Visualizing Band Structures in Nanostructures: Extending Band Theory to Imperfect Periodic and Bent Systems
An international team introduced the Giant Molecule Band Unfolding (GMBU) procedure, a computational method that visualizes electronic band structures in aperiodic and curved nanomaterials using first‑principles calculations on giant‑molecule models. The technique extends traditional band‑unfolding to finite systems and was validated on graphene, tungsten disulfide (WS₂) and bismuth‑silver alloy nanoflakes, revealing Dirac cones, spin‑valley coupling and Rashba splitting despite the lack of translational symmetry. GMBU integrates with large‑scale simulations and aligns with nano‑ARPES data, offering a universal framework for nanoscale electronic analysis. Its adoption could accelerate the design of next‑generation electronics and spintronic devices.
Lodestone Energy to Begin Construction on 31.5MWdc Solar PV Plant in New Zealand
Lodestone Energy and Centralines will invest NZ$50 million (≈US$29.5 million) to build a 31.5 MWdc solar PV plant on the Ruataniwha Plains in Central Hawke’s Bay. The 49,000‑module facility is slated to start construction this spring, with commercial operation expected by late summer...
Researchers Say They Trained a Foundation Model From Scratch for About $1,500
Researchers at Sapient introduced HRM-Text, a 1‑billion‑parameter foundation model built with a hierarchical recurrent architecture that can be trained from scratch for roughly $1,500 in under two days. By replacing standard Transformers and training on 40 billion instruction‑response tokens, the model...
AI and Healthcare Jobs: 5 Predictions From Economists
Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal argue that AI will reshape healthcare employment rather than eliminate it. AI is expected to lower entry barriers for certain clinical roles, such as nurse practitioners using diagnostic tools, while amplifying high‑expertise positions...
AI Model Challenges Genomic Classifiers in Early Breast Cancer Risk Stratification: Nancy Lin, MD
Artera’s multimodal AI (MMAI) model was directly compared with the Oncotype DX Recurrence Score in a real‑world cohort of HR+/HER2‑negative early‑stage breast cancer. In patients with intermediate RS (11‑25), the AI split 66 % into low‑risk and 34 % into high‑risk groups,...
What the Space Force Is Eyeing for Its Future GPS Enterprise
The U.S. Space Force is accelerating a two‑track overhaul of its Global Positioning System to counter rising jamming, spoofing and kinetic threats. Near‑term, it will field 12 additional GPS III‑F satellites starting in 2028 with stronger military signals, while a...
How High-Performing Marketing Teams Influence Late-Stage Deals (Not Just Leads)
Marketing’s role in go‑to‑market teams has shifted from lead generation to influencing late‑stage deals. Buyers now demand deal‑specific, AI‑tailored content, forcing marketers to stay embedded in sales conversations. Platforms such as Highspot provide real‑time content guidance, governance scorecards, and visibility...
Mujin Develops Robot Software for Warehouses and Factories
Japanese robot‑software startup Mujin is extending its $233 million Series D round, pushing its valuation above $1 billion as it prepares for a potential IPO by 2030. The company’s AI‑driven operating system, MujinOS, powers robots for clients such as Toyota, Fast Retailing, Denso...
Trump’s Return-to-Work Mandate for Feds Helped Drive MetTel’s GSA Upgrades
MetTel announced the completion of network upgrades at 11 General Services Administration (GSA) offices, installing software‑defined wide area network (SD‑WAN) technology, 22 high‑capacity circuits, and Voice over IP services. The work falls under GSA’s $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract,...
Path Traversal Flaw in AI Dev Platform Langflow Exploited in Attacks
A high‑severity path‑traversal flaw (CVE‑2026‑5027) in the open‑source AI development platform Langflow is being actively exploited. The vulnerability lets unauthenticated attackers write arbitrary files via the /api/v2/files endpoint because filenames are not sanitized. Tenable disclosed the issue on March 27, and...
SpaceX’s Secret ‘Starfall’ Capsule Wins FAA Approval for Pacific Reentry Tests
SpaceX has secured FAA approval for two prototype re‑entry flights of its secret Starfall capsule, a low‑profile, flat cylindrical vehicle designed for mass‑produced payload return. The 3.1‑meter‑diameter capsule can carry up to 1,000 kg from low‑Earth orbit, relies on nitrogen cold‑gas...
Synack Aligns AI-Powered Security Testing Platform with New White House Cybersecurity Directive
Synack announced that its AI‑enabled penetration testing platform, including the FedRAMP‑moderate authorized PTaaS service and Sara AI Pentesting solution, aligns with the White House’s new Executive Order on AI innovation and security. The order calls for federal agencies to adopt...
Amazon Is Discounting Tons of Power Banks Ahead of Prime Day—Score Up to 34% Off
Amazon is slashing prices on a wide range of power banks, wall adapters, and portable power stations ahead of Prime Day, with discounts reaching up to 34% and more than 50% on select items. Flagship deals include Anker’s 25,000 mAh Laptop...
Trump Administration Hires Oracle for Government HR Platform
The 🇺🇸 Trump administration awarded Oracle $ORCL a contract to provide a government-wide HR platform - Reuters
European Space Agency Adopts Galactic Archaeology Mission Arrakihs
The European Space Agency (ESA) has formally adopted the Arrakihs mission, a new galactic archaeology project aimed at unraveling the Milky Way’s formation history. Arrakihs will deploy a space‑based spectrograph to collect high‑resolution spectra from billions of stars, delivering unprecedented...
Amazon’s Newest Fire Kids Tablet Is Under $60 Just in Time for Summer Break
Amazon is offering its Fire 7 Kids Tablet for $54.99, a 50 percent discount off the $109.99 list price, targeting Prime members during the summer break. The 7‑inch IPS tablet provides up to ten hours of battery life, a quad‑core processor, 2 GB...
A Year In, VAMP Is Turning Acquirer Anxiety Into Opportunity
One year after Visa launched its Acquirer Monitoring Program, known as VAMP, the payments industry is adapting to the new compliance framework. Visa has added six updated dispute‑resolution services, further tightening chargeback thresholds and automating evidence collection. The program consolidated...
LinkedIn Launches Its Own Creator Marketplace
LinkedIn has launched a Creator Marketplace that lets brands discover and sponsor vetted creators directly through its Campaign Manager. The service, initially rolling out in the United States and Canada, provides audience size, demographic insights, and a new Monetization tab...
Claude Fable 5 Is a Beast: The First Setup Guide
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, the public version of its Mythos‑class model, wrapped in safety classifiers that gate high‑risk queries. The underlying architecture offers longer context, stronger coding, vision and memory capabilities, but redirects cybersecurity, biology or chemistry requests to the...
CISA Tells Agencies to Patch Smarter, Not Harder — Foreshadowing Broader Industry Practice
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Binding Operational Directive 26‑04, urging agencies to prioritize patches based on risk rather than solely on CVSS severity. The directive introduces a four‑factor framework—public exposure, known exploitation (KEV), exploit automation, and...
Upshop Unveils AI Innovations At Altitude 2026 Conference
Upshop, the Austin‑based AI retail‑operations platform, unveiled three new solutions at its Altitude 2026 conference in Denver. The Cockpit action layer turns platform insights into real‑time tasks for store and field teams, while Commissary 360 centralizes production planning to match demand...
AI-Powered WAF, Virtual Patching: How F5 Is Hardening Networks Against Frontier Threats
F5 announced an expansion of its Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) suite, introducing an AI‑powered web application firewall, an on‑premises API Security Local Edition, and enhanced virtual patching. The AI‑driven WAF uses a custom neural‑network model to score every...
FDA Notification Regarding Unapproved Drugs Included in Kits
On September 20, 2024 the FDA ordered Azurity Pharmaceuticals to stop distributing four unapproved drugs packaged as “Unit‑of‑Use Prescription Compounding Kits.” The products—FIRST Lansoprazole, FIRST Pantoprazole, FIRST Metronidazole and FIRST Mouthwash BLM—have not demonstrated safety or efficacy and do not qualify for...
Second Project Portfolio Should Take Hawaii University 100% Solar-Powered
Brigham Young University‑Hawaii has launched Phase 2 of its University Solar Project, aiming to meet 100 % of the campus’s electricity demand with solar power. The expansion adds ground‑mount arrays, solar canopies over a parking lot, and a battery system capable of...
China Opens Up, U.S. Tightens AI Development Pace
U.S. and China AI development will continue to fluctuate between 3 and 15 months. It's interesting that China is becoming open, and the U.S. is becoming closed. Great conversation with Alan Murray at the WSJ Leadership Institute CEO Summit....
Bug Bounty Research Triggers ServiceNow Security Alert
ServiceNow warned customers of a security issue that could let an unauthenticated user query instance tables, then clarified the activity stemmed from bug‑bounty research submitted on June 3‑4 and June 7, 2026. The company patched the endpoint on June 5, limiting access to...
AI Note-Taking in the Boardroom (Don’t Do It)
AI note‑taking tools are proliferating, but their use in board and committee meetings poses significant risks. Confidentiality, fiduciary duties, and potential attorney‑client privilege breaches make cloud‑based transcription vulnerable to data leaks. Moreover, AI can misinterpret nuanced dialogue, create overly detailed...
Scientists Were Excited About a Blood Test for Many Cancers — but It Failed a Big Trial. Here's What to...
Scientists tested GRAIL's Galleri multi‑cancer early detection (MCED) blood test in a 142,000‑person UK trial, but it failed to meet its primary goal of reducing late‑stage cancer diagnoses. The three‑year study used annual blood draws to screen for 12 cancer...
Kirkland and Ellis’s Half Billion Dollar AI Play and Taly Goody on Building a Niche Law Firm
Kirkland & Ellis announced a $500 million commitment to build a proprietary AI platform, allocating 180 developers and training the system on 250 attorneys, including 100 partners. The firm also struck a partnership with Palantir to create an enterprise platform for...
Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots
Researchers led by Hector Zenil at King's College London introduced a new benchmark to assess artificial superintelligence, testing large language models (LLMs) on abstraction, inverse problem‑solving, and short‑sequence prediction. The study, published in Nature Communications, found that newer LLM versions...
Adidas Offers Ecommerce-as-a-Service (EaaS) Featuring AI Agents
Adidas announced an ecommerce‑as‑a‑service (EaaS) offering, debuting with an Audi F1 store built on Salesforce technology. The rollout, completed in eight weeks, unlocked a business opportunity exceeding $100 million. AI agents powered by Salesforce’s Agentforce handle merchandising, search ranking and returns,...
Anthropic CEO Calls for FAA-Style Regulation of Powerful AI Models: What Enterprises Should Know
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei released an essay urging U.S. regulators to treat frontier AI models like commercial aircraft, proposing FAA‑style testing and deployment holds. The company simultaneously unveiled an Advanced AI Framework for catastrophic risk and an Economic Policy Framework...
Our Drinking Water Systems Are More Connected than Ever, and More Exposed to Risks
GAO Director Dave Hinchman warns that U.S. drinking water systems are increasingly vulnerable as they adopt remote, connected technologies. With roughly 170,000 diverse owner‑operators and no federal mandate to enforce cybersecurity, the sector faces fragmented defenses against ransomware and nation‑state...
The Centre Daily Times Unionizes After Backlash to McClatchy’s AI Tool
The Centre Daily Times newsroom in State College, PA, voted to unionize after McClatchy rolled out its Content Scaling Agent (CSA), an AI tool that drafts short-form summaries and video scripts. Reporters objected to factual errors and the company’s plan...
T-Minus Engineering Test Rocket Launches but Fails to Reach Targeted Altitude at Spaceport Nova Scotia
Dutch‑based T‑Minus Engineering conducted its second test launch of the single‑stage solid‑fuel Barracuda rocket from Spaceport Nova Scotia on June 10. The vehicle lifted off successfully but experienced an anomaly in the later flight phase, falling short of its intended suborbital...
How AI-Powered Mentorship Platforms Support Recruitment and Career Growth
Mentorship programs are shifting from informal, manual pairings to structured, technology‑driven platforms. Manual matching works for tiny cohorts but becomes time‑intensive, inconsistent, and prone to bias as participation scales. AI‑enabled platforms like MentorCity use competency data and weighted criteria to...
10 Best Employment Verification Software Platforms for 2026 (Ranked & Reviewed)
Employment verification remains the slowest step between offer acceptance and day one, but a new wave of software platforms is automating the process. The global background‑check market, valued at $5.12 billion in 2025, is projected to reach $12.04 billion by 2034, reflecting...
We Created 50 AI Recruitment Videos in One Day: What Worked Best for Hiring Campaigns
Onrec spent a single day generating 50 AI‑powered TikTok videos to discover which formats work best for recruitment campaigns. The experiment compared cinematic mini‑stories, virtual influencers, hyper‑real ads, transformation loops, anime edits, meme humor and more, measuring views, clicks and...
Fable Sets New AI Performance Ceiling with Strong Guardrails
We’ve reached the upper bound of AI. Not in the sense that performance won’t improve. On the contrary, AI will improve AI. But Anthropic’s Fable release has imposed a glass ceiling. How do you release the most powerful model in the world...
Health-ISAC Lays Out Governance Fixes for Healthcare’s Third-Party Access Risk
Health‑ISAC’s new report details how health systems can close the credential‑theft gap by treating third‑party identity as a governed lifecycle. It notes that 35.5% of data breaches involve third‑party access, with 24.2% of those attacks targeting healthcare. The guidance centers...
10 Best High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM4) Value Chain Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds
High‑bandwidth memory (HBM4) is emerging as the primary bottleneck for AI hardware, with Goldman Sachs forecasting a 4.9% DRAM shortfall in 2026—the deepest in 15 years. Nvidia and SK hynix have formalized a long‑term partnership to co‑develop next‑generation AI memory,...
US Seizes Alleged China-Linked Sites Targeting Security Clearance Holders
The FBI and Justice Department seized 13 websites that masqueraded as consulting firms and were allegedly operated by Chinese intelligence to recruit current and former U.S. officials with security clearances. The fake sites posted high‑pay consulting gigs, using AI‑generated photos,...
Explore History Visually with Gauth Atlas AI
Just in time for the World Cup. I’ve been using Gauth Atlas to explore one of the best to ever do it. Maradona in the ’86 World Cup was unreal. The goals, the pressure, the story, the legacy. @Gauth_AI makes it easy to go...
China Targets 10,000 Humanoid Robots by 2026
Notice from SASAC and MIIT on jointly launching the 2026 Special Action Plan for Real-Scene Training of Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence Goal: Create over 100 use cases and deploy 10,000 robots by year-end. https://t.co/OnpAF9Hhuk? https://t.co/uhoH9rZrQF
SEC Eyes Mandatory Online Filing for Securities Offerings
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing a mandatory shift to its Online Application for Registration Statements (OARS) for all securities offerings. The draft memorandum circular, released on June 9, invites public comments until June 29. OARS will support IPOs,...
DeepSeek's Hiring Reveals China’s AI Infrastructure Race Intensifying
DeepSeek's New Data Center Hiring Signals a Bigger Shift in China's AI Infrastructure Race Recent job postings are revealing about the directionality of the firm's AI infrastructure strategy A short thread. 🧵
EDP Renewables Launches 200 MW Arizona Storage Plant
EDP Renewables commissions 200-MW standalone Arizona energy storage project #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/QVQDSZOLMy
Vrbo Is Launching Sponsored Listings — with Expedia.com Placements to Come
Vrbo is piloting a sponsored‑listing product that lets property owners pay for higher visibility in search results. The pilot is already delivering strong performance, and Vrbo plans a full rollout later this year with eventual placement on Expedia.com. The initiative...
Robot Revolutionizes Road Marking with Precision Speed
RoadPrintz #Robot Automates Road Marking with Precision and Speed by @roadprintz #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/2wCbbKPqXe
California City’s Flock Drone Program Sparks Privacy Invasion Concerns
California city's new Flock first responder drone deal has been described as a 'a total invasion of privacy' https://t.co/ZgdN3YSCmQ