FTC Warns Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe Over Steam NSFW Game Restrictions
The Federal Trade Commission has mailed warning letters to the CEOs of Mastercard, Visa, PayPal and Stripe, telling them to stop blocking payments for adult‑oriented games on Steam. The move follows a 2025 dispute in which Mastercard‑linked processors forced Valve to pull several NSFW titles, and it signals a new regulatory focus on the intersection of finance and digital entertainment.
Where AI Fits in Trading
The author argues that AI will not magically generate trading profits because markets are largely efficient and human psychology drives most losses. Consistent winners are high‑frequency firms and market makers that have built deep data and infrastructure moats. AI’s true...
SoFi Shares Slide 35% YTD to $16.90 as Macro Headwinds Stall Digital‑Bank Growth
SoFi Technologies' shares have tumbled 35% year‑to‑date, trading at $16.90 after the digital bank reported record Q4 revenue but warned that inflation, oil price spikes and the lingering Iran conflict are dampening borrowing and spending. The decline highlights the clash...
University of Michigan Shows Protein Nanoparticles Deliver Genes to Diverse Human Cells
Scientists at the University of Michigan have demonstrated that protein‑coated nanoparticles can efficiently deliver DNA and mRNA to liver cancer, kidney and immune cells in vitro, marking a potential shift away from viral vectors in gene therapy. The platform uses...
Amazon Spring Sale Drives MacBook Air Prices to Record Lows, $250 Off
Amazon's third annual Big Spring Sale has cut the price of the 13‑inch M4 MacBook Air to $949, a $250 discount and the lowest price seen since its launch. The steep markdown is prompting a surge in demand and raising...
Quantum Computing Pioneer Scott Aaronson Cited in Epstein Files, Sparking Ethics Debate
Scott Aaronson, a leading quantum computing researcher, discovered his name listed 26 times in the Jeffrey Epstein donor files. The revelation has ignited a discussion about the opacity of private philanthropy in science and the ethical safeguards needed for quantum...
G-Stacker Unveils Platform to Automate Interconnected Google Content Ecosystems
G-Stacker announced a new digital infrastructure platform that automates the creation of interconnected Google‑based content assets, allowing marketers to generate coordinated SEO‑focused material across Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites and other Google services. The launch aims to streamline multi‑property content strategies...
7,655 Ransomware Claims in One Year: Group, Sector, and Country Breakdown
From March 2025 to March 2026 ransomware groups posted 7,655 victim claims on public leak sites, averaging about 20 claims per day. The five most active groups—Qilin, Akira, INC Ransom, Play and Safepay—account for 40% of all claims, with Qilin alone responsible...
Starcloud Raises $170 M Series A, Hits $1.1 B Valuation to Build Solar‑powered Space Data Centers
Starcloud announced a $170 million Series A led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures, valuing the Redmond‑based orbital compute startup at $1.1 billion. The funding will finance next‑generation satellites and a planned 88,000‑satellite constellation, positioning the company at the forefront of venture capital...
Apollo Veterans Cheer Artemis II, Urge Faster Moon Return
Surviving members of NASA’s Apollo era are cheering the upcoming Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, slated for early April 2026, while pressing the agency to accelerate the schedule toward a 2028 landing. Their comments highlight nostalgia, frustration over past cancellations, and...
Microsoft Shares Rally on Copilot Expansion and New AI SaaS Suite
Microsoft's shares, which have slipped 24% year‑to‑date, rallied after the company announced a broader rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot and a suite of AI‑driven SaaS products. Analysts cite the move as a catalyst for renewed growth in the Intelligent Cloud...
Melania Trump Debuts White Humanoid Robot at White House, Sparks Debate Over Robot Teachers
Melania Trump walked the White House’s red‑carpet hallway alongside a white humanoid robot, unveiling a Republican proposal to replace human teachers with robotic educators. The high‑visibility demo sparked sharp criticism from educators and tech analysts, highlighting the growing political stakes...
Apple Adds macOS ClickFix Warning to Block Self‑inflicted Malware Attacks
Apple introduced a Terminal warning in macOS 13.4 that blocks paste actions containing potentially malicious code, directly confronting the ClickFix social‑engineering technique. The move comes as researchers document new macOS threats like Infiniti Stealer that exploit the same user‑driven command...
Employee Data Breaches Surge to Seven-Year High
Employee data breach reports to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office reached 3,872 incidents in 2025, the highest level in at least seven years. That marks a 5% rise from the previous year and a 29% increase versus 2019, when reporting...
Change Intelligence and Deployment Connectors for Liquibase Secure
Liquibase Secure announced two new capabilities—Change Intelligence and Deployment Connectors for ServiceNow, GitHub, Harness, and Terraform. Change Intelligence aggregates change data, applies AI‑driven risk analysis, and automatically captures audit evidence in a single view. Deployment Connectors embed governed database change...
Galapagos and Gilead Ink $837.5M Framework Deal Tied to Ouro Acquisition
Galapagos NV and Gilead Sciences have signed a binding framework agreement that gives Galapagos a 50% share of the $1.675 billion upfront consideration for Gilead’s acquisition of Ouro Medicines. The deal also locks in a $500 million cash pool for Galapagos, including...
Alstom Wins €700 Million Systems Contract in AMECA, Boosting B2B Infrastructure Revenue
Alstom announced it has secured a €700 million systems contract in the AMECA region, accounting for roughly 30% of a $2.75 billion total project. The order, recorded in Q4 of fiscal year 2025/2026, follows a 2.46% dip in Alstom’s share price on...
Genetic-Level Solutions Needed; Dyno Tackles Untreatable Diseases
Eric Kelsic said: "To address the root cause of a genetic disease, you need to take action at the genetic level." But this isn’t possible today. If you have sickle cell, Huntington's or cystic fibrosis, there's no cure for you just yet. Here's...
Proton Consolidates Core Apps Into Two Workspace Plans
Proton is putting its core apps into two Workspace subscriptions to make it easier to manage subscriptions. https://t.co/PrV7IgntLE
Governments Tighten Grip on National AI Assets as Market for Governance Solutions Soars
Europe, the United States and several Asian governments announced new regulations this week to keep sensitive AI data, models and ontologies under national oversight. The moves come as the global AI governance market is projected to jump from $430 m in...
Data Stewards Must Be Domain Experts, Not Engineers
Data stewards don't need to be engineers. They need to be domain experts who can speak to data quality. #DataGovernance #DataSteward https://t.co/aQ7n0Kcc79
Chiyoda and NYK Chase Carbon Capture Business Around the World
Japanese engineering giant Chiyoda Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with shipping leader Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and its subsidiary Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC) to pursue carbon capture and storage projects worldwide. The trio previously completed a 2024...
Can Damage to a Stressed Cell Be Reversed?
Soley Therapeutics’ co‑founder and CEO Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians explained the company’s novel strategy of using small‑molecule drugs to reverse cellular stress rather than targeting a specific virus or gene. The platform aims to restore function in stressed cells implicated in non‑oncology...
Swipe Fees Hit Record-Setting $198.25B
U.S. merchants paid a record $198.25 billion in credit and debit card swipe fees in 2025, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. The total represents a 5.9% jump from 2024 and an 80% increase since the pandemic, with fees climbing 219%...
MediaTek MT7927 "Filogic 380" WiFi Support Coming Together For Linux
MediaTek’s MT7927 (Filogic 380) chipset is gaining upstream Linux support for Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 through the mt76 driver, thanks to developer Javier Tia. The driver has been reverse‑engineered and tested on ASUS, Lenovo, Foxconn and AMD RZ738 devices. It is now in...
Outdated Cloud Infrastructure Stalls Business AI Success
Many businesses are being held back from realizing AI success because their cloud isn't keeping up. https://t.co/uRRYtOGIX7
IOS 26.5 Restores Encryption, Paves Way for Maps Ads
iOS 26.5 brings back end-to-end encryption when messaging Android users, but it also brings us one step closer to ads in Apple Maps. https://t.co/uhPJbpMa8C
Volkswagen Group Builds Generative AI Pipeline for Brand-Compliant Vehicle Assets
Volkswagen Group partnered with AWS to build a generative‑AI pipeline that creates photorealistic, brand‑compliant vehicle images for its ten marques. By fine‑tuning the Flux.1‑Dev diffusion model with DreamBooth on proprietary digital‑twin data and deploying it on Amazon SageMaker, the company...
KYND Warns Insurers of Surge in US Website Privacy Lawsuits
Cyber‑risk firm KYND warns insurers that U.S. privacy lawsuits tied to routine website tracking have surged from a few hundred to over 2,000 cases annually. The claims focus on marketing pixels and analytics tools rather than data breaches and can...
Palantir’s UK Boss Criticises ‘Ideological’ Groups as Ministers Move to Scrap NHS Contract
Palantir’s UK executive warned ministers against yielding to “ideologically motivated” campaigners as they consider invoking a break clause in the NHS’s £330 million (≈ $413 million) Federated Data Platform contract. The AI‑enabled platform is projected to generate £150 million (≈ $188 million) in benefits by 2030,...
AZ Considers Filings for Long-Acting Strensiq Follow-Up
AstraZeneca’s Alexion unit intends to file a new long‑acting enzyme replacement therapy, efzimfotase alfa, as a successor to its Strensiq (asfotase alfa) for hypophosphatasia (HPP). Phase 3 data showed the drug met primary endpoints in pediatric patients but failed to achieve...
Six Viable Deployment Paths for OpenClaw AI Agent
From Mac Mini M4 to cloud VPS and edge AI hardware, these are the six deployment options worth considering for hosting your OpenClaw AI agent. https://t.co/QJsc243Cjq
4G-Connected Earbuds Use AI to Generate Meeting Notes
Mobvoi has introduced the TicNote Pods, the first 4G‑connected AI earbuds that automatically record, transcribe, and index spoken content. The earbuds capture both in‑ear audio and ambient sound, while the charging case records in‑person meetings from several meters away. Transcripts...
Vietnam LNG Project Pivots to Renewables Amid Price Surge
LNG DEMAND DESTRUCTION ALERT 🇻🇳🚨 A proposed Vietnam LNG power project is asking the government to switch to a renewables+battery plant, citing surging fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict Vietnam was expected to be a high-growth LNG importer https://t.co/ac6gBNmCDr
Viewbix’s Nuclear Quantum Progresses to Industry Engagement for Quantum Algorithms
Viewbix Inc., through its Quantum X Labs subsidiary, announced that portfolio company Nuclear Quantum is moving from pure algorithm development to active industry collaboration. The firm will embed its quantum‑based simulation engine into existing nuclear engineering platforms, tackling the long‑standing...
China’s Logistics Factory Operates Mostly with Robots
#Robots Run the Show in China’s Almost Unmanned #Logistics Factory by @Natie2Natie #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/BtfY58zCWx
Why China’s New Humanoid Robot Standards Could Change the Industry
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released its first national standard system for humanoid robots in February 2026, aiming to unify safety, technical, and ethical requirements. The framework, developed by a 120‑member committee, addresses hardware integrity, predictable software behavior,...
NGEN Building 170MWh Austria BESS; Foresight and EBRD Invest in Germany, Lithuania Developers
NGEN has broken ground on an 85 MW/170 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Wagenham, Upper Austria, targeting commercial operation later this year. The two‑hour plant will bolster grid flexibility and support renewable integration at a key European interconnection point with...
Trafo Delivers Custom Mini Substations to Power Zambian Underground Copper Mine
Trafo Power Solutions secured an order for seventeen custom mini substations to power an underground copper mine in Zambia. The units, comprising 800 kVA and 1,000 kVA dry‑type transformer packages, were engineered to fit the mine’s tight shaft‑cage dimensions and to be...
Homoharringtonine Extends Lifespan, Fights Obesity in Mice
Researchers reported that homoharringtonine (HHT), a plant‑derived alkaloid already approved for certain blood cancers, acts as a potent senolytic in mice. The compound selectively eliminated senescent cells across adipose, liver and muscle, leading to lower inflammation, improved glucose tolerance and...
CORRECTION - CLEW Guide – Hungary Sees Solar Boom but Remains Dependent on Russian Energy, Fossil Fuels
Hungary is rapidly expanding solar power, aiming to raise capacity from about 7 GW today to nearly 12 GW by 2030, while still relying heavily on Russian gas and oil, which supplied 74 % and 48 % of its imports in 2024 respectively. The...
Noveva Selected as Electronic Document Management Partner for Velindre’s New Cancer Centre
Velindre University NHS Trust has chosen Noveva Software Group’s CCube Cloud to power the electronic document management system for Wales’ new flagship cancer centre, slated to open in spring 2027. The cloud‑based platform will replace on‑site paper storage, integrating with...
Indra Develops New Satellite Communications Terminal for Submarines
Indra has finished development and certification testing of the TSUB‑40Ka, a Ka‑band satellite communications terminal designed for submarines. The Ka band permits smaller antennas and markedly higher data‑rate links than traditional X‑band or Ku‑band systems. The terminal complies with MIL‑STD/STANAG...
We Still Highly Recommend These 3 Older Laptop Models - Especially While They're on Sale
Amazon’s Spring Sale ends tonight, featuring deep discounts on older laptop models that still deliver strong performance. The M1 MacBook Pro is available for $707, a 53% reduction, while Samsung’s Galaxy Book5 360 and Dell 16 Plus are discounted 12% and 35% respectively....
Regulator Says Humans Remain Responsible For AI Audit Errors
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) released the world’s first guidance on AI use in auditing, emphasizing that human auditors remain accountable for audit quality. The guidance warns that AI can produce hallucinations, data distortions, and other errors that could...
Let’s Stop Sovereignty Washing
The article warns that cloud providers are marketing “sovereignty” while delivering only data residency, creating a gap between promises and technical reality. It explains that U.S. laws such as the CLOUD Act can compel access to data stored in Europe,...
Geotab and Hyundai Partner to Deliver Hardware-Free, Native Telematics Integration
Geotab and Hyundai have launched a hardware‑free telematics integration for Hyundai vehicles across more than 40 European markets. The solution streams data from factory‑installed sensors directly to the MyGeotab platform, eliminating aftermarket device costs. It supports both internal‑combustion and electric...
Human‑AI Partnership Redefines 2026 Talent Acquisition
Full Report: #TalentAcquisition Trends 2026 – Human-#AI Power Couple @Korn_Ferry https://t.co/Ar15QB2FYr #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
LLM Build Vs. Buy: A Decision Framework for LLM Adoption
Enterprises face a nuanced build‑vs‑buy decision for large language models (LLMs), weighing cost, control, governance, and readiness. The article outlines four assessment pillars: total cost of ownership, customization and IP, risk management, and organizational capability. It cites a 2025 Omdia...
China’s Electrification Shields It From Rising Oil Prices
China's electrification bet is paying off. Electricity now accounts for 30% of its energy consumption - around 50% higher than the US or Europe. With 1/3 of global renewable energy capacity already installed, China is structurally more insulated from rising oil...