Fix Your Phone Security Before It's Too Late
The post warns that more than 90% of smartphone users are inadvertently exposing their devices to sophisticated hacking attempts. It highlights the rapid evolution of mobile‑focused malware and the growing value of personal data stored on phones. Readers are urged to overhaul their device security immediately, from lock screens to app permissions. The author also opens an ongoing Q&A to address individual threat models and specific concerns.
13 Ways AI Has Forever Changed the World - #125
Naval’s 50‑minute deep dive outlines 13 ways artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy, from turning plain‑English prompts into fully functional code to automating content, analytics, and strategic planning. He argues that “Vibe coding” makes AI the new product manager,...
WSJ’s Newsroom Staff Ranks Themselves As Intermediary or Above in AI. How Did Leadership Win Them Over?
The Wall Street Journal’s newsroom has moved from early AI curiosity to an intermediate‑or‑higher proficiency, with staff self‑rating their AI skills above many peers. Director of newsroom data and AI Tess Jeffers reports that experimentation doubled in a year and...
Why Structured Content Alone Is Not Enough In An AI-Powered Documentation World
The post argues that feeding AI with structured content is insufficient for reliable documentation. While AI can churn out prose at speed, it lacks the contextual understanding needed to turn text into trustworthy knowledge. The author stresses that technical writers...
CONTEXT Report Shows Decline in Professional 3D Printers as Entry-Level Segment Surges
The CONTEXT forecast shows a sharp contraction in the professional 3D‑printer market, with sales down more than 30% over the past year, while entry‑level units surged over 50%. Total system revenue continued to climb, crossing the $1 billion mark in Q4‑25,...
The New Talent Imperative: How Leading Organizations Are Getting Serious About AI Skills
Leading firms are realizing that AI tool investments alone won’t deliver value without a skilled workforce. A new virtual event on May 21 will reveal original data on how organizations define, source, assess, and develop AI capabilities for non‑technical employees. The...
Top 32 MCP Servers to Make Claude Super Powerful
The post explains that Claude’s power is limited by its lack of access to external resources, and that Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers act as secure gateways to tools like Google Drive, GitHub, live web search, and databases. By connecting...
May 2026 Educational Webinars
The Content Wrangler is hosting a May 2026 webinar series targeting technical writers, information developers, and content strategists. Sessions feature industry leaders such as Sharon Burton, Rob Hanna, Ed Grzetich, and others, covering AI‑driven retrieval, structured content, metadata, localization, and...
Leading in the Age of AI: When Management Becomes the Differentiator
The April 28 virtual workshop, "Leading in the Age of AI," examines how artificial intelligence reshapes managerial responsibilities. Featuring leaders from DoorDash, McKinsey, Mento, and Charter, the session highlights that AI fluency alone won’t drive results; managers must translate technology into...
How to Choose the Best Virtual Data Room for Your Company Size: Mid-Market Vs. Enterprise Needs
Virtual data rooms (VDRs) are now essential for secure, collaborative deal execution, with the market exceeding $2 billion in 2024. Enterprises need advanced security, AI‑driven analytics, and global compliance, while mid‑market firms focus on cost‑effective, user‑friendly solutions. The article compares top...
‘Less Code the Better’, Parker Harris Says: Insights From True to the Core at TDX
At TDX’s True to the Core session, Salesforce highlighted 365 IdeaExchange‑driven enhancements such as inline‑editable fields, multi‑column list sorting, increased custom‑field limits, enhanced encryption, a Table Viz extension, a search manager, branded welcome emails and a Setup With Agentforce beta....
Neeve Announces Partnership with Optigo Networks, Bringing OT Packet Capture to the Neeve App Marketplace
Neeve has partnered with Optigo Networks to embed Optigo’s packet capture tool directly into the Neeve App Marketplace. The integration allows building automation and OT network teams to launch packet capture capabilities instantly within their existing Neeve environment, eliminating complex...
Experts Needed To Confirm/Affirm NASA Goddard Expertise
The National Academies have launched a congressionally mandated study to evaluate the technical and scientific capabilities at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The effort will assemble a committee of roughly ten volunteer experts to assess advanced technologies, testing, systems development,...
One Doc to Rule Them All: The Golden Ring Framework
The author, a former VP of Sales Excellence at OwnBackup, warns that most revenue teams are floundering with AI, lacking clear metrics and ownership. He argues that IT and Salesforce admins shouldn’t be the sole architects of AI systems; sales...
AI Won’t Fix Your Leadership Communication, but It Might Expose It
Meta unveiled an AI‑driven avatar of Mark Zuckerberg to spearhead enterprise communication, positioning the tech as a consistency, reach, and signalling tool. The op‑ed argues that while AI can streamline message distribution, it cannot replace the core need for clear,...
AI Privacy Isn’t What You Think It Is
The post argues that AI chat interactions are not truly private because the data traverses extensive infrastructure such as logging, storage, and monitoring pipelines. It shows how AI enriches the type of data captured, turning ordinary queries into detailed behavioral...
Quantum Data Cleaning Now Obeys the Laws of Physics
Researchers Guo and colleagues at HKUST and the University of Hong Kong unveiled a universal quantum state purification framework that respects energy‑conservation constraints for depolarizing noise. The protocol reaches an average fidelity of 0.867, surpassing the previous unconstrained ceiling of...
California’s Gas System Is Crumbling. SB 1359 Charts a Path to a Clean Energy Future.
California’s aging natural‑gas network is draining over $10 billion of ratepayer funds each year, prompting lawmakers to act. Senate Bill 1359, introduced by Sen. Henry Stern, directs the CPUC to align gas system planning, ratemaking, and capital investments with the state’s...
SEALSQ Plans 100-Satellite Constellation for Quantum Services in Space
SEALSQ and its subsidiary WISeSat unveiled the Quantum Spatial Orbital Cloud (QSOC), a 100‑satellite constellation designed to deliver quantum‑secured communications, quantum randomness and post‑quantum security as a subscription‑based cloud service. The first phase of 15 fully funded satellites will be...
Pasqal’s 1024 Atoms Show Less Than 0.5% Defects, 5000-Second Lifetimes
Pasqal has demonstrated a neutral‑atom quantum register containing 1,024 qubits with a defect rate below 0.5%, doubling its previous record. The array maintains coherence times of up to 5,000 seconds (about 80 minutes), a forty‑fold increase over earlier cryogenic setups....
Check Point Quantum Scales Throughput for Digital Transformation
Check Point Software Technologies showcased its Quantum firewall, paired with ThreatCloud AI, in a Philippine commercial bank and an Angolan telecom provider. Frost & Sullivan’s report finds the solution delivers higher throughput, automated threat prevention, and unified policy management, overcoming...
QTREX Ltd. Targets $72B Quantum Market With 3D Architecture
Inspira Technologies is seeking shareholder approval to rename itself QTREX Ltd., marking a strategic shift toward solving quantum‑computing connectivity bottlenecks inside dilution cryostats. The company will leverage its additive manufactured electronics (AME) platform, backed by more than $200 million of prior...
An Ultrathin Solid Electrolyte Keeps Lithium Metal Batteries From Catching Fire
Researchers have created a 20‑µm composite solid electrolyte that embeds trimethyl phosphate inside a copper‑based MOF cage, releasing the flame‑retardant only above 120 °C. The ultrathin electrolyte delivers ionic conductance 880‑times higher than conventional PEO membranes while raising the lithium‑ion transference...
Top 10 Most Innovative Medical Device Companies in 2026, Per Fast Company
Fast Company’s 2026 list spotlights ten medical‑device innovators reshaping a market that reached $584 billion in 2025. The companies span connected wearables, AI‑driven diagnostics, focused‑ultrasound therapy and minimally invasive tools, reflecting a broader industry shift toward at‑home and less invasive care....
Everyone's Talking About AI Agents. Almost Nobody Has Actually Built One. Here's How
A recent poll shows only 3% of readers have actually built a self‑running AI agent, despite 65% claiming to experiment with them. The gap narrows as Model Context Protocol hits 97 million monthly installs and low‑code platforms like Make.com simplify integration,...
What Is the New Salesforce App Studio?
Salesforce unveiled App Studio, an AI‑driven environment that lets admins create custom apps using natural‑language prompts and visual references. The App Studio Agent can ingest screenshots to replicate design elements and operates both inside Salesforce and through Slack, extending app...
Too Much Order, Too Soon: The Case Against AI Term Sheets
Washington is edging toward a federal AI "term sheet," a non‑binding framework intended to shape industry expectations. The article argues that while such political coordination can influence investment and compliance planning, it risks creating the wrong kind of certainty in...
Rich On Tech Episode 170 - April 18, 2026
Tech roundup highlights several notable developments. Booking.com disclosed a breach affecting millions of travelers, forcing reservation PIN resets. The FBI announced a method to extract Signal messages from iPhones, prompting users to disable preview notifications. Google released new desktop apps...
Is Your AI Risk Assessment Ready? (Part 1)
The article warns firms against handing compliance duties to ChatGPT without a structured approach. It outlines the first three steps of an AI risk assessment: establishing an enterprise‑wide governance body, performing a use‑case specific risk assessment, and pinpointing whether risks...
Viewer Questions Answered: ICloud Confusion, Saving Voicemails, and Cutting Subscription Costs
Apple’s iPhone often reports backup failures even when the device has free space because backups are stored in iCloud, a separate quota. Users can resolve the issue by reviewing and pruning iCloud storage or upgrading their plan. The post also...
Alignment By Default?
The post argues that large language models inherit a "normative prior" from pre‑training on human text, making them partially aligned by default rather than purely value‑neutral optimizers. Traditional AI‑risk concerns—instrumental convergence, specification gaming, deceptive alignment—remain relevant but are reframed because...
☕🤖 Tutorial: Turn ChatGPT Into Your Brand Strategist (Build a Real Brand Plan in 45 Minutes)
The post walks founders through building an AI‑powered brand strategist using ChatGPT, delivering a full brand audit, positioning, pain‑point map, messaging framework, voice guidelines, and a 90‑day activation plan in about 45 minutes. It replaces a typical $15,000 agency engagement...
FYI: Here Is My Current List of Skills in Claude
Paul Baier reports a rapid shift from ChatGPT to Anthropic's Claude, citing a survey where 97% of MIT AI Summit attendees now favor Claude as their primary AI productivity tool. He explains Claude "Skills," custom instruction sets that automate repeatable...
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[Targeted] PayPal: Earn Up To $50-$300 For Receiving Direct Deposits
PayPal is running a limited‑time promotion that pays users for receiving direct deposits into their PayPal balance. The original offer promised up to $300 for $500 increments, but on April 17, 2026 it was revised to $5 per $500, capped...
New Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold 2 Leak Reveals Wider Design
Samsung has leaked a new Galaxy Z TriFold 2 concept featuring a wider, squarer design, signaling a redesign after the original model was treated as a limited‑edition test. The company is simultaneously preparing the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide for...
Morgan Stanley Updates Bicycle Therapeutics Plc (BCYC) Outlook Amid Pipeline Refocus
Morgan Stanley lowered its price target for Bicycle Therapeutics plc (BCYC) to $12 from $13, while maintaining an Equal Weight rating, reflecting a revised valuation after the company refocused its pipeline on BT5528 and next‑generation Bicycle conjugate programs. The shift...
Legal Tech-Owned &Lsquo;Hybrid Law Firms' Are Growing. Why Now?
Hybrid law firms backed by legal‑tech investors are experiencing rapid growth as generative AI reshapes service delivery. AI‑driven platforms now handle routine document drafting, research, and compliance checks, allowing firms to operate with leaner staff and lower overhead. In 2025,...
Jefferies Sees Reduced Upside for Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (ABUS) on Higher Appeal Probability
Jefferies lowered its price target for Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) from $7.00 to $5.50 while keeping a Buy rating, citing a higher probability that Moderna will win its appeal in a patent dispute. The appeal outcome affects a potential $1.3 billion contingent...
Mizuho Sees Strong Risk-Reward in Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (CRBP) Near Cash Value
Mizuho Securities raised its price target on Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP) to $40, maintaining an Outperform rating after the company’s fourth‑quarter results. The firm highlighted that CRBP is trading near its cash balance, which it says caps downside risk. Mizuho expects...
Northland Highlights ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPRY) Needle-Free Therapy as Major Innovation Driver
Northland Research initiated coverage of ARS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SPRY) with an Outperform rating and a $25 price target, spotlighting its needle‑free epinephrine spray, Neffy, as a growth catalyst. The U.S. FDA recently revised Neffy’s labeling, removing the previous age restriction and...
Jefferies Sees Reduced Visibility for Replimune Group, Inc. (REPL) Following FDA Decision
Jefferies downgraded Replimune Group (NASDAQ:REPL) from Buy to Hold and slashed its price target to $2 after the FDA issued a complete response letter on the RP1 oncolytic therapy. The FDA’s feedback diverged from earlier Type A meeting guidance, raising...
Evercore Adjusts Fortrea Holdings Inc. (FTRE) Valuation Following Updated Near-Term Assumptions
Evercore ISI trimmed Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) price target to $14 from $25 while keeping an Outperform rating, citing revised near‑term assumptions in its Q1 healthcare technology update. The change coincides with FTRE’s launch of Fortrea Intelligent Technology (FIT), an AI‑enabled...
How Dxw Protected Clients From a Recent WordPress Supply-Chain Attack
In early April 2026 a malicious backdoor was discovered in 26 WordPress plugins originally created by essentialplugins after the suite was sold to a new owner. WordPress removed the compromised plugins from its repository, and dxw quickly identified the threat,...
Valve Developer Lands RADV/ACO Changes For AMD's GFX11.7 / RDNA 4m
Valve’s Linux graphics team, led by engineer Rhys Perry, merged ACO compiler and RADV Vulkan driver updates to support AMD’s upcoming GFX11.7 GPU, branded as RDNA 4m. The changes extend Mesa’s RadeonSI Gallium3D and RADV drivers to include new shader capabilities...
Google Quantum AI Achieves Tunable Asymmetric Potential for Reactions
Researchers at Google Quantum AI and Yale University have built a tunable asymmetric double‑well quantum simulator using a Kerr parametric oscillator and a tunnel Josephson junction. The platform lets them independently adjust barrier height and well depth, revealing that slight...
Exciting New Series and Recommendation of a New Substack for Young Generation
The author launches a 15‑chapter series comparing the Hermes Agent framework with Claude Code, two contrasting AI harness architectures. Hermes Agent is a Python‑based, CLI‑first, model‑agnostic service, while Claude Code is a TypeScript SDK that embeds Anthropic models as a...
Play Offers Cashback on Premium Smartphones
Polish mobile operator Play, owned by Iliad, has launched a limited‑time cashback program on high‑end smartphones. Customers receive up to PLN 1,000 (≈ $250) on the Motorola Signature, PLN 600 (≈ $150) on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and S26+, and PLN 500 (≈ $125) on...
Mixed States Approximate Matrix Integrals Using Quantinuum’s New Method
Quantinuum unveiled a probabilistic quantum algorithm that encodes functions into mixed states, bypassing traditional block‑encoding techniques. The method can approximate the normalized inverse of positive‑definite matrices and compute weighted sums or integrals, enabling efficient solutions to Lyapunov equations and matrix...
3D Construction Printing Sees Growth, But Also Project Setbacks
The 3D construction printing (3DCP) sector is gaining traction as equipment maker Alquist launched its A1 series, selling 14 units—including 12 rail‑mounted A1X models—while Texas‑based ICON announced ICON Prime to serve defense, intelligence and lunar construction. In Colorado, Azure Printed...
World’s Largest Electric Container Ship — 10 Questions That Actually Matter
China has launched the Ningyuan Diankun, a 10,000‑ton all‑electric intelligent container ship, marking the world’s largest vessel of its kind to enter commercial service. The ship runs solely on battery power, eliminating diesel engines and delivering substantial emissions reductions. It...