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 committing. Stakeholder involvement and a controlled, requirement‑driven demo are highlighted as critical to avoiding costly surprises. Together, these tips aim to streamline procurement, ensure user adoption, and protect ROI.
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...
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...
A Secure Chat App’s Encryption Is So Bad It Is ‘Meaningless’
TeleGuard, a messaging app boasting over one million downloads, claims end‑to‑end encryption but stores users' private keys on its servers. Security researchers discovered that the keys can be accessed trivially, allowing anyone to decrypt messages. The flaw also enables attackers...
Inside Sweden’s Policy U-Turn: Q&A with the Government’s Nuclear Lead
Sweden has abandoned its nuclear phase‑out, lifting the ban on new reactors and unveiling a roadmap that adds 2.5 GW of large‑scale capacity by 2035 and aims for 8.2 GW by that year. The government introduced a state‑backed financing scheme covering the...
Jet2 Achieves Fuel and Emissions Savings with Lightweight Paint
Jet2.com has begun applying AkzoNobel’s lightweight aircraft paint to more than 80 of its planes, delivering a weight reduction of over 20 kg per aircraft. The paint saves roughly a quarter‑million litres of fuel each year, cutting carbon emissions by more...
APERION Launches SmartFlow, a Secure, On-Premises Alternative to Compromised Cloud AI Gateways
APERION announced the SmartFlow SDK, an on‑premises, Kubernetes‑native AI governance platform designed to replace compromised cloud AI gateways after the LiteLLM supply‑chain attack. The attack, which impacted roughly 36% of cloud environments, triggered a 200% surge in APERION web traffic...
Networks Emerge as Critical Bottleneck in AI Adoption
South African firms risk stalling AI projects unless they modernize their networks, HPE executives warned. While global AI adoption sits near 30%, Africa lags at roughly 27%, and many deployments are reactive and fragmented. HPE argues that legacy networking lacks...
Reject Talen-Energy Capital Power Plant Deal, PJM Market Monitor Tells FERC
Federal regulators are being urged to reject Talen Energy’s proposed purchase of about 2.6 GW from Energy Capital Partners because the deal would amplify Talen’s market power in the PJM Interconnection. Monitoring Analytics warns the acquisition could pull capacity out of...
From Edge to Enterprise: How the Endpoint Became IT’s Most Strategic Layer and Why Lenovo Is Joining the Conversation at...
Enterprise endpoints have shifted from commodity devices to strategic layers in digital workspaces. As hybrid work, zero‑trust models, and cloud‑first applications proliferate, endpoints now enforce identity, security, and user experience. Lenovo is highlighting this evolution at IGEL’s Now & Next...
New Progress ShareFile Flaws Can Be Chained in Pre-Auth RCE Attacks
Researchers at watchTowr identified two critical flaws—CVE‑2026‑2699 and CVE‑2026‑2701—in Progress ShareFile’s Storage Zones Controller (SZC). The authentication bypass (CVE‑2026‑2699) lets attackers reach the admin interface, while the remote code execution bug (CVE‑2026‑2701) enables malicious ASPX webshell deployment. Chaining the vulnerabilities...
Haivision Debuts Makito ONE Live Video Contribution Platform
Haivision unveiled Makito ONE, a single‑blade video transport platform that combines dual‑channel encoding and decoding with ultra‑low latency 4K/HD/HDR delivery. The system supports JPEG XS, HEVC and H.264 codecs over any network, including public internet, satellite and fibre, and offers both...
How Old Is Your Brain, Exactly? Brain Age May Impact Dementia Risk
Researchers applied a machine‑learning model to sleep‑EEG recordings from more than 7,000 participants, generating a “brain age” index that reflects how fast the brain appears to age. The analysis showed that a brain age ten years older than a person’s...
Actabl Launches AI Asset Setup
Actabl has introduced AI Asset Setup, an add‑on to its Transcendent hotel asset management platform that automates the collection and structuring of asset data using photo‑based input. The tool extracts details such as equipment type and serial numbers, eliminating the...
Llms.txt Was Step One. Here’s The Architecture That Comes Next via @Sejournal, @DuaneForrester
The article argues that llms.txt is only a first‑step for AI‑ready brand content, offering a flat list of Markdown files but no relational context. It proposes a four‑layer machine‑readable architecture—JSON‑LD fact sheets, entity‑relationship graphs, versioned content APIs, and provenance metadata—to...
Boralex Secures $202m Ontario BESS Financing
Boralex and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation have closed a CAD $202 million financing package (≈ US$147 million) for the 125 MW/500 MWh Oxford battery energy storage system in Ontario, slated for commercial operation in 2027. The deal, funded by Canadian Imperial Bank...
This Open-Source App Lets You Search Your Entire Android Phone From One Bar
Quick Search is a free, open‑source Android app that provides a single, fast search bar for apps, files, contacts, settings, and web queries. It runs all processing locally, eliminating ads, trackers, and subscription fees common in Play Store alternatives. The...
Digital Realty’s Aaron Binkley Outlines Heightened Focus on Data Center Energy Efficiency
Digital Realty’s sustainability chief Aaron Binkley highlighted the company’s intensified focus on energy‑efficient data centers as AI‑driven workloads surge. The firm is expanding its clean‑energy portfolio while adopting liquid‑cooling technology to curb water use. Binkley emphasized that transparent ESG reporting...
Startup Debuts Agentic AI Assistant for War
Edgerunner AI unveiled WarClaw, a custom AI agent built for military tasks and trained by former operators, capable of running offline and integrating with Microsoft Office tools. The Pentagon’s new Agent Network signals a shift toward bespoke, controllable AI for...
Fortis Solutions on the Rise of Human-Governed AI: Building Trust Through Intelligent Infrastructure
Fortis Solutions is positioning human‑governed AI as a core enterprise strategy, emphasizing that AI must operate under clear ethical and operational rules. The firm promotes private large‑language models that learn from verified internal data, reducing hallucinations and security risks. Its...
Outsource AI Risk to the Right People
Anthropic’s Claude was reportedly used by the Pentagon for airstrikes against Iran just hours after the Defense Department terminated its contract with the firm. The episode highlights a growing rift between U.S. officials and AI providers, while a wave of...
Cut the AI Slop: IAS Low-Quality GenAI Avoidance Is Now in Open Beta
Integral Ad Science (IAS) launched an open‑beta Low‑Quality GenAI Avoidance feature, integrated with its Context Control Avoidance suite, to block ads next to low‑quality AI‑generated content. The tool scores AI‑slop in near real time and works pre‑bid via a ready‑made...
Zapier Survey Finds Nearly 3 in 4 Enterprises Would Face Disruption If They Lost Their Primary AI Vendor
Zapier’s latest enterprise survey of 542 U.S. executives reveals that 74% would experience operational disruption if they lost their primary AI vendor, while only 6% believe they could switch without impact. Although 89% are confident they could migrate within a...
AI Agents Are Coming for Money Launderers
DailyPay, an earned‑wage‑access platform handling about $30 billion annually, has deployed agentic AI from ComplyAdvantage to bolster its anti‑money‑laundering (AML) operations. The autonomous AI agent gathers and summarizes transaction data, feeding it to human analysts who retain final decision authority. According...
Box Unveils the Box Agent to Transform How Enterprises Work With Content
Box announced the general availability of Box Agent, an AI‑driven engine that processes natural‑language prompts to search, analyze, and create content across an enterprise’s unstructured data. The agent leverages large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google while enforcing Box’s...
BrainDonors and HubSpot to Host B2B Growth Conference This May
BrainDonors and HubSpot are co‑hosting the B2B Growth Conf 2026 in Sofia on May 8, gathering over 500 B2B leaders to explore how to make revenue growth predictable. The single‑day agenda is split into four blocks—digital growth, revenue operations, AI‑driven outbound, and...
CodeSignal Launches Industry-First Agentic Coding Assessments for AI-Era Engineering Hiring
CodeSignal, an AI‑native skills platform, introduced agentic coding assessments that evaluate engineers’ ability to build solutions using AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. A March 2026 survey of 450 U.S. developers showed 91% use these tools and...
National Geographic: Tour NASA’s New Ride to the Moon
NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight of the Orion spacecraft, is teaming with National Geographic to document the journey. The four astronauts will serve as photographers, videographers, and filmmakers, creating content for the magazine, social media, and a documentary....
CTG to Debut Project GLORIA at MODEX 2026, Bringing Proven AI-Powered Operational Intelligence to Supply Chains and Beyond
CTG, a Cegeka Group company, will unveil Project GLORIA at MODEX 2026 in Atlanta, an air‑gapped AI platform that delivers role‑specific operational insights without using public cloud services. The solution, proven in a large food‑and‑beverage warehouse, transforms fragmented data and...
Every GPU Has to Work with PyTorch to Reach the Market - so Who's Making Sure It Stays Open?
Mark Collier, head of the PyTorch Foundation, warned that every new GPU launch depends on PyTorch to be usable for AI workloads, making the framework the de‑facto infrastructure layer for the industry. The foundation, now under the Linux Foundation, has...
Conversational AI in Insurance: How AI Is Reshaping Customer Experience, Claims, and Cost Efficiency
Insurance firms are rapidly adopting conversational AI to meet soaring customer expectations and tighten operational margins. By leveraging natural language processing, machine learning and voice recognition, insurers now offer 24/7 chatbots and voice assistants that handle policy queries, claim intake...
Claim of ChatGPT Treating Rosie the Dog's Cancer Stirs AI Biotech Debate
An Australian pet owner turned to ChatGPT for guidance on treating his 8‑year‑old Staffordshire bull terrier’s skin cancer, sparking a heated debate about AI’s role in veterinary medicine. The dog, Rosie, was diagnosed with a common mast cell tumor, and...
GE HealthCare Receives FDA Clearance for True Definition DL CT Image Reconstruction Technology
GE HealthCare has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for its True Definition DL CT image reconstruction technology. The AI‑driven tool enhances spatial resolution in high‑contrast regions such as lungs, musculoskeletal tissue, and the inner ear, delivering ultra‑high‑resolution images in under one...
SANY Robotics Debuts Electric Forklift Lineup at LogiMAT 2026, Secures Over 600 Orders in Europe
SANY Robotics unveiled its full electric forklift lineup at LogiMAT 2026 in Stuttgart, marking its first European market entry. The showcase featured a three‑wheel lithium‑ion counterbalance model for narrow aisles and cold storage, plus the Blue Electric Forklift Fleet with...
IAutomation Expands Automation Solutions with Festo Across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast
iAutomation announced it has become an authorized reseller of Festo’s pneumatic and electric automation products throughout the Mid‑Atlantic and Southeast United States. The partnership adds Festo’s high‑performance components to iAutomation’s portfolio, enabling the distributor to offer expanded engineering, panel‑building, and...
In a Nutshell – New Termination Provisions for PSR Contracts
The UK’s Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations will come into force on 28 April 2026, updating the 2015 framework. The amendments introduce mandatory notice periods and transition assistance for users when payment‑service contracts are terminated. Firms must revise...
Numos Gets $4.25M to Build Transparent Finance AI
Numos, an AI platform for enterprise finance teams, closed a $4.25 million seed round led by General Catalyst. The software integrates with accounting systems, billing tools, data warehouses and spreadsheets, delivering transparent, auditable AI reasoning for tasks like variance analysis and...
Dan Pratl Believes the Credibility Economy Is Coming and It Will Redefine Value in the Age of AI
Dan Pratl, founder of Quadron, warns that the rapid commoditization of knowledge by AI is creating a "credibility economy" gap, where visibility outweighs expertise and existing reward systems fail to recognize true judgment. He argues that as AI-generated content floods...
New Tool on AWS Makes It Easier to Develop Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Elements and Amazon Web Services have launched Constellation, a cloud‑based digital‑twin platform that lets researchers model quantum error‑correction schemes on hypothetical quantum computers. The tool improves on existing simulators by capturing a broader range of error sources, offering higher...
Fintech Startup Sekond Wants to Bolster Advisors’ Private Markets Arsenal with Liquidity Monitoring Tool
Fintech startup Sekond has introduced a free liquidity monitoring tool aimed at private‑market advisors. The platform aggregates redemption schedules, cash‑flow forecasts, and liquidity buffers for semi‑liquid funds such as private‑credit, REITs, and interval funds. By offering real‑time insight, the tool...