Midjourney Review 2026: Is It A Good Video & Image AI Generator?
Midjourney, the Discord‑based AI image generator, has grown to 21 million users and $500 million annual revenue in 2026. Its V6/V7 models deliver photorealistic text‑to‑image output and a modest video‑animation feature, while pricing starts at $10 /month with no free tier. The platform’s new web interface eases onboarding, but the reliance on Discord and limited video capabilities remain friction points. Midjourney is positioned as the premium choice for professional designers and agencies.
Govt to Launch Bid for 7th Tranche of Critical Mineral Blocks on March 23
India will launch its seventh tranche of critical mineral auctions on March 23, 2026, offering 19 blocks across multiple states. The blocks contain lithium, graphite, rare‑earth elements, tungsten, vanadium and titanium, essential for electric vehicles, renewables, fertilizers and defence. The...
The Galaxy S26 Now Supports a Handy Feature Pixel Phones Got Years Ago
Samsung has enabled native USB webcam functionality on its flagship Galaxy S26, allowing users to connect the phone to a PC or laptop via a USB‑C cable and use any rear or front camera as a webcam. The feature, first...
Efforts to Make AI Inclusive Accidentally Create Bizarre New Gender Biases, New Research Suggests
Researchers examined GPT‑3.5, GPT‑4 and GPT‑4o and found that post‑training inclusivity tweaks can generate new gender biases. The models frequently labeled masculine‑stereotype statements as female and judged harassment of women far more objectionable than comparable harms to men. In moral‑decision...
Keeping the Human Touch: Using AI for Growth
Startups are rushing to adopt AI, but many treat it as a pure technology purchase rather than a workflow redesign. While AI tools are now inexpensive—often cheaper than a single LinkedIn ad—success hinges on clean data and clear problem definition....
The Deep Cave Bacteria Defying Modern Medicine
Scientists exploring the isolated Lechuguilla Cave discovered microbial communities that are resistant to virtually all natural antibiotics, despite being sealed off for millions of years. Genomic analysis of a *Paenibacillus* strain revealed dozens of known resistance genes and five entirely...
Meet The AI Company Food Conglomerates Call When They Want To Future-Proof Their Products
San Francisco‑based NotCo has become the go‑to AI partner for major food conglomerates, helping brands like Ferrero and Kraft Heinz redesign recipes amid rising commodity costs. Its Giuseppe platform analyzes millions of molecular combinations to suggest alternative ingredients without sacrificing taste...
12 Best Coffee Subscriptions (2026), Tested by Caffeine Hounds
The 2026 "Best Coffee Subscriptions" guide spotlights Partners Coffee as the most flexible option, featuring text‑based subscription management and two‑day roasting turnaround, and Sightglass Coffee as the top WIRED pick with flexible bag sizes and free bulk shipping. The article...
Terence Tao Says AI Drives Idea Generation Cost to Near Zero but Shifts the Bottleneck to Verification
Mathematician Terence Tao says AI has driven the cost of idea generation in mathematics to near zero, creating a flood of hypotheses. The new bottleneck is verification, as existing journals and peer‑review processes are ill‑suited for machine‑produced proofs. Tao argues...
Green Schools = Big Savings
A new Building Power Resource Center report shows school districts nationwide cutting utility bills by installing solar panels, geothermal systems, and other efficiency upgrades. Kentucky schools saved over $2 million, Rhode Island districts trim $60,000 annually, and Colorado’s middle school reduced...
The Resale Paradox: How Sports Culture Is Driving Both Circularity--And Consumption
Resale platforms such as Depop and Poshmark are now embedded in the sports arena, where fan‑driven merchandise fuels a booming secondhand market. ThredUp projects the global resale sector to reach $367 billion by 2029, growing 2.7 times faster than overall apparel. Sports...
Bio.3DGREEN Project: Creating a New Way to Produce Bio-Based Components Using Graphene Foam
The EU‑funded Bio.3DGREEN project, launched in May 2025, will run for 42 months and unites 14 partners from nine European nations. It aims to create bio‑based components using vegetable‑oil‑derived graphene foam that mimics natural sponge‑like structures. By combining biomimetic engineering...
Can SoFi Shares Thrive Through Maturity?
SoFi Technologies has evolved from a student‑loan refi platform into a full‑stack digital‑banking supermarket, now offering checking, savings, loans, mortgages, credit cards, trading and a proprietary stablecoin. The company posted $3.61 billion in 2025 revenue, a 35% YoY increase, with deposits...
Axis Bank Ties Up with Tesla to Offer Tailored EV Financing Solutions in India
Axis Bank has entered a strategic partnership with Tesla to become the automaker’s preferred financier in India. The collaboration offers fully digital auto‑loan products with ten‑year tenures and flexible repayment structures, aiming to simplify the purchase journey for premium electric‑vehicle...
Is iPhone Fold Launch Delayed? New Leak Reveals Apple's ‘Ultra’ iPhone May Mirror iPhone X Strategy
Apple’s rumored Ultra iPhone Fold may not debut with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, with Barclays analysts suggesting a December 2026 shipment window. The device is expected to feature a near‑crease‑free 7.8‑inch OLED display, titanium‑aluminum chassis, and liquid‑metal hinges. Powered by an...
Is AI Killing the Human Voice in Writing?
Predictive language features like auto‑complete and generative AI are now ubiquitous in smartphones, email, and chatbots. Scholars, including a university English department chair, warn that these tools blur the line between a writer’s unique voice and machine‑generated text. The article...
TIL Android's Internal Date Storage Is Unix Date Format
Android stores timestamps as Unix epoch milliseconds, e.g., 1655472207557 representing 17 June 2022 13:23:27.557. The format appears in SMS Backup & Restore XML files because the system dumps raw database values instead of converting them to human‑readable strings. Converting these numbers requires an...
Delivery Drones Cleared for Flight over Populated Cities in Brazil
Brazil’s civil aviation authority (ANAC) approved a national framework allowing beyond‑visual‑line‑of‑sight (BVLOS) delivery drones to operate over densely populated areas. The rule lets Speedbird Aero’s DLV‑2 A25 fly over zones with up to 5,000 people per square kilometre and the...
Tencent Integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI Agent Amid China Tech Battle
Tencent unveiled ClawBot, an integration that embeds the OpenClaw AI agent as a contact within WeChat, China’s messaging platform with over one billion monthly active users. The move lets users issue commands and receive AI‑generated responses directly through the chat interface....
India to Start Carbon Credit Trading After Four Months: Power Minister Manohar Lal
India will commence carbon credit trading within four months, announced by Power Minister Manohar Lal. The government has launched a dedicated carbon‑mark portal to handle registration, verification and trading, and more than 40 projects in biogas, green hydrogen and forestry...
What Is Claude Code Channels, Anthropic’s Take on OpenClaw-Style AI Agent Setups?
Anthropic has launched Claude Code Channels, a research‑preview feature that lets developers chat with a local Claude Code session via Telegram, Discord or Fakechat. The integration runs on Claude Code v2.1.80+ and requires a claude.ai login, excluding API‑key‑only access. Channels uses an inverted Model...
The Finanser’s Week: 16th March – 22nd March 2026
The Finanser’s weekly roundup spotlights accelerating fintech trends, from AI‑driven digital identity tools that turn asset management into a voice‑assistant experience to the rapid rise of challenger banks in the UK. Bain & Co forecast challenger banks will own roughly...
Octopus Claims Heat Pumps Can Be £200 Cheaper than Gas Boilers — but What About in Older Homes?
Octopus Energy’s new Cosy Heat Pump Fleet Performance Dashboard shows that about 80% of its heat‑pump customers paid less than they would have with a gas boiler, averaging £219 in annual savings. The data, drawn from thousands of UK homes,...
Estonia to Develop Unified Public Transport Ticketing Data Platform
Estonia has chosen Tartu‑based travel tech firm Turnit to build a prototype unified public‑transport ticketing data platform, part of the government’s MaaS X‑tee initiative. The system will consolidate trains, buses, trams, ferries, flights, micromobility and car‑rental services into a single...
How AI Could Make Uni Degrees Less Valuable
Artificial intelligence is poised to erode the traditional value of university degrees as firms increasingly rely on machine‑assisted productivity. Economist Dr. Andrew Leigh argues AI lifts output for lower‑performing office workers, shifting the premium from formal credentials to judgment and...
Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX, xAI Chip Project to Kick Off in Texas
Elon Musk announced the Terafab project, a Texas‑based semiconductor venture that will initially operate an advanced technology fab in Austin capable of producing and testing any chip type. The facility will be jointly managed by Tesla and SpaceX and is...
Sally Beauty Launches on TikTok Shop
Sally Beauty has opened an official storefront on TikTok Shop, launching more than 1,000 products over the next weeks. The assortment blends Sally‑owned labels such as Beauty Secrets and Silk Elements with national brands like Sauce Beauty and upcoming partners...
K-Beauty World Expands on Ulta Beauty Marketplace with 17 New Brands
K‑Beauty World has added 17 new Korean beauty brands to Ulta Beauty’s online marketplace, expanding its roster to 12 initial brands with five more slated for May. The assortment leans heavily toward skincare, featuring nine skincare labels alongside hair‑care, body‑care,...
Leveraging Technology to Enable Real-Time Crop Monitoring and Strengthen Farmer Incomes
Real‑time crop monitoring systems powered by AI, digital sensors and farm‑level data platforms are creating verifiable records of cultivation practices. HariBol is integrating these technologies to link farm data with product batches through QR codes and traceability platforms. The resulting...
WhatsApp Could Soon Add a Feature that Auto-Deletes Messages Within 15 Minutes: Here's How It Works
WhatsApp is testing a new "After reading" timer that erases messages 15 minutes after they are opened, extending its disappearing‑messages suite. The feature works even when recipients turn off read receipts, and unread messages still vanish after 24 hours. Users...
RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox | ZeroPath: From Alarm Accumulation to Executable Fixes
ZeroPath, an AI‑native application security startup founded in 2024, was named a finalist in the RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox. Its platform unifies SAST, SCA, secrets and IaC scanning into a single AI‑driven engine that verifies exploitability and produces automated repair pull...
Kyoto Medical Firm to Launch Personal iPS Cell Storage Service
Kyoto-based iPS Portal Inc. will launch a personal induced pluripotent stem cell storage service in April, allowing individuals to generate iPS cells from their own blood for future clinical use. The service, developed with pharmaceutical experts, will cost between 10 million...
How to AirDrop on an Android Phone (and the Few Models that Can Actually Do It)
Google has unveiled a cross‑platform file‑sharing feature that lets Android Pixel 10 phones send files to iPhones using Quick Share, which triggers AirDrop on the iOS device. The capability is limited to the Pixel 10 series at launch, with Google promising to...
Samsung Galaxy A37, A57 Confirmed to Launch in India on 25 March: Expected Price, Specs and More
Samsung confirmed the Galaxy A37 and A57 will debut in India on 25 March, extending its A‑series lineup. Both phones feature 6.7‑inch Super AMOLED panels with 120 Hz refresh rates, Exynos 1480 or 1680 processors, up to 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage,...
UK Study Reveals No Additional Advantage of Surfactant Therapy in Severe Bronchiolitis Cases in Infants
UK researchers completed the largest randomized trial evaluating exogenous surfactant in infants with severe bronchiolitis requiring mechanical ventilation. The Bronchiolitis Endotracheal Surfactant Study (BESS) enrolled 232 infants across 15 pediatric centers and found that surfactant administration did not shorten ventilation...
Chest Fridge (2009)
A chest freezer repurposed as a fridge can consume as little as 0.1 kWh per day, dramatically out‑performing conventional upright models. The author’s 20‑year campaign pushed manufacturers to add +6 °C temperature control, enabling chest freezers to serve as efficient fridges. Replacing...
HSBC Asks Victim of Credit Card Theft to Pay HK$126,580 Racked up by Criminals
HSBC has demanded that a Hong Kong mother repay more than HK$126,000 in charges incurred after thieves used her stolen credit card. The card was taken on November 15 and the victim reported the loss the following day, but the...
TUMCREATE to Develop Open-Source RISC-V Processor with Integrated Post-Quantum Security
TUMCREATE, the research arm of Technical University of Munich, will lead the QUASAR‑CREATE program to build an open‑source 64‑bit RISC‑V processor with built‑in post‑quantum cryptographic (PQC) accelerators. The processor will be fabricated on GlobalFoundries’ 180‑nm node in Singapore and feature...
Some European Launcher Challenge Funding Remains in Limbo
The European Space Agency (ESA) earmarked over €900 million for the European Launcher Challenge, but roughly €140 million remains unallocated, largely from the United Kingdom. A portion of the funding was tied to Orbex, which entered administration, removing €34.9 million from the pool....
AI Videos of Sexualised Black Women Removed From TikTok After BBC Investigation
TikTok removed 20 accounts after a BBC investigation uncovered AI‑generated black female avatars used to funnel users to paid sexual‑content sites. The avatars, often hyper‑sexualised and mislabeled, exploit racial stereotypes and were found on both TikTok and Instagram. One high‑profile...
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Social Media Marketing (SMM): What It Is, How It Works, Pros and Cons
Social media marketing (SMM) leverages platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn to build brands, boost sales, and drive website traffic. With more than 6 billion users worldwide as of October 2025, SMM offers unprecedented reach and granular targeting. Marketers measure success...
Psychedelic Drug MDMA Could Help Treat PTSD—But There's a Reason It's Not Widely Available
Australia became the first nation to reclassify MDMA from a prohibited to a controlled substance, permitting its use in PTSD treatment under strict conditions. The 2026 guidelines limit MDMA‑assisted psychotherapy to adults who have not responded to first‑line therapies, require...
Solving AI Not Sufficient to Solving Everything Else-
Leading Silicon Valley voices claim that achieving artificial general intelligence will automatically resolve broader societal and economic problems. The article revisits I.J. Good’s 1960s intelligence‑explosion hypothesis, highlighting how the narrative has become a secular gospel. It argues that the premise...
Gray Hydrogen, High Costs, and the Real Emissions of SunLine’s Fuel Cell Fleet
SunLine Transit Agency has invested roughly $27 million (2026 dollars) over two decades to build and repeatedly rebuild hydrogen refueling infrastructure for a 31‑bus fuel‑cell fleet. Despite upgrades from electrolyzers to a liquid‑hydrogen station, hydrogen fuel costs have remained high and...
I Used Anthropic's Claude to Pick Oscar Winners at a Party. It Made Odd Mistakes, but Still Beat Everyone Else.
Alistair Barr fed Anthropic's Claude with the Oscar nominee list and let the model generate his ballot. Claude delivered confident picks for nearly every category, missing only the new Casting award and suggesting nominees not on official shortlists. Despite those...
El Plan De Ignacio Del Río Goudie Para Polinizar Estados Unidos
Chilean agritech startup Biopollen, spun off from Ignacio del Río Goudie's holding, commercializes a liquid‑pollen technology that boosts fruit set in low‑pollination crops. The method harvests fresh pollen, keeps it viable in a chilled liquid, and sprays it aerially with...
Prothena Partners Present Data Supporting Next Generation Treatments for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease at AD/PD™ 2026
Prothena and its partners presented new clinical data on prasinezumab for Parkinson’s disease and BMS‑986446 for Alzheimer’s disease at the AD/PD 2026 conference in Copenhagen. The PASADENA and PADOVA extensions suggest a two‑year disease‑progression delay and sustained biomarker effects, supporting the...
The Professional Ballerina and CEO Wonder Woman, Who Will Revolutionize Finance.
Ostium, founded by former ballerina‑turned‑CEO Kaledora Fontana Kiernan‑Linn, offers a blockchain‑based app that lets users trade stocks, commodities, currencies and crypto from a single digital wallet. The platform reports $29 million in revenue, 25 000 users and $45 billion in cumulative trading volume....
Light-Based Technique Creates Artificial Structures that Mimic the Scaffolding of Cells
Researchers at RIKEN have introduced a laser‑based optogenetic system that prints three‑dimensional actin networks directly onto lipid bilayers, effectively acting as a 3‑D printer for cytoskeletal scaffolds. By adjusting light intensity, pulse length, and pattern, they can independently control network...
Nuclear in the Spotlight Amid Oil, Gas Crunch
The ongoing Middle East oil‑gas disruption is reviving interest in nuclear power as a low‑carbon baseload source. European leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, have pledged €200 million for innovative small modular reactors and urged member states to extend existing plant...