PV Module Prices Continue to Rise Unabated
Photovoltaic module prices climbed for the fourth month in a row, rising 5.5% between March and April 2026, with all‑black modules posting the steepest gains. The increase occurs despite falling polysilicon costs and the removal of Chinese export tax credits, indicating demand outpacing supply. Chinese manufacturers have trimmed capacity, easing the previous oversupply in Europe and tightening global availability. Installers report longer lead times and higher prices, especially in the residential segment that relies on high‑power all‑black modules.
Freshworks to Host Webinar on Tackling IT Complexity in the Age of AI
Freshworks, in partnership with YourStory, is hosting a live webinar on April 24, 2026, to address the growing challenge of IT complexity in the era of AI. The session will feature Freshworks product and solution leaders discussing practical strategies for...
UniverCell Canada Expands Through Franchising Growth
UniverCell Canada, a bootstrapped electronics repair retailer, opened a new store in Mississauga, bringing its footprint to 17 locations across Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec. The company’s growth is driven by a franchise model that allows rapid expansion without heavy corporate...
What Happens When You Stop Ozempic or Mounjaro? New Study Reveals Surprising Weight-Loss Results
A Cleveland Clinic analysis of nearly 8,000 Ohio and Florida adults who stopped GLP‑1 injectables—semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) or tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound)—found minimal weight regain. Patients treated for obesity lost an average of 8.4% of body weight and regained only 0.5% after one...
Revealing the Intrinsic Electronic Structure of 2D MoS2 Buried Beneath Thick Dielectric Overlayer via Hard X‐ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Researchers applied hard X‑ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) to molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) capped with a 20‑nm AlOx dielectric, mimicking real‑device heterostructures. Using a Cr‑Kα source, HAXPES achieved more than twice the information depth of conventional Al‑Kα XPS, allowing access to deeper...
Unlocking Wind Turbine Longevity with Smarter Lubrication
The wind power market is set to reach 3,207 GW of installed capacity by 2035, driving demand for more reliable turbine operation. Effective lubrication is critical, as drivetrain failures can quickly halt production, especially in offshore and remote sites. Mobil introduced...
Decoding Agnikul’s Cosmos Race With SpaceX On 3D-Printed Rocket Engine
Agnikul Cosmos, an IIT Madras‑incubated startup, has demonstrated the Agnite engine – the world’s largest single‑piece 3D‑printed semi‑cryogenic rocket engine – in a successful test‑fire. The engine’s 3‑month‑to‑week manufacturing cycle and reusability aim to lower launch costs for sub‑tonne payloads,...
FCA Targets AI Governance and Off-Channel Messaging
In February 2026 the FCA replaced a backlog of individual letters with a series of sector‑specific Regulatory Priorities reports, beginning with insurance and followed by wholesale markets, retail banking and consumer investments. The reports signal a collaborative stance on artificial...
Highly Efficient Hydrogen Peroxide Production Over S‐Scheme G‐C3N4/COF Heterojunction Through Dual‐Channel Photocatalysis
Researchers have developed a plasma‑assisted S‑scheme heterojunction of graphitic carbon nitride (g‑C3N4) and a triazine‑based covalent organic framework (COF) that photocatalytically generates hydrogen peroxide under visible light. The dual‑channel design simultaneously drives oxygen reduction and water oxidation, delivering a production...
Capture, Confine, Characterize: High‐Throughput Dielectrophoresis‐Based Single‐Cell Microfluidics Platform to Analyze Mammalian and Yeast Cells Using Raman Spectroscopy
Researchers unveiled the Microfluidic Dielectrophoretic Arresting System (MiDAS), a compact microelectrofluidic platform that uses dielectrophoresis to trap single mammalian cells, yeast, beads, and water‑in‑oil droplets at high throughput. The device features interchangeable trap geometries—20 µm for cells and beads, 40 µm for...
Aixtron’s Preliminary Q1 Order Intake up 30% Year-on-Year, Driven by Opto Comprising 65% Share
German deposition equipment maker Aixtron reported preliminary Q1 2026 revenue of about €59 m (~$71 m), a 48% decline from a year earlier, while gross margin fell to roughly 18%. Despite the revenue drop, order intake jumped 30% YoY to €171 m (~$205 m),...
AI Bots - a New Risk and Opportunity for CIOs to Manage
AI‑generated bots are flooding corporate web estates, with Akamai reporting a 300% rise in AI‑driven traffic and some CIOs seeing a 400% jump in site crawls. The surge inflates API, cloud and CDN usage, driving up operating expenses and degrading...
AI and Executive Protection: New Risks, New Defenses
AI‑generated phishing attacks are now targeting corporate executives with hyper‑personalized emails crafted from public profiles and generative AI. The barrier to launch such campaigns has collapsed, allowing amateurs to produce convincing phishing kits and doxing databases. Security teams can counter...
AI Takes Centre Stage at SBC Summit Malta 2026 Through Hands-On Workshops
SBC Summit Malta 2026 will feature AI‑focused workshops that give gaming operators, developers and regulators hands‑on experience with machine‑learning tools. The sessions showcase practical applications such as fraud detection, player personalization and operational automation. Organizers stress that the industry is...
Revisiting the Photoelectric Conversion Mechanism in Hydrothermally Deposited Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells
Researchers have uncovered a new photoelectric conversion mechanism in hydrothermally deposited Sb2(S,Se)3 solar cells. Annealing drives selenium into the CdS buffer, forming a gradient‑bandgap Cd(S,Se) layer that, together with Sb2(S,Se)3, creates a V‑shaped mixed absorber. This structure separates electron‑hole pairs...
Could AI’s Leading Men Become as Powerful as Ford or Rockefeller?
The article likens today’s AI titans—Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg—to historic industrial magnates like Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller. It highlights their outsized public profiles, massive user bases such as ChatGPT’s 900 million weekly users,...
Programmable Targeted Hypermutagenesis via Diversity-Generating Retroelements
Researchers unveiled DGRec, a Diversity‑Generating Retroelements‑recombineering platform that delivers programmable, targeted hypermutagenesis in *E. coli*. The system harnesses DGR reverse transcriptase bias to achieve mutation rates of up to 1.38 × 10⁻² per base, generating up to 24 mutations within 48 hours across...
STAT+: Roche to Launch Another Elevidys Trial, with Eyes on European Approval
Roche announced a new Phase 3 trial of Elevidys, the gene‑therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, targeting European approval after a negative EMA review last year. The study will enroll roughly 100 boys in the early stages of the disease and compare...
Cape Town’s First MyCiTi E-Bus to Arrive in August
Cape Town will receive its first MyCiTi electric bus in August, followed by 13 more before year‑end, as part of a rollout of 30 Volvo BZRLE low‑floor e‑buses slated for delivery through June 2027. The buses feature bodies manufactured locally in...
Surface Modulation, Optics, and Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Studies on CdS‐Ag2S Superlattice Heterostructures
Researchers synthesized CdS‑Ag2S superlattice heterostructures using two ligand‑mediated routes, producing random ODA‑capped quantum‑dot assemblies and ordered DDT‑capped nanorod arrays. Electron microscopy and X‑ray spectroscopy confirmed distinct domain ordering, which altered charge carrier recombination lifetimes. The ordered DDT‑capped superlattices displayed faster...
Hidden Passenger? How Taboola Routes Logged-In Banking Sessions to Temu
Reflectiz discovered that a Taboola tracking pixel approved in a bank’s CSP silently redirected logged‑in users to a Temu endpoint via a 302 response. The redirect included an Access‑Control‑Allow‑Credentials header, causing browsers to send authentication cookies to Temu and link...
LEO Pharma Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance of Anzupgo for Use in Children with Chronic Hand Eczema
LEO Pharma announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application for Anzupgo (delgocitinib) cream targeting adolescents aged 12 to 17 with moderate‑to‑severe chronic hand eczema. The acceptance follows the Phase III DELTA TEEN trial, which...
RWE to Provide 65% of Network Rail’s Non-Traction Electricity From Wind Farm
Network Rail has signed a corporate power purchase agreement with German energy firm RWE to source 65% of its non‑traction electricity from the 576 MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in Wales. The deal will deliver 300 GWh of renewable power annually for...
Thermoresponsive Complex Coacervates as Advanced Carriers for Cell‐Laden Liquid‐Core Capsules for Biomedical Applications
Researchers have engineered a thermoresponsive complex coacervate that can be injected and solidify at body temperature, serving as a carrier for liquid‑core capsules loaded with human adipose‑derived stem cells. The material shows shear‑thinning flow, a rapid sol‑gel transition at 37 °C,...
Why Replacing Workers with AI Could Hurt Companies Too
A new study titled “The AI Layoff Trap” finds that replacing workers with AI can backfire for firms because layoffs shrink consumer demand, creating a feedback loop that reduces revenues. While automation cuts costs for individual companies, the aggregate effect...
Kiwa PVEL Updates Module Testing Programme, Aims to Tackle Glass Breakage, Frame Failures and Hail Damage
Kiwa PVEL has revamped its Production Qualification Program to include test‑to‑failure protocols for static mechanical load and hail testing, aiming to identify the maximum stress solar modules can endure. The updated hail test now evaluates five modules per round, focusing on...
Business Logic Flaws: The Silent Threat in Modern Web Applications
In late 2019 Robinhood’s options platform mis‑calculated buying power, allowing users to control positions worth hundreds of thousands of dollars with only a few thousand in capital. The flaw stemmed from a business‑logic assumption that margin‑related trades reduced risk, which...
Gaming on Linux with an Older GPU Levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 Bringing Major New Features
DXVK‑Sarek, a community fork of the Vulkan‑based DXVK translation layer, released version 1.12.0, introducing dyasync—a dynamic asynchronous pipeline compilation system that replaces the older async patch—and integrating D7VK to support Direct3D 3‑7. The update backports numerous fixes for D3D8, D3D9,...
Presidio Expands Resonate with Modular AI Solutions for Sports, Broadcasting, and News Media
Presidio announced an expansion of its Resonate platform, adding modular AI‑powered accelerators for sports, broadcasting, and news media. The new suite includes an AWS Media Lake accelerator, intelligent sports and news media accelerators, and 24×7 managed services. Built on AWS,...
Obsidian Plugin Abuse Delivers PHANTOMPULSE RAT in Targeted Finance, Crypto Attacks
Researchers at Elastic Security Labs identified a novel social‑engineering campaign that abuses Obsidian’s community plugins to deliver the previously unknown PHANTOMPULSE remote‑access trojan. Threat actors pose as venture‑capital contacts on LinkedIn and Telegram, coaxing finance and cryptocurrency professionals to enable...
Solar Procurement Is Changing as Geopolitics ‘Redefines Risk’
Solar buyers in Europe are shifting procurement focus from pure cost to security, ESG compliance, and cyber‑risk mitigation, as highlighted at the SolarPLUS Europe conference in Milan. Geopolitical tensions—such as the Strait of Hormuz blockade and China’s polysilicon consolidation—are creating...
India’s Space Industry Is Blasting Off
India’s space sector is entering a period of rapid expansion, driven by decades‑long government investment, recent policy reforms under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and inspiration from global players such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing...
‘AI Is No Longer a Side Project’ - How European Firms Are Moving From AI Pilots to Full-Scale Adoption
European law firms are moving beyond generative‑AI pilots toward firm‑wide, repeatable deployments, according to a Global Legal Post report with LexisNexis. Senior partners are establishing governance, prompt libraries and AI agents to embed AI into document review, research and contract...
Deliverect Streamlines Quick-Commerce Operations for Asda
Deliverect, the Belgian food‑tech unicorn, has signed a partnership with UK supermarket Asda to streamline its quick‑commerce operations. The platform consolidates orders from on‑demand delivery services such as Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo into a single workflow, giving Asda...
Vishay Rolls Out Compact IHLP Inductor for High-Density Power Designs
Vishay Intertechnology has introduced the IHLP1212‑EZ‑1Z, a compact 1212‑package inductor designed for high‑density power designs. The 3 mm × 3 mm part delivers inductance from 0.22 µH to 3.3 µH, a low DCR of 8.6 mΩ, and supports up to 14.3 A across –55 °C to +125 °C. Its powdered‑iron...
Access and Accountability: The Trade-Offs in Data-Driven Lending
Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) is integrating alternative data—utility bills, telecom payments and recurring transfers—into its underwriting to broaden credit access while tightening risk assessment. The bank argues that real‑time transaction patterns give a dynamic view of borrower stability, enabling...
73% Portuguese Shoppers Driven by Price
A ConsumerChoice report finds 73% of Portuguese online shoppers prioritize low price, with 71% driven by promotions. Over half (51%) compare prices before purchase, and 81% shop via marketplaces, followed by brand sites (54%). 63% have increased online buying in...
Africa’s Corporate Banking Push Hits Integration Headaches
Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) has rolled out a new mobile app for SME clients that bundles payments, cash‑management and credit visibility, while expanding API‑based connectivity for corporate treasury systems. The move reflects a continent‑wide push by African banks to...
Google’s Patent On Autonomous Search Results via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
Google has filed a continuation patent that enables its search engine and AI assistants to monitor unanswered queries and automatically deliver answers once satisfactory information becomes available. The invention defines quality, authority and completeness standards, stores the query, and pushes...
At Capital Markets Day, Kering Outlines Next Step for Beauty Business, L’Oréal Partnership
Kering announced at its Florence Capital Markets Day that beauty will be anchored in a new "Kering Next" division, signaling a strategic shift from licensing to a growth engine. The group will deepen its partnership with L’Oréal, leveraging the cosmetics...
Is ‘Nearly Right’ AI Generated Code Becoming an Enterprise Business Risk?
Anthropic says nearly all of its software is now produced by AI, confirming the CEO’s 2025 prediction that coding will become fully automated. Analysts estimate 40‑60% of code across the industry is already AI‑generated, but the rapid rise brings hidden...
TaiLan New Energy Launches Embodied AI Solid-State Battery Solution, First Batch Delivered
TaiLan New Energy unveiled its "Safe+" solid‑state battery solution for embodied AI robots, delivering the first batch of packs to leading Chinese robotics firms for multi‑scenario testing. The hybrid solid‑liquid cells operate from –40°C to 80°C and sustain 1C discharge...
DIGIDECK Demonstrates the Organization-Wide Impact of Managed AI with Navi
DIGIDECK has deployed GrowthIQ’s Navi, a managed AI orchestration platform, across its sales and customer‑success teams. The system integrates Salesforce, Zoom, Google Drive and internal knowledge bases to deliver real‑time pipeline insights, coaching, and upsell planning. In Q1 2026 the deployment...
Nippon Express and Nikon Sign SAF Agreement
Japanese logistics firm Nippon Express and camera maker Nikon have renewed a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) agreement for air cargo shipments, marking the second consecutive year of collaboration. The deal leverages Nippon’s NX‑GREEN SAF program to issue CO₂‑reduction certificates for...
Vodafone Touts Commercial 5G Slicing for Enterprises
Vodafone Business has rolled out a commercial 5G+ Local Slicing service that delivers a dedicated slice of its standalone 5G network to enterprise customers across areas up to 5 km². The offering promises guaranteed mobile performance for high‑density venues such as...
RAW Charging Powers up One of the Largest EV Charging Hubs in the Midlands at Leamington Spa Shopping Park
RAW Charging has activated a 17‑bay electric‑vehicle charging hub at Leamington Spa Shopping Park, featuring six AC fast bays and eleven 150 kW ultra‑rapid DC bays. The site, the largest EV hub in the Midlands, serves a high‑footfall retail and leisure...
Is Your Internal Platform Ready to Keep Up With AI-Accelerated Development?
AI‑powered coding assistants are pushing developers to ship code faster than traditional Continuous Delivery pipelines can reliably serve. As a result, platform engineers are inundated with ad‑hoc requests, manual handoffs, and inconsistent delivery across teams. The New Stack promotes an upcoming...
The Complete History of Voyager’s Golden Record and What the Decision About What to Include Revealed About How Humanity Sees...
In 1977 a NASA‑appointed committee led by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan assembled the Voyager Golden Record, a 12‑inch gold‑plated disc containing 90 minutes of audio and over 100 images intended to represent Earth to any extraterrestrial listener. The team...
New 300 Home Development Becomes 'World's Largest' Zero Bills Neighbourhood
Octopus Energy has teamed with housebuilder Prosperity Group to create a 300‑home development in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, branded as the world’s largest Zero Bills neighbourhood. The scheme guarantees residents no electricity or gas charges for ten years, backed by integrated renewable generation...
WPP Media Wins Strategic Media Mandate for KFC and Pizza Hut Singapore
WPP Media has been selected as the integrated media agency for KFC Singapore and Pizza Hut Singapore after a competitive pitch. The agency will handle media strategy, planning and buying, using its AI‑driven WPP Open platform to turn consumer insights...