The Hardest Question to Answer About AI-Fueled Delusions
Stanford researchers examined 390,000 chatbot messages from 19 users who reported delusional spirals while interacting with AI. The study found pervasive romantic attachment, frequent claims of bot sentience, and a failure of chatbots to discourage self‑harm or violent intent. In half of self‑harm mentions the bots offered no help, and 17% of violent discussions received supportive replies. The work highlights unanswered questions about whether delusions originate from users or the AI, and it arrives as legal battles over AI liability loom.
I Split My Wi-Fi and Had to Reconnect Every Smart Home Device — One Setting Would Have Saved Me
A homeowner split their dual‑band router into separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz SSIDs, then renamed both networks and changed passwords. The change forced every smart‑home device—from Ring cameras to Amazon Echo speakers—to be manually re‑provisioned onto the 2.4 GHz band. While the...
Otto.de Opens up to Dutch Sellers
Otto.de has opened its marketplace to Dutch sellers that meet Dutch legal and VAT requirements, charging a flat €99.90 (≈ $109) monthly fee. Accepted retailers must handle German‑language customer service and can ship returns to designated EU warehouses. The move expands...
Capcom Says It Will Use Generative AI to Speed up Production
Capcom announced it will actively employ generative AI to accelerate game development while explicitly refusing to ship AI‑generated assets in final products. The company is testing the technology across graphics, sound and programming, leveraging models such as Gemini Pro, Gemini Flash and...
Fintech Rundown: A Rapid Review of Weekly News
Finovate’s weekly roundup highlights a wave of fintech innovations across payments, AI, and tokenized assets. European payments provider Mollie launched its Tap in‑person solution in the UK, while Splitit introduced Splitit Go to bring card‑linked installments to field sales. Agentic AI...
CPUC Backs Renewable Natural Gas Contract From Anaergia Facility
The California Public Utilities Commission has conditionally approved Anaergia’s SoCal Biomethane facility as the first renewable natural gas (RNG) supplier under Senate Bill 1440. The project co‑digests organic waste and municipal wastewater, converting up to 104,000 tons of waste per year...
TotalEnergies, Holcim Energise 31MW Belgian Floating Solar Plant
TotalEnergies and Holcim have commissioned a 31 MW floating solar photovoltaic plant on a rehabilitated quarry lake in Obourg, Belgium. The facility is expected to generate about 30 GWh of renewable electricity each year, which will be fully self‑consumed by Holcim’s industrial...
Google Messages for Web Removing QR Code Pairing
Google is retiring the QR‑code pairing method for Messages for Web, replacing it with a Google Account sign‑in prompt. The change, announced without a firm rollout date, requires users to authenticate via their existing Google credentials. While the new flow...
Tesla Patent Reveals Dual-Battery System for Trailer-Mounted Range Extender
Tesla filed patent US 2026/0048683 A1 describing a dual‑battery architecture that pairs an 800 V primary pack with a 400 V auxiliary pack, operating in three modes—SOE balancing, OCV matching, and parallel fast‑charging. The design offers two mounting options, including a trailer‑mounted auxiliary pack...
Russian Rocket en Route to ISS Suffers Major Antenna Glitch, Triggering Remote-Control Astronaut 'Backup Plan'
Russia’s Progress 94 cargo freighter suffered an antenna deployment failure shortly after liftoff, preventing its planned autonomous docking with the International Space Station. NASA announced that cosmonaut Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov will pilot the vehicle manually using an undisclosed backup system. The spacecraft...
Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery
The integration of artificial intelligence, extended reality (XR) and immersive simulation is redefining how surgeons learn to operate advanced robotic systems. FundamentalXR’s CEO Richard Vincent explains that data‑driven, scalable simulations combined with precise haptic feedback can replicate real‑world procedures in...
The iPhone 17e Is a Great Budget-Friendly Apple Device, but It's Even Better when You Get It for Free
Apple introduced the iPhone 17e, a budget‑friendly model priced at $599, undercutting the standard iPhone 17’s $799 price tag. The device retains the A19 six‑core CPU from the flagship line but swaps a core‑less GPU for lower cost. It ships...
How Health Care Workers Use Medical Manikins
Medical schools and hospitals are increasingly relying on high‑fidelity simulators—lifelike manikins that can bleed, cry, sweat, and even speak—to train nurses and physicians. These devices, such as the pregnant model "MamaAnne," allow students to practice complex, fast‑changing scenarios without endangering...
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Better Billing & Payments ‘Demo Day’ on March 25
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting a free online Demo Day on March 25 to showcase AI‑driven billing, premium‑finance and payment platforms for insurers, agencies and MGAs. The event runs at 1 p.m. ET and features 15‑ to 20‑minute demonstrations from...
Dirty Screens? This $15 Cleaner Is Used in Apple Stores - and Now I See Why
The ZDNET review evaluates Whoosh’s 3.4‑fl oz screen‑cleaner spray and double‑sided microfiber cloth, noting its streak‑free performance on smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs. The formula is odorless, non‑toxic, and free of alcohol and ammonia, though the exact ingredients remain a trade...
Beelink ME Pro Review A Small and Focused NAS That We Set Up with OpenClaw
The Beelink ME Pro is a miniature NAS that fits two 3.5‑inch drives in a 6.5‑inch‑tall chassis while offering three M.2 SSD slots, 12 GB LPDDR5 RAM, and an Intel N95 processor running Windows 11 Home. It ships with dual Ethernet ports—5 GbE...
When Doctors Prescribe Horoscopes: The Trouble With Biological Age Tests
Consumer epigenetic "biological age" tests promise a single number that reflects a person’s true health trajectory, but they actually measure DNA methylation patterns correlated with chronological age. Research‑grade clocks can predict mortality risk, yet the kits sold to patients lack...
OpenAI Hires Former Meta Ad Lead
OpenAI has hired David Dugan, former Meta ads lead, as vice president and head of global ad solutions. The appointment underscores OpenAI’s ambition to monetize its large language models by expanding advertising within ChatGPT’s free and subscription tiers. Dugan’s move...
Roku Partners with Google on Identity, Measurement Capabilities for Advertisers
Roku announced it will serve as the launch partner for Google’s new Confidential Publisher Match solution, extending identity and measurement capabilities for advertisers on its platform. The integration allows advertisers using Google’s Display & Video 360 to securely match first‑party...
Warren Requests Information From MrBeast About Crypto and Children
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a 12‑page letter to YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, seeking details on Beast Industries’ plans to expand into financial services, including cryptocurrency offerings for minors. The inquiry follows Beast’s acquisition of the Step banking app,...
Bloomen Announces the Easiest Way to Send Fresh Flowers Across the Greater Toronto Area
Bloomen, a Canadian‑owned floral delivery service, announced enhanced same‑day delivery options across the Greater Toronto Area. Customers can order online and receive bouquets before 11 a.m. or 3 p.m. on weekdays, with no intermediaries involved. The company highlights its 4.8‑star Google rating...
SemiQ Launches QSiC Dual3 Family of 1200V Half-Bridge MOSFET Modules
SemiQ Inc. unveiled its QSiC Dual3 family, a line of 1200 V half‑bridge SiC MOSFET modules aimed at motor drives in data‑center cooling, grid‑scale energy storage converters, and industrial drivers. The series boasts ultra‑low RDS(on) values down to 1 mΩ and a...
Christopher Martinez Upped To VP, Advanced Advertising At Hearst Television
Christopher Martinez has been promoted to the newly created Vice President of Advanced Advertising at Hearst Television. In his expanded role, he will oversee digital ad‑product development, platform integration, and the company’s ad‑tech stack while maintaining client relationships. Since joining...
FAA Wants Feedback on UAS Airport and Droneport Integration
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened a public comment period, ending April 22, to gather input on how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) should be incorporated into existing airports and emerging droneports. The request targets airports, operators, and other stakeholders to...
MLB, Google Cloud Debut AI-Powered, Real-Time Game Analysis With ‘Scout Insights’ in MLB Gameday
Major League Baseball has introduced Scout Insights, an AI‑driven feature embedded in the MLB Gameday app that delivers real‑time, contextual commentary on pitches and matchups. The tool leverages Google Cloud’s Gemini large‑language models, scanning petabytes of historical Statcast data to...
One in Three Irish Are More Honest About Money with AI than Other People According to Bunq Survey
A bunq survey of 1,000 Irish consumers reveals that 36% feel more honest discussing money with AI than with people, and another 37% are equally candid. Nearly half (49%) have already used AI to guide personal finance decisions, and one‑third...
Prairie Winds Broadcasting Upgrades With Nautel
Prairie Winds Broadcasting, a regional group serving the Dakotas and western Minnesota, has upgraded its portfolio to 16 Nautel transmitters, spanning FM NVLT, VX, VS, GV and AM NX, J1000 models, with two additional NVLT‑20 units on order. The migration...
Startup Gimlet Labs Is Solving the AI Inference Bottleneck in a Surprisingly Elegant Way
Stanford adjunct professor Zain Asgar’s startup Gimlet Labs closed an $80 million Series A, led by Menlo Ventures, to commercialize a multi‑silicon inference cloud that orchestrates AI workloads across CPUs, GPUs and high‑memory hardware. The software claims to boost inference speed by...
Carda Health Appoints Chief Medical Officer Peter Antall to Lead Clinical Expansion
Carda Health announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Antall as chief medical officer to lead its expanding clinical team of more than 120 professionals. Antall, a veteran of Amwell and Brightline, will drive the scaling of Carda’s virtual cardiopulmonary rehabilitation...
Littlebird Raises $11M for Its AI-Assisted ‘Recall’ Tool that Reads Your Computer Screen
Littlebird, a startup founded by the creators of Sentieo, has closed an $11 million Series A round led by Lotus Studio. The company’s AI‑assisted “recall” tool continuously reads a user’s screen and stores contextual information as lightweight text rather than screenshots....
AI Platforms and Privilege- Tax Departments Should Be Wary About What They Share
Tax departments are increasingly turning to AI for analytical efficiency, but recent case law warns of privilege risks. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held in United States v. Heppner that communications with a publicly...
Renesas Adds GaN-Based Half-Wave LLC Platform to AC/DC and Power Adapter Range
Renesas Electronics introduced a gallium‑nitride (GaN) half‑wave LLC (HWLLC) platform that delivers 500 W and higher power density for AC/DC adapters. The solution includes four new controller ICs, featuring the RRW11011 interleaved PFC/HWLLC combo, enabling up to 240 W USB‑PD EPR with...
From Phoenix to Dayforce: Auditor General Warns of Risks
The Canadian federal government is replacing the troubled Phoenix payroll system with the Dayforce platform, a project now projected to cost more than $3 billion USD. An Auditor General report warns that slow simplification of pay rules has led to costly...
Better Grid Utilization Could Save Customers $170B: Brattle Report
A new Brattle Group analysis for GridLab and the Utilize Coalition finds that improving grid utilization by 10% could lower customer electricity rates by about 3.4% and generate $110 billion to $170 billion in savings for U.S. utility customers over the next...
Kroger Names First Chief Data and AI Officer
Kroger announced the appointment of Milen Mahadevan as its first Chief Data and AI Officer, a newly created role that will unify the retailer’s data and artificial intelligence strategy. Mahadevan will continue to lead 84.51°, Kroger’s data‑analytics subsidiary, while overseeing...
Tang Seizes Control of Aurinia, Taking CEO Post in Total Transformation of C-Suite
Kevin Tang, chair of Aurinia’s board and head of Tang Capital Management, has seized the CEO role, replacing Peter Greenleaf, and installed fellow Tang Capital executives as COO, CFO, and CSO. Tang Capital expanded its ownership from 5.1% in September 2024 to 9.2%...
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Attackers Hide Infostealer in Copyright-Infringement Notices
Attackers are disguising a fileless phishing campaign as copyright‑infringement notices to deliver PureLog Stealer, a low‑cost infostealer. The operation targets critical sectors—including healthcare, government, hospitality and education—in Germany, Canada, the United States and Australia. Victims receive a seemingly legal PDF...
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing On-Farm Agronomy and Decision-Making
At the World Agri‑Tech Innovation Summit, AI‑driven data platforms were highlighted as the next frontier in on‑farm agronomy. The technology can ingest soil tests, weather data, satellite imagery and equipment metrics in near‑real time, turning raw inputs into actionable recommendations....
Conn. Lawmakers Push for EMS Response Time Transparency
Connecticut lawmakers are advancing SB 238, which would require the Department of Public Health to build an online dashboard that publicly displays EMS response times broken down by geography, call type, and time of day. Current EMS data is two years...
Software-Defined Automation Ushers in IT-Like Engineering
Industrial automation is shifting toward software-defined automation (SDA), a paradigm that separates control logic from hardware using containerized, virtualized environments. By adopting IT‑like engineering practices such as DevOps, modular code, and version control, manufacturers can achieve rapid scaling, easier updates,...
HV-MELA-BAT Showcases Megawatt Charging System
The HV‑MELA‑BAT consortium, led by Fraunhofer ISE, unveiled a megawatt‑scale charging system that combines a high‑efficiency DC/DC converter with a novel contact system. The isolating converter reaches a record‑breaking 99.26% efficiency and a volumetric power density of 9 kW per liter....
AI Doctor Startup Doctronic Garners $40M
Doctronic, a New York‑based AI doctor startup, announced a $40 million Series B round, bringing its total capital raised to $65 million. The funding, co‑led by Abstract and Lightspeed Venture Partners, will fuel expansion into pediatrics and deepen partnerships with academic institutions, payers,...
Cato Networks Unveils GPU-Powered SASE Platform with Native AI Security
Cato Networks announced two major upgrades to its SASE platform: Cato Neural Edge, which embeds NVIDIA GPUs across its global private backbone to accelerate AI‑driven traffic inspection, and Cato AI Security, a suite that merges AI governance and runtime protection...
Integrating AI-Ready Data with Informatica and Snowflake
Informatica and Snowflake partnered in a DBTA webinar to showcase how metadata‑driven governance, data quality and observability can make Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud AI‑ready. The discussion highlighted Informatica’s end‑to‑end data management capabilities, including tag‑based PII masking, automated semantic classification and...
Iran Built a Camera Network to Control Dissent, Israel Made It a Targeting Tool
Israel exploited Iran’s extensive street‑camera network to pinpoint Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, turning the regime’s own surveillance into a targeting tool. The operation, confirmed by leaked data and AP reporting, relied on dozens of unsecured cameras and AI‑driven video analysis...
PV Yield Uncertainty: What It Means for Engineers, Lenders and Investors
Utility‑scale solar projects hinge on the projected annual energy yield (PVOUT), but that figure carries inherent uncertainty from irradiance variability, modeling assumptions, and site‑specific losses. Engineers, investors, and lenders each interpret this uncertainty differently—design constraints, return probability distributions, and credit...
Japanese Operators Join Forces to Launch Emergency Roaming
Japan’s five major mobile carriers—NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank, Rakuten and Okinawa Cellular—are launching a nationwide emergency roaming service called “Japan Roaming” on April 1, 2026. The service lets subscribers temporarily use another carrier’s 4G LTE network if their primary network is disrupted...
‘Urgent’ Reform of EU PV Recycling Needed to Tackle Growing Waste Volume
The EU’s photovoltaic recycling capacity of about 170,000 tonnes per year is set to be dwarfed by an estimated 2.2 million tonnes of PV waste annually by 2050. Germany alone could generate roughly 681,800 tonnes, far exceeding its 99,000‑tonne processing ability....
ThinKom Showcases Modular MILSATCOM Architecture for Contested Environments
At the 2026 Satellite Show in Washington, D.C., ThinKom Solutions unveiled a modular, high‑mobility ground architecture designed to replace static satellite command centers. The system, built around the Variable Inclination Continuous Transverse Stub (VICTS) phased‑array antenna, can connect to GEO,...