Meta Slashes 700 Jobs, Grants Six Execs up to $921 M in AI‑linked Stock Options
Meta announced a 700‑person workforce reduction and a new stock‑option package worth up to $921 million for six senior executives. The moves are part of a broader restructuring aimed at accelerating the company’s AI‑first product strategy.
Asia Emerges as Testbed for Healthcare Innovation
It was a pleasure to participate in the Investment and Innovation Pathways to a Healthy Asia session at the Global Investors’ Symposium in Hong Kong. A timely discussion on where durable value is being created in healthcare across Asia, from prevention...
Solvent‐Induced Reverse‐Ostwald Ripening: Structure Conversion From Ag56 to Ag45 Clusters and Its Impact on Catalytic Reduction of 4‐Nitrophenol
Researchers have discovered a solvent‑induced reverse Ostwald ripening process that converts atomically precise silver clusters from Ag₅₆ to Ag₄₅ when exposed to pentane, while Ag₅₆ remains stable in dichloromethane. Structural analysis by ESI‑MS and single‑crystal X‑ray diffraction shows the Ag₄₅...
Telesto Hires Sarah McHugh to Lead Growth Services, Targeting Private‑equity and Healthcare Brands
Telesto announced that former Huron chief marketing officer Sarah McHugh has joined as head of growth services. She will oversee brand strategy, demand generation and go‑to‑market programs for private‑equity, healthcare and industrial portfolios. The hire signals Telesto’s push to turn...
AI Empowers Chemists, Accelerating Novel Drug Discovery
The life of a chemist is about to change dramatically as we move away from tedious trial-and-error and deeper into the comfort of the prompt window. We don't need fewer medicinal chemists; we need more high-novelty drugs on the market...
AI Assistant Ensures Traders Stick to Their Rules
Most traders don’t struggle with strategy. They struggle with execution. They see the level. They know the setup. Then hesitate or break their rules. NeuroTrading Sherpa™ is an AI trading assistant that helps you follow your rules in real time. ⬇️ https://t.co/zkmqdjMcod https://t.co/6Vrz68gUmq
California Regulator Labels Tesla’s Robotaxi as Chauffeured Limo, Not True Autonomous Service
The California Public Utilities Commission has ruled that Tesla’s robotaxi service qualifies only for a charter‑party carrier permit—the same license used by limousine operators—rather than a true autonomous‑taxi permit. The classification exempts Tesla from submitting detailed safety and usage data,...
ResNav Added to Paycor Marketplace to Deliver Secure Historical Payroll & HR Data, and Document Archiving
ResNav Solutions has joined Paycor’s marketplace, introducing its History Link service to Paycor’s extensive HCM customer base. History Link is a secure, FLSA‑aligned archive that pulls historical payroll and HR records from more than 200 legacy systems. The offering gives...
AI Agent Builds Agents: Introducing Agents-as-a-Service
this guy rebuilt Google Maps in a weekend without AI. Now he's showing us what's possible *with* AI. Bret dropped Ghostwriter, an AI agent that builds other agents 🔥 He also coined a new term: Agents-as-a-Service.. which I'm not going to abbreviate :) https://t.co/QPbDmqHyQ0
Legion Health Deploys AI Bot to Prescribe Mental Health Meds in Utah
Legion Health, a Y Combinator‑backed startup, launched an AI‑driven bot that can renew select psychiatric medications for patients in Utah for a $20 monthly fee. The service, the first in the U.S. authorized to let AI prescribe mental‑health drugs, begins...
MyTomorrows and CUN Partner on AI-Assisted Patient Trial Matching
myTomorrows, a Dutch health‑tech firm, has partnered with Spain’s Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CUN) to embed an AI‑driven clinical‑trial matching engine directly into CUN’s electronic health record. The system leverages large language models to parse multilingual unstructured notes and structured...
Indie Studios Rally Against Nvidia's DLSS 5, Calling It AI Gimmick
New Blood Interactive’s CEO Dave Oshry and Dusk developer David Szymanski publicly denounced Nvidia’s DLSS 5 generative‑AI upscaler, labeling it a low‑quality gimmick and urging indie studios to boycott the technology. Their criticism revives the anti‑NFT sentiment that once rallied indie...
EACON’s Autonomy Deployed on 120 Battery-Electric Trucks at Zhundong Mine
EACON’s ORCASTRA® autonomous haulage system is now running on 120 Tonly TLE138 battery‑electric trucks at China’s Zhundong open‑pit coal mine, creating one of the world’s largest single‑site electric fleets. The trucks, each with a 90‑ton payload, have collectively logged more...
Coca‑Cola CEO James Quincey Steps Down, Cites AI‑Driven Growth Shift
James Quincey announced he will step down as Coca‑Cola chief executive on March 31, handing the role to COO Henrique Braun. Quincey said the rapid rise of artificial intelligence demands a new leadership style to drive the company’s next wave of...
JPMorgan Accelerates AI Use in Software Engineering, Echoing Industry Trend
JPMorgan announced an internal initiative to embed AI across its software engineering workforce, setting new performance expectations for developers. While the bank disclosed few specifics, the move aligns with a wave of AI adoption at firms like Paychex, Jabil and...
Linux Patches Posted To Fix ~2x Performance Drop For CPU Workloads On NVIDIA Vera Rubin
NVIDIA engineers identified a severe performance regression on the upcoming Vera Rubin CPUs, where enabling Simultaneous Multi‑Threading (SMT) caused up to a two‑fold slowdown for CPU‑intensive workloads. To address this, Linux kernel developer Andrea Righi submitted a patch series that...
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Sets New Standard for AI Video
I didn't expect to be this impressed but here we are. Pippit AI Agent has launched a NEW model "Dreamina Seedance 2.0", now in early access on Pippit@pippitofficial. For the first time, AI video has reached a level that leaves you completely...
10 Best Mobile Event Apps for 2026: My Top Picks
The article outlines eight critical criteria for selecting a mobile event app, emphasizing performance during live execution, real‑time agenda synchronization, and controlled attendee communication. It stresses that engagement features must align with event goals and that sponsor visibility should be...
Mastercard Rolls Out AI‑Powered Virtual CFO for Small Businesses
Mastercard has launched an AI‑powered Virtual CFO service aimed at small‑business owners, offering automated cash‑flow insights and decision support. The tool is bundled with Recorded Future’s threat‑intelligence platform, signaling a push into finance automation and cybersecurity for merchants.
Wayfound.ai Cuts Engineering Staff to Two Managers as AI Agents Write Code
Wayfound.ai CEO Tatyana Mamut announced that her startup has eliminated traditional engineers, replacing them with AI coding agents while retaining only two engineering managers. The shift has reportedly doubled feature output versus her former Amazon team and cut hiring costs,...
Databricks Launches AI‑Driven Lakewatch SIEM, Promising Up to 80% Cost Cut
Databricks has rolled out Lakewatch, an open‑agentic SIEM that leverages generative AI to automate threat detection and response. The company says the service can slash total cost of ownership by as much as 80% while keeping years of hot, queryable...
WashU Team Uses Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors to Image Living Cells in Real Time
A multidisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis implanted nanodiamond quantum sensors inside living mouse cells and recorded real‑time magnetic and temperature fluctuations from mitochondria. The breakthrough, presented at the March 16, 2026 APS meeting, demonstrates a new route...
Amazon's Big Spring Sale Slashes iPad Air Price by $84.50, Sparking Tablet Frenzy
Amazon's third‑annual Big Spring Sale (Mar 25‑31) offers the 13‑inch M4 iPad Air for $714.50, $84.50 off its list price. The deep discount joins a wave of Apple markdowns that are reshaping spring‑season ecommerce traffic.
Pennsylvania's Energy System: Emissions Overview and Future Path
PENNSYLVANIA'S ENERGY CROSSROADS - a briefing paper on the state's energy system and emissions: https://t.co/0PeHKbiekU
Google Pushes Post‑quantum Deadline to 2029, Warns of Quantum‑apocalypse
Google announced that it now expects quantum computers capable of breaking RSA encryption by 2029, accelerating the industry‑wide post‑quantum cryptography rollout to that year. The shift tightens timelines for governments and enterprises to adopt quantum‑resistant algorithms amid growing AI‑driven data...
IR Impact Awards Spotlight Privacy‑First Attribution and Martech Integration
The IR Impact Awards in the United States showcased emerging best practices in marketing measurement, emphasizing privacy‑first attribution, tighter martech integration and AI‑enabled performance analytics. Executives highlighted the growing reliance on TCF‑compliant vendors and the need for unified reporting across...
Kled AI Hits $150 Million Valuation After Raising Multi‑Million Funding to Monetize Personal Data
Kled AI, the San Francisco‑based data‑for‑AI platform founded by 22‑year‑old Avi Patel, closed a multi‑million‑dollar round that lifted its valuation to $150 million. The startup pays everyday users in emerging markets to upload videos and photos that train robotics and self‑driving...
NASA Preps Artemis II Launch as Costs Soar to $44 B
NASA is set to launch Artemis II, its first crewed Moon‑orbit mission since 1972, as early as April 1, 2026. The 98‑metre Space Launch System now carries a price tag of roughly $20 billion, pushing the overall Artemis program past $44 billion, and the...
Simulations Plus and Three Pharma Companies Collaborate on AI-Driven Drug Development
Simulations Plus has launched strategic partnership programmes with three pharmaceutical companies to embed AI‑driven modelling into the drug development lifecycle. The collaborations will integrate Simulations Plus platforms—ADMET Predictor, GastroPlus, Thales and MonolixSuite—into model‑informed drug development (MIDD) workflows, enabling natural‑language interaction and automated...
Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics, Enters Humanoid Robot Market
Amazon has bought Fauna Robotics, the maker of the $50,000 Sprout humanoid robot, adding a kid‑size, developer‑friendly bot to its growing robotics lineup. The deal, announced on March 24, positions Amazon against Tesla and expands its reach beyond warehouse automation...
Leak of Coruna and DarkSword Toolkits Threatens Hundreds of Millions of iPhones
Security researchers say the online leak of the Coruna and DarkSword iPhone hacking toolkits puts hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads at risk. The tools, originally linked to U.S. defense contractor L3Harris and foreign espionage operations, can compromise devices...
Zhongzhi Pharmaceutical Reports 82% Drop in Net Income, Revenue Falls 21%
Zhongzhi Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited announced a full‑year 2025 net profit of RMB17.29 million ($2.4 million), an 82% plunge from the previous year, while revenue dropped 21.5% to RMB1.737 billion ($243 million). The sharp contraction underscores growing pressure on Chinese drug makers amid a tightening...
Prologis’ Head of Social on Why People-First Beats Brand-First
Prologis’ head of social, Natalie Calvo, explains that a people‑first approach—amplifying employee voices—outperforms a brand‑first strategy for niche B2B sectors like industrial real estate. She notes the team posts only three to four times a week, spending most of her time...
Inland Rail Deploys Solar-Powered Level Crossings in Australia
Australia’s 1,600‑km Inland Rail freight corridor has installed standalone solar power systems at two level crossings in northern New South Wales, eliminating the need for grid connections during construction. The solar‑powered installations include battery storage, LED warning lights, audible alarms...
Neglect Data Governance Until Breach Forces Reactive Cleanup
Data governance is almost always an afterthought. Then a breach happens. Then we start digging. #DataGovernance #DataBreach #Leadership https://t.co/41ivbJYV3c
Automation Needs Human Judgment to Choose Meaningful Experiments
OpenAI's timeline: Oct 2026 (research intern), Mar 2028 (automated researcher). When research automates, judgment bottlenecks. Which experiments matter? When does data mislead? Spotify plays songs. The DJ reads the room. https://t.co/lGhKIW7JWO
Future-Proofing Europe’s Energy Grid: The ENTSO-E Upgrade
ENTSO‑E’s Transparency Platform has been completely rebuilt by Unicorn, shifting from a legacy monolith to a modern microservice architecture of more than 40 Java and Node.js services with a React single‑page UI. The overhaul delivers lower latency, faster feature rollout...
Executive War College 2026 to Spotlight AI, Workforce Solutions, and Financial Strategy for Clinical Labs
The 31st Annual Executive War College will convene April 28‑29 in New Orleans, bringing together clinical laboratory executives to address reimbursement, staffing, compliance, and emerging technologies. A new Executive Forum on Digital Pathology Management will spotlight AI‑driven workflows and data...
The Pros and Cons of Tracking Nearly Everything
Health wearables now reach roughly one‑third of Americans, and a new wave of devices is extending tracking to intimate domains such as orgasms, menstrual flow, and stool analysis. Proponents argue that granular data can personalize wellness, especially for women and...
How to Protect Razor-Thin Retail Margins with AI
Retail margins are collapsing, with grocery net margins falling below 1.5%, echoing the 2008 crisis. A recent NVIDIA study shows 89% of retailers using AI report higher revenue and 95% see lower operating costs. AI delivers the strongest returns in...
Pharma Pulse: Commercial Risks of the NDC-12 Transition and FDA Approval of Avlayah for Hunter Syndrome
The pharmaceutical industry faces commercial risk as it prepares for the 2033 transition to a uniform 12‑digit NDC format, with experts warning that thousands of zero‑prefix collisions could trigger PBM claim rejections, disrupt patient‑hub enrollments, and corrupt market‑intelligence data. Simultaneously,...
Canadian VCs Are Starting to Fear an AI-Driven “SaaSpocalypse”
Canadian venture capitalists are increasingly worried that generative AI could trigger a "SaaSpocalypse," threatening the traditional SaaS business model. 2025 was the worst year for Canadian VC fundraising since 2016, leaving funds under pressure to return capital. AI‑native startups...
Tubi Teams Up with Tiktok, Feat. Rich Bloom & The Verdicts Changing Social Media Forever
In this episode of Creator Upload, Tubi’s GM of Creator Programs, Rich Bloom, explains the new partnership with TikTok to develop long‑form series starring TikTok creators. The deal leverages TikTok’s Spotlight and marketing tools to promote the shows while Tubi...
Why Are Cancer Cells Able to Thrive in Conditions That Other Cells Cannot?
Soley Therapeutics, founded by clinician‑scientist Yerem Yeghiazarians and a cancer biologist, built a decade‑long, image‑based platform that treats cells as sophisticated sensors of their micro‑environment. The technology decodes how cells decide to live or die under low‑oxygen, nutrient‑poor conditions—an environment...
All the iPhone Lock Screen Changes You Might Have Missed in iOS 26
Apple’s iOS 26, released in September, adds several lock‑screen customization options beyond the earlier iOS 18 controls. Users can now enlarge the clock to cover up to a third of the display, reposition the widget dock to the bottom, and apply a...
AI Glasses Are Catching on in China, From Shopping to Cheating
AI‑powered smart glasses are moving beyond novelty in China, with domestic players such as Xiaomi, Alibaba and Li Auto launching models priced $270‑$1,000. In 2025 the market shipped 2.5 million units, representing 16.7 % of global volume, and the government added a...
Update: Bellatrix Aerospace Raises $20 Mn in Pre Series B Round
Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru‑based spacetech startup, closed a $20 million pre‑Series B round led by Cactus Partners, with participation from Hero Investment Office, 35 North Ventures and existing backers. The financing values the company at roughly $105 million, a 2.7‑fold increase from its previous...
Digital Communications Governance: AI in Action
Artificial intelligence is now integral to Digital Communications Governance and Archiving (DCGA) in financial services, automating the monitoring, summarising, and risk detection of employee communications across text, voice, video and AI‑generated content. Theta Lake showcases six real‑world use cases, from...
AMDGPU Driver For Linux 7.1 Preps Debug Improvements, New Hardware IP
AMD has released a batch of AMDGPU and AMDKFD kernel driver patches targeting the upcoming Linux 7.1 release. The updates introduce a new DebugFS interface for 64‑bit PCIe registers, add support for the SMU 15.0.8 IP block, and bring a series of...
