Betterleaks, a New Open-Source Secrets Scanner to Replace Gitleaks
Betterleaks, an open‑source secrets scanner created by the original Gitleaks author, aims to supersede Gitleaks with a faster, more accurate engine. It scans directories, files, and Git repositories using customizable CEL rules and BPE tokenization, achieving 98.6% recall on the CredData benchmark. Developed in pure Go, it avoids CGO dependencies and offers parallel Git scanning for speed. Backed by Aikido Security, the project includes contributions from RBC, Red Hat, and Amazon, and outlines future LLM‑assisted analysis and automated secret revocation features.
AI Companies Want to Harvest Improv Actors’ Skills to Train AI on Human Emotion
AI data‑labeling firms are recruiting improv actors to teach large language models how to recognize and express authentic human emotions. Handshake AI, a contractor for OpenAI and other labs, posted a $74‑per‑hour part‑time role that asks performers to improvise unscripted...
The Lethal Cost of Regulatory Perfection in Rare Disease
During a congressional hearing, neurologists warned that rare disease patients are dying while therapies linger in FDA review. The FDA recently rejected the SCA drug troriluzole, demanding more statistical certainty despite trial data showing over 50% fall‑risk reduction. Congress has...
Rethinking Where Patient Recruitment Begins
Clinical trials have long relied on site‑based recruitment, leaving under‑ and misdiagnosed patients underrepresented. Recent studies show digital outreach can identify symptomatic individuals who never enter traditional healthcare pathways, dramatically expanding the eligible pool. Digital campaigns have cut cost per...
3 Warning Signs Your HDD Is About to Fail (and What to Do)
Hard disk drives (HDDs) often give early warning signs before catastrophic failure, including SMART status alerts, unusual noises, and sudden capacity loss. Windows utilities like WMIC and CHKDSK can surface SMART "Pred Fail" codes, while physical symptoms such as repetitive...
The Racing Simulator That Finally Decoded the Experience of Real-Life Driving
Marble Labs unveiled the XP1 racing simulator, a physics‑driven platform that claims to replicate real‑world driving dynamics more faithfully than traditional sims. Developed over a decade with CAD engineering and validated by Le Mans class winner Justin Bell, the system replaces...
New Planctomycete Species Discovered Underground
Researchers have isolated and described a new planctomycete, Anatilimnocola aquadivae sp. nov., from deep subsurface percolate samples. Comprehensive phenotypic, electron‑microscopic, and genomic analyses place it within the Pirellulaceae family but as a distinct lineage. The genome encodes anaerobic respiration, aromatic‑compound...
Nulogy Launches ‘Manufacturing Operating System’
Nulogy introduced its Manufacturing Operating System (MOS), a unified cloud platform that consolidates production, quality, compliance and collaboration tools for manufacturers, contract packagers and 3PLs. The solution promises real‑time visibility and agility by linking disparate enterprise and point solutions on...
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Costco Now Lets You Order Custom Cakes Online — Here’s How It Works
Costco has introduced a digital ordering channel for its custom cakes through the member app, ending a decades‑old paper‑form process. Shoppers can now select size, flavor, and decorations on their phones and receive an email receipt confirming the request. The...
HP Indigo Adds Mobile Robots to Its Portfolio, Developed by MoviĜo Robotics
HP Indigo announced it will sell and support autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) developed by MoviĜo Robotics to its print‑industry customers. The robots handle B‑to‑pallets, postal pallets, carts and racks for both sheet‑fed and web‑press environments. The partnership introduces the Sharko 5 RT,...
U. Chicago’s AI Initiative Signals ‘Ambitious’ Vision of the Future, Say School Leaders
The University of Chicago has launched an AI initiative that funded 15 faculty and staff proposals spanning AI’s role in education, the arts, life sciences, cognitive science, and societal resilience. President Paul Alivisatos described the effort as a historic "signal...
How to Experiment Safely With OpenClaw Without Risking Your Company’s Data
OpenClaw, a locally‑run AI assistant framework, hosted a free workshop in Miami that attracted 200 attendees and a 500‑person waitlist, highlighting strong market interest. Unlike cloud‑based chatbots such as ChatGPT, OpenClaw lets users build custom autonomous agents that integrate with...
Business Bosses Told to Check Details After Companies House Glitch
A technical fault in the UK Companies House web‑filing platform on Friday let users navigate back and edit or view other firms' records, exposing personal details of directors for up to five million companies. The glitch prompted an immediate suspension...
Centre Identifying Sites in J&K for New Hydropower Projects, Says Khattar
India's central government is actively scouting locations in Jammu and Kashmir for new hydropower plants, while reviving three to four stalled projects. Existing stations are undergoing desilting to boost reservoir capacity. Parallel studies are evaluating water‑ diversion corridors that could...
Sam Altman Admits That AI Is Disrupting the Basic Fabric of Capitalism
At the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that artificial intelligence is upending the long‑standing balance between capital and labor. He highlighted the rise of “AI washing,” where firms blame AI for layoffs while deeper market forces are...
RL Agents Go From Face-Planting to Parkour when Researchers Keep Adding Network Layers
A Princeton‑Warsaw team demonstrated that deepening reinforcement‑learning networks to up to 1,024 layers can boost performance by 2‑to‑50×, unlocking novel behaviors such as upright walking and parkour in simulated humanoids. The breakthrough relies on Contrastive RL, a self‑supervised algorithm that...
IBM, Sonic Delay Lines, and the History of the 80×24 Display (2019)
IBM’s 3270 terminal, launched in 1971 with an 80×24 display, became the market‑dominant CRT terminal and forced competitors to adopt the same size. The later IBM PC’s monochrome display adapter added a fifth line, establishing the 80×25 format that persists...
Tiny Threads Stand in for Major Metal Coils in Heating Breakthrough
Rice University researchers have demonstrated that carbon nanotube (CNT) fiber heaters can replace traditional metal coils in high‑temperature gas heating. In laboratory tests, CNT thread arrays delivered higher specific power loadings and survived harsh gas streams better than metal alloys....
Camp Snap Camera Review: At Least It Looks Good
Camp Snap is a $70 retro‑styled digital pocket camera that scores 6.0/10 on CNET. It features an 8‑megapixel sensor, a fixed f/1.8 lens, and a monochrome LCD that only shows shot count. Reviewers applaud its nostalgic design and bright color...
OnePlus Nord 6 Tipped to Launch in India Soon: Expected Price, Specs and Everything Expected
OnePlus is poised to launch the Nord 6 in India, a rebranded version of the China‑only Turbo 6. The device is expected to ship with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor, up to 12 GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and a 6.78‑inch 1.5K LTPS OLED panel refreshed...
Elon Musk Says His Chipmaking 'Terafab Project' Venture Will Launch in Seven Days — Musk's Latest Moonshot Multi-Billion Project Launches...
Elon Musk announced that his "Terafab Project" – a private chip‑making venture – will officially launch in seven days, on March 21, 2026. The effort is intended to supply Tesla, SpaceX and xAI with 100‑200 billion AI accelerators each year, a...
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015)
The article uses a simple housing dataset to illustrate core machine‑learning concepts, focusing on a decision‑tree classifier that separates San Francisco from New York homes based on elevation and price per square foot. It walks through intuition, feature selection, split points, recursion,...
10XTraders.AI Introduces the 10XT Control Plane, Cloud-Native Infrastructure for AI Trading Systems
10XTraders.AI launched the 10XT Control Plane, a cloud‑native infrastructure that turns AI‑generated trading ideas into continuously operating systems across cryptocurrency exchanges. The platform offers a zero‑install web terminal for strategy creation, multi‑venue deployment, real‑time monitoring, and capital‑control orchestration. By handling...
Launch Your Own Private-Label Brand
Retailers are increasingly launching private‑label brands to capture higher margins, tighten supply‑chain control, and create exclusive product assortments. By sourcing directly from manufacturers, merchants can eliminate intermediaries, set unique specifications, and differentiate their shelves from competitors. The article outlines a...
The Weird Windows 11 Setting that Finally Let Me Uninstall Edge and Bing
Microsoft’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance now lets Windows 11 users uninstall Edge and Bing by switching the device’s setup region to an EU country. Enabling DMA—either via the free Wintoys utility or a PowerShell registry tweak—changes the DeviceRegion value...
Could China Build an ‘Army of Centaurs’ with This Non-Invasive Cyborg Tech?
Chinese researchers have unveiled a non‑invasive wearable human‑robot hybrid that assists soldiers in carrying heavy loads across rugged terrain. The exoskeleton uses lightweight actuators, sensor arrays and AI‑driven control to augment strength without requiring implants. Tests suggest it can increase...
Aberrant mRNA Variants Drive Endometriosis Cell Growth
A recent study published in a leading gynecologic journal reveals that aberrant mRNA splice variants are a driving force behind the uncontrolled proliferation of endometriotic cells. Researchers identified a set of up‑regulated transcripts that activate the PI3K/AKT pathway, boosting lesion...
Meet the Next Member of the $2 Trillion Club. It's Up 97% in the Past Year, and It Can Still...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is on the brink of joining the exclusive $2 trillion market‑cap club, having surged 97% over the past year and briefly touching the threshold in February. The company commands roughly 70% of AI‑related chip spending in 2025,...
Transcutaneous CO2 Monitoring: The Future Standard of Care?
Transcutaneous carbon dioxide (tcCO₂) monitoring is emerging as a viable alternative to arterial blood gases and end‑tidal CO₂ in neonatal and pediatric intensive care. Recent Pediatric Research data show a strong correlation between tcCO₂ readings and PaCO₂ in stable patients,...
The State of Fintech, 2026
Fintech in 2026 is defined by a flood of AI tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude, creating a crowded analytical landscape. Facebook’s entry with the AI‑driven platform Manus signals a new wave of tech giants targeting financial services. An...
Saab Sets Sights on LUUV Sea Trials in Mid-2026
Saab has secured a SEK 60 million contract from Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration to build a large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV) demonstrator, dubbed the Autonomous Ocean Drone (AOD). The 7‑metre, 6.5‑tonne platform will integrate Saab’s Autonomous Ocean Core autonomy engine and is...
The Best External Hard Drives of 2026: Expert Tested
External hard drives remain essential despite cloud growth, offering offline security and no subscription fees. After extensive testing, the Lexar SL500 earns the top spot for its credit‑card size, aluminum unibody, and blazing 2,000 MB/s read speeds. The guide also highlights...
The AI Upgrade That Could Finally Make Legal Help Easy for Entrepreneurs
The article launches the "Big Tools for Small Business" series, spotlighting an emerging AI solution that promises to simplify legal assistance for entrepreneurs. It notes that while marketing, accounting, and analytics tools have become ubiquitous, legal support remains under‑served. The...
It's Not All Cups of Tea and Red Phone Boxes – Here Are 59 of the Best British Gadgets to...
T3’s roundup spotlights 59 British‑made gadgets, ranging from legacy hi‑fi speakers to cutting‑edge electric cars and smart‑home devices. The list underscores the UK’s blend of heritage brands like Wharfedale and Bowers & Wilkins with newer innovators such as Maeving and Nothing. Prices...
Techie Shrinks Dog's Tumor by Half After Using ChatGPT to Design ‘First Personalized Cancer Vaccine’
Australian tech enthusiast Paul Conyngham used ChatGPT and AlphaFold to design a personalized mRNA vaccine for his dog Rose, whose tumor was genetically sequenced at UNSW. The AI‑assisted workflow identified mutations and suggested therapeutic targets, enabling a custom vaccine administered...
Multimodal Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Intradural Spinal Tumors: A Detailed Case Series Highlighting the Role of D‑Wave Monitoring
A retrospective case series of four patients undergoing intradural spinal tumor resection evaluated multimodal intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). The study tracked motor evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, and D‑wave signals, noting transient MEP changes in three cases. Preservation or recovery of...
James Caan: Give British Business a Big Boost
James Caan warns that AI‑driven automation will slash graduate entry‑level roles, with some firms expecting intake to fall by half. He argues that the traditional management model will shrink, favoring data‑savvy, analytical leaders. Caan also criticises the UK education system...
Zhipu AI Introduces GLM-OCR: A 0.9B Multimodal OCR Model for Document Parsing and Key Information Extraction (KIE)
Zhipu AI and Tsinghua University unveiled GLM‑OCR, a 0.9 billion‑parameter multimodal model designed for efficient document understanding. The architecture pairs a 0.4 B CogViT visual encoder with a 0.5 B GLM language decoder and introduces Multi‑Token Prediction to boost decoding speed by roughly...
Resecurity Unveils Latest Threat Intelligence Solutions at CyberBay Summit 2026 (Tampa, FL)
Resecurity showcased its newest threat‑intelligence solutions at the CyberBay Summit 2026 in Tampa, engaging government, defense, academia, and private‑sector leaders. The company highlighted AI‑driven risk‑management tools and insights on malicious activity tied to the Iran conflict. It also warned of heightened...
Will AI Change How Computer Science Is Taught? Perplexity CEO Thinks So
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas echoed a viral claim that AI is pulling computer science away from routine coding toward deeper mathematical and systems-level reasoning. He, along with Anthropic and Replit CEOs, warned that AI could soon handle most software engineering...
Samsung Bets on ‘Agentic’ Future Where AI Plans, Thinks and Acts for You
Samsung announced an “agentic AI” strategy that embeds intelligent agents directly into its mobile operating system, co‑developed with Google. The new AI OS will allow users to describe desired outcomes, letting the AI plan and execute tasks across services like...
‘DM Your Details’: Travellers Warned of Scam Airline Accounts as Iran War Disrupts Flights
Travelers seeking updates on flight delays caused by the Iran war are being targeted by scammers posing as airline support accounts on X. Fraudsters request direct messages, asking for personal or payment details and then use bogus refund links to...
The Finanser’s Week: 9th March – 15th March 2026
The week’s highlights cover Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol, AWS’s banking‑on‑the‑cloud report, the U.S. Treasury’s smart‑regulation guidance for digital assets, the industry’s shift toward branchless, cashless banking, and the use of crypto to evade sanctions. x402 promises internet‑speed, open payments that...
What if Thousands of AIs Could Predict the Next Market Crash? MiroFish Is Trying to Find Out
Open‑source AI platform MiroFish has entered GitHub’s global trending list, drawing attention for its multi‑agent prediction engine. The system ingests real‑world data, builds a knowledge graph, and runs autonomous AI agents in a virtual sandbox that mimics reality. Users receive...
HORI Mario Kart Racing Wheel Pro Deluxe/Mini for Switch & Switch 2 Launches March 23rd, 2026
Japanese peripheral maker HORI announced two new racing wheel accessories for Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Switch 2, slated for launch on March 23, 2026. The Deluxe model features an 11‑inch wheel and a $130 price tag, while the Mini version offers an...
'Reflexively Reaching for AI': Shopify CEO Reveals How He Used Claude AI to Replace Traditional Windows Software
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke used Anthropic’s Claude AI to generate a web‑based viewer for his annual MRI data stored on a USB stick, sidestepping the need for commercial Windows software. By prompting Claude directly on the drive, he created an HTML...
Scientists Discover ALS Protein that Links DNA Repair to Cancer and Dementia
Researchers at Houston Methodist identified the ALS‑linked protein TDP43 as a regulator of DNA mismatch repair genes. Dysregulated TDP43—whether under‑ or over‑expressed—triggers abnormal repair activity that destabilizes the genome. Analysis of large cancer datasets revealed that tumors with high TDP43...
What Is United Launch Alliance’s Centaur V, and Why Is It Important?
United Launch Alliance’s new Centaur V upper stage, debuting on Vulcan Centaur in January 2024, features a 5.4‑meter diameter, dual RL‑10C‑1‑1A engines, and an advanced thermal system that dramatically cuts liquid‑hydrogen boil‑off. The redesign delivers roughly 2.5 × the energy and 450 ×...
Japan Becomes First to Approve Stem Cell Therapies for Parkinson’s and Heart Failure
Japan has become the first country to grant conditional approval for two regenerative medicines that use induced pluripotent stem cells—AMCHEPRY for Parkinson’s disease and RiHEART for severe heart failure. The Parkinson’s therapy implants dopamine‑producing neurons into the brain, while the...
Researchers Develop AI Tool to Predict Patients at Risk of Intimate Partner Violence
Researchers funded by the NIH have created an AI‑driven clinical decision support tool that predicts intimate partner violence (IPV) risk using both structured health records and unstructured medical notes. In a study of 850 IPV cases and 5,200 matched controls,...