Spanish Army Tests Armed Robotic Ground Vehicles
Spain’s EM&E Group conducted live‑fire trials of its Aunav unmanned ground vehicles equipped with Guardian Aspis remote weapon stations during the Army’s third Tactical Experimentation Campaign at the Álvarez de Sotomayor base. The aunav.BEST and the newly introduced aunav.LINK platforms engaged targets with a stabilized 7.62 mm machine gun at ranges up to 1,200 m while on the move. The single‑operator configuration allowed one soldier to control both navigation and fire control through a unified interface, reducing crew exposure. The successful demonstrations advance Spain’s Force 35 modernization and signal growing interest in combat‑ready UGVs.
Double Opportunity for Plug Power: Europe’s Hydrogen Storage Successfully Filled, US Government Halts Cutback Plans
Plug Power announced the successful injection of 90 tons of hydrogen into German salt caverns under the H2CAST project, demonstrating large‑scale underground storage capability. In the United States, the Biden administration reversed earlier plans to cut funding, keeping roughly $5 billion for...
Hydro-Quebec’s 300 MW Solar Tender Oversubscribed
Hydro‑Quebec announced that its 300 MW solar tender attracted 60 bids, offering a combined 481 MW of capacity—well beyond the 300 MW it plans to select. Each project can be up to 25 MW and must connect to the grid by the end of...
‘It’s the Vibe’: Court Brawl Hinges on Alleged Industrial-Scale Data Hack
Australia's property data duopoly—CoreLogic (rebranded as Cotality) and Hubexo—has entered a Federal Court showdown over alleged large‑scale data theft. Hubexo claims Corelogic used bots and third‑party affiliates to scrape over 150,000 construction project records from Hubexo’s LeadManager service between 2016...
Is “Safety by Design” Ever Feasible in an Uncertain World?
The Australian eSafety Commissioner released its first evaluation of the Social Media Minimum Age law, highlighting the “Safety by Design” (SbD) framework that obliges platforms to embed age‑verification and harm‑prevention features before launch. SbD rests on three pillars—service provider responsibility,...
Vuma’s Fibre Initiative Connects 1 000 SA Schools
South African fibre operator Vuma has linked 1,000 schools to broadband, giving roughly 860,000 learners and 40,000 teachers online access. The rollout, launched in 2020, is part of parent company Maziv’s broader push to expand digital infrastructure nationwide. Officials at...
EBANX Expands Into Southeast Asia and Turkey as Cross-Border Demand Grows in $610B Market
EBANX, Brazil's leading cross‑border payments platform, announced its entry into Southeast Asia and Turkey, adding six new country operations to its portfolio. The move targets the $610 billion global cross‑border e‑commerce market, which is expanding at double‑digit rates. EBANX will offer...
New CGrabber and Direct-Sys Malware Spread Through GitHub ZIP Files
Cyderes uncovered a sophisticated multi‑stage campaign that distributes new malware families—Direct‑Sys Loader and CGrabber Stealer—through ZIP files hosted on GitHub. The loader leverages DLL sideloading and direct syscalls to bypass antivirus and sandbox checks, while the stealer harvests passwords, crypto‑wallet...
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Exclusive: CredAble Appoints Ashutosh Taparia as CEO of Its Fintech Business
CredAble has promoted Ashutosh Taparia to CEO of its fintech business as it prepares a global scaling push. The Mumbai‑based firm, which runs a cloud‑native working‑capital platform for banks and corporates, currently supports over 175 large corporates, 100 financial institutions...
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Turing Institute Introduce Synthetic Dataset to Fight Money Laundering
The UK Financial Conduct Authority, the Alan Turing Institute and Plenitude Consulting have created a synthetic anti‑money‑laundering (AML) dataset that mirrors real‑world retail banking transactions while protecting privacy. Advanced generation techniques, including the Adaptive and Iterative Mechanism and differential‑privacy safeguards,...
Rithum SupplyExplorer – Discover and Connect with High-Value Suppliers
Rithum has launched SupplyExplorer, an AI‑driven platform that helps retailers discover and connect with high‑value suppliers. The core Merchant Match module generates curated supplier recommendations based on a retailer’s categories, growth priorities, and business needs. Complementary Network Profiles provide supplier‑controlled...
AI Drives ‘Always-On’ Compliance in the UAE as Azakaw Named IDC Innovator
Azakaw, a compliance operating system built for the MENA region, has been named an IDC Innovator in the IDC Innovators: Middle East Regulatory Technology Providers, 2026 report. The platform consolidates KYC, KYB, AML screening, transaction monitoring and corporate compliance into...
Bigbasket Appoints Arpit Jaiswal as Chief Growth Officer
BigBasket, the Tata‑owned online grocery platform, has hired Arpit Jaiswal as Chief Growth Officer to drive profitable expansion across products, user acquisition, retention, and new markets. Jaiswal arrives from Google Pay, where he oversaw AI‑led user growth and disciplined P&L...
Why Trinity College Is Investing in Retrofitting and Resilience for the UK's Future Climate
Trinity College, Cambridge, has launched a multi‑year programme to retrofit its historic buildings and upgrade campus infrastructure for climate resilience. The initiative earmarks roughly £30 million to improve foundations, install renewable energy systems, and enhance flood‑defence measures across the university estate....
AI ‘Time Machine’ Predicts Missing 1.5C Target
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have built an AI‑driven “time machine” that back‑tests historic renewable growth to forecast future deployment. The model predicts onshore wind could supply roughly 25% of global electricity and solar about 20% by 2050, falling...
Anavex Withdraws EU Application for Alzheimer’s Drug Blarcamesine
Anavex Life Sciences has withdrawn its European marketing authorisation application for blarcamesine, a small‑molecule therapy aimed at early Alzheimer’s disease, after the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use concluded in December 2025 that the drug’s benefits did not...
Adumo Payment Tech Exposed, Hackers Offer Data for $7 000
Lesaka-owned Adumo, South Africa’s largest independent payments processor, suffered a cyber intrusion that exposed a 14‑GB technical database and source code, listed for $7,000 on a dark‑web marketplace. The breach involved 15,546 files but, according to the company, no consumer...
Samsung’s New Kids Tablet Adds $100 for Parental Controls and a Bouncy Case
Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab A11+ Kids Edition, a mid‑range tablet priced at $350—$100 more than the standard A11+ model. The device mirrors the regular tablet’s hardware but adds built‑in parental controls, a colorful protective case, stickers and a crayon‑shaped...
Now Brief for Your Samsung TV Is a Reality with This SmartThings Update
Samsung announced that its AI-powered Now Brief will roll out to SmartThings‑enabled TVs from 2024 onward, delivering a nightly recap of home activity on the television screen. The feature links with smart locks, appliances, energy monitoring, pet care and the...
MMD Strikes Deal with CiDi to Bring Autonomy to TraxIQ Platform
MMD Group Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with CiDi Inc. to embed CiDi’s autonomous driving hardware and software into MMD’s TraxIQ material‑handling platform. The deal includes retrofit kits that will convert existing mining equipment into driverless units, allowing...
APAC PC Market Up Nearly 12% in 2025
The Asia‑Pacific PC market expanded 11.6% in 2025, reaching 106.6 million units across desktops, notebooks and workstations, driven by refresh cycles, Windows 10 end‑of‑support and large education rollouts in India, Indonesia and Japan. Consumer shipments rose 6.4% while commercial devices surged 16.7%,...
R26187 - Sales Manager - New Business
Euronext Corporate Solutions is hiring a Sales Manager – New Business for its Engagestream webcast platform, based in Rotterdam or Amsterdam. The role will own the full sales cycle, turning qualified leads into recurring SaaS revenue across stakeholder communication, investor...
Beijing Brands Meta's Manus Acquisition as "Conspiratorial" And Bars Founders From Leaving China
China’s National Security Commission has labeled Meta’s $2 billion purchase of AI startup Manus as a “conspiratorial” effort to erode the nation’s tech base. The claim has sparked a coordinated review by export‑control, investment and competition regulators. Manus, which moved its...
US Space Chief Says Russia Wants To Put Nuclear Weapons In Orbit
U.S. Space Command chief General Stephen Whiting warned that Russia is allegedly planning to place nuclear weapons in low‑Earth orbit to target satellites. He cited Russia's recent anti‑satellite activities, including GPS jamming and missile tests, as evidence of a growing...
Heidi Launches First Hardware Designed For Reliable Audio Capture in Every Clinical Setting
UK‑based AI health platform Heidi has launched Heidi Remote, a purpose‑built wearable microphone for reliable audio capture in clinical settings. The device replaces phones and laptops, offering 14 hours of battery life, offline recording, and hospital‑grade durability to improve AI‑scribe transcription...
Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
The White House and several states are at odds over how to regulate artificial intelligence in health care, leaving states to fill the regulatory vacuum. Maryland and Virginia illustrate the split, with each adopting distinct rules for AI use in...
See Why Tech Companies Are Paying People to Do Chores
Tech firms are turning to gig‑economy workers to capture video of household chores, paying up to $25 an hour. DoorDash leads a nascent data‑collection market, hoping the footage will train AI models that enable robots to fold laundry, wash dishes...
The Stigma Around AI in Journalism May Be Easing, but Trust Is Still Fragile
The stigma surrounding AI in journalism is loosening as top editors and independent reporters increasingly adopt large‑language models for drafting and editing, with some producing up to seven AI‑augmented stories a day. The rollout of Claude Cowork’s agentic AI tools...
Antarka Unveils ANKros-CPD, a DNA Repair Active for Skin Longevity
Antarka introduced ANKros‑CPD, a biotechnology‑derived enzyme that repairs UV‑induced DNA lesions in skin, at in‑cosmetics Global in Paris. The active is a stabilised CPD‑photolyase sourced from Antarctic microorganisms, enabling topical use. By targeting cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, it addresses DNA damage,...
That Data Breach Alert Might Be a Trap
Data‑breach notifications have exploded, with over 280 million alerts sent in the U.S. last year and daily European incidents rising 22 % in 2025. Cybercriminals are exploiting this flood by sending fake breach alerts that mimic real notices, often using AI‑generated content...
AI Is Ready. Are We?
AI technology is now mature, but organisations must still steer its use, says Sandra Lehmann, chief actuary at Discovery Vitality. She warns that AI can process massive data but cannot ask the novel questions only humans can. Lehmann stresses that investing...
CIO Mark Bramwell and Said Business School’s Educated Adoption of AI
Oxford’s Said Business School, led by CIO Mark Bramwell, has made AI a core component of its curriculum and operations, providing every student access to tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. The school leverages AI to boost efficiency, translate...
Syndigo and DetailPage Partner to Improve Digital Shelf Performance, Conversion, and AI-Powered Search Visibility
Syndigo, a global product experience management leader, has partnered with DetailPage, an analytics platform that translates shopper‑driven signals into actionable content insights. The joint solution embeds these insights into Syndigo’s content workflows, allowing brands to prioritize edits that boost AI‑powered...
Niche Announces Collaboration with Huron to Bring Real-Time Market Intelligence to Enrollment and Financial Aid Strategy
Niche, a SaaS platform for college admissions, has partnered with Huron, a higher‑education consulting firm, to fuse real‑time student demand data with Huron’s enrollment and financial‑aid modeling expertise. The joint solution will feed live behavioral signals from millions of prospective...
This Is Not Any Old Loyalty Scheme Refresh, Its an M&S Loyalty Scheme Refresh
British retailer Marks & Spencer has overhauled its Sparks loyalty programme, introducing AI‑driven, personalised rewards that refresh each Tuesday. The revamp, promoted with a campaign starring Emily Atack, adds real‑money credits usable across the entire M&S range and integrates new...
Funding Rounds, Unicorns & Tokenized Bonds: The Startup Deals That Defined This Week
This week’s fintech funding spotlighted Mexico’s Plata securing a $405 million Series C that lifted its valuation to $5 billion, while Europe’s regtech startup Spektr raised $20 million to embed AI in compliance. Gen‑Z‑founded Slash Financial closed a $100 million Series C, achieving unicorn status at...
How One Company Built £14m Business by Buying up Flagging B2B Titles
Datateam, a Kent‑based communications group, has built a $17.5 million business by acquiring more than 70 under‑performing specialist B2B magazines over two decades. In 2024, advertising contributed about $10.5 million (60% of turnover), while live events added $5.5 million and subscriptions $1.5 million. The...
Sovereign AI Moving at Speed “Craig David Would Blush At”
The UK government has launched Sovereign AI, a £500 million (~$635 million) venture fund aimed at keeping the nation’s top AI startups domestic as they scale globally. Fund chairman James Wise highlighted a rapid investment cadence—meeting founders, due‑diligence, decision and celebration within...
Munch Studio Launches AI Video Editing Suite That Turns Long-Form Video Into Social Media Content in Minutes
Munch Studio unveiled an AI‑powered video editing suite that converts long‑form footage into platform‑ready short clips in minutes. The tool automatically clips, captions, scores relevance, adds music and formats videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Facebook and LinkedIn. All...
Wits Project Pits African Creators Against AI Music’s Blind Spots
Charles Goldstuck warned that African music is missing from the data training generative AI, and the continent risks becoming a consumer rather than a shaper of the technology. The six‑month AI and African Music Project, run by Wits Innovation Centre...
PsiQuantum, University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi Launch Quantum Workforce Training Program in Japan
PsiQuantum, the University of Tokyo, and Mitsubishi Chemical have launched a six‑month quantum workforce training program in Japan, backed by NEDO’s Post‑5G ICT initiative (2025‑2027). The curriculum, developed by the university and delivered with PsiQuantum’s Construct platform, targets fault‑tolerant quantum...
Forget The Chips? Cloud Stocks Are The New Hardware
The AI boom’s first wave rewarded semiconductor makers, but investors are now eyeing the next growth tier: cloud infrastructure that powers autonomous AI agents. Companies like Cloudflare and Akamai are positioning themselves as the digital landlords of this emerging ecosystem,...
Doctolib, AP-HP, and Roche Launch Startup Programme to Bridge Healthtech–Clinical Gap
Doctolib, AP‑HP’s Hôtel‑Dieu, and Roche have launched Care Forward, a health‑tech accelerator housed at Station F. The program pairs Doctolib’s software know‑how, AP‑HP’s hospital network access, and Roche’s regulatory expertise to help European startups test and scale solutions that measurably...
Coordinating Tax, Finance, and IT for Successful E-Invoicing Implementation
E‑invoicing initiatives often stall because tax, finance, and IT work in isolation, turning compliance mandates into operational bottlenecks. Aligning these three functions around shared data ownership, unified workflows, and joint decision‑making creates a cross‑functional operating model that can handle real‑time...
Back on Earth, Artemis II Crew Still Finding Their Footing
NASA’s Artemis II mission returned to Earth last week after a ten‑day lunar‑orbit flight, marking the first crewed trip beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. Commander Reid Wiseman and crewmates Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen are undergoing extensive medical...
Bavarian Nordic Reports Swissmedic’s Approval of Vimkunya to Prevent Chikungunya
Swissmedic has granted approval to Bavarian Nordic’s Vimkunya, a single‑dose, virus‑like particle vaccine for chikungunya, targeting individuals 12 years and older. The vaccine is designed to elicit protective immunity as early as one week after injection. Bavarian Nordic has also...
Philippine Navy Weapon Disables Enemies With 'Extremely Loud Disturbing Sound'
The Philippine Navy has fitted its 2,400‑ton offshore patrol vessel BRP Rajah Sulayman with a pair of Multirole Acoustic Stabilized Systems (MASS), an LRAD‑type sonic weapon that also projects high‑intensity light and a laser dazzler. The system can broadcast warnings up to...
Pope Leo Warns AI Boom Could Fuel Polarisation, Violence in Cameroon Address
Pope Leo XIV used his Cameroon address to warn that artificial intelligence could amplify polarization, conflict, fear and violence, especially as societies replace reality with simulations. He also condemned the environmental devastation caused by rare‑earth mining that fuels the AI...
Purchase Without Limits | Integrate Your Favorite Suppliers with a Universal PunchOut Connector
Precoro launched a Universal PunchOut Connector that enables procurement teams to link any supplier’s catalog directly within the platform. Users simply provide supplier credentials, fill a short profile, and choose PR or PO initiation, completing integration in three steps without...
South Korea’s Healthcare Boom Creates New Billionaires
South Korea’s healthcare sector is rapidly generating wealth, propelling several pharma executives onto the nation’s richest list. Sam Chun Dang Pharm’s weight‑loss partnership with Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo lifted chairman Yoon Dae‑in to a $5.9 billion net worth, while ABL Bio and Voronoi secured multibillion‑dollar deals that...