OpenAI Looks to Take on Anthropic with $100 per Month ChatGPT Pro Subscriptions
OpenAI introduced a $100‑per‑month ChatGPT Pro tier that delivers five times the Codex usage limits of its $20 Plus plan, aiming at developers with intensive coding needs. The move expands OpenAI’s personal subscription lineup to five tiers and directly challenges Anthropic’s Claude Code, which already offers high‑usage tiers up to $200 per month. Codex’s revenue topped $2.5 billion in February, more than doubling year‑to‑date, while weekly active users reached three million. The rollout follows a standalone Codex app for macOS, signaling a broader push into AI‑assisted software development.
A Simple Way to View Four Devices on One Screen For $33
The HDMI Multiviewer Switch 4×1 lets users connect up to four HDMI sources to a single display and view them simultaneously. It supports 4K @ 30 Hz and 1080p @ 60 Hz, offering 12 configurable layouts including full‑screen and quad‑view modes. An included IR remote and...
MODEX 2026: Linde Material Handling Debuts Connected Fleet Platform, Electric Lift Truck
Linde Material Handling unveiled its myLinde fleet management platform, featuring AI‑powered natural‑language chat, at MODEX 2026, alongside the new E18‑E20 electric counterbalance forklift. myLinde aggregates telematics data into a cloud dashboard covering safety, service, utilization and energy performance, delivering real‑time...
Conductor Partners With Acquia to Focus on AI Content Optimization
Conductor has entered a partnership with Acquia to embed its AI‑powered Creator and optimization tools directly into Acquia’s digital experience platform. The integration allows enterprise marketers to research, draft, and refine content within the Acquia CMS, leveraging real‑time AI insights...
Crew of Tiny Worms Readies for April 11 Launch to International Space Station
British scientists are sending dozens of *Caenorhabditis elegans* worms to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo vehicle, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on April 11. The worms will spend up to 15 weeks on an external ISS platform where automated...
How the FBI Extracted Deleted Signal Messages From a Defendant's iPhone
The FBI recovered deleted Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone by extracting data from the device’s push‑notification database, not the app itself. The suspect had removed Signal, yet incoming messages persisted in lock‑screen previews stored by iOS. This method revealed...
AI Can Provide a Concierge for Every Patient
Google’s AI team unveiled an “always‑on” virtual concierge designed to guide patients through care coordination and insurance coverage questions. Powered by large language models, the assistant can schedule appointments, explain benefits, and provide real‑time answers, delivering a personalized experience akin...
TD Cowen: 26% of Carriers Would Use AI Instead of Freight Brokers
TD Cowen’s first‑quarter carrier survey shows 26% of U.S. trucking firms would replace human freight brokers with AI‑driven load‑booking tools, while another 40% would rely on AI for simpler shipments. The remaining 28% prefer to keep brokers for all loads,...
Can the Trade Desk Remain ‘King’ of the Open Web?
The Trade Desk, the world’s largest independent DSP, posted 19% YoY revenue growth in Q4 2025, buoyed by AI‑driven product upgrades like Kokai and Audience Unlimited. Founder‑CEO Jeff Green bought $150 million of stock to underscore confidence, while the firm deepened joint‑business...
Seer to Apply Deep Proteomics Tech to Singapore Population Cohort Study
Seer announced that its Proteograph® platform will profile the plasma proteome of about 10,000 participants in Singapore’s PRECISE‑SG100K cohort. The proteomic data will be merged with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Olink® Reveal sequencing‑based results and Orbitrap Astral mass‑spectrometry outputs. PRECISE‑SG100K, the...
With Cash to Burn and Patent Cliffs Looming, Pharma Giants Are Buying More Biotechs
Big‑pharma M&A activity has accelerated in 2026, with 14 deals over $500 million in Q1 alone—nearly half the total deals recorded in 2025. Gilead’s $7.8 billion purchase of Arcellx and Eli Lilly’s $6.3 billion acquisition of Centessa illustrate a push into cell‑therapy, autoimmune and...
A Group of Seven-Figure Amazon Sellers Is Planning a One-Day Ad Boycott as Payment Changes Squeeze Cash Flow
Amazon’s Million Dollar Sellers community, representing over $11 billion in annual revenue, is organizing a one‑day ad boycott on April 15 to protest a new policy that will automatically deduct advertising costs from sellers’ proceeds, eliminating credit‑card financing. About 150 members have...
Qoro Quantum Secures $750,000 Pre-Seed to Orchestrate Hybrid Networks
London‑based deep‑tech startup Qoro Quantum announced a $750,000 pre‑seed round led by Ada Ventures, with participation from Superangels Venture Fund and the Polsky Center. The company’s platform provides a unified orchestration layer that condenses roughly 150,000 lines of integration code...
Department of Energy, Shine Working on $263M Deal to Establish Mo-99 Supply in US
The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing a conditional loan of up to $263 million to Shine Technologies to complete its Chrysalis facility, which aims to produce molybdenum‑99 (Mo‑99) domestically. Mo‑99 is a critical medical isotope used in tens of thousands...
Is Anthropic Limiting the Release of Mythos to Protect the Internet — or Anthropic?
Anthropic is holding back its newest large language model, Mythos, limiting access to a handful of major enterprises such as Amazon Web Services and JPMorgan Chase. The company says the model’s advanced ability to locate software vulnerabilities could be weaponized...
UC Santa Barbara Installs Loitering Alert System
The University of California, Santa Barbara has deployed new surveillance cameras and three mobile security units at the campus’s high‑risk lagoon area, with two additional units elsewhere, including one targeting bike theft. The units use motion detection to alert police...
'Wide' Fold Rumors Paint an Unpacked Launch in Late July with Samsung's Next Wave
Samsung is rumored to host a summer Unpacked event in London on July 22, where it will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Flip 8 and a new “Wide” Fold model. The leak also suggests a staggered introduction of the S Pen, potentially...
Is a Backlash Brewing? Rapid Innovation in AI Coding and Agents May Force Push for Enterprise Order and Control
Enterprises are grappling with a chaotic AI rollout, as a Writer Inc. survey shows 79% of executives face ROI gaps, strategy missteps, and internal power struggles, while nearly 40% of CEOs admit high stress over AI deployment. Rapid advances in...
What Is a Passive Optical Network (PON)?
Passive Optical Networks (PON) are fiber‑optic systems that use unpowered splitters to deliver a single optical signal to multiple endpoints, eliminating the need for powered equipment between the central office and users. The architecture centers on an optical line terminal...
US Imports of Consumer Electronics Face Threats to Growth Plans
U.S. consumer‑electronics imports are under pressure as 2025 saw a 2.2% drop in containerized shipments. Vietnam’s share of those imports climbed to 18.1% while China’s fell to 40.7%, reflecting a broader supply‑chain shift. At the same time, rising fuel prices...
Helping Developers Expand to Every Corner of the World: The Big Show Bonus Episode, Sponsored by Xsolla
Xsolla’s Chief Marketing and Growth Officer Berkley Egenes discussed the company’s global‑first strategy on a sponsored episode of The Big Show recorded at the GDC Festival of Gaming. He emphasized Xsolla’s role in helping developers launch, monetize and scale games...
Storyblok JoyConf Mainz 2026
Storyblok’s JoyConf 2026 will take place October 28‑29 in Mainz, Germany, gathering developers, marketers and digital innovators to explore AI‑driven content strategy. The two‑day conference will be held at the Rheingoldhalle near Frankfurt Airport and is open to senior leaders seeking...
Infleqtion and NASA Deploy Upgraded Quantum Hardware to International Space Station
Infleqtion, in partnership with NASA’s JPL, delivered an upgraded physics package to the International Space Station aboard the Northrop Grumman‑24 cargo flight. The new hardware enhances the Cold Atom Laboratory’s ability to generate record‑large atom clouds and reach ultracold temperatures in...
How to Bridge Deterministic Control and Edge Integration
Mike Bacidore explains how modern PLCs serve as high‑power, sub‑millisecond controllers while bridging to edge networks. He categorizes factory communication into safe, deterministic and buffered edge, each with distinct timing and safety requirements. Physical isolation—using dual Ethernet ports for redundancy...
Ecommerce Trends: What Is AI’s Role in Resale Growth?
Online resale is accelerating in 2026 as platforms embed artificial intelligence to streamline pricing, discovery, and transaction speed. ThredUp’s March report shows 66% of shoppers are comfortable letting AI manage resale tasks, with 36% saying faster payouts would boost listing...
Majority of Americans Report AI Fatigue Amid Widespread Use, Survey Finds
A Talker Research poll of 2,000 U.S. adults shows 54% are experiencing AI fatigue, feeling overwhelmed by constant AI chatter and presence. While 69% report using AI in some capacity, 46% say it feels "everywhere" and 30% feel it’s being...
Hypertec Becomes Key Partner for Nvidia in Canada
Hypertec Group’s Ciara division has been named Nvidia’s first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner in Canada, granting the Montreal‑based firm early access to GPU silicon, engineering support, and joint marketing. The partnership elevates Hypertec’s visibility and credibility, allowing it to...
Google Chrome Adds Infostealer Protection Against Session Cookie Theft
Google Chrome 146 introduces Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) for Windows, a hardware‑linked protection that stops infostealer malware from abusing harvested session cookies. The feature cryptographically binds each session to the device’s TPM, making stolen cookies unusable without the private...
Podcasts: MDU Security Solutions Are Smart and Financially Sound
ASSA ABLOY’s VP of strategic relations, Sandy Jack, highlighted on the Beyond the Cable podcast that smart security systems like Vingcard should be affordable for all multifamily residents, especially those in workforce, student and other underserved housing. She emphasized that...
Fitbit Public Preview Coming to More Countries, Adds VO2 Max, & US Health Records
Fitbit’s Public Preview is expanding to 37 new countries and adding support for 27 additional languages, dramatically widening its global footprint. The update also introduces the VO₂ Max metric—formerly the Cardio Fitness Score—into the Fitness tab’s Key metrics. In the United...
Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping in 2026: Market Trends, Decline Drivers, and Regulatory Outlook
Direct‑to‑consumer (DtC) wine shipping, which surged past $4 billion in sales by 2020, has slipped back to 2018‑level volumes and value by 2025. The decline is driven by broader economic anxiety, a health‑focused shift away from alcohol, and a sharp drop...
Mythos Autonomously Exploited Vulnerabilities that Survived 27 Years of Human Review. Security Teams Need a New Detection Playbook
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview autonomously uncovered a 27‑year‑old OpenBSD TCP stack bug and dozens of other zero‑day flaws across operating systems, browsers, and crypto libraries, costing roughly $20,000 per discovery campaign. The model demonstrated a 90‑fold improvement over Claude Opus...
Replit Taps RevenueCat to Help Vibe-Coders Make Money
Replit has integrated RevenueCat’s subscription infrastructure directly into its AI‑driven coding platform, allowing users to add monetization features with simple natural‑language prompts. The partnership brings RevenueCat’s billing, pricing analytics, and compliance tools—used by over 80,000 apps handling roughly $1 billion in...
People-Led, Tech-Powered: Walmart’s AI Job Shift
Walmart, employing over 2.1 million associates, is rolling out a "people‑led, tech‑powered" AI strategy that embeds generative‑AI tools across scheduling, inventory and customer service. The retailer frames AI as an augmentation layer that frees staff for higher‑value tasks rather than a...
CEO Interviews: OpenHands
OpenHands, the largest open‑source platform for AI‑driven development, aims at the entire global software‑engineer community—estimated at 20‑30 million professionals. Founder‑CEO Robert Brennan describes two emerging work streams: local pair‑programming AI assistants that integrate into traditional IDE and CLI workflows, and broader...
Research Shows South African Travelers Book More When They Can Pay Their Flexible Way
New research by Peach Payments and PayJustNow, commissioned by Phocuswright, finds that South African travelers are significantly more likely to complete a booking when flexible payment methods such as buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL), digital wallets, or mobile‑money solutions are available. The study...
Car Buyers Don't Like Subscriptions. Car Companies Are Pushing Them For Driver-Assistance Tech Anyway.
Automakers are increasingly locking driver‑assistance features behind monthly subscriptions, with Tesla charging $99 for Full Self‑Driving, Rivian $49.99, GM’s Super Cruise $20‑$40, Ford’s BlueCruise $49.99, and Lucid previewing $69‑$199 plans. While the model promises recurring revenue, many buyers express subscription...
Space Force Awards Kratos $447 Million Contract for Missile Warning Tracking
The U.S. Space Force awarded Kratos Technology & Training Solutions a $447 million Other Transaction Agreement to build a ground‑management integration system for its missile‑warning satellites. The contract will initially support the 12‑satellite Epoch 1 constellation slated for launch in 2027‑28, followed...
Group‐III Nitride‐Based Wide‐Spectrum Multifunctional Synapses for Encrypted Light Communication and Image Recognition
Researchers have engineered InGaN core‑shell nanorod synapses that combine wide‑spectrum photodetection with stable photo‑electric memory. The devices achieve a peak responsivity of 31.47 A/W and sub‑250 µs response times under 810 nm illumination, while delivering tunable synaptic plasticity at 365 nm UV light. By...
UK’s OfDIA Assigns International Digital Identity Standards Role as DVS ‘Backbone’
The UK Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA) has positioned itself as the lead coordinator for international digital‑identity standards, using the British Standards Institution to channel UK input into ISO, IEC and CEN bodies. OfDIA argues that aligning the...
Samsung S95H Vs. Samsung S95F: I Compared Both OLED TVs, and There's a Surprise Winner
Samsung’s 2026 OLED lineup pits the new S95H against its 2025 predecessor, the S95F. Both TVs deliver OLED HDR Pro, 165 Hz refresh rates and Dolby Atmos sound, but the S95H starts at $2,500 and adds Samsung Vision AI, an AI...
Do Ceasefires Slow Cyberattacks? History Suggests Not
A fragile US‑Iran cease‑fire was announced, prompting Iran‑aligned hacktivist group Handala to claim a temporary pause in its cyber operations against the United States. Experts, however, warn that historical evidence shows cease‑fires rarely translate into a digital stand‑down; cyber activity...
Shape‐Memory Collagen/Silk‐Fibroin Scaffold for Dura Sealing and Skull Base Regeneration
Researchers have engineered an injectable, shape‑memory scaffold combining collagen, silk‑fibroin and α‑tricalcium phosphate for skull‑base reconstruction. The composite features a silk‑fibroin‑rich outer layer that creates a watertight seal against cerebrospinal fluid, while an inner α‑TCP layer encourages bone growth and...
Idbio Makes Strong NIST Iris, Fingerprint Biometrics Debuts, Gets MOSIP-Certified
U.S. biometrics firm Idbio posted top results in NIST’s IREX 10 iris and PFT III fingerprint evaluations, achieving a 0.0051 FNIR at FPIR 0.01 and four‑microsecond fingerprint matches. Its iris matcher delivered a 0.237‑second one‑to‑many search using 1,035‑byte templates, while fingerprint templates were...
The FCC Announces Plans to Speed Up The Internet & Fight Robocalls
The FCC set an agenda for its April 30, 2026 Open Commission Meeting that targets five priority areas: modernizing satellite spectrum sharing to expand rural broadband, tightening Know‑Your‑Customer rules to curb illegal robocalls, overhauling device‑authorization to secure communications equipment, launching...
CIA Plans for ‘AI Coworkers’, Deputy Director Says
The CIA announced it will embed artificial‑intelligence "coworkers" into analyst platforms within the next few years, allowing AI to draft judgments, edit for clarity and flag emerging trends. Deputy Director Michael Ellis said the tools will augment, not replace, human...
OpenAI Halves Its Pro Price to $100 for Heavy Codex Users, Undercuts Anthropic and Google
OpenAI introduced a new Pro subscription at $100 per month, halving the price of its previous $200 tier and targeting heavy users of its Codex programming tool. The plan delivers up to five times the Codex usage allowance of the...
MODEX 2026: Yale Lift Truck Technologies to Showcase Offerings that Address Warehouse Challenges
Yale Lift Truck Technologies is showcasing its latest lift‑truck portfolio, operator‑assist systems, and automation portal at MODEX 2026 in Atlanta. The exhibit features ergonomic three‑wheel stand‑up trucks, a new lithium‑ion‑powered counterbalanced model, and the Route Runner direct‑store delivery solution. Interactive...
BlueRock Launches Trust Context Engine
BlueRock unveiled its Trust Context Engine, a new context layer for the Agentic Action Path that tags each AI‑agent step with detailed metadata, trust signals, and runtime behavior. The engine pulls curated data from the MCP Trust Registry and augments...
Alamo Heights ISD Declines to Say Whether It Paid Ransom
Alamo Heights Independent School District (AHISD) suffered a ransomware attack in late March that knocked out internet access for nearly a week. The district restored its systems with external forensic investigators but refused to confirm whether it paid a ransom,...
