Exclusive: AI Cybersecurity Startup RunSybil, Founded by OpenAI’s First Security Hire, Raises $40 Million Led by Khosla Ventures
RunSybil, an AI‑driven cybersecurity startup founded by OpenAI’s first security hire, closed a $40 million funding round led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Anthropic’s Anthology Fund, Menlo Ventures and notable angels. Its flagship AI agent, Sybil, conducts continuous autonomous penetration tests on live applications, probing systems the way human hackers would. The platform aims to embed security testing directly into AI‑accelerated development cycles, a capability especially critical for heavily regulated sectors such as finance and healthcare. The company did not disclose its post‑money valuation.
EDF Starts Taduff Solar Park Construction
EDF Power Solutions Ireland has started construction of the 80 MW Taduff Solar Park in County Roscommon, slated for completion in spring 2028. The solar farm will generate enough electricity to supply roughly 20,000 homes and help Ireland meet its 2030...
Semiconductor Market Revenue Surpasses $830 Bn in 2025 as AI Demand Fuels Industry Growth
The global semiconductor industry broke the $830 billion revenue barrier in 2025, marking roughly a 20% increase over 2024. Artificial‑intelligence workloads, especially in data‑center processors, GPUs and high‑bandwidth memory, were the primary growth engine. Memory and data‑center segments posted the strongest...
Object First to Showcase Absolutely Immutable Backup Storage at RSAC Conference 2026
Object First announced its participation at RSAC Conference 2026, where it will demonstrate its absolutely immutable on‑premises backup storage designed for Veeam environments. The solution promises lightning‑fast backups, instant recovery, and zero‑trust data resilience aimed at SMBs, ROBO sites, and...
Nigerian Firms Chase Data Analytics Skills as 8% Revenue Boost Spurs Demand
Nigerian companies are rapidly adopting data analytics, motivated by research showing an average 8% revenue increase for firms that use analytics tools. The shift is creating a talent crunch as businesses, from banks to retailers, scramble to upskill staff and...
Meta Challenges Rs 10 Lakh CCPA Fine, Says Facebook Marketplace Is a Notice Board, Not E‑commerce
Meta Platforms has filed a petition in Delhi High Court to overturn a Rs 10 lakh fine levied by the Central Consumer Protection Authority for walkie‑talkie listings on Facebook Marketplace. The company argues the platform is a free notice board, not an...
Rollout of Ambient Voice Technology Across UHL-UHN to Speed up Care and Improve Communication for Patients
The University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) have become the first NHS trusts to jointly deploy AI‑powered Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) through Accurx Scribe. The rollout will equip more than 10,000 clinicians with voice‑captured scribing...
ZenaTech Launches Low-Cost Interceptor Drone Prototype for US, Middle East and Ukraine Defense
ZenaTech’s ZenaDrone subsidiary announced the start of development on the Interceptor P-1, a disposable autonomous VTOL drone designed to physically knock down hostile UAVs. The prototype targets US defense, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) partners and Ukraine, promising a fraction of...
US-Israel Strike Destroys Iran's Space Research Centre Amid Escalating Conflict
The United States and Israel launched a coordinated airstrike on Feb. 28 2026 that reduced Iran's Space Research Centre to rubble, part of Operation Roaring Lion that also killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The strike removes a key node in Iran's...
What Communicators Get Wrong About AI-Assisted Measurement
Communicators using generative AI for measurement often overlook prompt engineering, leading to unreliable insights. AMEC Managing Director Johna Burke emphasizes that AI can accelerate pattern detection but cannot replace critical thinking or define strategic relevance. She advises starting with data...
Rubrik and Rackspace Unveil UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud for Public‑Sector Workloads
Rubrik and Rackspace Technology announced the UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud, a ransomware‑focused recovery platform that keeps data and operations entirely within the United Kingdom. The service promises to cut restoration times from days to hours for public‑sector and regulated...
New Psychology Research Reveals the Cognitive Cost of Smartphone Notifications
A study published in *Computers in Human Behavior* shows smartphone notifications interrupt concentration for roughly seven seconds. Researchers tested 180 university students with Stroop tasks and three notification types—personal, generic, and blurred—to isolate visual, conditioning, and relevance effects. The personal‑notification...
XTransfer CSO Neil Ni Calls for AI‑Driven Security at Rwanda FinTech Forum Amid 300% Africa Growth
XTransfer’s chief strategy officer, Neil Ni, addressed the Inclusive FinTech Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, where he warned that speed and trust are the biggest hurdles for cross‑border B2B payments. He cited a 300% surge in African activity in 2025 and...
Coherent Demos InP Technology Innovation at OFC
Coherent Corp used its OFC 2026 booth to unveil a broad suite of indium phosphide (InP) components, including high‑power continuous‑wave lasers, electro‑absorption‑modulated lasers, and high‑speed photodiodes. The portfolio targets co‑packaged optics, silicon‑photonic pluggables and 1.6‑terabit transceivers, delivering up to 400 G...
Xaira Unveils AI Model X-Cell for Predicting Virtual Cells
Xaira, the biotech AI startup with the deepest funding round, launched its first model, X‑Cell, on Tuesday. The platform uses deep learning to generate virtual cell representations from multi‑omics data, enabling researchers to simulate cellular responses without physical experiments. Early...
Protein Sequencing Advance Offers New Insights Into Life's Foundations
Stanford bioengineers have unveiled a "reverse translation" chemistry that tags amino acids with DNA barcodes, allowing existing high‑throughput DNA sequencers to read protein sequences. The method achieves single‑molecule sensitivity, potentially analyzing thousands of cells and detecting proteins a thousand times...
New York City’s Next Transportation Revolution Might Be on the Water
DutchX, a NYC‑based zero‑emission shipper, has cut delivery time from Brooklyn to Midtown West by two‑thirds by moving packages via ferry and cargo bikes instead of vans. The pilot uses Pier 70 as a water hub, eliminating bridge tolls, congestion pricing...
Can You Prove the Person on the Other Side Is Real?
The article warns that by 2026 synthetic identities and deepfake technology will outpace traditional AI automation in the estate‑and‑identity space. Generative models can create fully fabricated personas that pass routine checks, allowing fraudsters to hijack legacy or deceased accounts and...
What Is a Go to Market Strategy? Guide for Enterprises
A go‑to‑market (GTM) strategy is a structured plan that guides enterprises in launching new products, entering new markets, or testing growth opportunities. The guide outlines core components—ideal customer profile, competitive research, messaging, targets, and tactics—while highlighting diverse GTM models such...
Data Lineage Documentation Matters for Enterprise Reliability
Enterprises are increasingly recognizing that knowing where data resides is insufficient without visibility into its lifecycle. Data lineage—tracking origin, transformations, and access—provides the transparency needed for accountability, data quality, compliance, and reduced technical debt. The article highlights how poor lineage...
How Is eClinical Positioning Its Platform Capabilities to Help Sponsors?
eClinical Solutions is leveraging its elluminate platform to help sponsors adapt to the FDA’s new requirement for a single pivotal trial, a move aimed at strengthening efficacy evidence and patient safety. The platform offers highly customizable centralized monitoring, AI‑driven risk...
Datalign Advisory Opens Custom AI Agent Platform for Wealth Management Firms
Datalign Advisory has opened its Halo agentic AI platform to wealth‑management firms, letting them build custom, branded AI agents that operate within a compliance‑by‑design framework. The platform draws on each firm’s investment philosophy, proprietary content and client data, and is...
What Happens when You Use ChatGPT to Sell Your Home?
A South Florida homeowner, Robert Levine, sold his house using ChatGPT for marketing copy, pricing guidance, and document drafting, claiming cost savings. Real‑estate brokers and loan officers cautioned that AI cannot replace the nuanced negotiation and emotional intelligence of licensed...
How to Choose a Carbon Accounting Tool for Your Business
Choosing the right carbon accounting platform is critical for sustainability teams, as it can streamline data collection, reduce costs, and turn emissions reductions into competitive advantage. Experts recommend evaluating core capabilities such as reporting, forecasting, and efficiency analysis, as well...
AI, Supply Chains, and the Future of Economic Power
In this episode, Jacob Helberg, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, discusses how AI, hardware, and secure supply chains have become central to U.S. economic and national security. He outlines the administration’s three‑front strategy to win the AI race: superior...
Basis Global and AnswerRocket Launch Strategic Partnership to Redefine Market Research in the Age of AI
Basis Global has teamed up with AI consultancy AnswerRocket to overhaul market‑research delivery, launching a Researcher + AI model for brand tracking. The partnership blends Basis’s two‑decade research pedigree with AnswerRocket’s enterprise‑grade AI engineering to analyze massive data sets, test hundreds of...
China Is Mobilizing Thousands of One-Person AI Startups
Chinese municipal governments are rolling out aggressive incentives to attract “one‑person companies” that rely on AI tools. Benefits include free apartments, office space, discounted cloud compute and special loans, with cities like Suzhou pledging 1,000 solo startups by 2028 and...
ESA Impact: Our Story so Far This Year
In the first quarter of 2026 ESA demonstrated Europe’s autonomous heavy‑lift capability with the successful four‑booster Ariane 6 launch. Copernicus‑3 radar monitored severe flooding in Bordeaux, while astronaut Sophie Adenot joined the International Space Station. A student team prepared a CubeSat...
Govt Signals More Online Platforms Could Face Under-16 Restrictions
Indonesia’s Communications and Digital Ministry plans to broaden its under‑16 user restrictions beyond the current eight high‑risk platforms, potentially adding Meta’s WhatsApp before the rule takes effect on March 28. The eight designated services include YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Roblox, X,...
Orange Business Targets AI Trust, Sovereignty
Orange Business unveiled four new enterprise services at its 2026 Summit, centering on trust in AI, communications and infrastructure. Live Intelligence Studio adds agentic AI design, monitoring and cost‑control features built on LangChain technology. A trusted caller ID and branded...
Africa’s Digital Surge: What Affiliates Need to Know for 2026
Africa’s iGaming sector is projected to reach $4.14 billion by 2030, driven by a youthful, increasingly connected population and maturing regulatory frameworks in markets such as Nigeria and Kenya. Mobile connectivity is the primary growth engine, with more than 70% of...
Profitable Practices: Robotics and Automation Help Greenview Holsteins Tackle Labour Challenges
In this episode of Profitable Practices, fourth‑generation dairy farmer Steve Youngbluff of Greenview Holsteins explains how his family farm uses Lely milking robots, a Vector feeding robot, and other automation to overcome labor shortages and boost profitability. The robots provide...
Kawasaki Develops Collaborative Drone System
Japanese defense giant Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced development of a Collaborative Support Aircraft (CSA) program, exploring two unmanned platforms: a missile‑like system and a conventional UAV‑type aircraft. The concepts are designed for launch from ground, naval vessels, and airborne carriers...
The Economic Value of Outsourced Link Acquisition for Agencies
Agencies are turning to white‑label link‑building marketplaces to outsource link acquisition, allowing them to meet fluctuating client demand without expanding permanent staff. This model shifts costs from fixed overhead to variable, campaign‑based expenses, improving margin flexibility. By leveraging established publisher...
Astronauts Repair ISS Solar Arrays, Extending 2032 Mission
Today, high above your head, 2 human beings will be working outside in the eternal emptiness of the universe. astro_chrisw (1st spacewalk) & astro_jessica (4th) are improving solar arrays. Needed, as the International Space Station will be up & working through...
Build AI Agents Without Docker or Code
MuleRun is making AI easier for everyone by removing hard technical steps. You don’t need Docker or Node.js. You just use a simple, powerful interface to build your own AI agents.
Former NEM Review Chair Urges Industry Action as Australia Shifts From Fuel Storage to Energy Storage
Professor Tim Nelson, former chair of the National Electricity Market Review, warned that Australia’s power system has fundamentally shifted from fuel storage to energy storage, rendering legacy market rules obsolete. He highlighted a financing “tenor gap” where banks demand long‑term...
AI Issues Will Drive Half of Incident Response Efforts by 2028, Says Gartner
Gartner warns that custom‑built AI applications will consume at least half of enterprise incident‑response resources by 2028 unless security teams are involved early. The analyst urges a “shift‑left” approach to embed controls from the start and highlights a surge in...
SEO Test Shows It’s Trivial To Rank Misinformation On Google via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
An SEO professional deliberately inserted an AI‑generated hallucination about a non‑existent March 2026 Google core update into a LinkedIn newsletter. The fabricated article quickly ranked on Google’s first page for “Google March update 2026” and appeared in the AI Overview feature....
CEF-Digital Info Session: 2026 Calls
The European Commission launched two new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital calls for 2026, targeting equipment for smart European cable systems and backbone connectivity for digital global gateways. Together the calls allocate €200 million to support high‑capacity network projects, including submarine...
Vislink Debuts DragonFly V 5G Dual-Modem Video Transmitter
Vislink Technologies has introduced the DragonFly V 5G Dual‑Modem, a miniature bonded video transmitter that combines two cellular links with Wi‑Fi. The device supports live streaming up to 1080p 50/59 from compact cameras, helmet‑mounted rigs, and UAVs. It integrates with Vislink’s LinkMatrix...
Mitsubishi Heavy Integrates Hivemind AI Into Drone
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries completed flight demonstrations of AI‑powered mission autonomy for its ARMD UAV using Shield AI’s Hivemind Enterprise platform. The full development cycle—from AI design and training to hardware integration and flight—was finished in just eight weeks. Demonstrations took...
Treat ERP Vendor Negotiations as Collaboration, Not Competition
Navigating software vendor contracts for ERP selection can be daunting. Approach negotiations with your vendor as a collaboration, not just a competition. The goal is to leverage their technology while ensuring your priorities and needs are met. #ERP #VendorManagement #Business...
AI Is Coming for Your Office Productivity Suite, Too
Generative AI and AI agents are set to upend the $58 billion office‑suite market within the next year, challenging entrenched products like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Gartner notes that core interfaces have barely changed since the 1990s, but AI‑driven creation...
Nvidia Leads AI Revolution, Discussed on CNBC
Great to be on @CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia with @cherykang and @MartinSoong discussing Nvidia and the AI Revolution 🏆🎯📺👇🐂🍿 @CNBCi https://t.co/cNfS9qm10M
Increase in DIY and Hardware Retailers Offering Same Day Delivery
New Gophr research shows UK hardware and DIY retailers increased same‑day delivery adoption from 22 % to 32 % year‑on‑year. Yet speed remains uneven: only 26 % can fulfil orders within an hour and 46 % impose conditions such as cut‑off times or location...
OXOS Medical’s MC2 Secures Clearance for Paediatric Imaging
OXOS Medical announced FDA clearance for its MC2 portable X‑ray system designed specifically for paediatric imaging. The lightweight, wireless device enables bedside scans, allowing children to stay with caregivers while receiving low‑dose, high‑definition images. Hands‑free operation via a wireless foot...
Samsung S26 Ultra Cases Fail 25W Wireless Charging
Samsung's own S26 Ultra cases can't reliably deliver the 25W wireless charging it advertises, claims dbrand ✅ Details - https://t.co/eDbr8A7clm https://t.co/8RcwPC1y4b
START and Trialing Collaborate on Oncology Clinical Trials
START Center for Cancer Research has partnered with Trialing to broaden access to early‑phase oncology clinical trials throughout Europe. The exclusive agreement lets START distribute curated trial information and real‑time enrollment updates via Trialing’s platform, directly notifying oncologists when slots...
Kingfisher Partners with Google Cloud to Roll Out AI-Powered Shopping Across Europe
Kingfisher has entered a multi‑year partnership with Google Cloud to embed Vertex AI across its B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt e‑commerce platforms in Europe. The collaboration replaces traditional keyword search with AI‑driven, conversational discovery and introduces agentic assistants that can...