Stop Accepting Smart Home Downtime—Here's How I Built Mine to Never Fail
Patrick Campanale details how his smart home suffered frequent outages whenever his single Home Assistant server required maintenance. He resolved the issue by deploying a three‑node Proxmox high‑availability (HA) cluster, allowing the Home Assistant VM to migrate automatically if a node fails. The setup uses inexpensive mini PCs like the GEEKOM A5 and KAMURI H2/H1, keeping hardware costs under $500 per node. With HA in place, downtime drops to a few minutes, and the same resilience can be extended to other VMs in his homelab.
Frontier Robotics Are Arriving—Invest Now, Timing Irrelevant
Melania Trump walking the red carpet with Figure 03 was the third step forward for bots this week. We also saw $UBER commit $1.25B to robotaxis and Google DeepMind sign its third robotics hardware partnership in six months. Bottom line: We...
In AI, The Loudest Bottleneck Isn’t Always The Real One
Founders often chase the most visible AI bottleneck—GPUs—while overlooking the real constraints that limit progress. The article argues that true bottlenecks are binding constraints such as power supply, data‑center logistics, or cost‑effective compute sourcing, not necessarily the headline hardware. By...
CHMP Recommends Subcutaneous Form of Sanofi's Sarclisa and Four New Drugs
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued positive opinions on five products: a subcutaneous formulation of Sanofi’s multiple‑myeloma therapy Sarclisa and four entirely new drugs pending approval. The subcutaneous version aims to simplify...
CDERLearn
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) announced that its accredited Continuing Education (CE) program is currently unable to process new applications or award CE credits, effective August 12 2025. The pause affects healthcare professionals, academics, and industry participants who...
California’s Grid Generates Double Renewable Power, Cuts Gas 60%
WindWaterSolar has produced TWICE the electricity as the SUM of fossil gas, nuclear, and bioenergy on the @CaliforniaISO grid in 2026. Gas is down 59.4%; WWS is up 24.1%; batteries up 335% in '26 v '23. 35 straight and 62 of 85...
This Ultra Rare Razer Gaming Mouse Costs $1337, but Is It Any Good?
Razer unveiled the Boomslang 20th Anniversary Edition, a limited‑run collector’s mouse priced at $1,337, with all 1,337 units sold out at DreamHack UK. The mouse revives the original Boomslang silhouette in a translucent green chassis, featuring ambidextrous side buttons and...
Nothing New to See Here
A founder built an AI‑generated SaaS platform that launched in January, attracting 400 users across 50 paying customers. Despite the product’s live status, seasoned engineers dismissed it as impossible, echoing historic tech‑skepticism. Investors also show hesitation toward AI‑built solutions, especially...
NTIA Planning to Finish BEAD Approvals by May
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has set a May 2026 deadline to approve the remaining state broadband spending plans under the $42.45 billion BEAD program. California, Illinois and Oklahoma are the only states still awaiting approval, while 45 states...
Rapid Fusion Targets €1M Italian Expansion Through Exclusive Aivox Partnership
Rapid Fusion, a UK large‑format 3D printing firm, announced a €1 million (≈$1.09 million) expansion into Italy after signing an exclusive partnership with Aivox. The agreement gives Aivox rights to market and integrate Rapid Fusion’s LFAM platforms—including Zeus, Apollo, Medusa and the...
Europe’s Space Agencies Prepare For A Brave New NASA
During NASA’s high‑profile Ignition conference in Washington, European space agencies convened at the Munich Space Summit to gauge the implications of the U.S. agency’s new lunar‑Mars roadmap. While the summit’s main sessions barely mentioned NASA’s plans, breakout discussions revealed a...
Machine Learning Is Making Personality Tests 4x Faster
University of East London researchers have shown that machine learning can reproduce DISC personality classifications with 93% accuracy, while slashing the questionnaire from 40 to just 10 high‑information items. The streamlined test still delivers over 91% predictive power and can...
Benin Wants to Establish a Secondary National Data Center
Benin’s Ministry of Digital and Digitalization has issued a World Bank‑funded request for proposals to conduct a technical, economic and legal feasibility study on a secondary national data centre. The study, due by March 27, 2026, will explore locating the backup facility...
Weekly Brief – 27/03/2026
Starlink has introduced a promotional $32/month (≈£25) satellite broadband plan, offering a $13/month discount for new customers who sign up before the end of April 2026. CityFibre is piloting BUKO’s traffic‑management system in Worthing, using sat‑nav data and Meta platforms...
JWST Solves Decades-Long Mystery About Why Saturn Appears to Change Its Spin
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have produced the first high‑resolution temperature and particle density maps of Saturn’s northern aurora, revealing a self‑sustaining feedback loop that heats the atmosphere, drives winds, and powers the aurora. The loop explains why...
Acquirers Are Sitting on a Gold Mine of Data. RS2 Thinks AI Is the Key to Digging It Up
RS2, a Frankfurt‑based payment‑processing infrastructure provider, released a white paper titled “AI in Merchant Acquiring: From Fraud Mitigation to Revenue Generation.” The paper argues that merchant acquirers sit on a massive, under‑utilized data set that AI can unlock to address...
Detectives, Detectors and Deceptions
The post argues that AI detectors alone cannot verify the authenticity of documents or images; they must be paired with human investigators. It illustrates this with a discharge summary, a seven‑fingered hand image, and a video of Netanyahu’s ring, showing...
Mobile Population-Based CKD Screening Could Help Close Care Gaps
Wayne State University researchers deployed mobile health units across Detroit from July 2022 to August 2025, evaluating 5,128 adults in 5,973 encounters. The screening revealed that 44.7% had mildly decreased eGFR and 11.3% met criteria for stage‑3 or worse chronic...
AI Documentary Strives for Balance, Risks Over‑Forgiveness
A new AI documentary is trying to find a middle ground between fear and optimism. Instead of taking a hard stance, it explores both sides of the debate, but some argue it ends up being too forgiving toward the people building...
Best Web3 Marketing Agencies in 2026: Top 5 Picks for Crypto Growth
The article identifies the five leading Web3 marketing agencies for 2026— theKOLLAB, Single Grain, RGray, Crowdcreate, and Cryptic—highlighting their specialized services, notable results, and ideal client types. It notes the Web3 marketing market grew to $1.97 billion in 2024 and is...
A Reporter Tried Cooking Actual AI-Generated Recipes and the Results Are Stomach-Churning
Mia Mercado of The Cut tested several TikTok AI‑generated recipes, finding the cottage‑cheese breadsticks inedible, a spicy buffalo chickpea wrap tasty but clearly lifted from Minimalist Baker, and a pineapple‑cashew fettuccine that was unappetizing. The experiment highlighted how AI can...
This Capable Logitech G703 Lightspeed Is Down to £53/$60 in a Handy Amazon Discount
Logitech’s G703 Lightspeed wireless gaming mouse is now on Amazon for $60 in the United States and £53 (about $68) in the United Kingdom, its lowest price of 2026. The mouse packs a 25,600‑DPI Hero sensor, Lightspeed 2.4 GHz zero‑latency wireless,...
ByteDance Expands AI Video Generation with Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Rollout in CapCut
ByteDance has launched Dreamina Seedance 2.0, an AI‑powered audio and video generation model, within its CapCut editing app. The tool lets creators produce up to 15‑second clips from text prompts, images or reference material, and synchronizes audio automatically. The phased rollout...
Ad‑Supported AI Tool Wins Doctor’s Praise for Free Access
Advertising in AI gets a BAD rep. But at least one AI service provider seems to be handling it well. Spoke last week with a cancer doctor about AI and specifically about the “ChatGPT for doctors” tool, Open Evidence - he...
Kodak Revives Budget All‑rounder with USB‑C, 65× Zoom
Kodak's affordable do-it-all camera returns with the updated PixPro AZ653, adding USB-C charging to a versatile feature set, including 65x zoom and macro mode https://t.co/vMrl02Wwgj
Earn Up to $825 Bonus Today with New SoFi Checking and Savings Account
SoFi is rolling out a new checking and savings account promotion that can net new customers up to $825 in cash and points. The core offer provides a $400 bonus for deposits of $5,000 or more within a 30‑day evaluation...
Walmart's OpenAI Exit Signals AI Model Battle for Finance
Walmart dropping OpenAI is hitting the headlines. What does this reveals about Agentic Commerce and what every Bank, Insurer, and Fintech should take from it? Which model will financial institutions choose when AI agents start selecting and purchasing financial products on...
AI Will Reshape Healthcare; Leaders Must Drive New Thinking
Everyone agrees AI will change healthcare, but institutional momentum hasn't shifted to redeploy people. The question isn't "who gets left behind?" It's: Who leads the thinking? https://t.co/AyFMFqXwyL
This Pretzel Startup Turned a Viral TikTok Moment Into Months’ Worth of Sales—In Just Three Days
Baltimore entrepreneur Marcus Moore’s pretzel brand Moore Crunch went viral on TikTok after a news clip hit 2 million views, prompting a three‑day order volume normally seen over three to four months. The company, launched in October 2022, offers five flavors at...
AI Boosts Recruiter Efficiency: Real-World Workflow Hacks
Brainfood Live On Air - Ep369 - Optimising Your Recruiter Workflow with AI - Real Examples https://t.co/9PGKK22Tex
Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel's Email
FBI Director Kash Patel's email breached by hackers linked to Iran, sour... https://t.co/CmeuUp2yiA via @YouTube
Shift Happens: Auto Companies Move Beyond AI Pilots With Solution Providers
Automotive solution providers—Perficient, Kyndryl, SoftClouds and DXC—are moving AI projects from pilots to production, targeting supply‑chain visibility, predictive maintenance, multilingual documentation and next‑gen infotainment. Executives cite BCG data showing up to 25% cost reductions and 30% productivity gains, while McKinsey...
Microsoft Highlights AI Datacenter Demand's Fungibility, Market Mismatch
$MSFT showing just how fungible AI Datacenter demand is... the market and "the market" are wildly disconnected.
FBI Confirms Theft of Director’s Personal Emails by Iran-Linked Hacking Group
The FBI confirmed that a hacking group tied to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security, operating under the name Handala, breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel and leaked photos and routine correspondence from 2010 and 2019....
Anthropic Tests Next‑gen AI that Outpaces Security Defenses
Exclusive: Anthropic acknowledges testing new AI model representing ‘step change’ in capabilities, after accidental data leak reveals its existence Get ready for "upcoming wave[s] of models that can exploit vulnerabilities in ways that far outpace the efforts of defender..." https://t.co/dMiDv9KoV3
Tapinarof Shows Early, Sustained Gains in Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis: Linda Stein Gold, MD
At the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology meeting, phase 3 ADORING 1 and 2 trials demonstrated that once‑daily tapinarof cream significantly improves rash and itch in moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, with effects evident by week 1 and sustained through eight weeks. The studies...
BART Hides Equity Consultant Fees Behind Fare Enforcement Claims
BART is claims they always took fare enforcement seriously. Why won't they respond to kane's public records request asking them how much they paid equity consultants to argue it didn't matter (and had "detrimental effects on the community")? https://t.co/wAHE5AYPf5
Reducing False Positives in AI Automation
Global App Testing highlights how AI‑driven test automation frequently generates false positives due to brittle UI locators, cross‑environment variability, over‑sensitive assertions, and mismatched test data. These misleading failures erode trust in CI pipelines, cause missed defects, and inflate remediation costs....
NextSTEP-3 E: Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) Ka-Band Backward-Compatible Relay Broad
NASA announced a new Broad Agency Announcement under the NextSTEP‑3 program to fund Project NEXUS, a Ka‑band backward‑compatible relay system. The initiative aims to replace the aging Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) network with an end‑to‑end service lasting at...
Democrats Question VPN Use Over Foreign Surveillance Risks
Six Democrats sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence seeking clarity on whether using a commercial VPN could strip citizens of their privacy rights by exposing them to foreign surveillance laws. https://t.co/6Uq3Y7oKvv
World's Best Laptop Battery Life per Weight
If independent testing is on the money, this is effectively the most battery stamina ever seen with a laptop, pound-for-pound. https://t.co/cYhYCpiyjB
US Finalizes Higher Biofuels Quota to Boost Domestic Demand
On March 27, 2026, the EPA finalized a new biofuels blending rule that obliges refiners to incorporate 25.82 billion gallons of biofuels into diesel and gasoline this year. The mandate represents an 8 % increase over the target announced in June 2025,...
Heat Pumps Slashed Russian Gas Use by Half
When the Ukraine war broke out, the NSC was only talking about LNG. I pushed for heat pumps. They said "cute idea, not gonna happen." Europe proved them wrong — 45-50% reduction in Russian gas through efficiency and heat pumps alone. https://t.co/PmB3c97oaf
Turn Any Pair of Sunglasses Into Prescription Lenses for Just $20
StickTite Bifocal Lenses let users transform any pair of sunglasses into prescription readers for just $20. The adhesive stickers attach to the inner lens surface, require only water, a press, and a 15‑minute drying time. Tested by Runner’s World’s Jeff...
MindBridge Unveils Developer Portal to Support Continuous Financial Oversight
MindBridge announced a new Developer Portal that consolidates API documentation, SDKs, and workflow guides for over 130 endpoints, giving developers a single place to integrate continuous financial oversight into existing enterprise systems. The portal is designed to bridge the "governance...
Refurbed and GoPro Announce Exclusive Partnership in Ireland
Refurbed has sealed an exclusive partnership with GoPro to sell refurbished HERO9‑11 cameras in Ireland, Denmark and Sweden. The collaboration follows a pilot that saw GoPro sales on the platform jump 195%, and reflects a 329% year‑on‑year increase in camera...
Smart Money Backs Infrastructure, Not Shiny Model Hype
Databricks keeps growing while everyone chases the shiny model release. That's not boring. That's a pattern. The infrastructure layer consolidates quietly. The application layer gets all the noise. DJ take: the crowd watches the lights. The smart money builds the sound system.
Ruxolitinib Cream Improves Repigmentation, QOL in Vitiligo, but Better Patient Education, Guidance Are Needed
Ruxolitinib cream (Opzelura) demonstrated significant facial repigmentation and quality‑of‑life gains in vitiligo patients, especially those reaching F‑VASI75/90 thresholds, according to post‑hoc analyses of the TRuE‑V trials presented at the 2026 AAD meeting. Real‑world survey data revealed that just over one‑fifth...
AI Unmasked Our Work as Scaffolding
AI is exposing that most knowledge work consists of repetitive scaffolding rather than original insight. In fields like cybersecurity, software development, and high‑end consulting, 75‑99% of effort goes into maintaining tools, workflows, and templates. Recent AI agent‑skill advances can capture...
House Committee Approves FirstNet Reauthorization
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted unanimously (51‑0) to advance the First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act, extending FirstNet’s authority through 2037. The bill adds National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approval authority, appoints an associate administrator, and reserves...
