BSNL, Starlink Explore Partnership for Backhaul, Enterprise Business
BSNL and Elon Musk’s Starlink are in early talks to partner on satellite backhaul and enterprise services in India. The collaboration would let BSNL connect remote 4G/5G towers via Starlink’s Ku/Ka‑band satellites, speeding broadband rollout to the roughly 30,000 villages still lacking connectivity. Starlink could use BSNL’s nationwide dealer network to enter the Indian market while complying with security regulations. No formal agreement has been signed and Starlink still awaits full telecom clearance.
These Premium Tablet Deals During Amazon Tablet Days Deserve Your Attention
Amazon’s Tablet Days promotion spotlights premium tablets at deep discounts, with the Apple iPad 11‑inch (A16) now around $584, Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ at roughly $458, and Acer Iconia 5G for about $307. These devices combine high‑end displays, 5G connectivity,...
Animotion Media Group Partners with SKIDOS to Expand Educational Content for Children Worldwide
Animotion Media Group announced a partnership with SKIDOS to bring four of its animated franchises—The Fixies, Kikoriki, Tina & Tony, and Beardy Bodo—to the subscription‑based educational platform in English. SKIDOS, which serves children aged three to eight across the United...
New Partnership to Drive Virtual Wheeling Growth
Open Access Energy (OAE) and technology firm Mezzanine have signed a reseller agreement to embed Mezzanine’s virtual wheeling platform into OAE’s Energypro suite. The joint solution lets corporate buyers, independent power producers and traders tap virtual wheeling without amending Eskom...
Google Deepmind's AlphaProof Nexus Solves Decades-Old Math Problems for a Few Hundred Dollars
Google DeepMind unveiled AlphaProof Nexus, a framework that blends large‑language‑model proof generation with Lean’s formal verification. The system autonomously solved nine of 353 open Erdős problems—including two that had lingered for 56 years—and proved 44 of 492 OEIS conjectures, all...
Best Authentication Platforms for AI Agents and MCP Servers in 2026
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has vaulted from an Anthropic experiment to an industry‑wide standard, with OpenAI, Microsoft and millions of SDK downloads by late 2025. Gartner now predicts that 40% of enterprise applications will embed task‑specific AI agents by...
Pharming Reports the EC Approval of Joenja (Leniolisib) for Activated Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Delta Syndrome (APDS)
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Pharming’s oral PI3Kδ inhibitor Joenja (leniolisib) to treat patients aged 12 and older with activated phosphoinositide 3‑kinase delta syndrome (APDS) across all 30 EEA states. Approval is based on a Phase II/III...
The AI Era Is Creating a Bug Hunting Arms Race
The rise of agentic AI models is flooding bug‑bounty programs with unprecedented numbers of vulnerability reports, prompting companies to rethink payout structures. Researchers like Joseph Thacker report three‑fold increases in submissions, while firms such as Google anticipate spending up to...
7 AI Gadgets of 2026 that Actually Feel Useful: Smart Glasses, AI Rings and More
AI‑powered gadgets in 2026 are shedding hype for real‑world utility, with wearables and assistants delivering health insights, productivity boosts, and content‑creation help. Google‑owned Fitbit launched the Sense 3, a smartwatch that uses Gemini AI to turn raw metrics into actionable wellness...
Persistent and Kong Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Enterprises Securely Move AI Into Production
Persistent Systems and Kong have formed a strategic partnership to provide a governed, scalable connectivity layer that unifies APIs, data pipelines, and AI services across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments. The collaboration leverages Persistent’s engineering‑led integration expertise and Kong’s AI Gateway...
Peach Payments and PayJustNow Roll Out BNPL Integration Across Digit Pro POS Devices
South African fintech PayJustNow has completed integration with Peach Payments’ Digit Pro point‑of‑sale terminals, allowing merchants to offer Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later (BNPL) directly at checkout. The combined solution embeds both BNPL and credit products, removing the need for static QR codes and automatically...
China Solar Exports Hit All-Time Record in March as Africa, Asia Demand Jumps
China exported a record 68 GW of solar components in March 2026, a 49% increase over the previous export high set in August 2025. The surge was driven by soaring demand in Africa and Asia, with Nigeria’s imports jumping 519% and India purchasing...
Investec Upskills Workforce for AI-Driven Banking
Investec Specialist Bank is mandating AI and cloud upskilling for its entire South African technology workforce, requiring all 1,100 staff to acquire foundational and advanced skills. The program embeds learning into performance plans, pairing formal Azure certification with informal peer‑learning...
4 Android Tricks You Can only Unlock with a USB Cable and a Terminal
Android Debug Bridge (ADB) lets users control their phones from a PC via USB. The guide presents four non‑root tricks—screen mirroring with the free scrcpy tool, removing OEM bloatware, clearing app data with a single command, and batch‑installing multiple APKs....
Scientists Want to Send a Roly-Poly Robot Filled with 'Dandelion Drones' To Investigate Hidden Tunnels on Mars
Scientists propose a pillbug‑inspired "roly‑poly" robot that can slip through skylights in Martian lava tubes and unleash thousands of tiny "dandelion" drones. The drones would ride either natural wind currents or an onboard fan, using piezoelectric polymer for power, to...
Sam’s Club Launches Enhanced Tier to Express Delivery
Sam's Club has added an enhanced Express delivery tier that guarantees shipment in an hour or less, priced at $10 for Plus members and $22 for Club members, while retaining its three‑hour option at reduced rates. The service, rolled out...
Caliway Secures FDA Clearance for CBL-514 Clinical Trial
Caliway Biopharmaceuticals received FDA clearance for its CBL‑0302 IND application, clearing the path for a pivotal global Phase III trial of CBL‑514 aimed at reducing abdominal subcutaneous fat. The double‑blind, placebo‑controlled study will enroll roughly 320 participants in the United States, Canada...
Armada Closes Series B and Opens US Factory to Scale Sovereign AI Infrastructure at the Edge
Armada, a maker of modular AI data centers for remote and sensitive sites, closed an oversubscribed Series B round co‑led by Overmatch, BlackRock and 8090 Industries, bringing total capital close to $500 million. The round added strategic investors Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui...
Autonomous Drone Harvests Its First Tree in World First for Forestry
AirForestry, a Swedish green‑tech firm, demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous drone that felled, delimbed and transported a tree without any ground machinery. The electric drone, with a 6.2‑metre carbon‑fibre frame, can lift up to 200 kg and operate in temperatures...
Beyond the Buy Button: Why Pricing Data Fidelity Is the Heart of ACO
Agentic commerce protocols such as Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) are now live, with Wayfair and Etsy transacting through AI‑driven checkout since January 2026. In this new model, AI agents query a retailer’s pricing API before...
AI/R Launches Platform to Bring Visibility to Artificial Intelligence Spending Across Organizations
AI/R has launched AI/R Watch, a platform that centralizes monitoring, visualization, and governance of artificial intelligence spending across enterprises. The solution aggregates data from multiple AI tools and environments, giving finance and technology leaders real‑time visibility into costs and consumption....
Network Says New Community Battery Will Deliver Cheaper Bills to Locals From Storage as a Service Scheme
Ausgrid, New South Wales' largest electricity distributor, has commissioned a 5 MW community battery in Long Jetty as part of its Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) programme. The shared asset will absorb daytime solar generation and discharge during evening peaks,...
How to Build a Sovereign AI Stack
The article argues that true AI sovereignty cannot be achieved by a single nation; it requires coalitions of countries to co‑design regulation, infrastructure, model layers, and agent interfaces. While investing in national champions, compute clusters, and data pipelines is important,...
Late-Breakers to Look Out for at ASCO 2026
ASCO 2026’s late‑breaker session will unveil a slate of pivotal trials that could reshape treatment algorithms across liver, bladder, pancreatic, prostate, multiple myeloma and several rare cancers. AstraZeneca will present EMERALD‑3 and POTOMAC data, pushing its Imfinzi‑based combos into first‑line...
How AMD Is Enabling the Next Wave of AI and High-Performance Computing in Southeast Asia
AMD is positioning its AI‑optimized CPUs, GPUs, networking and software as the backbone of Southeast Asia’s emerging AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) ecosystem. The company will showcase these solutions at Echelon Singapore 2026, a two‑day gathering of startups, investors and...
IBM and Ferrari Deploy AI to Turn Race Data Into Personalised Fan Experiences
IBM has teamed up with Scuderia Ferrari HP to revamp the team’s fan app using enterprise AI, marking the tech giant’s entry into Formula One. The AI engine converts millions of race‑second data points into personalized, AI‑written content such as race summaries,...
Udio’s Licensed AI Music App Will Be Called Starstruck, with Four Creation Modes for Fans (Report)
Udio is launching Starstruck, a mobile‑first AI music app that lets fans generate covers, reimagined tracks, remixes, or original songs using licensed artist vocals. The platform operates on a subscription model with Standard and Pro tiers, limiting the number of...
How Qwen Is Enabling AI Adoption Across Southeast Asia
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen large language model suite is being positioned as a catalyst for AI adoption across Southeast Asia. By bundling advanced LLM capabilities with native cloud infrastructure, Qwen lets startups, SMEs and enterprises deploy AI‑driven workflows without building costly...
IPhone 18 Pro Max Launching Soon: Expected India Price, Camera Upgrades, Processor and New Features
Apple is slated to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at its September event, with US pricing expected to stay at $1,099 and $1,199 respectively, though India may see higher rates. The devices will feature 6.3‑inch and 6.9‑inch...
AI Protections Are Failing as Powerful Systems Spread Online
An investigation by the Financial Times and AI safety group Alice found that safety barriers in Meta's Llama 3.3 and Google's advanced models can be stripped in minutes using publicly available tools. The modified models then answer prompts about biological...
Musk’s AI Ambitions Run on Fossil Fuels Despite Tesla’s Clean Energy Legacy
Elon Musk’s AI venture xAI is financing its data centers with natural‑gas turbines, spending $2.8 billion despite Tesla’s clean‑energy brand. The company bought $697 million worth of Tesla Megapacks for storage but has not purchased solar panels. Musk proposes space‑based solar power...
George Hotz Says Coding Agents Will Be "One of the Most Costly Mistakes" In Software Development
Prominent hacker George Hotz argues that AI coding agents will become one of software development’s most expensive mistakes. After six months of testing LLM‑driven tools, he found they produce fast prototypes but hide subtle bugs that are hard for junior...
Taiwan Flags Five Major Cyber Risks After 726 Security Incidents in 2025
Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs recorded 726 cybersecurity incidents in 2025, a slight decline of 29 cases from 2024. Most incidents were low‑severity Level 1 events, but unauthorized access accounted for 68.6 % of all reports. The Administration for Cyber Security identified...
The Starlink Service that Can Revolutionise Mobile Connectivity in South Africa
SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile, detailed in its S‑1 filing, offers satellite‑to‑mobile connectivity that works directly with standard smartphones through partnerships with mobile network operators. As of 31 March 2026 the service supports roughly 7.4 million unique devices across 30 countries using a dedicated fleet...
DAS Solar, UNSW Build Tunnel Back-Contact Solar Cell with 27% Efficiency, Lower Silver Content
Researchers from UNSW and DAS Solar have introduced a zero‑busbar (ZBB) metal‑grid design for tunnel‑oxide passivated back‑contact (TBC) silicon solar cells. The new architecture reduces silver paste usage to roughly 6 mg per watt while maintaining high performance. Mass‑produced TBC cells...
How Enterprise Storage Vendors Are Responding to the Memory Crunch
AI-driven data‑center expansion is straining DRAM supplies, with Trendforce projecting the technology will consume 20% of global DRAM wafer capacity by 2026. The shortage is prompting major enterprise storage vendors—Dell, Everpure (formerly Pure Storage), HPE, and NetApp—to lift prices and...
Huawei Proposes New Path for Chips as Moore’s Law Runs Out of Road
Huawei unveiled its "Tau Scaling Law" at the 2026 ISCAS conference, proposing time‑based scaling instead of traditional geometric shrinkage. The approach hinges on a new LogicFolding architecture that shortens signal paths to boost transistor density without cutting‑edge lithography. Huawei claims...
RWE Lands Power Deal for 1.1GW Oz Giant
RWE Renewable Europe & Australia secured a Capacity Investment Scheme contract for its 1,100 MW Theodore on‑shore wind project in Central Queensland. The deal underwrites a AU$3 billion (~US$2 billion) investment, sets a revenue floor and ceiling, and enables up to 170 turbines...
FlytBase and Yarra Drones Partner to Support Compliant Autonomous Drone Operations in Australia
FlytBase, a global Physical AI platform for autonomous drones, has partnered with Australian UTM specialist Yarra Drones. The collaboration blends FlytBase’s hardware‑agnostic autonomy suite with Yarra Drones’ CASA‑approved safety and air‑traffic‑management services, aiming to enable compliant BVLOS operations across Australia....
Moto Edge 70 Pro+ India Launch Date Confirmed
Motorola confirmed that its new Edge 70 Pro+ 5G smartphone will launch in India on June 4, 2026. The device adds a triple‑camera system anchored by a Sony LYT‑710 sensor, a 50 MP periscope telephoto lens with up to 50× digital zoom, and AI Super...
Executives See Speed, Trust and Data Reshaping Payments in 2026
Executives surveyed by PYMNTS Intelligence say speed, trust and data will dominate payments by 2026. Artificial intelligence is moving from advisory roles to executing purchases, while real‑time payments are being leveraged as cash‑flow tools for both merchants and consumers. Fraud...
Pollution From Coal Plants Can Reduce Solar Generation by over 5%
A UK‑led research team used satellite data on 140,000 solar sites to measure how aerosols from coal‑fired power plants cut solar output. In 2023, aerosols reduced global photovoltaic generation by 5.8%, equivalent to about 111 TWh of electricity. China accounted for...
Europe’s Banks Get a Real-Time Reality Check
Europe’s instant‑payments ecosystem has reached a critical tipping point, with the SEPA Instant rail now fully operational across the region. Banks are shifting from treating real‑time payments as a standalone product to a cross‑functional capability that touches treasury, risk, and...
The Agentic Commerce Checklist Every Merchant Needs Now
AI agents are reshaping e‑commerce by querying structured data instead of browsing human‑focused pages. Visa reports nearly 50% of U.S. shoppers now use AI tools for at least one shopping task and expects millions of agent‑driven purchases by the 2026...
Oral Wegovy Backed by CHMP at May Meeting
The European Medicines Agency’s CHMP gave a positive opinion on Novo Nordisk’s oral formulation of Wegovy, marking the first EU approval for an oral GLP‑1 weight‑loss drug. The endorsement paves the way for a launch in select non‑US markets in...
EU Opens Public Consultation on Biotech Act II, Targeting Industrial Fermentation and Biomanufacturing
The European Commission opened a public consultation on a proposed Biotech Act II, extending the EU’s biotech framework to cover industrial fermentation, cultivated biomass, and precision‑fermentation products. Stakeholders from alternative‑protein and industrial‑biotech firms submitted feedback urging clearer labeling, safety assessments, and...
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Boosted AI Inferencing Compared to Amazon EKS
Principled Technologies benchmarked the Llama 3.1‑8B Instruct model on identical eight‑GPU A100 clusters in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with the GKE Inference Gateway versus Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) using a standard HTTP load balancer. GKE delivered 15.7% higher token...
Greek Digitalisation Firm Wants Ships to Use AI to Make Speed Changes
Deepsea Technologies, a Greek digitalisation firm, says shipowners are under‑utilising existing voyage optimisation software by making manual speed decisions. The company proposes an AI system that automatically generates real‑time speed‑change recommendations based on weather, port schedules and charter‑party constraints. By...
Wind Boss Warns Battery Boom Could Challenge Turbine Growth in Massive Market
India’s wind sector is gaining traction as utilities look for generation that can meet evening demand when solar output wanes. Parag Sharma, president of the Wind Independent Power Producers Association, told Recharge that distributors will prioritize wind PPAs for that...
Why AI-Ready Digital Cores Must Be Built with Purpose, Governance and Context
Enterprises are moving beyond generic cloud adoption toward purpose‑driven, AI‑ready digital cores that prioritize resilience, clean data, and strong governance. At the ETCIO Annual Conclave 2026, leaders from NSE, MongoDB, Digi Yatra, Bajaj Allianz, Kotak Life, ICICI Bank and Google...