Cilium, eBPF, and Modern Kubernetes Networking with Bill Mulligan
In this episode, Bill Mulligan, a maintainer of Cilium and member of Isovalent, explains how eBPF—a safe, programmable extension to the Linux kernel—revolutionizes networking for cloud‑native environments. He details Cilium’s role as a Kubernetes CNI that leverages eBPF to provide high‑performance, secure, and observable connectivity, and contrasts it with traditional static networking stacks. Mulligan also discusses the challenges of kernel development cycles, the open‑source governance of Cilium under CNCF, and why eBPF’s sandboxed verification makes it reliable for production workloads.
Modular Phones Turn Devices Into Upgradable Systems
A smartphone at MWC26 just challenged how devices should be built. The modular ATOM phone by Techno introduces a different approach. Instead of fixed hardware, it allows components to be adapted, upgraded, or reconfigured. The shift is clear. From static products… to evolving systems. This isn’t...

It Isn’t Just London Calling. Here Are the UK’s Most Investable Regions
The United Kingdom now boasts Europe’s only $1 trillion‑plus tech economy, ranking third globally behind the United States and China. Government initiatives such as the Modern Industrial Strategy and the AI Opportunities Action Plan have spurred an 80% jump in AI...

Metrolinx's $27B GO Expansion Delayed and Scaled Back: Confidential Report
Metrolinx’s $27 B CAD (≈$20 B USD) GO Expansion, launched in 2018 to convert the commuter rail into a 15‑minute rapid‑rail network, is now pushed beyond its 2032 target and scaled back. Only the Lakeshore West and East corridors will see electrification...

Hiring: Why It’s So Slow and What Might Speed It Up
A GoodTime survey of 504 senior talent‑acquisition leaders found that 90% of companies missed their hiring goals, with AI‑generated fake candidates identified as the top hiring threat for 2026. Gartner warns that AI has turned recruiting into an arms race,...

Reddit Surpasses Google in B2B Search Rankings
Eye-popping research from @TheCoolestCool on Reddit's unexpected domination of Google's B2B results: https://foundationinc.co/lab/reddit-b2b-saas Just look at these numbers 🧐🤯

Proptivity, Telehouse Team for Reliable Indoor 4G, 5G in London Workplaces
Telehouse Europe has teamed with Proptivity to roll out high‑performance indoor 4G and 5G across London office buildings. The partnership uses Telehouse’s Docklands campus as a UK interconnection hub, enabling a neutral‑host model where multiple mobile operators share a single...

Dell and HP Roll Out Quantum-Resistant Device Security
HP and Dell announced new hardware‑level security features aimed at defending against physical attacks and emerging quantum‑computing threats. HP introduced TPM Guard, which encrypts the TPM‑CPU link, and added quantum‑resistant cryptography to its LaserJet Pro and Enterprise printer lines along...

Aspiring Judges Given Green Light to Use AI in Job Applications
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) in England and Wales has released guidance allowing aspiring judges to use AI tools for drafting and polishing self‑assessment materials, provided they retain full responsibility for accuracy. Acceptable uses include grammar checks, structural improvements, theme...
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[Industry News] DIVA Agency Launches New Community and Creator Division Dedicated to Fan Engagement, Creator Partnerships and Community Building
Diva Agency is launching a dedicated Creator and Community division in March 2026, led by Charlotte Willis, who grew the firm’s influencer business by 300% in 2025. The new team will serve the agency’s global games and entertainment clients, acting as...

Airlines and Airports Gain Early Warning of Baggage Disruptions
SITA has introduced Bag Radar, a cloud‑based analytics platform that consolidates baggage data from BIMs, WorldTracer, BRS and DCS to deliver real‑time and predictive insights. By applying historical analysis and AI, the solution flags potential mishandling, missed connections and bottlenecks...

The Healing Power of Light: How Light Therapy Supports Wellness
Red and near‑infrared light therapy is gaining traction as a non‑invasive wellness tool, leveraging specific wavelengths to stimulate mitochondria and boost cellular ATP production. Clinical‑grade full‑body panels now bring deep‑tissue penetration into homes, promising consistent results for skin health, pain...

Node.js Fixes Critical Flaws, Patches DoS Risk in Latest Security Update
The Node.js project released a March 2026 security rollout covering its 20.x, 22.x, 24.x and 25.x branches. The update patches a critical TLS handling flaw (CVE-2026-21637) that could trigger remote denial‑of‑service, and a high‑severity HTTP header bug (CVE-2026-21710) that may...

Uber Discontinues Shuttle in Delhi NCR, Shifts Focus to B2B Employee Transport Services
Uber announced the discontinuation of its Shuttle bus service in Delhi NCR, effective March 27, marking the exit of its bus‑based commute offering from India’s last remaining market. The move follows similar shutdowns in Mumbai and Hyderabad, which were attributed...

HAVAS Red Middle East Launches CRed to Bridge Brands and the Creator Economy
HAVAS Red Middle East has launched CRed, a new creator‑marketing practice that integrates the agency’s PR, influencer and experiential capabilities. CRed aims to shift brand‑creator collaborations from short‑term transactions to long‑term, credibility‑driven partnerships rooted in regional culture. The service will...

Biogen and Alteogen Partner for ALT-B4 to Advance Subcutaneous Formulations of Biologics
Biogen has signed an exclusive license with South Korean biotech Alteogen for ALT‑B4, a recombinant hyaluronidase enzyme that facilitates subcutaneous administration of biologics traditionally given intravenously. The agreement provides Alteogen with $20 million upfront, a $10 million payment upon initiation of a...

DataBahn Brings AI-Driven Intelligence Into the Security Pipeline
DataBahn.ai unveiled Autonomous In‑Stream Data Intelligence (AIDI), an AI‑native model that interprets, validates, and acts on security telemetry as it flows through the pipeline. The accompanying DataBahn Agent Farm deploys specialized AI agents to automate connector creation, asset mapping, and...

Heidi Launches a Mic for AI Scribe – Why?
Heidi has introduced the Heidi Remote, a 21‑gram wearable microphone that provides up to 14 hours of battery life for AI‑assisted clinical documentation. The device operates independently of phones or Wi‑Fi, capturing audio offline and syncing later, and is built...

Report: CTV Accounts for 50% of Ad Views Across Europe
The FreeWheel Video Marketplace Report for H2 2025 shows Connected TV (CTV) now drives 86% of premium video ad views in the US and 50% in Europe, with ad view volume up 11% year‑over‑year across both regions. European CTV ad views...

Scalefusion Unveils the Future of Endpoint Management at 33rd Convergence India Expo
Scalefusion showcased its unified endpoint management vision at the 33rd Convergence India Expo in Delhi, demonstrating its UEM, OneIdP, and Veltar solutions. The startup highlighted a single‑agent platform that merges device management, zero‑trust identity, and compliance security. Thousands of attendees...

The Compliance Paradox: When Bad BIM Data Bypasses the Rules
Automated building permit checks increasingly depend on BIM data labels rather than physical geometry, creating a loophole where mis‑classified elements pass compliance tests. The article illustrates how this “false positive” trap lets developers bypass safety rules, shifting risk to municipalities...

The Conflict of Interest at the Heart of PayShap’s Slow Adoption
PayShap, South Africa’s low‑cost instant payment rail, marks its third anniversary but still lags behind legacy cards and EFTs. Adoption stalls because major banks, which host the service, view it as a threat to their fee‑based revenue, creating a structural...

AI May Have Just Revealed The Rules Of An Ancient Roman Board Game
Scientists used an AI‑driven system called Ludii to decode the rules of a limestone slab from the Roman town of Coriovallum, now Heerlen, Netherlands. By simulating thousands of possible rule sets, the AI identified the artifact as a blocking‑style board...

LPBF Prints Zinc–Silver–Copper Alloys For Biodegradable Implants
Researchers used laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) to 3D‑print zinc‑silver‑copper alloys and demonstrated in‑vitro cytocompatibility, indicating the material could serve as a biodegradable implant. Zinc offers a middle‑ground degradation rate between magnesium and iron, while silver and copper add antimicrobial...

GenAI-Based Development Platform - Part 3: Announcing Isolarium, Three Flavors of Secure Sandboxes for GenAI-Based Coding Agents
Open‑source project Isolarium was announced as a companion to the Idea‑to‑Code workflow, providing secure sandboxes for GenAI coding agents such as Claude Code. The tool lets developers run agents in three isolation modes—Nono (lightweight), container, and virtual machine—balancing security against...

Temperature Gets a New Definition Using a Quantum Device
Physicists have demonstrated a quantum temperature sensor that uses oversized rubidium atoms, offering a direct, calibration‑free definition of the kelvin. Traditional sensors depend on a chain of calibrated devices, each traced back to national institutes like NIST, introducing cumulative uncertainties....

Announcing Kubescape 4.0 Enterprise Stability Meets the AI Era
Kubescape 4.0 launches with enterprise‑grade stability, delivering General Availability for Runtime Threat Detection and a new Kubernetes‑native Storage layer. The release consolidates security agents by deprecating the host‑sensor and merging its functions into a single node‑agent, simplifying cluster management. It...

Breaking Down “The Mosaic Effect”
Artificial intelligence is accelerating the "mosaic effect," where separate, permissible data points are combined to reveal sensitive insights. The effect, originally noted in intelligence work, now emerges in seconds as AI correlates thousands of low‑risk records, threatening compliance in regulated...

The UK’s AI Ambitions Depend on Channel Partners
The UK government is banking on artificial intelligence to revive stagnant growth, boost productivity and create jobs. Achieving these goals hinges on channel partners who can translate AI’s abstract promise into practical, industry‑specific solutions. Partners embed AI into existing workflows,...

The Global Payments Problem: Why Your Payment Infrastructure Is a Workforce Strategy Issue
The article argues that global payment infrastructure is a critical workforce strategy issue, not merely a finance function. It highlights how traditional wire transfers, currency conversion fees, and varied compliance requirements create costly friction for hiring contractors across borders. Modern...
Trust Gaps | Anonymous Whistleblowing Rises as Digital Reporting Reshapes Speak-Up Culture
Digital whistleblowing has surged to a record high, with anonymous submissions now accounting for 56% of all reports, according to Safecall’s 2026 Benchmark Report. Named reports have dropped from 37% in 2019 to 25% today, while online anonymity dominates at...

What’s Next for Emergency Response Data in 2026?
In 2026 emergency response agencies will pivot from reactive tactics to data‑driven operations, leveraging predictive analytics, seamless interoperability, and community‑care models. Real‑time analytics will forecast demand spikes, enabling pre‑positioning of resources and faster response times. Integrated platforms will allow instant...

Small Language Models and the Future of Production AI with Karun Thankachan
Karun Thankachan, a senior scientist at Walmart, discussed the growing role of small language models (SLMs) for cost‑effective, task‑specific AI in retail. He introduced ReasonLite, an open‑source library that consolidates chain‑of‑thought distillation, program‑aided reasoning, self‑consistency, and token‑budget controls into a...

How Explosion-Proof Visual Monitoring Is Transforming Safety in Hazardous Industrial Automation
Explosion‑proof camera systems are now certified to ATEX, IECEx and NEC standards, allowing safe visual monitoring in zones with flammable gases, dust or vapors. Unlike isolated sensors, these cameras provide real‑time imagery that reveals corrosion, ice buildup, or misplaced tags...
Floating Solar‑Aquaculture Needs Ecological, Economic Longevity
Floating solar combined with aquaculture is an interesting idea. Using the same surface for energy generation and food production sounds efficient. Less land use. Lower evaporation. Potentially better panel performance. But the concept also raises questions that are often overlooked. What happens to the...

Mini Brains Rewire to Balance Digital Pole
🔺 These Mini Brains Just Learned to Solve a Classic Engineering Problem 🧠 In a step toward biological computing, brain organoids rewired their networks as they learned to balance a digital pole on a cart. https://t.co/w2wHDTvIVp https://t.co/h51xTVlR4D

Probiotics Drink Reduces Loose Stools Tendency in Healthy Adults - Study
A randomized, double‑blind trial in Japan found that a daily 100 ml drink containing 10 billion CFU of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299v reduced bowel‑movement frequency and days with defecation in healthy adults prone to loose stools. After eight weeks, the probiotic group averaged 6.7...
Commodore 64 Launched in 1982 for $595
#ThrowbackThursday. August 1982. The Commodore 64 was officially released in the United States for an initial price of $595. #Personal #Computer #History https://t.co/i3tDrJ9m6Z

Heat Pump Owners Report High Satisfaction Across Canadian Winters
Time and time again surveys of heat pump owners show that the vast majority of people are happy with their heat pump. Here's data from Canada, a place known for its very warm winters. https://t.co/WzjQtktaUm https://t.co/rhY5uEnzZQ

Zero-Trust on OKE: How to Actually Secure Your Clusters With Terraform
The article outlines a Terraform‑driven approach to building a zero‑trust Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) cluster. It replaces overlay networking with OCI VCN‑Native CNI, deploys a private control plane without a public IP, and enables AMD SEV confidential computing for memory...

Chile's Renewable Revolution: Wind & Solar Outpace Fossils
In just over a decade, Chile went from no utility-scale wind or solar to more electricity from these sources than from all fossil fuels combined. 2000: wind+solar 0%, fossil fuels 45% 2025: wind+solar 36%, fossil fuels 28% https://t.co/sL9Igdp0rP
Ceiling Rail System Empowers Wheelchair Users at Home
Ceiling Rail System Gives Wheelchair Users New Freedom at Home by @SusieM414141 #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/ckMgvssrGM

The Army Wants to Use Bullets, Mortars, and Artillery to Take Out Small Drones
The U.S. Army is evaluating its existing small‑arms and artillery ammunition as low‑cost counter‑UAS solutions, aiming to replace expensive $1 million missiles with rounds that cost a few thousand dollars or less. Demonstrations have shown that the 30 mm XM121 high‑explosive proximity...

The Rise of Humanoid Robots to Catalyse Labour Relations
Hyundai is moving to install Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robots across its car factories and has taken a controlling stake in the robotics firm. The South Korean union has warned that the rollout could trigger a massive employment shock, demanding...

Tencent AI Open Sources Covo-Audio: A 7B Speech Language Model and Inference Pipeline for Real-Time Audio Conversations and Reasoning
Tencent AI Lab unveiled Covo‑Audio, a 7‑billion‑parameter Large Audio Language Model that processes continuous speech and generates high‑fidelity audio within a single architecture. The system combines Whisper‑large‑v3, Qwen2.5‑7B‑Base, and a WavLM‑based tokenizer, employing hierarchical tri‑modal interleaving and an intelligence‑speaker decoupling...

Create Ad Ready Storyboard and Poster of Any Product with Just One Prompt 👇🏻
A new AI prompting workflow lets marketers generate an 8K, seven‑panel product storyboard and poster from a single text command. The system analyses the subject’s geometry, material and branding, then automatically creates a hero shot plus six complementary views—macro, logo,...

Virginia Set to Enact a Flurry of Laws Boosting Cleaner, Cheaper Power
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is poised to sign a suite of bills that expand solar generation, accelerate battery storage, and improve grid utilization to curb soaring electricity costs. Key measures include Senate Bill 347, which blocks outright bans on large‑scale...