After All the Hype, Was 2025 Really the Year of AI Agents?
In this episode, host Ryan Donovan and HumanX Conference CEO Stefan Weitz examine why 2025 didn’t live up to the hype of being the "year of AI agents." They explain that while agents generated a lot of buzz, practical deployment hit major roadblocks: missing AI‑ready infrastructure, a trust deficit among developers, and the need for clean, machine‑readable data. Weitz highlights a shift from grand AGI promises to focused, narrow‑domain use cases and stresses that real value now comes from solid engineering practices, reliable specs, and better tooling rather than lofty expectations.
9 Types of Google Ads (Pros, Cons, and when to Use Each)
Google Ads now comprises nine distinct ad formats, each designed for specific user intents and placements across Google’s ecosystem. Search ads deliver text‑based results driven by keyword intent, while Display, Shopping, Video, App, Discovery, Local Services, Performance Max, and Smart...
Reviving Apollo's Rare 8‑Ball Navigation Instrument
🎱 Peering inside the Apollo Lunar Module 8-Ball There are just two known examples in private hands, and Curious Marc's intrepid crew are trying to revive the remains of a damaged one (left). Mine is on the right, and the image...
US-Led Botnet Takedown Highlights IoT Risk, Boosts Cyber Stocks
US-led takedown hit four botnets on 3M+ IoT devices; US–Germany–Canada plus tech partners curbed DDoS. IoT weakness sustains cyber risk. Trade insight: overweight cybersecurity leaders.— Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Can Australia Make Its Own Wind Turbine Parts? Global Giant Suggests It Might Be at the Whim of Federal LNP
Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen warned that Australia must secure bipartisan, decade‑long policy support to develop a domestic wind turbine parts supply chain. He emphasized that stable, year‑on‑year demand of two to three gigawatts is essential for manufacturers to commit to...
Corning Unveils Fiber, Cable, and Connectivity Solutions Targeting AI Data Center Networks
At OFC 2026, Corning introduced a suite of fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions aimed at AI‑driven data center networks. The multicore fiber promises four‑fold capacity per strand while cutting connectors by 75 % and reducing cable mass up to 70 %. Its...
Personalization, Profit & the CFO: Scaling Martech Engines with Eloise Gillespie
In a recent episode of Making Sense of Martech, Optus’s Associate Director of Personalization and Martech, Eloise Gillespie, explains how AI‑driven personalization can scale only when the underlying infrastructure aligns with real‑world business constraints. She details the shift from treating...
You'll Soon Be Able to Drive or Buy Alcohol without a Physical ID, but There Is a Catch
New Zealand’s Govt.nz mobile app will soon let users display a digital driver’s licence and other photo IDs from a built‑in digital wallet. From the end of March, the app will enable digital credentials to be presented at police checkpoints,...
Nvidia to Sell 1 Million Chips to Amazon by End of 2027 in Cloud Deal
Nvidia announced a multi‑year agreement to deliver one million GPU chips to Amazon Web Services by the end of 2027, alongside a suite of its networking and inference accelerators. Sales begin this year and will run through 2027, complementing Nvidia’s...
Your Next COO Might Be an Agent
The article argues that traditional COO functions are being eclipsed by AI‑driven agents that embed decision‑making directly into execution workflows. Modern enterprises generate continuous operational signals that outpace weekly or monthly reporting cycles, creating a gap between insight and action....
How AI Is Enabling Hyper-Personalisation at Scale for Online Marketplaces
In 2026 Indian online marketplaces are shifting from simple, history‑based recommendations to AI‑driven, intent‑led experiences. Real‑time interpretation of queries, browsing signals and context enables hyper‑personalisation across search, recommendations and support. AI also cleans and standardises chaotic multi‑vendor catalogs, creating a...
Eid-Ul-Fitr 2026: 50 AI Prompts to Create Your Viral Festive Look via Gemini- Check Step-by-Step Guide
Google’s Gemini app now includes a detailed guide for creating AI‑generated Eid‑ul‑Fitr 2026 images, offering step‑by‑step instructions and a library of 50 themed prompts. The guide emphasizes a “Face‑Lock” prompt that preserves the user’s facial features exactly, preventing unwanted alterations....
The UK Government Is Safety Testing AI Toys
The UK’s Office for Product Safety & Standards is conducting hands‑on tests of AI‑enabled toys to gauge their safety before any new restrictions are introduced. Findings could trigger enforcement under the Product Safety and Metrology Act, which gives the government...
Paris Appeals Court Blocks Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace
Paris’ Court of Appeal rejected France’s request to suspend Shein’s marketplace, upholding a December ruling that the platform must enforce stricter age‑verification for sensitive items. The decision follows a scandal where child‑like sex dolls and prohibited weapons were found on...
Energy Insiders Podcast: Why Batteries Are the Answer to Nearly Everything
Energy Insiders released a podcast featuring Fluence’s Jeff Monday and SA Power Networks’ Adam Cameron discussing how falling battery costs are reshaping energy demand. They explore storage’s potential to manage data‑centre power spikes and to provide household flexibility essential for...
Canada’s Supreme Court Scrutinizes Facebook’s Role in Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal
Canada’s Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Privacy Commissioner alleges Facebook violated PIPEDA by lacking meaningful consent and failing safeguards. Facebook argues users consented via terms and that data isn’t sensitive. Justices...
AI Fiction Lacks Purpose, Readers Overinterpret Its Flaws
My experience so far with LLM fiction writing is that it takes advantage of our assumption that an author is writing things for a reason, so we are charitable to a book's quirks & do mental work to assign them...
Baltic CCS Network Advances with Aker Solutions FEED Award
Aker Solutions has been awarded a front‑end engineering design (FEED) contract by KN Energies to develop a CO₂ transshipment terminal in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The terminal, part of the CCS Baltic Consortium, will handle about 2.8 million tonnes of CO₂ per year...
Metastasis Slowed by Targeting Lipid Metabolism in Healthy Lung Cells
Researchers at VIB‑KU Leuven and the Francis Crick Institute discovered that alveolar type II (AT2) cells in the lung are reprogrammed by metastatic breast cancer to overproduce lipids, creating a nutrient‑rich niche that fuels tumor growth. The study showed that...
How to Make Sense of AI
The article addresses the pervasive AI hype of 2026 and the anxiety it generates among business leaders. It proposes a disciplined decision‑making framework that separates signal from noise, allowing executives to act without panic or FOMO. By testing claims and...
Managing Growing Complexity Across the Silicon Lifecycle
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Copilot The Semiconductor Copilot For Semi: 1/ - The Semiconductor Industry Is Becoming Increasingly Complex. - From Design To Manufacturing, Engineers Must Navigate Massive Volumes Of Data, Tools, And Decisions Across The Entire Silicon Lifecycle. The Question Is: How...
Hormone Linked to Morning Sickness May Help Reduce Alcohol Intake
Researchers from Denmark and collaborators reported that the hormone GDF15, known for causing nausea in early pregnancy, appears to rise in response to chronic alcohol consumption and may act as a feedback signal limiting intake. Small human studies at Oktoberfest...
Linstol Expands Audio Portfolio with Sound by Bose
Linstol announced the addition of Sound by Bose headphones to its inflight entertainment portfolio, bringing a globally recognized audio brand onto aircraft cabins. The partnership leverages Bose’s premium acoustic technology alongside Linstol’s airline‑specific integration expertise. The new offering will be...
Biodiesel Production Profits and Tax Credits
The U.S. biodiesel sector has struggled with pandemic fallout, rising renewable diesel competition, and the 2023 RIN cliff, prompting several plant closures. Recent state and federal tax credits—particularly Iowa’s production credit, the Small Agri Producer credit, and the new 45Z...
OpenClaw Enables Continuous Self‑Prompting AI for Healthcare
Some experts do not think OpenClaw is relevant to AI in healthcare. They are wrong. OpenClaw represents us phase shifting in the way we relate to AI systems again. We are moving past promting a chatbot to ask a question so...
Modifying T Cell Receptor Improves Targeted Cancer Therapy
Researchers from UCLA, Stanford, Utah, and Columbia have engineered T cell receptors to strengthen catch‑bond interactions with prostate cancer antigens, improving cytotoxic function. By altering just one or two amino acids in the TCR, the modified cells exhibit longer bond...
North Carolina Tech Worker Found Guilty of Insider Attack Netting $2.5M Ransom
A 27‑year‑old North Carolina contractor, Cameron Nicholas Curry, was convicted of six extortion counts after stealing sensitive employee and compensation data from a D.C.‑based tech firm and demanding a $2.5 million ransom. Curry accessed the data between August and December 2023,...
Globalsat Becomes Amazon Leo Reseller
Globalsat Group announced it will act as an authorized reseller for Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low‑Earth‑orbit satellite broadband network. The deal enables Globalsat to deliver high‑speed, low‑latency connectivity to enterprise customers across North, Central and South America. Amazon Leo now operates more than...
Humanoid Robots Now Cleaning Real Homes
It's happening: Humanoid Robots are officially joining house cleaning crews in real homes🤖🧹 https://t.co/eQXlmTqokb #housecleaning #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #PhysicalAI @SpirosMargaris @PawlowskiMario @mvollmer1 @gvalan @ipfconline1 @LaurentAlaus @Shi4Tech @Fisher85M @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @chboursin @3itcom @Fabriziobustama @sallyeaves @helene_wpli @ahier @rwang0...
Claude Code Now Reachable via Telegram and Discord
We just released Claude Code channels in research preview. It allows you to control your Claude Code session through select MCPs, starting with Telegram and Discord. Use this to message Claude Code directly from your phone.
My Personal Data Has Been Leaked Several Times - This Service Helped Clean It All Up
DeleteMe is a subscription‑based data‑removal service that scans the web for personal information and files opt‑out requests on behalf of users. In a ZDNET test, the platform examined 371 listings and successfully removed 44 within five days, with additional takedowns...
Energy Savings Translate to Major Business Profits
Solar Insiders Podcast: How saving energy can save businesses a fortune #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/dmZhTfv6CU https://t.co/zYlPTjBXaL
Nanofertilizer Expands Worldwide in Just Seven Years
It was just 7 years ago… Glad to see the spread across the country & globe. #Nanofertilizer https://t.co/owi5grwnCS
Google Leverages Historic News & AI to Forecast Flash Floods
Google is using old news reports and #AI to predict flash floods by Tim Fernholz @TechCrunch Learn more: https://t.co/jzgZwDZgWq #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/I9kh8hBBAE
Anthropic Model Feels Like Reverting to an Older Version
Good idea. Related to someone’s comments about Anthropic models sometimes seeming “dumber” like they switched to an older model. Was feeling this last night.
Seven Cubesats Deployed by D_Orbit Since Nov 28
I had missed that @D_Orbit had deployed seven cubesats from the IONs launched Nov 28; deployment dates not given but 2 Lacuna and 2 Lemur were ejected on or before Feb 16 from Stellar Stephanus, and 2...
CFOs Must Own AI Trust, Not Just IT
The New Accountability: Why AI Trust is the CFO’s Most Critical Investment It is no longer enough for the CFO to simply delegate the security assessment of a new piece of technology to the IT department. https://t.co/LYvrlGxIbE https://t.co/iVZDNPHEZg
Graphene Boosts Durability of Perovskite Solar Cells
Graphene could improve durability of perovskite solar cells #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/mXB9zRNKzo
Super Micro Staff Indicted for Illegal AI Server Sales
Super Micro Computer Employees Arrested for Alleged Sales to China—An indictment alleges the three men conspired to sell servers housing AI technology to buyers in China https://t.co/dFYGL3rcpX https://t.co/dFYGL3rcpX
S/4HANA Adoption Brings Major Cultural Adjustment Challenges
Moving to S/4HANA can be a culture shock for employees. Whether a company is upgrading from R3/ECC or adopting SAP for the first time, embracing S/4HANA often presents significant adjustment challenges. #S4HANA #SAP https://t.co/PGtaaZv9FJ
Musk Sources Chinese Gear for US Solar Panel Production
Elon Musk is buying billions of dollars worth of Chinese equipment to make solar panels in the US. Win-win cooperation as the Chinese would say https://t.co/JhBY1haWMq
Humanoid Robots Begin Building Their Own Successors
The Self-Manufacturing Future: Humanoid #Robots Building Robots by @Robo_Tuo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/k7xqPnlFgJ
GPU Scarcity Signals Massive Upcoming AI Demand
I am now at 5 GPU providers being completely sold out for a single node of 8xH100s. I don’t think people understand the gravity of what is about to come.
Vienna Solo Dev Sparks Global AI Replication Trend
Low key hyped. Also love that a solo dev in Vienna kicked off a global movement that every major AI company is feverishly trying to replicate 🦞
Claude Chrome Extension Tops Browser AI Agents
Anthropic's Claude Chrome extension is hands down the best browser use agent available right now.
BYD Launches Megawatt EV Charger for Rapid Long Trips
A Quick Stop, Massive Range: BYD Unveils Megawatt #EV Charging by @IntEngineering #Innovation #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #Technology https://t.co/wG8TDDxHDA
Tencent's AI Boosts Performance, Not a Standalone Bet
Tencent's 2025 Results Show AI Working as a Performance Multiplier, Not a Separate Bet https://t.co/bdGm7VMdV8
Renon Batteries Team Up with Solis Inverters
New relationship pairs Renon batteries with Solis inverters #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/bpAqKXe9vH
AI Agents Exposing Data: Need Robust Access Controls
After hearing about agents hacking McKinsey's chat bot & Meta having a "rogue" agent that gave people access to files they shouldn't have had access to. Wondering if systems like these will become a way to manage risks of agents...
Spot Robot Uses AI to Precisely Stack Heavy Tires
Boston Dynamics’ Spot Masters Whole-Body Manipulation — Using AI to Drag, Roll, and Stack 15 kg Tires with Precision by @rai_inst #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/ArlFIQZCVB
