Bambuser Launches GEO Discovery
Bambuser introduced GEO Discovery, a new offering built on its Intelligence Layer that transforms live and recorded video content into structured data for AI answer engines. The service can operate alongside existing Bambuser tools or as a stand‑alone product, delivering transcription, product tagging, SEO copy, FAQs, and schema markup. By generating machine‑readable data at scale, GEO Discovery aims to boost brand and product discoverability in generative AI platforms such as Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini. The launch signals Bambuser’s push to become a data‑layer provider in the AI‑driven search era.
RingCentral Unveils AIR Pro, an Agentic Voice AI Platform for Customer Engagement
RingCentral announced AIR Pro, a voice‑first, omnichannel AI agent platform embedded in its communications suite. The solution features a no‑code studio that lets users design, build and deploy AI agents that can recognize intent, authenticate customers and execute multi‑step actions autonomously....
You Should Lock Your SIM Card Before Someone Else Does
The article urges users to enable a SIM PIN in addition to a device lock, explaining that a four‑digit code secures the physical SIM against unauthorized network access. Carriers ship SIMs with generic default PINs (e.g., 1111 or 1234), which...
Shirofune Launches Real-Time Amazon Ads Automation
Shirofune has added a real‑time automation layer to its Amazon advertising platform, targeting high‑traffic sales events such as Prime Day and Cyber Monday. The new feature tracks cost and performance metrics on an hourly basis, allowing advertisers to either maximize...
Boost.ai Introduces Adaptive Voice
Boost.ai has introduced Adaptive Voice, a new capability for its conversational AI platform that blends its Express Voice speech‑to‑speech engine with the Enterprise Voice speech‑to‑text/text‑to‑speech pipeline. The technology automatically selects the appropriate voice mode—free‑flowing for simple interactions or fully compliant...
Bell, Coveo Partner on Sovereign AI Solutions for Government and Regulated Industries
Bell announced a strategic partnership with Montreal‑based Coveo to deliver sovereign AI solutions for federal, provincial and regulated‑industry clients. The deal merges Coveo’s AI‑Relevance Platform with Bell’s AI Fabric, a full‑stack offering built on Bell’s nationwide fibre network, data‑centre assets,...
Robot Hands so Sensitive They Can Grab a Potato Chip
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin unveiled FORTE, a tactile‑sensing robotic hand that can delicately grasp items as fragile as potato chips and raspberries. The soft‑robotic fingers use 3‑D‑printed air channels to detect pressure changes, providing real‑time slip...
Claude AI Finds Bugs In Microsoft CTO's 40-Year-Old Apple II Code
Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich demonstrated Claude Opus 4.6’s ability to reverse‑engineer his 1986 Apple II Enhancer utility, written in 6502 machine code. The AI decompiled the legacy program and uncovered several security flaws, including a silent incorrect‑behavior bug when a...
Tennessee Uses ‘One Stop Shop’ Portal for Benefits Programs
The Tennessee Department of Human Services launched a unified benefits portal in 2022, consolidating dozens of phone lines and allowing residents to apply for multiple assistance programs on a single application. Integrated generative AI now summarizes calls and powers a...
Generative Video Can Be CX's Sharpest Tool
Generative video is emerging as a contextual CX tool that assembles personalized walkthroughs from a customer’s actual product data, UI state, and issue history. Unlike static tutorials, the AI‑driven clips show the exact steps a user needs, reducing translation effort...
Activ8 Solar Energies and Tayto Launch Landmark Solar Project in Ashbourne
Activ8 Solar Energies has commissioned a €1.17 million rooftop solar array at Tayto Snacks' Ashbourne plant, marking the snack maker's largest renewable investment. The 1,734‑panel system supplies roughly 10% of Tayto’s annual electricity needs, generating about 667 MWh each year. It is...
Iranian APT Hack Targets US Airport Bank and Software Company
An Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has breached a U.S. airport, a bank, and a software company using phishing and credential‑based tactics. The attackers moved laterally with legitimate administrative tools, establishing long‑term persistence to harvest data and monitor operations....
Illumend Launches AI Platform and Broker Referral Program to Address Insurance Compliance Gaps
illumend has introduced an AI‑first insurance compliance platform and a Broker Referral Partner Program to help brokers and their SMB clients manage certificates of insurance and policy endorsements proactively. The solution, powered by the conversational AI engine Lumie, automates document...
Government Backing and Cross-Border Payments Fuel Digital Yuan
China’s e‑CNY has processed roughly $2.37 trillion in transactions over the past two years, buoyed by explicit government backing and a blanket ban on private cryptocurrencies. The digital yuan now anchors Project mBridge, a cross‑border payment network that has expanded to...
Thiess Set to Retrofit Caterpillar 793D with FLANDERS Hybrid Kit
Thiess’ 2025 Sustainability Report acknowledges a slower‑than‑expected energy transition and pivots to interim hybrid solutions for its mining fleet. After a 2024 memorandum of understanding with FLANDERS, the companies completed installation planning and risk assessments in 2025 and aim to...
OPM Releases First Round of Tech Force Candidates for Agencies to Consider Hiring
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued its first two shared certificates for software‑engineering and data‑engineering candidates, making a vetted pool of talent available to federal agencies for two‑year temporary roles. Each candidate has cleared a technical assessment, resume...
CU Faculty, Staff and Students Push Back Against University-Controlled AI Rollout
The University of Colorado signed a three‑year, $2 million‑per‑year agreement to deploy OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu to more than 100,000 students, faculty and staff, with the rollout slated for March 31. Hundreds of faculty, staff and students have signed a dissent letter, arguing...
Microsoft Extends Mobile Identity Controls to AI Agents in New Enterprise Bundle
Microsoft announced the Microsoft 365 E7 Frontier Suite, bundling Microsoft 365 E5, Copilot, Agent 365, and Entra Suite for $99 per user per month. The suite introduces Agent ID, giving each AI agent a unique Entra identity subject to Conditional Access, Identity...
New Zealand Panel Recommends Under-16 Social Media Restrictions
A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended restricting social‑media access for users under 16 and creating an independent national online‑safety regulator. The ACT party issued a dissent, warning that the required age‑verification would effectively impose mandatory digital ID on all...
Expanding the Human Factors Toolbox: An Approach to Balancing Crew and Mission Design Parameters
NASA’s Human Factors team has created a quantitative methodology to guide crew‑size decisions for future crewed Mars missions. The approach adapts Department of Defense manpower models and introduces four human‑performance models that evaluate EVA support, robotic arm operation, transit workload,...
Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X
Disinformation about the Iran‑Israel war is flooding X, with AI‑generated videos and images reaching millions of views. Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok repeatedly misidentified a missile video and even posted AI‑generated imagery, highlighting the platform’s verification gaps. Paid blue‑check accounts, including...
Can AI Fix the Shortage of Tax Talent?
The tax industry faces a structural talent shortage as graduate numbers fall and busy seasons accelerate turnover. Artificial intelligence is being deployed to automate data extraction, document processing, and research, allowing junior staff to focus on higher‑value work. While AI...
Context, Not Models, Is The Real AI Bottleneck: Reltio’s System‑Of‑Context Bet
Reltio announced a strategic shift from traditional master‑data‑management to a Context Intelligence Platform, positioning itself as a System of Context that bridges records and agentic AI. The company highlighted its Intelligent 360 graph, Flexible Entity Resolution Network, and real‑time data unification...
Regulatory Pharmaceutical Fellowship Program
Several U.S. universities have launched two‑year medication safety fellowships that rotate participants through academic training, a major pharmaceutical company, and the FDA. Butler University offers two tracks with Regeneron and Eli Lilly, Purdue partners with AbbVie, and Rutgers collaborates with Pfizer....
SpaceX Now Targeting Early April for Next Starship/Superheavy Test Flight
SpaceX announced on March 7 that it is targeting early April for the 12th Starship/Superheavy orbital test flight. Booster 19, the first Block 3 Superheavy prototype, has been rolled to Pad 2 and is undergoing fueling‑system checks, ambient pressure tests, and static‑fire rehearsals with...
How the India?US Trade Deal Could Reshape India?s Energy Strategy- #BeltAndRoad #Economy #Infrastructure #CapitalMarkets #Finance
The newly announced India‑US trade deal places clean energy at its core, promising substantial American investment and technology transfer to accelerate India’s renewable rollout. The agreement aligns with New Delhi’s target of 450 GW of renewable capacity by 2035 and aims...
Renowned Theoretical Cosmologist and Data Scientist Benjamin Wandelt Joins Johns Hopkins
Renowned cosmologist and data scientist Benjamin Wandelt has joined Johns Hopkins University as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Cosmology and Scientific AI. He arrives from the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris and the Flatiron Institute, bringing deep expertise in cosmic microwave...
MEPs Call for New Copyright Rules when AI Trains on Protected Works
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a non‑binding report urging new copyright rules for AI, calling for payment to creators, mandatory itemised lists of works used in training, an opt‑out mechanism, and licensing enforcement. The 460‑71 vote signals pressure on the...
Wolfspeed Unveils Foundation for AI Data-Center Advanced Packaging Leveraging 300mm Silicon Carbide
Wolfspeed announced that its 300 mm silicon carbide (SiC) technology platform can serve as a foundational material for advanced AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) heterogeneous packaging by decade’s end. The company recently produced a single‑crystal 300 mm SiC wafer and is collaborating...
President Trump's Sons Tee up Their Latest Drone Deal
President Donald Trump’s sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, are backing a merger that turns the tiny Florida golf operator Aureus Greenway into Powerus Corporation, a drone manufacturer slated to trade under ticker PUSA. The deal includes a $9 million private placement at...
Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control
Heraeus Precious Metals supplies the iridium‑based H‑KC12GA catalyst for hydrazine thrusters that provide precise orbit control on satellites. The catalyst enables rapid, repeatable hydrazine decomposition and survives thousands of firings and extreme temperatures. NASA JPL’s 57‑day SMAP test recorded only...
Wales First Part of UK to Mandate Solar Panels on New Buildings
Wales will become the first UK region to require solar panels on new domestic and commercial buildings, with the rule taking effect on 4 March 2027. The updated building regulations mandate a "system for renewable electricity generation," which industry analysts say will...
Play Favorite Video Games Under Your Feet – and Actually Enjoy It
GAMR has launched a pressure‑sensitive gaming mat on Kickstarter, offering a nine‑zone floor controller that connects via Bluetooth or USB to phones, tablets, TVs and PCs. The Rhythm model mimics classic dance‑arcade pads, while Junior and Active versions target children...
Crooks Compromise WordPress Sites to Push Infostealers via Fake CAPTCHA Prompts
Researchers at Rapid7 discovered a campaign where attackers compromise WordPress sites, including a US Senate candidate’s page, to serve fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts that trick users into running commands that download infostealer malware. The malicious code is injected into legitimate...
Peptides in the Pipeline: How Companies Are Overcoming the Early-Stage Challenges
Peptide therapeutics are booming, with more than 2,000 candidates in discovery and pre‑clinical stages and projected global sales of $91.4 bn by 2025. Companies like Orocidin faced severe synthesis and purification hurdles for their QR‑01 peptide, but Syngene’s custom low‑loading resin...
These AI Stocks Have Seen the Biggest Jump in Popularity Among the Pros
Bank of America’s analysis shows AI‑related S&P 500 stocks experienced the largest increase in ownership breadth among active large‑cap U.S. equity mutual funds over the past year. Palantir led the surge, with fund holdings climbing from 7% to 32%, while Broadcom,...
Flybuy Launches AI Agents That Fix Customer Experience Issues in Real Time
Flybuy unveiled AI Agents designed for restaurants, retail and hospitality that autonomously detect and resolve customer‑experience failures in real time. The platform leverages anomaly detection, customer intelligence and an autonomous decision engine to act within operator‑defined guardrails, covering upsell, recovery,...
Position Green Launches Decarbonization Investment ROI Calculator
Position Green, a sustainability software and advisory firm, unveiled an ROI Calculator that translates decarbonization projects into quantifiable financial metrics. Developed using a model from Stockholm School of Economics professor Rickard Sandberg, the tool provides ROI, NPV, payback period, emissions...
Johns Hopkins Leads $24M Multinational Consortium to Find Hepatitis B Cure
Johns Hopkins Medicine is heading a five‑year, $24 million NIH‑funded Hepatitis B and HIV Cure Consortium that brings together research teams from the United States, Brazil, India, Senegal and Uganda. The first year will enroll 450 participants co‑infected with HIV and chronic...
Fujifilm Highlights AI-Driven Products That Help Enhance Enterprise Imaging Workflows
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas showcased its AI‑driven Synapse enterprise imaging portfolio at HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas. The lineup highlighted the Synapse AI Orchestrator, which embeds diverse AI algorithms into PACS workflows, and the Synapse Worklist Orchestrator, which uses AI learning...
FortiGate Devices Exploited to Breach Networks and Steal Service Account Credentials
Threat actors are exploiting FortiGate next‑generation firewalls to gain initial access and harvest service‑account credentials. Researchers identified abuse of recent CVEs (2025‑59718, 2025‑59719, 2026‑24858) and misconfigurations to extract configuration files containing LDAP and AD service accounts, targeting healthcare, government and...
Roboticom Announces New Distribution and Innovation Partnership with Forged Path Automation
Roboticom announced a distribution and innovation partnership with Forged Path Automation to broaden U.S. market reach and develop turnkey process‑automation solutions. The deal leverages Roboticom’s ARPP® software, which reduces robot training from weeks to days, and its SandRob™ finishing robot...
Want to Work with Athletes and Entertainers? Here's How AI Can Help You Get in the Game
A new Gregory report shows financial advisors can win athlete and entertainer clients by optimizing AI search visibility. The study analyzed 20,771 AI responses and found firms with dedicated persona pages received the most citations, with Creative Planning’s athlete page...
COPV Damage Tolerance Life Demonstration Guidelines
NASA's NESC released new guidelines for damage‑tolerance life demonstration of composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs). The guidance aligns with AIAA S‑081 and NASA‑STD‑5019, applying a four‑times life factor to ensure detectable cracks remain subcritical throughout service. It outlines procedures for...
Aurrigo International Signs £6.28m Deal to Manufacture 25 AGVs for Ultra Global
Aurrigo International has secured a £6.28 million contract to build an initial fleet of 25 autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) for Ultra Global, with delivery targeted for September 2027. The agreement calls for modernising existing platforms, swapping lead‑acid batteries for lithium‑ion packs, upgrading...
After Google Takeover, Intersect Spins Off Grid-Tied Power Business
Google announced a $4.75 billion cash acquisition of renewable‑energy developer Intersect, aiming to accelerate electricity generation for its expanding data‑center portfolio. Existing investors, led by TPG Rise Climate, have spun off Intersect’s grid‑tied power assets into a new independent power producer...
Efgartigimod Effective in Treating Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis
A multicenter retrospective study of 17 Chinese patients with juvenile myasthenia gravis found that weekly efgartigimod 10 mg/kg for four weeks produced rapid and substantial clinical improvement. Clinically meaningful improvement was observed in 70.6% of patients by week 1 and 91.7% by...
HELLENiQ ENERGY Launches First Solar Parks in Romania
HELLENiQ ENERGY has begun commercial operations at two photovoltaic parks in southern Romania, delivering 58 MW of capacity. The projects are part of a 2023 agreement with METLEN to develop four solar sites totaling 211 MW, with the remaining 153 MW expected online...
More Nations Commit to Nuclear Future
At the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, Belgium, Brazil, China and Italy joined 34 other nations in a declaration to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050. The pledge raises the coalition to 38 countries and targets 1,200 GW of nuclear generation,...
TUM RoboGym Will Begin Robot Training Midyear
Neura Robotics and the Technical University of Munich have launched the TUM RoboGym, a 2,300 m² physical AI training centre at the Munich Airport Convergence Center. The facility will host a large fleet of humanoid robots for real‑world training starting mid‑2026. Joint...