Parloa Turns Its $350 Million War Chest Into a Partnership Web Spanning SAP, Microsoft, and OpenAI
Parloa, the Berlin‑based AI agent management platform, closed a $350 million Series D round that lifted its valuation to $3 billion. The funding fuels a slate of strategic alliances with SAP, Microsoft, OpenAI, Five9 and Epic, positioning Parloa as the management layer for enterprise‑wide agentic customer service. The company now reports over $50 million in annual recurring revenue and a 150% net revenue retention rate. By embedding its agents in SAP Service Cloud and running on Azure’s OpenAI Service, Parloa aims to become the default distribution channel for AI‑driven contact‑center solutions.
U.S. Air Force to Replace F-16’s Aging Computer Brain
The U.S. Air Force has issued a sources‑sought notice to replace the F‑16’s legacy Modular Mission Computer with a Next‑Generation Mission Compute (NGMC) for Blocks 40, 42, 50 and 52. The NGMC will be a software‑defined, open‑architecture drop‑in unit that separates safety‑critical and mission‑critical...
ReMarkable Paper Pure Vs. Boox Go 10.3: I Used Both Tablets at Work, and It Comes Down to This
ZDNET’s Kyle Kucharski compared the Boox Go 10.3 Lumi (Gen 2) and the Remarkable Paper Pure, two 10.3‑inch e‑ink tablets that both start at $399. The Boox runs Android, offers Google Play access, a front‑light and 4 GB RAM, while the Remarkable provides a minimalist,...
Is Amazfit's Most Premium Smartwatch Worth It? I Tested It on the Golf Course, and It Paid Off
Amazfit’s Cheetah 2 Pro upgrades the brand’s flagship with a titanium‑sapphire case, a 3,000‑nit AMOLED screen and a dedicated LED flashlight, pricing the device at about $450. The watch offers up to 31 hours of GPS‑on battery life and dual‑band, multi‑frequency positioning that...
Lessons From the Solar Frontier
Levona Renewables’ CT Solar One, the 110 MW first phase of a 1.6 GW Texas platform, proved that utility‑scale solar design must start with drainage and geotechnical modeling before tracker placement. By using corridor‑level water‑flow simulations and inverse geotechnical modeling, the team...
In the 1960s an MIT Scientist Built ELIZA, a Simple Program that Did Little More than Rephrase Your Words Back...
MIT researcher Joseph Weizenbaum created ELIZA in the mid‑1960s, a simple program that reflected users’ statements as questions to simulate a Rogerian therapist. When his own secretary asked him to leave the room so she could confide in the bot,...
Perplexity Is Giving Out Tech's Latest Status Symbol: A Mac Mini
Perplexity has begun sending Mac Mini computers to a select group of tech influencers to showcase its new AI‑powered Personal Computer software. The move comes as demand for the Mac Mini has exploded, driven by AI applications such as OpenClaw...
Dutch Drone Delta Makes Co-Financing Available for New Drone Projects in the Netherlands
Dutch Drone Delta (DDD) has launched a Call for Proposals, inviting companies, startups, government bodies, academia, and regional partnerships to submit concrete drone‑use‑case applications by 31 July 2026. Selected projects can receive up to €25,000 (approximately $27,000) in co‑financing, along with access...
Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?
Wispr Flow markets AI‑powered transcription and automatic formatting at $144 per year or $15 monthly, promising to let users write at the speed of thought. The review finds its core technology—speech‑to‑text and LLM‑based cleanup—readily available for free via open‑source models...
SPACECOM Explores Offensive Cislunar Space Technologies in Major Policy Shift
U.S. Space Command announced it is actively studying technologies for offensive operations in cislunar space, the region between Earth and the Moon. The disclosure at the State of the Space Industrial Base conference marks a major policy shift from protecting...
Demystify A.I. - Dr. Sarah Mohrle and Michael Cation - June 10
On June 10, Dr. Sarah Mohrle and Michael Cation will host a webinar challenging the prevailing belief that artificial intelligence requires large hyperscaler data centers. The presenters argue that AI workloads can be efficiently executed on distributed, edge‑based infrastructure, a...
H2 2026 Represents a Pivotal Transition for European Ambient Clinical AI
The second half of 2026 marks a turning point for European ambient clinical AI as venture capital pivots from broad, growth‑at‑all‑costs funding to a concentrated, platform‑centric model. Early‑stage capital is funneled into multi‑language, workflow‑integrated winners while single‑feature scribes face a...
Cyient to Buy US' TAO Digital for $218 Mn to Boost AI, Data Engineering Capabilities
Cyient announced the acquisition of U.S.-based TAO Digital Solutions for an enterprise value of about $218 million (₹2,071 crore). The deal, slated to close by Q2 FY27 pending regulatory clearance, aims to strengthen Cyient’s artificial‑intelligence, data‑engineering and product‑engineering services. TAO Digital, founded...
Nothing Phone (3) Price Drops in India by Rs 37,000
Nothing, the London‑based consumer tech firm, launched the Nothing Phone (3) in India in July 2025 with a premium price of Rs 79,999 (~$960) for the 12GB/256GB model. By May 2026 the base variant fell to Rs 44,999 (~$540), a reduction of...
How Fast Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Charging Speed?
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8, slated for a late‑July launch, upgrades its power subsystem with a larger 5,000 mAh battery and 45 W wired charging, up from the 4,400 mAh pack and 25 W charger in the Fold 7. Wireless charging remains at 15 W, while...
Researchers Convert HDPE Plastic Waste Into High-Quality Graphene via Flash Joule Heating for Supercapacitor Applications
Researchers at India’s Homi Bhabha National Institute and BARC have shown that flash Joule heating can transform high‑density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic waste into high‑quality turbostratic graphene in milliseconds. The solvent‑free, furnace‑less process reaches temperatures above 2,500 °C, carbonizing the polymer in...
Linktop Launches Graphene-Based Cooling Headband
Chinese smart‑wearable maker Linktop has introduced the Lifestone Graphene Cooling Headband, a battery‑free wearable that leverages graphene’s high thermal conductivity to passively dissipate heat during intense exercise. The headband aims to lower core body temperature and heart rate, thereby extending...
Hong Kong Cuts Emergency Mobile Alert Activation Time From 1 Hour to 15 Minutes
Hong Kong has cut the activation time for its Emergency Alert System from an hour to 15 minutes and added the ability to send messages to specific districts. The HK$150 million (US$19 million) platform, launched in 2020, has only been used once—to...
MongoDB's AI Advantage Is Starting to Show Up in Results
MongoDB reported Q1 revenue of $687.6 million, a 25% year‑over‑year increase, driven by rapid growth in its Atlas cloud platform. The company’s AI‑focused document model enables hybrid searches across structured and unstructured data, positioning it for emerging generative‑AI workloads. Financial metrics...
Lointek Supplies 50 MW / 300 MWh Liquid Air Energy Storage System in the United Kingdom
Basque engineering firm Lointek has supplied a 50 MW liquid‑air energy storage (LAES) system with 300 MWh capacity for Highview Power in the United Kingdom, the country’s largest facility of its kind. The plant can discharge electricity for up to six hours...
Visa: One Of The Best Businesses In The World Trading At A Reasonable Price
Visa processed 257.5 billion transactions in fiscal 2025, generating $13.9 trillion in payment volume, a 7% increase year‑over‑year. Mastercard reported $10.6 trillion in volume, up 8% and maintaining a larger share of international transactions. Visa’s international volume accounted for 55.6% of its total,...
Ugreen Maxidok 10-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station Review: Mass-Market Appeal for Those with TB5 or USB4v2 Ports
UGREEN’s Maxidok 10‑in‑1 is an entry‑level Thunderbolt 5 docking station priced around $250, making it one of the most affordable options on the market. It delivers up to 120 Gbps bandwidth in boost mode, supports dual 8K displays via DisplayPort, and provides...
ContourGlobal Inaugurates Chilean Hybrid Plant with 231 MW of Solar and 200 MW/1.3 GWh BESS
ContourGlobal has commissioned the Víctor Jara hybrid power plant in Chile’s Tarapacá Region, pairing a 231 MW solar photovoltaic array with a 200 MW/1.3 GWh battery energy storage system that can supply power for 6.5 hours after sunset. The facility is the longest‑duration utility‑scale...
"Hey Grok, Find a Charger and Tell Me the Plymouth Score": Tesla AI Bot Changes Driving for Good
Tesla has rolled out Grok, a large‑language‑model voice assistant built into the Model Y. By long‑pressing the steering‑wheel mic—or simply saying “Hey, Grok”—drivers can ask complex, multi‑step requests such as routing to a destination, scheduling charging stops and even checking sports...
Stanford Quantum Computing Breakthrough Uses Twisted Light to Work without Extreme Cooling
Stanford researchers have created a nanoscale optical device that links photon spin to electron spin at room temperature, eliminating the need for cryogenic cooling in quantum systems. The platform combines a monolayer of molybdenum diselenide (MoSe₂) with a nanopatterned silicon...
Casio's Weirdest Watch Just Got Even Wilder as J Balvin Turns the Viral Ring Watch Into a Gold-Covered Statement Piece
Casio has released a second limited‑edition version of its Ring Watch, this time partnering with Colombian music star J Balvin. The CRW001JB‑9 model swaps the original’s minimalist case for a gold‑coloured housing, adds rhinestone accents and a brick‑pattern dial, and features...
OnePlus Nord 6, Nord CE 6 Get Motion Cues to Reduce Motion Sickness
OnePlus rolled out a software update for the Nord 6 and Nord CE 6 that introduces Motion Cues, a visual aid designed to curb motion‑induced nausea when using the phone in moving vehicles. The update also bundles the May 2026 Android security patch along...
UK Military Looks at Allowing Lethal Strikes without Human Approval
The UK Ministry of Defence is reviewing its rules to allow lethal autonomous strikes without a human operator’s final approval. The policy shift would relax the current human‑in‑the‑loop requirement for certain weapon systems, including drone swarms and loitering munitions. Officials...
China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.
At this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, a clinical trial conducted solely in China was featured as one of five headliners, underscoring China’s rapid ascent in biotech. Over the past few years, China’s biotech sector...
How to Make PM Form Sections or Fields Show Dynamically Based on EC Data (without CPI or SFTP Jobs)
The article demonstrates a no‑code method to make Performance Management (PM) form sections and fields appear dynamically based on Employee Central (EC) data, avoiding Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) or SFTP jobs. It walks through a workflow that starts with an...
Amidst Codex's Strong Performance... Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.8 Just 42 Days Later
Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.8 on May 28, just 42 days after its 4.7 predecessor, marking the fastest model update in the company’s history. The new version keeps the same API pricing but promises modest yet clear gains, especially in code honesty and...
AMD to Invest $10 Billion+ in Taiwan
AMD announced a commitment of over $10 billion to expand its Taiwan ecosystem, targeting advanced packaging and AI‑focused silicon manufacturing. The funding will accelerate development of Elevated Fanout Bridge (EFB) interconnects and support the Helios rack‑scale AI platform slated for the...
Arteris Technology Adopted by Li Auto for Intelligent Vehicles
Li Auto has integrated Arteris’s FlexNoC 5 network‑on‑chip IP and Magillem integration automation into the proprietary SoC powering its new L9 Livis SUV. The SoC delivers 2,560 TOPS of AI compute, supporting autonomous driving, ADAS, and immersive in‑vehicle experiences. Arteris’s technology enables efficient...
Cryoprobe Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in Transbronchial Lung Biopsies
The FROSTBITE‑2 randomized trial published in JAMA found that a 1.1‑mm cryoprobe achieved an 88.6% diagnostic yield in transbronchial lung biopsies, compared with 78.8% using standard 2.0‑mm forceps. The advantage was most pronounced for pulmonary nodules or masses, where yield...
Pembrolizumab Combination Therapy Improves Survival in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Patients
The phase 3 NRG‑GY018 trial presented at ASCO 2026 confirms that adding pembrolizumab to carboplatin‑paclitaxel extends overall survival in advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. In the mismatch‑repair‑deficient (dMMR) cohort, 48‑month survival rose to 79% versus 60% with chemotherapy alone (HR 0.56). In...
Anthropic Hits $965B Valuation; AI Complexity Plagues Indian Companies
Anthropic announced a $65 billion Series H round that lifted its post‑money valuation to $965 billion, briefly overtaking OpenAI in the AI frontier‑model race. The round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia and includes $5 billion from Amazon. A Freshworks study...
AIAI Holdings’ Constellation Network Unveils Gate AI Security Gateway and Performance Benchmarks Ahead of June Launch
AI‑enabled holding company AIAI Holdings announced that its portfolio firm Constellation Network will release the Constellation Gate AI security gateway in June 2026. A technical report shows Gate AI topped eight of sixteen public prompt‑injection benchmarks and posted a 97.4%...
AI Tool of the Week: This OpenAI Tool Tells You if an Image Is AI-Generated
OpenAI has launched a free web tool called OpenAI Verify that lets users determine whether an image was generated by artificial intelligence. The service scans uploaded files for two provenance signals: C2PA Content Credentials, a cryptographic metadata layer, and SynthID,...
Tired of Checking Your Phone Constantly? These Smartwatches Handle Calls and Fitness Better
A new buying guide spotlights smartwatches that combine Bluetooth calling with advanced health tracking, covering premium, mid‑range, and rugged options. The Amazfit GTR 3 Pro leads with a 1.45‑inch AMOLED, 12‑day battery and 150+ sports modes at roughly $121, while the realme...
The AI Antidote
Executives are urged to shift AI focus from flashy features to measurable outcomes. Companies should answer whether customers truly demand AI and how the technology differentiates them, otherwise spend becomes a costly experiment. A three‑bucket framework—internal productivity, engineering efficiency, and...
Grab Adds Perks for Co-Pay Scheme
Grab Thailand reduced its gross‑profit (GP) commission to 9%—more than a 50% cut—to lure merchants onto its “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” subsidy platform, backing the move with a marketing spend of roughly $8.1 million. Competitors Line Man Wongnai and ShopeeFood have also trimmed...
From Resilience to Survivability: How AI Forces a Rethink of Business Continuity
Artificial intelligence is reshaping business continuity, pushing firms from traditional resilience to "operational survivability." Equinix’s recent report warns that Global 2000 companies lose roughly $400 billion in downtime each year—about $540,000 per hour—and argues that redundancy alone won’t suffice as AI...
ULA’s Atlas-5 Rocket Launches 29 Leo Satellites for Amazon
United Launch Alliance successfully launched 29 additional low‑Earth‑orbit satellites for Amazon on an Atlas‑5 from Cape Canaveral. The launch brings Amazon’s total to 331 satellites, still far short of the 1,616 required by its FCC license deadline in July. With...
Review: Boox's Feature-Packed E Ink Tablet Is Unlike Any E-Reader I've Used
The Boox Go 10.3 Lumi is a 10.3‑inch E‑Ink tablet that blends e‑reader simplicity with Android tablet versatility. It sports a 300 PPI, 4.8 mm thin display, an octa‑core processor, Android 15, 64 GB storage and a 3,700 mAh battery that can stretch for weeks. The included...
Busy June at FDA with 11 Upcoming PDUFA Dates
The FDA has a packed June agenda with 11 PDUFA decision dates, covering at least eight new drug approvals and three new indication expansions. Among the high‑profile reviews is Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ antisense therapy Tryngolza, currently approved for familial chylomicronemia syndrome....
Direct-to-Device Satellite Services Market Analysis 2026
Direct‑to‑Device (D2D) satellite services are emerging as a niche coverage‑insurance product rather than a mass‑market broadband replacement. T‑Mobile reports usage at only 0.0002 % of its network, underscoring the gap between hype and actual traffic. Revenue is generated chiefly through carrier...
As Cross-Border Payments Become Infrastructure, What Happens Next?
Cross‑border payments are evolving from a costly, fragmented service into a standardized infrastructure. PYMNTS Intelligence and Mastercard report that 57% of U.S. SMBs source overseas, with 43% citing faster settlement as their top priority and 27% considering a provider switch....
How Does Starlink Use Satellite Laser Communications?
SpaceX’s Starlink constellation now relies on optical inter‑satellite laser links, with each V2 Mini satellite carrying three 200 Gbps terminals. The laser mesh enables traffic to be routed in space, cutting dependence on ground gateways and boosting latency, capacity, and resilience,...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Erupts in Nuclear-Scale Fireball Off Florida Coast (Video)
Blue Origin’s 321‑foot New Glenn rocket suffered a catastrophic explosion during a static‑fire test at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36. The blast generated a fireball visible for miles, but no injuries were reported and all crew were accounted for. The company labeled...
AI Content Alone Won’t Fix Your SEO Rankings (Here’s What Will) via @Sejournal, @Hethr_campbell
AI‑generated content is no longer enough to boost SEO rankings because search queries have shifted toward longer, natural‑language phrases. Most SEO teams lack a documented system to feed AI with first‑party data that mirrors these new patterns, resulting in fast‑produced...