New Zealand Begins Genomics Testing Pilot and More Briefs
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand launched a two‑year genomics testing pilot with Illumina, targeting over 6,000 cancer and rare‑disease samples. The initiative seeks to localise roughly half of the 4,000 tests currently sent abroad, cutting the current $2.3 million annual overseas spend and shortening diagnostic timelines. Meanwhile, Flinders University introduced EmpowerMe, a stroke self‑management website featuring more than 150 video stories and tailored resources for survivors and carers. In Australia, Fullarton Clinic partnered with Clintel Systems to deploy the web‑based CareRight platform, integrating EMR, billing and AI‑driven bed management to modernise mental‑health service delivery.
BigAds Launches AI Agentic Planner In Australia
BigAds is rolling out its AI‑powered Agentic Planner in Australia as part of the Bud HyperLocal platform. The tool automates audience creation, geographic targeting, budget allocation and activation‑ready deal IDs, allowing campaigns to go live in as little as five...
How Capital One Software Is Using Tokens to Turn Dark Data Into a Secure AI Asset
Capital One Software is leveraging format‑preserving tokenization to turn sensitive, unstructured "dark data" into a secure AI asset. At RSAC 2026 the company unveiled expanded Databolt capabilities that automatically scan, classify and tokenize data in PDFs, emails and transcripts. By replacing...
Bureau Veritas Verifies Emissions Performance of Brittany Ferries' Vessels
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has independently verified methane emissions on four LNG‑fueled Brittany Ferries vessels, delivering measured slip rates that sit well below the EU’s default ceiling of 3.1 %. The verification, performed with French authorities, satisfies IMO Resolution MEPC.402(83)...
Use of Smart Data in Homebuying “Could Generate £14bn for UK”
The UK Department for Business and Trade estimates that applying smart‑data to home‑buying could generate roughly $17.5 bn over 15 years, making property the sector with the highest net social value and GDP impact among five use cases studied. An authorised...
Cheetah Mobile Inc (CMCM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Aurora Mobile reported Q4 2025 revenue of RMB 105.2 million, up 13% year‑over‑year and 16% sequentially, driven by strong developer subscription and vertical app growth. The company posted its first full‑year GAAP net profit and recorded a 23% YoY increase in...
MariBank, Amova Launch S$1 Singapore Equity Fund- #Wealth #AssetManagement #AssetFinance
MariBank, the digital bank owned by Sea Limited and licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has introduced a new equity fund that lets customers invest as little as S$1 (about $0.77) in Singapore-listed stocks. The fund, launched in partnership...
These Medical X-Rays Are All Deepfakes — and They Fool Even Radiologists
A new study in Radiology reveals that radiologists often cannot distinguish AI‑generated X‑ray images from authentic scans, with only 41% initially suspecting synthetic data. After being informed about the presence of deepfakes, participants correctly identified real versus fake images 75%...
Can a Mouse Be Cloned Indefinitely? Decades-Long Experiment Has Answers
Researchers at the University of Yamanashi completed a two‑decade experiment that serially cloned a single mouse for 58 generations before the process failed. Over 30,000 cloning attempts revealed that large‑scale DNA mutations, including loss of an entire chromosome, accumulated in...
Why Fintechs Are Moving to Automated Compliance
Fintechs are turning to automated compliance platforms to eliminate the manual, time‑consuming audit preparation that slows product delivery. By deploying on Upsun’s PCI‑DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA‑certified infrastructure, companies shift core security controls to the provider under a...
Administration Releases Cyber Strategy, Executive Order on Cybercrime and Fraud
The administration released a National Cyber Strategy aimed at keeping the United States unrivaled in cyberspace, outlining six policy pillars that stress AI deployment and reduced regulation. An accompanying Executive Order directs agencies to develop plans for dismantling transnational cybercrime...
DORA Exit Strategy for Financial Services: Portable Cloud Architecture with Upsun
The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) now obliges banks, insurers and investment firms to maintain a tested, documented exit strategy for each cloud provider. Most financial institutions rely on provider‑specific services, creating lock‑in that makes compliance difficult. Upsun proposes...
Bank Cloud Migration without a Feature Freeze
Banks face costly legacy core systems that force a two‑year feature freeze when using traditional “Big Bang” cloud migrations. The freeze stalls product innovation and heightens compliance risk as regulators like DORA and PSD3 continue evolving. Upsun proposes a preview‑environment...
Next.js Observability Gaps and How to Close Them
Next.js offers powerful server‑side rendering, file‑based routing, and edge runtimes, but its three‑runtime architecture creates blind spots in production monitoring. Errors from server actions are stripped of detail, hydration mismatches surface with cryptic messages, and ORM database calls remain invisible...
Anesthetics as Emerging Therapeutics for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Bridging Bench and Bedside
A recent Molecular Psychiatry review highlights anesthetics as a promising new class of therapeutics for post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It outlines how NMDA‑receptor antagonists, α2‑adrenergic agonists, GABA‑A modulators and certain opioids can modulate fear circuitry and memory reconsolidation. Pre‑clinical models...
How Stripe Radar Helps Prevent Free Trial Abuse
Stripe reports a 6.2‑fold surge in abusive free‑trial sign‑ups from November 2025 to February 2026, driven largely by AI startups that rely on costly compute resources. Its AI‑powered Radar tool now offers a one‑click control that predicts and blocks high‑risk trials with...
Why Pure DTC Doesn’t Work in Healthcare, Per Muse Capital
Muse Capital partner Rachel Springate argues that pure direct‑to‑consumer (DTC) models rarely succeed in healthcare because they ignore insurance and system constraints. She highlights a hybrid approach where startups first attract consumers, prove outcomes, then integrate with payers and health...
OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Library to Store Your Personal Files
OpenAI has introduced a new "Library" feature for ChatGPT that lets Plus, Pro and Business users store uploaded files and images in a dedicated cloud location. The library appears automatically in the sidebar and retains files even after the originating...
History of the Iranian Space Program
Iran’s space program has evolved from modest satellite‑communication experiments in the 1960s to a dual‑track effort that now fields both civilian and military launch capabilities. In 2009 the country became the ninth nation to place a satellite, Omid, into orbit...
KRICT Researchers Develop 4D Printed Polymers Redefining Soft Robotics
Researchers at Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) have created a sulfur‑based polymer that can be 4D‑printed into soft‑robotic components. The material, derived from abundant industrial sulfur waste, can change shape in response to heat, near‑infrared light, or magnetic...
UCSF and Biohub Scientists Develop New Material to Grow More Consistent Lab Organs
Scientists at UCSF and the Biohub have engineered a seaweed‑derived alginate‑Matrigel composite that behaves like wet sand, enabling precise 3D bioprinting of stem cells. The material’s stress‑relaxation properties allow printed cells to stay positioned while the tissue self‑organizes, producing organoids...
Chip Interconnect Startup Kandou AI Raises $225M in Funding
Kandou AI, a Swiss startup developing copper‑based interconnects for AI chips, closed a $225 million financing round that values the company at $400 million. The round was led by chip‑design software giants Synopsys and Cadence, with participation from SoftBank, Maverick Silicon and...
Casio’s New ProTrek Collab Looks Sleek—But Packs Serious Outdoor Tech
Casio has launched a new ProTrek collaboration with Japanese streetwear label White Mountaineering, delivering the PRW‑B1000WM model that blends rugged outdoor functionality with a sleek, all‑black aesthetic. The watch retains core ProTrek sensors—compass, altimeter, barometric pressure, and temperature gauge—while adding...
Singapore: Smart Measures Strengthen Critical Network Resilience
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) swiftly investigated recent mobile network disruptions affecting the nation’s largest telecom operator, Singtel. The outages, traced to mechanical faults and software challenges, were not cyber‑attacks and are being addressed through coordinated regulator‑provider actions. IMDA’s...
Hong Kong: CityUHK Advances Experiential Learning with AI and VR
City University of Hong Kong is embedding artificial intelligence, virtual reality and digital modelling tools across a wide range of programmes, from veterinary science to engineering and entrepreneurship. The university uses generative AI to augment research, guidance and assessment, while...
Vizio Helps Walmart Cut A Bigger Slice Of The CTV Ad Pie
Walmart and Vizio announced that new Vizio smart‑TVs will require a Walmart account for activation, creating a unified login and identity framework across devices. The integration centralizes streaming data on Vizio’s OS, giving Walmart a foothold in the connected‑TV (CTV)...
How Generali Malaysia Optimizes Operations with Amazon EKS
Generali Malaysia began migrating legacy insurance applications to AWS in 2019, selecting Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) as its container platform. By adopting EKS Auto Mode, the insurer automated node provisioning, scaling, and patch management, dramatically reducing operational overhead. Integrated...
Smarter Ships: Automation, AI, and the New Strain on Seafarers
Automation and AI are rapidly reshaping modern vessels, replacing traditional watchkeeping with unmanned machinery spaces and predictive analytics. While sensors and alarms improve efficiency, they also erode engineers' sensory familiarity with equipment, leading to reduced situational awareness. The surge of...
Are Managers and Supervisors Guilty of AI ‘Workslop’ Too?
New Zety research reveals that 55% of U.S. employees have received AI‑generated "workslop"—polished but inaccurate output—from a manager or supervisor. The report shows 85% of those workers say this erodes their trust in leadership, while 45% report heightened skepticism toward...
ISACs Confront AI’s Promise and Peril for Threat Intelligence-Sharing
Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) are grappling with how to integrate artificial intelligence into threat‑intelligence workflows while preserving the trust that underpins member collaboration. Leaders from Retail & Hospitality, Health, and Financial Services ISACs highlighted AI’s potential to speed...
The Ocean’s Enforcement Gap
Governments worldwide have pledged to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, yet many marine protected areas (MPAs) remain unenforced, limiting ecological gains. Research shows that visible, credible enforcement matters more than the sheer size of MPAs. New tools—satellite imagery,...
The 90-Day Marketing Plan for CPAs
CPA firms often start the year with marketing bursts that fade as client work peaks, leading to erratic pipelines and over‑reliance on referrals. A disciplined 90‑day marketing plan breaks the process into three phases—Foundation, Visibility, and Conversion—providing a clear roadmap...
FC Bayern Munich Deploys SAP BTP to Advance Real-Time Fan Engagement
FC Bayern Munich has rolled out SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) to unify more than 50 legacy systems and enable real‑time, data‑driven match‑day operations at the Allianz Arena. The integration covers ticketing, parking, security, and in‑stadium retail, giving staff...
Dext Launches AI Assist to Automate Everyday Bookkeeping Decisions
UK‑based Dext has introduced Dext AI Assist, an AI agent embedded in its bookkeeping platform that learns individual user preferences to automate nuanced accounting decisions. The tool surfaces transparent, reviewable suggestions, allowing finance teams to retain full control while reducing...
Microsoft Hires Former Allen Institute for AI CEO Under Mustafa Suleyman
Microsoft has appointed Ali Farhadi, the former CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, as a corporate vice president reporting to Mustafa Suleyman’s new in‑house AI team. Farhadi stepped down from his Ai2 role earlier this month and is known...
Mazda Discloses Security Breach Exposing Employee and Partner Data
Mazda Motor Corp disclosed a security incident that exposed personal data of employees and business partners. The breach, discovered in December, involved 692 records and originated from a vulnerability in a warehouse‑management system used for parts sourced from Thailand. No...
HIV Remains Suppressed in Some Patients After Treatment Withdrawal
Scientists at Gladstone Institutes identified two host genes, DDIT4 and ZNF254, that act as molecular locks keeping HIV dormant after antiretroviral therapy (ART) cessation. Multi‑omic analysis of 75 participants from analytical treatment interruption trials linked higher expression of these genes,...
10 Hacks Every Ring User Should Know
Ring’s suite of privacy and notification settings lets users tighten security while reducing nuisance alerts. Features such as Global and Device‑specific snooze, custom motion zones, and Smart Alerts let homeowners filter out irrelevant motion. Additional controls—including disabling Amazon Sidewalk, turning...
DHS CISO Departs After Driving AI, Risk-Based Security
Hemant Baidwan stepped down as the Department of Homeland Security’s CISO after a two‑year tenure focused on scaling secure artificial intelligence and accelerating zero‑trust adoption. Under his leadership, DHS transitioned from a compliance‑driven posture to a risk‑based cybersecurity model anchored...
KC-135 Crash in Iraq Spurs Calls for Communications Upgrades
On March 12, a KC-135 tanker crashed in western Iraq, killing six airmen, while a second tanker landed safely in Israel. The tragedy revived calls from former Air Mobility Command leaders to modernize the aging fleet’s communications, highlighting limited battlespace...
Maxibon ‘Goes Full Cookie’ for Choc Chip Cookie Launch Campaign via Sickdogwolfman
Maxibon has introduced the Choc Chip Cookie Bon in Australia through an integrated campaign created by SICKDOGWOLFMAN. The hero film features a person transformed into a fully prosthetic cookie suit that even performs a TikTok dance. Social‑first content on TikTok...
Tycoon2FA Phishing Platform Returns After Recent Police Disruption
The Tycoon2FA phishing‑as‑a‑service platform, disrupted by Microsoft and Europol in early March, has rebounded to pre‑disruption activity levels within days. Law‑enforcement seized 330 domains that hosted its control panels and phishing pages, but the takedown proved temporary. CrowdStrike observed daily...
Looking For A CRT TV Like Many Others? Avoid Making These Crucial Mistakes
Retro CRT televisions are experiencing a resurgence among gamers and nostalgia seekers, driven by social‑media buzz and their unique display qualities. Buyers can find units on thrift stores, eBay, and Craigslist, but must verify compatibility with modern or vintage consoles....
PhotobookShop Pays Penalties for Influencer Reviews
PhotobookShop, an Australian online photobook retailer, has been hit with two ACCC infringement notices and a AUD 39,600 (≈US$26,000) penalty for misleading influencer reviews on Instagram. The regulator found the company instructed influencers on 107 occasions between August 2024 and September 2025 not...
Opinion | The EU Trips Itself Up in the AI Race
The authors argue that the EU’s heavy‑handed AI regulations will slow innovation, jeopardizing Europe’s economic growth and security. They cite a White House Council of Economic Advisers report warning of a new "Great Divergence" between AI‑rich and AI‑poor economies. U.S....
MRI-Guided Ablation as Effective as Surgery for Prostate Cancer Treatment
MRI‑guided TULSA ablation matches or exceeds robotic radical prostatectomy for intermediate‑risk prostate cancer. In the CAPTAIN trial of 211 patients, TULSA halved rates of erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, eliminated blood loss, and shortened hospital stays. Functional recovery was faster,...
Expanding Storage Capacity with Smart Gate Semiconductor Technology
KAIST researchers have unveiled a "smart gate" semiconductor structure that uses a novel boron oxynitride (BON) tunneling layer to overcome scaling limits in 3D V‑NAND flash memory. The asymmetric energy‑barrier design accelerates erase operations by up to 23‑fold while maintaining...