Hikvision Introduces LinkVu: An Integrated IoT & Networking Solution for SMB Installers
Hikvision has launched LinkVu, a cloud‑managed IoT and networking suite aimed at small‑ and medium‑size business installers. The platform consolidates switches, routers, access points, cameras and other devices under the Hik‑Partner Pro mobile app. Integrated tools such as the HPP Designer and batch activation let installers generate floor‑plan heatmaps, quotations and configure up to 57 devices in just 3.5 minutes. Remote monitoring and AR‑based port identification further streamline maintenance, reducing on‑site visits.
80% of Orgs Are Missing This Key AI Opportunity
Enterprises are accelerating AI budgets, yet many still rely on external hires to fill skill gaps. Global AI spending has topped $150 billion, reflecting board‑level pressure to embed machine‑learning across functions. Accenture’s research shows 80 percent of organizations overlook a critical lever:...
NESO Outlines Operability and Markets Strategy
NESO released its annual Operability Strategy Report and Electricity Markets Roadmap, charting how Britain’s power system will achieve Clean Power by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050. The documents detail operational safeguards and market reforms needed to integrate ever‑higher shares...
Warwick- and Southampton-Led UK Project to Develop Electro-Deposition of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides
The UK’s EXPRESS programme, a five‑year EPSRC‑funded initiative worth £10.4 m (≈$13.2 m), is led by the Universities of Warwick and Southampton to develop electro‑deposition methods for transition‑metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). Researchers will combine novel precursor chemistry with electrochemical techniques to grow high‑crystallinity...
India Boosts Renewable Push Amid Gas Supply Disruptions, Minister Says
India’s junior power minister announced an accelerated approval process for wind‑power and battery‑storage projects as the war in the Middle East creates a natural‑gas shortfall. Although gas contributes only about 2% of generation, it supplies roughly 8 GW during peak demand,...
Top ICT Tenders: SASSA Looks to Modernise WAN
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has issued a tender to modernise its wide‑area network across 461 offices in all nine provinces. The agency seeks a secure, resilient SD‑WAN solution that integrates its existing APN service, provides automated failover,...
4 Steps to Designing with Reality Capture Technology
Reality capture technology is reshaping building design by turning physical spaces into precise digital models. The process follows four steps—scanning with overlapping passes, establishing survey control points, cleaning raw point clouds, and converting them into lightweight 3D meshes. This workflow...
Social Media For Advisors: Market Scalably With Evergreen Content
Social media marketing promises low‑cost visibility for financial advisors, but Kitces research shows acquiring a client via these channels averages $16,700 when hard and soft costs are included. The approach is time‑intensive, with only about 10% of posts driving most...
AI Helps Discovery Life Thwart Fraudulent Claims
Discovery Life, the JSE‑listed insurer, has embedded in‑house artificial intelligence and machine learning into its claims operation, enabling rapid identification of the less than 0.5 % of claims that appear fraudulent. In 2025 the company paid roughly $605 million in claims, of...
'We're Keen to Deploy More and More AI Use Cases': Quint CLO Sheraz Afzal
Quint Group’s chief legal, risk and compliance officer Sheraz Afzal marks his five‑year anniversary, highlighting the firm’s aggressive AI rollout across legal workflows. He notes that AI now automates routine tasks such as financial‑promotion approvals and answers basic HR and contract...
Adani Green Commissions 951 MW Solar, Hybrid Capacity in India
Adani Green Energy Ltd. commissioned 951 MW of renewable capacity in western India, comprising 926 MW of solar and 25 MW of hybrid projects across Baiya, Rajasthan and Khavda, Gujarat. The plants began commercial operation on March 30 after receiving clearances. This addition lifts...
A New Approach to Data Helped This HR Leader Boost Healthcare Benefits
Amy Kickham, newly appointed chief human resources officer at Southern Glazer’s, has turned the company’s 24,000‑strong workforce into a data‑driven talent engine. By converting survey feedback into actionable dashboards, she identified a shortfall in career development and launched Southern Glazers University, an...
LLMs on Kubernetes Part 1: Understanding the Threat Model
Running large‑language models (LLMs) on Kubernetes provides familiar scheduling and isolation, but the platform cannot assess the safety of natural‑language prompts or the confidentiality of generated output. The article highlights the OWASP Top 10 for LLM applications and focuses on four...
Q1 Executive Roundtable Recap
Data Center Frontier’s Q1 Executive Roundtable brought together senior leaders from construction, climate, transformer, and networking firms to dissect the AI‑infrastructure transition from hype to execution. The panel identified delivery discipline, ecosystem coordination, adaptable design, and public credibility as the...
Agibot Reaches 10,000 Humanoid Units Built as Real-World Demand for Robots Accelerates
Agibot announced the production of its 10,000th humanoid robot, a milestone that underscores a rapid shift from niche pilots to large‑scale commercial deployment. The company accelerated production from 5,000 to 10,000 units in just three months, a four‑fold speed increase...
Xbox Store Update Makes Purchasing Xbox Games Easier with Two New Options
Microsoft has added two mobile‑wallet payment options—Google Pay and Apple Pay—to the Xbox digital store. The new methods are currently available in the United States and United Kingdom, with Apple Pay limited to mobile devices and Google Pay also supported...
Just Touching Your Phone At A Red Light Can Get You A Ticket In These Strict US States
A growing majority of U.S. jurisdictions now enforce "no‑touch" cellphone laws, prohibiting drivers from handling phones even at red lights unless mounted. The Governors Highway Safety Association reports 33 states, D.C., and several territories have such bans, with fines ranging...
History Written as CCS Technology Starts Operating on Board FPSO
Yinson Production has commissioned the world’s first post‑combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) unit on its FPSO Agogo, operating off Angola. The system, built with Azule Energy and Carbon Circle, runs on the open‑source CESAR1 amine solvent, designed for low‑energy...
Vodafone and WWF Collect a Million Phones for Charity
Vodafone’s "One Million Phones for the Planet" campaign has collected a million devices across Europe and Africa, generating £1 million (≈$1.25 million) for WWF conservation work. The funds are earmarked for projects such as a new Colombian national park, Brazil’s Earth Engine...
This $584 AI Meeting Assistant Is Now Only $67
MeetScribe Pro, an AI‑powered meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes calls, is now offered as a lifetime subscription for $67, down from its regular $584 price. The tool integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack, delivering real‑time transcripts,...
AI-Fueled Cyberattacks Surge in UAE Amid Rising Regional Tensions
The United Arab Emirates is confronting an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks, with the Cyber Security Council estimating 500,000 to 700,000 incidents each day. Threat actors, including state‑linked groups from Iran, are exploiting artificial‑intelligence tools such as ChatGPT to automate reconnaissance,...
Gateretail and JK Tech Partner to Advance AI-Powered Inflight Retail Intelligence
gateretail and JK Tech have expanded their strategic partnership to enhance the AI‑Powered Inflight Retail Operations Planning Suite, now driven by JK Tech’s JIVA Agentic AI Orchestrator. The joint solution integrates demand forecasting, promotion simulation, pricing recommendations and supplier order...
Structural Design for Enhancing Performance of 1D Conductive Nanomaterial‐Based Stretchable Strain Sensors
The Small journal review outlines how structural design drives performance gains in stretchable strain sensors that incorporate one‑dimensional conductive nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires. It catalogs common architectures—ordered arrays, engineered cracks, wavy or wrinkled films, and mesh...
Kantara Initiative to Collaborate with the OIDF on the Role of Authorised Auditor
The OpenID Foundation announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kantara Initiative, appointing Kantara as an Authorized Auditor for its independent conformance testing program. In this role, Kantara will evaluate organizations seeking Approved Testing Service Provider status, ensuring they meet...
Jan De Nul Orders Nordlicht I Cable Protection Systems at CRP Subsea
Jan De Nul has engaged CRP Subsea to supply 141 NjordGuard cable protection systems for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The CPS designs are being engineered for both monopile and J‑tube interfaces, with production in...
GLP-1s Are Not Going to Change Food Forever
GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs are generating buzz as potential appetite suppressants, but current adoption remains modest—about 12% of U.S. adults and even lower in Europe. While the drugs can mute the so‑called “food noise” and trim a few percentage points off...
U.S. and Ukraine Firms Launch Drone Joint Venture
Ukrainian drone maker General Chereshnya and U.S. firm Wilcox Industries have announced a joint venture to produce first‑person‑view (FPV) and interceptor drones on U.S. soil. The partnership will localize component manufacturing and seek Blue UAS certification to satisfy Pentagon and...
ADIA, Aksia Divided on Data Centre Buildout Boom
At the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority announced a bullish stance on AI‑driven data centre expansion, planning sizable allocations to capture rising compute demand. In contrast, US advisory firm Aksia warned that oversupply risk and tighter...
Unleashing Gen AI Success Through Team Collaboration
Generative AI can transform businesses, but tools alone aren't enough. Success depends on a cultural shift that gives teams autonomy while providing strategic support, resources, and clear accountability. Companies that create sandbox environments and foster cross‑functional collaboration see measurable gains,...
Two New Campaigns with Equinor to Keep Reach Subsea’s USV at Work
Norway’s Reach Subsea has landed two additional call‑offs from state‑owned Equinor under their existing frame agreement, deploying its uncrewed surface vessel Reach Remote 1 for gas reservoir monitoring at the Troll field and extensive subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work...
DataCamp and LangChain Partner to Launch AI Engineering Learning Track
DataCamp has teamed up with LangChain to introduce an AI Engineering learning track aimed at software developers and data practitioners. The curriculum, delivered through DataCamp’s AI‑native platform, covers building, evaluating, and deploying large‑language‑model applications using LangChain, LangSmith, and LangGraph. Real‑time...
Philippines DOE Targets 1,471MW Grid Boost by April 2026
The Philippines Department of Energy aims to add 1,471 MW of generation capacity to the national grid by April 2026, encompassing 22 projects that are near completion. The bulk of the new supply—about 1,284 MW—will come from 12 solar farms, complemented by hydro,...
Vacancy‐Induced Z‐Contrast Anomaly in Self‐Assembled (Ti,V)O2 Heterostructure
Researchers used annular dark‑field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF‑STEM) to examine self‑assembled (Ti,V)O₂ heterostructures that form alternating Ti‑rich and V‑rich layers. Contrary to the expected Z‑contrast, the V‑rich layers appeared brighter despite Ti (Z=22) and V (Z=23) having nearly identical...
Philippines DOE Targets 1,471MW Grid Boost by April 2026
The Philippines Department of Energy aims to add 1,471 MW of generation capacity to the national grid by April 2026, primarily through 12 solar projects delivering about 1,284 MW. The portfolio also includes hydro, biomass, wind and a 20 MW integrated renewable storage system,...
ChatGPT Acts as a “Cognitive Crutch” That Weakens Memory, New Research Suggests
A randomized trial at Brazil's Federal University of Rio de Janeiro found that undergraduate business students who used ChatGPT to study AI concepts retained significantly less information after 45 days than peers who relied on traditional resources. The AI‑assisted group...
Foster City Cyberattack, Jury Finds Meta and Google Negligent, and Can SF’s Small Clubs Survive?
A ransomware breach forced Foster City to declare a state of emergency, temporarily disabling municipal phone and email services before restoration within a week. A federal jury found Meta and Google negligent for contributing to a youth mental‑health crisis, marking...
SkyRefund: Building the Legal Infrastructure Behind Air Passenger Rights
SkyRefund, a legal‑tech startup founded in 2017, builds a data‑driven platform that automates air‑passenger compensation claims across the EU, UK, Canada, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. By aggregating airline, flight‑status, weather and news data, the company reconstructs the factual picture...
Buc-Ee's Rolling Out Specialty Coffee Vending
Buc‑ees is partnering with Costa Coffee to install automated specialty coffee kiosks at its travel‑center locations across the United States. The self‑service machines deliver barista‑style drinks such as espresso, cappuccino, latte and flat white in roughly 90 seconds via a...
Belkasoft X Streamlines Investigations With AI-Powered Picture Analysis
Belkasoft X now includes BelkaGPT, an offline AI assistant that automates visual evidence review. The tool offers predefined and custom image classifiers that can be created instantly with natural‑language prompts. It generates detailed, searchable descriptions for every picture and supports...
How Sportsbooks Plan to Turn Bracket-Mania Into Long-Term Betting Interest
Sportsbooks are leveraging March Madness to turn casual bracket participants into long‑term bettors. BetMGM and Fanatics deployed former college athletes—Haley and Hanna Cavinder and gymnast Livvy Dunne—as social‑first influencers to attract younger, especially female, audiences. The campaigns combine digital content,...
A SoCal Native Is Set to Pilot NASA’s Lunar Mission — and Become the First Black Person to Reach the...
NASA’s Artemis II mission, slated for launch in early 2026, will send a crew on a lunar flyby—the first human trip around the Moon in half a century. Victor Glover, a Southern California native and veteran Navy test pilot, will serve...
Plaid CFO Says Fintech Company Has Earned the Right to ‘Pick Our Time’ for IPO
Plaid’s CFO Seun Sodipo says the fintech firm can afford to wait for the optimal moment to go public after posting a 40% jump in annual recurring revenue to over $500 million and delivering a full‑year adjusted EBITDA profit. The company...
Credit Card Annual Fees Are Soaring Past $800. Here’s Why People Keep Paying Them—Even as Perks Are Harder to Come...
Premium credit cards are now charging annual fees that top $800, with Robinhood, JPMorgan Chase, American Express, and Citi all offering high‑fee products packed with travel credits, dining allowances and exclusive lounge access. Issuers argue that stacked monthly credits and...
Q&A: Digital Workforce Looks to Expand Further Into the U.S. Market
Digital Workforce, a Helsinki‑based automation firm, serves over 200 large organizations and targets roughly $40 million in revenue this year. Its flagship Outsmart platform blends robotic process automation and AI to run entire patient‑care pathways, with a particular emphasis on healthcare...
Speeders Beware: 125 Traffic Cameras Are Coming to L.A., Along with Hefty Fines. What You Need to Know
Los Angeles will install 125 automated speed cameras across its 15 council districts between April and July, targeting school zones, high‑risk corridors, and accident‑prone streets. Drivers caught exceeding the limit by 11 mph or more face fines ranging from $50 to...
Study: Breath Test Could Transform Microbiome Diagnostics for Clinical Labs
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have demonstrated that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath mirror gut microbiome activity. Published in Cell Metabolism, the proof‑of‑concept study showed breath profiles could differentiate children with...
Salesforce AI Research Releases VoiceAgentRAG: A Dual-Agent Memory Router that Cuts Voice RAG Retrieval Latency by 316x
Salesforce AI Research unveiled VoiceAgentRAG, an open‑source dual‑agent architecture that separates retrieval from generation for voice assistants. The Fast Talker foreground agent consults a semantic in‑memory FAISS cache with ~0.35 ms latency, while the Slow Thinker background agent predicts upcoming topics...
How Energas Turned an Environmental Concern Into Cuba’s Cheapest Power
Energas, a Cuban‑Canadian joint venture with Sherritt International, operates three combined‑cycle plants totaling 480 MW, supplying roughly 8‑10% of Cuba’s electricity and the cheapest baseload power in the country. The plants convert associated natural gas from oil wells into electricity and...
BBC Studioworks Draws on INFiLED to Upgrade National Lottery Production Facility
BBC Studioworks has chosen INFiLED’s DBmk2 LED panels to modernise the National Lottery draw studio at Television Centre. Two 5 × 3 metre screens with a 1.95 mm pixel pitch are mounted at a 90‑degree angle, allowing instant backdrop changes at the push of a...
Modernise Infrastructure with Next-Gen Compute Using HPE VM Essentials
HPE VM Essentials on HPE ProLiant Gen12 servers offers South African enterprises a clear path to consolidate legacy hardware, boost performance per core, and cut energy consumption. The solution pairs a streamlined virtualization stack with hardware‑level security via Silicon Root of Trust and...