Nvidia Signals Comeback in China After Months of AI Chip Restrictions
Nvidia announced it has obtained several U.S. export licenses, allowing the company to restart production and shipments of AI chips to Chinese customers. CEO Jensen Huang said the supply chain is “getting fired up,” signaling a potential revival of a market worth tens of billions of dollars. The firm will focus on older, compliance‑friendly processors such as the H200 and expand its inference portfolio after acquiring Groq assets. Analysts see the China comeback as a possible boost to Nvidia’s already aggressive growth outlook.
IQIYI Repurchases $207.8 Million of Convertible Notes, Leaves $259 K Outstanding
iQIYI finished a $207.8 million repurchase of its 6.50% convertible senior notes due 2028, leaving only $259,000 of principal outstanding. The move reduces the company's debt load but comes as its shares trade near a 52‑week low and analysts flag a...
Bridgewater's Jasjeet Sekhon Joins Google DeepMind as Chief Strategy Officer
Bridgewater Associates' chief scientist Jasjeet Sekhon has been appointed chief strategy officer of Alphabet's DeepMind, while also joining Bridgewater's board. The hire brings a $92 billion asset manager’s AI lab experience to a unit racing OpenAI and Anthropic for market leadership.
Solaredge Nexis: Integrated Solar and Storage System From Solaredge for Residential Buildings Launches in Germany - Stock Rises
Solaredge launched its Nexis integrated solar‑plus‑storage system for the German residential market. The modular solution pairs a three‑phase inverter up to 20 kW with scalable LFP battery blocks ranging from 4.9 kWh to 78.4 kWh per inverter, and includes built‑in backup. The “Lego‑like”...
Caleres Beats Q4 Guidance as E‑commerce Surge Helps Offset Margin Pressure
Caleres Inc. reported fourth‑quarter 2025 net sales of $695.1 million, an 8.7% year‑over‑year rise, and delivered earnings per share better than its own guidance. The footwear retailer highlighted double‑digit owned e‑commerce growth and a seamless Stuart Weitzman integration as key drivers, while...
BTQ Launches First Working BIP 360 on Bitcoin Quantum Testnet, Sparking Market Reaction
BTQ Technologies announced that its Bitcoin Quantum testnet v0.3.0 now runs the first working implementation of BIP 360, a quantum‑resistant Pay‑to‑Merkle‑Root output type. The rollout, backed by over 50 miners and more than 100,000 blocks, triggered a 7.12% drop in...
ESA Council Approves Record €22 Bn Budget, EPIC Mission and Expands Membership
The European Space Agency’s Council meeting in Interlaken approved a record €22 billion budget for 2026‑2030, endorsed the EPIC crew‑flight concept to the International Space Station and the ESA‑JAXA RAMSES asteroid‑defence mission. At the same time, Cyprus became an associate member...
Flexiv Raises Evergreen Funding From Invus to Accelerate Global Adaptive Robot Rollout
Flexiv announced a new strategic investment led by Invus, the evergreen capital firm with $12 billion in assets, to fund R&D and a global sales‑service network. The round, which included existing backers, underscores market confidence in Flexiv’s force‑sensing, embodied‑AI robots that...
Mastercard to Acquire BVNK for Up to $1.8B, Adding On‑Chain Payments to Card Network
Mastercard announced a definitive agreement to acquire BVNK, a stablecoin‑infrastructure provider, for up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments. The deal gives Mastercard a ready‑made on‑chain payments platform, positioning it to bridge traditional card networks with crypto assets as...
OpenClaw Developers Targeted in $5,000 Token Phishing Scam on GitHub
Security firm OX Security uncovered a GitHub‑based phishing operation that lures OpenClaw contributors with a fake $5,000 $CLAW token airdrop. The scheme embeds obfuscated JavaScript that silently drains connected crypto wallets and erases forensic traces, while the project’s founder has...
JPMorgan Leads $5.75B EA Loan and Preps $5.3B Qualtrics Debt Amid AI‑Driven Market Volatility
JPMorgan Chase is marketing a $5.75 billion cross‑border loan for Electronic Arts' $55 billion buyout and a $5.3 billion debt package for Qualtrics' $6.75 billion Press Ganey Forsta acquisition. With $19 billion of investor demand already recorded, banks are gauging appetite for software debt as AI...
Align with Real Conversations, Not Just Fresh Keywords
If Reddit ranks above you, check the publish date. In 62% of cases we reviewed, the top thread was 2+ years old. It’s not freshness. It’s alignment. Google trusts pages that: • match conversational intent • answer follow-up questions • include multiple perspectives Quick win: Add an FAQ section...
Experiment‑Driven Strategies Grew a YouTube Channel to 14M
Diary of a CEO grew to 14 million subscribers in just a few years. Part of the engine was Grace Miller, Flightcast's Head of Experiments. In this podcast, we'll break down the experiments they ran and how to grow on YouTube in...
Buying a ‘Loot Box’ in an Online Game? Some of the Swag Could Help Public Schools Under a Colorado Bill
Colorado lawmakers are considering House Bill 1148, which would impose a 5% fee on microtransactions such as loot boxes in online games. The fee is projected to generate more than $20 million annually for public schools, while the broader bill tightens...
Earbud Straps/Companion Flights Perk/Extra Airport Time
Travelers can now protect pricey earbuds with inexpensive silicone straps that snap onto the neck, reducing loss risk on flights. Southwest temporarily grants a free companion pass to new Chase cardholders, extending free‑flight benefits through February 2027 along with bag...
How We’re Helping You Avoid Scams This Tax Season
Google is rolling out five security features to shield consumers from a 67% surge in tax‑season scams, including fraudulent calls, texts, and fake websites. Pixel phones now offer Call Screen and on‑device AI scam detection, cutting spam calls by 70%....
Our New Study Explores How AI Can Reduce the Climate Impact of Air Travel.
Google and American Airlines integrated AI contrail forecasts into the airline’s flight‑planning system. In a trial of 2,400 scheduled transatlantic flights, routes that followed the AI‑generated avoidance plans saw a 62% drop in contrail formation compared with a control group....
Five Strategies for Deeper AI Adoption at Work
Stanford researchers observed Google employees over 18 months to understand AI adoption patterns. They found most workers performed “simple substitution,” swapping tasks for AI without redesigning workflows, while deep adopters applied a product‑management mindset. The study identified five strategies—starting with...
Ransomware Affiliate Exposes Details of 'The Gentlemen' Operation
An affiliate known as ‘hastalamuerte’ disclosed internal details of the emerging ransomware‑as‑a‑service group The Gentlemen, revealing its dual‑extortion tactics, multi‑platform targets, and sophisticated evasion methods. Group‑IB’s March 19 report shows the group exploits FortiGate VPN devices, uses PowerShell, BYOVD drivers, and...
Enterprise AI Governance with Snowflake Horizon & Bedrock Data
Enterprises are rapidly adopting AI, yet 79 % of security teams cannot reliably classify the sensitive data used in models, creating compliance and risk concerns. Snowflake Ventures has invested in Bedrock Data and announced a technical partnership that embeds Bedrock’s discovery...
Social Media Takes Center Stage in Thematic TV Network Communication
Communications Director Benjamin Boiron of France’s M6 Group announced that its thematic channels Téva and Paris Première logged a combined 1.4 billion video views last year, marking a historic digital milestone. The surge was driven by aggressive distribution on Facebook, YouTube...
How the US Copied a Cheap Iranian Kamikaze Drone and Used It to Bomb Iran
The United States reverse‑engineered Iran’s cheap Shahed loitering‑munition drone to create the Low‑Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (Lucas). By December 2025 a squadron of Lucas drones was operating in the Middle East, targeting Iranian sites. Each Lucas unit costs roughly...
Latest White House Cybersecurity Strategy Talks Crypto, AI, Quantum
The White House released President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America in mid‑March, outlining six policy pillars that target critical‑infrastructure protection, emerging‑technology superiority, and a broadened offensive cyber posture. Notably, the strategy calls for securing supply‑chain integrity, promoting U.S.‑made hardware, and...
The 8 Best Phones to Buy if 2026 Is Your Upgrade Year
The guide ranks the top smartphones for 2026, highlighting Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max as the premier flagship with the new A19 Pro processor and advanced camera system. Google’s Pixel 10 Pro line brings 16 GB of RAM and deep Gemini AI integration, while Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra stands...
AI's Jagged Frontier Shows Humans Still Essential
We are back to the phase of the AI news cycle where people are underestimating how jagged the AI ability frontier is, as well as how much they still depend on expert human decision-making or guidance at key points in...
UMMC Continues Investigating Cyberattack and Recovering From Impact.
University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) shut dozens of clinics for nine days after a ransomware attack crippled its Epic EMR system. The Medusa ransomware gang later posted the breach on its leak site, claiming to have stolen more than...
Velvet
Velvet is an AI‑powered operating system and copilot built for private‑market investors such as venture capital and private equity firms. The platform aggregates data from pitch decks, data rooms, emails and spreadsheets into a single interface, then uses generative AI...
Perplexity and b.well Connected Health Partner for AI-Powered Medical Records Search
Perplexity AI has partnered with b.well Connected Health to let users securely link their electronic health records to the search engine. b.well’s extensive FHIR‑based network spans over 2.4 million providers and 350+ health plans, providing cleaned, standardized data through its 13‑step...
Legacy PLC Maintenance Prevents Memory Loss Due to Battery Failure
A wastewater plant suffered a 15‑hour shutdown after a dead battery erased the program from an older PLC’s volatile RAM. The incident highlights how legacy controllers still rely on battery backups, making routine battery replacement and health monitoring essential. Maintaining...
How Brands Can Use Creators as Cultural Translators
Creators have become cultural translators, shaping trends and consumer trust on platforms like TikTok. Brands that partner with creators see dramatically higher engagement, exemplified by CeraVe’s 15.4 billion pre‑Super Bowl impressions and a 70 % lift in click‑through rates versus traditional ads....
Ecreso AiO Adds Native APTmpX and Enhanced Security
WorldCast Systems released version 3.4.0 for its Ecresco AiO Series transmitters, adding native APTmpX V2 support and a suite of security upgrades. The update embeds MPX compression at 300‑600 kbps with RDS, integrates LDAP authentication for enterprise directory sync, and adds Syslog...
TF1 Pub Transforms Connected TV Advertising with New Performance Tools
TF1 Pub, the advertising arm of France’s leading broadcaster, unveiled a suite of performance‑focused tools for Connected TV (CTV) campaigns. The new platform combines first‑party audience data, AI‑driven bidding and real‑time attribution to turn CTV into a measurable acquisition channel....
Now Available: 2026 Directory of U.S. Merchant Acquirers
TSG has launched its 2026 Directory of U.S. Merchant Acquirers, a subscription‑only research tool sponsored by Deluxe Merchant Services. The guide profiles more than 300 merchant acquirers, representing over $13.5 trillion in processing volume, 550+ sponsor‑bank ties, and 55+ proprietary processing...
Real Estate’s AI Challenge Isn’t Technology—It’s Communication
Columbia University has launched an Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate course aimed at creating professionals who can translate between real‑estate expertise and AI technology. The article argues that the primary barrier to AI adoption in commercial real estate is a...
Backup and Death for Humanlike AI
The article imagines conscious, human‑like AI agents that can be precisely backed up and restored, turning what we call death into a reversible process akin to loading a saved game. It explores scenarios where an AI “dies” in an accident...
Eastern Pacific Completes Second Bound4blue Wind Power Install
Eastern Pacific Shipping and bound4blue have finished their second eSails installation, fitting three 22‑metre wind‑propulsion sails on the new‑build MR tanker Pacific Sunstone in China. The first project, a retrofit on Pacific Sentinel, showed an 8% net power reduction and...
AI Enables Exponential, Not Just Incremental, Innovation
Reinventing the process with AI isn't enough. Sometimes we need to reimagine the solution entirely. In other words, separate process from outcome. Let's say you need to get to Chicago. Adding a couple more horses to your stagecoach is irrelevant...
Beyond Bugs: Observability Shapes Agentic Programming Over GPS
Fragments: code review isn't just catching bugs, what role for observability in agentic programming, what we lose with GPS over maps https://t.co/f2tfkLanN4
Deals: Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold up to $600 Off, Google TV Streamer, 3rd Gen Nest Cam Amazon All-Time Low,...
Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold is seeing massive open‑box price cuts, with the 256 GB model $600 off and the 512 GB version $543 off the regular price. Best Buy lists the 256 GB unit at $1,198.99 shipped, down from $1,799, while the 512 GB open‑box sells for...
AMD Partners with Korea on Sovereign AI Vision
Honored to meet Senior Secretary @JungWooHa2 today in Seoul to discuss South Korea’s ambitious vision for sovereign AI. @AMD is committed to partnering to grow and expand the AI ecosystem in support of Korea’s AI G3 vision.
Predictive Analytics Flagged BVNKFinance Before Mastercard Deal
Crunchbase called it. Three months ago, we flagged @BVNKFinance as a likely acquisition target, & @Mastercard just announced plans to acquire it for up to $1.8B. That’s the power of predictions — you can spot opportunities early & move before competitors....
Terabase Automated Solar Construction Platform Is Ready for Its Full Market Debut
Terabase Energy announced the commercial launch of its automated solar construction platform, Terafab V2, following successful deployments on five pilot projects. The system combines AI, advanced robotics, and a Manufacturing Execution System to pre‑assemble modules on torque tubes, achieving two‑minute...
Imported High-End GPUs Returning to Market
Tencent Holding Ltd. Q4 FY2025 earnings call transcript CSO Mitchell: “Higher-end imported GPUs are now becoming available again.” Well yes..... https://t.co/93O4LUslpq
Nvidia's AI Grid Is WAN‑centric, Not RAN‑focused
A few days ago I commented on a post by @sebastianbarros about @nvidia redefining #telecoms #AI. I said we’d know it was really serious about telecoms if it said as much about AI-WAN as it does about AI-RAN. The AI Grid...
“We’re in a Moment in Canada”: Solomon Brings AI Pitch to Platform Calgary
Federal AI minister Evan Solomon addressed roughly 200 founders, investors and entrepreneurs at Platform Calgary, underscoring a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence in Canada. He outlined the upcoming release of an updated national AI strategy, built on a task‑force roadmap...
Getting Better Outcomes In Space: How Will the UK Embrace the Challenge?
At Space‑Comm London, a panel of government and industry leaders warned that space has become a core national security arena, with satellite jamming and anti‑satellite weapons now routine. Speakers stressed the need for the UK to protect its interests by...
Vera
Vera, formerly Vera AI, offers an enterprise‑grade AI governance platform that inserts a trust layer between users and large language models. The solution automatically enforces privacy, security and brand policies by redacting PII, protecting intellectual property and blocking biased outputs....
Artemis Moon Missions Take Center Stage at Wichita Engineers Week Banquet
Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo, a veteran NASA systems engineer, outlined the Artemis program’s Human Landing Systems (HLS) at the Wichita Engineers Week banquet. She explained that Artemis III will now be uncrewed, while Artemis IV remains on track for a crewed lunar south‑pole landing...
SpiderOak Wins New UAS Systems Contract
SpiderOak has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems PMO to conduct supply‑chain analysis and cybersecurity assessments for vendors in the Drone Dominance Program. The company will apply its Advanced Cyber Threat & Resilience Assessments (ACTRA)...
170 Million Miles Prove Safety‑First Strategy Works
With 170M miles driven through Dec 2025, the data continues to validate our safety-first approach. Proud of our strong safety record and the real-world impact we’re making. Here’s what it looks like in practice. https://t.co/zPpDu7pDww