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 critical Windows 10/11 patching, a rise from 56 days in 2025, and notes that 10% of PCs still run unsupported Windows 10. It also documents a surge in high‑risk GenAI site visits, with browser sessions climbing to 350 million year‑over‑year, while 30% of devices storing sensitive data remain unencrypted. These gaps contribute to roughly $400 billion in annual downtime losses.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Oceanbotics Expands SRV-8 Series with Compact & Cost-Effective ROV
Oceanbotics has introduced the SRV-8C, a 15‑inch‑tall ROV that fits the vehicle, tether and accessories into a single rolling case. The compact unit retains the maneuverability and software of the broader SRV-8 series while offering a more affordable price point....
GTN Secures Type 1 License From Hong Kong SFC
Fintech firm GTN obtained a Type 1 licence from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission, expanding its regulatory footprint. The licence creates a dedicated Hong Kong team, making GTN its sixth licensed subsidiary after the UK, US, Singapore, UAE, and South...
Safe AI Adoption Rests on Cybersecurity Professionals, Says RSAC Chairman
RSAC executive chairman Hugh Thompson warned that safe AI adoption hinges on cybersecurity professionals. He highlighted AI's dual role—enhancing threat detection while empowering malicious actors, citing Kaseya data that 83% of phishing emails now use AI and 40% of business...
Ecnoglutide Approval Intensifies Competition in China GLP-1 Obesity Market
China's National Medical Products Administration approved Sciwind Biosciences' Ecnoglutide injection, marking the country's fifth GLP‑1 obesity therapy. The drug demonstrated a 15.4% average weight loss in the Phase III SLIMMER trial, with over 90% of participants achieving at least 5%...
ROBOTAXI WAR – TESLA VS NVIDIA. ELON VS JENSEN
Nvidia reports 19 automotive partners working on robotaxi technology, though most currently only field driver‑assist systems. The partners lack sufficient robotaxi‑grade Lidar units and the billions of miles of driving data needed to train the new AI chips. Consequently, they...
NASA Plans to Send a Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft to Mars in 2028
NASA announced plans to launch the Space Reactor‑1 (SR‑1) Freedom, a nuclear‑powered spacecraft, to Mars in December 2028. The 20‑kilowatt fission reactor, originally built for the Lunar Gateway, will generate electricity for propulsion and will carry three small helicopters that will...
DaVinci Commerce, Accenture Announce Global AI Transformation Partnership
DaVinci Commerce has secured a strategic investment from Accenture and launched a global partnership to embed its AI Commerce Experience Platform within Accenture Song’s transformation practice. The deal positions DaVinci’s Agentic BrandStore as an experience layer that converts product data...
The Caucasus: Armenia’s Fintech and Digital Ecosystem in 2026
Armenia’s fintech sector has moved from an emerging niche to a structured ecosystem, leveraging a decade of government‑backed digital‑economy investments and a talent‑rich labor pool. By 2025 startup activity rose 22.8% and total funding reached roughly $164 million, while the banking...
Optical Vision Systems Transform Microchip Handling Accuracy
esmo AG has integrated senswork’s optical vision technology into its Talos microchip handling system, delivering 5 µm resolution and 0.3‑second inspection cycles. The contact‑less solution eliminates particle contamination and supports chip sizes from 0.8 × 0.8 mm to 5 × 5 mm. Fully automatic calibration and plug‑and‑play...
Beyond Apple: The End of the Mobile-First Paradigm
Apple built fifteen years of market dominance by owning its silicon, a strategy that powered the mobile‑first era. The rise of artificial intelligence has shifted the critical hardware to specialized AI accelerators, many of which are owned by rivals such...
P‑tau217 Predicts Dementia Risk with Combined Hormone Therapy
Blood levels of the Alzheimer's biomarker p-tau217 may help identify which women are more vulnerable to dementia when using combined hormone therapy after menopause, while estrogen-only therapy does not show the same association. menopause
Master Fundamentals Before Diving Into Kubernetes
If you’re starting your DevOps journey, don’t begin directly with Kubernetes. Many beginners jump into advanced tools because they are popular and in demand. But without strong basics, things start feeling difficult very quickly. Before Kubernetes, get comfortable with: • Linux • Networking...
The Career Ladder Is Disappearing. Are Taxes Making It Worse?
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that AI is eroding entry‑level jobs, citing a 16% drop in hiring for AI‑exposed roles and a 25% decline at the 15 largest US tech firms. He argues apprenticeships and AI literacy are...
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...
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
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
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