Will Intel's GPU-Making Gambit Pay Off?
Intel is attempting a strategic comeback by targeting the fast‑growing AI GPU market under new CEO Lip‑Bu Tan. After a steep stock decline and several missteps, the company cut 24,000 jobs, cancelled factory plans and refocused on both foundry services and graphics. Intel’s recent Arc releases and the upcoming Celestial GPU line aim to capture enterprise and consumer demand that Nvidia cannot fully satisfy. Early signs show share price recovery and positive perception shifts, but execution will determine long‑term success.
I Used the Xiaomi Pad 8 for a Month — These Four Features Make the Half-Priced iPad Air Clone the...
After a month of daily use, the Xiaomi Pad 8 emerges as the most compelling mid‑range Android tablet of 2026. Its 11.2‑inch LCD with optional nano‑texture coating delivers vibrant, low‑glare visuals, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset and up to 12 GB RAM provide...
Bonfy ACS 2.0 Helps Organizations Control Data Use in AI Environments
Bonfy.AI unveiled Bonfy Adaptive Content Security (ACS) 2.0, a platform that extends enterprise data protection to AI agents, copilots, and generative applications across cloud, SaaS, and on‑premises environments. The solution adds real‑time, context‑aware controls—including a data‑in‑use guardrail, browser extension for...
U.S. Shuts Down Websites Behind Iran-Linked Cyber Attacks and Death Threats
The U.S. Justice Department seized four domains—Justicehomeland.org, Handala‑Hack.to, Karmabelow80.org and Handala‑Redwanted.to—allegedly operated by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Investigators say the sites acted as fake hacktivist fronts that claimed cyberattacks, published stolen data and issued death threats against journalists,...
Nebius Teams with Nvidia to Build Cloud for Robotics and Physical AI
Nebius, an AI‑focused cloud provider, has teamed up with Nvidia to launch a managed platform that spans the entire physical‑AI lifecycle—from large‑scale GPU training and physics‑accurate simulation to edge inference. The solution leverages Nvidia’s Physical AI Data Factory Blueprint, OSMO...
How Are Smartphones Remaking Retail
South Africa’s e‑commerce market surpassed R130 billion in 2025, representing roughly 10 % of total retail sales, with 55 % of consumers using smartphones to shop online. Emerging mobile technologies—AI‑driven personalization, social commerce, and augmented reality—are reshaping how shoppers discover, evaluate, and purchase...
Influencer Marketing Platform Market to Be Worth $2.03 Billion by 2031
MarketsandMarkets projects the influencer marketing platform market to grow from $1.15 billion in 2026 to $2.03 billion by 2031, reflecting a 12% compound annual growth rate. The expansion is driven by brands’ push for data‑backed, transparent campaigns and the need for faster...
BMF Announces New microArch S150 Series: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Boston Micro Fabrication unveiled the microArch S150 Series, a compact line of Projection Micro Stereolithography (PµSL) 3D printers aimed at labs and production environments. The standard S150 delivers 25 µm optical resolution with ±3 µm positional accuracy, while the S150 Ultra prints layers...
How an MBA Internship Led Mitsubishi to E-Commerce Platform Yami—And Into the U.S. Snacks Market
Japan’s largest food wholesaler, Mitsubishi Shokuhin, has signed a strategic partnership with U.S. e‑commerce platform Yami, giving the company direct access to millions of American consumers for its Japanese food and beverage brands. The collaboration originated from an MBA internship...
Where in the World Is Clean Energy Technology Made?
Clean energy manufacturing is overwhelmingly dominated by China, which now accounts for over 90% of global solar capacity, 83% of battery production, and roughly three‑quarters of wind‑technology output. The country also produces about two‑thirds of the world’s electric vehicles, leveraging...
Everything You Need to Know About Online Fraud
Online fraud, encompassing financial scams and identity theft, surged as pandemic‑driven digital adoption expanded across banking, retail, and services. In South Africa, criminal syndicates generated between R200 billion and R300 billion in annual losses, with banking fraud alone exceeding R3.3 billion in 2023....
LlamaIndex Releases LiteParse: A CLI and TypeScript-Native Library for Spatial PDF Parsing in AI Agent Workflows
LlamaIndex unveiled LiteParse, an open‑source, TypeScript‑native library that parses PDFs locally for Retrieval‑Augmented Generation workflows. Built on PDF.js and Tesseract.js, it extracts spatially‑preserved text instead of converting to Markdown, keeping original layout and table structures intact. The tool also outputs...
PHM Technology and SYPAQ Systems Pty Ltd Partner to Bring MADE Digital RAMS Backbone Capability to the ADF
PHM Technology and SYPAQ Systems have formed a strategic partnership to deliver PHMT’s MADE software to the Australian Defence Force. The collaboration will establish a Digital RAMS Backbone and create Digital Risk Twins that enhance engineering analysis traceability across the...
Is the Future Digital Identity Your Heartbeat?
The article envisions a near‑term shift to heartbeat‑based digital identity for financial transactions, replacing cumbersome fingerprint, facial scans and OTPs with a ring‑mounted sensor. It argues that a unique cardiac signature can authenticate trades on platforms like Coinbase or IG...
Payaza CEO: Infrastructure Directness Is the Ultimate Moat
Payaza has become the only Visa‑certified payment processor headquartered in Sub‑Saharan Africa, choosing to bypass traditional aggregators and secure direct access to card schemes. This infrastructure‑first strategy cuts intermediary fees, improves margins and enables reinvestment in product development. The firm...
Quick Fire 🔥 with Ibukun Adedeji
Ibukun Adedeji, a product leader at Moniepoint, shares insights from his fintech career across Africa. He emphasizes that reliability, not just features, builds user trust and that operations knowledge is essential for product success. Adedeji highlights the rapid user‑driven adaptations...
Human vs Bots: Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince Says AI Traffic Could Surpass Human Activity by 2027
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince warned that AI‑generated bot traffic could outpace human activity by 2027. Generative AI agents can crawl thousands of sites in seconds, turning what was once 20% of internet traffic into a dominant share. The surge will...
XCath Integrates NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare to Advance Telerobotic Endovascular Systems
XCath is integrating NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare into its autonomous telerobotic endovascular platform, creating digital twins of the robot, treatment devices, and patient vasculature. The digital‑twin rehearsal lets surgeons practice on a patient‑specific 3‑D model before the actual mechanical thrombectomy,...
Telenor IoT Expands Global Connectivity with Launch of Global APN
Telenor IoT has launched a Global APN service that lets enterprises use a single access point name across Europe, Asia‑Pacific and the Americas. The offering automatically routes devices to the nearest Telenor point of presence—Stockholm, Amsterdam, Singapore, Ashburn and Los Angeles—reducing...
Quicken Is Producing 100 Pieces of Content Every Few Weeks Using AI
Quicken, a financial‑planning software firm, discovered its strong SEO presence did not automatically translate into visibility within AI‑driven answer engines. After lagging behind a smaller competitor in generative search, CMO Euan Campbell launched a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) strategy. The...
Would You Trust It? AI Tool to Assist Landlord Compliance
Rent Fix Legals has launched RentFix.ai, an AI‑driven legal platform designed to help UK landlords comply with the upcoming Renters’ Rights Act. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude model and trained on more than 100,000 UK legal documents, the tool claims 99.7%...
Why Global AI and SaaS Startups Are Rethinking Cross-Border Payments
Global AI and SaaS startups are feeling the strain of outdated cross‑border payment rails, especially when moving funds from the US to India. Traditional bank wires can take three to five days and often deliver FX rates that differ from...
Dentsu X Launches The Creator Catalyst Playbook for Creator Marketing
dentsu X unveiled The Creator Catalyst, a playbook that transforms fragmented creator activity into a systematic growth engine for brands. The framework, built for the Algorithmic Era, combines AI‑driven casting, early‑stage cultural integration, and commerce‑focused measurement to deliver scalable, measurable...
Perseus Android Malware Targets Mobile Banking Users via Fake IPTV Apps
Researchers at ThreatFabric have uncovered a new Perseus Android malware variant that masquerades as IPTV streaming apps to infiltrate smartphones. The strain builds on Cerberus and Phoenix code, leveraging Accessibility Services to stealthily control devices, scan note‑taking apps, and overlay...
South West ICBs Adopt New Dental Referral Platform
Seven South West Integrated Care Boards will launch the NEC Rego electronic referral service in 2026, extending to Dorset in 2027. The platform will handle about 160,000 dental referrals annually across 12 pathways, covering 5.5 million residents, 900+ practices and 1,000...
OpenAI Plans Desktop ‘Super App’
OpenAI confirmed plans to merge its ChatGPT desktop app, Codex coding platform, and web browser into a single desktop “super app.” President Greg Brockman will temporarily oversee the product overhaul and organizational changes, while chief of applications Fidji Simo will...
Everyone Hates Ads on Social Media. Or Do They?
Researchers leveraged Meta's 14.5 million‑user no‑ads holdout to test whether Facebook users care about advertising. In a 2022 survey of 53,166 participants from 13 countries, the median amount users would accept to quit the platform was $31.04 for ad‑exposed users and...
Exabeam Adds MSSP Commercial Framework to APEX Partner Program
Exabeam has introduced a dedicated commercial framework for managed security service providers within its APEX partner program. The new structure replaces fragmented licensing with a single pooled licence for high‑volume, multi‑tenant deployments and a federated subscription model for region‑specific isolation....
AI Gave Employee "False Sense of Security" About Workplace Communications
An Australian Fair Work Commission upheld the dismissal of a senior Java developer at Fujifilm Data Management Solutions after he used AI to draft workplace complaints and responses. The commission found the AI-generated messages gave the employee a false sense...
#ET5GCongress: AI-Led Automation Redefining Telco Operations, Energy Efficiency, Says Airtel CTO Randeep Sekhon
At the ET Telecom 5G Congress, Airtel CTO Randeep Sekhon said AI is becoming a core layer for telecom operations, shifting the industry from reactive fixes to predictive, real‑time problem solving. He highlighted AI’s ability to unify data across network,...
Teachers Need AI Education
University of Reading lecturer Georgia Aspinox warns that many trainee teachers enter the classroom with little understanding of artificial intelligence, despite its growing presence in schools. She highlights the Department for Education’s new AI training resources as a practical solution,...
Why Comments Are the Real Secret Behind Every Viral Instagram Post
Instagram’s algorithm now prioritizes comment velocity over likes, saves or views when deciding which posts to amplify. Early‑hour comments act as a quality signal, prompting the platform to test the content with larger audiences. Creators can deliberately trigger this loop...
Why Health Systems Are Outsourcing Tech Support to Drive Adoption
Health systems are turning to outsourced tech support to boost patient portal adoption, as only 15%‑30% of patients currently use portal features. The primary barrier is not the technology but the lack of accessible, multilingual assistance for diverse patient populations....
America’s Test Kitchen Puts Direct And Programmatic Access On Its Menu
America’s Test Kitchen (ATK) has launched direct and programmatic buying for its free ad‑supported FAST channels, allowing advertisers to purchase inventory as a standalone product rather than through genre bundles. The move follows a 30% year‑over‑year rise in streaming audiences...
America’s Test Kitchen Puts Direct And Programmatic Access On Its Menu
America’s Test Kitchen (ATK) has begun selling its FAST channel ad inventory as a standalone product, offering both direct insertion orders and programmatic guaranteed deals through Magnite and PubMatic. The shift follows a 30% year‑over‑year rise in streaming audiences and...
Cyble Partners with Optiv to Bring Digital Risk Protection Into MSSP Operations
Cyble has partnered with Optiv to embed its digital risk protection services into Optiv’s managed security service provider operations. The integration feeds Cyble’s open, deep, and dark‑web threat intelligence directly into Optiv’s fusion center, giving analysts a unified view of...
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[Editorial] Making Treatment for Obesity More Equitable
2026 could be a watershed year for obesity treatment as GLP‑1 receptor agonists cement their role after a decade of clinical success. The global market for weight‑loss drugs is forecast to hit US$150 billion by 2035, reflecting soaring demand. More than...
Radiologists, Rad Techs, Physicists and Nuclear Medicine Urge HHS to Fix Costly Image-Sharing Processes
Healthcare societies representing radiologists, technologists, physicists and nuclear medicine wrote to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging a fix to costly, outdated image‑sharing practices. They highlighted that despite broad adoption of the DICOM standard, inconsistent implementation forces...
Does Lithium Work for Memory Loss? Experts Answer 4 Key Questions
A two‑year pilot trial published in JAMA Neurology found that low‑dose oral lithium (150‑300 mg daily) slowed verbal memory decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The neuroprotective benefit was most pronounced in participants who tested positive for amyloid‑beta, a...
Aimé Leon Dore Brings Its Signature Palette to a Technics Turntable
New York‑based fashion label Aimé Leon Dore has partnered with Japanese audio giant Technics to launch its first collaborative turntable, the SL‑1200M7ALD. The limited‑edition unit is finished in ALD’s signature Mulberry Green with subtle gold accents, while preserving Technics’ coreless...
What the EU Biotech Act Delivers for Europe
The European Union’s proposed Biotech Act seeks to streamline fragmented regulatory procedures, create coordinated clinical‑trial pathways, and introduce new instruments such as regulatory sandboxes and data‑quality accelerators. By aligning biotech oversight with the AI Act and the European Health Data...
9 Types of Google Ads (Pros, Cons, and when to Use Each)
Google Ads now comprises nine distinct ad formats, each designed for specific user intents and placements across Google’s ecosystem. Search ads deliver text‑based results driven by keyword intent, while Display, Shopping, Video, App, Discovery, Local Services, Performance Max, and Smart...
InnovMetric, Faro Creaform Integration Enables Direct Data Acquisition
InnovMetric and Faro Creaform have integrated Faro’s auto‑referencing multi‑line 3D scanners directly into PolyWorks|Inspector, allowing real‑time data capture, visualization, and dimensional analysis without switching software. The workflow streamlines training, accelerates onboarding, and ensures consistent inspection templates across global OEM plants. Meanwhile,...
How JazzHR Helps You Track the Recruiting Data That Actually Matters
JazzHR’s platform now emphasizes customizable data fields, allowing recruiters to capture the specific metrics that matter to their organization. By enabling custom fields for items such as business unit, work‑authorization status, or internal project codes, the system adapts to varied...
Can Australia Make Its Own Wind Turbine Parts? Global Giant Suggests It Might Be at the Whim of Federal LNP
Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen warned that Australia must secure bipartisan, decade‑long policy support to develop a domestic wind turbine parts supply chain. He emphasized that stable, year‑on‑year demand of two to three gigawatts is essential for manufacturers to commit to...
Corning Unveils Fiber, Cable, and Connectivity Solutions Targeting AI Data Center Networks
At OFC 2026, Corning introduced a suite of fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions aimed at AI‑driven data center networks. The multicore fiber promises four‑fold capacity per strand while cutting connectors by 75 % and reducing cable mass up to 70 %. Its...
You'll Soon Be Able to Drive or Buy Alcohol without a Physical ID, but There Is a Catch
New Zealand’s Govt.nz mobile app will soon let users display a digital driver’s licence and other photo IDs from a built‑in digital wallet. From the end of March, the app will enable digital credentials to be presented at police checkpoints,...
Nvidia to Sell 1 Million Chips to Amazon by End of 2027 in Cloud Deal
Nvidia announced a multi‑year agreement to deliver one million GPU chips to Amazon Web Services by the end of 2027, alongside a suite of its networking and inference accelerators. Sales begin this year and will run through 2027, complementing Nvidia’s...
Your Next COO Might Be an Agent
The article argues that traditional COO functions are being eclipsed by AI‑driven agents that embed decision‑making directly into execution workflows. Modern enterprises generate continuous operational signals that outpace weekly or monthly reporting cycles, creating a gap between insight and action....
Eid-Ul-Fitr 2026: 50 AI Prompts to Create Your Viral Festive Look via Gemini- Check Step-by-Step Guide
Google’s Gemini app now includes a detailed guide for creating AI‑generated Eid‑ul‑Fitr 2026 images, offering step‑by‑step instructions and a library of 50 themed prompts. The guide emphasizes a “Face‑Lock” prompt that preserves the user’s facial features exactly, preventing unwanted alterations....