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Prioritizing energy intelligence for sustainable growth
AI & Machine Learning

Energy Intelligence to Power AI's Growth

Data centers swallowed roughly 4% of U.S. electricity in 2024—and the surge isn’t slowing. Loudoun County, Virginia, has become a symbol of the AI-era grid squeeze: the densest data-center cluster on the planet, with utilities racing to keep pace as demand climbs. Dominion Energy is knitting togethe

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AI & Machine Learning

India scales AI-powered science and education

India just turned AI into a national science accelerator. Google DeepMind’s blog outlines a multi-year push—the National Partnerships for AI initiative—bringing AI-powered discovery to Indian science and education. The plan isn’t a single model or a flashy product launch; it’s a governance-rich, cap

Australians Flock to VPNs in the Wake of Online Age-Restriction Laws
Consumer Tech

Australians Turn to VPNs as Age Checks Tighten

Australians rush to VPNs to dodge new online age gates. A wave of age-verification walls has pushed many households to the app stores, where VPN downloads have spiked as people seek encrypted lanes to access sites that now insist on age checks. The trend isn’t limited to streaming; it spans social

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Industrial Robotics

What we’re watching next in industrial

Two cobots turned a bottleneck into a clockwork line. A midsize contract manufacturer recently pressed two collaborative robots into its final-assembly cell, targeting the most stubborn bottleneck on the line: repetitive grasping, packaging, and labeling tasks that kept operators tied to the line fo

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What we’re watching next in other

The AI rulebook just got bigger in the Federal Register. The latest wave of U.S. AI regulation is moving from talk to paper, with federal notices piling up in the Federal Register and government agencies signaling stronger oversight of how AI is built, used, and governed. The development fits into a

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AI & Machine Learning

Nano Banana 2 Debuts: Pro-Grade, Lightning Fast

Nano Banana 2 shatters image-gen speed with pro-grade know-how. DeepMind/Google’s latest release, Nano Banana 2, promises a compelling mix: world knowledge, production-ready specs, subject consistency, and “flash speed.” The blog-style announcement leans into product-readiness rather than a pure res

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Industrial Robotics

Thailand Automation Expo Draws Record Attendance

Attendance surged 50% year-on-year at Automation Expo Thailand. Co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) and GMTX, the 2026 edition closed with a record crowd at the Nongnooch International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICE) in Pattaya, a stone’s throw from Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor’s br

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Industrial Robotics

Schaeffler Partners with Leju to Grow Humanoids

Schaeffler just bet on a humanoid ally from China. In March 2026, Schaeffler, the industrial motion technology veteran, announced a strategic partnership with Leju Robotics, a Chinese humanoid robotics developer. The move marks Schaeffler’s first collaboration with a Chinese company and expands its

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Industrial Robotics

Record Attendance Boosts Thailand Automation Outlook

Automation Expo in Pattaya drew a record crowd—50% more attendees than last year. The 2026 edition, co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) and GMTX, wrapped at Nongnooch International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICE) in Pattaya, the beating heart of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor’s fast-g

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Industrial Robotics

Schaeffler taps Leju for humanoid robot push

Schaeffler’s first China tie-up with Leju Robotics aims to accelerate industrial humanoids into everyday factories. In a move that underscores how far humanoid automation remains from pure marketing hype, Schaeffler announced March 8, 2026 that it is expanding its global partner network by teaming w

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Russian Hackers Target Signal and WhatsApp, Dutch Warn

Russian hackers are phishing their way into dignitaries' Signal and WhatsApp accounts. The Netherlands’ military intelligence service and the domestic intelligence agency issued a joint warning about a large-scale global cyber campaign aimed at gaining access to high-profile messaging accounts. Hack

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Consumer Tech

Apple HomePad Slips Again, Fall Launch Expected

Apple's screen hub slips again—fall is the target. After a year of rumors and near-misses, Apple’s plan for a screen-equipped smart home hub—the so-called HomePad—has once more been pushed to fall, according to leakers and at least one veteran reporter. The device, codenamed J490 in some chatter and

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Consumer Tech

Rodecaster Video Core Cuts Studio Costs

Rode just made pro livestreaming cheaper—no knobs, just apps. Rode’s new Video Core is the company’s leanest, most budget-minded studio rig yet. It sits under the bug-brother lineup that includes the flagship Rodecaster Video and the mid-range Video S, but it swaps tactile hardware controls for an a

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Consumer Tech

Apple delays smart display to fall 2026

Apple's long-anticipated smart display is slipping to fall 2026 as Siri's AI overhaul stalls its debut. Bloomberg veteran Mark Gurman, via a report summarized by Engadget, says Apple has kept the hardware for the device— internally codenamed J490—finished for months, but the holdup isn’t the screen

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