Senate Committee Advances NASA Deputy Administrator Nominee
The Senate Commerce Committee voted 23‑5 on March 12 to advance Matt Anderson’s nomination as NASA deputy administrator, sending it to the full Senate for final approval. Anderson, a retired Air Force officer, was first nominated in May and renominated after the previous session stalled. He pledged to back Administrator Jared Isaacman’s national space policy, including a 2028 lunar return and an extension of the International Space Station to 2032. The full Senate vote remains unscheduled, while other senior NASA posts stay vacant.
Elon Musk Unveils ‘Macrohard’ AI Concept Aimed at Automating Large Parts of Work
Elon Musk unveiled Macrohard, an AI‑robotic platform that pairs xAI’s Grok large‑language model with Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot to automate a broad range of workplace tasks. The initiative, a joint effort between xAI and Tesla, leverages Nvidia GPUs and Tesla‑built...
Enterprise AI Security Firm Bold Raises $40m
Enterprise AI security startup Bold emerged from stealth after closing a $40 million Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Picture Capital and Red Dot Capital Partners. The company’s edge‑AI platform runs lightweight models on each endpoint to monitor user behavior,...
Stryker Says Cyberattack Disrupted Processing, Manufacturing and Shipping
Stryker, the U.S. MedTech leader, confirmed a cyberattack by the Iran‑linked Handala group disrupted its order processing, manufacturing and shipping operations. The breach originated in Stryker’s Microsoft environment but was contained to internal systems, leaving connected medical devices unaffected. The...
The Cyber Resilience Act and Cloud Native: Understanding the Impact
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will become fully enforceable in 2027, extending mandatory cybersecurity requirements to any product with digital elements sold in the EU, including container images, Helm charts and Kubernetes operators. It codifies three core obligations: security‑by‑design...
Subaru-Infineon Partnership to Intensify OEM Competition in ADAS
Subaru and Infineon announced a joint development of an ADAS‑focused ECU built around Infineon’s AURIX TC4x microcontroller. The partnership targets a redesign of Subaru’s EyeSight system, adding six 500 MHz TriCore cores, ASIL‑D safety compliance, and hardware accelerators for radar and...
PsiQuantum and National Cancer Center Japan Partner on Quantum Computing
PsiQuantum and Japan’s National Cancer Center have signed a research agreement to explore utility‑scale quantum computing for oncology drug discovery. The collaboration will focus on developing fault‑tolerant quantum algorithms and deploying PsiQuantum’s Construct platform across the healthcare value chain. Additional...
PsiQuantum and National Cancer Center Japan Partner on Quantum Computing
PsiQuantum has signed a research agreement with Japan's National Cancer Center to explore utility‑scale quantum computing for oncology drug discovery. The partnership will focus on developing fault‑tolerant quantum algorithms and clinically relevant applications using PsiQuantum's Construct platform. It also brings...
National AI Strategy Launched in Ireland
Ireland has published its first national AI strategy for health, outlining a five‑year roadmap across four strategic pillars: clinical care, operations, research and innovation, and public health. The plan emphasizes AI‑driven improvements such as shorter waiting times, personalised treatment, diagnostic...
Pony.ai Expands Robotaxi Access with Integration Into Tencent Mobility Service
Pony.ai has expanded its robotaxi service by integrating it into Tencent’s Mobility Service on WeChat. The rollout allows users in selected Guangzhou districts to request fully driverless rides directly through the popular app. The move builds on a broader Tencent...
Pilatus Biosciences Doses First Patient in PLT012 Antibody Trial
Pilatus Biosciences has begun dosing the first patient in a Phase I, open‑label trial of PLT012, its first‑in‑class anti‑CD36 monoclonal antibody, at Next Oncology in Houston. The FDA recently issued IND clearance along with orphan‑drug status for hepatocellular carcinoma and fast‑track...
3 Ways to Treat AI Prompt Engineering as a Comms Workflow System
Ragan Training launched a new course, “Prompt Like a Pro: GenAI Prompting for Communicators,” teaching how to treat AI prompt engineering as a structured communications workflow. The curriculum emphasizes strengthening prompts to reflect context, building documented prompt libraries, and using...
Inside America’s First 60 Seconds: How Morning Phone Habits Quietly Drain Time, Focus, and Wealth
New CEOWORLD data shows that most Americans reach for their smartphones within seconds of waking, spending an average of 14 minutes scrolling in the first hour. This habit translates to roughly 85 hours of unstructured screen time per year—equivalent to over...
Liberty Global CEO Lifts Lid on Early AI Impact
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries told Mobile World Live that AI is now embedded across the company, with 95% of employees using it daily in a closed environment. He described the current impact as marginal improvements rather than a transformative...
Peacock to Give Bravo Fans Personalized Experience With AI Andy Cohen
At a Peacock product preview, NBCUniversal unveiled "Your Bravoverse," an AI‑driven vertical‑video experience that uses Andy Cohen’s voice and likeness to guide users through personalized Bravo playlists drawn from over 5,000 hours of content. The feature, slated for a summer launch, lets...
Expressions Gift Card Kiosks Bring Personalization to Retail Gifting
Expressions Gift Card Kiosk merges personalized greeting cards with instant digital gift cards, printing on glossy stock in under 41 seconds. The self‑service unit occupies just four square feet, replacing traditional 20‑60‑foot aisles and reducing inventory valued up to $40,000...
The 10 Most In-Demand Tech Jobs for 2026 — and How to Hire for Them
Robert Half’s 2026 IT salary report identifies ten tech roles that have outpaced market growth, with AI/ML engineering, cybersecurity, and cloud/network engineering leading the demand surge. Business leaders prioritize AI/ML (45%), IT operations (36%) and cloud architecture (24%), yet only...
What Makes the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show a Must-Attend Event?
The Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show (ARKI) returns Dec. 14‑16, 2026 in Miami Beach, targeting operators, brands, and technology providers. Since its 2020 debut, the event has evolved from a pure tech showcase to a deployment‑focused forum emphasizing scalability, reliability, and...
From Vending Machines to Autonomous Retail: The Evolution of Grab and Go Shopping
Physical retail is rapidly adopting autonomous, checkout‑free models that let shoppers pick items and leave without scanning. The piece traces the technology from early vending machines through digital payments, smart vending, and finally AI‑driven grab‑and‑go stores. These stores rely on...
Shaping Europe’s Cybersecurity Standards: Highlights From the 10th Cybersecurity Standardisation Conference
The 10th Cybersecurity Standardisation Conference, co‑hosted by CEN, CENELEC, ETSI and ENISA in Brussels, highlighted Europe’s coordinated push for faster yet high‑quality cyber standards. Delegates examined the role of standards in supporting the Cyber Resilience Act, NIS2 and DORA, and...
SiriusXM VP Talks Music Impact Within the Retail Digital Signage Experience
SiriusXM’s VP of commercial music, Stuart Larking, highlighted the growing role of music in digital signage, citing its ability to increase dwell time and sales. He noted that Pandora CloudCover’s new signage features let retailers pair curated, fully licensed music...
How to Fund Measurable Methane Reductions at Scale — and Fast
Methane accounts for roughly a third of current global warming but remains chronically under‑funded. The waste sector, especially biowaste, represents half of global waste yet less than five percent is biologically treated, creating a massive, low‑cost methane source. Market design...
Face Value: What It Takes to Fool Facial Recognition
ESET security advisor Jake Moore demonstrated how consumer‑grade smart glasses, deep‑fake tools, and face‑swap software can defeat widely deployed facial recognition systems. He captured strangers’ faces in real time, created AI‑generated identities to open a bank account, and bypassed a...
Galetech Invests £3m in UK Renewables
Galetech Group, an Irish renewable‑energy developer, announced a £3 million investment in the United Kingdom over the next five years to expand its renewable‑energy services. The funding will enable the creation of up to 30 highly‑skilled jobs by 2030 and broaden...
Markets/Coverages: Coalition Provides Expended Cyber Protection in Canada
Coalition, a San Francisco‑based cyber insurer, launched its Active Cyber Policy in Canada, expanding coverage to address ransomware, AI‑enabled fraud and heightened regulatory scrutiny. The policy bundles popular endorsements, offers optional separate limits for breach response, and introduces financial incentives for...
Abbott Reports Positive FreeDM2 Study Results for CGM
Abbott announced that its FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system outperformed traditional finger‑stick testing in the FreeDM2 randomised trial involving 303 UK patients with type 2 diabetes on basal insulin. After four months, CGM users achieved a larger reduction in HbA1c...
Robinhood Trading Volumes Slow in February 2026, Client Assets Down 3%
Robinhood reported a mixed February 2026 performance, with equity trading volumes falling 14% month‑over‑month but remaining 36% higher than a year ago. Crypto activity surged, posting a 9% monthly increase and a 74% year‑over‑year jump, while its fast‑growing Event Contracts...
AI Learns to Spot Problems in AI Training Systems Before They Occur
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Baidu and Huawei unveiled a teacher‑student AI framework that predicts optical transceiver failures in large‑scale AI training clusters. Tested on Baidu’s 400 Gbps data‑center fabric, the model achieved a 0.964 F1‑score, a 9.3% gain over...
Where AI Agents Fit in Healthcare Operations
Avahi, an AWS Premier partner, is launching a free webinar on March 18 to demystify AI agents for healthcare executives. The session, titled “The AI Agent Implementation Framework,” will explain how AI agents operate within hospitals and identify high‑impact use...
CIO Chris Ortega Automates Lake Michigan Credit Union
Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU) has leveraged robotic process automation (RPA) and generative AI to overhaul its mortgage processing, slashing cycle time from 55 hours to 10 hours while handling a 15% surge in applications. CIO Chris Ortega partnered with...
Canal+ Taps AI to Create Scenes Once Impossible to Film
Canal+, the French media group owned by MultiChoice, announced that it will integrate generative AI tools from Google Cloud and OpenAI into its StudioCanal production pipeline. CEO Maxim Saada said the technology will enable the creation of scenes that were previously...
New Balance Adds Apparel to Its Resale Platform Reconsidered
New Balance is extending its Reconsidered resale platform, originally launched two years ago, to include apparel alongside its already‑circulated 100,000 pairs of shoes. The service refurbishes returned items and sells them through a dedicated site, while consumers can trade in...
Vertex Achieves Remarkable Growth, Sets New Industry Standard with ServiceTitan
Vertex Service Partners, launched in 2023 by Alpine Investors, has surged to over $600 million in revenue and more than 100,000 roofs serviced by 2025. The growth was driven by 30 strategic acquisitions, all unified on ServiceTitan’s enterprise‑grade platform. ServiceTitan’s standardized...
MMIC Market Outlook
The global monolithic microwave IC (MMIC) market is projected to expand from $12.8 billion in 2024 to $23.9 billion by 2030, driven by a 10.5% CAGR. Gallium nitride (GaN) devices are the fastest‑growing segment, expected to reach $3.9 billion with a 17.8% CAGR,...
Sif Chief Warns of Offshore Wind Slowdown
Sif CEO Fred van Beers warned that offshore wind activity has fallen to a very low level in the short term, despite a healthy long‑term outlook. The Dutch steelmaker posted adjusted EBITDA of €48 million for 2025, up from €38.4 million in...
New Indian Startup RaagaPay Wants to Fix AI’s Hindustani Classical Music Problem
Delhi‑based startup RaagaPay launched in October 2025 to create India’s first ethical Hindustani classical music dataset for AI. The initial phase delivered ten hours of recordings across sitar, tabla, vocals and other instruments, with a goal of 1,000 hours from...
Fintech Company & ADCB Launch Egypt’s First Transactional Fraud Solution Powered by AI
Network International and ADCB Egypt have launched Egypt’s first AI‑powered transactional fraud solution, FICO Falcon Fraud Manager. The system leverages machine‑learning to build behavioral profiles and analyze millions of transactions in real time, instantly flagging suspicious activity. Deployment marks a milestone in...
Industry Snapshot: Meaningful Media Planning
5th Element’s CEO Muneef Khan says media planning in 2026 has moved from buying audiences to buying moments, using a behavioral cascade model that aligns each touchpoint with a decision trigger. He warns that algorithms are conservative and must be...
AI-HealthTech Innovator Humata Health Partners with AccuKnox for Zero Trust CNAPP
AI‑HealthTech firm Humata Health announced a partnership with security specialist AccuKnox to embed Zero‑Trust CNAPP and Application Security Posture Management into its SaaS platform. The solution, deployed on‑premises, satisfies HIPAA requirements and integrates with Azure DevOps and GitLab for automated...
MWC 2026: Future Visions of Mobile Video
MWC 2026 highlighted how mobile video has matured from early 3G‑TV experiments to ubiquitous 4K streaming on flagship devices. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26, featuring the APV codec and up to 31 hours of video playback, while operators like Orange demonstrated...
Lucky Number Seven? Samsung Drops yet Another Galaxy S25 One UI 8.5 Beta
Samsung began rolling out the seventh One UI 8.5 beta (Beta 7) for its Galaxy S25 series in South Korea, India and Germany, with a US release still pending. The near‑1 GB patch addresses a proximity‑sensor glitch that turned voice calls into video calls,...
Why Kubernetes Reliability Is Now a Machine-Speed Problem
A recent analysis highlights that Kubernetes reliability failures stem from the sheer velocity of machine‑speed control loops rather than tool or skill deficiencies. Deployments, autoscalers, and GitOps reconciliations can trigger cascading alerts that outpace human on‑call response, turning single incidents...
Rethinking ERP Transformation: Daniel Chilton on Adaptive Change and the Human Side of Enterprise Programmes
ERP programmes are traditionally fixed‑scope projects, but business realities shift mid‑stream, causing fatigue and stalled momentum. Embridge Consulting’s Daniel Chilton introduces Elastic Change, a delivery model that blends disciplined governance with adaptable, EQ‑focused leadership. The approach treats ERP as a...
Posco, Sila to Collaborate in Next-Gen Battery Technologies
Posco Future M, the battery materials arm of South Korea’s Posco Holdings, has signed a strategic agreement with U.S.‑based Sila Nanotechnologies to co‑develop next‑generation silicon‑based anodes. Sila’s Titan Silicon anode, built from nano‑engineered silicon particles, promises substantially higher energy density...
DSTI Intros Smart Tech for ECape Farmers
The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has launched the South African System of Systems for Agricultural Modernisation (SASSAM), a digital platform delivering soil analysis, pest identification, weather and AI‑driven forecasts to farmers. Funded through the Technology Innovation Agency,...
Hyundai-LGES, Huayou in Battery Recycling Partnership in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Group’s Indonesian JV with LG Energy Solution, PT Hyundai LG Indonesia Green Power, has teamed up with Zhejiang Huayou Recycling to process both production waste and end‑of‑life EV batteries. The $1.1 billion Karawang plant, operational in 2024, will ship waste to Huayou’s local...
Google Says They Deploy Hundreds Of Undocumented Crawlers via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
Google’s podcast revealed that the historic "Googlebot" label now covers hundreds of distinct crawlers operating across its product suite. Internally, these crawlers use a SaaS‑style fetching service, nicknamed "Jack," which exposes API endpoints for web requests. Most of these specialized...
Why Payment Technology Is Now Central to the Restaurant Experience, Especially on Mother’s Day
Lloyds Merchant Services’ latest research shows contactless payments, mobile wallets and integrated point‑of‑sale systems are reshaping the restaurant experience, especially on high‑traffic days like Mother’s Day. The study found a 45% year‑over‑year rise in contactless transactions within hospitality and a...
Vilnius-Based WhiteBridge AI Raises €2.6 Million for Its AI-Powered People Research Engine
Vilnius‑based startup WhiteBridge AI announced a €2.6 million seed financing round. The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC with participation from several other VCs and angels. WhiteBridge offers an AI‑powered people research platform that aggregates, verifies and analyses publicly available personal...
Spotted Zebra Launches AI Interview Agent: Bringing Skills Science to Every Candidate Conversation at Enterprise Scale
Spotted Zebra unveiled its AI Interview Agent, an enterprise‑grade hiring tool that conducts live, adaptive two‑way interviews using validated Role Skills Profiles. The platform delivers transparent, evidence‑based scores with audit trails, operates 24/7 on any device, and meets ISO 42001 and...