SecAF Presents Harold Brown Award to NASIC Researcher
Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink awarded the 2024 Harold Brown Award to Richard Borth, a researcher at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). Borth earned the honor for creating an artificial‑intelligence algorithm that automatically detects deployed weapons systems in synthetic‑aperture radar (SAR) images. The technology promises faster, more accurate analysis of contested environments, supporting both the U.S. Space Force and broader defense intelligence missions. The award highlights the Air Force’s push toward AI‑driven ISR capabilities.
Out: Résumés: In: Weeklong In-Office Trials.
Companies are moving away from traditional résumés, opting for week‑long in‑office work trials to evaluate candidates. At Foxglove and other firms, candidates are expected to use AI tools during these trials, allowing both sides to assess real‑world performance. The shift...
Thinking of Opening a Liquor Store? Here’s What You Need to Know About Digitization
Prospective liquor store owners must treat digitization as core infrastructure rather than an afterthought. The article stresses that searchable, well‑structured online inventory and integrated POS systems are more critical than sheer product depth. It also highlights the value of first‑party...
Agra Metro Saves ₹5 Million in One Year with Regenerative Braking Technology
Agra Metro has cut its electricity bill by roughly ₹5 million (about $58,000) in the first year after installing Sécheron’s IGBT inverter for regenerative braking, the first such deployment in India. The system captures braking energy and feeds it back to...
Online Trading Expo 2026 Sets Stage in Hong Kong to Redefine the Future of Fintech and Global Brokerage
The Online Trading Expo 2026 will be held on May 27‑28 at AsiaWorld‑Expo in Hong Kong. Organized as a premier fintech gathering, the event aims to connect global brokerage firms with AI‑powered trading platforms and decentralized finance innovators. Organizers promise...
Child Safety at Risk as EU CSAM Detection Law Lapses, Reporting Concerns Rise
The EU’s temporary legal framework that allowed online platforms to scan private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) expired on April 3, 2026, creating regulatory uncertainty. Major tech firms—including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Snap—have pledged to continue voluntary detection using hash‑matching...
Indian Navy Probing Feasibility of Drones for Reloading VLS at Sea
The Indian Navy has issued a problem statement, REARM‑D, seeking a multi‑rotor drone capable of reloading surface‑to‑air missiles into vertical launch system (VLS) cells at sea. The UAV must carry over 900 kg, stay aloft for more than two hours, and...
All-in-One PDFtoolkit Unlimited Is $79 (Reg. $619)
PDFtoolkit is launching an all‑in‑one PDF editing, conversion, and security suite for a one‑time price of $79, down from its regular $619 list price. The cloud‑based platform runs entirely in the browser, eliminating the need for software installation or ongoing...
Pinergy Sets Ambitious 40MWp Commercial Solar Target
Pinergy, Ireland’s only fully integrated energy supplier, announced a push to install over 40 MWp of commercial solar projects across the island within the next three years. To drive this expansion, the company appointed Philip Connor as Head of Commercial Development,...
From Steel to Composite, a Strategic Transformation of European Power Grids
TenneT, the Dutch transmission system operator, has launched a multi‑year programme to replace its extra‑high‑voltage steel conductors with composite‑core cables. Epsilon Composite, via its Epsilon Cable unit, secured a framework agreement to supply these advanced conductors. The move aims to...
Asean Private Sector Seeks Stronger AI Upskilling Amid Surge in Scams
The ASEAN private sector is urging faster AI upskilling for micro, small and medium enterprises after deep‑fake fraud surged 1,500 percent across Asia‑Pacific between 2022 and 2023. Vietnam and the Philippines recorded the sharpest spikes, exposing small merchants to sophisticated phishing,...
AI Agents Are Becoming the Fourth Place of Commerce and OOH Is Shaping Their Choices
AI agents are emerging as a fourth place of commerce, moving beyond stores, e‑commerce, and mobile. These assistants now not only answer queries but automatically select brands based on data signals such as search demand, reviews, and online conversation. Out‑of‑home...
IIT-M Pravartak, Maven Silicon Launch Semiconductor Certification Programmes
IIT‑M Pravartak Technologies Foundation has teamed up with Maven Silicon to roll out two nine‑month semiconductor certification programmes covering VLSI design and verification as well as embedded systems design. The curriculum blends online instruction, hands‑on laboratory work, and industry‑focused capstone...
Maidar Secure, Strike48 Bring Agentic AI to the SOC
Maidar Secure has teamed up with Strike48 to embed the latter’s agentic AI platform into its managed security services and SOC operations. The integration promises autonomous threat detection, real‑time attack simulation and machine‑speed incident response, turning traditional reactive defenses into...
Kybio Cloud Monitoring for 25 Devices Now Available
WorldCast Systems has launched a cloud‑based Kybio monitoring solution, now sold exclusively through Broadcast Supply Worldwide. The platform lets radio stations oversee up to 25 devices—including transmitters, STL links, codecs and environmental sensors—via a secure dashboard. Real‑time alerts and performance...
Cboe Options to Introduce Stop Limit Order Functionality for Complex Orders
Cboe Options will add stop‑limit order functionality for complex, multi‑leg options strategies effective May 18 2026, pending regulatory review. The upgrade introduces a Stop Complex Order Auction (SCOA) to seek price improvement and maximize execution quantity. Orders can be submitted any session...
WhatsApp Tests Out SIM-Binding Norms for Limited Users
WhatsApp has begun testing a SIM‑card verification prompt for a limited group of Indian users, citing new regulatory requirements. The in‑app notification asks users to confirm that the SIM is physically present in the device. The test follows an extension...
South Korea Sets 20% Renewable Power Goal for 2030
South Korea announced a plan to raise renewable electricity to at least 20% by 2030. The government aims to expand renewable capacity to 100 GW, primarily through solar and wind, up from an 11.4% share last year. The strategy also calls...
How Pakistan’s Solar Boom Is Shielding It From Worst of Iran War Crisis
Pakistan’s rapid solar expansion is buffering the country from soaring global energy prices triggered by the US‑Israel war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A Balochistan farmer, Karim Baksh, swapped a diesel pump for a $1,075...
Leverate Launches Advanced MT4/MT5 Hosting Review Solution for Brokers
Leverate has launched an advanced MT4/MT5 hosting and broker review solution that continuously monitors server performance and recommends optimal hosting locations based on traders’ geographic distribution. The service consolidates server setup, maintenance, gateway management and 24/7 monitoring into a single...
Adtelligent Ranks Among the FT’s ‘America’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026’
Adtelligent Inc., a full‑stack advertising technology firm, has been named to the Financial Times and Statista ‘America’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026’ list, which spotlights firms with the strongest revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. The ranking underscores Adtelligent’s rapid expansion, driven by...
T-MOTOR Launches MN11-13 Series for Industrial Heavy-Lift Drones
T‑Motor has introduced the MN11‑13 series, a line of heavy‑lift motors designed for industrial multirotor drones weighing 50 kg to 140 kg. The motors feature an IP45 dual dust‑proof net, an integrated die‑cast heat sink that lowers winding temperatures by 5‑8 °C, and...
Big-D Expands Construction Operations with FieldAI as Robotics Adoption Accelerates
US construction firm Big‑D Construction is scaling its partnership with robotics provider FieldAI, moving from pilot tests to broader deployment across multiple sites. FieldAI’s map‑free, GPS‑independent robots can perform inspection, documentation, and material handling, integrating with Big‑D’s existing digital platforms....
Dealing with Jamming and Spoofing — the Growing Importance of Civilian GNSS Resilience
Civilian reliance on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) has exploded, making accurate position, navigation and timing (PNT) essential for sectors ranging from aviation to finance. However, GNSS signals are vulnerable to jamming, spoofing, space weather and urban multipath, which can...
Navigating Smart Water Metering: Help Is Here The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN)
The Smart Water Networks Forum, in partnership with the Water Research Foundation, has released a Smart Metering Playbook that consolidates insights from over 50 utilities across 22 countries. The guide maps the maturity curve from pilot projects to full‑scale Advanced...
Trump’s Offshore Wind Opposition Was Never Really About the Whales
The Trump administration has repeatedly invoked whale protection to oppose U.S. offshore wind, despite no evidence that turbines threaten marine mammals. Last week, a Trump‑appointed “God Squad” voted unanimously to exempt Gulf of Mexico oil and gas projects from Endangered...
Amgen Reports Topline P-III Trial Data for Tepezza (Teprotumumab-Trbw) in Active Thyroid Eye Disease
Amgen announced topline results from a phase‑3 trial of subcutaneous Tepezza (teprotumumab‑trbw) administered every two weeks for 12 doses in patients with moderate to severe active thyroid eye disease. The study met its primary endpoint, showing a 76.7% proptosis response...
Banpu to Invest $1.5bn to Expand Operations in US
Thai energy group Banpu announced a minimum $1.5 bn (Bt48.86 bn) investment to expand its U.S. power portfolio, targeting roughly 1 GW of new generating capacity. The plan centers on building or acquiring gas‑fired plants in Texas, where the company already operates two...
Devexperts Adds In-Chart Trading Assistant to DXcharts
Devexperts has launched an AI‑powered in‑chart trading assistant for its DXcharts library, enabling traders to create and apply custom indicators using plain English. The feature, part of a new DXcharts package, eliminates the need for programming knowledge, shortening learning curves...
Your Next Assistant Is Your PC: How On-Device AI Is Transforming Work, One Workflow at a Time
AI‑enabled PCs are moving from concept to enterprise reality, with Intel reporting that 90% of respondents expect productivity gains and 87% plan upgrades within the next hardware cycle. On‑device AI automates routine tasks—email summarization, note‑taking, translation—and learns user habits to...
Germany Names Suspected Leader of REvil and GandCrab Ransomware Gangs
German authorities have identified a 31‑year‑old Russian, Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin, as the suspected leader of the REvil and GandCrab ransomware gangs. The BKA says he directed at least 130 attacks in Germany from 2019‑2021, extorting roughly €2 million (about $2.1 million) and...
Molecular Engineering‐Regulated Donor‐Acceptor 1D Covalent Organic Frameworks with Bipolar Redox‐Active Centers for High‐Performance Organic Li‐Ion Battery Cathodes
Researchers have synthesized two donor‑acceptor type one‑dimensional covalent organic frameworks (1D COFs) with bipolar redox‑active centers and integrated them onto carbon nanotubes (CNT) to form dendritic core‑shell composites. Molecular engineering narrowed the energy gap, boosting electronic conductivity, while in‑situ CNT...
Sulfur‐Vacancy Anchoring Suppresses Dynamic Surface Reconstruction in Ni‐Doped ZnS Nanospheres to Trigger the Lattice Oxygen Mechanism
Researchers have shown that sulfur vacancies in nickel‑doped zinc sulfide nanospheres suppress dynamic surface reconstruction during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The vacancies limit metal dissolution and promote formation of a Ni‑Zn(OH)2/ZnS heterojunction, which weakens Zn‑O bonds and activates the...
Sulfur‐Vacancy Anchoring Suppresses Dynamic Surface Reconstruction in Ni‐Doped ZnS Nanospheres to Trigger the Lattice Oxygen Mechanism (Small 20/2026)
Researchers demonstrated that sulfur vacancies in nickel‑doped ZnS nanospheres act as anchoring centers, limiting uncontrolled surface reconstruction during oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This controlled reconstruction triggers the lattice‑oxygen mechanism (LOM), delivering higher catalytic activity than conventional pathways. The study clarifies...
Wireless Self‐Powered Triboelectric‐Based Sensor for Real‐Time Quantitative Monitoring of Gas‐Liquid Mixed Flow
A novel wireless, self‑powered sensor uses a dual‑electrode gas‑liquid electricity generator (GLEG) to harvest energy from high‑speed mixed flows and deliver real‑time liquid‑flow measurements via a mobile app. The triboelectric nanogenerator converts mechanical motion into electricity, eliminating the need for...
Self‐Assembled Carrier‐Free Nanomedicines Potentiate Chemo‐Photothermal Immunotherapy by Overcoming Prostaglandin E2‐Mediated Immunosuppression
Researchers have created a carrier‑free nanomedicine that self‑assembles indocyanine green, paclitaxel and celecoxib to treat triple‑negative breast cancer (TNBC). The formulation delivers combined chemo‑photothermal therapy while inhibiting the COX‑2/PGE2 inflammatory axis that fuels immunosuppression. In preclinical models, the nanomedicine markedly...
Programmable Biohybrid Probiotics with Long‐Term Storage Stability for Enhanced Intestinal Microbiota Regulation and Ulcerative Colitis Treatment
Researchers unveiled a multilayer encapsulation platform that merges a metal‑polyphenol network, silica shell, and iron‑based metal‑organic framework to shield the anaerobic probiotic Bifidobacterium longum. The system achieved a 41‑fold boost in aerobic storage stability and an 871‑fold increase in gastric...
Highly Reproducible Synthesis of PbS Quantum Dots With In Situ Halide Passivation for Short‐Wave Infrared Imaging Chips
Researchers have introduced a highly reproducible method for synthesizing lead‑sulfide (PbS) quantum dots using ethyl ziram as the sulfur precursor. The process yields self‑terminated growth, delivering monodisperse particles with superior surface passivation and photoluminescence quantum yields. Integrated into short‑wave infrared...
Polymer‐Based Prism‐Free Nanograting SPR Imaging Enables Multiplexed Detection and Single‐Step Aptamer Binding Kinetics (Small 20/2026)
Researchers led by Chia‑Fu Chou have unveiled a prism‑free, polymer‑based nanograting surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRi) platform that operates with normal‑incidence optics and camera detection. The disposable chip integrates a custom microarrayer, enabling multiplexed biomolecular analysis in a single run....
The Specialty Device Surge Part 2: The Process Control Challenges Of MEMS, Co-Packaged Optics, And More
The second installment of the Specialty Device Surge series highlights how MEMS, CMOS image sensors, SiC/GaN power devices, and co‑packaged optics are confronting unprecedented process‑control hurdles as wafer sizes expand to 300 mm. Each device family relies on unique materials—piezo films,...
Enhancing Silicon Reliability With In-System Test And SLM Data
The semiconductor industry is leveraging in‑system test (IST) and Silicon Lifecycle Management (SLM) data to boost chip reliability across design, manufacturing, and field operation. Traditional DFT methods such as ATPG, scan chains, and BIST remain core, but embedded monitors and...
FP Markets Adds Acuity AI-Based Trading Signals
FP Markets has partnered with Acuity Trading to launch FP Markets Intelligence, an AI‑powered suite of trading tools for its retail FX and CFD clients. The platform delivers market sentiment analysis, AI‑driven signals and real‑time research, and is fully integrated...
Checkatrade Marketplace to Launch This Spring
Checkatrade is launching a new Marketplace this spring, adding a commerce layer that lets both tradespeople and homeowners purchase tools, materials, and finished products alongside service bookings. The platform already supports about 50,000 trade businesses and attracts millions of UK...
Mandate States, Departments, PSUs to Use BSNL 4G Services: Employees to PM Modi
BSNL employee unions have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging a mandatory shift to the state‑run carrier’s 4G network for all government offices, departments and public‑sector undertakings. They argue the move would reinforce India’s telecom sovereignty, support BSNL’s financial...
NFuse Raises $2M as Messaging Overtakes B2B Ordering Apps
nFuse, an AI‑driven B2B ordering platform that lets retailers order via WhatsApp, Viber or SMS, secured $2 million from Eleven Ventures and LAUNCHub. The startup claims over 70 percent adoption among enterprise clients, cutting deployment time to eight weeks and driving order...
Esetrix Launches to Power the Next Generation of Marketplace Infrastructure
Esetrix, formerly Avasam Enterprise, has rebranded to offer enterprise‑grade marketplace infrastructure. The platform lets retailers, brands and distributors launch multi‑seller marketplaces, automating seller onboarding, order sync, payments and fulfillment. By removing the need for inventory ownership, Esetrix aims to help...
Kandou AI Raises $225M in Series A Funding
Swiss fabless startup Kandou AI secured a $225 million Series A round led by Maverick Silicon, with SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence and Alchip participating. The funding will accelerate production of its Copper MIMO (chord signaling) chips that aim to double data‑rate capacity while slashing...
When Silicon Got Serious About Security
The article traces cryptography’s evolution from the 1970s Data Encryption Standard (DES) to today’s Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). It highlights how silicon’s exponential speed gains exposed DES’s 56‑bit weakness, prompting the 1998 Deep Crack break. The...
Sustaining Education in the Middle East: Innovation and Adaptation Amid Regional Disruption
Regional tensions involving Iran, Israel and the United States are prompting Gulf nations, especially the UAE, to fast‑track digital education initiatives. The UAE’s national research and education network, Ankabut, is deploying cloud‑based platforms, secure hybrid learning environments, and advanced learning‑management...
HII and GMR Join Forces on Physical AI for Manned and Unmanned Shipbuilding
HII and GrayMatter Robotics (GMR) signed an MOU to embed GMR’s Physical AI into HII’s shipbuilding lines, targeting tasks such as sanding, grinding, blasting, coating and inspection. The partnership will explore autonomous shipbuilding, technology integration, workforce training, and scaling of...
