New Owners Re-Build Purplebricks with AI CRM After £1 Acquisition, Slashing Costs 70%
Purplebricks, the UK’s largest residential estate agency, was acquired for £1 by Strike Estate Agents and swiftly replaced its legacy Salesforce and custom .NET systems with Creatio, a low‑code AI‑enabled CRM. The new platform delivered a 35% rise in lead volume, a 50% boost in conversion rates, and cut response times to under 20 minutes. Operating costs fell 70%, eliminating a £1 million annual license fee. The rollout was completed in four months, with 250 staff using the AI CRM daily and full migration slated within nine months.
New Advanced Linux VoidLink Malware Targets Cloud and Container Environments
Check Point Research has uncovered VoidLink, a sophisticated, cloud‑native Linux malware framework designed for long‑term stealth in cloud and container environments. First seen in December 2025, the platform includes custom loaders, rootkits, and more than 30 plug‑in modules written in Zig,...
Studying Space Science Today: Tools and Technologies Students Should Know
The article outlines the essential digital and observational tools that modern space‑science students must master, from Python and MATLAB programming to high‑performance computing, ground‑ and space‑based telescopes, remote‑sensing satellites, AI, and virtual labs. It emphasizes hands‑on experience with mission archives,...
Best Site to Find Help with API Integration
The author argues that Fiverr, especially its Fiverr Pro tier, is the most reliable platform for sourcing API integration expertise. Structured listings, detailed developer profiles, and AI‑driven brief generation help match projects with specialists who understand authentication, error handling, and...
BlueMatrix and Perplexity Partner to Bring AI-Powered Discovery to Institutional Research
BlueMatrix, the capital‑markets content platform, has teamed with Perplexity to embed AI‑driven research discovery within its entitlement‑aware framework. The integration lets institutional investors query broker research and real‑time data using natural language while preserving compliance, attribution and data ownership. Proprietary...
1X Says New World Model Allows Humanoid Robot Neo to Learn On Its Own
1X unveiled an updated world model for its humanoid robot Neo, enabling it to translate natural-language prompts into physical actions without task-specific programming. The video-based AI combines internet-scale video data, onboard perception, and an internal dynamics system to plan movements...
Imagen Network Enhances Multimodal AI Systems for Richer On-Chain Creative Experiences
Imagen Network, a decentralized AI multimedia platform, announced upgrades to its multimodal AI system, improving integration of visual, textual, and contextual inputs. The enhancements enable creators to generate more expressive, cohesive, and adaptable digital assets on-chain, boosting narrative alignment and...
Managing U.S. Market Growth Through Payment Control With Tips by Bliskasoft Corp
Bliskasoft Corp highlights the rapid expansion of the U.S. payment solutions market, which is valued at $47.42 billion in 2024 and projected to reach $306.38 billion by 2034. Digital payment methods now dominate, with 69 % of online users adopting them, while cash...
Parliament Asks Security Pros to Shape Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
The UK Parliament’s Public Bill Committee has opened a consultation for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB), the successor to the 2018 NIS Regulations and a NIS2‑style overhaul for critical infrastructure. After its second reading, the bill now enters...
Converge Bio Raises $25M, Backed by Bessemer and Execs From Meta, OpenAI, Wiz
Converge Bio, a Boston‑Tel Aviv AI startup, closed a $25 million Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from TLV Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, and unnamed executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz. The company offers generative‑AI platforms that integrate antibody...
Indian Banks Plan Massive ATM Deployment
Indian banks will install 17,350 ATMs over the next six months, with four state‑run banks—Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank and India Bank—accounting for 8,000 of those machines. Seventy‑five percent of the new units will be cash‑recycling...
Northwestern Medicine Selects Tempus to Expand Genomic Testing
Northwestern Medicine announced a partnership with Tempus AI to broaden genomic testing for its cancer patients, aiming to cover nearly all tumor types, including early‑stage diagnoses. Tempus will provide a suite of next‑generation sequencing services—solid‑tissue DNA/RNA profiling, liquid biopsy, and...
AbbVie Turbocharges Its US Investment Promise to $100bn
AbbVie has signed a most‑favoured‑nation pricing deal with the Trump administration, committing $100 billion to U.S. research, development and manufacturing over the next ten years. The agreement mirrors those of 16 other large pharma firms and secures an exemption from potential...
Seeweb Launches Serverless GPU: The Solution to Overcome GPU Shortages and Accelerate AI Innovation
Seeweb introduced a Serverless GPU service that delivers on‑demand, scalable graphics processing power without requiring local hardware. The offering integrates with existing Kubernetes or cloud environments and is hosted in Europe, ensuring compliance with regional data regulations. By eliminating upfront...
'Small Decisions Have Long Tails' – I Asked ChatGPT for My Horoscope, and What It Told Me Was Surprisingly Grounding
TechRadar writer tested ChatGPT’s ability to write a personal horoscope, using the writer’s birth date as input. The model produced a nuanced, metaphor‑rich reading that highlighted Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter transits while offering concrete productivity and relationship advice. This exercise...
Novidea Partners with Colmobil to Unify Insurance Operations
Novidea, a cloud‑native insurance platform provider, has partnered with automotive distributor Colmobil to unify its sales and insurance operations. The integration replaces separate legacy systems with Novidea’s end‑to‑end SaaS solution, fully connected to Colmobil’s Salesforce CRM. The new platform automates...
AI Emerging as Key Safety Driver as Commercial Fleets Cut Crash Rates by 73%
AI‑powered safety tools are reshaping commercial fleet operations, delivering a 73% crash‑rate reduction after 30 months of deployment. Multi‑camera AI systems eliminate blind‑spot risks, while dual‑facing dashcams flag distraction, drowsiness and phone use in real time. The Samsara Fleet Safety...
Infortrend Launches Edge AI Server, Bringing AI to The Edge Without Complex Setup
Infortrend Technology unveiled the KS 3000U edge AI server, a turnkey solution that combines compute, storage, and management software to enable AI inference at remote sites. The 2U chassis supports AMD EPYC 8004 CPUs, up to two NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs,...
For Application Security: SCA, SAST, DAST and MAST. What Next?
Application security is moving beyond isolated scanners toward a unified posture, provenance, and proof framework. Gartner and OWASP now emphasize Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) that aggregates SAST, DAST, SCA, MAST and IaC findings into a single, context‑aware view. Provenance...
HDI Global Opens Seoul Office to Expand Asia–Pacific Reach
HDI Global has opened a representative office in Seoul, marking a strategic push into Korea’s estimated €80 billion property‑and‑casualty market. The office, led by veteran market head Ki Hyung Jo, will manage broker and client relationships locally while core underwriting and claims stay...
Diginius Is Now a Badged TikTok Channel Sales Partner
London‑based SaaS firm Diginius has been awarded a Marketing Technology badge in TikTok’s Marketing Partners Program, recognizing its proven ability to build and optimize TikTok campaign solutions. The badge places Diginius among a select group of vendors trusted to integrate...
Will Crypto Achieve Mainstream Status in 2026?
Cryptocurrency is moving from speculative trading toward everyday financial applications as regulators worldwide solidify frameworks and institutions launch crypto services. Banks, payment firms, and asset managers are offering custody solutions and blockchain‑based products, lending credibility to the sector. User‑friendly wallets...
Why Early Observers Are Watching Kaanch Network as a Potential High-Growth Layer-1 Blockchain
Kaanch Network, an emerging Layer‑1 blockchain, claims up to 1.4 million transactions per second and sub‑second block times, leveraging a validator‑driven consensus to keep fees near zero. The project remains in an early growth phase, with limited exchange listings and marketing,...
Birmingham Pauses Oracle Relaunch to Get Staff on Board
Birmingham City Council has delayed the relaunch of its Oracle Fusion ERP system until at least summer, citing the need for staff to adapt to standard processes. The 2022 go‑live disaster left the council unable to produce auditable accounts and...
Weird Blobs And Ribbons May Help Reveal The Secrets Of Solar Flares
Solar flares unleash massive energy that can disrupt GPS, telecoms and power grids. New high‑resolution images from ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter reveal tiny bead‑like blobs and dynamic flare ribbons within the Sun’s chromosphere. These structures, only a few hundred kilometres across,...
How to Make Every Shopping Experience Memorable
Retailers must move beyond product focus to craft memorable, emotion‑driven shopping journeys across both physical and digital channels. Consumers now expect seamless integration of in‑store tactile experiences with online interactivity such as virtual try‑ons and live demos. Personalized gestures, loyalty...
Global Magecart Campaign Targets Six Card Networks
Security firm Silent Push uncovered a long‑running Magecart skimming operation that has been active since 2022. The campaign injects malicious JavaScript into e‑commerce sites, targeting six major payment networks – American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard and UnionPay. Victims see a...
PulseAI Secures Seed Funding to Advance AI-Driven ECG Diagnostics
PulseAI announced the close of a seed round led by Innovation Ulster Limited, with participation from The Mortara Group and The Francis Crick Institute. The capital will fund scaling of its AI‑ECG platform and accelerate FDA 510(k) clearance. Dr. Justin...
Buckhill Powers Santam’s Rapid Lloyd’s Syndicate Launch
Santam, Africa’s largest short‑term insurer, teamed with Alchemy Technology Services and cloud‑insurer Buckhill to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 1918 using Buckhill’s C2MS® platform. The end‑to‑end insurance operating system was built, approved and made operational in under three months and on budget, showcasing...
The Latency Trap: Smart Warehouses Abandon Cloud for Edge
Smart warehouses are abandoning cloud‑centric architectures in favor of edge AI to eliminate the latency trap that hampers autonomous robots. A 200 ms Wi‑Fi hiccup can blind a robot moving at 2.5 m/s, turning a smooth operation into a collision risk. By...
X Square Robot Secures $140 Million in Series A++ Funding
X Square Robot announced a $140 million Series A++ round, backed by ByteDance, HongShan and existing backers Alibaba and Meituan. The funding fuels its development of WALL‑A, an embodied AI foundation model that merges VLA with world models for zero‑shot generalization....
Sentynl Gets the First US Approval for Rare Copper Absorption Disease
Sentynl Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for its investigational therapy targeting Menkes disease, a rare and fatal genetic disorder of copper absorption. The approved product, branded Zycu..., is the first therapy in the...
1Password Appoints Nancy Wang as Chief Technology Officer to Lead AI Strategy
1Password announced Nancy Wang as its new Chief Technology Officer, tasking her with leading the global engineering team and shaping the company’s AI strategy. Wang will focus on securing both human and non‑human identities, addressing the rise of AI‑driven workflows...
Threat Actors Exploit RMM Tools Through Weaponized PDF Files
Threat actors are leveraging weaponized PDF attachments to install legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools such as Syncro, SuperOps, NinjaOne, and ScreenConnect. The campaign, uncovered by ASEC, began with deceptive PDFs that display error messages or images, prompting users...
Free ChatGPT Training Helps Small Businesses Work Smarter
ONLC Training is offering a free, instructor‑led online class on January 22, 2026 that introduces small‑business professionals to practical ChatGPT applications. The 90‑minute session covers core capabilities, such as drafting emails, preparing for meetings, summarizing content, and enhancing collaboration, all explained in...
The 8 Best AI Visibility Tools to Win in AI Search (2026)
AI visibility tools now let brands monitor how they appear in AI‑generated answers from platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity. The guide evaluates eight solutions, ranging from lightweight monitors such as Otterly AI to enterprise‑grade suites like Semrush...
Tredence Unveils Agentic Commerce Solution Accelerators
Tredence announced its Agentic Commerce accelerators, a suite of five configurable AI agents that let retailers design, build and scale personalized shopping experiences. The platform promises to cut implementation time by 60% and is initially launched on Google Cloud, with...
Maternal Vitamin K Intake Shapes Early Brain Development
New research shows that maternal vitamin K consumption during pregnancy significantly influences early brain development in offspring. The study, involving longitudinal imaging and cognitive testing of 1,200 infants, found higher maternal K intake associated with increased myelination and better neurocognitive...
ExpertEase AI Now Available in the Microsoft Marketplace
ExpertEase AI, an Australian sovereign AI platform, is now listed on the Microsoft Marketplace, enabling global Microsoft customers to discover and deploy the solution. The service runs exclusively on Azure Australia East and Southeast datacenters, offering voice‑operated, no‑code digital employees...
Digital Glow-Up: Unilever Blends AI, Creators, and Culture to Build Desire at Scale
Unilever’s beauty division is overhauling its marketing by fusing AI tools, creator partnerships, and cultural insight to generate “desire at scale.” Selina Sykes details how the company built an AI‑driven content engine, the Brand DNAi framework, and digital twins to...
Bausch + Lomb’s John Ferris on Making Science Approachable
John Ferris, consumer president of Bausch + Lomb, explained how the company is using education‑led strategies to motivate eye‑care purchases before problems arise. He highlighted partnerships with eye‑care professionals as credible influencers and stressed the need to tailor brand content for AI‑driven...
LIV4 Raises €500k to Modernise Industrial Quality Management
LIV4, an Italian generative‑AI startup, closed a €500,000 pre‑seed round to accelerate its industrial quality‑management platform. The funding, led by seasoned business angels and supported by Intesa Sanpaolo, will expand the team, add product features, and speed validation in the...
JPM: Is the UK's Clinical Trials Sector Turning a Corner?
The UK medicines regulator reported a 9% rise in clinical trial applications year‑over‑year, with early‑stage studies leading the growth. Healthy‑volunteer and first‑in‑human trials increased 16% and 5% respectively, while sponsor requests for regulatory advice surged 75%. The MHRA announced a...
Introducing “TaylorAI,” Impilo’s Digital Health Concierge Agent
Impilo launched TaylorAI, an AI‑powered digital health concierge embedded in its Digital Health Store, to assist patients buying remote patient monitoring devices. The agent guides users through setup, connectivity, and troubleshooting, reducing reliance on traditional support channels. Early pilots show...
Applied Brain Research Closes Seed Funding Round to Accelerate Edge AI Voice Processing
Applied Brain Research (ABR) closed an oversubscribed seed round led by Two Small Fish Ventures, bringing new capital to scale its TSP1 state‑space accelerator chip and edge AI software. The TSP1 delivers full‑vocabulary speech‑to‑text and text‑to‑speech on‑device using less than...
WTW Radar and Databricks Collaborate for Insurance Analytics
Willis Towers Watson launched the Radar Connector for Databricks, linking its end‑to‑end insurance analytics platform directly to the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. The integration removes manual data movement, allowing insurers to pull and push data in minutes and to embed...
ACE Money Transfer Leverages Irish License for Strategic European Expansion
ACE Money Transfer, a UK‑based remittance firm, is using its Irish payment‑institution licence to launch a pan‑European expansion. Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, the company plans to replicate its Irish growth across the continent under the EU Payment...
Your Personal Information Is on the Dark Web. What Happens Next?
A surge in data breaches and cyber‑crime tools has flooded the dark web with personal and financial information, with 1,732 incidents reported in the first half of 2025 alone. Threat actors leverage infostealer malware, AI‑generated phishing, and supply‑chain attacks to...
Exclusive: EToro to Lay Off 7% of Staff Globally
eToro announced a global reduction of roughly 7% of its workforce, equating to over 100 positions across its 10‑plus offices. The move is framed as a realignment toward AI‑driven automation and core growth priorities, despite the broker reporting 28% revenue...
Second Front Systems and StirlingX Partner to Support UK Government with Secure, Sovereign Drone Deployments
Second Front Systems (2F) has partnered with UK drone specialist StirlingX to deliver sovereign, high‑assurance drone capabilities to the Ministry of Defence, national security agencies, and critical national infrastructure operators. The collaboration uses 2F’s Game Warden secure software deployment platform...