Canada and India Move to Update Decades-Old Space Ties
Canada and India marked the 30th anniversary of their space collaboration by agreeing to a new Implementing Arrangement that expands joint work in atmospheric science, space robotics, human spaceflight, quantum communications and AI‑driven aerospace. The deal builds on agreements from 1996, 2003 and 2015 and follows a broader “Next Level Partnership” aimed at normalising diplomatic ties and boosting bilateral trade. Leaders Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the partnership’s role in securing a forward‑looking, technology‑focused relationship. The renewed framework positions both nations to compete in the growing commercial space market.
All-Caps Alerts Signal Kids' Serious Distress
My 8th grader has a SyncKids watch. It's a smart-ish device which allows for them to call selected people and vice versa. For texting, they can send canned messages like, "Where are you?" as well as voice memos. It has...
Hacker Mass-Mails HungerRush Extortion Emails to Restaurant Patrons
Customers of restaurants using the HungerRush point‑of‑sale platform received extortion emails claiming the attacker possessed millions of customer records, including credit‑card details. The messages were sent through Twilio SendGrid, passing SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks, making them appear authentic from...
Accor Exec Warns AI Could Weaken Hotels’ ‘Human Connection’
Accor’s European and North‑Africa CEO Karelle Lamouche warned that while artificial intelligence drives pricing, personalization and marketing efficiencies, an over‑reliance could erode the human connection that defines hospitality. She highlighted risks such as disintermediation, commoditisation and loss of brand differentiation if...
Syantra’s Breast Cancer Blood Test Isn’t Looking for Cancer at All
Syantra, a Calgary‑based biotech, is preparing to launch Onco‑ID, a breast‑cancer blood test that detects the body’s immune response rather than circulating tumor DNA. Using machine‑learning analysis of gene‑expression biomarkers, the test aims to identify cancer earlier than mammography and...
Quantum Elements Reports Record Logical Qubit Fidelity in Nature Communications Study
Quantum Elements, together with USC, IBM and RWTH Aachen, published a Nature Communications paper showing the highest‑fidelity entangled logical qubits on a 127‑qubit superconducting processor. By merging quantum error detection with a novel logical dynamical decoupling (LDD) technique, the team...
Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown
A coordinated operation by Europol, Microsoft and dozens of security firms dismantled the Tycoon 2FA phishing‑as‑a‑service platform. The service, responsible for roughly 62% of Microsoft‑blocked phishing attempts, sent tens of millions of phishing emails to 500,000 organizations each month and...
EU Unveils Maritime Industrial and Ports Strategies to Boost Shipbuilding, Security, and Decarbonization
The European Commission unveiled two coordinated initiatives—the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy and the EU Ports Strategy—to reinforce Europe’s shipbuilding capacity, secure port operations, and accelerate the sector’s shift to clean energy. Key measures include a Maritime Value Chains Alliance, a...
Qnetic Raises $7.1 Million
Qnetic, a leading provider of long‑duration flywheel energy storage, closed a $5 million financing round, its biggest to date. Combined with a $2.1 million equity crowdfunding effort last year, the company has raised $7.1 million over the past twelve months. Early RegCF investors...
Introducing the 'Interplanetary Habitable Zone'
NASA astrobiologist Dr. Caleb Scharf introduces the Interplanetary Habitable Zone (IHZ), a multidimensional extension of the classic Goldilocks concept that incorporates power availability, radiation risk, transport difficulty, and material resources. His agent‑based simulation shows how a technological civilization might migrate...
Will AI-Generated Lessons Work? Here's What the 1970's Can Tell Us
Generative AI tools now produce K‑12 lesson plans at unprecedented speed, promising efficiency for teachers and districts. The article compares this wave to the 1970s experiment with computer‑assisted instruction, highlighting similar skepticism and adoption hurdles. While AI can handle routine...
Apple Unveils Game‑Changing MacBook Neo at Event
It’s not every day that a whole new MacBook comes along. Today’s Apple event + MacBook Neo. 📸 by me. Read our full coverage at Bloomberg.
TAPP Engine’s 9Squid Launches Private Markets Platform for Credit Unions and CFIs
TAPP Engine’s subsidiary 9Squid Private Markets has launched an AI‑driven platform that lets credit unions and community financial institutions (CFIs) securitize loan portfolios. The solution embeds modern asset‑liability and liquidity management tools, turning securitization into a repeatable balance‑sheet strategy rather...
The Disturbing Truth About AI, Killer Robots & the Pentagon
In this episode, host Seth Holhouse examines the paradox of the U.S. government banning Anthropic's AI model Claude for national security reasons while simultaneously using it to plan and execute airstrikes on Iran. He reveals how the same AI architecture...
March Makeover: Save Up to 85% on Monoprice’s Streaming & Tech Essentials
Monoprice is running a March promotion offering up to 85% off a broad selection of streaming and tech accessories, including TV mounts, cables, and audio devices. Shoppers can also receive an extra 20% discount on select items using promo code...
Robot Learns by Real‑world Play, Not Simulation
Super awesome - instead of learning in sim, the robot *learns in real life*, moving objects like a toddler for 26+ hours. I feel for the poor Cal grad student who had to babysit this 😔 https://tether-research.github.io
MDA Space Reports Record Revenue Again in 2025, Driven by Satellite Manufacturing Progress
MDA Space posted a record C$1.63 billion in 2025 revenue, a 51% year‑over‑year jump, driven largely by its Satellite Systems division. That segment surged 85.5% to C$1.1 billion, fueled by contracts for Low‑Earth‑Orbit constellations with Globalstar and Telesat Lightspeed. Adjusted net income...
Iranian Drone Strikes at Amazon Sites Raise Alarms over Protecting Data Centers
Iranian drones struck Amazon Web Services facilities in the UAE and Bahrain, marking the first known kinetic attack on a U.S. hyperscaler’s infrastructure. The incidents disrupted regional services and highlighted data centers as emerging military targets amid rising AI‑driven strategic...
Rate Moves Into Auto Lending via App
Retail mortgage lender Rate is adding auto loans to its mobile app through a partnership with Westlake Financial, enabling customers to apply for vehicle financing directly within the platform. The move builds on the Rate app’s 2023 launch, which already...
Lawmakers Question Intel’s Use of Tools From Blacklisted Chinese Firm
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to Intel CEO Lip‑Bu Tan questioning the chipmaker’s use of semiconductor tools from ACM Research, a Chinese subsidiary on the U.S. blacklist. The inquiry underscores national‑security concerns, especially after the U.S....
Oncolytic Virotherapies in Ovarian Cancer and NSCLC with Genelux CEO Thomas Zindrick — Episode 245
Genelux Corporation’s President and CEO Thomas Zindrick discussed the company’s oncolytic virotherapy programs targeting ovarian cancer and non‑small cell lung cancer on the Xtalks Life Science Podcast. The interview highlighted the therapeutic potential of engineered viruses to stimulate anti‑tumor immunity...
SAP Integrates SmartRecruiters with SuccessFactors
SAP has integrated the SmartRecruiters hiring platform, acquired last September, into its SuccessFactors HCM suite, creating a unified talent architecture. The integration provides end‑to‑end hiring with embedded AI, bidirectional data flow, single sign‑on, and combined AI assistants Joule and Winston....
MacBook Neo: 2026’s Game‑Changing, Mass‑Market Apple Hit
'Apple's gonna sell these by the boatload': why the new MacBook Neo is already the most important product of 2026 https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/apples-gonna-sell-these-by-the-boatload-why-the-new-macbook-neo-is-already-the-most-important-product-of-2026
Georgia District Seeks SEL Program; California System to Buy Data Management Platform
A Georgia school district has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a social‑emotional learning (SEL) program, while a California district is seeking a data‑management and business‑intelligence platform to centralize student information. In parallel, another Georgia district is soliciting bids...
Net Insight Nimbra Edge, Nimbra 400 Receive YouTube Live Encoder Verification
YouTube Live has added Net Insight’s Nimbra Edge software encoder and Nimbra 400 hardware appliance to its verified encoder list. The verification confirms compatibility with SRT and RTMP ingest, as well as sustained stability under fault conditions. Broadcasters can now stream...
From Culture to Contactless: How Alliants Is Transforming Hospitality
Alliants CEO Tristan Gadsby and VP Gareth Fraser discussed how the company’s people‑first culture fuels its hospitality technology strategy. The firm emphasizes automating routine tasks with AI while empowering staff to deliver exceptional, contactless guest experiences, exemplified at Resorts World...
SWOT Satellite Takes Stock of World's River Water
NASA and CNES’s SWOT satellite has completed its first year of global river monitoring, analyzing nearly 1.6 million observations across 127 000 river segments. The study, published in Nature, shows total river volume fluctuations of about 83 trillion gallons—roughly 28 % less than previous...
FLASH-COMP Project Validates Integration Readiness for More Intelligent, Defect-Free LRI Approach
Three years after launch, the FLASH-COMP project has completed and validated a physical test bed for large composite liquid resin infusion (LRI) processes. The modular rig proved seamless integration of optical, thermal and process sensors with real‑time data acquisition, simulation...
Expect Abrupt Fossil Fuel Decline During Energy Transition
Today on Volts: for the next few decades, we'll be in the "mid-transition," with clean energy systems growing as FF systems decline. Those FF systems will not decline smoothly -- there will be thresholds, "cliffs," where they suddenly crumble --...
Novocomms and Synergy Announce a Collaborative “Metarray-to-Modem” Module Line with NXP to Accelerate 5G/NTN Development
Novocomms and Synergy Design unveiled a plug‑and‑play Metarray‑to‑Modem module line at MWC Barcelona, built on NXP’s LA12xx programmable PHY/DFE platform. The family targets 5G FR2 (26/28/39 GHz) and NTN Ku/Ka‑band deployments, promising faster hardware‑software integration and reduced time‑to‑market. By combining Metarray™...
Google Launches Registered App Stores to Simplify Sideloading
Google is introducing a program that makes sideloading qualified app stores even easier. Google's new Registered App Stores program will provide a more streamlined installation flow for Android app stores that meet certain quality and safety benchmarks This Registered App Store...
Context Poisoning - The AI Problem Nobody Warned You About
The post introduces "context poisoning," a phenomenon where overly detailed prompts overwhelm language models, diluting the core task signal. An informal experiment comparing 47‑word, 340‑word, and 612‑word prompts for a SaaS cold‑email shows the shortest prompt yields the most effective...
Modernizing Federal Risk Management
Federal agencies are overhauling risk management as artificial intelligence moves from pilot projects to core missions. The AI Risk Management Framework has been refreshed, and NIST introduced the ARIA 0.1 framework to quantify real‑world AI behavior. Simultaneously, quantum‑computing challenges and tight...
Ellisons Move First as AI Copyright Remains Uncertain
March 2nd, 2026 was a big day for AI and media. The Supreme Court refused to say whether AI can own a copyright. Paramount $PSKY told investors that merging its tech stack is priority number one in a $101 billion...
FDA Grants 510(k) Clearance for Expanded Capabilities of MR Injection System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Bayer 510(k) clearance for its MEDRAD MRXperion injector, extending the device’s approved magnetic field compatibility to include 7‑Tesla MRI scanners. The clearance also adds Imaging Scanner Interface 2 (ISI2), enabling direct communication between...
AI Recommends Keeping HubSpot over Costly Rebuild
Turns out HubSpot isn't dead. 💀 I gave Claude Code 30 days of AppSumo software costs ($100,000) total. Asked it to analyze cost, effort, maintenance of replicating all the software we are using. It found ~$500 / month in costs but many of...
Uniform Consent Language Needed for Scalable Health Data Interoperability
When every state regulates consent differently, scale breaks. Mariann Yeager shares why model language and technical standards are critical for nationwide interoperability. 👇 https://t.co/Aa3zjJYTw4 @sequoiaproject #patientadvocates #HITSM https://t.co/I3cN0lmdLk
Rural Texas Utility Plans $29.4M Transmission Upgrade to Support New Groundwater Supply
The Bistone Municipal Water Supply District in Limestone County, Texas, is launching a $45 million capital program that includes a $29.4 million water transmission and storage upgrade. New York‑based engineering firm STV was selected to design the replacement of 7.2 miles of 60‑year‑old pipeline...
Nvidia CEO Warns $30B OpenAI Investment Could Be Final
Nvidia CEO Huang says $30 billion OpenAI investment ‘might be the last’: CNBC $NVDA $AIQ
Three Tectonic Forces Reshaping Organizations by 2026
The State of #Organizations 2026: Three tectonic forces that are reshaping organizations @McKinsey https://t.co/nmj7SFLZLE #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
CIOs Must Prepare for Uncertain, High‑Impact HNDL Threat
A strategic roadmap for the post-quantum CIO | @CIOonline https://t.co/UgFtyYdqYb My take: Harvest now, decode later (HNDL) is one of the hardest threats for CIOs to prepare for. Because it’s entirely unclear how big an issue really is. But probably...
AI's Future Lies in In‑House Legal Teams, Not Firms
The right place for AI in law is the enterprise, not law firms which are conflicted if the cost of legal services goes down rapidly. AI makes it possible to dramatically reduce this business overhead.
Zero‑latency, Dual XLR/USB‑C: True GoXLR Replacement
a true GoXLR replacement, especially with the zero latency and dual XLR inputs / dual USB-C
NVIDIA's Pixel-Friendly Architecture Also Excels at Token Processing
I wrote a report on this a while ago that the key thing that moved in NVIDIA's favor is the same architecture that is perfect for processing pixels is the same that is perfect to process tokens. This is from...
Agentic AI Turns Data Into Real‑World Life Insights
Traditional analytics looks at balances and transactions. Agentic AI looks at life. Economic shifts, rate changes, career moves, spending patterns, risk signals. That’s where true intelligence begins. https://t.co/bh34uYoOev
MIT Breakthrough Lets Rescue Robots Map Environments Instantly
This is where #AI + #IoT + #robotics become mission-critical. Robots that understand their environment don’t just move faster, they save lives. MIT just unveiled a breakthrough that lets search-and-rescue robots rapidly map large, unpredictable spaces in real time. @MITAeroAstro @MITEngineering #CES2026 🔗...
Your AI Data Stays Private, Never Used for Training
Three topics come up continually when it comes to AI, and they all center on trust. With LeapSpace, your data remains your data. We do not use your data to train AI models. Every interaction is private, secure, encrypted and...
NASA Launch Procurement Cap Removed From Reauthorization Bill
The proposed language to cap NASA's launch procurement at 50 percent from any one company has been dropped from the final NASA reauthorization bill. I wrote about this issue on Monday: https://t.co/x4jDOwadVr
NotebookLM Adds API for Automatic Cinematic Video Creation
When it gets an API Notebook LM will be the place to create automatic video shows. I'm close to doing that with the system I'm building, just need to copy and paste into it.
AI Accelerates Product Cycles: 21-Day Launch Documentary
AI is compressing how we build. Roles collapse, roadmaps expire quickly, and you end up rewriting the product every few months. So we thought we’d give people a behind-the-scenes look. 21 Days to Launch, a Replit documentary. https://t.co/isWq9KtMIO
