Florida School to Deploy Security Drones Designed to Stop School Shooters Mid-Attack
Deltona High School in Florida will become one of the first U.S. campuses to install ceiling‑mounted security drones called Black Arrows, built by Austin startup Mithril Defense. The drones can accelerate to 100 mph, emit alarms, flash strobes and spray pepper gel, and are remotely piloted from Mithril’s headquarters using 3‑D school maps. Backed by more than $500,000 in state funding, the system costs about 50 cents per square foot per year, roughly $8 per student monthly. The rollout sparks debate over safety benefits versus ethical concerns and resource allocation.
The State of AI Risk Management in 2026 Reveals a Growing Confidence Gap
The Purple Book Community’s State of AI Risk Management 2026 report reveals a widening confidence gap between perceived AI visibility and actual governance. While 90 % of surveyed enterprises claim clear insight into their AI environments, 59 % admit shadow AI exists,...
ChatGPT Search Is Citing Fewer Sites, Data Shows via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
ChatGPT Search is citing fewer websites per response following the early‑March shift to the GPT‑5.3 Instant model. Data from Resoneo, using Meteoria’s tracking of 400 daily prompts over 14 weeks, shows average unique domains per answer dropped from 19 to...
Keyword Blocking Demonetized More Than Half Of Reuters’ Brand-Safe Stories
A joint study by Integral Ad Science (IAS) and Reuters found that over half of Reuters' brand‑suitable news pages would be demonetized by typical keyword blocklists, despite meeting IAS' Context Control Targeting standards. In the news section, 54% of URLs...
STAT+: Stealth Biotech Stipple Bets on Secretive ADCs
Stealth biotech Stipple is quietly advancing secretive antibody‑drug conjugates (ADCs) as the market races toward targeted cancer therapies. A recent four‑month FDA review delay forced a cash‑strapped small biotech to shut down, underscoring the existential risk of regulatory setbacks for...
UKG Case Study Frontline-Heavy Workforce
UKG announced that FJ Management, a privately held family‑owned holding company with over 17,000 employees across 28 states, has adopted the full UKG Pro suite and People Assist AI solution to streamline HR services. The platform handled nearly 78,000 employee...
Convicted Spyware Maker Bryan Fleming Avoids Jail at Sentencing
Founder Bryan Fleming, operator of the stalkerware service pcTattletale, was sentenced in San Diego to time served and a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty to federal charges for creating and selling illegal spyware. The conviction marks the first successful U.S. Department...
AI Fundings Double VC Deal Value to $267.2B in Q1 Thanks to OpenAI and Others | Pitchbook/NVCA
In Q1 2026 U.S. venture capital deal value surged to $267.2 billion, nearly doubling the previous quarter’s total. The increase is driven almost entirely by artificial‑intelligence investments, with OpenAI and other generative‑AI firms leading multi‑billion‑dollar rounds. Pitchbook and the NVCA report that...
Lloyds Banking Group and University of Glasgow Launch Four-Year Agentic AI Research Programme
Lloyds Banking Group and the University of Glasgow have launched a four‑year research partnership to examine how agentic AI coding tools can augment software and data engineering in a large‑scale enterprise. The programme will run quarterly experiments with engineers in...
The Supply Advantage: The Intelligence Infrastructure Driving 2026 Political Performance
Generative AI is reshaping how American voters consume information, creating a new frontier for political campaigns ahead of the 2026 midterms, which are projected to cost $10.8 billion with programmatic buying accounting for over half of digital spend. Campaigns face hidden...
Apple iOS 26.4: Every Change Worth Knowing About
Apple’s iOS 26.4 rolls out quietly, focusing on practical refinements rather than headline‑grabbing redesigns. The update introduces AI‑powered, mood‑based playlist generation in Apple Music and adds offline song identification to Shazam. CarPlay receives deeper voice‑assistant integration aimed at reducing driver distraction, while...
The Moon Base Has a Hardware Plan. It Needs a Software Strategy, Too.
NASA announced a phased plan to build a permanent lunar base, targeting crewed landings every six months and a nuclear propulsion test to Mars by 2028. The initiative relies on a sprawling network of commercial partners, CLPS providers, and international...
Brave's New World: Less Data, More Agentic
Brave has leveraged its agentic AI tools to accelerate growth, with its Search API now the primary web search engine for nearly 700,000 OpenClaw users. The company’s independent index, covering more than 40 billion webpages and handling over 2 billion monthly queries,...
Spain’s Xoople Raises $130 Million Series B to Map the Earth for AI
Spanish startup Xoople secured $130 million in Series B funding, led by Nazca Capital, to build a satellite constellation delivering high‑precision ground‑truth data for AI models. The company partnered with U.S. defense contractor L3Harris to develop advanced optical sensors for its planned...
Why Payments Matter in Every Aspect of Travel
A new Skift‑Stripe report highlights that modernizing payment infrastructure is now a revenue‑critical priority for travel and hospitality firms. The research identifies three strategic levers—localized payment methods, buy‑now‑pay‑later options, and frictionless checkout—to boost conversion and guest satisfaction. Executives from Stripe...
Why Will Today's Lunar Flyby only Beam Back Low-Resolution Video?
Artemis II’s Orion crew will swing past the Moon at roughly 4,000 mi (6,400 km) altitude, broadcasting live video from four low‑rate SAW GoPro cameras. The feed will be low‑resolution because the Deep Space Network’s radio bandwidth is stretched thin by distance and...
SEO Wins From Reddit Pro
Reddit has launched Reddit Pro, a free dashboard that gives businesses on‑platform analytics, visibility tools, and ad options. The suite includes a Trends section that tracks keyword mentions, provides AI‑generated sentiment analysis, and offers a Questions filter for content ideas. Users...
Analysis-Investors Press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on Water, Power Use in US Data Centers
Investors are intensifying pressure on Amazon, Microsoft and Google to disclose detailed water usage for their U.S. data centers after community opposition forced the abandonment of multibillion‑dollar projects. Shareholder resolutions filed by Trillium and others demand site‑level data and clarity...
Samsung to Shut Down Its Messaging App, Switch to Google Messages in July
Samsung announced it will retire its proprietary Samsung Messages app in July 2026, replacing it with Google Messages as the default messaging solution on Galaxy devices. The transition is being rolled out early, with newer phones already blocked from downloading...
Samsung Messages Is Officially on the Way Out, Pushing Users to Google Messages
Samsung announced that its native Samsung Messages app will be retired in July 2026, effectively ending support after three months of notice. The company urges Galaxy users to transition to Google Messages, which has already become the default on newer devices....
Artemis II Astronauts Will Recreate Apollo 8’s Iconic “Earthrise” Photo TODAY
NASA’s Artemis II crew will attempt a deliberate recreation of Apollo 8’s iconic Earthrise photograph during today’s lunar flyby. The mission timeline allocates a few minutes on the far side of the Moon for both Earthrise and Earthset shots. Modern digital cameras...
The State of Satcom 2026
SpaceX Starlink and Amazon Leo are reshaping satellite communications, with Starlink surpassing 10 million users and operating over 10,000 LEO satellites, while Amazon Leo targets service in 100 countries by 2028. Their massive capital, spectrum purchases, and low‑cost launch capability are...
Broker’s Call: Emmvee Photovoltaic (Add)
Emmvee Photovoltaic is adding a 6 GW integrated cell‑and‑module plant, boosting its total capacity to 16.3 GW of modules and 8.9 GW of cells, making it India’s fourth‑largest solar manufacturer. Kotak Institutional Equities initiates coverage with an Add rating and a DCF‑derived fair...
Pharma Pipeline Stalls for First Time in Decades: Citeline
The Citeline Pharma R&D report shows the first decline in investigational drug candidates since the mid‑1990s, with the pipeline falling 3.92% to 22,940 assets at the start of 2026. While a methodological tweak may have softened the drop, the contraction...
The Top 6 Search Engines Market Share & The AI Search Engines To Watch via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
As of March 2026 Google commands roughly 90 % of global search traffic, edging just above the 90 % threshold after a brief dip in early 2026. Bing has risen to about 5 % worldwide and exceeds 10 % in the United States, boosted by AI‑driven...
A Lawsuit over AI Notetakers Should Be on Every HR Leader’s Radar
A class‑action lawsuit against Otter.ai alleges the AI transcription service recorded meetings without securing consent from all participants and used the data to train its models. The case highlights a clash between federal one‑party consent wiretap rules and the roughly...
Three First-Party Data Strategies Retail Brands Are Prioritizing Now
Mid-market retail brands are shifting to three core first‑party data tactics as third‑party cookies disappear. Loyalty and membership programs now focus on exclusive experiences rather than simple discounts, generating richer purchase and preference signals. Progressive profiling spreads data capture across...
Artemis II Supplier Series: Orion’s Windows
McDanel Advanced Materials, after acquiring Rayotek, will provide every Orion spacecraft window for Artemis II and the next four missions. The windows use a multi‑layer construction that shields against micrometeoroid impacts, radiation, and microbial growth while meeting strict mass limits. McDanel’s...
GlobalLogic Completes Cybersecurity Audit of Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Corporation’s EV Bus Fleet
GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group company, completed a cybersecurity audit of the Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Corporation’s electric‑bus fleet deployed on February 13, 2026. The audit, conducted with IRCLASS Systems, examined in‑vehicle networks, firmware, CCTV, passenger‑information displays, emergency mechanisms, and the supporting...
Media Networks Sydney Pty Limited - 687044 - 09/18/2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a closeout letter to Media Networks Sydney Pty Ltd confirming that the company has discontinued its U.S. listings for Mylanta 2go Antacid Double Strength and Microlax Enema after corrective actions. The agency noted that...
AI Is Coming for Superbugs
Antibiotic resistance could cause over 39 million deaths by 2050, with more than 8 million annual fatalities by mid‑century. Traditional drug discovery is slow, expensive, and the pipeline for new antibiotics has been shrinking for decades. Artificial‑intelligence models can screen tens to...
What FMs Need to Know About Data Center Immersion Cooling Fluid Selection
Rising rack densities are pushing traditional air‑cooling to its limits, prompting data‑center operators to adopt immersion cooling, where servers sit in a dielectric liquid. As these systems transition from niche crypto farms to AI and HPC workloads, the choice of...
Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha
Seagate Space Corp. signed an MOU with Firefly Aerospace to develop an offshore launch platform for the Alpha rocket, leveraging Seagate’s purpose‑built Gateway Series. The platform received “Approval in Principle” from the American Bureau of Shipping, marking the first offshore...
AI Giant Anthropic Leans Into Life Sciences With $400M Coefficient Bio Catch
Anthropic is buying New York‑based biotech startup Coefficient Bio for an estimated $400 million, folding the stealth‑mode firm into its newly created Claude Life Sciences team. Coefficient’s founders bring machine‑learning experience from Roche’s Genentech, bolstering Anthropic’s push into drug‑discovery, clinical‑trial, and...
In Person Interview: Sai Shivareddy of Nyobolt
Nyobolt CEO Sai Shivareddy says the battery market is booming, with global revenue projected to rise from $154 billion in 2025 to $555 billion by 2033. The company’s fast‑charging cells deliver super‑capacitor power density while retaining lithium‑ion energy, offering ten‑times longer cycle...
India Records Sharpest Emissions Drop Among Major Economies in 2025: Report
India posted the steepest emissions decline among major economies in 2025, with power‑sector emissions dropping 2.6% despite rising electricity demand and economic growth. The fall reflects accelerated renewable‑energy deployment and expanding electric‑vehicle adoption, signaling early decoupling of growth from carbon...
Direct-to-Consumer Sales Hit Record Levels Again in Q4
Direct‑to‑consumer (D2C) sales continued to set new records in Q4 2025, with Playtika reporting $250.1 million, representing 36.8% of its quarterly revenue and a 43.2% year‑over‑year increase. Modern Times Group saw its D2C contribution rise to 32% of total revenue, up...
Takeda Breaks Up With Denali, Dumps Dementia Drug
Takeda Pharmaceutical has ended its eight‑year partnership with Denali Therapeutics, returning all rights to the frontotemporal dementia candidate DNL593. The split follows earlier termination of the joint Alzheimer’s program DNL919 and is attributed to strategic considerations rather than safety or...
Japan's Rapidus Ramps up 2nm Chip Plans While Eyeing Factories on the Moon
Japan’s state‑backed chipmaker Rapidus has moved its IIM‑1 plant in Hokkaido from construction to an operating pilot line, delivering working two‑nanometer gate‑all‑around prototypes. The company secured a ¥267.6 billion ($1.7 billion) financing round led by the government and over 30 private partners,...
Nanotube Injector Boosts Mitochondrial Performance Through Cytoplasmic Transfer
Researchers at Waseda University unveiled a gold‑membrane nanotube injector that can extract and deliver cytoplasmic material—including intact mitochondria—between living cells. By fine‑tuning nanotube dimensions and internal air pressure, the system achieves over 90% transfer efficiency while preserving roughly 95% cell...
Building the Future: Construction at the Center of Technological Innovation at CES 2026
CES 2026 placed construction technology front‑and‑center, highlighting autonomous equipment, AI assistants, and electrified fleets. Caterpillar announced five Level‑4 autonomous vehicles and a voice‑controlled AI assistant for field operations. Startups showcased AI‑driven reporting, underground detection, and spatial‑computing wearables, while major OEMs...
Octopus Energy Launches 50% Cheaper On-Street EV Charging
Octopus Energy announced a new on‑street EV charging offer that cuts rates by half. New customers can charge at about 22.5p per kWh (≈$0.28/kWh), translating to roughly £16 ($20) for a full MG4 charge or 7p ($0.09) per mile. The...
Thirty Years Later, Mars 96 Has Not Been Found
In November 1996 Russia launched Mars 96, a 6,500 kg, multinational probe designed to orbit Mars and deploy landers and penetrators. A malfunction in the Proton‑K upper stage left the spacecraft stranded in low‑Earth orbit, causing it to re‑enter the atmosphere weeks...
Ownership without Oversight: Australia's On-Orbit Supervision Gap
In late 2025 Australian firm HEO bought the in‑orbit satellite Continuum‑1 from Argentina’s Satellogic, marking Australia’s first privately owned space asset. While the United States remains the launching state, Australia now bears treaty‑based responsibility for supervising the satellite’s operations, yet its...
Review: Return to Launch
Stephen C. Smith’s new book *Return to Launch* chronicles how Florida’s Space Coast has shifted from government‑driven boom‑and‑bust cycles to a private‑sector‑led launch hub. The narrative highlights more than 100 orbital launches in 2025, driven largely by SpaceX’s presence at...
Affinia Therapeutics Receives Approval From Health Canada to Initiate the UPBEAT© Trial, a Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial to Investigate AFTX-201...
Affinia Therapeutics has secured Health Canada approval to launch the UPBEAT© Phase 1/2 trial of its gene‑therapy candidate AFTX‑201 for BAG3‑associated dilated cardiomyopathy. The investigational product delivers a full‑length BAG3 transgene via a proprietary low‑dose AAV capsid, aiming for a one‑time...
The Work Beneath the Work: How J.P. Morgan, BofA, U.S. Bank, and Citi Are Rebuilding Their Internal Systems
Major U.S. banks are overhauling their internal operating platforms, shifting focus from product launches to the infrastructure that creates value. JPMorgan unveiled its American Dream Initiative, aiming to support 10 million small businesses and extend roughly $80 billion in loans over ten...
Neurocrine Will Pay $2.9B for Soleno and Its Prader-Willi Medicine
Neurocrine BioSciences announced a $2.9 billion acquisition of Soleno Therapeutics, paying $53 per share for the rare‑disease specialist. The deal brings Soleno’s late‑stage Prader‑Willi syndrome therapy into Neurocrine’s growing portfolio. Soleno, a profitable company, adds a commercial platform and additional rare‑disease...
Why Chemical and Materials Science Engineers Are the Unsung Heroes of Solar Innovation
The solar industry is shifting focus from pure cell physics to materials science as efficiency gains near theoretical limits. With global manufacturing capacity exceeding 1.5 TW and oversupply driving down prices, durability and long‑term reliability have become the primary performance constraints....
CAIT Seeks Crackdown on E-Commerce Malpractices, Proposes National Retail Council
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has petitioned the Indian government to clamp down on alleged e‑commerce malpractices such as predatory pricing, dark‑store expansion, and preferential treatment of select sellers. CAIT also proposes a National Retail Development Council to...