Artlist Expands Its AI Platform with Professional-Grade AI Music for Video Production
Artlist has launched a new AI Music category, leveraging Google’s Lyria 3 and Lyria 3 Pro audio models to let creators generate studio‑quality songs from simple text or up to ten image prompts. The service is embedded in Artlist’s AI Suite, Max, Max Business and Enterprise plans, delivering fully licensed tracks that can span any genre or language. Users can compose full three‑minute songs or shorter clips, controlling intros, verses, choruses and endings. This addition completes Artlist’s all‑in‑one AI toolkit for video production.
Clarivate Reveals the AI50 – the Organizations Leading Artificial Intelligence Invention
Clarivate has launched the AI50, a data‑driven benchmark that ranks the fifty organizations producing the strongest AI‑related patents, using its proprietary Derwent Strength Index. The list features familiar tech giants such as NVIDIA, Alphabet and Qualcomm alongside research labs and...
Tencent Cloud and CGTrader Forge Strategic Partnership to Drive Next‑Generation AI-Powered 3D Content Creation
At Mobile World Congress 2026, Tencent Cloud announced a strategic partnership with CGTrader, integrating its proprietary generative AI model, HY 3D Global, into CGTrader’s platform. The collaboration creates the first AI‑powered 3D creation workflow that transforms 2D reference images into...
Move Aside Substack – Ghost and Transistor Team up to Offer Private Podcasts
Ghost, the open‑source CMS competing with Substack, has partnered with podcast host Transistor.fm to enable private, members‑only podcasts directly from the Ghost dashboard. The integration lets publishers bundle exclusive audio content with their subscription offerings, expanding Ghost’s toolkit beyond newsletters....
Smulders HSM Starts Construction of East Anglia TWO Offshore Substation
Smulders HSM has begun construction of the offshore substation topside and jacket foundation for the East Anglia TWO wind farm in the United Kingdom. The topside is being fabricated at the Stormpolder yard in the Netherlands while the jacket is being...
Airbus Brings Digital Technology to Firefighting
Airbus completed a first‑of‑its‑kind forest‑fire trial that linked helicopters, fixed‑wing aircraft, drones and ground crews through a private mobile network and its Agnet communication platform. The test, staged at a military camp near Nîmes, used an H130 FlightLab helicopter, an...
Are We Ready to Mine the Moon?
Interlune, a lunar‑resource startup, announced that its first customers are ready to purchase helium‑3 extracted from the Moon. Helium‑3 is touted as a fuel for next‑generation nuclear fusion reactors that produce no long‑lived radioactive waste. The company highlights the technical...
Law and Security Merge as Supply Chain Regulations Multiply: RSA Panelists
At RSA 2026, security and legal leaders warned that digital‑heavy supply chains are expanding the attack surface, citing a recent breach of the open‑source tool Trivy used in AI pipelines. They highlighted hardware visibility gaps and the growing complexity of...
To Infinity and Beyond, Ireland’s Space Sector Continues to Grow
Ireland’s fourth progress report on the 2019‑2025 National Space Strategy shows the sector expanding rapidly, with government ESA funding rising 43% to €32.17 million (≈$35 million) in 2024. Irish firms secured 55 ESA contracts worth €24.56 million (≈$27 million) and 116 companies now participate...
Bland Launches Norm to Help Teams Build Production-Ready Voice Agents in Minutes
Bland Inc. introduced Norm, an AI‑powered assistant that lets technical teams create production‑ready voice agents from a simple conversational prompt in minutes. The platform automates prompt generation, persona design, API integration (e.g., Cal.com) and multi‑channel deployment, eliminating the need for...
GlassWorm Attack Installs Fake Browser Extension for Surveillance
GlassWorm is a multi‑stage malware chain that infiltrates developers through malicious npm, PyPI or VS Code packages. After a pre‑install script runs, it contacts the Solana blockchain to fetch a second‑stage infostealer that harvests browser extensions, crypto wallet seeds, cloud and...
Wyndham And Goop Are Using AI To Scale Creative And Avoid Burnout
Wyndham and lifestyle brand Goop have partnered with Adora, an AI‑driven performance‑marketing platform, to automate creative generation and real‑time ad optimization. The system produced over 90 ad variants for Wyndham, tailoring imagery and messaging to 15 audience segments and boosting...
How to Turn a Chicken Egg Into a Drug Factory
Biotech start‑up Neion Bio is pioneering a method to turn chicken embryos into miniature drug factories. Scientists micro‑inject genetic constructs into three‑day‑old embryos, reprogramming the developing bird to synthesize pharmaceutical compounds within the egg. The approach promises faster, cheaper production...
Q4 2025 EMEA Ad Viewability Trends Report
Pixalate released its Q4 2025 programmatic ad viewability report for the EMEA region, covering the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Israel. The study shows non‑viewability rates ranging from 21% to 50% across mobile web, mobile in‑app and desktop web platforms, with...
Q4 2025 APAC Ad Viewability Trends Report
Pixalate released its Q4 2025 Asia‑Pacific programmatic ad viewability report for India, revealing that 46% of mobile in‑app ads, 30% of mobile web ads, and 36% of desktop web ads were not viewable. The study, based on 106 billion global open‑programmatic impressions,...
The $30 Xbox Game Pass Problem Could Be Fixed without Dropping the Price
Microsoft raised Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $29.99 per month, a 50% increase that has sparked subscriber backlash. The hike coincides with growing subscription fatigue as gamers juggle multiple entertainment services. The author proposes a modular, à la carte Game...
Bank of America Gives Merrill Lynch an AI Makeover
Bank of America is deploying AI‑driven tools integrated with Salesforce and Zoom to all 25,000 Merrill Lynch advisors and 4,800 private bankers. The suite automates meeting preparation, real‑time summarization, follow‑up tasks and daily planning, shrinking prep time from roughly 45 minutes...
WhatsApp’s Big Update Fixes the Three Things Users Have Been Yelling About for Years
WhatsApp’s latest update addresses three long‑standing user complaints by adding multi‑account support on iPhone, a built‑in storage manager that deletes large media without erasing chats, and two‑way iOS‑Android chat migration. The storage tool surfaces oversized files for selective removal, while...
Chinese Hackers Caught Deep Within Telecom Backbone Infrastructure
Rapid7 disclosed that a China‑linked state‑sponsored threat actor has embedded kernel‑level implants and passive backdoors deep within global telecom backbone infrastructure. The campaign leverages the BPFdoor Linux backdoor, CrossC2 beacons and the TinyShell framework to achieve long‑term, stealthy persistence across...
AWG Invests $110M to Modernize Distribution Center
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is investing $110 million to modernize its Gulf Coast distribution center in Pearl River, Louisiana, adding advanced automation to boost order accuracy, service reliability, and weather resilience. Construction runs Jan‑Nov 2027 with automation installed in April, and...
Q4 2025 CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Report
Pixalate’s Q4 2025 CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Report, based on over 7 billion programmatic transactions, shows Roku commanding the largest market share of voice (SOV) in North America (32%) and Latin America (30%). Samsung leads in EMEA with 24% SOV while...
This AI Stock Picker Helps Busy Entrepreneurs Invest Smarter
Sterling Stock Picker is an AI‑driven investment app that leverages OpenAI’s technology to generate personalized stock recommendations for entrepreneurs. Its proprietary North Star Rating System classifies stocks as buy, sell, hold, or avoid, while highlighting "stock rockets"—companies posting over 50%...
A One-Line Kubernetes Fix that Saved 600 Hours a Year
Cloudflare’s Atlantis service, which orchestrates Terraform changes, was stalled for 30 minutes each restart due to a Kubernetes default that recursively reset file permissions on a massive persistent volume. The pod’s securityContext used fsGroup, causing kubelet to run a costly...
Cortex Code Updates: Faster AI Data Engineering on Snowflake
Snowflake announced a major upgrade to its Cortex Code AI coding agent, making it generally available inside Snowsight and adding native Windows support for the CLI. The update introduces Agent Teams, a coordination layer that lets multiple sub‑agents work in...
Georgia Could Become First State With Weapons Detection in All Public Schools
Georgia lawmakers are close to passing a bill that would require daily weapons detection scans for every student entering a public school. The technology combines camera analytics with metal‑detector fields to spot guns and knives, and costs upwards of $10,000...
Swedish Noru Attracts Nordic and Global Investors for AI Compliance Platform
Swedish startup Noru announced a €553.9K (~$600K) pre‑seed round led by Ampli Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz a16z Seed Fund, SSE Business Lab and several Nordic operators. The company’s AI‑native “agentic compliance” platform embeds regulatory processes directly into developer...
Enersea Finalizes Substation Jacket Design for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Project
Enersea has finished detailed design of two offshore substation jackets—Link 01 and Link 02—for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 wind farm in the United Kingdom. Each jacket weighs roughly 3,500 tonnes and will support 9,000‑tonne substations, with Link 01 already installed and Link 02 slated for completion by...
Lengthy Middle East War ‘to Cost Ad Industry $93.9bn’
A new WARC study warns that a prolonged Middle East conflict could erase $49.9 bn of advertising growth in 2026 and total $93.9 bn over the next two years. The baseline forecast still expects a 10.4% rise to a $1.32 trn global ad...
Woodside Delays Lower-Carbon Ammonia Production From Recently Taken-Over Facility
Woodside Energy completed its $2.35 billion acquisition of OCI Clean Ammonia and took operational control of the Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) plant in Texas. The facility, capable of producing 1.1 million tonnes of ammonia annually, began commercial output in December 2025. Lower‑carbon ammonia...
CTrader Store Expands Affiliate Programme with Two Revenue Streams in One Extended IB Model
Spotware has upgraded the cTrader Store Affiliate Programme by adding a second revenue stream, allowing partners to earn both traditional Introducing Broker (IB) commissions from broker sign‑ups and up to 20% affiliate commissions on product sales. The new model preserves...
IBM Quantum Computer Accurately Simulates Real Magnetic Materials
IBM announced that its 127‑qubit quantum processor successfully simulated the magnetic properties of real‑world materials, achieving 99% fidelity compared with laboratory measurements. The experiment reproduced the behavior of iron oxide at room temperature, a benchmark previously out of reach for...
Agrivoltaics for Turnips
Researchers at the University of Western Ontario tested 13 photovoltaic modules, including semi‑transparent cadmium telluride (CdTe) and low‑transparency crystalline silicon (c‑Si), in field‑scale agrivoltaic trials with turnips. The 60 % transparent CdTe panel delivered the highest fresh root weight (176.5 g) and...
TradeStation Securities Announces API Integration with Trade Ideas
TradeStation Securities announced a new API integration with Trade Ideas, a real‑time market‑intelligence platform. The connection lets traders move directly from Trade Ideas’ pattern‑recognition analytics to TradeStation’s commission‑free equity execution. By embedding Trade Ideas’ tick‑by‑tick monitoring into TradeStation’s self‑clearing infrastructure,...
Eurobites: Vodafone Claims Irish First with Satellite Video Call
Vodafone Ireland completed Ireland’s first mobile video call routed through an AST SpaceMobile satellite using a regular smartphone, showcasing a sovereign‑network alternative to Starlink. Meanwhile, KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners have tabled bids of €6‑8 bn (≈$6.9‑$9.2 bn) for Patrick Drahi’s XpFibre...
Save Big on Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh with Almost $300 Off on This 3-Item Bundle — New Core Ultra 270K...
Newegg is selling a three‑item bundle that pairs Intel’s new Core Ultra 270K Plus processor with 32 GB of G‑Skill DDR5‑6400 RAM and an MSI MPG Z890 Carbon Wi‑Fi motherboard for $899.99, delivering roughly $300 in savings. The 270K Plus CPU, priced at $319.99, offers 24...
Cincoze Launches DX-1300 High-Performance Compact Industrial Computer: The Essential Edge Computing Core for Space-Constrained Environments
Cincoze unveiled the DX-1300, a compact industrial computer designed for edge AI workloads. It is powered by Intel’s Core Ultra 200S processor, delivering up to 36 TOPS of AI performance—about 3.5 times faster than its predecessor. The chassis measures just 242 × 173 × 75 mm, fitting into...
Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite: Siemens Introduces New AI Powered on Premises Analytics for Industrial Drives
Siemens has launched Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite (DTA Onsite), an AI‑powered analytics suite that runs entirely on a plant’s own industrial PC. The first module, DTA Onsite – Monitoring, captures high‑resolution, PTP‑synchronized vibration and analog data to provide continuous condition monitoring of mechanical and electrical...
FXP30x and PC30x Series From Taoglas Combine Cellular, GNSS and Wi-Fi in Compact PCB Antennas
Taoglas introduced the FXP30x and PC30x series, a new family of embedded antennas that combine cellular, GNSS and Wi‑Fi connectivity in a single compact package. The FXP30x line uses a flexible polymer PCB with peel‑and‑stick mounting, while the PC30x line...
Ethical Implications of Using AI in Hiring
AI-driven hiring tools promise efficiency but risk embedding human biases into recruitment decisions. The article explains how cognitive biases translate into algorithmic bias when historical data reflects discrimination, and why removing explicit protected attributes is insufficient. It highlights the EU...
Novocure Reports Topline P-II (PANOVA-4) Trial Data on TTFields Therapy for Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (mPDAC)
Novocure disclosed topline Phase‑2 PANOVA‑4 data showing that Tumor‑Treating Fields (TTFields) combined with Tecentriq and gemcitabine/nab‑paclitaxel achieved a 74.4% disease‑control rate in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). The trial, enrolling 78 patients, outperformed the historical MPACT control arm’s 48% DCR. Secondary...
VoteRiders Gets Out the Vote with a New Platform that Demystifies Voter ID Laws Across the US
VoteRiders, the leading nonpartisan nonprofit tackling voter‑ID barriers, has unveiled a new digital platform that translates complex state ID requirements into a clear, action‑oriented experience. The site was built in partnership with New York design firm Synoptic Office and brand...
The Best HCM Integrations: APIs, Flat Files or Hybrid?
Companies rolling out new HCM platforms face a choice between traditional flat‑file transfers and modern API‑driven connections. Flat files, moved via SFTP, offer simplicity and reliability for legacy benefits carriers that still demand nightly 834 batches. APIs provide real‑time employee...
Mexico Awards $US 220m ETCS Contract
Mexico’s rail authority Attrapi awarded a joint venture of Siemens Mobility and Sonda a 3.84 billion‑peso (≈ $220 million) four‑year contract to deliver ETCS Level 1 signalling for the Mexico City‑Querétaro‑Irapuato passenger line. The deal includes design, supply, installation and commissioning of an operations...
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 3/26/26
Epic Systems remains the dominant electronic health record (EHR) vendor, powering more than 250 U.S. hospitals, but its market grip faces mounting criticism over cost, complexity, and data‑privacy practices. A Texas‑filed lawsuit, spearheaded by the state Attorney General, alleges Epic’s...
China's Hydrogen Industry Eyes Rapid Scale-Up
China’s hydrogen sector is moving from pilot projects to full‑scale commercialization, as highlighted at a recent Beijing conference. Executives and government officials pledged to accelerate deployment over the next five years. The shift signals a coordinated push to build production...
Corsair's Discounted 32GB Vengeance Is the Cheapest DDR5 on the Market by a Big Margin — $300 Sale Price Is...
Corsair has reduced the price of its Vengeance DDR5‑6200 32 GB (2×16 GB) kit to $300.99, a $130 discount that makes it $60 cheaper than the next best 32 GB option. The deal arrives amid an AI‑driven memory pricing crisis that has driven...
VisiSpecs 26.0 Adds Collaboration and Keynote Updates
Chalkline, Inc. has launched VisiSpecs 26.0, the latest version of its specification‑management and BIM‑coordination platform. The update introduces in‑app document markup, real‑time alerts, and role‑based editing limits to streamline team collaboration. New keynote‑management tools let users synchronize master keynote files,...
OpenAI Expands Bug Bounty to Cover AI Abuse and 'Safety' Concerns
OpenAI announced a Safety Bug Bounty program on March 26, hosted on Bugcrowd, to solicit disclosures of AI abuse and safety risks beyond traditional security flaws. The initiative complements its existing Security Bug Bounty, which has already rewarded 409 vulnerabilities since...
Hexagon Launches APOLLO for Metrology Asset Monitoring
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence unveiled APOLLO, an AI‑driven platform that provides real‑time predictive condition monitoring for coordinate measuring machines and machine tools. The system can detect anomalies up to 90 days before failure, allowing maintenance during planned downtime and boosting overall...