EVST Expands Industrial Automation Delivery with Engineer Dispatch and AI Workflow Support
China‑based industrial robotics firm EVST announced an expanded delivery model that includes engineer dispatch services and selected AI workflow support for global manufacturing projects. The new offering bundles on‑site and remote technical personnel—ranging from PLC and mechanical engineers to algorithm specialists—with its existing robot hardware portfolio. By integrating AI‑enabled workflow automation, EVST aims to streamline commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization for customers in over 100 countries. The move positions the company to capture higher‑margin services beyond equipment sales.
From ‘What Is’ to ‘What If’ : Building a Dual-Model Payroll Impact Simulator for SAP SuccessFactors
A developer created a Payroll Impact Simulator for SAP SuccessFactors, pairing a SAP Fiori front‑end with Backend ECP OData APIs to deliver instant, real‑time pay‑check forecasts. The tool lets employees model life events—such as a new child or a 401(k) change—and see...
In Other News: ChatGPT Data Leak, Android Rootkit, Water Facility Hit by Ransomware
This week’s cybersecurity roundup revealed a wave of high‑profile threats, from a new Android banking trojan called Mirax that can be rented for $3,000 a month to an Android rootkit dubbed NoVoice that has infected roughly 2.3 million devices via Google...
Jen Young on Outdoorsy and the Entrepreneur’s Journey
Outdoorsy, co‑founded by Jen Young in 2014, has grown from a niche peer‑to‑peer vehicle rental service into a marketplace with over 200 employees and a diversified portfolio that includes the Outdoorsy Destination Network and Roamly insurance. The platform now lists...
Hydro-Québec Launches Grant for Residential, Commercial Solar
Hydro-Québec unveiled a new grant that reimburses up to CAD 1,000 ($718) per kilowatt installed, covering as much as 40% of eligible residential and commercial solar projects. The incentive lowers typical residential system costs of CAD 5,000‑6,000 ($3,590‑$4,300) and business installations of...
Revolution Medicines Initiates P-III (RASolute 303) Trial of Daraxonrasib in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
Revolution Medicines has launched the global Phase III RASolute 303 trial to evaluate daraxonrasib, a direct RAS(ON) multi‑selective inhibitor, in previously untreated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The study tests the drug as monotherapy and alongside chemotherapy, with progression‑free survival and overall...
Vikran Engineering Wins ₹530 Crore Power Distribution Projects in Maharashtra
Vikran Engineering Ltd secured two power‑distribution contracts from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd worth roughly ₹531 crore (about $65 million). The deals cover new substations, 33 kV, 22 kV and 11 kV line construction, transformer upgrades and full turnkey execution across the Nashik and...
The Healthcare Burnout Backlash (Pt 2): Positioning AI Pilots for Success Within EHR-Integrated Environments
Healthcare administrators are grappling with AI pilots that operate alongside, rather than within, electronic health‑record (EHR) systems, creating hidden operational risks. While early pilots can move quickly by using separate data environments, the lack of seamless integration leads to traceability,...
The Trump Administration Is Trying To Steal $21 BIllion Earmarked For Better Broadband
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated $42.5 billion for state broadband grants. The Trump administration has rewritten NTIA guidance, stripping affordability provisions and steering billions toward satellite operators Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. As a result, $21 billion in “non‑deployment”...
Winners Dutch Shopping Awards 2026
The 25th Dutch Shopping Awards crowned Kaartje2go as the DHL Best Online Store of the Year, making it the overall winner of the ceremony. The event also presented jury awards—including Decathlon’s DS Smith Sustainability Award and Zalando’s PostNL Innovation & AI...
2030 Forecast: Ad-Supported Video Soars 75% To $540B
Omdia projects that advertising‑supported video will surge 75 % to $540 billion by 2030, propelled by social‑media and connected‑TV platforms. Online video is set to capture 54 % of global video revenue, up from 40 % in 2025. In contrast, linear TV’s ad‑supported revenue...
Health, Government Entities Advertised On Sites That Promoted Misinformation
A Yale University study, conducted with NewsGuard, found that health and government agencies spent more than $35.7 million on advertising across 11 websites that promote health misinformation between 2021 and 2024, accounting for over 10 % of those sites' ad revenue. The...
The New Drone Safety Team. A Short Chronicle of Safety
The Drone Safety Team (DST) has been integrated into the U.S. Aviation Safety Team (USAST), creating a unified, cross‑community safety framework that includes drones, helicopters, general aviation, and commercial airlines. Central to this shift is NASA’s Aerospace National Safety Issue...
Insurance Is Commercial Space Nuclear’s Biggest Headache
Commercial space nuclear power faces a critical obstacle: insurance. While reactors remain inert until they reach orbit, insurers are reluctant to underwrite launches involving radioactive material because of uncertain re‑entry risks. Industry leaders argue that government indemnification—through Department of Energy...
GameStop Thought Buying Games Online Was A ‘Passing Phase,’ Says Former Business Developer
Former Stardock business developer Larry Kuperman revealed that GameStop viewed digital game distribution as a temporary trend, leading the retailer to acquire the Impulse platform in 2011 but treat it as a low priority. Impulse was shuttered by April 2014,...
The Best Samsung Galaxy S26 Cases (2026): S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra
The article reviews the top Samsung Galaxy S26 case options, covering clear, thin, rugged, and design‑focused models while noting the lack of native Qi2 wireless charging. It highlights magnetic cases as essential for Qi2 compatibility and points out camera‑bump interference...
NAB 2026: Encompass Digital Media and Techex Launch Cloud-Based Master Control Service for Live Events
Encompass Digital Media and Techex have unveiled Altitude Events, a cloud‑native master control service that combines Encompass’s Altitude Media Cloud platform with Techex’s tx darwin transformation engine and Densitron UI. The solution handles the full live‑event chain—from signal acquisition and dynamic...
California City Presses Pause on Food Delivery Robots
Glendale, California city council approved a 3-2 vote to impose a moratorium on food‑delivery robots, halting operations for companies like Serve Robotics. The pause aims to give officials time to develop a regulatory framework, as the city currently lacks ordinances...
Introducing Intelligent Document Processing with Zoho RPA
Zoho has added Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) to its RPA platform, enabling bots to extract data from PDFs, images, and handwritten files using AI. The no‑code, drag‑and‑drop interface lets users define extraction regions, keywords, and field mappings without scripting. Extracted...
How Worried Should You Be About an AI Apocalypse?
The article questions whether the public should fear an AI‑driven apocalypse, noting that super‑intelligent systems remain a speculative concept. It contrasts AI risk with climate change, emphasizing that AI threats are harder to measure due to limited data. While science‑fiction...
How to Turn Your iPhone Into a Dumb Phone and Reduce Your Screen Time
CNET writer Prakhar Khanna outlines how to transform an iPhone into a low‑distraction device using built‑in iOS features and the third‑party Dumb Phone app. He walks readers through Focus mode, Screen Time limits, Downtime scheduling, and Assistive Access to curb...
8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller Review - the Best Way to Play Nintendo 64 Games on Your Switch
The 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth controller offers a nostalgic Nintendo 64 experience for Switch 2 users at roughly $45, half the price of the official Pro Controller. Its Hall‑effect analog stick delivers authentic feel without drift, and the battery can stretch to 30 hours...
Heat Dome and High Pressure Boost Southern US Solar as Polar Vortex Clouds the North
Solcast’s March analysis shows a stark solar divide across North America, with the southern half—northeastern Mexico, southeastern Texas and much of California—recording 20‑25% above‑average irradiance, while Canada, the Great Lakes region and the northeastern U.S. suffered below‑normal solar levels. The...
Stop Stressing About AI Token Costs (And What to Actually Pay Attention To)
The article argues that worrying about AI token costs is premature because prices are falling dramatically, similar to how texting became free. While loading extensive context profiles—sometimes 20 pages—does increase token usage, the incremental cost is negligible for individual workflows....
The MLS Will Evolve. Who Gets to Shape What Comes Next?
Industry leaders are questioning the future of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) as major players like Compass, Redfin, Zillow and Realtor.com launch private or pre‑market listing platforms. These initiatives highlight the MLS's enduring role as the most reliable source of...
Generative AI-Powered Voice Technology in Agricultural Advisory Services: Lessons From India
A generative AI voice agent developed by Farm Vaidya now provides real‑time, context‑specific agricultural advice to Telugu‑speaking smallholders in southeast India. The system leverages mobile phones, bypassing the need for broadband, and delivers guidance on inputs, pest control, weather, and...
AI Art Is Human Art
A recent study published in *Advanced Science* compared visual creativity across four groups: professional artists, the general public, generative AI operating alone, and generative AI guided by human prompts. Artists achieved the highest creativity scores, followed by the general population,...
Xbox Relists Multiple Backwards Compatible Games, And Then Quickly Delists Them
Xbox has been briefly relisting several previously delisted backward‑compatible titles—Armed and Dangerous, Aegis Wing, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time—only to remove them again within days, while Mars: War Logs was quietly delisted. The pattern was highlighted by...
ServiceNow CEO Builds New Business Model Around AI
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott announced that the company’s total addressable market has ballooned to at least $600 billion, up from roughly $90 billion when he took the helm. The rapid leap in AI model capabilities since late 2023 has forced software firms...
Curve Bio Strengthens Clinical Push with CMO Hire
Curve Biosciences, the whole‑body intelligence company, announced the appointment of hepatology expert Dr. Amit Singal as chief medical officer. The hire follows a $40 million financing round and signals the firm’s shift from platform development to clinical implementation, starting with liver...
Cardwell Clubhouse / Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
The Cardwell Clubhouse, a 151 m² off‑grid structure designed by Heather Dubbeldam, serves as both utility hub and leisure space for an outdoor‑focused family. Powered entirely by a nearby photovoltaic array with battery storage, the building blends a flexible recreation room,...
SATShow Week 2026 United the Global Space Ecosystem and Unveiled Industry-Wide Technological Progress in Its 45th Year
SATShow Week 2026 convened 14,738 senior leaders and 515 exhibitors from 36 countries at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, marking the event’s 45th anniversary. The conference featured 273 speakers, expanded programming, and high‑level participation, with 39% of attendees in...
FNB CEO Bets on Smaller-Bank Innovation
FNB Corp., a $50 billion‑asset regional lender, says smaller banks can out‑innovate the megabanks by deploying AI‑driven tools more nimbly. CEO Vincent Delie Jr. highlighted the bank’s eStore platform, which consolidates about 50 products into a single application, and its upcoming...
Serenity Medical Receives FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption for IIH Venous Stent
Serenity Medical has secured an FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption for its River venous stent, the first cerebral venous stent cleared for severe, refractory idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The approval follows the River Study, a multicenter trial of 39 patients that...
CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM Can Now Ingest Microsoft Defender Telemetry
CrowdStrike announced that its Falcon Next‑Gen SIEM now ingests telemetry from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, making Defender the first EDR integrated with the platform. The integration enables real‑time analytics, intelligent filtering and faster threat detection across heterogeneous endpoint stacks. CrowdStrike...
TSMC to Bring 3nm Production to Second Japan Fab by 2028
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will equip its second Japanese fab for 3 nm production starting in 2028, targeting a monthly output of roughly 15,000 12‑inch wafers. The plant joins an existing Japanese facility that began mass production in late 2024,...
Vishay Launches First 8mm SMD-4 Automotive MOSFET Driver for EV Systems
Vishay introduced the VODA1275, an automotive‑grade MOSFET driver housed in an 8 mm SMD‑4 package with a 600 CTI mold compound, targeting high‑voltage EV and HEV systems. The device offers industry‑leading 80 µs turn‑on time—three times faster than rivals—alongside 1260 V peak isolation...
U.S. Solar Module Prices Face Upward Pressure as Trade Risks and FEOC Rules Dominate Q1 2026
The Anza Q1 2026 report shows U.S. solar module prices stabilizing at a median $0.28 per watt, up from $0.25 in early 2025. The rise reflects tighter anti‑dumping and countervailing duties, plus new Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) rules that tighten...
Computer Guidance eCMS v4.2 Named Constructech Top Product
Computer Guidance Corporation’s eCMS v4.2 ERP platform was named a 2026 Constructech Top Product, joining a roster of solutions deemed most innovative and impactful in the AEC sector. The award highlights the platform’s cloud‑based architecture that unifies finance, project management,...
Why the CPO-CFO Partnership Will Define the AI Era
The article argues that the partnership between chief people officers (CPOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) will become a decisive factor in the AI era. As AI eliminates routine tasks like resume screening and variance analysis, the remaining decisions—what to...
BYK-Gardner Introduces Color2go Portable Spectrophotometer
BYK‑Gardner USA has launched the color2go portable spectrophotometer, a lightweight, rugged device that combines precise color measurement with 60° gloss assessment and digital standard support. The instrument features a 2.8‑inch touchscreen that operates with gloves, a protective garage for storage,...
SCANOLOGY Introduces SIMSCAN-S Gen2
SCANOLOGY unveiled the SIMSCAN‑S Gen2, a palm‑sized, fully wireless 3D scanner that delivers metrology‑grade accuracy of up to 0.015 mm. The device captures dense point clouds at 8.1 million measurements per second and 180 FPS, enabling rapid, high‑resolution inspections of holes, cylinders, and...
Windows Security App Gets Secure Boot Certificate Status Indicators as 2026 Expiration Approaches
Microsoft has introduced Secure Boot certificate status indicators in the Windows Security app to help IT teams monitor the replacement of 2011‑issued certificates that expire in 2026. The indicators are delivered via Windows Update, but they are disabled by default...
Revealing the Impact of Phase Transition on N = 1 2D Perovskite Photodetectors With Intrinsically Tunable Narrowband Detection
Researchers have engineered n=1 2D perovskite (PEA)2PbBrxI4-x photoconductors that deliver tunable narrowband detection from 400 to 520 nm and a record specific detectivity of 2.11×10^11 Jones at 20 V. The study identified two distinct stacking phases and showed that halide mixing induces phase...
Why Worker Focus Time Is at Three-Year Low
ActivTrak’s Productivity Lab analyzed 443 million hours of digital activity from 1,111 companies and 163,638 employees over three years, revealing that worker focus time has fallen to its lowest point in that period. The data shows AI‑driven tools have not yet...
BioNTech Starts Shuttering Singapore mRNA Manufacturing Site Amid Pipeline Pivot
BioNTech announced it will shut its Singapore mRNA manufacturing plant by the end of February 2027, ending a venture that began with a $355 million investment in 2022. The site, originally slated to create over 100 jobs and produce several hundred...
ChatGPT Ads: New Acquisition Channel Or Just Another Brand Tax? Via @Sejournal, @Brookeosmundson
OpenAI is set to roll out a self‑serve ChatGPT Ads platform in April, expanding the pilot beyond the U.S. to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The initial limited test generated an annualized $100 million revenue run‑rate and attracted roughly 600 advertisers, but...
Earned Wage Access Programs Are Simply Not Loan Products
Earned wage access (EWA) programs let workers withdraw earned wages before payday without interest, fees, or credit checks. A University of Oregon study found first‑time users increased net monthly income by $334, an 11.5% rise, with no rise in overdraft...
Microsoft Still Working to Fix Exchange Online Mailbox Access Issues
Microsoft is still investigating intermittent Exchange Online mailbox access problems that affect Outlook mobile and the new Outlook for Mac client. The issue, first reported on March 11 and briefly marked resolved on April 1, resurfaced under a new incident tag. Microsoft...
FDA Publishes New Set of Real-World Evidence Examples
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health released a new collection of 73 real‑world evidence (RWE) examples that illustrate how medical device marketing authorizations have been supported by real‑world data from fiscal years 2020 through...