Facebook Expands Affiliate Program to Include Brand Links
Meta has broadened its Facebook Reels affiliate program, adding a self‑serve tool in the Professional Dashboard that lets creators embed brand affiliate links directly in their videos. The platform now offers thousands of products from partners such as Amazon and Shopee, with commissions paid to creators on resulting sales. Affiliate links are automatically marked as branded content with a paid‑partnership label. The expansion aims to deepen creator monetization while giving brands a scalable, short‑form video promotion channel.
Apple Likely to Flop with New Product
I think Apple is going to have a hit on their hands with this new product:
San Francisco Moves to Expand Curbside Electric Vehicle Charging
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled legislation to create a permitting pathway for expanding curbside electric‑vehicle (EV) charging stations. The plan targets 100 publicly accessible chargers by 2030, with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency handling permits and private firms...
US Space Force Clears Design Milestone, Advances Missile-Warning Constellation
The U.S. Space Force has cleared the preliminary design review for Epoch 2, a ten‑satellite medium‑Earth‑orbit missile‑warning constellation. The milestone, achieved nine months after awarding a $1.2 billion firm‑fixed‑price contract to BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems, paves the way for a...
Weak AGI Already Passed Turing, Winograd, SAT—Only Atari Remains
Lets look at the criteria for "weak AGI": ✅Loebner prize was a weak Turing Test, equivalent achieved by GPT-4.5 ✅Winograd passed by GPT-3 ✅SAT passed at 75% by GPT-4 Only remaining thing is playing an old Atari game from 1984. The...
General Social Agents
Researchers Manning and Horton propose AI agents that apply social science theories to novel settings without extensive modifications. By feeding theory‑grounded natural language instructions and limited seed‑game data, the agents simulate human behavior across a heterogeneous population of 883,320 generated...
Solar Dominance and Rooftop Panels Ensure True Energy Independence
The only actual energy security in the world is solar energy dominance in countries that produce their own solar panels. The only actual energy indepedence is hundreds of millions of rooftops with solar on them, which builds a decentralized grid...
NightBeacon: AI‑Powered, Self‑Trained Security Platform Launches
Here's a demo on a project I've been developing and working on for the past 9 months. Called NightBeacon. Using it now in production, getting released fully this week. Our own internally trained models on our own infrastructure (no third party)....
Snapchat Drives TV Viewership, Promotions
Snapchat released a study with Omnicom Media and Ipsos showing social platforms heavily influence TV viewership. Two‑thirds of viewers say ads on social make them more likely to watch, while 65% are driven to watch trailers after online discussions. The...
CTG’s Kochan Says Patient-Centric Workflow Mapping Exposes Gaps Product-Focused IT Teams Can Miss
In this HIMSS‑recorded episode, CTG healthcare solutions architect Christina Kochan, a registered nurse turned informaticist, explains how patient‑centric workflow mapping uncovers gaps that product‑focused IT teams often overlook. She stresses the importance of understanding current clinical processes, performing gap analysis,...
IMobile Login Changes Confuse NRI Users, SMS Validation Fails
@ICICIBank_Care have you changed the iMobile login method? How does it work for NRI customers now? How will an overseas telco send you a SMS and you will be able to match it with our phone numbers on your record?...
Light‑Driven Logic Achieves 10 THz, 100× Faster Processing
Ultrashort laser pulses have enabled logic operations above 10 terahertz in tungsten disulfide, demonstrating information processing speeds over 100 times faster than current electronics by manipulating quantum states with light. nanotechnology
Ultrafast Computing: Light-Driven Logic Tops 10 Terahertz in WS₂
A recent Nature Photonics paper demonstrates that ultrashort light pulses can execute logical operations in a tungsten disulfide (WS₂) platform at frequencies exceeding 10 terahertz. The experiment shows that photons, rather than electrons, can drive logic gates, delivering speeds potentially...
Seven AI Strategies to Boost Text Comprehension Efficiently
📖 Helping students engage with text takes time and planning. ⚙️ This post offers seven AI-powered strategies to support readers more efficiently. 🧠 The focus stays on comprehension, vocabulary, and purposeful practice. https://t.co/wbBHRu0pke
Agents Can Self‑register APIs Using Email as Identity
when I combined AgentMail w BrowserUse, my agent was able to create an account for an API service and grab an API key for itself email isn’t just about sending and receiving emails, it’s identity, auth, notifications, and more
Time to Wire Your House Smarter with This PoE Switch, Which Is Down to One of Its Lowest Prices This...
Netgear’s 5‑port PoE Gigabit Ethernet switch is now on sale for $52, down $28 from its regular price. The device offers four PoE+ ports with a total power budget of 63 W, a managed interface, and a three‑year warranty. It targets...
Anthropic AI Opens Sydney Office, Expands APAC Presence
🗞️@AnthropicAI is expanding to Australia 🇦🇺and New Zealand🇳🇿, opening a Sydney office in the coming weeks—its fourth APAC office alongside Tokyo🇯🇵, Bengaluru🇮🇳, and Seoul🇰🇷—to support growing demand and better serve the region’s AI ecosystem. https://t.co/DGe5jbueVm
Co‑ownership Offers Quicker, Cheaper Renewable Rollout, Report Says
Co-ownership vs consultation: Landmark report proposes faster, cheaper path to renewables #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/7lWCPVACJ7 https://t.co/t7SdJhurNu
REVIEW: Shokz OpenFit Pro Headphones
Shokz has launched the OpenFit Pro, its most advanced open‑ear headphone to date, adding active noise reduction, Dolby Atmos spatial sound and a dual‑diaphragm SuperBoost driver. The device features a sturdier aluminum‑mesh build, a 10‑band EQ, and a triple‑microphone array that...
Demand Thorough Evaluations Before Buying AI Security Tools
RE: Agentic security testing claims Buyer beware. Make vendors provide you evals for their claims. Describe architecture. Prove workflows. Define models and tuning. Cite data sources. Provide references and case studies. Then buy 🤗
Auto‑frame Keeps You Centered on Zoom Calls
Ever notice that you're not front and center on your Zoom calls and meetings? There's now a slick new @Zoom setting called auto-frame that can fix this problem. Here's how to use it to best effect, along with some handy...
AIOps Is so Powerful, Vendors Are Building Tools to Clean up After Agents Break Your Infrastructure
Cohesity, together with ServiceNow and Datadog, is launching a recoverability service that can detect and roll back damage caused by agentic AI in enterprise environments. The solution leverages immutable snapshots and API‑driven restorations to return files, databases, vector stores, and...
PowerBank Secures Funding, Clears Hurdles for 7 MW NY Solar
PowerBank secures funding, clears environmental hurdles for its 7 MW New York community solar project #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/cuWBlZKcKm
Sovereign Data Supply Chain: Functional and Operational Framework
The Sovereign Data Supply Chain: Functional and Operational Framework version 1.0 proposes a structured governance model for data originating from indigenous and local territories. It aims to replace extractive data practices with sovereign, rights‑based chains across Latin America and the Caribbean....
The AI Lab Next Door
Local colleges and universities across the U.S. are rapidly building AI capabilities, yet their expertise remains largely untapped by city governments and nonprofits. While higher‑education institutions are governing AI internally and creating a pipeline of AI‑trained talent, public sector entities...
Study Finds Most Common Ed-Tech Tools Not Backed by Evidence
A joint Instructure‑InnovateEDU analysis of 150 frequently used classroom technology tools found that most lack federally recognized evidence of impact. Only 40% of ed‑tech tools have any alignment with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) standards, and a mere 2%...
Future Drivers Face Tougher Tests as Cars Outpace Safety
Not so crazy prediction: 25 years from now, humans will be monstrously less safe than autonomous cars. What will happen? Driving tests will become more rigorous.
U.S. Boosts Solar Power with 43.2 GW Added in 2025
US adds 43.2GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/aZ7O8AfdNy
Singapore: Building a Smart, AI-Enabled Future for Healthcare
Singapore is building a next‑generation, AI‑enabled Eastern General Hospital, scheduled to open around 2029. The smart hospital roadmap integrates digital platforms, AI, robotics, wearables, and real‑time location systems to enhance clinical and operational efficiency. Telehealth and generative AI tools aim...
Set Up Android Backups Before Data Crisis
Is your Android device set up properly to back up all of your precious data? How about your photos and videos? Here's a primer on how to get it all configured correctly before it becomes a crisis: https://t.co/0SKNFevisk #android #backups...
Stepping Back, Staying Safe: A Joined-Up Approach to Growth
At the MoneyLIVE Summit 2026, FCA executive David Geale outlined the planned consolidation of the Payment Systems Regulator into the FCA, promising a single, coordinated payments oversight body. He highlighted recent pro‑growth reforms, including the removal of the £100 contactless...
Starlab Space Fully Books Commercial Payload Space on Planned Space Station
Starlab Space announced that its commercial payload capacity is fully booked ahead of its planned launch, despite the station not reaching orbit for another 36 months. Voyager Technologies, the lead developer, reported a $6 million backlog tied to these reservations, including...
Hong Kong: Metal 3D Printing Transforms Power Facility Maintenance
CLP Power Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong have signed an MOU to explore metal 3D‑printing for power‑generation equipment. The collaboration targets on‑demand production of turbine, heat‑exchanger and other critical components, focusing on high‑temperature alloys and microstructure control....
The Philippines: Digital Reporting System Strengthens Disaster Response
The Philippines has launched the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System (DRRMIS), a web‑based platform that centralises disaster data across national, provincial and local agencies. By delivering real‑time risk assessments, early‑warning alerts and resource‑tracking tools, the system streamlines response...
Australia: Negative Light Technology Conceals Data in Plain Sight
Australian researchers from UNSW Sydney, Monash University and Imperial College London have demonstrated a novel communication method that embeds data within natural infrared emissions using negative luminescence. The technique employs thermoradiative diodes to create subtle, darker fluctuations in mid‑infrared radiation,...
In a Vote of Confidence for Meta’s Threads, Kalshi Adds Sharing Feature
Kalshi introduced a share button that automatically embeds its prediction‑market charts into Meta’s Threads posts, letting users discuss forecasts alongside live odds. The feature mirrors Polymarket’s successful integration on X but arrives after Kalshi removed affiliate badges from X amid...
India: AI and GIS Visualisation Tools Enhance Dam Safety
India inaugurated a new National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) office in New Delhi and launched three digital platforms—an AI‑driven analysis tool (NETRA), a GIS‑based dam information website, and the Rashtriya Bandh Suraksha Darpan (RBSD) simulation system. The initiatives aim to...
New Psychedelic Fungus Rewrites Origins of Magic Mushrooms
Researchers have described a new African psychedelic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that closely resembles the well‑known Psilocybe cubensis. Genetic analysis shows the two share a common ancestor about 1.5 million years ago, overturning the long‑held belief that cattle introduced P. cubensis to the...
FDA Leucovorin Approval Raises Concerns About Reliance On Case Reports
The FDA granted approval for leucovorin calcium tablets to treat a rare genetic disorder that impairs folate transport to the brain. Unlike typical approvals, the agency relied primarily on a handful of patient case reports rather than a sponsor‑run clinical...
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Understanding the Science Behind Embryo Grading Improves IVF Decision Making [PODCAST]
In a KevinMD podcast, reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Erica Bove breaks down embryo grading, contrasting day‑three cell counts with day‑five blastocyst morphology. She explains how labs assess cell number, fragmentation, trophectoderm and inner cell mass to assign grades such as 8A...
Invisible AI Delivers ROI without Workflow Disruption
The best AI strategy? One your users don't even notice. If you want immediate ROI, "slipstream" AI behind the scenes. If they have to change their workflow to find the value, you've already lost them. 🤫 Details here: https://t.co/KP9ClquPul #CIO #AI #Productivity...
Intel Demos Chip To Compute With Encrypted Data
Intel unveiled its Heracles processor at ISSCC, claiming up to a 5,000‑fold speed boost for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) workloads compared with a top‑of‑the‑line Xeon server. The chip is fabricated on Intel’s 3‑nanometer FinFET process and occupies a die roughly...
Malaysia: Boosting Domestic Semiconductor Design, IP
Malaysia is intensifying its push to develop domestic integrated‑circuit (IC) design capabilities, aiming to shift from a manufacturing‑centric model to one that owns semiconductor intellectual property. The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has identified local design firms as key...
Oracle's Larry Ellison Downplays Software Apocalypse Fears: 'We Think the SaaSpocalypse Applies to Others, but Not to Us'
Oracle’s leadership used its earnings call to dismiss the so‑called SaaSpocalypse, arguing that AI‑driven disruption will spare the company. Larry Ellison said Oracle’s AI‑enabled coding tools let it build end‑to‑end, agent‑based solutions for sectors like healthcare and finance. CEO Mike...
How to Talk About the Trust in Your Devices: An IRTF Draft
The IRTF’s 14th draft, titled “A Taxonomy of operational security considerations for manufacturer‑installed keys and Trust Anchors,” offers a structured classification of trust‑bootstrapping mechanisms for IoT devices. Authored by Michael Richardson, the document distinguishes between trust anchors, trusted zones, and...
Battery‑free, Glare‑free Edge Displays Wow Dulles
MyPOV - Always impressed by the cutting edge display technology at work at #Dulles. Mobile. Edge. Glare free. No batteries required. https://t.co/HpD6AE9h76
HLabs Launches US‑made Plug‑and‑play Robot Electronics
HLabs (@hlabs_) is making plug-and-play electronics and actuators for robots domestically in the USA. These products abstract away all of the complexity in designing and controlling a robot's electronics. Congrats on the launch, @paulcjh_! https://t.co/8p6LYROywW https://t.co/ZR99xbi75C
Argentina Launches 700 MW National Battery Storage Tender
Argentina tenders 700 MW of battery storage nationwide #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/fPJqWq2Ss4
Amazon Reveals the First Fire TV Running Android 14 — You’re Going to Be Disappointed
Amazon has unveiled the first Fire TV running Fire OS 14, its Android 14‑based platform, on an Onida smart TV released in India. The device is a low‑end 4K QLED set available in 43‑ and 55‑inch models, featuring a 32‑bit processor, 2 GB...
Blend Engineering and Human Factors for Successful AVs
Quick day trip to Amsterdam🇳🇱 for @intertraffic. And had a fascinating panel discussion on "User Acceptance of Automated Vehicles (AVs)". It's time that we don't differentiate engineering & human factors when it comes to product design. They come together for...