AI & Big Data Expo North America 2026 Comes to San Jose as Demand for AI and Data-Driven Solutions Accelerates
The AI & Big Data Expo North America 2026 will convene May 18‑19 in San Jose, gathering enterprise AI leaders, data engineers, and solution providers. The two‑day program focuses on large‑scale AI systems, cloud‑native data architectures, responsible AI, and analytics that drive business performance. New formats—including a Meetup Program and a Learning Hub—offer peer networking and hands‑on workshops. Over a dozen C‑level executives from firms such as Ford, CVS Health, and Visa will share deployment insights, while exhibitors like IBM, SAP, and Deloitte showcase cutting‑edge tools.
Who’s Who in Tech: Critical Loop Is Powering Solutions
Critical Loop, founded in 2023 by Bala Ramamurthy, Andrew Grinalds and Lydia Maher, creates mobile microgrids that can deliver megawatts of power within weeks. The company targets energy‑desert locations such as islands, remote military bases, and high‑demand industrial sites. Falling...
Fluke Transforms eMaint Into Purpose-Built AI Platform to Accelerate Smarter, Faster Maintenance Work
Fluke Corporation has released a beta version of AI‑enhanced features for its eMaint CMMS/EAM platform, embedding voice‑driven work‑order creation, instant data queries, and auto‑generated SOPs directly into the mobile app. The new capabilities transform OEM manuals into concise, multilingual guidance...
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The extension would load affiliate codes, essentially stealing commissions from the original link that was clicked -> Your favorite image-saving Chrome extension was scraping your data for cash "The save image extension reportedly injected its own affiliate links from 578 sites,...
Cybertrol Engineering Celebrates 30 Years of Automation Excellence
Cybertrol Engineering marks three decades of industrial automation services, celebrating its 30th anniversary as a Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™ Gold System Integrator. Founded in 1996, the Minnesota‑based firm now operates multi‑disciplinary teams serving food, chemical and life‑science manufacturers across North America....
AI Takes on Robotron: 2084, the Original Robot Uprising Simulator
Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer, known for Task Manager, is training an AI model to dominate the 1982 arcade classic Robotron 2084 after previously teaching a system to master Atari’s Tempest. The project challenges the AI with split‑joystick controls, endless enemy waves...
Former Microsoft Dev Trains AI to Survive the Arcade's Most Chaotic Stress Test
Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer is training an AI model to master the 1982 arcade shooter Robotron: 2084. After previously teaching AI to dominate Atari’s Tempest, Plummer uses Robotron’s dual‑joystick, high‑velocity gameplay as a stress test for real‑time decision‑making. He has...
Internet Goes Down in Congo in Time for the Election
Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported a nation‑scale outage in the Republic of Congo coinciding with the presidential election, echoing a similar three‑day blackout in 2021. The shutdown occurred despite the telecom regulator ARPCE’s recent directives urging service continuity and resilience....
Space Tech Expo USA 2026 Moves to Anaheim: A New Era
Space Tech Expo USA announced its relocation to the Anaheim Convention Center for its 14th edition, scheduled for June 2‑4, 2026. The move to the West Coast’s largest venue aims to accommodate a larger footprint, with more than 350 exhibitors...
Engineers Now Run Night‑time AI Tests, Robot Boom at Nvidia
Woz had to sneak into corporations in the 1970s in the middle of the night to program. Now engineers have to test their world models in the middle of the night when everyone is sleeping. I hear there are dozens...
NAB 2026: Marshall Electronics Launches First 4K All-IP Weatherproof NDI Camera
Marshall Electronics unveiled its first all‑IP 4K POV camera, the CV574‑WP, at NAB 2026. The unit combines an IP67 weather‑proof rating with NDI|HX support, allowing ultra‑high‑definition video over standard Ethernet. Featuring an 8.46‑megapixel sensor, interchangeable M12 lens mount, and PoE power,...
Teens Allege Musk’s Grok Chatbot Made Sexual Images of Them as Minors
Teens allege that xAI’s Grok chatbot generated sexual images of them while they were minors, prompting a lawsuit filed by three plaintiffs, two of whom are underage. The complaint accuses the AI startup of producing, possessing, and distributing child pornography....
Inbox Proof: How to Tell LinkedIn Content Works
How do you know if your LinkedIn content is working? Let me show you what landed in my inbox lately:
VIS-101 Shows Safety, Rapid Efficacy in Wet AMD
NovaBridge’s VIS‑101, a dual VEGF‑A and angiopoietin‑2 inhibitor, delivered rapid and durable efficacy in a phase 2a trial of 38 wet AMD patients in China. Participants receiving 3 mg or 6 mg doses achieved mean visual gains exceeding 10 ETDRS letters and central...
LG OLED 32GS95UV Best Settings: Dial in the Perfect Picture for Gaming and Movies
The LG UltraGear OLED 32GS250UV delivers a rare dual‑refresh capability—240 Hz at 4K and 480 Hz at 1080p—making it a top choice for high‑performance gaming and cinematic content. Out‑of‑the‑box settings, however, tend to be overly bright and lack optimal contrast, which can...
Nagoya University and NU-Rei Report First Gallium Oxide Thin-Film Epi Growth on Silicon
Researchers at Nagoya University and spin‑out NU‑Rei announced the world’s first heteroepitaxial growth of gallium oxide (Ga₂O₃) thin films on silicon wafers. The breakthrough relies on a High‑Density Oxygen Radical Source that doubles atomic‑oxygen density, enabling high‑speed homoepitaxial growth at...
Shopify Preps AI Personal Shoppers for Tailored Commerce
Focus on ecommerce? He's referring to a Jarvis-like experience -> Shopify is preparing for AI shopping agents to change everything, exec says “We’re going to begin to use these agentic applications as these kinds of personal shoppers,” he said, adding that...
UPI Tightens Grip on Global Instant Payments Market
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) now processes more than four‑fifths of all real‑time transactions worldwide, accounting for 81% of global instant payments. Transaction volume surged from ₹7,176.9 crore in FY22 to ₹22,167.9 crore in FY25, a 35% year‑over‑year increase. The system’s expansion...
Biesterfeld Is Going to Distribute Lynxter’s Industrial IDEX 3D Printing Platform
Biesterfeld has begun distributing Lynxter’s S300X IDEX 3D‑printing platform across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, extending a partnership that launched in Norway last year. The industrial system combines dual‑extruder IDEX technology with the ability to process real RTV2, LSR silicone and...
(PR) RIG and Ora Graphene Audio Launches RIG R5 Spear MAX HD Gaming Headset with GrapheneQ Drivers
RIG and Ora Graphene Audio unveiled the RIG R5 SPEAR MAX HD gaming headset, featuring Ora’s patented GrapheneQ drivers that promise studio‑grade sound and ultra‑low distortion. The headset includes a USB‑C DAC capable of 32‑bit/384 kHz playback and Dolby Atmos 3D...
Rise with SAP Security Risk Is Increasingly Shaped by Timing, Data, Assurance
RISE with SAP customers are rapidly moving SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition into production, exposing security risks tied to migration timing, data movement, and assurance. Smaller firms lead the migration curve, while larger enterprises remain in planning, creating uneven risk...
Structure Therapeutics Inc. (GPCR) Discusses Positive Topline Results From ACCESS II and Related Studies of Aleniglipron Oral GLP-1 Transcript
Structure Therapeutics announced positive topline data from its ACCESS II trial of aleniglipron, an oral small‑molecule GLP‑1 receptor agonist. The study demonstrated statistically significant reductions in HbA1c and weight loss comparable to injectable GLP‑1 therapies. Safety signals were mild, with few...
EPC91202 Evaluation Board Added for Three-Phase BLDC Motor Drive Inverter
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) launched the EPC91202 evaluation board, a three‑phase brushless DC motor‑drive inverter built around its EPC2361 100 V eGaN FET. The board can deliver up to 70 A peak (50 A RMS) current and switch PWM signals as fast as...
Amazon Deals of the Day: Turn Up the Tunes With $100 Off the Sonos Move 2 Speaker
Amazon is offering a $100 discount on the Sonos Move 2, cutting the price from $499 to $399 for a limited time. The Move 2 is a portable, drop‑ and water‑resistant Bluetooth speaker that delivers up to 24 hours of playback and...
Cyberattack Disrupts Parking Payments in Russian City
The Russian city of Perm restored its automated parking payment system after a large‑scale distributed denial‑of‑service (DDoS) attack knocked the service offline, temporarily making parking free from March 10 to March 13. Authorities confirmed the system is fully operational and all payment...
What Is Functional Safety?
Functional safety shifts machine protection from an all‑or‑nothing shutdown to engineered, controlled behavior under fault conditions. By using standards such as IEC 61508, manufacturers perform risk assessments to assign a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and implement functions like safe speed, safe...
Scaling Health Tech: 6 Lessons From Launching a Second Brand
In 2022 32Co launched as a premium orthodontic aligner platform, then expanded in 2026 with Aerox Health, a dedicated sleep‑medicine brand. The company leveraged an existing dentist network to address the under‑served UK sleep‑apnoea market, applying the same clinical engine...
CytomX Surges on Positive Data for ‘Masked’ ADC in Colorectal Cancer
CytomX Therapeutics’ shares surged 66% after the company released expansion data from its Phase 1 study of Varseta‑M, a masked antibody‑drug conjugate targeting EpCAM in late‑stage colorectal cancer. The trial evaluated three dose levels, with the two highest doses achieving response...
MoCaFi Files for Bankruptcy
MoCaFi, a fintech focused on the unbanked and underbanked, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and entered liquidation after losing a central revenue program. The loss stemmed from a failed partnership with BNY on the Treasury Department’s Direct Express benefits platform, which the...
Who’s Who in Tech: Arbor Energy Is Cooling the Market
Arbor Energy, founded in 2021 by Brad Hartwig and Andres Garcia Clark, secured a $55 million Series A round to accelerate its modular, turbine‑centered power stations. The company’s 25‑megawatt, fuel‑flexible units aim to supply clean baseload power for AI‑driven data centers that...
Fedora Workstation 44 Beta Benchmarks On The AMD Ryzen AI Max Framework Desktop
Fedora Workstation 44 Beta was benchmarked on a Framework Desktop equipped with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, alongside Fedora 43 stock and Fedora 43 with recent updates. All tests used clean installations on identical hardware, allowing a direct performance comparison. The beta runs...
4D Occupancy Drives Photoreal
🚀 ORV: 4D Occupancy-centric Robot Video Generation (CVPR 2026) https://t.co/9ILR3w3XND What if we could generate photorealistic robot manipulation videos with precise 4D control? With ORV, we condition video generation on 4D semantic occupancy, enabling: ✨ High-fidelity robot videos with fine-grained motion control 🎥 Multi-view generation...
AI's Role in Healthcare Explained in 100 Q&A
Introducing "100 Questions and Answers About Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare" - your essential guide to understanding the integration of AI and medicine. - Explore 100 essential questions, each offering concise yet insightful answers supported by research and real-world examples. - From the...
Finlight and Atrato Aim for 2GW EU Solar by 2030
Finlight, Atrato merge, target 2GW of operational distributed solar PV capacity in Europe by 2030 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/4CImn8i29f
Productivity Comes From Systems, Not ChatGPT Prompts
“20 ChatGPT prompts to boost productivity” looks useful — but it hides a deeper truth. Prompts don’t create productivity. Operating systems do. Here’s the strategic lens 👇 1️⃣ These prompts are mirrors, not solutions Most prompts here do one thing...
Bank of England: We Can’t Eliminate Bias in AI
Bank of England compliance chief Jem Davis warned that artificial‑intelligence systems will never be completely bias‑free, urging firms to adopt a bias‑aware approach. He highlighted the need for robust governance, diverse data testing and continuous monitoring across organisational units. At...
BlueSword’s AMR Lineup Manages Materials Across Industries and Countries
BlueSword Intelligent Technology has broadened its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and automated guided vehicle (AGV) portfolio, adding forklift‑type robots, latent mobile robots and a unified control platform. The company leverages digital‑twin simulation to pre‑validate deployments, shortening commissioning and boosting reliability....
AI Excels in Detail, yet Cancer Cure Remains Distant
AI, strong on details, and tantalizingly close to curing cancer? Sobering to still see examples like these regularly.
Use Meta's Incremental Attribution to Solve Reach Gaps
If you have a new reach problem -> incremental attribution on Meta is your BFF
US Treasury Publishes AI Risk Guidebook for Financial Institutions
The U.S. Treasury has released a Financial Services AI Risk Management Framework (FS AI RMF) guidebook, created with input from over 100 financial institutions and regulators. The guidebook adapts the NIST AI Risk Management Framework with 230 sector‑specific control objectives organized into...
BigQuery Studio Gains Context‑Aware Editing and AI Discovery
We just turned on some new smarts in the @googlecloud BigQuery Studio interface. Now you get context-aware query editing (sees open query tabs), better resource discovery through natural language questions, and smarter troubleshooting. https://t.co/9ekJhzv0Ki https://t.co/SNntL6X6bB
Inference's Future Lies in Compute‑Memory Bandwidth Integration
Inference will dominate tomorrow’s compute Inference isn’t just about FLOPs.. it’s about compute tightly coupled to memory bandwidth That’s why it’s encouraging to see Nvidia making this a central theme at GTC this year: h/t @WSJ https://t.co/Aeq9EnOdPR
Ikegami To Spotlight Latest UNICAM 4K-UHD Cameras At 2026 NAB Show
Ikegami will showcase its latest UNICAM XE 3‑CMOS 4K‑UHD camera lineup at the 2026 NAB Show, including the ultra‑compact UHL‑X40 for robotic use and the versatile UHK‑X700/750 models. The company will also demonstrate the IPX‑100 IP base station, which powers...
CIOs Slash IT Budgets to Fuel AI Demand
CIOs cut IT corners to manufacture budget for AI https://t.co/0Wl5G6cPHt IT leaders report “near daily” requests for potent new AI tools, far outstripping legacy procurement + adoption processes + insufficient $ to pay for them. My take: CIOs need a rethought ‘AI...
Google Translate Launches Six Sleek Shortcut Widgets
Google Translate app is rolling out 6 new widgets. These new widgets just act as a shortcut for different features in the Translate app, but they are proper widgets and don't look ugly as regular shortcuts. I spotted them first back...
Reengineering High-Volume Imaging Workflows with Gleamer AI
« @RadNetImaging CEO Howard Berger, MD, said it has become increasingly critical to #reengineer high-volume #workflows. This is particularly pertinent in X-ray, ultrasound and mammography, where @gleamer_ai holds expertise. » 👌 🚀 https://t.co/wSqNyHlkXj
St Keyna Primary Opens Passivhaus‑Certified Sustainable School
St Keyna Primary School in Keynsham, Bath & North East Somerset - "The new, sustainable building has been designed and constructed to meet Passivhaus standards and has this term been opened to children." #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/NcgJHq7jQp https://t.co/I1QVrKESHD
CytomX Jumps 66% on Promising Colorectal ADC Data
CytomX surges on positive data for ‘masked’ ADC in colorectal cancer https://t.co/PxQMISvyri by @Lilah_Alvarado $CTMX + 66%
Google News to Offer Transcripts for AI Audio Briefings
Google News may soon let you read transcripts of its AI-generated audio news briefings ✅ Details and video demo - https://t.co/yDMVhGVGcp https://t.co/Q1sn3R7ioV
Edge AI Needs HW/SW/Model Co-Development, Not Simple MCU Extensions
Architecting solutions for edge AI is not about minimizing cloud solutions or making small extensions of existing MCUs/MPUs. It’s a HW/SW/model co-development problem. https://t.co/l0tM94PKEl #EdgeAI #lowpower #semiconductor