enabling organizations to reach diverse audiences quickly. However, most models are trained on English‑centric data, leading to literal translations that miss cultural nuance, tone, and idiomatic meaning. The article cites examples where...
'Screams of Delight': Artemis Crew Flying Home to Thrilled NASA Scientists
NASA’s Artemis II crew returned to Earth after a seven‑hour lunar flyby, delivering the first modern Earthset photograph that mirrors Apollo 8’s iconic image. The mission set a new distance‑from‑Earth record at 252,756 miles, surpassing Apollo 13 by over 4,000 miles. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch,...
AI and the Adjuster: Driving Efficiency Without Losing the Human Touch
AI is becoming entrenched in workers’ compensation claims, with carriers such as Liberty Mutual and MSIG deploying predictive models that flag severe or fraudulent cases. The technology automates routine tasks, freeing adjusters to focus on complex claims and relationship building....
Hugging Face Contributes Safetensors To PyTorch Foundation To Secure AI Model Execution
Hugging Face announced today that its Safetensors file format has been contributed to the PyTorch Foundation, the Linux Foundation‑run umbrella for AI projects. Safetensors is designed to store and load model weights without the arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities inherent in...
Kroger Brings Its Near-Expired Food to Flashfood App in 100-Plus Stores
Kroger is expanding its partnership with the Flashfood app to more than 100 stores across the Mid‑Atlantic, turning near‑expiration groceries into discounted items for shoppers. The pilot in Richmond, Virginia diverted over 320,000 pounds of food that would have been...
8 Best Cheap Laptops (2026): Chromebooks, the MacBook Neo, and More
The 2026 roundup of cheap laptops highlights the Framework Laptop 12 as the most upgradable option at a $549 DIY starting price, promising longevity through component swaps. In the sub‑$500 segment, the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 stands out for its responsive touchpad...
NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Signals Willingness to Replace Radiologists with AI
NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Mitchell H. Katz announced the system is ready to replace many radiologists with AI once regulatory hurdles are cleared. He cited AI’s ability to interpret mammograms and X‑rays, promising lower labor costs and expanded screening...
Nurix Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update
Nurix Therapeutics reported Q1 2026 results, highlighting ongoing enrollment in the Phase 2 DAYBreak CLL‑201 trial and plans to launch a global Phase 3 DAYBreak CLL‑306 confirmatory study by mid‑year. The company also advanced a new tablet formulation of bexobrutideg to support an...
Neo Financial Becomes Second FinTech to Join Interac Payment System
Neo Financial, a Calgary‑based fintech with over one million users, has become the second Canadian fintech to join Interac’s e‑Transfer network as an official participant. The direct connection gives Neo control over payment‑rail integration, allowing it to launch new features...
Bridging the Precision Gap: Accelerating Clinical Adoption of Companion Diagnostics in Oncology
Companion diagnostics (CDx) are central to precision oncology, yet clinical adoption lags due to lengthy evidence generation, regulatory hurdles, and reimbursement challenges. The article outlines three core bottlenecks—clinical validation, workflow integration, and payer coverage—that can stretch implementation timelines to a...
Fender ELIE 6 Bluetooth Speaker Review: Big Sound, App on the Way
Fender launched the ELIE 6, a $299 Bluetooth speaker that also functions as a portable guitar amp. The compact unit packs a 60‑watt three‑way driver system, IP54 dust‑and‑splash resistance, and up to 18 hours of battery life. While its analog controls and...
Maximizing Tax Transformation: A Strategic Guide for Moving to the Cloud
Vertex released a white paper guiding Oracle and Vertex customers through cloud migration, emphasizing tax transformation as a core component. It highlights mounting regulatory pressures—real‑time reporting, e‑invoicing, and digital audits—that demand integrated finance‑tax architectures. The paper argues that treating tax...
Pony AI Launches Europe's First Commercial Robotaxi Service in Croatia
Chinese autonomous‑driving startup Pony AI has begun Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, partnering with Verne and Uber. The rides are available via the Verne app and will soon appear on Uber, covering a 90‑square‑kilometre zone that includes...
Obsolete Xilinx IC Chips: Sourcing & Replacement Solutions
Companies needing discontinued Xilinx FPGA chips can now source them via a dedicated platform that matches requests with verified global suppliers within 24‑48 hours. The service also offers replacement options, including newer AMD‑Xilinx families, alternative vendors, or ASIC redesigns. Obsolete...
Openreach Has Installed 500,000 Zyxel ONT to Reduce Plastic Waste
Openreach has installed more than 500,000 Zyxel optical network terminals (ONTs) across the United Kingdom, each built with 95% recycled polycarbonate plastic. The devices support the GPON rollout, delivering up to 1.8 Gbps per connection while reducing the amount of virgin...
Vitalik Buterin’s Private AI Setup + 6 AI Prompts to Lock Down Your AI Tools (for Beginners)
Vitalik Buterin released a fully private AI setup that runs entirely on his own hardware, eliminating cloud dependencies. He pairs an NVIDIA RTX 5090 laptop with the open‑weight Qwen 3.5‑35B‑A3B model, achieving roughly 90 tokens per second, which feels instant for everyday...
Verne Launches Europe’s First Commercial Robotaxi Service in Zagreb
Verne has launched Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, allowing passengers to book autonomous rides via the Verne app. The fleet uses Pony.ai’s seventh‑generation autonomous driving system, with trained operators on board during the initial rollout. A strategic...
Accenture Global Health Lead on Scaling AI in Healthcare with Governance and Intent
Accenture’s global health technology lead Andy Truscott warned that AI’s promise in healthcare will only be realized through disciplined governance and clear value metrics. He highlighted that the biggest barriers are organizational readiness, workflow integration, and fragmented data rather than...
Alcohol E-Commerce Misses US$40bn Opportunity
A new survey by DRINKS reveals a $40 bn gap between how U.S. consumers discover alcohol brands and their ability to purchase them online. Social media now drives 63% of purchases among 21‑34‑year‑olds, yet 70% say they cannot buy directly where...
Hard-to-Find IC Chips: Global Sourcing & Supply Solutions
A specialized sourcing platform connects manufacturers with a global network of verified distributors to locate rare, discontinued, or hard‑to‑source IC chips. By submitting part numbers, quantity and contact details, users receive supplier matches within 24–48 hours, reducing the time spent...
Google Says It Can Handle Multiple URLs To The Same Content via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller clarified that having multiple URLs point to the same content does not trigger a penalty or ranking demotion. The search engine will automatically choose a canonical version, but site owners can influence that choice with proper technical...
Machina Labs Secures $124M for AI‑Powered Aerospace Factory
Machina Labs raised $124mn to build an AI-driven factory for aluminum and titanium aerospace structures. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/machina-labs-aerospace-factory-signals.html
Maysalward Launches Golden Agers Workshop for 65+ Gamers
Jordanian game studio Maysalward has unveiled the Golden Agers workshop, a full‑day program aimed at adults 65 and older. The initiative teaches seniors how to use digital devices, play memory‑ and movement‑focused games, and record personal stories and cultural heritage....
MultiTech Ships a Niagara Driver to Bring LoRaWAN Sensor Onboarding Into Building Automation Workflows
MultiTech unveiled a Tridium Niagara driver that lets building teams add and manage LoRaWAN sensors from within the Niagara Framework. The driver bypasses traditional middleware, custom APIs, and MQTT pipelines by delivering sensor data as normalized points ready for control...
NCSC Issues Alert over Russian Hacker Campaign Targeting SOHO Routers
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has linked two new Russian‑linked campaigns to APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, that hijack small‑office/home‑office (SOHO) routers to manipulate DNS settings. By redirecting traffic through malicious name servers, the group conducts man‑in‑the‑middle attacks...
AI Power Concentrated, Not Exclusive to Anthropic, Hidden Uses
The biggest issues around Anthropic's AI "Mythos": 1. World-altering AI power is already concentrated in the hands of a select few 2. Anthropic is not the only one with it (it'd be foolish to think other companies and countries don't have it,...
A Trustees’ Guide to AI Ethics
Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering the nonprofit sector, but its ethical risks—data bias, security breaches, misinformation, and a sizable carbon footprint—remain under‑governed. Only 20% of charities regularly assess AI risks, while 60% want more trustee training. The 2025 Charity Digital...
ENGIE to Expand European BESS Portfolio with Projects in Spain and France
ENGIE announced the acquisition of two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Spain—78 MW/312 MWh in Álora and 200 MW/800 MWh in Tarifa—and the start of construction on a 110 MW/220 MWh facility in France. The additions lift ENGIE’s European BESS capacity above 1 GW, complementing...
Microsoft CVEs Lead Attacks; Public Apps, Accounts Top Vectors
Here's a report from our Security Services (MDR, Incident Response, Compromise Assessment, and SOC Consulting) for 2025: fewer high-severity incidents; CVEs in Microsoft products were most popular among attackers; and public-facing applications, valid accounts, and trusted relationships were the most...
Know the FDA Process: Key to Biotech Investing
Investors should understand the #FDA regulatory process well. Here is a quick summary At each step investors should ask themselves if the company is developing things in a way that will satisfy the FDA Until a drug is approved the FDA is...
My Honest Evaluation of 7 Best Corporate LMS Software in 2026
The article evaluates the seven top corporate learning management systems (LMS) for 2026—Rippling, Absorb LMS, Docebo, Paylocity, 360Learning, UKG Pro, and Litmos—based on G2 data, user reviews, and feature analysis. It highlights each platform’s strengths, such as Rippling’s role‑based automation, Docebo’s...
Beijing Launches Robot Arm for Seamless Toll Payments
Beijing Unveils #Robot Arm for Effortless Toll Payments by @levelsio #Robotics #TechForGood #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech https://t.co/fc7whEciNd
Jeito Capital Raises Record US$1.2bn to Bankroll European Biopharma’s Next Generation
Jeito Capital closed its second biopharma fund, Jeito II, at a record $1.2 bn (about €1 bn), making it the largest raise for an independent European biotech‑focused PE firm. The fund will back 15‑20 clinical‑stage companies, allocating roughly $162 m per position across obesity,...
Sound on All Channels – Teufel Boomster 4 Review
The Teufel Boomster 4 is a portable Bluetooth speaker that combines robust sound performance with a built‑in FM/DAB+ radio, delivering a wide stereo image and controlled bass despite its compact size. It boasts a 7,500 mAh battery that can power up to...