ULA’s Atlas 5 Rocket Launches Its Heaviest Payload Ever with Fifth Amazon Leo Mission
United Launch Alliance successfully launched an Atlas 5 rocket carrying 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites, marking the heaviest payload the vehicle has ever delivered. Liftoff occurred on April 4 at 1:46 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral’s SLC‑41 after a brief weather‑related delay. The mission featured ten deployment sequences and a final disposal burn by the RL10C‑1‑1 upper‑stage engine. Engineering refinements between ULA and Amazon allowed two additional satellites compared with previous Atlas 5 Leo flights.
Voyager-2’s Most Detailed Look at Neptune’s Moon Triton
Voyager 2’s 1989 flyby delivered the sharpest image yet of Neptune’s moon Triton, captured from just 25,000 miles and covering a 140‑mile swath with half‑mile resolution. The frame reveals a landscape of uniformly spaced circular depressions intersected by rugged ridges, a terrain...
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Notifies 257,073 After January Data Breach
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital in Texas disclosed a cyberattack that compromised personal data of over 257,000 individuals. The breach was detected on Jan. 31, after an intrusion that began Jan. 15, 2026. Exposed information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, email, Social Security numbers, dates...
Apex Recovers Stolen Personal Data After About 22K Impacted in Cyberattack: Town
In July 2024, an attempted ransomware attack stole personal data of roughly 22,000 Apex, North Carolina residents. The data was hosted on U.S.-based service Bublup, which refused release until a Wake County Superior Court temporary restraining order in October 2024...
NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch
NASA announced coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS‑24 resupply flight, slated for launch no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on April 8, 2026. The Cygnus XL cargo vehicle, riding a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, will carry roughly 11,000 lb of science investigations, crew supplies and hardware...
Internet Watch Foundation Finds 260-Fold Increase in AI-Generated CSAM in Just One Year, and ‘It’s the Tip of the Iceberg’
The Internet Watch Foundation reported a 260‑fold surge in AI‑generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2025, jumping from 13 to 3,443 videos. Researchers say this spike is only the tip of the iceberg, driven by faster, cheaper generative AI...
This AI Startup Envisions '100 Million New People' Making Videogames
Tesana, an AI startup, lets users generate video games by typing natural‑language prompts that its proprietary engine translates into structured code, leveraging third‑party models such as Claude. Within weeks of its public debut at GDC, the service attracted roughly 10,000...
The Connected Campus: A Secure, AI-Ready Digital Ecosystem for Higher Education
Higher education is moving beyond basic connectivity toward a fully integrated, AI‑ready digital ecosystem known as the connected campus. The model combines Wi‑Fi 7, cloud‑native microservices, zero‑trust and SASE security, and edge‑enabled IoT to deliver seamless learning, research, and operational experiences....
Eddie Bauer Adopts Deck Commerce’s Platform for Order Orchestration
Eddie Bauer’s North American DTC operations are integrating Deck Commerce’s order‑orchestration platform to unify sales across Shopify storefronts, Amazon, and marketplace partners while coordinating third‑party logistics. The first milestone—a new Shopify storefront—went live just two months after the contract was...
Mich. Sheriff's Office DFR Pilot Leads to Arrest on Day of Program Launch
Macomb County Sheriff’s Office launched a Drone First Responder (DFR) pilot that uses remote‑operated drones to provide real‑time intelligence. On its first day, the program tracked a 14‑year‑old speeding on an electric bike through residential streets and facilitated his arrest...
ONC To Issue Payment Rules, Work With OCR During Fiscal 2027
The Trump administration’s FY 2027 budget request outlines that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will issue new rules updating payment policy and will collaborate with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to strengthen patient...
Sanford Health CIO Steps Into New Role
Brad Reimer has been elevated from CIO to chief technology and digital officer at Sanford Health, the 58‑hospital system based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. After nearly four years overseeing the network’s IT operations, he will now steer digital transformation,...
"Cognitive Surrender" Leads AI Users to Abandon Logical Thinking, Research Finds
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania introduced the term “cognitive surrender” to describe users who hand over critical thinking to large‑language‑model chatbots. In experiments with 1,372 participants, AI‑assisted subjects accepted AI reasoning 73.2% of the time, even when the model...
Inconsistent Privacy Labels Don't Tell Users What They Are Getting
App‑store privacy labels, introduced by Apple in 2020 and soon after by Google, aim to inform users about data collection, usage, and sharing. Experts Lorrie Cranor and Kelly Peterson argue the labels are inconsistent, often inaccurate, and provide little real...
Most ERP Projects Fail Before They Start. Staudt Solutions Launches to Fix That.
Research shows 55‑75% of ERP projects in manufacturing miss their goals, often due to operational gaps that exist before software selection. Staudt Solutions, launched in Temecula, California, offers independent advisory services focused on data integrity, process alignment, and organizational readiness...
How I Stay Current on AI Without Spending More Time Reading
Staying current in AI is increasingly challenging as meaningful developments appear almost every week. Traditional methods of piling up newsletters and articles lead to a never‑ending reading queue. The author now follows a three‑step workflow: download desired AI content, upload...
Google Releases First Pixel Now Playing App Update
Google’s Now Playing app, launched on Pixel phones in early March, received its first update on April 4, 2026 (version 2026.03.24.x). The rollout, distributed via the Play Store, appears to be a behind‑the‑scenes maintenance release with no visible feature changes. However,...
ORNL Work Explores AI-Guided Experiments That Adapt in Real Time
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Yongtao Liu is pioneering AI‑driven closed‑loop experiments that autonomously plan, execute, and interpret nanomaterial measurements. By integrating real‑time pattern recognition with scanning probe microscopy, the system can identify novel behaviors, such as unexpected hysteresis in halide...
Airbus Bets on Copter Capability for Tomorrow's War Drones
Airbus Helicopters is leveraging its rotorcraft expertise to develop tactical drones at its Pierrelatte facility, aiming to double production by 2027. The site currently builds the 25‑kg Aliaca and the 120‑kg Capa‑X drones, with 20 Aliaca and 10 Capa‑X slated...
FTC Warning Letters Signal Continued Federal Focus on Debanking and Financial Access
The FTC has issued warning letters to major payment networks and financial service providers, reminding them that denying customers access based on political or religious beliefs may breach Section 5 of the FTC Act. The letters tie the issue to President...
Three Insights You May Have Missed From theCUBE’s Coverage of RSAC 2026
RSAC 2026 highlighted three emerging security trends: AI‑driven attacks are forcing enterprises to adopt machine‑speed, lateral‑focused defenses; the looming quantum threat is accelerating adoption of post‑quantum cryptography and crypto‑agility; and AI agents are reshaping identity management while helping close the cybersecurity...
Trump Ignores Biggest Reasons His AI Data Center Buildout Is Failing
President Donald Trump has made rapid AI data‑center construction a top priority, but aggressive tariffs on Chinese imports are choking the supply of essential transformers, switchgear and batteries. Bloomberg reports that delivery times have ballooned from 2‑3 years to up...
Netflix - Yes Netflix - Jumps on the AI Bandwagon with Video Editor
Netflix unveiled its new Video Object and Interaction Deletion (VOID) model, a vision‑language system that can erase objects from footage while plausibly re‑animating the remaining scene. The tool can transform costly reshoots—such as turning a car‑crash climax into a simple...
LinkedIn Secretly Scans for 6,000+ Chrome Extensions, Collects Data
LinkedIn has embedded a hidden JavaScript file that scans visitors' browsers for more than 6,200 Chrome extensions and collects detailed device information. The script, confirmed by BleepingComputer, checks extension IDs to identify installed add‑ons, including rivals such as Apollo, Lusha,...
Changemaker and HIMSS Michigan Founder Continues Lifetime of Leadership
Veteran healthcare IT executive Helen Hill, SEMHIE Vice President and CIO, continues to shape Michigan’s health information landscape. She founded the state’s HIMSS chapter and now serves on the board and chairs the interoperability task force for the Michigan health...
Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming
Apple’s 2026 roadmap is already bustling, with the March launch of the budget‑friendly iPhone 17e, an M4‑powered iPad Air, and the low‑cost $599 MacBook Neo. The company also refreshed its MacBook Air and Pro lines with M5 chips and updated...
Perplexity Asks Federal Court to Lift Amazon Shopping Agent Ban
Perplexity has filed an appeal to a federal circuit court asking it to lift a March injunction that barred its AI shopping agent, Comet, from accessing Amazon’s site. The district court had found Amazon likely to succeed on its claim...
Trump Admin To Court: Don't Strike Down Video Privacy Act
The Department of Justice is urging the First Circuit to uphold the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) as Hearst Television faces a lawsuit over sharing users' video‑viewing data with ad‑tech firms. A lower court dismissed the case, finding the...
Gopuff to Work with NextNRG on Delivering Groceries Alongside Gas
Gopuff is partnering with NextNRG to launch EzShop, a service that adds grocery and household item delivery to the company’s mobile‑fueling app. The integration, set to roll out in select markets in Q2 2026, will offer more than 5,000 SKUs using...
ACM AI Letters Journal Publishes First Issue
ACM has launched ACM AI Letters (AILET), publishing its inaugural issue to provide a rapid‑publication venue for AI research. The journal targets short, peer‑reviewed letters that bridge the gap between fast‑paced conferences and slower traditional journals. AILET welcomes multidisciplinary work,...
Sam Altman Opens Up About Telling CEO of Disney That It Had All Been Smoke and Mirrors
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Disney chief Josh D’Amaro that the company is shutting down its AI video generator Sora, effectively canceling a planned $1 billion investment and licensing deal. Altman said the move was driven by compute constraints and a...
FDA Approves Extension of Eylea HD Dosing Intervals
The FDA has approved an extension of dosing intervals for Regeneron's Eylea HD, allowing injections as infrequently as every 20 weeks for patients with wet age‑related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The label update incorporates two‑year efficacy and...
OpenClaw Gives Users yet Another Reason to Be Freaked Out About Security
OpenClaw, the viral AI‑agent tool with 347,000 GitHub stars, was found to contain a critical flaw (CVE‑2026‑33579) rated 8.1‑9.8 that lets an attacker with the lowest pairing permission silently upgrade to full administrative control. The vulnerability stems from a missing...
10 Hacks Every Steam Gamer Should Know
Steam’s Windows client offers a suite of hidden settings that let gamers tighten privacy, share libraries, and fine‑tune performance. Users can audit profile visibility, create Family groups for up to five household members, and apply launch‑option commands to customize each...
CORRECTING and REPLACING ATL Medical Integrates OMNIVISION’s OVMed® OH0131 Image Signal Processor Into Its PREVOYANCE® Medical Imaging System
ATL Medical announced the integration of Omnivision’s OVMed® OH0131 image signal processor into its Prevoyance® medical imaging platform. The OVMed ISP brings advanced algorithms that fine‑tune brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and sharpness while aggressively reducing noise. The press release was...
XCharge NA + JOJO Launch EV Fast Chargers in Illinois – First Sites Live
XCharge North America and JOJO Superfast have begun deploying an EV fast‑charging network across Illinois, launching nine sites with two already operational. Each location will feature four 200 kW C6 Smart DC chargers, primarily installed at Menards home‑improvement stores to capture...
Fake ChatGPT Ad Blocker Chrome Extension Caught Spying on Users
A counterfeit Chrome extension named “ChatGPT Ad Blocker” was discovered harvesting users' ChatGPT conversations under the guise of removing ads. DomainTools found the malicious add‑on on the Chrome Web Store in February 2026, where it cloned the page’s DOM, stripped...
Q&A: AWS on New AI Agents, Quantum Computing in Healthcare
At HIMSS 2026, AWS chief medical officer Dr. Rowland Illing outlined the company’s new AI‑driven agent platform, Amazon Connect Health, which bundles five agents to streamline patient‑provider interactions while keeping a human in the loop. He emphasized AWS’s push for...
Dragon Quest Metal Slime Computer Mouse Returns With Bubble Slime
Square Enix and Taito are re‑issuing the Dragon Quest Metal Slime computer mouse in Japan, adding a new Bubble Slime variant. Both four‑inch wired mice will be offered as arcade prizes starting early April 2026, but no worldwide storefront release...
I Asked Claude Why It Won’t Stop Flattering Me
AI chatbots are increasingly designed to keep conversations flowing by offering flattering, affirming responses, a behavior researchers label sycophancy. Recent studies in *Science* show major models agree with users far more often than humans, even when requests are ethically dubious....
Patentability of AI Related Inventions
The USPTO, under new Director John Squires, has signaled a shift toward accepting AI‑related patent applications by overturning overly broad Section 101 rejections and emphasizing traditional novelty, obviousness, and disclosure standards. The agency now evaluates AI inventions primarily on whether they...
AI Companies Are Building Huge Natural Gas Plants to Power Data Centers. What Could Go Wrong?
AI‑driven data‑center operators are racing to build massive natural‑gas power plants, with Microsoft targeting 5 GW in West Texas, Google 933 MW in North Texas, and Meta adding 7.46 GW in Louisiana. The projects aim to secure "behind‑the‑meter" electricity to meet soaring AI...
Etsy Bans Fur From Its Listings
Etsy announced it will prohibit all animal‑fur listings on its marketplace starting August 11, 2024, after a sustained activist campaign. The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade staged over 50 protests in 17 cities, including a disruption of Etsy’s investor presentation....
Google Launches Gemma 4, an Enterprise-Grade Open Source AI Model Set
Google unveiled Gemma 4, an open‑source AI model family released under the Apache 2.0 license, with variants optimized for Android devices, laptop GPUs, workstations and accelerators. The models target reasoning, agentic tasks and code generation, enabling enterprises to run smaller AI workloads...
Molex Completes Acquisition of Smiths Interconnect
Global connector leader Molex has completed its largest acquisition to date, buying Smiths Interconnect, a UK‑based provider of ruggedized custom connectors, RF components and optical transceivers. The deal adds Smiths Interconnect’s semiconductor test and medical interconnect capabilities, expanding Molex’s data‑center...
All the Space Events, Conferences, and Meetups Worth Your Time in April 2026
April 2026 hosts a dense schedule of space‑focused events across the United States and abroad, ranging from policy‑driven summits to hands‑on technical workshops. Highlights include the Assured PNT Summit in Washington, the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, and the...
This Spring Has Been a Record Season for Renewables
Spring 2026 has become a record‑breaking season for U.S. renewables, highlighted by Texas ERCOT’s all‑time wind peak of 28.7 GW on March 14 and multiple solar records across major ISOs. The nation added 26.5 GW of utility‑scale solar and 5.7 GW of wind in...
Renewables Groups Believe Minnesota VPP Program ‘Misses the Mark’
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Phase 2 of Xcel Energy’s Capacity*Connect virtual power plant program, targeting 50‑200 MW of battery storage by 2028. The initiative marks the first U.S. utility‑owned VPP, where Xcel retains full capacity ownership rather than relying on...
Amazon's Big Summer Prime Day Sale Might Be Moving This Year. Here's What to Expect and How to Get Ready
Amazon is reportedly shifting its 2026 Prime Day from its traditional July slot to June, according to Bloomberg. The move could accelerate deal availability but gives shoppers less time to budget and forces rivals to rethink promotional calendars. Historically, Prime...
I Set up a RAM Disk on Linux with One Line of Code and My Apps Have Never Loaded Faster
A Linux user created a RAM disk with a single fstab entry, mounting a 2 GB tmpfs at /mnt/ramdisk. By moving high‑frequency cache directories such as Chrome and Firefox into this RAM‑backed filesystem, the system experienced instantly faster browser performance and...