“Just Give Us a Shot:” Networks Say Community Batteries Can Right the Wrongs of Grid Gold Plating
Australian distribution network companies, led by Ausgrid, are lobbying to relax ring‑fencing rules so they can own and operate community batteries and on‑street EV chargers. Ausgrid claims it can now deliver batteries at under $25 AUD/kWh (≈$16.5 USD/kWh) and is rolling out an Energy Storage‑as‑a‑Service product that already has 2,500 households signed up, with up to 250,000 eligible customers. Critics argue network‑owned storage is cost‑inefficient and inflates consumer bills compared with behind‑the‑meter solutions. The debate pits network operators seeking new revenue streams against consumer‑advocacy groups demanding tighter safeguards against “gold plating.”
New AI-Powered Tool to Unlock Decades of Planning Data
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, together with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s AI Incubator, has built an AI‑driven tool called Extract to digitise decades of planning records trapped in scanned PDFs, historic maps and paper...
The AI Agent Race Is on – and Google Wants to Win It
Google CEO Sundar Pichai used the Las Vegas cloud conference to unveil Gemini Enterprise, a unified branding for the company’s AI suite aimed at enterprise customers. The move repositions Vertex AI as the core platform for building custom AI agents...
Scale Computing Spotlights Edge Wins in Retail, K-12
Scale Computing used its Platform//2026 conference to showcase how its edge‑computing platform simplifies operations for wildly different customers. Taco Bell leverages the solution to standardize omnichannel ordering across dozens of international markets, freeing its internal teams for innovation. In northern...
Chess Dynamics Expands Nordic Regional Support & Technical Capability
Chess Dynamics signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CHSnor to provide in‑country support and maintenance for its defence systems in Norway. The agreement centers on training, technical expertise, and lifecycle support, moving more maintenance activities locally and giving CHSnor control...
Kioxia Issues Firmware Update for EXCERIA G3 SSDs, Recommends Upgrade
Kioxia has issued firmware version EVFATR.1 for its EXCERIA G3 (VC10) SSD line, urging owners of the earlier EVFATR.0 build to upgrade. The update targets critical bugs and aims to boost reliability and performance, though Kioxia has not released a detailed...
Gremsy Marks 15 Years with Strategic Roadmap & Unicorn Ambitions for 2030
Gremsy marked its 15‑year anniversary by unveiling a strategic roadmap that targets unicorn status—$1 billion valuation—by 2030. The plan shifts the company from steady UAV growth to accelerated global expansion, emphasizing a multi‑environment autonomous ecosystem that includes ground robotics, USVs and...
Quick-Commerce, Nescafe Coffee Push and Ad Spends: Inside Nestle India's Growth Play
Nestle India posted its strongest quarterly results in nearly a decade, with FY 2026 sales reaching ₹23,071.5 crore (≈$2.8 bn), a 15% year‑on‑year rise. The fourth quarter alone grew 23.4% to ₹6,445 crore (≈$777 m), driven by double‑digit volume gains across e‑commerce, quick‑commerce and beverages....
Content360: How CHAGEE Replaces Traditional Media with Content Ecosystems
At Content360 Singapore 2026, CHAGEE’s APAC CMO Eugene Lee unveiled a brand strategy that treats tea as a cultural ecosystem rather than a simple beverage. The eight‑year‑old company now runs about 8,000 stores worldwide, relying exclusively on social‑first content and...
Akasa Rolls Out Realtek-Based 10GbE PCIe Card for Multi-Gig Upgrades
Akasa has launched the AK-PCCE10-01, a PCIe 3.0 ×2 network card using Realtek RTL8127AT to deliver 10 GbE over a standard RJ45. The card auto‑negotiates speeds from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps, supports IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet, Wake‑on‑LAN and jumbo frames up to 16 KB....
RAM Price Relief? SK Hynix Plans $13-Billion Korean Fab
SK Hynix announced a $12.85 billion investment to build a new advanced‑packaging fab in South Korea, with construction starting this month. The plant will focus on high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) chips that power AI accelerators, addressing a surge in demand driven by...
Syntax Equips Fenix Gold Mine with ‘Future-Ready Digital Core’
Syntax, a global technology solutions provider, completed a six‑month SAP Cloud ERP transformation for Rio2 Limited’s 100%-owned Fenix gold mine in Chile. The new digital core unified finance, procurement and project accounting across Canada, Chile and Peru, delivering real‑time visibility,...
OpenGradient Receives $9.5M in Funding
OpenGradient, a decentralized compute layer for verifiable AI, announced a $9.5 million funding round to scale its network of GPU and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) nodes. The round was led by a16z crypto with participation from Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, and...
NASA Moves Artemis III Rocket Core Stage Closer to Launch as Moon Mission Plans Move Quickly
NASA rolled the Space Launch System’s core stage from its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans onto the Pegasus barge for transport to Kennedy Space Center. The 212‑foot section, containing the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks and intertank structure,...
ACME Solar Hits 2 GWh Battery Storage Milestone in Rajasthan; Stock up 1.65%
ACME Solar Holdings announced it has now operationalised over 2 GWh of battery energy storage systems in Rajasthan, bringing its total BESS capacity to 591 MW (2,031 MWh). The company aims to reach 10 GWh of storage by 2027, expanding its role in grid‑balancing...
Infor’s April Update Sharpens CloudSuite WFM for Frontline Reality
Infor released its April 2026 Cumulative Update for CloudSuite Workforce Management, delivering a suite of user‑experience upgrades across the multi‑view scheduler and time‑and‑attendance modules. New autosave and exception‑alert features protect rotation work and surface scheduling conflicts before publication, while configurable...
AirTrunk’s Lumina Deal Raises Stakes For APAC Cloud ERP
AirTrunk has acquired Lumina CloudInfra, securing a 600 MW pipeline valued at up to $5 billion and instantly gaining footholds in Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. The deal lifts AirTrunk’s total capacity to more than 3 GW across roughly 20‑23 campuses in six APAC...
From Brain Implant to Lifelong Companion: Michel Maharbiz Unveils Epia Neuro
Epia Neuro, a stealth‑mode neurotechnology startup co‑founded by Michel Maharbiz, announced its public debut at the Bioelectronic Medicine Forum. The company, now 45‑strong and backed by venture and pharma investors, is developing a skull‑mounted, dura‑sparing neural interface designed for outpatient...
Can Europe Ever Compete with California?
At Salesforce’s TDX developer conference, the company showcased a new AI‑first strategy aimed at turning customers into "agentic companies" through tools like Slackbot agents, agentic scripting and integrated large‑language‑model services. The event featured deep collaborations with Anthropic and OpenAI, underscoring...
Trusted Media Brands Gets An AI Assist To Sell Cross-Platform Audiences
Trusted Media Brands (TMB) is deploying generative AI from Jasper.ai to stitch together disparate audience data across print, web, social, streaming and newsletters. The AI parses massive performance datasets, turning them into concise narratives that help sales teams answer RFPs...
Losing at Checkout? Fix Delivery Choice in Minutes – Webinar
E‑commerce teams can change pricing and campaigns within minutes, yet delivery options at checkout often lag weeks behind. A new nShift webinar promises to cut that delay, showing how to update delivery rules, pricing and arrival estimates in minutes. The...
Solar Insiders Podcast: Community Batteries – Can Networks Deliver What It Says on the Tin?
The Solar Insiders podcast episode explores the rise of community batteries and whether network operators can meet expectations. It highlights Ausgrid’s Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) offering, the rapid decline in network‑scale battery costs, and the consumer‑driven shift toward...
LiuGong Expands Dealer Network With John Woodie in N.C.
LiuGong North America announced that John Woodie Enterprises (JWE) is now an authorized dealer in North Carolina, expanding LiuGong's Southeast dealer network. JWE will sell the full LiuGong construction and material‑handling lineup, including the brand’s new electric models, to customers...
Important Tax InformationNew York REIT Liquidating LLC (NYRT) CUSIP: 64ESC1997Payable Date: 04/27/26
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) sent a formal tax notice to all participants regarding a distribution from New York REIT Liquidating LLC (NYRT), CUSIP 64ESC1997, payable on April 27, 2026. The notice, issued on April 22, 2026, advises...
From Governance to Enablement: How Healthcare CIOs Can Stop Killing AI Innovation
Healthcare CIOs risk stifling AI projects by treating governance as a barrier. Tony Pastorino argues that rebranding oversight as data enablement and forming cross‑functional teams can unlock responsible innovation. He advises separating idea generation from compliance checks and focusing on...
Meet Norah Kimathi, Who Trains Robots to Teach STEM Subjects in Sign Language
Norah Kimathi, a Kenyan technologist, is training artificial‑intelligence robots to deliver STEM lessons in sign language for deaf students. The robots translate complex concepts in math, science and engineering into visual gestures and captions, enabling real‑time classroom interaction. Partner schools...
New Property Planning Report Service Aims to Reduce Fall-Throughs
Planning Decoder, a UK‑based startup, has launched a 48‑hour property planning intelligence report aimed at surfacing hidden planning issues that can derail residential sales. The service aggregates data from local authority records, appeal decisions, Companies House and policy documents, using...
HR Perspectives by John Dawber: “Adoption Improves Dramatically when AI Becomes Tangible in Daily Work Rather than an Abstract Future...
Novo Nordisk’s Global Business Services leader John Dawber stresses that AI adoption in pharma accelerates when it becomes a tangible part of everyday work rather than an abstract concept. He argues that hiring should focus on learning agility and growth...
Wind Project to Hand over Worker Village to First Nations Community, and Create New Home for Black Cockatoos
The 489 MW Parron Maam Marang wind project in Western Australia has secured federal approval for a 300‑person workers village that will be operated by the Yued Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) after construction ends in 2029. The temporary accommodation will replace about 3 ha of...
Innomotics Advances Industrial Heat Pump Solutions
Innomotics, a global leader in electric motors and drive systems, is expanding its industrial heat‑pump portfolio to accelerate the decarbonisation of process heat. By pairing high‑efficiency motors and medium‑voltage converters with heat‑pump compressors, the company delivers systems that operate up...
BLOG: Will AI Eat Your Job in Estate Agency? No – and Here’s Why
The blog argues that AI will not replace estate agents because the core of the job remains people‑centric—valuations, viewings, and relationship building require physical presence. While portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla have already disrupted marketing, AI is likely to...
OpenAI Open-Sources Euphony: A Browser-Based Visualization Tool for Harmony Chat Data and Codex Session Logs
OpenAI has open‑sourced Euphony, a browser‑based tool that transforms raw Harmony chat JSON and Codex session logs into interactive conversation timelines. The web app auto‑detects four data structures, rendering them with metadata panels, JMESPath filtering, focus mode, grid view, and...
IFLYTEK Positions Singapore as Regional AI Hub at GITEX
iFLYTEK, a Chinese AI and speech‑technology leader, reaffirmed Singapore as its Southeast Asian command center at GITEX Asia 2026. The Singapore office, launched in 2024, has sold more than 10,000 hardware units and generated roughly RMB 200 million (about $28 million) in revenue,...
Think You’re Not A Data Broker? California’s Delete Act Might Say Otherwise
California’s Delete Act now forces any business that collects and sells consumer data without a direct relationship to register as a data broker with the California Privacy Protection Agency. Starting August 1 2026, registered brokers must process deletion requests through the new...
Think You’re Not A Data Broker? California’s Delete Act Might Say Otherwise
California’s Delete Act now forces any business that collects and sells consumer data without a direct relationship to register as a data broker with the CPPA. Starting August 1, 2026, registered brokers must process deletion requests through the new Delete Request and...
I Compared the Best Software Testing Tools for 2026
Software testing has become a multi‑billion‑dollar industry, with the global market projected at $57.7 billion in 2026. In a new guide, Somya Jain evaluates nine leading testing solutions—BrowserStack, Postman, Salesforce Platform, ACCELQ, Apidog, QA Wolf, Qase, Testlio and BlazeMeter—based on user reviews,...
Kill Boring Dead Takes Three Webby Nods Home, Proving “Weird” Wins at the Webby Awards
Australian agency Kill Boring Dead (KBD) secured a Webby Award in the Social & Games – Weird category for its Loctite “Museum of Second Chances” campaign, while also earning a nomination in Arts, Culture & Lifestyle against heavyweights like Taylor Swift...
Does Solar Surge Make Everyone’s Electricity Rates Rise?
The article explains that while solar power’s upfront infrastructure and grid‑upgrade costs can push electricity rates higher in the short term, the technology’s declining capital costs and low operating expenses promise long‑term savings. It highlights solar’s intermittency, which forces utilities...
Alaskan Leader Aiming for European Expansion of Miso Black Cod After US Success
Alaskan Leader Seafood is leveraging a 1,000% sales surge of its Wild Alaska Black Cod with Hikari Miso Marinade in the United States to launch the product across European grocery and restaurant chains. The company showcased the plan at the...
New AI Lab Core Automation 'Nerdsniped' Researchers From Anthropic, Google DeepMind
Core Automation, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI vice president Jerry Tworek, announced its launch on X, branding itself as "the world's most automated AI lab." The company has quickly attracted top talent, including former Anthropic researcher Rohan Anil...
Conversational AI Is Rewriting the Customer Service Playbook
Customer expectations for instant, personalized service are at an all‑time high, prompting brands to move from reactive scripts to proactive, AI‑driven interactions. Conversational AI leverages natural‑language understanding, intent and sentiment detection to anticipate problems before customers reach out. By integrating...
Shared Screens: Co-Viewers in APAC Are More Likely to Act on Ads Than Solo Viewers
PubMatic’s new report reveals that shared‑screen viewing on connected TV (CTV) drives markedly higher ad performance across APAC. Co‑viewers pay 42 % more attention, recall brands 53 % better, and are 70 % more likely to act than solo viewers. The study of...
Token Cost Conundrums
Tokenization is the billing backbone for AI APIs, but each model uses its own proprietary tokenizer, turning identical prompts into different token counts. This lack of a standard unit creates opaque pricing, making cost forecasting difficult for enterprises. Benchmarks show...
First Giant Turbine Parts for the only Wind Farm Under Construction in NSW to Begin Long Road Journey This Week
The 414 MW Uungula wind farm, the only large-scale project currently under construction in New South Wales, will receive its first turbine components this week. Over the next 10‑12 months, more than 700 oversized deliveries will travel the 400 km route from...
Report: In the S&P 500, Disclosure of AI Risks Surges From 12% to 83%
A new Conference Board report shows that AI risk disclosures among S&P 500 companies exploded from 12% in 2023 to 83% by the end of 2025. Despite this surge, board-level AI expertise remains scarce, rising only from 1.5% to 2.7% while...
‘We’re Not Looking for Brand Exclusivity’: How Amazon Is Looking to Win over Beauty Consumers
Amazon announced its fourth‑annual Summer Beauty Event, running April 27 to May 10, with flash deals of up to 50% off across makeup, tools and grooming products. While the discount window competes with Sephora’s spring sale and Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty, Amazon...
‘No Accountability, No Checks and Balances, No Responsibility’: How Indigenous Peoples Think About AI
The Relational Futures project surveyed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to capture their first qualitative baselines on artificial intelligence. Participants voiced deep mistrust, warning that AI can exacerbate existing inequities in welfare, health and aged‑care systems such as the...
Marketing Strategists Search for a Solution to AI’s All-Too Predictable Outputs
Marketing strategists are confronting a "sameness trap" as generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude deliver increasingly predictable, average outputs. Agencies such as Zeal and Bodacious have built custom bots and "second brain" workflows to push AI beyond the mean,...
MDA Space Company Profile
MDA Space reported FY 2025 revenue of CA$1.63 billion (≈US$1.21 billion), a 51% YoY jump, driven largely by an 85% surge in its Satellite Systems division. The company completed a dual NYSE/TSX listing in March 2026, raising US$300 million, and now carries a CA$4 billion (≈US$2.96 billion)...
Single Pair Ethernet Provides a Single Digital Communication Technology for Industry
Single‑pair Ethernet (SPE) is emerging as a unified communication layer for industrial automation, replacing the traditional mix of fieldbus and multi‑pair Ethernet. By using just one copper pair, SPE reduces cable bulk, extends reach up to one kilometre without repeaters,...