With $3.5B in Fresh Capital, Kleiner Perkins Is Going All in on AI
Kleiner Perkins announced a $3.5 billion capital raise, split between a $1 billion early‑stage fund and a $2.5 billion growth vehicle. The infusion follows successful AI bets in startups such as Together AI, Harvey and OpenEvidence, and recent exits from Figma’s IPO and Windsurf’s Google acqui‑hire. With a lean five‑partner team, the firm joins other VCs like Thrive Capital and General Catalyst in a wave of mega‑raises aimed at capitalizing on artificial‑intelligence growth. The new funds position Kleiner to back both nascent AI innovators and later‑stage companies poised for IPOs or strategic sales.
Off with the Blades: Pioneering Community-Owned Wind Farm Has First Major Component Repair
Australia’s first community‑owned wind farm, Hepburn Energy, announced that its turbine Gale underwent a major component repair, the first time the turbine’s top has been removed since the farm began operating in 2011. The repair involved lifting the rotor and...
5 Clever Gadgets Under $100 To Upgrade Your Bedroom
The article spotlights five bedroom‑focused gadgets priced under $100, ranging from a Levoit Core smart air purifier at $89.99 to a Philips Hue wireless dimmer switch for $24.99. Each device offers smart features—app control, voice activation, or automated routines—to improve...
New Solar Farm Built in Australia’s Most Destructive Wind Area “Didn’t Miss a Beat” In Recent Cyclone
Pacific Energy’s 9.6 MW Exmouth solar farm in Western Australia’s North West Cape survived Tropical Cyclone Mitchell without any structural damage, keeping full output despite wind speeds that can exceed 300 km/h. The site, located in the country’s only wind‑speed rating “D”...
Rubrik Reduces Procurement Friction for MSPs with PayGo Licensing
Rubrik unveiled a suite of MSP‑focused enhancements to its Security Cloud, including a consumption‑based PayGo licensing model with zero minimums, a tiered partner framework, and 24/7 ransomware response support. The PayGo option lets managed service providers bill customers based on...
Half of Clients Think AI Can Replace Solicitors
Half of UK law‑firm clients believe AI could replace a solicitor for routine matters, with 36 % confident AI can handle such tasks and another 14 % thinking it could manage most issues. Yet 46 % maintain that a qualified solicitor must always...
Automation in Personal Injury Claims: The Evolving Legal Risks
Automation is now entrenched in personal injury law firms, with software reading medical reports to manage high caseloads. The 2021 whiplash tariff reforms shifted evidential weight to medical evidence, assuming static report formats. In 2025, over 60,000 reports were auto‑assessed,...
How Healthcare Teams Use Amplitude AI with Confidence & Safety
Amplitude has introduced its Global Agent AI, an analytics assistant that operates on the same governed data healthcare teams already use. The AI analyzes events, funnels, and cohorts, delivering natural‑language insights while respecting existing role‑based access controls and avoiding exposure...
Argo CD Install: Helm-Based Setup for Enterprise DevOps Team
The article outlines an enterprise‑grade installation of Argo CD using Helm, emphasizing repeatable, version‑pinned deployments. It details prerequisites such as a Kubernetes cluster, ingress with TLS, and SSO integration, then walks through Helm chart setup, namespace isolation, and configuration of secure...
Manage Vulnerability Noise at Scale with Auto-Dismiss Policies
GitLab has launched auto‑dismiss vulnerability policies that let security teams codify triage rules and apply them automatically on every default‑branch pipeline. By matching on file paths, directories or vulnerability identifiers (CVE/CWE), the system can dismiss up to 1,000 findings per...
Towards Intelligent and Miniaturized Drug Delivery Devices
Intelligent and miniaturized drug delivery devices (IMDDDs) combine biotechnology, AI, electronics, and novel materials to provide precise, programmable drug release inside the body. These platforms integrate real-time sensing with adaptive control, enabling dose adjustments based on biomarkers such as glucose...
Odyssey Debuts Industry-First Partnership Program Following Insights From Cycle Summit and ATWS
Odyssey, the New Zealand‑based tour‑management platform, announced a One Year Transition Program after gathering insights from Cycle Summit and the 2025 Adventure Travel World Summit. The 12‑month partnership moves system‑build and data migration into operators’ peak season, eliminating mid‑season disruption. By...
Shubman Gill Asks More From His Smartphone in Google Pixel's New Ad
Google launched a new ad for the Pixel 10 in India starring cricketer Shubman Gill and voice actor Boman Irani. The spot walks viewers through everyday uses of the phone, emphasizing AI‑driven features such as Google Gemini, the “Nano Banana”...
Practical Design Guidelines for Atom-Thin Oxide Transistors Enable Reliable 3D Chip Integration
Researchers at National Taiwan University introduced a unified analytical framework that captures how channel thickness, trap states, interface quality, and surface roughness jointly dictate the performance of atom‑thin indium‑oxide and tungsten‑doped indium‑oxide transistors. The model accurately reproduces I‑V characteristics for...
Meta Is Letting Creators Fill Their Reels with Shopping Links
Meta announced that creators on Instagram and Facebook can now embed up to 30 clickable shopping links directly within a Reel. The feature expands affiliate and brand partnership options, eliminating the need for third‑party link‑in‑bio tools. Facebook limits product tags...
The ROI of HR Digital Transformation: Balancing Capital Investment with Data Integrity
HR digital transformation is becoming essential as firms seek efficiency, better employee experiences, and data‑driven decision‑making. Deloitte research shows fully‑adopted HR tech can lift productivity by 22% and cut turnover by 17%, while McKinsey finds analytics‑enabled firms make decisions five...
State Unveils Its Own “Solar Sharer” Offer, Promising Three Hours of Free Power and Big Bill Savings
Victoria will launch a Midday Power Saver scheme on 1 October, mirroring the federal Solar Sharer program by offering three hours of free electricity each day. About 2.6 million households can opt‑in through their retailer, with estimated annual savings of $300‑$1,070 AUD (approximately...
Utah to Launch Statewide Career-Planning Platform
Utah is rolling out a statewide First Credential Career Mapping Tool built on YouScience’s Brightpath platform to satisfy House Bill 260, which requires high‑school graduates to earn a stackable credential. The dashboard offers aptitude assessments, connects students to the Admit Utah...
Cross-Border Hiring Accelerates as B2C Payout Solutions Simplify Global Payrol
Cross‑border hiring is accelerating as businesses adopt B2C payout platforms to streamline global payroll. Providers such as Thunes, Wise Platform, Payoneer, Stripe Connect, Adyen and Airwallex now offer APIs that consolidate local payment methods, currency conversion and compliance into a...
How Behavior-Based Email Campaigns Are Driving Second-Chance Conversions in Recruitment
Behavior-based email campaigns are being complemented by targeted direct mail to re‑engage prospects who abandon sites. Using real‑time behavioral signals, platforms like Postalytics send personalized physical mail when visitors view pricing or repeat visits without converting. This multi‑channel approach leverages...
The Philippines: National ID for Smarter, Faster, Safer Services
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is intensifying its push for nationwide enrollment in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), a free, smart national ID that streamlines access to government and private services. A barangay‑based drive in Palawan targets indigent seniors, making...
Autonomous Cyberattacks Have Arrived, Defense Executives Say
Black‑hat groups have fully automated cyber‑attack capabilities using frontier AI models, a shift that outpaces current defense architectures, according to executives at the RSA Conference. These models can identify and weaponize unpatched software flaws, with a new wave expected within...
How SaaS SEO Strategies Are Driving Growth in Recruitment and HR Platforms
SaaS companies in recruitment and HR are turning to SEO as a sustainable growth engine, complementing paid acquisition with long‑term organic visibility. By aligning content with each stage of the buyer journey and targeting high‑intent, use‑case queries, firms can convert...
Australia: AI and Satellite Tech Boost Bushfire Management
Australia is deploying a multi‑layered satellite network that fuses geostationary and polar‑orbiting assets with onboard processing to slash fire‑detection latency. Artificial‑intelligence models are being trained to recognise heat signatures, smoke and vegetation‑specific patterns, while also generating predictive spread simulations. The...
PTC Warns of Imminent Threat From Critical Windchill, FlexPLM RCE Bug
PTC has disclosed a critical remote‑code‑execution vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑4681) affecting its Windchill and FlexPLM product‑lifecycle‑management platforms. The flaw stems from unsafe deserialization of trusted data and impacts all supported versions, including every critical patch set. German federal police (BKA) have sent...
Thailand: AI, Digital Innovation Enhance Equitable Welfare
Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deploy artificial intelligence and digital tools for vulnerable populations. The National Science and Technology Development Agency...
Cornwall Space Station to Support NASA’s First Crewed Lunar Mission Since Apollo
Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall will track NASA’s Artemis II crewed lunar flyby using its 32‑metre GHY‑6 antenna, marking the first human deep‑space mission since Apollo 17. The commercial facility previously supported the uncrewed Artemis I flight and historically relayed the 1969 Apollo 11...
New Zealand: Smart Health Roadmap Transforming Diabetes Care
New Zealand has unveiled a National Diabetes Roadmap that uses smart technologies and digital health tools to overhaul prevention, diagnosis, and management of diabetes. The plan addresses an estimated 348,000 New Zealanders with diabetes, especially high‑risk Māori, Pacific and South Asian groups,...
Expro to Deliver Geothermal Well Testing for Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart Project in Germany
Expro has secured a contract to provide geothermal well‑testing services for the first Schleidberg well of Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart project in Germany. The Lionheart initiative, classified under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, aims to pair geothermal power generation with...
Strohm to Supply TCP Production Jumpers for Deepwater Malaysia Field Extension
Strohm has secured a contract to supply insulated thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) production jumpers for a deep‑water field extension offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The order covers two 7‑inch carbon‑fiber‑reinforced PA12 jumpers destined for installation at roughly 1,350 m water depth, with delivery...
Tolomatic Doubles Force Capacity of RSX Linear Actuators With New RSX50
Tolomatic introduced the RSX50, a new electric linear actuator that delivers 50 tons of force while occupying nearly the same frame size as the 25‑ton RSX25. The RSX series offers a hydraulic‑free alternative, featuring planetary roller screws, up to 66,000 pounds‑force capacity,...
Amazon Acquires 'Approachable' Humanoid Maker Fauna Robotics
Amazon confirmed the acquisition of Fauna Robotics, a startup that builds approachable humanoid robots, though financial terms were undisclosed. Fauna’s flagship Sprout robot sells for about $50,000, stands 3 ft 6 in tall, and targets developers and enterprise customers such as Disney and...
Social Media Bans and Digital Curfews to Be Trialled on UK Teenagers
The UK government is launching a pilot that will impose social‑media bans, nightly curfews, or one‑hour daily limits on 300 teenagers to gauge real‑world effects. Participants are split into three intervention groups and a control group, while parents and children...
An Open Training Set For AI Goes Global
The French startup Pleias has expanded its Common Corpus, an open‑source multilingual training dataset, to over 2.267 trillion tokens. The collection now covers more than 30 languages, with eight languages exceeding 10 billion tokens each, and includes government, scientific, cultural, web, and...
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CSA Launches CSAI Foundation for AI Security
The Cloud Security Alliance unveiled CSAI, a new 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to AI security and safety, with a focus on governing the emerging "agentic control plane" that manages identity, authorization, and trust for autonomous AI agents. CSAI will run six...
Sage, Orban to Demo Virtualized EAS at NAB
Sage Alerting Systems and Orban Labs will demonstrate a virtualized Emergency Alert System (EAS) at the NAB Show, using a deck‑size industrial PC to handle alerts alongside normal audio. The demo integrates AES‑67 audio output and AAC‑LC streams for live...
I Used This Milwaukee Leaf Blower for a Quick Spring Cleanup—And Still Had Time and Energy for the Gym
Popular Mechanics reviewer Jamie Sorcher tested the Milwaukee M18 cordless leaf blower during a weekend yard cleanup. Weighing 4.9 lb with battery, it delivered 120 MPH air speed, 500 CFM volume, and a 21‑minute runtime on an 18 V, 6 Ah pack. The tool’s lightweight...
Kentucky Woman Rejects $26M Offer to Turn Her Farm Into a Data Center
An unnamed artificial intelligence firm offered Kentucky farmer Ida Huddleston $26 million to sell part of her 1,200‑acre farm for a data center, but the 82‑year‑old rejected the proposal. Huddleston argued the project would not generate local jobs and raised concerns...
OpenAI Kills Sora Video App, Disney Kills Deal
OpenAI announced on March 24 2026 that it is shutting down Sora, its generative video app, and cancelling the three‑year, $1 billion partnership with Disney that would have let users create videos featuring Disney characters. Sora, launched in December 2024, quickly fell behind rivals...
Consumers Increasingly Turn to AI Chatbots for Health Information: Report
A recent Rock Health survey of 8,000 U.S. adults shows that one in three consumers have turned to AI chatbots for health information, a usage rate that has doubled over the past year. ChatGPT dominates the market with a 23%...
Rexi Raises $1.2M Pre-Seed Funding
Argentine fintech Rexi announced a $1.2 million pre‑seed round backed by multiple U.S. venture capital firms. The AI‑native platform automates bank reconciliation for fintechs, banks and payment companies by deploying intelligent agents that match transactions and resolve queries within minutes. The...
Rural New Mexico Hospital Deploys AI Scribe
Artesia General Hospital in rural New Mexico has integrated Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot AI scribe into its TruBridge electronic health record. Physicians report noticeably faster clinical documentation compared with legacy dictation tools, freeing up time for patient interaction. The hospital cites...
This Is the Best Home Assistant Project You Can Do in an Hour
The article outlines a quick Home Assistant project that pairs a PIR motion sensor with a 24 GHz mmWave presence sensor—specifically the Everything Presence One device—to create room‑by‑room lighting that turns on when you enter and off when you leave. By...
A Virtual Lifeline: Nursing Homes Push Telehealth Reform, Highlight Access in Rural Facilities, Say Waivers Create Uncertainty
Telehealth has become essential for rural nursing homes, a fact underscored by the recent government shutdown that exposed reliance on temporary waivers. Operators like Care Initiatives use virtual platforms for psychiatry, therapy, and after‑hours care, while advocacy groups push the...
The 6 Best AI Content Detectors in 2026
AI‑generated text is proliferating across emails, articles, and subtitles, prompting a surge in detection tools that differentiate machine‑written from human content. After extensive testing of over 18 solutions, Zapier identified six top performers—Sapling, Winston AI, ZeroGPT, GPTZero, Copyleaks, and Pangram—each excelling...
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Perplexity Vs. ChatGPT: Which AI Tool Is Better? [2026]
Perplexity positions itself as a research‑first AI assistant that couples real‑time web search with transparent citations, while ChatGPT remains the industry‑standard, all‑purpose chatbot. Both services now offer multimodal input, agentic automation, and comparable tiered pricing, with Perplexity’s Pro plan at...
CLLIX Apartments & Hotels Expands Flexkeeping Rollout Following Pilot Success at Brisbane Skytower
CLLIX Apartments & Hotels will extend Flexkeeping, a Mews‑owned operations platform, to more than 20 Australian properties after a successful pilot at Brisbane Skytower. The pilot delivered a 413% return on investment, saved 112 hours of room‑allocation work each month...
Kakobola Hydropower Plant Commissioned to Expand Electricity Access in Kwilu Province
The Democratic Republic of the Congo inaugurated the 10.5 MW Kakobola run‑of‑river hydropower plant in Kwilu Province, under President Félix Tshisekedi’s patronage. The facility connects Kikwit, Gungu and Idiofa, extending reliable electricity to more than 400,000 residents. Integrated generation, transmission and...
Anthropic's AI Piracy Settlement Is Getting Close to Final Approval
Anthropic is nearing final court approval of a landmark settlement that resolves the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright case. The company will pay $1.5 billion, distributing $3,000 to each qualifying author, after nearly 100,000 claims were filed. The agreement requires Anthropic to...
Cobb County, Ga., Eyes Federal Grant for World Cup Security
The Cobb County Police Department is set to receive a $10.68 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to purchase counter‑unmanned aircraft systems (C‑UAS) ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The funding will equip the department with radar‑camera...