Managing Pre-Approvals Using Attendance Quota in SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors now lets administrators configure an Attendance Quota template that governs pre‑approvals for overtime, work‑from‑home, higher duties and other special hour types. The template defines parameters such as quota limits, eligibility rules and request workflows, presenting a standardized form to employees. By embedding the quota logic in the system, HR can enforce entitlement policies while giving workers a self‑service portal for requests. The feature is part of SuccessFactors’ broader push toward flexible, data‑driven workforce management.
Universities Accelerate ERP Transformations to Standardize Systems and Enable AI
Higher education institutions are accelerating ERP modernization to replace fragmented, heavily customized systems with standardized, integrated cloud platforms that can support AI and automation. Central Michigan University is moving from a customized SAP ERP to a new integrated solution, entering...
Virginia Grid Utilization Bill Set to Become Law
Virginia’s pending legislation will compel Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to submit detailed distribution‑grid utilization metrics to the State Corporation Commission and propose ways to tap existing capacity. The commission will then publish its own analyses and evaluate non‑wires alternatives...
Rune Labs Launches StrivePD Guardian, an AI Companion for Parkinson’s Disease Powered by Claude
Rune Labs has introduced StrivePD Guardian, an AI‑powered companion for Parkinson’s disease that operates as an agentic system. The app, built on Anthropic’s Claude model, routes patient queries to specialized sub‑agents such as a Medication Assistant and PD Coach, while...
Gilead Takes Another Big Swing at Expanding Beyond HIV
Gilead Sciences has earmarked roughly $11 billion this year for three strategic acquisitions aimed at strengthening its cancer and immunology pipelines. The moves signal a decisive pivot away from its historic reliance on HIV therapeutics toward broader biotech markets. The targeted...
AI May Threaten Critical Thinking in the Workplace
A University of Bath report warns that widespread AI use in the workplace threatens critical thinking and creativity, especially the embodied, encultured, and embrained forms of knowledge. Researchers distinguish AI‑compatible encoded and embedded knowledge from those human‑centric knowledge types that...
Navigating Urgent Global E-Invoicing Mandates: March 2026 Regulatory Alert
In March 2026 governments worldwide moved e‑invoicing from policy discussion to enforceable law. Spain approved a Royal Decree that bans PDF invoices and requires real‑time payment reporting, with implementation starting 2027. The Netherlands, Hungary, Norway, Latvia and several other EU...
AI Uncovers Significant Misdiagnoses in Carcinoma Type, Study Shows
Caris Life Sciences published a JAMA Network Open study showing its GPSai algorithm identified misdiagnoses in lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Among nearly 4,000 cases, 123 (3.1%) were re‑classified as metastases from other primary sites. The AI model combined molecular,...
Long-Duration Batteries Are a Winner in the AI Boom
Long‑duration energy‑storage technologies are gaining traction as AI‑driven data centers seek rapid, multi‑day power solutions. Form Energy secured contracts to deliver iron‑air batteries for Crusoe and a record‑size Google site, while Eos highlighted zinc‑based batteries as its fastest‑growing segment. A...
New Light Shed on Who Benefits Most From Weight-Loss Jabs
A new study published in Nature examined 15,000 people who used GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro and found that two genetic variants linked to appetite and digestion significantly boost weight loss and increase nausea risk. Carriers of...
Greenway Health Works With Customers to Implement Agentic AI Features
Greenway Health has launched Novare, an agentic‑AI‑powered EHR platform that rebuilds its clinical, revenue‑cycle and patient‑engagement services from the ground up. The system offers ambient note‑taking, voice‑activated chart search, intelligent coding, automated prior authorizations and real‑time benefit checks, aiming to...
Readers Write: Chatbots Are Repeating a Familiar Healthcare Mistake
Reader commentary highlights that AI‑driven chatbots are echoing long‑standing digital‑health missteps. Without clear federal or state mandates, health systems risk deploying fragmented tools that compromise patient safety and data security. The author urges providers to view chatbots as integral components...
Inside the 'Baffling' Mindset of US Offshore Wind Opponents
President Donald Trump’s early‑term memorandum froze offshore wind leasing, collapsing a 74 GW pipeline to roughly 5.9 GW of projects in the Northeast and Mid‑Atlantic. The freeze earned praise from anti‑wind groups, who view Trump as a defender of marine habitats, even...
Google Launches Developer Hub for Ads and Measurement Tools
Google unveiled an Advertising and Measurement Developers Hub, a single portal that aggregates documentation, tools, and support for its ad‑tech suite. The hub brings together resources for the Google Ads API, Google Analytics, AdMob, and Google Ad Manager, organized by...
Astroscale to Fly Mission to Rendezvous and Inspect Two Different Satellites
Astroscale announced its ISSA-J1 mission, slated for 2027, to rendezvous with two retired Japanese Earth‑observation satellites—ALOS and ADEOS‑II—at different orbital altitudes. The inspector spacecraft will conduct close‑range observations of attitude, rotation and degradation, providing data more detailed than conventional tracking....
Timor-Leste Is Vulnerable to ‘Infiltration by Foreign Organized Crime’, President José Ramos-Horta Says
Timor‑Leste’s president José Ramos‑Horta warned that the island nation is vulnerable to infiltration by foreign organized crime. Australian Federal Police have deployed digital‑forensics and cyber experts to help local law enforcement after a December 2025 visit. A joint Guardian‑OCCRP investigation linked...
Why This Film Producer Runs Every Idea Through Three Different AI Models
A seasoned film producer now runs every new concept through three distinct AI models—ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini—to capture a wider range of ideas. He found ChatGPT excels at free‑form brainstorming, Claude adds analytical rigor, and Gemini uncovers data‑driven connections. To...
Robinhood’s Trump Accounts Partnership Signals Big Upside for the Stock, Analysts Say
Robinhood has been selected by the U.S. Treasury, alongside BNY Mellon, to act as the brokerage and initial trustee for the new “Trump Accounts” program, which offers tax‑deferred custodial accounts for children. The partnership gives Robinhood responsibility for building the...
University of Utah’s ‘AI Supercomputer’ Set to Come Online This Summer
The University of Utah is launching a $50 million AI‑focused supercomputing ecosystem this summer, expanding its computing power by roughly 3.5 times. The system, built with NVIDIA chips and operated by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, will be shared across state universities, startups, and...
I Took the Sonos Play to the Park, and You Should Too (While It's Hot, Anyway)
Sonos Play, typically marketed as a home speaker, proves its portability during a rare early‑year heatwave in London. Priced at $299 across Best Buy, Walmart and Sonos.com, the unit delivers full‑range sound without needing high volume. Its Automatic Trueplay system adapts audio...
The New, AI-Powered Google Finance Is Expanding to More than 100 Countries.
Google has launched its AI‑powered Finance platform worldwide, extending the service beyond the United States and India to more than 100 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, and Mexico. The rollout features full local‑language support, allowing users to ask...
New Gene Therapy May Help Protect the Hearts of Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia
Lexeo Therapeutics reported early-phase results for its investigational gene therapy AAVrh.10hFXN (LX2006) in Friedreich’s ataxia–associated cardiomyopathy. In a phase 1 trial of 17 adults, a single intravenous infusion was well tolerated and produced signals of cardiac improvement, while neurological scores remained...
Minnesota PUC Approves Utility Battery Program While Deferring VPP Decisions
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy’s CapacityConnect Phase 2, authorizing up to 200 MW of utility‑owned battery storage. The order obliges Xcel to submit a technical and financial benefits evaluation within 180 days and detailed distributed‑resource estimates by November 2027. While...
Going From Analogue to Digital
Catalyst Metals is digitizing its Plutonic Gold Mine in Western Australia by integrating RCT’s mining‑automation platform, shifting the decades‑old underground operation from analogue controls to a fully digital workflow. The 195‑km‑north‑east Meekatharra site, a long‑running producer, will now leverage real‑time...
How Remote SIM Management Is Transforming Industrial IoT Operations
Remote SIM management platforms give industrial IoT operators a centralized dashboard to activate, deactivate, and monitor cellular SIMs without field visits. By leveraging eSIM/eUICC standards, firms can steer networks, manage APNs, and receive real‑time alerts, cutting downtime and service costs....
Wildflower Once Used to Treat Wounds and Sore Throats Shows Promise in Fighting Dangerous Superbugs
Researchers at Irish universities have demonstrated that extracts from the wildflower tormentil (Potentilla erecta) possess strong antimicrobial activity against multidrug‑resistant bacteria, including strains that cause pneumonia and urinary‑tract infections. The study identified ellagic acid and agrimoniin as the key compounds...
Why Windfarms and Electricity Pylons Have Become a Major Issue in the Welsh Election
Renewable energy is a decisive issue in Wales's Senedd election as the Labour government pushes a deal to meet a 100% renewable electricity target by 2035, requiring extensive new wind farms, solar parks and transmission lines. Opposition to on‑shore wind...
TalentNeuron Expands Workforce Planning Solution With the Launch of Organizational Design
TalentNeuron announced the general availability of Organizational Design, a new capability that ties organizational structure to live workforce plans, labor market intelligence, and automation insights. The feature lets enterprise leaders model structural changes against real‑time talent supply, compensation benchmarks, and...
OpenAI Puts ‘Stargate UK’ on Hold in Blow to Britain’s AI Ambitions
OpenAI has placed its "Stargate UK" compute project on hold, citing an unfavourable regulatory landscape and the United Kingdom’s high energy costs. The initiative, which would have leased up to 8,000 Nvidia GPUs from data‑center operator Nscale starting in early...
LoRa Alliance Lays Out Its Case for LoRaWAN as a Mainstream ‘Massive IoT’ Connectivity Layer
The LoRa Alliance is rebranding LoRaWAN from a niche LPWAN to a mainstream, plug‑and‑play connectivity layer for massive IoT. It frames LoRaWAN as the “fourth pillar” of global wireless, alongside cellular, Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, emphasizing open standards and unlicensed spectrum....
BMC Expands AI-Powered Mainframe Solutions
BMC Software unveiled a suite of AI‑enhanced mainframe tools aimed at closing the growing skills gap as veteran operators retire. The new zAdviser Enterprise Application Analysis combines code scanning, telemetry and productivity data into AI‑generated risk and modernization reports. BMC...
Emobi and DIMO Deliver Customized Plug & Charge-Enabled EV Charging for Fleets
Emobi and DIMO have introduced a Plug & Charge‑enabled device that lets electric‑vehicle fleets use ISO 15118 digital certificates without automaker‑issued credentials. The solution, built on Emobi’s JustPlug platform and DIMO’s aftermarket bridge device, issues fleet‑level certificates directly to vehicles, bypassing firmware updates...
Solar Keeps Slimming Down While Power Rises
An international study shows commercial silicon PV modules have tripled their specific power since the early 2000s, reaching 23.6 W/kg today. The rise stems from advances in module architecture, bifacial designs, and temperature‑management strategies, while glass and aluminum frames still dominate...
AI Slop Survey: A Third of Workers Rarely Check AI Output Before Using It
Resume Now’s AI Oversight Gap Report, based on a survey of 1,012 U.S. workers, finds that 35% rarely or only occasionally review AI‑generated output before using it. More than half (52%) say AI plays a role in their weekly tasks,...
Modus
Modus, an AI‑native accounting platform, announced a Series A financing round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners in 2025. The round includes participation from Lightspeed partners Justin Overdorff, Isaac Kim, Amish Desai, and Alexa Boghosian. Co‑founders Arush Jain (CEO), Vinay Kasat (COO)...
Google Rolls Out Onboarding Guide for Universal Commerce Protocol
Google has released an onboarding guide for its Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) within Merchant Center, enabling merchants to embed checkout directly into AI‑driven search experiences like Gemini. The guide walks merchants through technical integration, interest‑form submission, and sandbox testing before...
AI and Online Health Information Are Booming, But Americans Don’t Fully Trust What They Find
A new AANP survey shows that over 80% of Americans turn to the internet and AI for health information, yet confidence remains low—only 12% feel very sure about online accuracy and just 5% trust AI‑powered tools. Trust in traditional providers...
UK Banking Licence Applications Drop to Zero in 2025
No firms applied for a UK banking licence in 2025, a drop from six applications in 2024. The decline follows Revolut’s long‑awaited licence approval and criticism of UK regulatory bureaucracy. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has introduced the Scale‑up Unit to...
Full Sail University to Open IBM Cyber Defense Range Powered by AWS and Cloud Range on Campus
Full Sail University announced the opening of its IBM Cyber Defense Range, a cloud‑enabled training facility powered by AWS and Cloud Range, slated for April 16, 2026. The 1,463‑square‑foot space includes 28 workstations equipped with HP hardware, allowing cybersecurity and IT students to...
Read the April 8, 2026 Issue of Radio World
The April 8, 2026 issue of Radio World features an Audio Processing Buyer’s Guide and showcases new gear from Angry, Aqua, DHD, Lawo, Omnia, Orban, Thimeo, Wheatstone, and WorldCast. It also examines industry dynamics such as the surge in non‑commercial educational (NCE) stations,...
Payer Denials and Prior Authorization Delays Are Top RCM Concerns
A recent HFMA/Guidehouse survey finds payer denials and prior‑authorization delays are the top revenue‑cycle concerns for hospitals. While 78% of respondents already use AI automation for manual RCM tasks, 59% have not applied AI to the revenue cycle itself. Denials...
Intellian Unveils Future Military and Aerospace Antenna Technologies at Satellite 2026
Intellian Technologies showcased a suite of next‑generation antenna solutions at Satellite 2026, highlighting a 2.4 m fly‑away antenna that can simultaneously operate on X‑band and Mil Ka‑band for communications‑on‑the‑pause missions. The company also previewed an L‑band antenna family for UAVs and USVs, a...
Vertical Rooftop PV Debuts in the U.S.
Norwegian specialist Over Easy Solar has launched its first U.S. vertical rooftop photovoltaic system, a 100 kW bifacial array installed on a green roof in Queens, New York. The lightweight, ballast‑free design delivers an estimated 100,000‑140,000 kWh per year, matching the output...
Government Greenlights 'UK's Largest' Solar Power Project in Lincolnshire
The UK government has approved the Springwell Solar Farm, an 800 MW photovoltaic project in Lincolnshire, positioning it as the nation’s largest solar development. The scheme will be built in phases and is slated to reach full capacity before the end...
Lab-Grown Pineal Gland Organoids Produce Melatonin, Offering a New Sleep Model
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have engineered human pineal gland organoids that synthesize and release melatonin. By coupling these organoids with a nerve‑cell assembloid, they demonstrated stimulus‑dependent hormone secretion and successfully restored melatonin production in mice lacking a native...
How US Credit Card Fees May Ebb
In a recent Nilson Report interview, publisher David Robertson affirmed that Visa and Mastercard will likely retain their U.S. dominance despite the rise of digital wallets and fintech challengers. He noted that merchants, led by giants like Walmart, are pressing...
Atlas Nets $6 Mn To Scale Its Accounting-Focused AI Platform
Singapore‑based AI startup Atlas secured $6 million seed funding from Accel and Stellaris Venture Partners to accelerate its accounting‑focused AI platform. The solution promises to triple the capacity of partner firms by automating routine tasks such as audit preparation, bookkeeping, and...
Illinois CPA Society and Miles Masterclass Partner for AI Readiness in the Accounting Profession
The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) has partnered with Miles Masterclass to launch AI‑focused continuing education for accountants. The program delivers NASBA‑approved CPE through a mobile‑first platform featuring micro‑learning reels, masterclasses, and real‑world AI workflows. A three‑level AI in Accounting Framework...
Closing Care Gaps with Wearables
American College of Cardiology (ACC) Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Ami Bhatt warned that wearable devices that flag disease risk must do more than alert users—they need to steer patients toward appropriate care pathways. As wearables become capable of detecting early...
Designing and Testing a Home Energy Management System
Global electricity demand is rising about 4% annually, driven by EVs and AI data centers, straining grid capacity. Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) coordinate grid power, renewables, batteries, and loads to cut costs, improve resilience, and act as distributed energy...