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Briggs Morrison's Crossbow Unveils $77M Series B for T Cell Engagers
NewsMar 18, 2026

Briggs Morrison's Crossbow Unveils $77M Series B for T Cell Engagers

Crossbow Therapeutics, founded by biotech veteran Briggs Morrison, announced a $77 million Series B round to accelerate its off‑the‑shelf T‑cell engager platform. The funding, led by a mix of venture capital and strategic investors, will support the advancement of three preclinical candidates...

By Endpoints News
Firefox Is Getting a Free Built-In VPN
NewsMar 18, 2026

Firefox Is Getting a Free Built-In VPN

Mozilla announced that Firefox 149, releasing on March 24, will embed a free built‑in VPN. The service will route browser traffic through a proxy, masking users' IP addresses, and initially provides 50 GB of data per month to users in the United States,...

By Help Net Security
Lottery Operator Launches In-House Agency, Studio 59
NewsMar 18, 2026

Lottery Operator Launches In-House Agency, Studio 59

National Lottery operator Allwyn is establishing Studio 59, an in‑house creative and content studio slated to open in April. The unit will unify creative, social, production, planning and brand marketing to accelerate content creation across retail, digital and communications channels....

By DecisionMarketing
SpecterOps Adds Okta, GitHub and Mac Coverage to BloodHound Enterprise Platform
NewsMar 18, 2026

SpecterOps Adds Okta, GitHub and Mac Coverage to BloodHound Enterprise Platform

SpecterOps announced that its BloodHound Enterprise platform now includes coverage for Okta, GitHub and Mac (Jamf) environments, adding OpenGraph extensions to map identity‑based attack paths across hybrid systems. The release introduces privilege‑zone analysis for multi‑tier least‑privilege enforcement, bring‑your‑own‑key encryption support,...

By SiliconANGLE
Torq Unveils Agentic Builder to Automate Security Workflows From Natural Language Intent
NewsMar 18, 2026

Torq Unveils Agentic Builder to Automate Security Workflows From Natural Language Intent

Torq Ltd. introduced Agentic Builder, an AI‑driven add‑on to its SOC platform that converts plain‑language security intents into fully tested, production‑ready workflows and custom AI agents. The system leverages the Torq Socrates engine for validation and continuous performance monitoring, enabling...

By SiliconANGLE
Aspen's Personalized Parkinson's Therapy Shows Early Promise
NewsMar 18, 2026

Aspen's Personalized Parkinson's Therapy Shows Early Promise

Aspen Neuroscience reported encouraging early data from a small autologous cell therapy trial for Parkinson's disease. The treatment, derived from each patient's own skin cells and reprogrammed into dopaminergic neurons, was safely implanted in twelve participants, showing graft survival and...

By Endpoints News
Qualtrics Adds AI-Powered Synthetic Data and Research Tools to Speed Customer Insights
NewsMar 18, 2026

Qualtrics Adds AI-Powered Synthetic Data and Research Tools to Speed Customer Insights

Qualtrics unveiled AI‑driven synthetic consumer panels and a Research Hub at its X4 Experience Management Summit. The synthetic panels, built on a fine‑tuned large language model trained with over 200 million respondents, claim research‑grade accuracy that is twelve times better than...

By SiliconANGLE
How To Build An SEO Commissioning Workflow: From Tickets To Requirements via @Sejournal, @Billhunt
NewsMar 18, 2026

How To Build An SEO Commissioning Workflow: From Tickets To Requirements via @Sejournal, @Billhunt

Enterprise SEO often fails because teams are involved too late, operating reactively with ticket‑based fixes that delay implementation and repeat structural errors. The article proposes an SEO commissioning workflow that embeds search requirements at the design stage, defining intent, eligibility...

By Search Engine Journal
How to Follow the Game, Even When You Can’t See It Live
NewsMar 18, 2026

How to Follow the Game, Even When You Can’t See It Live

The article explains how Google’s free app lets sports fans track live scores without watching TV. By searching for a game and tapping the “Follow” button, users can pin a floating score bubble that stays visible across apps. Recent Pixel...

By The New York Times – Technology
Manifold Raises $8M to Secure Autonomous AI Agents on Enterprise Endpoints
NewsMar 18, 2026

Manifold Raises $8M to Secure Autonomous AI Agents on Enterprise Endpoints

Manifold, an AI detection and response startup, announced an $8 million seed round led by Costanoa Ventures to develop its endpoint security platform for autonomous AI agents. The solution monitors agent behavior on employee devices, capturing API calls, file access, and...

By SiliconANGLE
Thailand Could Send Its First Science Experiment to the Moon With Ispace
NewsMar 18, 2026

Thailand Could Send Its First Science Experiment to the Moon With Ispace

Japan’s lunar‑transport firm ispace and Thailand’s Geo‑Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) have signed an MOU to study a Thai‑built life‑science payload for delivery to the Moon. GISTDA will lead design, development and project management, while ispace will provide...

By Orbital Today
Researchers: Meta, TikTok Steal Personal & Financial Info When Users Click Ads
NewsMar 18, 2026

Researchers: Meta, TikTok Steal Personal & Financial Info When Users Click Ads

Researchers from Jscrambler allege that Meta and TikTok advertising pixels harvest extensive personal and financial data from users who click ads, even when users explicitly opt out. The pixels collect PII, credit‑card details, and granular shopping‑flow information, running before consent...

By Dark Reading
Project SnowWork: The Easiest Way for Business Users to Get Work Done
NewsMar 18, 2026

Project SnowWork: The Easiest Way for Business Users to Get Work Done

Snowflake unveiled Project SnowWork in a research preview, an autonomous AI platform that translates outcome‑based requests into completed, data‑driven work. The service leverages Snowflake’s native data lake, security controls, and role‑based access to deliver finance, sales, marketing, and operations insights...

By Snowflake Blog
Invisible Infrastructure: Why Your Building’s Digital Experience Is Key to Ensuring Occupier Trust
NewsMar 18, 2026

Invisible Infrastructure: Why Your Building’s Digital Experience Is Key to Ensuring Occupier Trust

The office market is moving beyond flashy amenities toward seamless, invisible digital infrastructure that underpins tenant trust. Multi‑tenant buildings face a "paradox" where legacy, siloed systems create friction at entry, connectivity, and booking points. Operators who replace fragmented tech with...

By Buildings.com
Nvidia CEO Says This App Is ‘The Next ChatGPT.’ What’s All the Fuss About?
NewsMar 18, 2026

Nvidia CEO Says This App Is ‘The Next ChatGPT.’ What’s All the Fuss About?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced OpenClaw, an open‑source AI agent that can clear inboxes, schedule meetings, book flights and perform multiple tasks with minimal input, calling it “the next ChatGPT.” He discussed the platform on CNBC’s Mad Money and unveiled...

By Entrepreneur
SideWinder Espionage Campaign Expands Across Southeast Asia
NewsMar 18, 2026

SideWinder Espionage Campaign Expands Across Southeast Asia

The India‑linked SideWinder APT group has broadened its espionage campaign into Southeast Asia, adding Indonesia and Thailand to its target list. Researchers note the group continues to use low‑complexity intrusion methods—government‑audit phishing, stolen credentials, and DLL hijacking—while rotating domains and...

By Dark Reading
Frontier Justice: Navigating the Future Legal Landscape for Private Actors in Space Law
NewsMar 18, 2026

Frontier Justice: Navigating the Future Legal Landscape for Private Actors in Space Law

The global space economy is set to surge from $630 billion in 2023 to $1.7 trillion by 2035, yet the legal framework remains fragmented and largely government‑centric. Private actors face a regulatory vacuum that could trigger lunar land grabs, inflate costs, and...

By SpaceNews
March 18, 1965: The First Spacewalk
NewsMar 18, 2026

March 18, 1965: The First Spacewalk

On March 18, 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed the first human spacewalk during the Voskhod 2 mission. He spent roughly 12 minutes outside the capsule before a suit malfunction forced him to depressurize and crawl back, narrowly surviving. While in...

By Astronomy Magazine
Can Giving Away 0.1% of Revenue Get the World to Net Zero?
NewsMar 18, 2026

Can Giving Away 0.1% of Revenue Get the World to Net Zero?

Point One, a new financing platform, asks businesses to pledge 0.1% of revenue to a pooled fund for clean‑energy projects in emerging economies. Thirty companies have already signed up, and the model predicts that each pound contributed could unlock at...

By Energy Live News
This Free Privacy Tool Makes It Super Easy to See Which Sites Are Selling Your Data
NewsMar 18, 2026

This Free Privacy Tool Makes It Super Easy to See Which Sites Are Selling Your Data

Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a free, browser‑based signal that lets users automatically opt out of companies selling their personal data. Major browsers such as Brave, DuckDuckGo, and the Firefox Nightly build now include GPC natively, while extensions like OptMeowt...

By ZDNet Robotics
US Lawmakers Quiz Meta over ‘Dangerous’ Facial-Recognition Plans for Smart Glasses
NewsMar 18, 2026

US Lawmakers Quiz Meta over ‘Dangerous’ Facial-Recognition Plans for Smart Glasses

U.S. senators have written to Meta demanding details on its plan to embed facial‑recognition technology in upcoming smart glasses. They argue the capability could instantly link captured faces to social‑media profiles, enabling mass surveillance, doxxing, and targeted intimidation. The lawmakers...

By ComputerWeekly
Sprout Social Alternatives: Social and Influencer Platforms for Scalable Brand Programs
NewsMar 18, 2026

Sprout Social Alternatives: Social and Influencer Platforms for Scalable Brand Programs

Sprout Social has long served as an all‑in‑one hub for social publishing, engagement, analytics and, more recently, influencer campaign management. As brands’ influencer programs mature, many find that a single suite can’t meet the deeper relationship‑building, payment tracking, or listening...

By Influencer Marketing Hub
Advancing Agentic AI with Microsoft Databases Across a Unified Data Estate
NewsMar 18, 2026

Advancing Agentic AI with Microsoft Databases Across a Unified Data Estate

Microsoft used SQLCon 2026 to unveil a unified, AI‑driven database strategy that spans Azure SQL, Hyperscale, and SQL Database in Fabric. The announcement includes a Savings Plan offering up to 35% cost reductions, GitHub Copilot integration inside SSMS, and new...

By Azure Blog
A Multi-Armed Robot for Assisting with Agricultural Tasks
NewsMar 18, 2026

A Multi-Armed Robot for Assisting with Agricultural Tasks

Researchers at West Virginia University introduced a force‑aware manipulation system for agricultural robots, enabling one arm to safely move plant branches and expose hidden flowers or fruit for a second arm. The method combines an RRT*‑based planner with a geometric...

By Robohub
Best Instagram Walls for Websites With Real Examples
NewsMar 18, 2026

Best Instagram Walls for Websites With Real Examples

Instagram walls transform Instagram posts, influencer content, and user‑generated media into continuously updated website assets. By aggregating multiple pieces of social content, they turn fleeting feeds into persistent social proof that supports trust, product discovery, and conversion. The guide outlines...

By Influencer Marketing Hub
China Signals New Target for 2027 Asteroid Deflection Test
NewsMar 18, 2026

China Signals New Target for 2027 Asteroid Deflection Test

China’s space agency has identified Aten‑class asteroid 2016 WP8 as the target for its first planetary‑defense kinetic‑impact test, slated for a December 2027 launch on a Long March 3B from Xichang. The mission will deploy two spacecraft—a kinetic impactor that will strike the asteroid...

By SpaceNews
Why Nozzle Choice Determines Commercial UAV ROI More Than Platform Specs
NewsMar 18, 2026

Why Nozzle Choice Determines Commercial UAV ROI More Than Platform Specs

Commercial UAV spraying profitability hinges more on nozzle selection than on drone specifications. Field trials show ultra‑low‑volume (ULV) nozzles improve canopy deposition by 20‑35%, reducing chemical use and repeat passes. Mismatched nozzles increase drift risk, eroding 15‑25% of expected savings...

By Commercial UAV News (if feed accessible)
Corelight’s Agentic Triage Turns SOC Alerts Into Evidence-Backed Investigations
NewsMar 18, 2026

Corelight’s Agentic Triage Turns SOC Alerts Into Evidence-Backed Investigations

Corelight unveiled Agentic AI capabilities for security operations centers, highlighted by Agentic Triage—a GenAI‑driven workflow that consolidates alerts into entity‑centric investigations and delivers evidence‑backed verdicts up to ten times faster. The solution exposes every playbook step, query, and data point,...

By Help Net Security
Sheepdogs Reveal a Better Way to Guide Robot Swarms
NewsMar 18, 2026

Sheepdogs Reveal a Better Way to Guide Robot Swarms

Georgia Tech researchers analyzed sheep‑dog trial footage and identified a two‑step herding routine—first subtly aligning stationary sheep, then applying pressure to move them. They built a computational model that captures both the dog’s influence and peer interactions, revealing that small...

By Tech Xplore Robotics
Instrument Maker Roland Launches AI Melody Generator Powered by Research From Sony Computer Science Laboratories
NewsMar 18, 2026

Instrument Maker Roland Launches AI Melody Generator Powered by Research From Sony Computer Science Laboratories

Japanese instrument maker Roland has unveiled Melody Flip, an AI‑powered melody‑generation plug‑in for major digital audio workstations. Developed with Sony Computer Science Laboratories, the software analyzes an imported track’s musical DNA and offers melodic, chord, bass and drum suggestions drawn from...

By Music Business Worldwide (MBW)
Six Months After Launch at ING Germany, Wero Hits Major Adoption Milestones and Strengthens European Payment Collaboration
NewsMar 18, 2026

Six Months After Launch at ING Germany, Wero Hits Major Adoption Milestones and Strengthens European Payment Collaboration

Six months after its launch at ING Germany, the Wero digital wallet has surpassed 500,000 activations, while the European Payments Initiative (EPI) now counts over 50 million users across its markets. Expansion plans include a Luxembourg rollout in 2026 and a...

By PaySpace Magazine
TrojAI Unveils New Capabilities to Secure Agentic AI Beyond the Prompt Layer
NewsMar 18, 2026

TrojAI Unveils New Capabilities to Secure Agentic AI Beyond the Prompt Layer

TrojAI introduced three major capabilities to protect enterprise‑grade agentic AI, extending security beyond the prompt layer. The new Agent‑Led AI Red Teaming automates multi‑turn attacks using coordinated autonomous agents and maps findings to OWASP, MITRE and NIST frameworks. Agent Runtime...

By Help Net Security
First MHRA/NICE Aligned Guidance Due in June
NewsMar 18, 2026

First MHRA/NICE Aligned Guidance Due in June

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will begin delivering aligned guidance in June, enabling simultaneous licensing and reimbursement decisions for new medicines. Twenty‑seven companies have signed up...

By pharmaphorum
Pakistan’s Carbon Market: A New Opportunity for Startups and SMEs
NewsMar 18, 2026

Pakistan’s Carbon Market: A New Opportunity for Startups and SMEs

Pakistan has launched a carbon market policy that lets startups and SMEs generate and sell carbon credits both voluntarily and under a nascent compliance regime. The framework aligns with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, giving Pakistani credits international recognition. By...

By e27
Sanofi’s Venglustat Secures the US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Type 3 Gaucher Disease
NewsMar 18, 2026

Sanofi’s Venglustat Secures the US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Type 3 Gaucher Disease

Sanofi’s oral glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor venglustat has earned U.S. FDA breakthrough therapy designation for treating the neurological aspects of type 3 Gaucher disease. The designation follows the Phase III LEAP2MONO trial, which showed significant improvements in motor and cognitive scores compared with...

By PharmaShots
Critical Unpatched Telnetd Flaw (CVE-2026-32746) Enables Unauthenticated Root RCE
NewsMar 18, 2026

Critical Unpatched Telnetd Flaw (CVE-2026-32746) Enables Unauthenticated Root RCE

A critical vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑32746) in GNU InetUtils telnetd allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve root‑level code execution via a buffer overflow in the SLC sub‑option handler. The flaw affects all telnetd versions up to 2.7 and carries a CVSS score...

By The Hacker News
How Is Technology Tackling Bias in Data and Decisions with AI and Fairness?
NewsMar 18, 2026

How Is Technology Tackling Bias in Data and Decisions with AI and Fairness?

Artificial intelligence is increasingly used for high‑stakes decisions such as hiring, lending, and law enforcement, but unchecked models can replicate historic discrimination. Bias originates from data, algorithmic design, and human oversight, threatening fairness and eroding trust. Researchers and policymakers are...

By AI-TechPark
Solar-to-X Could Redefine Iran’s Energy Future
NewsMar 18, 2026

Solar-to-X Could Redefine Iran’s Energy Future

Iran could pivot from oil‑centric growth to a solar‑led energy system by 2050, with solar PV providing over 80% of installed capacity and 93% of electricity generation. The study projects a 1.66 TW installed power base, 3,200 TWh of renewable electricity, and...

By pv magazine
Twirl Alternatives: Comparing Creator Marketing Platforms for Growing Brands
NewsMar 18, 2026

Twirl Alternatives: Comparing Creator Marketing Platforms for Growing Brands

Twirl remains a popular choice for structured creator‑led content, but growing brands are seeking platforms that can handle larger creator volumes and more flexible workflows. Alternatives such as Modash, Humanz, Creator.co, Billo, Collabstr, Insense, Influee and Trend.io each emphasize different...

By Influencer Marketing Hub
New .NET AOT Malware Hides Code as a Black Box to Evade Detection
NewsMar 18, 2026

New .NET AOT Malware Hides Code as a Black Box to Evade Detection

Researchers at Howler Cell have identified a new .NET Ahead‑of‑Time (AOT) compiled malware that strips metadata, turning the malicious binary into a black‑box that evades traditional security scanners. The infection chain begins with a phishing ZIP, delivering a downloader that...

By HackRead
Physicl Emerges From Stealth with Data Infrastructure Layer for Physical AI
NewsMar 18, 2026

Physicl Emerges From Stealth with Data Infrastructure Layer for Physical AI

Physicl announced its emergence from stealth at NVIDIA GTC, unveiling a data‑infrastructure layer that delivers scalable, simulation‑ready 3D datasets for physical AI. The platform normalizes visual inputs, augments them with physics‑aware synthetic data, and streams them into simulation pipelines compatible...

By The AI Insider
China’s New Five-Year Plan Deepens Shift Toward Focus on Renewables System
NewsMar 18, 2026

China’s New Five-Year Plan Deepens Shift Toward Focus on Renewables System

China’s 15th Five‑Year Plan (2026‑2030) places clean electricity at the heart of its economic strategy, shifting focus from merely adding wind and solar capacity to building an integrated “new energy system.” The plan calls for incremental clean power to meet...

By pv magazine
UAE Installs Around 1 GW of Solar in 2025
NewsMar 18, 2026

UAE Installs Around 1 GW of Solar in 2025

The UAE installed roughly 1 GW of solar power in 2025, lifting cumulative capacity from 5.7 GW to about 6.7 GW. GlobalData projects an additional 2.4 GW will be added in 2026, taking the total to 9.4 GW, and forecasts a compound annual growth rate...

By pv magazine
Polygraf AI Launches Desktop Overlay for Real-Time AI Behavior Control in Enterprise Operations
NewsMar 18, 2026

Polygraf AI Launches Desktop Overlay for Real-Time AI Behavior Control in Enterprise Operations

Polygraf AI unveiled Desktop Overlay, a real‑time compliance assistant that monitors user input at the desktop level. The edge‑deployed overlay flags sensitive information within 100 ms using on‑premise small language models, requiring only modest CPU and memory resources. Pilot results showed...

By Help Net Security
ActiveCampaign Is First to Launch AI that Acts, Not Just Answers at Spring Innovation Keynote
NewsMar 18, 2026

ActiveCampaign Is First to Launch AI that Acts, Not Just Answers at Spring Innovation Keynote

ActiveCampaign announced its first‑to‑market agent‑to‑user AI and AI personalization at the Spring 2026 Innovation Keynote. The new Active Intelligence continuously monitors campaign performance, flags issues, and proposes next‑best actions without manual prompts. Custom AI instructions let SMBs embed brand voice...

By MarTech Series
RenewSys Commissions 3GW Module Plant in Maharashtra
NewsMar 18, 2026

RenewSys Commissions 3GW Module Plant in Maharashtra

RenewSys, the ENPEE Group’s PV encapsulant and backsheet arm, has commissioned a 3 GW AI‑powered solar‑module plant in Raigad, Maharashtra. The fully automated 16‑acre facility raises the company’s total module capacity to 5.6 GW and will produce TOPCon glass‑to‑glass modules. RenewSys recently...

By PV-Tech
NASA Grappling with Planetary Science Funding Shortfall
NewsMar 18, 2026

NASA Grappling with Planetary Science Funding Shortfall

NASA’s planetary science division received $2.54 billion for FY 2026, about $200 million less than the $2.72 billion allocated in the two prior years. The shortfall forces the agency to make "strategic choices" about which missions can continue, with particular uncertainty around the Venus...

By SpaceNews
Eurobites: Orange Offers 'Sovereign' Collab Tools to Hedge Against Hyperscaler Lock-In
NewsMar 18, 2026

Eurobites: Orange Offers 'Sovereign' Collab Tools to Hedge Against Hyperscaler Lock-In

Orange has launched Live Collaboration, a sovereign suite of workplace tools built from European vendors and hosted on its Grenoble‑based Cloud Avenue SecNum data centre. The platform is designed to free enterprises from US hyperscaler lock‑in, lowering geopolitical and supply‑chain...

By Light Reading
Bluetti AC240 Review: One of the Most Durable Power Stations I've Tested
NewsMar 18, 2026

Bluetti AC240 Review: One of the Most Durable Power Stations I've Tested

The ZDNET review crowns the Bluetti AC240 as a top‑tier portable power station, highlighting its IP65 rating and 1,536 Wh LiFePO₄ battery. It delivers 3,600 W of continuous power, can charge to 80 % in just 45 minutes, and supports up to 1,200 W of...

By ZDNet Robotics