650-V Bidirectional GaN Could Rewrite the Power-Conversion Playbook
Renesas introduced the TP65B110HRU, a 650‑V bidirectional GaN switch, at APEC 2026. The device merges a d‑mode GaN chip with silicon MOSFETs, offering 110 mΩ on‑resistance, a 3‑V gate threshold, and ±20‑V gate margin. Its true bidirectional operation enables single‑stage 500‑W solar micro‑inverter designs and simplifies power topologies across AI data‑centers, EV onboard chargers, and energy‑storage systems. Renesas released a reference design and whitepaper highlighting efficiency and cost benefits.
Flipkart-Backed NeuroPixel.AI Shuts Down
NeuroPixel.AI, a Bangalore AI startup backed by Flipkart Ventures, shut down after six years due to intense competition from Google’s NanoBanana Pro and the loss of a major client that left it unpaid for six months. Despite offering fashion‑cataloguing, synthetic...
OpenClaw Vs. Hermes Agent: The Race to Build AI Assistants that Never Forget
Developers are frustrated by AI coding assistants that lose context after each session, prompting a split in the AI agent market between short‑lived tools and always‑on agents. OpenClaw and Hermes Agent represent the latter, offering persistent runtimes that remember past...
Navan Launches AI-Powered Audit Engine for Expense Risk Screening
Navan unveiled an AI‑driven Audit Engine that adds over 45 configurable checks to its travel‑and‑expense platform, enabling real‑time fraud, compliance and policy violation detection. The system automatically approves roughly 75% of transactions, directing finance teams to the remaining 25% that...
Sharpton Cites BNPL Racial Disparities
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton urged state attorneys general to broaden their buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL) investigation, arguing the products disproportionately harm Black and Brown consumers. The inquiry, launched by seven states, already targets major players such as Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, PayPal,...
Mattoboard Introduces Design Stream: The First AI Concept and Curation Engine for Interior Projects Using Real Materials
Mattoboard launched Design Stream, an AI‑driven engine that converts interior briefs into fully visualized concepts using real, sourceable materials in seconds. The solution blends large language models with a proprietary material intelligence layer, delivering photorealistic renders and product specifications aligned...
Watering Smarter, Not More: A Modern-Day Robotic Divining Rod
University of California‑Riverside researchers have created a robotic system that maps soil moisture at the individual tree level in citrus orchards. By measuring electrical conductivity and integrating data from existing moisture sensors, the robot generates detailed moisture maps that guide...
HNSCC Market Is Expected to Reach to $4.5bn Across 8MM by 2034
GlobalData projects the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) therapeutics market to grow from $2.0 bn in 2024 to $4.5 bn by 2034, reflecting an 8.4% compound annual growth rate. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) dominate, accounting for 69% of 2024 sales...
Strawberry Farming Leverages AI and Robotics
MISUMI Group has partnered with U.S. vertical‑farming specialist Oishii Farm to provide AI‑enabled robotics and mechanical components for its Ametalas indoor strawberry operation. The collaboration uses MISUMI’s extensive catalog and its Fictiv subsidiary to supply precision parts that automate climate...
Cyera Achieves FedRAMP High “In Process” Designation to Securely Accelerate AI Adoption
Cyera, an AI security platform, has earned a FedRAMP High “In Process” designation, moving it toward full federal authorization. The status reflects rigorous security reviews for handling Controlled Unclassified Information, positioning Cyera for government AI deployments. Its platform offers automated...
Innergex Commissions 13.2MW La Cense Wind
Innergex Renewable Energy and partner EOLFI have completed commissioning of the 13.2 MW La Cense onshore wind farm in France’s Oise region. The facility, consisting of four 3.3 MW Nordex N117 turbines, is expected to produce about 33 GWh of electricity per year...
Kardex Provides WEG with Improved Warehouse Performance and Small-Parts Inventory via AutoStore System
Kardex installed a high‑density AutoStore automated storage and retrieval system at WEG Electric Corp’s Duluth, Georgia headquarters to address growing small‑parts inventory without expanding the building footprint. The solution includes 14,000 bins, seven R5 robots and three picking ports, all...
North Sea Carbon Capture Projects Showing Steady Progress
Carbon capture and storage projects in the North Sea are moving from experimental pilots to commercial operations. Legacy gas producers such as Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell are leading initiatives like Northern Lights, Northern Endurance Partnership and Porthos, each targeting multi‑megaton...
How Schneider Electric Is Streamlining Onboarding with WalkMe
Schneider Electric has expanded its use of WalkMe, a digital adoption platform, from a pilot in North America to a global solution that embeds on‑screen guidance across its SaaS tools such as SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce. The rollout, backed by...
Best VR Headset 2026
The guide ranks Meta Quest 3 as the best overall VR headset for 2026, emphasizing its solid image quality, wireless standalone design, and reasonable price. Pico 4 is highlighted as the top non‑Meta alternative, offering a higher‑resolution LCD screen but limited to...
Wunderkind Launches New Braze Integration to Turn Identity Into Revenue-Driving, Orchestrated Customer Journeys
Wunderkind has launched a new integration with Braze that embeds its AI‑driven identity resolution and high‑intent behavioral signals directly into Braze Canvas. The connection lets marketers turn anonymous web visitors into addressable Braze profiles, grow email lists in real time,...
Quick Commerce Bets on Baby Care as Start-Ups Target Always-On Parenting Needs
India’s quick‑commerce sector is expanding into baby care, with start‑ups like OZi and Peeko promising 60‑minute, 24‑hour delivery of diapers, formula, toys and apparel. OZi has raised $6.2 million and now offers over 15,000 products from 400 brands, focusing on the...
Does Artemis II Prove Space Tourism Might Soon Take Off?
Artemis II’s April 1 launch delivered the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo, underscoring NASA’s push for a 2028 Moon landing. SpaceX has filed confidentially for an IPO that could value the company above $1 trillion, the largest market debut ever. Virgin Galactic...
SpaceX Secures SDA-4 Launch Task Order From U.S. Space Force
SpaceX has secured a task order worth more than $178 million from the U.S. Space Force Systems Command to conduct two National Security Space Launch Phase 3, Lane 1 missions in fiscal 2027. The launches will occur from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...
Nexperia's China Unit Nears Fully Local Production of Chips: Company Sources
Nexperia’s China unit is on the cusp of achieving fully localized semiconductor manufacturing, according to internal sources. The move will enable the Dutch‑headquartered, Chinese‑owned chipmaker to produce a broader portfolio of chips within mainland China. Local production is expected to...
AI-Powered Cohorting Is Quietly Reshaping How Real-World Evidence Gets Built
AI‑powered cohorting is redefining how real‑world evidence is generated by replacing manual SQL‑driven processes with modular, workflow‑based automation. The new approach decomposes cohort construction into discrete steps—intent interpretation, clinical concept mapping, temporal reasoning, execution, validation, and explanation—each handled by specialized...
Cargill Wins 2026 BIG Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award
Cargill has been honored with the 2026 BIG Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award, recognizing its extensive AI integration across the food and agriculture value chain. The company leverages tools such as Agriness, CattleView, CMAX and generative‑AI platforms like Ask Emma to...
Loop Neighborhood Markets Deploys Tote’s Genie AI Agent in Early Step Toward Agentic Retail Operations
Loop Neighborhood Markets has rolled out Tote’s Genie AI agent, an AI‑native associate support tool that delivers instant answers on policies, POS operations, and maintenance. Since launch the system recorded zero escalations and 100% first‑contact resolution, handling inquiries via voice...
ZEISS Introduces Crossbeam 750 FIB-SEM for Sample Prep
ZEISS has launched the Crossbeam 750, a focused ion beam‑scanning electron microscope designed for high‑precision sample preparation. The system features live, high‑resolution “see while you mill” imaging that works at any milling condition, delivering real‑time feedback and eliminating interruptions. Its...
Pagaya (PGY) Targets 50% Profit Growth with AI Lending Platform
Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ:PGY) announced at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference that it targets $100‑$150 million in GAAP net income by 2026, representing roughly 50 % profit growth. The company will rely on its AI‑driven lending platform, powered by a trillion‑record application dataset,...
How to Unify Customer Data From Mobile Apps and Websites
Modern buyers switch between mobile apps and websites, creating data silos that obscure the true customer journey. Unifying these fragmented signals into a single, persistent profile enables real‑time personalization, accurate attribution, and streamlined privacy compliance. The article outlines three core...
Adversaries Exploit Vacant Homes to Intercept Mail in Hybrid Cybercrime
Threat actors are turning vacant rental homes into anonymous mail drop points, then exploiting USPS services like Informed Delivery and change‑of‑address forwarding to intercept sensitive correspondence. The workflow combines open‑source intelligence, weak identity verification, and fake identities to create persistent...
Using AI for Fundraising Still Requires Human Strategy
Nonprofit development leaders are being bombarded with AI tools promising to automate fundraising, but experts warn that AI should augment, not replace, human strategy. AI excels at speeding up prospect research, grant prospecting, content drafting, and workflow automation, allowing staff...
Early Career Award Recipient Aleksandra Ćiprijanović Aims to Create Universal AI Analysis Framework
Aleksandra Ćiprijanović, a Wilson Fellow and associate scientist at Fermilab, received a 2025 DOE Early Career Award to develop a universal AI analysis framework for high‑energy physics. The project tackles the persistent domain‑shift problem where models trained on simulated data...
Every Galaxy Phone Should Have This App Preinstalled
Samsung’s new AI‑powered app Galaxy Enhance‑X transforms photos and videos with a single tap, offering Magic edit, portrait, HDR, and face tools, plus lightweight video enhancements. The app leverages on‑device neural processing to deliver real‑time fixes for lighting, blur, reflections,...
HubSpot Flips AI Pricing on Its Head with Outcome-Based Breeze Agents
HubSpot announced an outcome‑based pricing model for its Breeze Customer and Prospecting agents, moving costs from usage fees to performance results. Effective April 14, the Customer Agent will cost 50 cents per resolved conversation, down from $1, while the Prospecting Agent shifts...
Exclusive: Miravoice, Builder Of An AI ‘Interviewer’ To Conduct Phone Surveys, Raises $6.3M
Miravoice, a California startup, announced a $6.3 million seed round led by Unusual Ventures, with participation from Neo, 25madison and angels from Ramp, PubMatic, Atlassian and Google. The company’s AI‑powered voice interviewer can run long‑form phone surveys—over 120 questions and 40 minutes—across...
GoDaddy and LegalZoom Partner to Support Open Agentic Web
LegalZoom and GoDaddy have partnered to publish LegalZoom’s first AI agent using GoDaddy’s public implementation of the Agent Name Service (ANS), an open standard that leverages DNS and PKI for verifiable identity. The LegalZoom agent, built on a Model Context...
The Macro Implications of Chipflation
AI‑driven data‑center expansion and heightened defense spending have pushed semiconductor prices sharply higher, with DRAM costs rising roughly 17‑fold over the past year. This demand surge is concentrated in developed Asian economies—Japan, South Korea and Taiwan—where advanced chip production fuels a...
Wi-Fi That Can Withstand a Nuclear Reactor
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have demonstrated a 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi receiver that survives up to 500 kilograys of gamma radiation, a level far beyond what space‑qualified electronics can tolerate. The hardened chip, presented at ISSCC, kept functional performance with...
7 Tips for Better HR Software Selection
The article outlines seven practical steps for CHROs to select the right HR software, starting with building a cross‑functional buying team and adopting a people‑centric mindset. It stresses the importance of probing implementation details, feature depth, and vendor transparency before...
KaraFun Karaoke Platform Creates KaraFun Battle Mobile Game
KaraFun, the well‑known karaoke streaming service, has unveiled KaraFun Battle, a new mobile game that blends its extensive track library with competitive scoring. The game pits players against each other in real‑time leaderboards, turning casual sing‑alongs into a contest. Pop‑punk...
Microsoft’s New ‘Superintelligence’ Game Plan Is All About Business
Microsoft has appointed its first CEO of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, to steer a "superintelligence" agenda centered on business value. A March restructuring merged enterprise and consumer AI groups under the Copilot banner, freeing Suleyman to focus on frontier models. The...
Marketplace Briefing: Amazon Picks up Speed in Rural America with $4 Billion Delivery Push
Amazon is accelerating its delivery network in rural America, boosting same‑day or next‑day service to 16% of remote customers—a rise from 8% in mid‑2024. The company’s $4 billion logistics push helped it ship more than 13 billion items on same‑day or next‑day...
Avant Car to Launch Electric Car Sharing Service in Ljubljana
Ljubljana has signed a 20‑year agreement with Avant Car to launch a public electric car‑sharing service. The municipality will contribute roughly $12.3 million to build 400 parking spaces, while Avant Car is investing about $20.2 million to provide 400 EVs and 160...
Guidefitter Deepens Strategic Partnership with Rocky Brands, Inc., Expands Platform to Include Muck and XTRATUF
Guidefitter, the outdoor‑recreation technology platform, has broadened its partnership with Rocky Brands to include The Original Muck Boot Company and XTRATUF alongside Rocky Boots. The expansion gives the two new brands access to Guidefitter’s network of more than 194,000 verified...
I Built Two Apps with Just My Voice and a Mouse - Are IDEs Already Obsolete?
Software developer David Gewirtz demonstrates that AI‑driven voice and terminal workflows can replace traditional integrated development environments. By prompting an AI assistant through Wispr Flow and using iTerm2, he built two multi‑platform Apple apps— a filament‑management tool and a sewing‑pattern manager—within...
From MTU Overages to Predictable Scale: How Apploi Rebuilt Its Customer Data Foundation
Apploi migrated from Segment to RudderStack in just 30 days, cutting data‑pipeline costs by 35% and moving to a warehouse‑centric architecture built around Snowflake. The shift replaced MTU‑based pricing with event‑based fees, giving the company predictable expenses as event volume...
Gold Medal Launches 2026/27 Caribbean and Mexico Portfolio
Gold Medal has unveiled its 2026/27 Caribbean and Mexico portfolio, supported by a month‑long marketing push and a dedicated online hub. The campaign features a 116‑page brochure, ready‑to‑use assets and 21 specially selected holidays from regional UK airports. Agents who...
Microsoft Reportedly Shifts Global Media Mandate to New Agency
Microsoft has transferred its $700 million global media spend from Dentsu’s Carat unit to Publicis Groupe after an internal review. The shift gives Publicis a major foothold in tech advertising, while Dentsu retains the Xbox media mandate despite losing the broader account....
New Opioid Painkiller Has Surprisingly Few Side Effects
Scientists have identified a new opioid, N-desethyl‑fluornitrazene (DFNZ), derived from the long‑abandoned nitazene class, that delivers strong pain relief in rodents without causing respiratory depression or high addiction potential. The molecule acts as a μ‑opioid‑receptor superagonist yet exits the brain...
Du Pay, GCash Digital Wallets Unite to Elevate OFW Remittances
du Pay, the digital financial arm of UAE telecom operator du, has signed an MoU with the Philippines' leading super‑app GCash to streamline remittances for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the UAE. The collaboration enables near‑instant transfers from du Pay...
FDH Electronics Launches New Mil-Aero Ecommerce Website
FDH Aero has launched FDHElectronics.com, a dedicated e‑commerce site for its FDH Electronics division serving the mil‑aero market. The platform aggregates the company’s interconnect, wire, cable and electromechanical product lines into a single, searchable catalog. Designed with direct customer input,...
Ireland Must Accelerate Offshore Energy Production
Ireland aims for up to 37 GW of offshore renewable capacity by 2050, relying heavily on floating wind in its deep Atlantic waters. The government’s climate and industrial strategies earmark billions of euros—roughly $327 billion—in the National Development Plan, but current port...
STAT+: Lilly’s Obesity Pill Enters the Oral GLP-1 Game, Novo Responds
The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s oral GLP‑1 obesity pill orforglipron, marking the first FDA‑cleared oral weight‑loss drug. The approval puts Lilly into direct competition with Novo Nordisk, which is developing its own oral GLP‑1 candidate. Simultaneously, a draft Trump administration order could...