Modified Vulcan Expected to Launch This Summer
United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to launch its first modified Vulcan rocket this summer, after accelerating pre‑planned upgrades to the engine nozzle and solid rocket boosters. The enhancements aim to improve performance margins and address issues highlighted by a February anomaly. A static‑fire test of the upgraded hardware is slated for late April, while production of the new nozzle set is already underway. NASA’s selection of ULA’s Centaur V upper stage for Artemis IV further ties the modified Vulcan to upcoming lunar missions.
Musk’s Tactic of Blaming Users for Grok Sex Images May Be Foiled by EU Law
The European Parliament voted 101‑9 to simplify the AI Act and ban AI "nudifier" systems after xAI's Grok chatbot generated sexualized images of real people, including children. Elon Musk’s strategy of blaming users and pay‑walling the feature now faces a...
Prodeon Medical FDA 510(k) Approved for the Urocross Expander System, a Non-Permanent Retrievable Implant for Treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prodeon Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Urocross Expander System, a non‑permanent, retrievable implant designed to treat lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. Clinical data from the Expander‑2 randomized trial showed a 48.1% mean improvement in...
When Is Personal Not Personal? EDPB Asks Stakeholders
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released a report summarising stakeholder input on pseudonymisation and anonymisation after a CJEU ruling clarified the limits of pseudonymised data. Participants—including corporations, NGOs, academics and law firms—highlighted the difficulty of distinguishing when data moves...
Computer Vision Frameworks: Features And Future Trends
Computer vision frameworks provide developers with pre‑built algorithms for image processing, model training, and deployment across platforms. They integrate deep learning libraries like PyTorch and TensorFlow, offering features such as pre‑trained models, data augmentation, and visualization tools. Frameworks are categorized...
When the Middle East Exploded, Were GSOCs Ready?
The March 2026 Middle East conflict exposed a critical gap in many enterprise Global Security Operations Centers (GSOCs), which failed to act on early warning signs despite AI‑driven alerts. Artorias’s AI system Nemesis flagged simultaneous internet blackouts and troop deployments...
Halo Selects Eyelit to Power Scalable SiC Wafering Production with Composable MES
Eyelit Technologies’ AI‑driven manufacturing execution system has been chosen by Halo Industries to manage its rapidly expanding silicon‑carbide (SiC) wafering operations. Halo selected the platform after a competitive review, citing its composable architecture, flexible recipe handling via the Scenarios feature,...
How a Nonprofit Transforms Data with Cloudera and AI
Rare Hope, a nonprofit focused on rare‑disease hypotheses, adopted Cloudera’s hybrid data‑and‑AI platform to turn unstructured research papers and medical images into structured insights. Using PySpark pipelines, the organization extracts disease‑drug correlations and feeds them to large language models for...
Nvidia Says It’s Getting Orders From China | Bloomberg Tech 3/18/2026
Nvidia announced it is now receiving orders for its H200 AI chips from Chinese customers, marking a shift after months of export restrictions. The company is accelerating production of the H200 to meet growing demand for data‑center and generative‑AI workloads....
Navy Streamlines Tech Acquisition, Development, Rollout
The Navy’s PEO Digital office is overhauling its technology acquisition by standardizing shared development environments and enterprise services to cut deployment time and reduce user cognitive load. It is expanding access to large‑language models through the GenAI.mil platform while planning...
Big Spring Discount: Jackery Power Station Falls Under $430 — Reliable Backup Power for Your Streaming Setup
The Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 portable power station is on sale for $429, a $370 discount representing roughly 46% off its regular price. It offers 1,070 Wh of LiFePO₄ battery capacity, 1,500 W continuous (3,000 W surge) output, and can be fast‑charged to full in...
The Comedy of Errors That Was the First-Ever Space Walk
On March 18, 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed humanity’s first extravehicular activity, stepping outside the Voskhod 2 spacecraft for roughly ten minutes. The EVA quickly turned hazardous as his suit swelled, causing glove and boot failures and forcing him to...
Garmin Smartwatch Users Can Now Make Calls and Send Texts Through WhatsApp
Garmin announced that WhatsApp is now available for free download from its Connect IQ store, extending messaging capabilities to select Fenix, Forerunner, Venus, and Vívoactive smartwatches. The integration lets users read, reply, and make calls directly from the watch, with...
The Human Edge: Why AI Won’t Replace Sellers but Will Make Them Unstoppable
Sales leaders are increasingly deploying AI tools, yet only 28% of firms see measurable performance improvements. The article argues that AI cannot fully replace sellers because relationship building, empathy, and nuanced judgment remain human strengths. By targeting AI toward repetitive...
GE HealthCare, Springbok Analytics Team Up on MRI-Based Muscle Analysis for Sports Medicine, Human Performance Applications
GE HealthCare and Springbok Analytics have signed a development agreement to fuse Springbok’s AI‑driven muscle‑analysis platform with GE’s advanced MRI scanners. The collaboration will enable rapid, full‑body MRI exams to be transformed into detailed 3‑D maps that quantify up to...
HIMSS26: Optimize Hybrid Infrastructure To Accelerate Healthcare Innovation
At HIMSS26, HealthTech highlighted the critical role of hybrid infrastructure in scaling AI initiatives across healthcare. On‑prem data centers deliver low‑latency inferencing, while the cloud supplies on‑demand compute power for flexible workloads. Leaders emphasized workload placement decisions that prioritize patient...
Applying AI Risk Frameworks in Higher Education: What IT Leaders Need to Know
Higher education IT leaders are adopting AI with cautious optimism, recognizing its potential to transform student services, research, and campus operations. However, many institutions lack clear visibility into where AI models run and what data they access, creating blind‑spot risks....
VA Prepares April Relaunch of EHR Program
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will restart its electronic health record (EHR) modernization rollout in April, adding four sites, with a total of 13 new sites slated for 2026. The program, originally launched under the Trump administration, has been...
Meta Leases From Vornado Again, This Time for Retail Space
Meta has signed a 10‑year lease for the entire five‑story, 15,000‑square‑foot townhouse at 697 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The space will serve as a permanent retail showcase for Meta’s virtual reality headsets and Ray‑Ban smart glasses, following a successful...
NTT Global Data Centers Plans to Double Capacity in AI Boom
NTT Global Data Centers, the world’s third‑largest provider outside China, announced a plan to double its capacity to 4 gigawatts within two years, targeting more than 5 gigawatts in five years. The expansion will be driven by 34 new data‑center projects aimed...
NVIDIA and ST Present New Delivery Boards for 800VDC Architectures
NVIDIA and STMicroelectronics unveiled two 800 VDC delivery boards aimed at high‑efficiency power conversion. The 6 kW, 850 kHz LLC converter uses a 700 V GaN primary and a 40 V MOSFET secondary, delivering 12 V at 97.5% efficiency and 2500 W/in³ power density. The 20 kW, 650 kHz...
US Air Force Special Operations Seeks Kamikaze Drones
The U.S. Air Force is issuing a Request for Information to acquire small, one‑way attack drones for its Special Operations Command. The desired system must fly 10‑20 km, carry a 1.5‑3 kg fragmentation warhead, and be operable by one or two soldiers...
Ligado Tells FCC That SkyTerra Next Proposal Won’t Cause Interference
Ligado filed a new FCC petition to modify its satellite license and host the SkyTerra Next L‑band payload on AST SpaceMobile’s low‑Earth‑orbit constellation. The company argues the deployment will operate within existing L‑band coordination agreements and will not interfere with...
Infineon Introduces CoolGaN-Based High-Voltage Intermediate Bus Converter Reference Designs
Infineon unveiled two high‑voltage intermediate‑bus converter (HV IBC) reference designs powered by its 650 V CoolGaN switches, aimed at AI server platforms operating on ±400 V and 800 V DC. The 800 V‑to‑50 V module delivers over 98 % efficiency, 2.5 kW/in³ density in a 60 × 60 × 11 mm package, while...
Dematic Redefines Warehouse Intelligence with Launch of Command Center
Dematic announced Command Center, a vendor‑agnostic, cloud‑based intelligence platform that unifies real‑time monitoring, AI‑driven decision support, and analytics for warehouse operations. Unveiled at LogiMAT 2026 and showcased at MODEX 2026, it aggregates data from automation, software, and manual processes into a single...
Agentic AI Shopping Bots Are Coming. Banks Need to Be Ready
Agentic AI shopping bots from firms like Google, Amazon and Visa are poised to execute purchases and payments on behalf of consumers, thrusting banks into a new risk landscape. Existing charge‑back rules under Reg E and Reg Z may not apply, leaving...
CFOs Turn to AI for Pricing as Affordability Concerns Rise
CFOs are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to fine‑tune pricing as affordability concerns surge. Grant Thornton reports that 73 % of finance chiefs say price sensitivity is reshaping strategies, while 57 % observe heightened customer price awareness. Only 16 % have fully implemented...
Google Is Testing Search Live in More Markets
Google announced that its Search Live visual AI feature, previously limited to the United States, is now being tested in additional markets beyond the US and India. The tool lets users point their phone camera at objects or scenes and...
Federal AI Needs a New Data Foundation. Dell’s Platform Is Built for It.
The federal government is accelerating its adoption of generative AI, retrieval‑augmented generation, and early agentic systems, but agencies are constrained by legacy data architectures. Dell’s AI data platform offers a secure, federated foundation that lets classified and regulated data remain...
Micron’s Heavy Factory Spending Overshadows Booming Memory Sales
Micron Technology announced it will exceed $25 billion in capital spending this fiscal year, surpassing analyst expectations of $22.4 billion. The surge in AI‑driven memory demand is prompting the company to invest heavily in new fabs and advanced packaging. Micron also projected...
Litigation Strategy Moves at the Speed of Insight
Relativity has introduced aiR for Case Strategy within its FedRAMP‑authorized RelativityOne Government platform, leveraging generative AI to surface narrative patterns, key actors, and structured summaries from massive litigation data sets. The tool accelerates early case insight, allowing agencies to scope...
UK Plans To Require Labels On AI-Generated Content
Britain’s technology ministry announced it will consider mandatory labels on AI‑generated content to shield consumers from deepfakes and disinformation. Minister Liz Kendall said the policy aims to balance protecting creative industries with fostering AI innovation, and the government has not...
MAXOLUTION® Introduces a Standardized Mobile Robotic Platform with Contactless Charging
MAXOLUTION, an SEW‑EURODRIVE company, launched the Mobile Robot Platform 1600 (MR P1600), a standardized, modular robot designed for pallet transport in factories and warehouses. The platform offers up to 1 600 kg payload, 1.6 m/s speed, and optional contactless inductive charging via MOVITRANS solutions....
Taming the IoT Firehose: How Utilities Are Scaling Cloud DataOps for Smart Metering
Utilities are grappling with an "IoT firehose" as smart meters generate massive, continuous telemetry streams. To tame the volume, they are adopting cloud‑based DataOps frameworks that automate ingestion, normalize data, and deliver analytics‑ready datasets at scale. Automated, event‑driven pipelines enable...
Five IT Security Priorities Shaping Federal Procurement in 2026
Federal agencies are converging on five security priorities—AI security, post‑quantum cryptography, zero‑trust architecture, edge security, and data‑security posture management—to shape 2026 procurement. New NIST, CISA, NSA, GSA and DoD directives turn these topics from research into contract requirements. Vendors must...
How AIOps Is Keeping Retail Lights on Behind the Scenes
Artificial intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) is helping retailers keep e‑commerce platforms running smoothly by automatically detecting and fixing order‑flow glitches, pricing mismatches, downtime, and data‑sync issues. Machine‑learning models surface anomalies before customers notice them, enabling proactive remediation. A real‑world...
Top-Down Construction, Mass Timber, and Nanotechnology Reshape Building
At a ULI Austin breakfast, industry leaders highlighted four emerging building methods—top‑down construction, mass‑timber framing, nanotechnology‑enhanced concrete, and modular prefab. Top‑down builds the roof and floors close to ground before lifting the stack, improving safety and eliminating interior columns. Mass...
ASIC Streamlines Decision-Making Intelligence
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced an internal dispute resolution data dashboard to enhance its enforcement decision‑making. The tool aggregates complaint volumes, categorises issues and outcomes, tracks resolution speed, and details financial remedies provided by advisory firms....
The Collapse of Predictive Security in the Age of Machine-Speed Attacks
Rapid7’s 2026 analysis warns that the predictive security window has collapsed as attackers exploit disclosed vulnerabilities within days, outpacing patch cycles. The industrialization of cybercrime, driven by efficient internet access brokers and silent‑entry data grabs, accelerates this speed. Predictive defenses...
After Buying HUB and Partnering with Promega, MilliporeSigma Charts Growth Path in Organoids
MilliporeSigma, the life‑science arm of Merck KGaA, completed its €104 million acquisition of HUB Organoids and has since integrated the business into its Discovery Solutions unit. The company launched a partnership with Promega to develop real‑time reporter assays for organoids, while...
Blackwater Founder Backs Ukrainian Drone Tech Sales to US
Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, has joined the board of Ukrainian drone‑software firm Swarmer and is championing its sale to the U.S. military. Swarmer raised $15 million in a Nasdaq offering, saw its shares jump roughly 500 % and claims its platform...
Gracenote: AI Will Influence Audience Discovery, Engagement with Content
Artificial intelligence is set to overhaul how viewers find and interact with entertainment, with large language models (LLMs) becoming the backbone of next‑generation search tools. Gracenote’s new report warns that LLMs alone can hallucinate, so it promotes "grounded" models that...
New Intel Arc Drivers Promise Faster Game Loads with Shader Distribution
Intel has released a new generic graphics driver that introduces the Graphics Shader Distribution Service, promising up to a 2× reduction in first‑load times for games on Arc B‑Series and Core Ultra GPUs. The update also delivers an average 9%...
AI Software for Smart Glasses Wins £1m Prize for Technology to Help People with Dementia
CrossSense Ltd’s AI‑powered smart glasses, featuring the Wispy conversational assistant, have won the £1 million Longitude prize for dementia technology. The glasses combine a camera, microphone and speakers to deliver real‑time verbal cues and floating text that help wearers complete daily...
ACI Worldwide Unifies Global Payments with Cloud-Native ACI Connetic for Cards
ACI Worldwide has introduced ACI Connetic for Cards, a cloud‑native suite that consolidates card issuing, acquiring, and ATM/self‑service functions into a single modular platform. The solution embeds real‑time AI‑driven fraud intelligence and supports the full transaction lifecycle for the 300 billion...
Queensland Forges Ahead with Digital ID
Queensland’s government has expanded its Digital Licence app, enabling over 56,000 taxi, rideshare, limousine and bus drivers to access official credentials digitally. The rollout follows the state’s commitment to the ISO/IEC 18013‑5:2021 personal identification standard, ensuring interoperability and security. While the...
Pasqal and Kipu Quantum Demonstrate Analog Counterdiabatic Optimization on 100 Qubits
Pasqal and Kipu Quantum have experimentally realized Analog Counterdiabatic Quantum Computing (ACQC) on neutral‑atom platforms, scaling the protocol to 100 qubits to solve the Maximum Independent Set (MIS) problem. By analytically deriving counterdiabatic corrections for Rabi frequency, detuning and phase,...
Multiply Closes $9.5M Funding
Multiply, an AI‑native media agency targeting B2B firms, emerged from stealth with a $9.5 million Series A round led by Mayfield. The funding includes contributions from Sorenson Capital, Instacart co‑founder Max Mullen, Google Gemini head Josh Woodward, and senior executives from...
Token.io Unveils Account on File, Enhancing Pay by Bank
Token.io launched its Account on File feature, enabling Pay by Bank users to store a preferred bank and account as default for future transactions. The functionality removes up to two checkout steps, turning the experience into a one‑tap flow for...
The SOAR Ceiling: Why Playbook Automation Has Hit Its Structural Limits
The article argues that the traditional SOAR playbook model has reached a structural ceiling, burdening security teams with escalating maintenance, scarce architect talent, and static logic that can’t keep pace with evolving threats. It outlines five fractures—architect dependency, playbook sprawl,...