Artemis 2's Heat Shield Seems to Have Aced Its Trial by Fire
NASA’s Orion capsule “Integrity” completed Artemis 2’s Earth return with its 16.5‑foot heat shield largely intact, despite earlier concerns from Artemis 1’s damage. Engineers mitigated risk by steepening the re‑entry angle, shortening exposure to peak temperatures around 5,000 °F (2,800 °C). Crew members reported only minor char on the shield’s shoulder and praised the smooth descent. The mission validates the current shield design while signaling a shift for future Artemis flights.
PCIM Expo 2026 Highlights SiC, GaN and Data Center Power Trends
The PCIM Expo & Conference returns to Nuremberg from June 9‑11, 2026, occupying roughly 40,000 m² and featuring more than 650 exhibitors from 27 countries. A new AI & Data Centers stage highlights the rising power‑conversion challenges of artificial‑intelligence workloads alongside traditional...
Consumers Are Putting More Financial Decisions in AI’s Hands
A new Plaid study shows more than half of U.S. consumers relied on AI tools to manage their money in the past year, and a similar share believes manual financial management will soon feel outdated. Younger users lead the shift,...
Data Sharing: Is It Safe? Is It Secure? Everything You Need to Know
Salesforce’s guide explains how SMBs can share data safely by using a unified CRM platform that enforces granular permissions and AI‑driven security checks. It cites that 51% of organizations saw a rise in cyber attacks in 2025, while 80% of...
Why Postgres Wants NVMe on the Hot Path, and S3 Everywhere Else
PostgreSQL’s transaction commit path depends on ultra‑low‑latency storage, making enterprise‑grade NVMe drives essential for microsecond‑scale WAL flushes. By contrast, object storage such as Amazon S3, while cheap and durable, adds millisecond‑level delays that cripple hot‑path performance. Modern managed Postgres offerings...
What Rising Rack Densities Mean for Power Connectors
AI-driven workloads are pushing rack power densities from the historic 3‑8 kW range to well over 100 kW, with some hyperscalers eyeing 1 MW per rack. The surge forces data centers to abandon traditional air‑cooling for liquid and immersion solutions, which dramatically improve...
Coast Guard's New Cybersecurity Rules Offers Lessons for CISOs
The U.S. Coast Guard has enacted its first mandatory cybersecurity framework for all U.S.-flagged vessels, ports and offshore facilities, with full compliance required by July 2027. Operators must create a cybersecurity plan, appoint a dedicated cybersecurity officer (CySO), conduct annual assessments...
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Standard Bank Customer Data Leaked Online
Standard Bank disclosed that hackers have published a trove of customer data stolen in March, including names, ID numbers, contact details, bank account numbers and B‑BBEE classifications. The breach, claimed by the Rootboy group, involved roughly 1.2 TB of information but...
ANTARES VISION GROUP: SAFER CANS THANKS TO AI INTEGRATION
Antares Vision Group will showcase AI‑enabled inspection and traceability solutions at Metpack 2026 in Essen, Germany. The booth will feature the Cyclops inline can‑end inspection system, DecoMatch offline color inspection, and PolyView CTI aerosol can‑top inspection. The company will also highlight its...
SEO Poisoning Attack Uses Microsoft Binary to Install RMM Tool
Researchers uncovered an SEO‑poisoning campaign that tricks users searching for the open‑source recovery tool TestDisk into downloading a trojanized installer. The fake installer is a Microsoft‑signed Setup binary that uses DLL sideloading to load a malicious autorun.dll, which then installs...
Hi Auto’s Latest Tech Targets the Drive-Thru Pickup Window
Hi Auto is beta testing a new 'window intelligence' module that adds audio monitoring at the drive‑thru pickup window. The system links microphone recordings to point‑of‑sale data to score friendliness, detect errors, employee theft and disputes, and provide real‑time service...
Organisations Delusional About Ransomware Recovery Capability
Veeam’s Data Trust and Resilience Report 2026 reveals a stark gap between confidence and reality: while 90% of organisations say they can recover from a cyber incident, fewer than one‑third of ransomware victims fully restore their data and the average recovery...
Nudify Apps Remain A Problem In App Stores
A new Tech Transparency Project report finds that Apple’s App Store and Google Play continue to surface apps that generate deep‑fake nude images of women. Roughly 40% of the top‑10 results for terms like “nudify,” “undress,” and “deepnude” can render...
Dajin, Zhengli Eye Vessel Retrofit for European Offshore Wind Market
Dajin Heavy Industry and Zhengli Marine Engineering have signed a strategic cooperation framework to retrofit Zhengli’s 3,500‑ton offshore wind installation vessel for the European market. The partnership will evaluate feasibility, pursue joint R&D, and target long‑term market expansion across Europe....
Netflix Q1 Ad Buys +16%, Expected To Double This Year
Netflix reported a 16% jump in first‑quarter ad spending, aiming to reach $3 billion in ad revenue by the end of 2026—double its 2025 total. The platform now works with 4,000 advertisers, a 70% year‑over‑year increase, and the ad‑supported tier was...
Obesity, GLP-1s, and Metabolic Care
In an interview, hVIVO’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Thomas Forst explains how GLP‑1 receptor agonists have reshaped obesity treatment by targeting metabolic dysfunction rather than just weight loss. He highlights that these drugs reduce cardiovascular events, improve renal outcomes and...
Week in Review: Netflix Talks Up Programmatic, Viant Acquires TVision, and Digital Video Sees Rapid Growth
Netflix reported Q1 revenue of $12.3 billion, staying on track for $3 billion in ad sales this year, with programmatic expected to represent half of its non‑live ad inventory. Co‑CEO Greg Peters said scaling programmatic will broaden the advertiser base beyond large...
The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Crypto Breaches, State-Linked Schemes, and Platform Exploits
The Cyber Express weekly roundup highlighted a series of high‑profile cyber incidents. Grinex halted trading after a coordinated wallet breach that stole more than $15 million in USDT, while two U.S. citizens were sentenced for a North Korea‑linked scheme that generated...
DataArt Appoints Key Leadership to Expand Google Cloud Practice and Accelerate $100M AI Initiative
DataArt appointed Roman Sorocan as Global Head and Jeremy Lloyd as CTO of its Google Cloud Practice to expand capabilities and drive a $100 million AI investment. Both veterans bring deep Google experience and cloud‑modernization expertise. The new practice will focus...
Terra Drone Begins Operational Deployment of the “Terra A1” Interceptor Drone in Ukraine
Japanese drone maker Terra Drone has begun operational deployment of its Terra A1 interceptor drone with a Ukrainian military unit, marking the first combat‑proven field test of the system. The low‑cost platform, priced around $2,000‑$7,000 per unit, aims to counter...
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RobCo unveiled Autonomous Alfie at Hannover Messe, a bimanual robot designed for variable, real‑world manufacturing tasks. The system targets Level 4 autonomy, allowing it to learn, adapt, and execute without extensive manual programming. Alfie will be offered through a Robotics‑as‑a‑Service model,...
Flexiv to Showcase the Future of Adaptive Robotics at Hannover Messe 2026
Flexiv will unveil six interactive demos at Hannover Messe 2026, highlighted by the European preview of its Mello automated massage platform. The showcase features the Rizon series performing tasks that traditionally require a human touch, such as precision ball balancing and...
English Museums Should only Charge Tourists if Digital ID Checks in Place, UK Politician Says
Labour peer Baroness Margaret Hodge has revived a proposal to charge overseas visitors for entry to England’s national museums, but she insists it should only proceed once a universal digital ID system is in place. She estimates the fees would...
Brussels Launched an Age Checking App. It Took 2 Minutes to Hack It.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a mobile age‑verification app intended to protect minors online. Within minutes, cybersecurity researchers demonstrated that the app could be hacked, exposing hard‑coded credentials and insecure data handling. The flaws raise serious privacy...
Connecticut AG Puts Businesses on Notice: Old Laws Still Apply to AI
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued an advisory warning that AI deployments remain fully subject to the state’s existing civil‑rights, privacy, data‑security, consumer‑protection and antitrust laws. The guidance, analyzed by Squire Patton Boggs, makes clear there is no AI‑specific statute...
State to Audit Ohio School Districts’ Cybersecurity Plans
The Ohio Auditor of State will launch audits of school districts' cybersecurity programs in July, as mandated by House Bill 96. The legislation requires districts to establish policies that protect data, information technology, and related resources while ensuring availability, confidentiality,...
Reclaiming the Power of the Story — Fueled by Data and AI
MarTech’s May 6 conference will host a panel titled “Marketing’s moment: Reclaiming the power of the story — fueled by data & AI.” Moderated by Content Monsta CMO A. Lee Judge, the discussion features Dale Bertrand, Melanie Deziel, Lexie Haggerty, and AI strategist Jordache Johnson....
Oklahoma State Tax Commission Fails To Notice Data Breach for 18 Months
The Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) experienced a data breach that went undetected for 18 months, spanning from July 2024 to December 2025. Unauthorized actors accessed W‑2 and 1099 files through the agency’s online taxpayer portal, exposing personal information. The breach was only...
Northern Ireland School IT Systems ‘Largely Restored’ After Cyber Attack
The Education Authority (EA) confirmed that the C2K network, which powers all IT services for Northern Ireland schools, has been largely restored after a cyber attack last week. The breach temporarily disabled online platforms, email, and learning management systems across...
Teen Arrested in Northern Ireland over Cyberattack on School Network
A 16‑year‑old was arrested in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on suspicion of breaching the Computer Misuse Act after a cyberattack crippled the region’s school network. The intrusion blocked access to online learning platforms used by potentially hundreds of thousands of students,...
RFK Jr. Defends Makary, Claims Pharma ‘Owns’ Congress and Media
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended FDA Commissioner Marty Makary during a Ways and Means Committee hearing, praising the agency’s recent drug‑approval record and rejecting criticism from the pharmaceutical industry. He highlighted the FDA’s decision to reject Replimune’s oncolytic...
NIH Researchers Discover Pain-Relieving Drug with Minimal Addictive Properties
NIH scientists have identified a novel nitazene‑derived opioid, DFNZ, that delivers potent, two‑hour pain relief in rats without causing respiratory depression, tolerance or significant withdrawal. The compound briefly enters the brain yet sustains analgesia, and unlike traditional opioids it fails...
ABB Enhances AI Capabilities of Flagship Industrial Device Digital Solutions
ABB has upgraded its My Measurement Assistant+ platform with real‑time generative AI, multilingual chat and predictive maintenance features. The update integrates the tool with ABB Genix™ Copilot, a Microsoft Foundry‑based AI engine, and adds Dynamic QR code access and a...
‘A Fancy Deck and a Round of Funding Doesn’t Make a Law Firm’
AI-native legaltech startups are drawing sizable venture capital by promising AI‑driven efficiency and lower costs for corporate legal departments. Norm Law, backed by more than $140 million from investors such as Blackstone and Bain Capital, employs 40 attorneys alongside engineers to...
A $7,000 DIY Radar Project Is Taking on Hardware that Usually Costs over $100,000
Moroccan engineer Nawfal Motii released the Aeris‑10, an open‑source phased‑array radar that can detect targets up to 20 km using a 32×16 slotted‑waveguide array. The design provides a full hardware and software stack—including an XCA7A50T FPGA, STM32F746xx controller, and a graphical...
FinTech Futures: Top Five News Stories of the Week – 17 April 2026
OpenAI has acquired AI‑driven personal‑finance startup Hiro, expanding its foothold in consumer finance. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued the city’s first stablecoin licences to HSBC and the Standard Chartered‑Anchorpoint joint venture, paving the way for HKD‑pegged tokens. CredAble appointed former HSBC...
From Scottsdale to São Paulo: Speedbird Aero’s Long Flight Back to America
Speedbird Aero began as a backyard drone project in Scottsdale before relocating to Brazil in 2018 to exploit a more favorable regulatory climate. Leveraging Brazil's ANAC approval for routine BVLOS flights, the company built purpose‑designed DLV‑1, DLV‑2 and DLV‑4 VTOL...
White House Moves to Give Federal Agencies Access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos
The White House Office of Management and Budget announced it is preparing to allow major federal agencies to use a modified version of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI model. Claude Mythos has demonstrated the ability to locate thousands of zero‑day vulnerabilities...
Why Enterprise AI Systems Fail: It’s Not RAG – It’s Context Control
Enterprise AI projects often stumble after an initial demo phase, not because retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) fails, but because the systems cannot manage what enters the model's limited context window. Overlapping documents, long conversation histories, and token caps cause important details...
How a UNILAG Student Won Red Bull Basement with a Livestock Tracker that Detects Illness Early
Jesutofunmi Oniyide, a final‑year Mechatronics student at UNILAG, won the Red Bull Basement Nigeria 2024 competition out of more than 3,000 entrants with his Vital‑Tag, an IoT collar that monitors livestock temperature, heart rate, and jaw movement. The device transmits...
How Is AI Rapidly Transforming the Insurance & Financial Services Sectors
Artificial intelligence is reshaping South Africa's insurance and financial services, accelerating claims handling, underwriting and customer interaction through chatbots, AI‑driven fraud screening and deep‑fake detection. Adoption remains uneven: banks have embraced AI at a 52% rate, while insurers lag at...
Google Bans Back Button Hijacking, Agentic Search Grows – SEO Pulse via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google added back‑button hijacking to its spam policy, making it a manual violation effective June 15, and gave publishers two months to audit all scripts, including third‑party libraries. The company also updated its spam‑report guidelines, stating that user submissions can now...
LEO Pharma’s Enstilar Receives the NMPA Approval for Plaque Psoriasis
LEO Pharma’s topical aerosol foam Enstilar, combining calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate, received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration for adult plaque psoriasis. The approval follows a Phase III trial of 604 Chinese patients that demonstrated superior efficacy and safety versus...
Rocket Lab Enters the Thruster Market with Gauss
Rocket Lab unveiled Gauss, a Hall‑effect electric thruster designed for in‑orbit maneuvering, marking its entry into the spacecraft propulsion market. The thruster complements the company’s expanding component business and leverages its experience with reaction wheels and star trackers. Simultaneously, Rocket...
Microsoft Closes Book on Rogue Windows Server 2025 Upgrades
Microsoft finally marked the rogue Windows Server 2025 upgrade as resolved after more than a year of disruption. The unintended upgrade, which auto‑installed on many servers in 2024, was mitigated with cumulative update KB5082063. However, that same patch introduced a new...
Vizrt AI Keyer Eliminates Green Screen for XR and VR Scenarios
Vizrt unveiled its AI‑native Vizrt AI Keyer, a platform that automatically isolates human figures from real‑world footage, eliminating the need for traditional green‑screen setups in XR and VR productions. Trained on extensive real‑world video, the tool lets talent move freely...
Security Update: Retiring Weak TLS Cipher Suites
Zoho Corp announced that it will retire all weak TLS cipher suites across its data centers, with the change taking effect on June 30, 2026. Going forward, only strong TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 suites such as ECDHE‑ECDSA and CHACHA20‑POLY1305 will be...
Kruger Breaks Ground on 196MW Saint-Paul-De-Montminy Wind Farm
Kruger Energy has broken ground on the 196 MW Saint‑Paul‑de‑Montminy wind farm in Quebec, slated for operation by December 2027. The project, costing over C$580 million ($423 million), will feature 28 turbines and a power purchase agreement with Hydro‑Québec. Construction will generate more than...
Meet The 10 Startups Selected For Second Cohort Of IndiaAI Startups Programme
IndiaAI Mission announced the second cohort of its Global Acceleration Programme, selecting ten Indian AI startups for a three‑week online prep and a three‑month residency in Paris. The programme, run with Station F and HEC Paris, aims to give Indian...
Skycom Installs ‘The Social Tree’ DOOH Structure at Select CityWalk
Skycom has installed a 50‑foot‑tall, 46‑foot‑wide digital out‑of‑home (DOOH) structure called “The Social Tree” at Nexus Select CityWalk. The cuboid LED screen offers 1,950 sq ft of 12K resolution display, 360‑degree visibility, 3D anamorphic capability, and synchronized lighting and sound. It also...