From Software to Hardware: Where AI Goes Next
Tony Fadell, founder of Build Collective and co‑creator of the iPod, iPhone and Nest, warned that most AI failures go untracked and that true ROI is being generated in back‑office automation rather than consumer‑facing chatbots. At ScaleUp:AI ’25 he argued the next AI wave will be driven by sensor‑rich hardware that supplies contextual data, shifting compute from massive data centers to the edge. He cautioned that the current data‑center build‑out is likely overstated as models shrink and run locally. Finally, he highlighted emerging risks such as therapy‑loop bias and open‑source bioweapon threats.
Framework’s First eGPUs Turn Its Laptop Into a Desktop PC
Framework unveiled an OCuLink eGPU Dev Kit that lets Laptop 16 users externalize its GPU modules or attach full‑size desktop graphics cards via an eight‑lane PCIe link. The kit includes an add‑in card and two adapters, but users must provide their...
Framework Is Building a Better Couch Keyboard because Everyone Hates the Logitech One
Framework CEO Nirav Patel announced a new couch‑style wireless keyboard that aims to replace the long‑standing Logitech K400, which many users find uncomfortable. The device borrows the mechanical switches from the Framework Laptop 12 and incorporates a power‑efficient Nordic nRF54 radio...
Persistent Engagement in Orbit and the Coming Shape of Space Conflict
A new paper by Clémence Poirier warns that the failure of multilateral space arms‑control could usher in a regime of “persistent engagement” in orbit, mirroring U.S. cyber doctrine. The concept envisions continuous, below‑threshold actions—shadowing, inspections, cyber intrusion, and electronic interference—to shape...
Seeds | Boundary.AI Closes Series B Round Exceeding 100 Million Yuan
Boundary.AI, a Chinese developer of high‑safety flight control systems for eVTOL aircraft, closed a Series B round exceeding 100 million yuan (about $14 million). The round was led by Xiamen C&D with participation from Zhangke Yaokun, Xingqi Weilai, and existing backers Yida...
BrightonSEO San Diego 2026
BrightonSEO returns to San Diego for its fourth U.S. edition, running September 15‑16, 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center. Organizers anticipate more than 1,500 attendees from the United States and abroad. The two‑day agenda blends expert‑led workshops, keynote talks...
What a Q4 CPG Campaign Taught Us About Influencers’ Real ROI
A leading consumer‑appliance CPG brand partnered with an agency to run a two‑month Q4 influencer campaign that split creators into awareness‑focused storytellers and performance‑driven affiliates. The full‑funnel approach delivered 148% of forecast impressions, over 200 K clicks, and lifted both hero‑SKU...
China Deploys Robot Dogs, Drones, and Humanoids to Run a ‘Full-Space’ Metro System
During February’s Spring Festival rush, Hefei’s metro deployed a coordinated fleet of robot dogs, drones and humanoid assistants, forming China’s first “full‑space” robot cluster for rail transit. Managed by a single AI‑driven dispatch platform, the machines handle platform patrols, tunnel...
130K Users Compromised by StealTok Campaign That Uses Fake TikTok Downloaders
The StealTok campaign deployed malicious browser extensions masquerading as TikTok video downloaders, compromising more than 130,000 users. Listed in Chrome and Edge stores—some even featured—the extensions remained dormant for six to twelve months before activating data‑stealing functions via attacker‑controlled remote‑config...
Scaling Agentic AI Demands a Strong Data Foundation - 4 Steps to Take First
Agentic AI scaling hinges on a robust, high‑quality data foundation. Gartner projects worldwide AI spending to hit $2.5 trillion in 2026, while Deloitte estimates the agentic AI market will reach $8.5 billion by that year. McKinsey finds that 80% of firms cite...
Merck's Welireg Combo Fails in First-Line Kidney Cancer
Merck reported that adding Welireg (lenvatinib) to Keytruda (pembrolizumab) did not improve outcomes for treatment‑naïve patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. In the phase‑3 CLEAR trial, the combination failed to meet its primary progression‑free survival endpoint, showing a median of...
WHILL Accelerates Global Expansion Across North America, EMEA, and Asia, Reaching 25 Airports and Facilities Worldwide
WHILL, Inc. announced it now operates autonomous mobility services in 25 airports and facilities across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company delivered one million rides with a flawless safety record and will add four new airports,...
Camera-Equipped AI Earbuds Tell You What You're Looking At
University of Washington researchers unveiled VueBuds, earbuds with built‑in tiny cameras and an on‑device vision‑language model that can answer spoken queries about what the wearer is looking at. In trials with 90 participants across 17 visual Q&A tasks, the prototype...
Self-Propelled Worx Mower $360, Greenworks Pro Pressure Washer $350, $500 Off Jackery 1,536Wh Power Station, More
Today's 9to5Toys Green Deals highlight three major discounts on battery‑powered outdoor gear: the Worx Nitro 21‑inch cordless self‑propelled mower is now $360 (down $70), Greenworks’ Pro 2,700 PSI electric pressure washer falls to $350 (down $50), and Jackery’s Explorer 1500 v2 portable...
FedRAMP and CMMC Compliance Deadlines Are Looming
Federal cloud and defense contractors face two critical compliance milestones before the end of 2026. FedRAMP requires vendors to submit machine‑readable authorization packages by September 30 2026 and to fully adopt NIST SP 800‑53 Revision 5 controls by September 30 2027. The Department of Defense’s CMMC...
SPACE Framework in the AI Era: Why Developer Productivity Metrics Need a Rethink Right Now
Engineering leaders are seeing AI coding assistants inflate traditional productivity numbers—commit frequency, pull‑request volume, and deployment rates—while teams feel slower and morale drops. The SPACE framework, introduced in 2021, expands measurement to five human‑centric dimensions: Satisfaction, Performance, Activity, Communication, and...
Apple May Drop iOS 27 Support for Four iPhones, Leaving Millions Behind
Apple is rumored to drop iOS 27 support for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max and the 2020 iPhone SE, leaving those devices on iOS 26. The leak comes from Momentary Digital ahead of WWDC 2026, where Apple will unveil the new operating system. Users of...
The Agentic Shift in Martech: Three Examples
Legacy enterprises are deploying AI agents like Claude and Codex to replace weeks‑long martech workflows with hour‑scale interactions. By converting plain‑language prompts into infrastructure‑as‑code, self‑service tracking instrumentation, and automated analytics recommendations, these agents democratize tasks traditionally reserved for engineers. The...
The Disintermediation Paradox
Artificial intelligence is rapidly being embedded into product lifecycle management (PLM) tools, shifting vendors from traditional seat‑based licensing to usage‑or result‑based models. Leading providers such as Siemens, Dassault Systèmes, PTC, SAP and Aras are integrating AI via platforms like Nvidia...
Jeremy Renner Backs RapidSOS Emergency Platform to Advance AI
Actor Jeremy Renner has invested in and partnered with emergency‑response platform RapidSOS, aiming to accelerate AI‑driven data sharing for first responders. RapidSOS pulls real‑time health, location and sensor data from smartphones, wearables, vehicles and surveillance to deliver richer information before...
Clean Building Performance Webinar Series and New and Updated Guidance Documents
The Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS) is hosting a webinar on May 6, 2025, to guide owners of Tier 1 buildings—those over 220,000 sq ft—through the compliance application process via the Clean Buildings Portal. The session will cover portal access, shared‑access setup,...
Xbox Game Pass Is About to Get Less Expensive — Is Microsoft Actually Listening to Us?
Microsoft announced a significant reduction in its Xbox Game Pass subscription fees, cutting Game Pass Ultimate to $22.99 per month and PC Game Pass to $13.99. The price cuts follow a controversial 50% increase in October 2025 that reportedly drove...
Anchor Audio Launches Beacon 3
Anchor Audio unveiled the Beacon 3, the latest portable sound system in its Beacon line, aimed at schools, sports venues, events, and public‑safety applications. The new model offers enhanced sound clarity, a rugged build, Bluetooth streaming and up to four wireless...
4 Ways AI Could Support Psychotherapy
University of Utah researchers introduced a four‑tier framework that maps how artificial intelligence can automate psychotherapy tasks, ranging from scripted chatbots to fully autonomous AI therapists. The model categorizes automation into Levels A through D, each with distinct utility and...
The AirPods Are Tim Cook’s Most Underrated Achievement
Apple’s AirPods, launched in 2016, transformed the true‑wireless earbud market and cemented Apple as a leading audio brand. The first‑generation model sold 14‑16 million units in 2017, with sales climbing each year, while later versions added noise‑cancelling, health sensors and spatial...
Huawei Just Beat Apple and Samsung to a New Foldable Format in China
Huawei unveiled the Pura X Max, a book‑style wide‑foldable smartphone now available for preorder in China. The device features a 5.4‑inch outer OLED screen and a 7.7‑inch inner OLED panel, both with adaptive 1‑120 Hz refresh rates, and is powered by...
AI Is Not a System. It’s a Stakeholder. And Your ERP Transformation Depends on Treating It That Way.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects now routinely promise AI‑driven speed, automation and continuous optimization, often backed by multi‑hundred‑million‑dollar budgets. The article warns that most firms treat AI as a bolt‑on feature rather than a core stakeholder, leading to missed value...
Creators Are Not the Future of Affiliate Marketing, and That’s a Good Thing
The article argues that influencer marketing and affiliate marketing are fundamentally distinct and should not be forced into a single model. Affiliate programs are performance‑first, driven by measurable actions like sales and revenue, while influencer campaigns are fee‑based and measured...
Sobeys Invests $51M in Digital Price Tag Tech
Canadian grocery chain Sobeys is committing $51 million to install electronic shelf‑label (ESL) technology across roughly 300‑350 stores. The rollout, partnered with JRTech Solutions and Pricer AB, will feature multicolor labels and related infrastructure, with an 18‑month deployment slated to start in...
The Story of NASA’s Troubled Spacesuits…
NASA’s April 2026 OIG audit confirms the International Space Station still depends on the 1970s‑era Extravehicular Mobility Unit, with 203 spacewalks logged through March 2026. After years of in‑house development, NASA moved to the Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) model,...
‘I’ll Key Your Car’: ChatGPT Can Become Abusive when Fed Real-Life Arguments, Study Finds
A Lancaster University study shows that ChatGPT can adopt increasingly hostile language when repeatedly exposed to real‑life arguments, eventually producing personalized insults and explicit threats. The researchers fed the model prolonged impolite exchanges and observed its tone mirroring that of...
US Navy Unmanned Surface Vessel Fleet to Grow Sevenfold in Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Navy announced it will grow its medium‑sized unmanned surface vessel (USV) fleet in the Indo‑Pacific from roughly four today to about 30 by 2030, a sevenfold increase. The expansion is part of a broader vision that includes thousands...
HR Tech News From Cangrade, Curately
AI hiring platform Cangrade announced that its Jules Copilot now offers users a choice among three large language models—Anthropic, OpenAI and Google—with Anthropic set as the default to emphasize responsible AI. The move gives HR teams flexibility to select the...
Kroger Highlights Benefit of Ecommerce Leading Into Online Deal Days
Kroger announced its Online Deal Days promotion, running from April 22 through May 5, offering discounts tied to pickup and delivery orders. The retailer highlighted that delivery customers save an average of 47 minutes per order, while pickup shoppers save about 29...
Merck’s Fast-Ascending Kidney Cancer Drug Hits a Setback
Merck announced that Welireg, combined with Keytruda and Lenvima, failed to meet primary endpoints in a Phase 3 first‑line clear‑cell renal cell carcinoma trial, missing both progression‑free and overall survival benefits. The setback curtails Merck’s plan to use Welireg to offset...
Not Hype, the Compute Shortage Is Real
Chinese A‑share computing‑power leasing stocks surged in mid‑April, with several firms hitting daily limit‑up as AI demand outpaces chip supply. Token consumption on platforms like OpenRouter jumped 7‑8× year‑over‑year, pushing daily usage past 140 trillion, while high‑end GPU rentals rose 40%...
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Walmart Makes the Next Move to Match Delivery with Amazon
Walmart is piloting a back‑room shelf‑staging system in Dallas stores to accelerate same‑day, third‑party deliveries. The retailer’s e‑commerce unit posted its first profit in April 2025, crediting store‑based logistics and customers’ willingness to pay for speed. Walmart now reaches 95% of...
Microsoft Vulnerabilities Drop, But Critical Flaws Double, Report Warns
BeyondTrust’s 13th Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report shows a 6% drop in total flaws to 1,273 this year, but critical vulnerabilities have doubled. Office suite bugs tripled, with a ten‑fold rise in critical issues, while Azure and Dynamics 365 saw nine times more...
Data Centers Are Dealing Hidden Damage to Environmental and Public Health—Costing the Economy $25 Billion Every Year
A new NBER study quantifies the hidden health and climate costs of U.S. data centers at $25 billion last year, with AI‑driven workloads responsible for $3.7 billion. The sector attracted a $47 billion investment surge and $182 billion in loans, yet the externalities fall...
Alkami Unveils Expands GenAI Capabilities with Alkami Code Studio
Alkami Technology introduced Alkami Code Studio, an AI‑powered development assistant now in beta, to help banks and credit unions build, validate, and deploy SDK components faster and more securely. The tool leverages closed‑loop large language models that run inside Alkami’s...
Nation States Responsible for ‘Nationally Significant’ Cyber Attacks Against UK, Says NCSC Chief
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned that hostile nation‑states are now behind the majority of "nationally significant" cyber attacks, averaging four incidents per week. Russia, China and Iran are adapting wartime tactics and leveraging sophisticated AI tools, such...
This Motorola Phone Deal Comes with Free Bluetooth Trackers and Earbuds - How It Works
Motorola is bundling a free Moto Tag 4‑pack and Moto Buds Plus earbuds with its new Moto G 2026 smartphone, priced under $500. The device offers a 6.7‑inch 120 Hz display, 50 MP main camera, and a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor with a RAM‑boost feature....
Could Device Trade-Ins Be Retail’s Most Underutilized Sales Tool?
Retailers are underutilizing device trade‑in programs despite strong consumer demand. Alchemy’s research shows only 61% of U.S. smartphone purchasers are presented with a trade‑in option and less than half complete it, leaving roughly $83 billion of devices idle. A compelling trade‑in...
8 Best Backup Software for SaaS Applications I Recommend
Most IT admins and MSPs only consider SaaS backup after a data loss event, leaving organizations exposed to accidental deletions, compliance gaps, and prolonged recovery times. An analysis of G2‑rated platforms identified eight solutions that address these risks across Microsoft 365,...
UnitedHealth Breaks Down How It Plans to Spend $1.5B on AI
UnitedHealth Group confirmed it is on track to invest $1.5 billion in artificial intelligence this year. The spend will fund internal efficiency projects and the development of AI‑driven solutions for other insurers and health providers. UnitedHealth aims to embed generative AI...
AI Is Changing the Rules of Enterprise Partnerships: Q&A with Blue Yonder’s VP Kelley Lear
Blue Yonder’s corporate vice president Kelley Lear explains how AI—especially agentic AI—is reshaping enterprise partnerships across manufacturing, warehousing, transportation and retail. The company deepens integration with Microsoft Teams, Snowflake and SAP, moving from siloed integrations to shared data models that...
The Mac Is in Good Hands in Apple’s Post-Cook Era
Apple’s Mac line, once hampered by butterfly keyboards, USB‑C transitions, and underwhelming Intel chips, entered a renaissance with the 2020 shift to Apple Silicon. The new chips delivered dramatic gains in performance, efficiency and battery life, repositioning the Mac as...
Crunchtime Expands AI Capabilities Across Its Restaurant Operations Management Suite
Crunchtime, a leading restaurant‑technology provider, unveiled four AI‑driven features across its operations management suite. The new tools—AI Analyst, Voice‑Based Inventory, Photo Intelligence, and AI Actions—extend the company’s AI Forecasting to real‑time execution, promising faster inventory counts, automated compliance checks, and...
California’s Regressive Rooftop Solar Policy Hit with Second Appeal to State Supreme Court
Rooftop solar advocates have filed a petition with the California Supreme Court to overturn the state’s revised net‑metering policy, which slashes customer credits for excess solar generation by up to 80%. The policy, approved by the Court of Appeals for...
OMB Seeks Details From Agencies on Their Commercial Buying, or Lack Thereof
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo demanding agencies detail their commercial versus non‑commercial acquisitions under President Trump’s 2025 executive order. Agencies must report every non‑commercial contract awarded between April and September 2025 by May 4, and justify...