There Are More AI Health Tools than Ever—But How Well Do They Work?
Microsoft introduced Copilot Health and Amazon expanded its Health AI, joining OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health and Anthropic’s Claude as consumer‑facing large language model (LLM) health assistants. The tools aim to answer the 50 million daily health questions users pose to Copilot, promising 24/7 triage and advice for underserved patients. Researchers warn that independent, rigorous evaluation is lacking, citing studies that reveal over‑triage and missed emergencies. Industry leaders call for third‑party benchmarks such as HealthBench and MedHELM to ensure safety.
Niger Unveils New Biometric ID System to Boost Digital Sovereignty
Niger became the second member of the Alliance of Sahel States to launch a regional biometric national ID system, with President General Abdourahamane Tiani enrolling first on March 27. The program, built by Libyan firm Al Itissan Al‑Jadeed, issues cards to citizens...
Huskeys Raises $8m Seed to Modernise Legacy Web Security
Edge security startup Huskeys announced its emergence from stealth after closing an $8 million seed round led by investors such as 10D, SV Angel and a roster of athlete angels. The company launched its Edge Security Management platform, which sits atop...
Google Pixel Rolls Out ‘Transit Mode’ and Real-Time At a Glance Commute
Google has begun rolling out a new Transit mode for Pixel phones, automatically activating during train rides and delivering real‑time commute updates via the At a Glance widget. Users can customize notification filters, volume, and Bluetooth behavior, while the feature...
GlobalFoundries Sues Tower Semiconductor for Patent Infringement
GlobalFoundries filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Israel‑based Tower Semiconductor, alleging violation of 11 patents covering analog, radio‑frequency and silicon‑photonics manufacturing processes. The complaints were lodged with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Western District of Texas, seeking injunctions...
PTZOptics To Spotlight Move 4K Cameras, Horizon Browser-Based Control At 2026 NAB Show
PTZOptics is showcasing its Move 4K PTZ cameras paired with the Horizon browser‑based control platform at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The Move 4K series delivers broadcast‑grade 4K video, flexible connectivity and AI‑driven visual‑reasoning features such as auto‑tracking and event‑triggered indexing....
This Windows Laptop May Have a Moderate Battery Life, but It Burns Bright with an OLED Display, 16GB of RAM,...
ASUS’s Zenbook 14 pairs a 14‑inch OLED screen with 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 512 GB SSD, delivering vivid visuals and solid everyday performance. The RAM is soldered, limiting upgrades, while the SSD is user‑replaceable up to 2 TB. Intel Arc...
AI Models Confidently Describe Images They Never Saw, and Benchmarks Fail to Catch It
A new study reveals that leading multimodal AI models—including GPT‑5 series, Gemini 3 Pro, and Claude Opus 4.5—confidently generate visual descriptions and medical diagnoses despite never receiving an image, achieving 60‑90% correctness in a text‑only benchmark called Phantom‑0. When tested on established visual‑understanding benchmarks,...
US Stocks: Viridian Shares Plunge 34% as Eye Disease Drug Disappoints on Efficacy Despite Trial Success
Viridian Therapeutics’ shares tumbled 34% to $18.66 after its late‑stage trial of elegrobart for thyroid eye disease (TED) fell short of investor efficacy expectations, despite meeting the primary endpoint of reducing eye bulging. The four‑week regimen showed a 54% improvement...
MedCity Pivot Podcast: How Fujifilm Tackled An Existential Crisis
Fujifilm faced a 60% revenue collapse in 2006 as digital cameras displaced film, prompting a strategic pivot toward healthcare. The company launched a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in 2011, acquiring Biogen’s large‑scale site and expanding its biotech capabilities....
Aultman Health CIO Says Healthcare Must Move AI From Experimental to Operational
Aultman Health System’s CIO Raza Fayyaz says the health‑care sector must shift AI from experimental pilots to everyday operations. He outlines a three‑pronged strategy that combines pre‑built AI tools, robotic process automation, and large‑language‑model reasoning to streamline clinical and administrative...
DeepLoad Malware Uses ClickFix and WMI Persistence to Steal Browser Credentials
Researchers at ReliaQuest uncovered DeepLoad, a new malware loader delivered through a ClickFix social‑engineering lure that tricks users into running obfuscated PowerShell commands. The loader employs AI‑generated code obfuscation, APC injection, and dynamic C# compilation to avoid static and behavioral...
Niger State Replaces Tech Ministry with New Agency to Cut Bottlenecks
Niger State has dissolved its Ministry of Communications Technology and Digital Economy, creating the Niger State Information Technology and Digital Economy Agency (NSITDEA) to streamline digital initiatives. Former ministry commissioner Sulaiman Isah will lead the agency as director‑general, replacing the...
Transcatheter ViV a Solid Option for Failed Mitral Bioprostheses: SURViV
The SURViV randomized trial compared transcatheter mitral valve‑in‑valve (ViV) with redo surgical replacement in 150 patients with failed bioprosthetic mitral valves, many of whom had rheumatic disease. At one year, ViV showed a markedly lower all‑cause mortality (5.3% vs 20.8%)...
Under Pressure, LexisNexis Integrates Anthropic Legal AI
LexisNexis swiftly integrated Anthropic’s Claude legal plugin into its Protégé platform within weeks, leveraging early access and dedicated "tiger teams" to stay ahead of AI disruption. The company adopted a coopetition model, using Anthropic’s technology while relying on its century‑old...
China’s Kinetica-2 Rocket Debuts Successfully, Sending Prototype Cargo Spacecraft to Orbit
Chinese commercial launch firm CAS Space successfully lifted its new Kinetica‑2 rocket into orbit on March 30, delivering a prototype cargo spacecraft and two other payloads. The 53‑meter vehicle can carry up to 12 tonnes to low‑Earth orbit and features a modular...
Virtual Care Provider Makes Big Gains with Zoom AI Clinical Tools
PocketRN adopted Zoom Workplace for Clinicians to embed AI‑powered transcription and note generation directly into its virtual nursing workflow. The integration cut documentation time by roughly 60%, dropping average note creation from 20 minutes to under 10. Daily labor savings...
8 Best Claude Features in 2026: How to Get More Done With Less Effort
Anthropic’s latest Claude models, Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.6, have shifted from simple chatbots to full‑fledged collaborators that can generate polished documents, complex spreadsheets, and even functional web apps without coding. New features such as persistent Skills, project‑based workspaces with a 200K‑token context...
Sumsub and Approvely Unite on Identity and Payments
Sumsub, a global verification and anti‑fraud platform, has partnered with Approvely to embed its KYC and AML screening directly into Approvely’s payments and risk‑management stack. The integration gives gaming merchants a single, compliant path from identity verification to transaction processing...
How Good Is Your DC Simulation Model?
Distribution centers are racing to integrate new automation to meet soaring e‑commerce demand, prompting many to adopt computer simulations before committing capital. Amazon’s design engineering team, led by Abhineet Mittal, has pioneered a modular discrete‑event simulation method that breaks the...
How Aigen Transformed Agricultural Robotics for Sustainable Farming with Amazon SageMaker AI
Aigen, a maker of autonomous weed‑removing robots, migrated its machine‑learning pipeline to Amazon SageMaker AI to overcome on‑premises bottlenecks. By automating data labeling with vision foundation models and leveraging SageMaker’s distributed training, the company boosted labeling throughput 20‑fold and cut...
Mastercard's Pivot: A Bullish Strategic Bet on AI and Data
Mastercard's shares have fallen over 15% year‑to‑date as the company weighs selling its real‑time payments unit, acquired for $3.2 billion in 2019. Meanwhile, its high‑margin Value‑Added Services division posted 22% currency‑neutral revenue growth in Q4, far outpacing the 9% rise in...
Why TikTok Shop’s Real ROI Was Never Meant to Stay on TikTok
TikTok Shop is being re‑positioned from a narrow sales channel to a powerful demand‑generation engine, a shift highlighted by Greek sun‑care brand Carroten’s rapid U.S. expansion. Leveraging over 13,000 creators, the brand generated 152 million views, sparking a cascade that lifted Amazon...
J-ENG in Hydrogen-Fueled Two Stroke First
Japan Engine Corp (J‑ENG) has begun hydrogen co‑firing in all cylinders of its 6UEC35LSGH low‑speed two‑stroke engine, the world’s first full‑scale hydrogen engine slated for a 17,500‑DWT merchant vessel. The engine achieved over 95% hydrogen co‑firing at 100% load, confirming...
AAC Clyde Space Expands Orbital Presence with Transporter-16 Launch
On March 30, 2026 SpaceX’s Transporter‑16 rideshare launched 119 payloads, including seven satellites from Swedish‑based AAC Clyde Space. The flight introduced the first two VIREON‑1 and VIREON‑2 Earth‑observation cubesats, delivering 1.5‑meter multispectral imagery for agriculture and forestry. AAC also flew...
Percona and Chainguard Partner to Deliver Secure Open Source Software
Percona has teamed up with Chainguard to offer secure, production‑ready container images for its open‑source database portfolio, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and others. Chainguard builds minimal, provenance‑verified images that aim for near‑zero CVE exposure, while Percona provides enterprise‑grade support and...
Google Maps Simplifies Battery Predictions and Trip Planning for 350+ Android Auto EV Models.
Google Maps is extending its AI‑powered electric‑vehicle charging features to Android Auto users of more than 350 models across over 15 U.S. brands. Drivers can add their EV details, see projected battery usage, receive optimal charging‑stop suggestions and an updated...
Beyond Static Checks: Designing CI/CD Pipelines That Respond to Live Security Signals
Traditional CI/CD pipelines rely on pre‑deployment tests and static scans, but they miss real‑time security signals. Modern distributed systems can become vulnerable after a build due to compromised hosts or newly discovered exploits. The article proposes augmenting pipelines with runtime...
‘Smart Data 2035 – The UK’s Smart Data Strategy’
On 26 March 2026 the UK Department for Business and Trade released the policy paper “Smart Data 2035 – The UK’s Smart Data Strategy.” The paper leverages powers granted by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 to mandate firm participation in smart‑data...
Ulta Doubled Store Fulfillment Capabilities in 2025
Ulta Beauty doubled its ship‑from‑store footprint in fiscal 2025, increasing the number of U.S. stores that fulfill e‑commerce orders from roughly 500 to over 1,000. The expansion was powered by an AI‑driven order‑management system that optimized inventory allocation across stores....
MeitY Proposes To Make Advisories Legally Binding For Social Media Platforms
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed amendments to the 2021 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, making government advisories legally binding for social media platforms such as Meta, Google and X. Platforms must...
Belgium Travel Congestion Delays EES Entry
Belgium’s interior ministry has postponed its rollout of the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) biometric registration after test runs caused significant queue buildups at border checkpoints. The EU‑wide deadline for full EES implementation remains 10 April, but several member states, including Belgium,...
EVS to Debut T-Motion Robotics at 2026 NAB Show
At the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, EVS will launch T‑Motion, a robotics suite built on its recent Telemetrics and XD Motion acquisitions. The portfolio includes a six‑axis camera arm, roving platform, robotic jib, track system, elevating pedestal and...
Extra Credit: Nothing Artificial About Our AI Investment Process
Loomis Sayles’ Full Discretion team outlines a disciplined credit‑centric process for navigating the AI boom, projecting roughly $2.5 trillion of AI‑related capital spending over the next three years, half of which will be debt‑financed. The team splits its analysis into two...
HEAPGrasp: A Faster, Smarter Way for Robots to Handle Tricky Objects
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science introduced HEAPGrasp, a novel robot grasping system that relies solely on RGB images to reconstruct 3D shapes of transparent, reflective, and opaque objects. By extracting silhouettes from multiple viewpoints and using a shape‑from‑silhouette algorithm...
How Swarmit Turned Testing Into a Growth Engine with the Xray Partner Program
Swarmit, an Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner, leveraged Xray to transform its test‑management services into a growth engine. After a 2019 hackathon identified Xray as the most capable Jira‑native tool, the partnership deepened into joint marketing, webinars, and localized DACH content....
US Pressures Brussels to Join AI Chips Club
The United States is urging the European Union to join Pax Silica, a Washington‑led club aimed at safeguarding AI‑related semiconductor and mineral supply chains against China. EU officials stalled formal talks on membership, even as Sweden and Greece signed the...
Rollout Delays Extend Austria’s EES Biometrics Contract with Secunet Again
Austria has extended its Entry‑Exit System (EES) contract with German security firm secunet, raising the deal’s value from €14.6 million (≈US$16.7 million) to €22 million (≈US$25.2 million) and lengthening the term to March 2029. The increase reflects repeated delays, as the European Commission postponed the...
U.S. Bank Names Next COO
Toby Clements will assume the role of chief operations officer at U.S. Bank effective April 13, succeeding Souheil Badran, who is retiring after a three‑year tenure. Clements, a 2017 hire, has overseen operations in Europe, cards, merchant payments and client services,...
ITV Won’t Air In-Game Advertising During 2026 Fifa World Cup Drinks Breaks
ITV has decided not to air in‑game advertising during the mandatory three‑minute drinks breaks at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, even though FIFA permits broadcasters to use picture‑in‑picture or cut‑away ads. The decision stems from FIFA’s strict timing rules and...
South Korea Extends Facial Recognition SIM Registration Pilot to June 2026
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has pushed back the end of its facial‑recognition SIM registration pilot to June 30, 2026. The trial, which began in December, requires users to scan their face at activation to match identity‑document data, targeting fraud...
Butterfly Network Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Gestational Age Ultrasound Tool
Butterfly Network has secured FDA clearance for an AI‑driven Gestational Age tool that operates via a blind‑sweep on its handheld ultrasound devices. The software, trained on over 21 million images, delivers gestational age estimates comparable to expert sonographers for pregnancies between...
SoFire’s Hot Campaigns: Alix Earle’s Skincare Launch Proves Why Authenticity Always Wins
Alix Earle, a 14‑million‑follower influencer, has launched the skincare line Reale Actives in partnership with dermatologist Dr. Kiran Mian. A cryptic teaser campaign sparked strong pre‑launch engagement, turning curiosity into a ready‑made audience. Earle’s content has long documented her cystic acne journey and Accutane...
Germany Launches Tender for 475MW of Solar PV Capacity
The German Federal Network Agency launched an innovation tender to allocate 475 MW of new solar PV capacity by early May. Bids must be submitted by 4 May with a ceiling price of 7.13 euro‑cents/kWh (about 6.3 US cents/kWh). The tender targets utility‑scale projects...
Scamnetic and VanishID Partner to Deliver an Integrated Approach to Identity Protection and Scam Prevention for Enterprises
Scamnetic and VanishID announced a partnership that combines Scamnetic’s real‑time scam and deep‑fake detection with VanishID’s identity exposure reduction platform. The integrated offering lets enterprises automatically block fraudulent communications and lower the amount of publicly exposed executive data. By addressing...
Almost €19 Million Lost by SMEs to Email Related Scams over the Past 2 Years
Irish small and medium enterprises have lost almost €19 million (≈ $20.5 million) to email‑based scams over the past two years, according to FraudSMART data. The average loss per incident exceeds €22,000 (≈ $23,800). A new FraudSMART awareness campaign, launched by Tánaiste Simon Harris...
Inflammaging in Clinical Practice: GlycanAge’s New Data
GlycanAge is translating two decades of glycan research into clinical tools that measure inflammaging, the chronic low‑grade inflammation linked to age‑related disease. By profiling complex sugar structures on proteins, the company offers a long‑term biomarker that differs from short‑term markers...
Ani Tech Launches Free AI Cash Flow App for Advisors
Ani Tech has introduced a free AI‑driven cash‑flow modelling app for UK financial advisers, allowing them to build and compare complex scenarios using natural‑language commands. The tool, powered by an agentic AI called ‘Flo’, automates data entry and provides real‑time...
The Invisible Elephant in the Room: Why Climate Control Systems Matter More Than We Think
Hospitality’s sustainability push often ignores in‑room HVAC, yet legacy PTAC and VTAC units dominate many properties. These systems produce 50‑60 dB of noise, exceed WHO’s 30 dB bedroom guideline, and lack modern ventilation, harming guest sleep and indoor air quality. Their fixed‑speed...
ABB Incorporates Generative AI Into Energy Management System
ABB has integrated generative artificial intelligence into its Energy Management System, branding the new capability as the Industrial Knowledge Vault (IKV). The AI layer lets users pose natural‑language questions about energy consumption, delivering instant analytics without manual data mining. Mining...