New AI tool targets early dementia detection
Thursday, April 16, 2026 by Trey Abbe
A research team is creating an AI powered digital human to help clinicians catch early signs of dementia sooner and more consistently. The system combines structured screening conversations with analysis of facial expressions and physiologic signals to highlight subtle patterns that busy clinics and traditional questionnaires may miss. By turning a routine intake into a...
Accelerating corporate ai investment returns
Monday, March 30, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
AI investments across industries struggle to pay off. Record spending on artificial intelligence has yet to translate into record earnings impact. Global enterprise budgets for AI are surging past three hundred billion dollars, generative models command attention, and board agendas are crowded with AI priorities. Yet many leadership teams still wrestle with a basic ques...
Enviromates tech startup launches global participation platform
Friday, March 27, 2026 by Richard Harris
London, UK. Enviromates.earth, a UK fintech startup co founded by 21 year old Mia Roberts, announces the UK launch of a platform built to connect environmental projects, brands and consumers inside one ecosystem. Expansion beyond the UK is planned to coincide with Earth Day on 22 April 2026. The company presents the service as infrastructure for environmental participat...
Env Zero and CloudQuery Announce Merger
Thursday, March 26, 2026 by Austin Harris
env zero, an Infrastructure as Code management and governance, and CloudQuery, a leading cloud asset management platform, announced the successful close of their merger. The combined company will operate under the env zero brand and focus on unifying asset intelligence with infrastructure automation so enterprise teams can run cloud operations with greater confidence, s...
Foresight Secures $25M to Bridge Infrastructure Execution Gap
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by Richard Harris
Foresight, the AI powered project delivery platform for large scale infrastructure, announced a Series A financing of 25 million United States dollars led by Macquarie Capital Venture Capital, with participation from seed investor Creandum, ISAI Build from the Bouygues group managed by ISAI, i2bf Global Ventures, and Somersault Ventures. The company will use the capital...
Avocado Health introduces AI-Powered text coaching for parents
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 by Brittany Hainzinger
Avocado Health announced the launch of its 24/7 SMS-based parenting support platform, designed to help parents navigate the everyday questions, worries, and moments of uncertainty that come with raising children. Built to meet families where they already are—on their phones—Avocado Health delivers instant, personalized, evidence-based guidance through simple...
What Is Shaping AdTech in 2026
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 by Charles Manning
In 2026, AI Orchestration will happen on the desktop - not in the cloud - and it will be "Integrative" in nature.
I am convinced that agentic orchestration (the kind that actually helps individuals and teams be more productive) will happen at scale on the desktop and not in the cloud (look no further than StationOne as a reference example). This prediction ...
Meta unveils holiday ecommerce playbook at Playa Vista Summit
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Meta’s 2025 SMB Advertiser Summit in Playa Vista revealed a stark truth for ecommerce brands heading into Q4: creative diversification is no longer optional—it is survival. At the exclusive event, attended by Meta’s top agency partners and select DTC brands, the summit highlighted the importance of preparing campaigns strategically for the upcoming hol...
Linux Foundation unveils Newton to boost robot learning
Monday, October 27, 2025 by Austin Harris
The Linux Foundation has added Newton, an open source physics engine, to its collaborative project portfolio. Newton is designed to accelerate robotics research by providing GPU-accelerated simulations that allow robots to learn and perform complex tasks more efficiently. Developed collaboratively by Disney Research, Google DeepMind, and NVIDIA, the engine offers scalab...
Formation Games launches CLUB
Sunday, October 12, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
CLUB Game is available now for iOS and Android users ahead of the 2025/26 season kick-off.
The highly anticipated game combines the real-world strategy of Fantasy Football management, casual squad building with the real-time thrill of owning a football club. Players make decisions beyond the pitch helping to progress and nurture the identity of their dream football f...
Gemini launches Australian Arm
Thursday, October 9, 2025 by Richard Harris
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has initiated operations in Australia, expanding its digital currency exchange services to meet increasing local demand. The firm aims to offer a platform tailored for Australian users and institutions, enhancing accessibility and regulatory compliance. The expansion represents part of Gemini’s broader strategy to strengthen its pres...
Blockchain prediction enhanced through AI delivers smarter forecasts
Thursday, September 25, 2025 by Austin Harris
Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) are two of the most studied technologies in modern computing. Each brings distinct strengths: blockchain provides transparency and security through decentralized ledgers, while AI delivers advanced capabilities in data analysis, learning, and prediction. When combined, the two technologies are positioned to improve how forecas...
Cryptocurrency in retirement plans sees new opportunities
Friday, September 19, 2025 by Richard Harris
Executive orders from President Donald Trump have introduced potential changes to the rules governing retirement accounts in the United States. These directives focus on expanding investment options for 401(k) and similar retirement plans, including the possibility of holding cryptocurrency and other private assets. Analysts indicate that these changes could allow plan ...
AI powered QA for agile software testing with Functionize
Friday, September 5, 2025 by Trey Abbe
Functionize is an AI-powered platform designed for the intelligent creation of software test cases. It empowers enterprises, including Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organizations, to accelerate software delivery while maintaining quality by reducing testing maintenance, increasing automation, and allowing both technical and non-technical users to contribute to the quality...
GitHub CEO to step down
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 by Austin Harris
GitHub recently announced that Chief Executive Officer Thomas Dohmke will step down at the end of 2025 to pursue a new entrepreneurial venture. Dohmke, who joined GitHub following the sale of his startup to Microsoft over a decade ago, has led the company through a transformative era marked by rapid AI innovation, record user growth, and global platform expansion.
Gi...
Clean architecture development for mobile
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 by Austin Harris
According to Netguru, consumer spending on mobile applications is projected to reach $288 billion in 2025, growing to approximately $626.4 billion by 2030. In such a highly competitive and fast-paced environment - particularly in regulated industries like fintech, healthcare, and insurance - architectural mistakes are costly. They result not only in bugs and technical d...
Salesforce breach let hackers steal Google customer data
Monday, August 25, 2025 by Richard Harris
In June, one of Google’s corporate Salesforce instances was affected by activity consistent with the UNC6040 campaign described in the post. Google responded by conducting an impact analysis and implementing mitigation steps. The affected instance stored contact information and related notes for small and medium-sized businesses. Investigators confirmed that data ...
AppDirect expands board of directors
Friday, August 22, 2025 by Austin Harris
AppDirect is a company that sits at the crossroads of business and technology. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, its purpose is simple to describe but ambitious in scope. It builds and operates a platform where businesses can buy, sell, and manage all sorts of recurring technology services in one place. That means software, cloud services, infrastructu...
Error-correcting code named Rosetta stone of quantum computing lands
Thursday, August 21, 2025 by Richard Harris
Research recently published in Nature Physics demonstrates this as a physical reality, tapping into the natural oscillations of a trapped ion (a charged atom of ytterbium) to store GKP codes and, for the first time, realising quantum entangling gates between them.
Led by Sydney Horizon Fellow Dr Tingrei Tan at the University of Sydney Nano Institute, scientists have ...
Why SLOs are a key tool
Monday, August 18, 2025 by Austin Harris
Modern digital products now operate at scales that would have seemed impossible just a decade ago. YouTube processes over 500 hours of video every minute, Amazon processes around 12 million orders each day, and large cloud platforms and advertising systems serve billions of real-time requests.
At this level, a failure is a business risk, a user experience problem, an...
GitHub Copilot surpasses 20M users
Monday, August 18, 2025 by Austin Harris
Microsoft Corporation wrapped up its fiscal year 2025 on an exceptionally strong note, delivering robust growth across cloud, AI, productivity, and consumer services. The tech giant reported a 24% year-over-year jump in net income for the fourth quarter, amounting to $27.2 billion, while revenue for the same period reached $76.4 billion, an 18% increase. These results u...
Microsoft at Black Hat USA 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Microsoft will participate in Black Hat USA 2025, scheduled for August 5-7 in Las Vegas, offering attendees a practitioner-driven experience centered on real-world threat intelligence, incident response, and applied AI expertise. The company emphasizes that cybersecurity is most effective when intelligence, tools, and domain expertise are tightly integrated. To that end...
How AGI tags help developers and players
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 by Richard Harris
The Microsoft Game Dev blog recently highlighted the launch of the Accessible Games Initiative (AGI), a collaborative effort led by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and major industry players like Xbox, Electronic Arts, Google, Nintendo of America, and Ubisoft. The AGI introduces a set of standardized “tags” that clearly communicate the accessibi...
How composable architecture and AI are changing platform development
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 by Richard Harris
Businesses are under constant pressure to stay competitive and adapt to new technological trends. One approach gaining traction is composable architecture. When combined with AI, composable architecture offers the flexibility to build scalable, efficient systems that can evolve as market demands change. The aim goes beyond efficiency - it’s about building systems ...
The Wizard of Oz gets an AI makeover
Monday, August 4, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
One of the most iconic films in cinematic history, The Wizard of Oz, will debut in a way no one has ever seen before, on the colossal, wraparound LED screen of the Las Vegas Sphere. But this isn’t simply a high-resolution screening of the 1939 classic. Instead, it’s a groundbreaking AI-driven reinterpretation that transforms the viewing experience into somet...
AI startups continue their surge
Saturday, August 2, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
AI startups are on track for another record year, driven by strong early investment and major funding deals. Big deals, such as Elon Musk's xAI aiming for $10 billion and Figure AI seeking $1.5 billion, have sparked investor interest and put more pressure on startups to develop real-world AI solutions. This perfect storm of events has led to the strongest start to t...
Donky Kong Bananza developer interview
Thursday, July 24, 2025 by Austin Harris
In the 19th volume of Nintendo’s Ask the Developer interview series, where creators share the company’s thoughts and development details in their own words, the spotlight turns to the team behind Donkey Kong Bananza, the Nintendo Switch 2 game. (Translated from the original Japanese. This interview was conducted before the game’s release.)
Donky Kon...
Major workforce reduction at Indeed and Glassdoor
Monday, July 21, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., the parent company of global employment platforms Indeed and Glassdoor, announced today that it will reduce its workforce by approximately 1,300 positions, representing about 6% of the HR Technology segment’s total staff.
The reduction, announced July 10 U.S. time, comes as part of a sweeping reorganization aimed at streamlining oper...
State of Crypto Summit 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025 by Richard Harris
Coinbase convened over 600 policymakers, financial leaders, and technology innovators at its third annual State of Crypto Summit, highlighting a dramatic shift in crypto’s global role and unveiling its largest initiative to date: building the future of global payments.
State of Crypto Summit 2025: Coinbase Hosts Third Annual Summit, Unveils Bold Push into ...
Building the Future of Web Automation
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Browserbase, the company behind cutting-edge browser infrastructure for automation, announced a major product update recently, reinforcing its vision for the future of intelligent web automation. Founded just 16 months ago, Browserbase has rapidly become foundational to how businesses leverage AI to streamline online workflows.
CEO and Founder Paul Klein shared that ...
Mobile Gaming Market Trends Analysis Report
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
The "Mobile Gaming Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Platform, Device, Game Genre, Distribution Channel, Monetization Model, Age Group, and Region with Growth Forecasts, 2025-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets's offering.
Mobile Gaming Market Trends Analysis Report: The Mobile Gaming Market was valued at USD 139.38 billio...
AppsFlyer Data Trends Report
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 by Austin Harris
AppsFlyer, the provider in marketing measurement, attribution, and data analytics, has released its annual lookback at the past year's mobile app trends. The year saw notable growth in user acquisition ad spend and revenue fueled by increasingly advanced monetization strategies and the expanded use of AI in marketing. The findings reflect the industry’s increa...
SCTE TechExpo25
Monday, June 23, 2025 by Richard Harris
SCTE’s TechExpo25 has unveiled its agenda, setting the stage for the most future-focused TechExpo yet. Taking place in Washington, D.C., from September 29 to October 1 and co-hosted by Comcast and NCTA-The Internet & Television Association, the event will bring together leading technologists, innovators, policymakers, and industry executives to explore the bre...
BLACK app empowers student collaboration
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 by Austin Harris
In a time when academic pressure and digital distractions are at their peak, students are increasingly in need of tools that simplify communication, streamline resource sharing, and foster collective learning. Rising to meet this challenge is BLACK, a student-built mobile application developed with one clear goal, to transform how students collaborate.
The creator be...
Subscription management arrives with RevenueCat and Paddle
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
RevenueCat and Paddle have launched a new integration to help developers unify subscriptions across web and mobile.
The integration allows users to purchase subscriptions seamlessly across web and mobile. Developers benefit from unified subscription data across platforms, with Paddle managing web-specific payments and the associated tax and compliance comp...