Gcore Radar Report Reveals 150% Surge in DDoS Attacks Year-on-Year
Gcore’s Q3‑Q4 2025 Radar report shows a 150% year‑on‑year jump in DDoS incidents, with attack counts climbing to 1.3 million in Q4 2025. Peak traffic surged to 12 Tbps, a six‑fold rise over the previous year, while network‑layer attacks now represent 82% of all events. The technology sector bore the brunt, accounting for 34% of attacks, and Latin America supplied 55% of the observed malicious traffic. These trends signal a new scale and speed in cyber‑disruption.
Andhra Pradesh to Digitise Medical Reimbursements; End Paper-Based Process
The Andhra Pradesh government will overhaul its medical reimbursement system, moving from a hybrid manual‑digital process to a fully digital workflow. Developed by the Andhra Pradesh Centre for Financial Systems and Services and integrated with the existing Nidhi portal, the...
How Airports Are Accelerating the Energy Revolution
Airports worldwide are moving from passive energy consumers to active managers, deploying a mix of renewable generation, electrification, and emerging fuels. Venice Marco Polo Airport is installing 70 acres of agrivoltaic solar to generate 80 GWh annually, while San Francisco International is...
Channel Partners Are Sleepwalking Into an AI Code Generation Trap
Managed Service Providers are being asked to deliver full AI‑enhanced development stacks, but rapid adoption of AI code generators introduces hidden security risks. Studies show nearly half of AI‑generated code snippets contain vulnerabilities and 67% of organizations fail to assess...
Fluid Becomes a CNCF Incubating Project
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s Technical Oversight Committee has promoted Fluid to an incubating project, recognizing its maturity as a data‑orchestration layer for Kubernetes. Fluid adds an abstraction layer that enables elastic dataset caching, dynamic source switching, and cross‑storage acceleration...
Tekton Becomes a CNCF Incubating Project
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s Technical Oversight Committee has accepted Tekton as an incubating project, marking a key maturity milestone after its stable v1.0 Pipelines release. Tekton is a Kubernetes‑native CI/CD framework with over 11,000 GitHub stars, 600 contributors, and...
AI Could Run Entire Companies and Revolutionize Drug Discovery
Personally, I think that in two years (or less) the entire company can be run by AI including code generation and product deployment. Even humans can be controlled by AI (imagine yourself installed as a "skill" into the organizational AI)....
SEO 2.0: How Content Marketing Drives Visibility in AI Search via @Sejournal, @Hethr_campbell
The on‑demand webinar "SEO 2.0" hosted by Heather Campbell explains how AI‑driven search engines like ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot retrieve, evaluate, and cite web content. It delivers a practical, content‑first framework that helps marketers make their assets citation‑worthy, boosting both...
Old Kindle Highlights Resurface to Fuel New Writing
Most highlights die in Kindle. Readwise brings them back and connects them. The power isn't in the capturing. It's in the resurfacing. Sometimes a highlight from two years ago connects perfectly to what you're writing today. https://www.ssp.sh/brain/readwise
BT Boosts Connectivity, Security for Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
BT Group has signed a 10‑year agreement worth up to £200 million (about $255 million) with Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE Networks) to provide upgraded connectivity, cybersecurity and IT services. The contract will support NIE’s digital transformation across its 966,000‑customer base and...
RSAC 2026: ZeroTier Launches ZeroTier Quantum, the World’s First End-to-End Quantum-Secure Networking Platform
ZeroTier announced ZeroTier Quantum at RSAC 2026, positioning it as the world’s first end‑to‑end quantum‑secure software‑defined networking platform. The solution meets the highest NIST and NSA CNSA 2.0 post‑quantum standards and promises on‑wire, data‑center‑level speeds. Built on a Rust‑based ZeroTier Transport...
Cybercriminals Have Open Access to Enterprise PCs 76 Days Per Year, According to New Research From Absolute Security
Absolute Security’s 2026 Resilience Risk Index reveals that endpoint security software fails to protect devices about 21% of the time, leaving enterprise PCs exposed for an average of 76 days per year. The report highlights a 127‑day average lag in...
Elastic Eliminates Per-Endpoint Pricing for XDR
Elastic announced it will no longer charge per‑endpoint fees for its Elastic Security XDR, a platform that earned a perfect 100% protection score in AV‑Comparatives’ 2025 Business Security evaluation. By removing the so‑called “endpoint tax,” Elastic claims customers can achieve...
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O9 Solutions Recognized in Three New 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Reports for Supply Chain Planning [Process and Discrete] and Decision...
o9 Solutions was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning – both Discrete and Process Industries, and a Niche Player in the inaugural Decision Intelligence Platforms MQ. The company is one of only two vendors...
‘We’re Harvesting the Sun’: A Huge Solar Project Grows in California
The Westlands Water District unveiled the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan, a 21‑gigawatt solar‑plus‑battery project spanning 136,000 acres in California’s Central Valley. The initiative aims to convert fallowed, water‑scarce farmland into clean‑energy “crops,” financing a new 500‑kilovolt transmission network to deliver...
#276 Why Information Security Is Now a CFO Responsibility, Howard Francioni, Lead Auditor, Akton Boundrie Group
In this episode, host Kevin Appleby talks with Howard Francioni, a lead auditor at Akton Boundrie Group, about why information security is now a core responsibility for CFOs. They discuss the real‑world impact of cyber incidents—such as the Jaguar Land...
New Light Trap Design Supercharges Atom-Thin Semiconductors
Researchers have introduced an inverted‑confinement design that places a monolayer of tungsten disulfide (WS₂) on nanoscale air cavities—Mie voids—etched into high‑index bismuth telluride. The air‑filled resonators concentrate optical fields at the surface, boosting WS₂ photoluminescence by roughly 20 times and second‑harmonic...
Suno’s Latest Move Is MILO-1080 – an AI-Driven Step Sequencer
AI music startup Suno unveiled MILO-1080, a 16‑track, MIDI‑enabled step sequencer that integrates generative AI with traditional sequencing. The tool, released in Suno’s Labs preview, lets users generate sounds via prompts, browse personal libraries, or craft synth patches, positioning Suno...
OnePlus Nord 6 5G India Launch Date Confirmed
OnePlus confirmed the Indian launch of its Nord 6 5G for April 7, 2026 at 7 PM IST, with sales via Amazon. The device is priced between ₹35,000 and ₹40,000 (approximately $420‑$480) and offers a 9000 mAh battery, 80W fast charging, and...
Archimedis Digital Eyes ₹100 Crore Topline in FY27
Archimedis Digital, a life‑science IT services firm, aims to double its revenue to ₹100 crore (≈ $12 million) by FY27. Growth will be powered by AI‑related projects and a new AI Centre for Excellence in Tiruchirappalli, with the workforce expanding from about 250‑300...
Fanuc to Invest $90 Million in US Robot Manufacturing Capacity Expansion
Fanuc America announced a $90 million investment to build an 840,000 sq ft robot manufacturing plant in Michigan, slated for completion in late 2027. The expansion will add 225 jobs and bring Fanuc’s U.S. footprint to 3 million sq ft, reflecting nearly $300 million invested since 2019. The...
DB Cargo to Use AI to Improve Locomotive Spare Parts Forecasting
DB Cargo has launched an AI‑driven Spare Parts Forecasting 1.0 system at its Darmstadt railport to improve spare‑part provisioning for about 60 Class 77 diesel locomotives. The model predicts irregular demand, exemplified by correctly forecasting five oil pumps (six actually used) despite...
US-Based Katalyst Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Satellite Servicing Spacecraft
Arizona‑based Katalyst Space Technologies has signed a launch contract with Arianespace to send its NEXUS‑1 satellite‑servicing spacecraft to geostationary orbit on an Ariane 6 rocket in the second half of 2027. NEXUS‑1 will dock with GEO satellites to install new hardware,...
SA’s Digital Economy Is Booming – but so Is the Fraud that Comes with It
South Africa’s digital economy is expanding rapidly, but telecom‑linked fraud is surging, costing the country roughly R5.3 billion (about $286 million) each year. SIM‑swap attacks now account for nearly 60% of mobile‑banking fraud, and digital banking losses jumped 74% in 2024 to...
Evaluating EdTech at Scale
The UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub has unveiled the Blue Unicorn portfolio, a cohort of seven EdTech solutions aimed at closing foundational learning gaps for over 100 million children. Independent research partner ICEI will evaluate these tools in six pilot countries—Egypt,...
Say Hello to 10 A.m. Starts. Mark Cuban Says AI Will Cut Your Workday by an Hour—And You’ll Still Get...
Mark Cuban predicts artificial‑intelligence tools will let employees finish work an hour earlier while keeping the same salary. He argues that forward‑thinking firms will formalize a one‑hour‑earlier start, effectively shortening the traditional 9‑to‑5 day. Cuban’s claim builds on his history...
Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications Signal Shift Toward Autonomous Enterprise Software
Oracle unveiled Fusion Agentic Applications, embedding autonomous AI agents into its Fusion Cloud suite. The initial rollout includes 22 applications that can reason, decide, and act across finance, HR, supply chain, and customer experience workflows. Agents operate either as recommendation...
Perplexity's CEO Said He Anticipates some 'Temporary Job Displacement' Because of AI — but There's a Silver Lining
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas warned that generative AI will cause temporary job displacement but sees a silver lining in new micro‑business opportunities. He highlighted how AI tools enable side‑hustles such as pitch‑deck creation, children’s books, and translation services. The startup,...
4 Ways to Automate Microsoft Copilot with Zapier MCP
Microsoft has paired its Copilot AI assistants with Zapier’s MCP platform, granting Copilot governed access to over 8,000 apps and 30,000 actions. The integration lets users run four ready‑to‑use, no‑code workflows—turning meeting notes into Notion tasks, drafting project status emails...
Is Healthcare Safe From the SaaS Bloodbath? With Omada CEO Sean Duffy and Stephanie Davis
In this episode of Lifers, host Christina Farr talks with Omada Health CEO Sean Duffy and equities analyst Stephanie Davis about whether the current SaaS market downturn, driven by AI hype and tightening valuations, threatens digital health firms. Duffy explains...
The AI Efficacy Asymmetry Problem
Over the past 18 months AI labs have released protocols and models—Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol and Claude Opus 4.6—that let large language models interact directly with browsers, APIs and command‑line tools, turning them into autonomous agents. Both attackers and defenders have integrated...
Optism Launches Asia S First Autism Expert Hub on Anniversary
Optism, Hong Kong's first bilingual autism support platform, marked its second anniversary by launching Expert Hub, Asia's inaugural AI‑powered triage system for autism families. The hub connects caregivers to a curated panel of 25 multidisciplinary experts covering assessment, therapy, education,...
Nvidia Controls AI's Pace by Owning Infrastructure
Nvidia is not just riding the AI boom. It is shaping it. With its dominance in chips and deep involvement across the ecosystem, the company has positioned itself as both supplier and enabler, effectively influencing who gets to build and scale...
HSBC Names David Rice Its First Chief AI Officer
HSBC announced that David Rice will become its first Chief AI Officer on 1 April, reporting to Group CEO Georges Elhedery. The new role will steer enterprise‑wide AI adoption, including generative AI tools for staff and customer‑facing teams. Simultaneously, CTO Mario...
Nvidia GTC Showcases Hug‑Worthy Robotic Olaf
Taking a closer look at the robotic Olaf at @nvidia GTC Yes I want to hug it! #gtc #nvidia
AutoSens and InCabin Return to Convene AV, ADAS & Sensing Experts
AutoSens and InCabin will reconvene in Detroit from June 9‑11, 2026, gathering over 3,000 engineers, academics, and industry specialists focused on autonomous vehicles, ADAS, and in‑cabin sensing. The three‑day event features multiple stages, an extensive exhibition, technical tutorials, and roundtable...
GStack Streamlines Massive Legacy Codebase Integration
Just created my first PR into the Y Combinator codebase (1.84M lines of code total, this PR was 2400 lines) I got the YC internal/bookface codebase to run natively in @conductor_build - and it was hairy since it's a gargantuan...
Agentic Commerce Reshapes Payments; Providers Must Rethink Differentiation
Thanks to UKI Acquirer Innovation Hub for hosting me last month. We had a great discussion about 'Discoverability in an Agentic World', exploring how agentic commerce will reshape payments and why providers might need to rethink how they differentiate. https://t.co/irpi0R2B2k
Digital India: The Next Phase>
The MVIS Digital India Index, the benchmark for VanEck’s DGIN ETF, is overhauling its methodology to mirror India’s shift from export‑focused IT services to a domestically driven digital economy. A new rule requiring over 50% of revenue from Indian customers...
Speculation Swirls: NVIDIA May Have Achieved AGI
So NVIDIA has solved AGI? I am going to sleep thinking about all the reasons why Jensen didn’t announce this last week in front of all the AI developers. https://t.co/yxCbNK9gHg
UK New Homes Still Rely on Gas Over Heat Pumps
"It is outrageous that people will be buying homes that are expensively heated with gas when we have perfectly good technology – heat pumps – that can be installed instead." My comments @theguardian.com new homes in the UK still using...
AWS Again Disrupted by Drone Attacks in Middle East
Amazon Web Services confirmed that its Bahrain region experienced a disruption caused by drone activity, marking the second such incident in a month amid the ongoing US‑Israeli war on Iran. The company has not disclosed whether the facility was directly...
Data Migration Remains Underestimated and Perennially Challenging
"Data Migration Is Still Hard: Why the Industry Keeps Underestimating It", by Craig Mullins @craigmullins Every few years the IT industry rediscovers something that experienced practitioners already know: moving data is difficult. https://t.co/XDoOXASJRP
Australian Tech Leaders Spot Immediate AI Opportunities
"Tech leaders see ‘real and immediate’ opportunity in AI as Australia’s tech ecosystem matures" Full press release via VoxNion: https://t.co/eeaylgpAL7 https://t.co/fzEHmEAWPa
The Pant Project Scales 40x in 4 Years; Eyes Rs 160 Cr by FY27, EBITDA Breakeven Ahead
The Pant Project, a digital‑first menswear brand, has surged 40‑fold from about ₹1 crore ($120k) in FY21 to ₹40.7 crore ($4.9 M) in FY25 and is on track to cross ₹80 crore ($9.6 M) this year, targeting ₹150‑160 crore ($19‑20 M) by FY27 with EBITDA breakeven. The...
Composable ERP Cuts Rework and Simplifies Tech Swaps
Minimize project rework and make technology replacements less painful. A best-of-breed or composable ERP environment is key. #ERP #TechStrategy https://t.co/J4jmSyxXKl
Discover Hidden Talent Through Their Work, Not Labels
Find Hidden #Talent Based On Their Work – Just Like You’d Find An Unknown Artist @DrJohnSullivan https://t.co/WsZnRA8DEJ #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
MTSS + AI in Action: Reimagining Student Support
North Kitsap School District in Washington is piloting an AI‑driven framework that integrates real‑time academic, behavioral and attendance data to reinforce its Multi‑Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The initiative uses AI to generate instant feedback, easing teacher workload while sharpening...
Claude's Surge Signals Need to AI‑Proof Careers
Users are quitting ChatGPT for Claude, with a 1,487% increase in sessions in March alone. Here's why that matters for the workplace and how you can AI-proof your career: https://t.co/VTWyD60A5D @Forbes https://t.co/rdCIAxeGu1
