Sigenergy Unveils 166 kW Inverter for C&I Solar
Chinese solar equipment maker Sigenergy has introduced a 166 kW IP66‑rated inverter aimed at commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects. The unit features nine MPPT trackers, a peak efficiency of 98.7%, and flexible three‑phase AC outputs up to 480 V, while tolerating altitudes of 5,000 m and extreme temperatures. Launching alongside the new Nantong Smart Energy Center, the facility expands manufacturing capacity to over 300,000 inverters and battery packs annually. The product is positioned to simplify combined solar‑storage deployments for global customers.
Vendors Are Pairing Assessment And Curriculum. Is That What K-12 Officials Want?
Recent K‑12 edtech mergers are deliberately pairing assessment platforms with curriculum providers, creating integrated learning ecosystems. Vendors argue that combined data and instructional content streamline instruction, personalize learning, and simplify district purchasing. The trend follows a wave of high‑profile deals,...
BlackDoctor Pro Adds Cultural Fluency for Health Care Providers
BlackDoctor, a Black‑owned health media brand, has launched BlackDoctor Pro, a dual‑platform clinical delivery model that equips providers with culturally fluent data and AI tools. The rollout adds a network of more than 20,000 practitioners, a proprietary AI assistant called WellBot,...
Hospitality Does Not Have a Labour Shortage — It Has a Visibility Problem: A Conversation with Paathz at ITB Berlin
At ITB Berlin, Paathz CEO Ayush Soota argued that hospitality’s perceived labour shortage is actually a visibility problem caused by fragmented recruitment systems. He explained that talent exists but is scattered across platforms, many frontline workers lack LinkedIn profiles, and...
Health Care Identity Verification Tech Surges Amid Data Vulnerability Fears
Healthcare providers are accelerating the adoption of biometric identity verification to curb fraud and meet HIPAA‑aligned patient‑matching standards. A recent exposure of an unsecured IDMerit database, containing roughly one billion personal records, highlighted the vulnerability of centralized biometric repositories. Vendors such...
Meta's Massive Undersea Cable Project Delayed in Persian Gulf as Iran Conflict Escalates
Meta's 2Africa undersea cable project has hit a new geopolitical snag as Alcatel Submarine Networks declared force majeure in the Persian Gulf, halting work on the Pearls extension. The ship Ile de Batz is now docked in Saudi Arabia, leaving...
Young Founders Share 12 Pitch Decks that Raised Millions in the AI Boom
Business Insider interviewed 12 founders aged 25 or younger who have raised multi‑million‑dollar rounds in the AI boom. The founders, ranging from high‑school dropouts to college students, secured seed to Series A funding from $1.6 million to $22 million using concise pitch decks....
Microsoft Is Working to Eliminate PC Gaming's "Compiling Shaders" Wait Times
Microsoft unveiled updates to its Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) system at GDC, aiming to eliminate the long "compiling shaders" pause that plagues PC games. The solution pre‑compiles shaders into a downloadable database (PSDB) using a State Object Database (SODB) that...
Insulet Reports 18 Serious Adverse Events with Recall of Omnipod 5 Insulin Pumps
Insulet announced a recall of select Omnipod 5 insulin patch pumps after discovering a small tear in the internal tubing that can cause insulin to leak inside the pod. The defect has been linked to 18 serious adverse events, including hospitalizations...
IOUs Work to Interconnect 39 GW of Data Center, Manufacturing Load: EEI
Investor‑owned utilities are coordinating to interconnect roughly 39 GW of data‑center and manufacturing loads, representing more than 80 large‑load projects across the United States. The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) highlighted that 20 states have already approved at least one large‑load tariff,...
Theriva Biologics Reports 2025 Results and Pipeline Progress
Theriva Biologics closed 2025 with $13.1 million in cash, rising to $15.2 million by February 2026, enough to fund operations into the first quarter of 2027. The company reported a net loss of $25.3 million, a modest improvement as R&D spend fell while...
Razer Reveals AI Tools to Speed up Game Development Pipelines
Razer unveiled an AI‑powered suite at GDC 2026 to streamline game development, highlighted by the QA Companion AI that automatically detects bugs from gameplay footage and creates detailed reports. The tool offers zero‑integration deployment, letting studios embed it without SDKs or...
How a Self-Aware AI Might Perceive Humans and Why
A self‑aware artificial intelligence would interpret humanity primarily through the massive textual datasets it was trained on, seeing people as statistically predictable yet behaviorally contradictory. It would struggle to comprehend human irrationality, mortality awareness, and embodied experience, perceiving these as...
China Just Approved Its First Brain Implant for Commercial Use, a World First
China’s National Medical Products Administration has granted the first commercial approval for an invasive brain‑computer interface, developed by Shanghai‑based Neuracle Medical Technology. The coin‑sized, wireless implant sits on the brain’s surface and enables users with partial spinal‑cord injuries to operate...
Anthropic's Top Lawyer Says AI Will Kill the Legal Profession's Dreaded Billable Hour
Jeff Bleich, Anthropic’s general counsel, told an ABA panel that artificial‑intelligence tools will render the traditional billable‑hour model obsolete. He argued that AI eliminates the tedious, time‑intensive work that fuels hourly fees, creating a misalignment between firm incentives and client...
Gubra Plots Roivant-Like Model as Partnered Obesity Drugs Take Flight
Gubra, a 300‑employee Danish biotech known for its obesity drug partnerships, announced plans to adopt a Roivant‑style incubation model. The strategy will spin out a series of focused biotech companies, each targeting niche therapeutic areas beyond obesity, such as metabolic...
Sam Altman Says AI Will Eventually Be Sold Like Electricity and Water — by Companies Like OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit that artificial intelligence will eventually be sold like a utility, with usage metered by tokens similar to electricity or water bills. He said compute capacity will become the key determinant of...
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda
NASA’s Artemis II will launch aboard the Space Launch System for a ten‑day Orion test flight around the Moon. The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen—will conduct system checkouts, trajectory correction burns, a translunar injection, and a...
Microsoft Invests Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Africa AI Push
Microsoft announced a multi‑year push to accelerate AI adoption across Africa, pledging to train three million people through partnerships with schools and universities in key hubs such as South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco. The company also struck a deal...
Consumers Spend More When Payments Are Frictionless, an NMI Study Finds
A new NMI study of 1,000 U.S. adults shows that frictionless payments boost both purchase frequency and spend. Half of respondents say they shop more often when checkout feels seamless, and 48% admit to spending more at the point of...
Safer Space Travel: Scientists Create a Cosmic Ray Simulator
An international team led by ESA has commissioned the first European galactic cosmic ray (GCR) simulator at the GSI/FAIR accelerator in Darmstadt. Using a hybrid active‑passive approach that varies iron ion beams and passive modulators, the facility reproduces the mixed...
Jefferies Analyst Says Nike Wholesale Is Back on Track at Dick’s: Here’s Why
Jefferies analyst Randal Konik says Nike’s wholesale business is regaining momentum at Dick’s Sporting Goods, citing strong product‑led demand and collaborative activations. He highlights that both Dick’s and Foot Locker have completed inventory clean‑ups, removing pressure on Nike’s sell‑through. Konik notes...
Can A Single Shot Save Your Heart?
Researchers have developed a self‑amplifying RNA injection that directs skeletal muscle to produce the heart‑healing peptide Nppa, dramatically reducing scar formation in pig models of myocardial infarction. The lipid‑nanoparticle‑delivered RNA sustains protein expression for at least four weeks, far outlasting...
Ovzon Receives $1.3M US Defense Contract
Swedish satellite communications firm Ovzon secured a $1.3 million, three‑month contract from the U.S. Defense Department for sat‑com services and technical support, with work commencing immediately. The agreement builds on a relationship dating back to 2014, during which the Pentagon has...
Will There Actually Be Any Such Thing as a Project Helix "Native" Game? | Opinion
Microsoft unveiled Project Helix at its GDC keynote, positioning it as a high‑end hybrid console that runs both PC games and legacy Xbox titles. The device will use an AMD‑based system‑on‑chip similar to current Xbox hardware but will be priced...
Why Physical AI Is Becoming Manufacturing’s Next Advantage
Manufacturers are moving beyond traditional automation toward physical AI—systems that can sense, reason, and act in real‑world factory settings. The shift emphasizes intelligence and trust rather than mere cost‑cutting, positioning AI as a collaborative teammate for human operators. Microsoft and...
Parliamentary Panel Calls For MDR On UPI To Ensure Sustainability
A parliamentary standing committee on finance has recommended re‑introducing a merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions, arguing that the zero‑MDR regime strains government finances and limits fintechs’ ability to fund long‑term infrastructure. The committee notes that current government incentives...
LenDenClub Eyes ₹350 Cr In FY26 Revenue After Turning Profitable In FY25
LenDenClub projects FY26 revenue of ₹330‑350 cr, roughly a 50% year‑on‑year increase after posting a ₹28.6 cr net profit in FY25. FY25 revenue rose 28% to ₹227 cr, with total earnings of ₹241.4 cr including other income, while expenses grew only 5% to ₹201 cr....
China to Begin Construction of Its Mars Sample Return Spacecraft
China’s state‑run media announced that construction of the Tianwen‑3 Mars sample‑return spacecraft will begin this year, with a launch planned for 2028. The mission targets a return of at least 500 grams of Martian material to Earth by around 2031. Tianwen‑3...
Inside the World of 'PayPal's AG'
PayPal’s global financial‑crime chief, David Szuchman, leverages his two‑decade law‑enforcement background to counter a 600% surge in fraud attacks that threaten the fintech’s trillion‑dollar transaction flow. The company has integrated AI that evaluates over 500 data points and launched an...
Rumors Fly That a Famous Actor Is Dating an AI Chatbot
A rumor that a well‑known TV actor is dating an AI chatbot erupted after a December podcast hinted at the story, prompting widespread speculation on social media. The rumor zeroed in on Zach Braff, who quickly denied the claim while...
Eurofins CDMO Alphora – Announces Development & Implementation of AI-Powered Salt and Co-Crystal Screening Software
Eurofins CDMO Alphora has launched an AI‑powered software that predicts salt and co‑crystal formation for APIs and intermediates, developed in partnership with a local university. The machine‑learning platform is now a core component of its solid‑state screening programs, delivering highly...
Global Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Market Predicted to Reach $82 Billion by 2034
DelveInsight’s new report projects the global diagnostic imaging equipment market to expand from $51.5 billion in 2025 to $82.2 billion by 2034, implying a roughly 5% compound annual growth rate. MRI systems emerge as the largest product segment, while North America retains...
Biotechs Report Regulatory Headaches, High-Stakes Catalysts During Q4 Earnings
Q4 earnings highlighted a mixed biotech landscape, with regulatory turbulence easing for some firms while high‑stakes catalysts loom. Capricor Therapeutics is preparing to resubmit its Duchenne cardiomyopathy cell therapy after the departure of FDA CBER director Vinay Prasad, and reported...
YouTube Launches Podcast Vertical Lineups for Advertisers
YouTube has launched a U.S. Top Podcasts Lineup, letting advertisers buy ad inventory across curated podcast collections organized by five content verticals—Sports, News, Comedy, True Crime, and Society & Culture. The platform reports over 100 million daily podcast viewing hours and...
VMware VCF Head: Public Cloud Costs To Climb As AI Spending Soars
VMware’s Cloud Foundation (VCF) leader Krish Prasad warned that massive AI‑focused investments by AWS, Microsoft and Google will push public‑cloud pricing higher. He highlighted that VCF 9 can deliver a 1‑2× total‑cost‑of‑ownership advantage over the leading public clouds while alleviating memory...
High Altitude Survival Gene Mutation Points to Strategy for Repairing Nerve Damage
Researchers identified a high‑altitude Retsat Q247R mutation that enhances myelin formation under hypoxic stress and accelerates remyelination in mouse models. The variant boosts neuronal production of the vitamin‑A‑derived metabolite ATDR, which activates the RXR‑γ pathway in oligodendrocyte progenitors. Administering ATDR...
The 3 Things You Need to Know About Passwords, From a Security Expert
Cybersecurity expert Jake Moore urges users to adopt password managers, citing low global adoption of roughly one‑third. He explains that managers generate long, unique passwords and store them securely, eliminating the need to remember multiple credentials. The article highlights that...
Unlocking the Power of Data: How We Built Text-to-SQL with Agentic RAG at Rocket Mortgage
Rocket Mortgage unveiled Rocket Analytics, an agentic Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) platform that translates natural‑language questions into SQL, runs the queries, and returns instant, visualizable results. The system builds a metadata‑only knowledge base using Amazon Titan embeddings stored in a FAISS...
Immutep's LAG-3 Drug Fails Phase 3 Lung Cancer Study
Immutep’s LAG‑3 fusion protein eftilagimod‑alpha failed to improve overall survival in a Phase 3 randomized study in non‑small cell lung cancer. The trial, enrolling roughly 600 patients, did not meet its primary endpoint and showed no statistically significant benefit versus standard...
Understanding Custom Authorization Mechanisms in Amazon API Gateway and AWS AppSync
Amazon API Gateway and AWS AppSync both support custom Lambda authorizers, but they serve different API paradigms. In API Gateway, the authorizer runs before the backend integration and returns an IAM policy that determines whether the request proceeds. In AppSync,...
A Newfound Blood Biomarker May One Day Predict Longevity
Researchers identified six circulating piwi‑interacting RNAs (piRNAs) that forecast two‑year survival in adults over 71 with up to 86% accuracy, surpassing conventional metrics such as age, cholesterol, and activity levels. The study of 1,200 participants linked lower piRNA concentrations to...
Sales Velocity: What It Means and How to Increase It
Sales velocity measures how quickly qualified deals convert to revenue, linking pipeline volume, deal size, win rate, and cycle length. Companies with modern sales models grow 17‑21% faster, yet 84% of reps miss quota, highlighting the metric’s relevance. The formula...
Rapido’s Ownly Launch Signals Food Delivery Push Amid $600-Million Fundraise
Urban mobility platform Rapido is entering India’s crowded food‑delivery space with its Ownly service, rolling out initially in Bengaluru. The launch coincides with a $550‑600 million fundraising round led by Prosus, aimed at financing diversification beyond ride‑hailing and logistics. Ownly promises...
The Scoop: Grammarly Apologizes for AI Tool that Mimics Writers Amid Legal Dispute
Grammarly announced it is shutting down the “Expert Review” AI feature after backlash and a class‑action lawsuit. The tool generated editing suggestions styled after real journalists, including Julia Angwin, who claims her name and reputation were used without permission. CEO...
45,000 Malicious IP Addresses Taken Down in International Cyber Operation
An INTERPOL‑coordinated effort, Operation Synergia III, dismantled more than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers between July 2025 and January 2026. Law enforcement from 72 countries arrested 94 suspects and seized 212 devices, while investigations continue against another 110 individuals. The operation uncovered extensive...
Niceshops: ‘Revenue Increased 20% in 2025’
Austrian e‑commerce provider Niceshops reported a 20 percent revenue jump to €169 million in fiscal 2025, alongside an EBITDA increase to €8 million. After cutting 20 percent of its workforce in 2024, the firm now employs roughly 400 staff and serves 1.3 million active customers...
TUS Launches AI-Powered Digital Platform for Professionals and Employers
The Technological University of Shannon (TUS) has launched ReSHAPE, an AI‑powered digital platform aimed at upskilling professionals and aiding employers in Ireland’s midlands. Developed in partnership with Munster Technological University and the University of Limerick, the service provides skills audits,...
Leveraging Analytics to Improve Mental Health Outcomes
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Services implemented a near‑real‑time analytics platform to anticipate and manage behavioral health issues. The system leverages AI‑driven predictive models that analyze patient data streams, flagging risk factors before crises occur. This proactive approach cut...
The Broken Records: Tracing the Human Cost of the 2022 British MoD Leak
In February 2022 the UK Ministry of Defence inadvertently released personal data on roughly 18,700 Afghan nationals who had supported British forces and were seeking protection. The breach remained undisclosed for almost two years, and a High Court super‑injunction in September 2023...