The iron-core transformer is the 140-year old technology that props up both the electrical grid and AI companies. The devices are clunky but reliable, which explains why they’re still in use: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Yet as the data center power demand skyrockets and batteries and renewables carve out larger portions of the grid, the ancient technology might finally be hitting its limit. Fortunately, their electronic replacement — the solid state transformer — could be having its moment, and not a moment too soon. In the last few months, startups specializing in solid state transformers have raised $280 million. The technology promises to slash the number of components needed by data centers, improve the stability of the grid, and shrink the footprint of power conversion equipment. Now, Hyperscale Power says it can slim things down further. “We haven’t seen something that is as small as our system will be,” Daniel Rothmund, co-founder and CEO at Hyperscale Power, told TechCrunch. To build a prototype of the transformer, Hyperscale recently raised a €5 million seed round led by World Fund and Vsquared Ventures, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. In the past couple of years, the solid state transformer market went from nearly nonexistent to almost crowded. Among the competitors are Amperesand, which was incubated by Temasek’s early stage fund; DG Matrix, which counts industrial giant ABB as an investor; and Heron Power, which was founded by former Tesla executive Drew Bagnlino and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz. Together, they’ve raised over $330 million, according to PitchBook. Hyperscale would appear to be late to the party, but both Rothmund and his co-founder Sami Pettersson have been working on the technology for a while. Rothmund, especially: he completed his PhD at ETH Zürich in part by designing and building a 99.1% efficient solid-state transformer. Techcrunch event Disrupt 2026: The tech ecosystem, all in one room Your next round. Your next h...

Google is embedding its Gemini AI assistant even more deeply within its Workspace apps. The changes, which are rolling out to Google Workspace and AI plan subscribers, include a new Gemini chat window inside Google Docs, a way to generate entire spreadsheets with AI, and a new Gemini-powered search feature in Drive. While Google Docs already shows you a few AI writing options alongside your blinking cursor, now you’ll see a Gemini chat window at the bottom of your screen. There, you’ll get the option to describe to Gemini the kind of document you’d like to create, and the AI assistant will use information from the web, Drive, Gmail, and Chat to generate and fully format a draft. You can also ask Gemini to match an existing document’s format, which should save you some time editing the new doc’s style and structure. Google is making some tweaks to the Gemini-powered editing features in Docs as well. If you’re working on a document with other people, you can now highlight their text and select “Match writing style.” Gemini will then analyze the tone of your document and rewrite the text accordingly. It can also make changes throughout your document based on a prompt, while showing its suggestions in-line — similar to if someone else is editing your document. Google notes that these suggestions will be private until you approve them. With this rollout, Yulie Kwon Kim, Google’s VP of product for Workspace, says Google aims to put Gemini “in the places where people work,” so users don’t have to navigate to a separate app or website. “When you are, for example, wanting to write a report, or write a customer brief, people are turning to Docs,” Kwon Kim says. “You can get the assistance from Gemini right where you are in your familiar place, where you’re doing your everyday work.” Gemini can make changes throughout your document, even if you don’t select a specific section to refine. GIF: Google Gemini is getting a bigger role in Sheets, too, as you can now ask Gemini to ge...

Have you ever wondered what Arrival would be like if it was also a goofy buddy comedy? Me neither. And yet the strange combination somehow fits together in Project Hail Mary. The movie follows a scientist who travels to the far reaches of the universe to save humanity and is forced to work alongside an alien in the same position. It’s silly and heartfelt, tense and hopeful. It may be a seemingly odd mixture — but the strangest part of all is how well it all works. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller of Spider-Verse fame, and based on the novel of the same name from The Martian author Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling as a science teacher named Ryland Grace. In a previous life, Grace was a biologist whose career stalled because of some out-there ideas about what forms life could take on other planets. But when a mysterious phenomenon starts causing the sun to dim, along with seemingly every other star in the galaxy, scientists around the world are stumped. And it’s Grace’s previously controversial views that lead to him being brought on board in an attempt to solve the potentially world-ending crisis. The story jumps back and forth between two time periods. There’s Grace as he works with scientists all over the globe to find a solution, which mostly serves as a way to set up just what’s going on: there’s a microorganism called “astrophage” that feeds on solar energy, and it’s eating up stars. All except one, Tau Ceti, which also happens to be farther away than any space mission in human history. Eventually, Grace ends up on the team going there in hopes of finding some answers — despite frequent protestations that he’s not an astronaut. Years later he wakes up from cryosleep to discover he’s the team’s only survivor and has to pull off the mission solo. Initially, Project Hail Mary doesn’t feel too far off from the hard sci-fi established by The Martian. There are lots of discussions of scientific principles and shots of Ryan Gosling, who someh...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Adobe announced more agentic AI features for its Creative Cloud apps this week, allowing users to edit images and documents by describing the changes to a chatbot. A native AI-assistant is now available in public beta for Photoshop on web and mobile, and some Adobe apps, including Acrobat and Express, will soon be available to access directly within Microsoft’s Copilot service. The AI Assistant in Photoshop for web and mobile was introduced in a private beta in October, but now more people can use it to remove distractions, change backgrounds, refine lighting, adjust color, and more. This follows Adobe launching similar AI assistants for Express and Acrobat. The chatbot-like interface isn’t available for the full Photoshop desktop app yet, but that’s likely still coming, given that Adobe teased in April last year that AI agents are being developed for Photoshop and Premiere Pro. “With AI Assistant in Photoshop you can choose to have AI Assistant apply edits automatically or guide you step by step so you can learn along the way,” Adobe said in its press release. “In the Photoshop app, you can use your voice to request edits you want to see, making editing on the go simple.” If you don’t want to edit your work with Creative Cloud apps via Adobe’s chatbots, the company is hoping you’ll access its tools through other AI assistants instead. Adobe says that Express and Acrobat will soon be available to Copilot 365 enterprise customers, allowing them to make conversational adjustments without leaving Microsoft’s AI platform. Similar support for Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express was introduced to ChatGPT in December.

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. The MacBook Neo is basically the M1 MacBook Air all over again. That laptop changed the game in 2020, and became the default option for just about anyone who wanted a great all-around thin-and-light laptop and could spend $1,000. The M1 Air was good enough that you could still buy a new one until last month. The Neo takes its place as Apple’s cheapest laptop, with a starting price of $599 and enough power to handle everyday tasks and last all day on a charge. It’s designed to entice students and first-time laptop buyers into Apple’s world. It will. The Air is still better than the Neo in pretty much every way, but even the cheapest MacBook Neo is good enough to be the go-to Apple laptop for a lot of people. Actually, not just the go-to Apple laptop; the Neo’s hardware simultaneously embarrasses an entire class of affordable (and even far pricier) Windows laptops, as well as just about any Chromebook. And the thing runs on an iPhone chip. The Neo is “it just works” at a lower price. The 13-inch screen is vivid, bright, and pleasant to look at. It even gets bright enough to comfortably use outside in all but direct glare. The speakers sound full for their size, and cranking the volume can fill a small room with music. They don’t get as loud or bassy as the four- and six-speaker setups in pricier MacBooks, and by comparison they sound thinner, but for dual side-firing speakers they’re A-OK. And the Neo’s speakers are much better than the average ones found in cheap or even midrange Windows laptops. Just be mindful that you’re likely to muffle them when grabbing the sides of the Neo. Component report card Screen: B Webcam: B Keyboard: C Trackpad: A Port selection: D for #donglelife Speakers: B Number of ugly stickers to remove: 0 Typing on the Neo feels like other current MacBooks. The key travel isn’t as deep a...

Featuring leaders from Milo's Tea Company, Cox Enterprises and Microsoft, Splash 2026 will highlight how forward-thinking organizations are scaling AI to transform finance performance. BIRMINGHAM, Mich., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OneStream (Nasdaq: OS), the leading enterprise Finance management platform that modernizes the Office of the CFO by unifying core Finance and operational functions – including financial close, consolidation, reporting, planning and forecasting – today announced that OneStream Splash, the company's flagship global user conference, will take place May 18-20 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL. OneStream Software LLC (PRNewsfoto/OneStream Software LLC) Building on the momentum of this global event, OneStream also announced the OneStream World Tour, a series of high-energy, one-day events across London, Paris, Amsterdam and Madrid in June. "As Finance takes on a broader remit to navigate complexity, leaders are rethinking operations and workforce around AI," said Tom Shea, CEO, OneStream. "Finance doesn't have the luxury of experimentation without precision, because 80 percent accuracy is 0 percent useful. Splash and our newly announced World Tour bring leaders together to explore how finance moves forward with AI purpose-built for its business, processes and workflows. This is where the blueprint for modern finance is built." OneStream Splash Orlando As AI reshapes the enterprise, Finance sits at the center of that transformation. OneStream Splash will unveil a bold vision for Finance AI and provide the blueprint for how finance can become the control tower of growth for the business. Bringing together thousands of global Finance leaders and experts for three days, Splash will explore how Finance can achieve exponential growth and productivity and Take Finance Further. With over 2,400 expected attendees, this year's event will be the largest attendance to date. Featuring over 70 breakout sessions across seven t...

TierPoint ST. LOUIS, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected IT platform solutions, today announced it has earned the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation for Support Services, further reinforcing the company’s deep expertise in delivering enterprise-grade cloud solutions built on Microsoft technologies. This designation acts as a professional seal of approval for support quality within the Microsoft ecosystem. Through rigorous audits, the limited partners like TierPoint that earn this designation demonstrate that their processes, staff, and customer satisfaction metrics are first-rate. This latest designation joins TierPoint’s growing portfolio of Microsoft Solutions Partner recognitions, including: Data & AI (Azure) Digital & App Innovation (Azure) Infrastructure (Azure) Modern Work Security Private Cloud Collectively, these achievements reflect TierPoint’s comprehensive expertise in hybrid, multi-cloud, and compliance-sensitive environments. “Earning the Solutions Partner designation for Support Services further validates what our customers have long known – that TierPoint is a trusted leader in managing secure, scalable cloud environments, with the very best in customer care,” said Matt Brickey, TierPoint Senior Vice President of Cloud Solutions and Architecture. About TierPoint TierPoint (tierpoint.com) is a leading provider of secure, connected IT platform solutions that power the digital transformation of thousands of clients nationwide. With one of the largest and most geographically diverse footprints of interconnected data centers in the U.S., TierPoint delivers a comprehensive portfolio of cloud, colocation, and managed services on a national scale. Media Contact: Pete Abel, 314-720-3129, Pete.Abel@tierpoint.com

GREENWICH, Conn., March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leverage Shares by Themes is pleased to announce the launch of two new 2X leveraged ETFs, available for trading beginning March 10, 2026. Built for active traders seeking dynamic ways to engage with potentially high-growth innovators, the new ETFs are designed with the goal of helping investors amplify returns (up & down) while actively participating in daily market performance. Headlining the launch is WLDU – the Leverage Shares 2X Long World Stock Daily ETF. Available on Cboe, WLDU seeks to provide 200% daily leveraged exposure to the performance of Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares. In addition, the firm is launching GLWG – the Leverage Shares 2X Long GLW Daily ETF trading on Nasdaq, which is designed to deliver 200% of the daily performance of Corning Inc. The new exchange-listed ETFs are tailored to target 200% exposure to the daily performance of their underlying exposures, offering sophisticated traders and retail investors efficient tools to help capitalize on market movements at a management fee of 0.35%. The new ETFs are: WLDU – Leverage Shares 2X Long World Stock Daily ETF [Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares, NYSE: VT] GLWG – Leverage Shares 2X Long GLW Daily ETF [Corning Inc, NYSE: GLW] “WLDU represents an important step forward in providing leveraged access to global equity markets by mirroring the performance of Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares,” said Paul Marino, Chief Revenue Officer, Themes ETFs. “At the same time, GLWG reflects our continued focus on building products that seek to provide targeted exposure to companies aligned with long-term innovation trends.” These funds bring the total count of Leveraged Single Stock and Leveraged Equity Daily ETFs at Leverage Shares by Themes to 88. For more information about these ETFs and other products offered by Leverage Shares by Themes, please visit www.leverageshares.com/us For media inquiries, please contac...

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New Shopify SEO app brings SEO automation and AI-powered ecommerce content marketing to 4 million+ stores -- one early merchant grew organic traffic 200% in 90 days. FRISCO, TX / ACCESS Newswire / March 10, 2026 / ObsessAI has launched on the Shopify App Store (https://apps.shopify.com/obsessai-retail-agent), giving ecommerce merchants what many are calling the best Shopify SEO app (https://apps.shopify.com/obsessai-retail-agent) available today. The platform handles the full content marketing automation loop -- from keyword research to content generation to publishing -- inside a single Shopify-native app. In early use, one merchant grew organic traffic by 200% and saw blog-driven keywords reach Google's first page within weeks of publishing. A $120 Billion Ecommerce Content Marketing Problem There are over 4 million active Shopify stores. The vast majority know they need ecommerce SEO and content marketing to grow, but the options are bad. Hiring a content agency runs $3,000 to $8,000 per month. SEO tools like Ahrefs and SEMrush cost $99 to $999 per month and only show data -- they don't create anything. Generic AI writing tools produce passable copy but have no idea what a store actually sells, what keywords it should target, or what its brand sounds like. The result: most merchants end up with manufacturer-copied product descriptions, a blog that hasn't been updated in months, and an Instagram account that posts sporadically. They know ecommerce content marketing drives traffic. They just can't execute. What ObsessAI Actually Does: Full Shopify Marketing Automation ObsessAI connects directly to a Shopify store and immediately starts working with real data. Within five minutes of installation, the SEO automation engine analyzes the full product catalog, extracts the store's brand voice, and builds a keyword strategy of 5,000+ search opportunities organized into 30 clusters by product category. From there, merchants use a conversational AI assistant with 38 market...

From venture-backed startups to global companies organizations are preparing for the next opportunity to secure their own brand domain LONDON, March 10, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Companies have a limited window between April and August 2026 to secure their own brand name at the top level of the internet, according to global ICANN-accredited domain registrar, Com Laude. For the first time since 2012, organizations will have a limited window to apply for their own brand-owned internet domain, allowing companies to operate websites ending directly in their brand name — instead of relying solely on shared domains like .com, when the Internet Corporation for Assigned for Names and Numbers (ICANN), open their application window next month. While major global companies such as Alibaba, Amazon, American Express, Apple, the BBC, Chanel, FedEx, Ferrari, Google, Gucci, Hermès, JP Morgan, KPMG, McKinsey, Microsoft, Netflix, Nike, Prudential, Shell, Sony, Toyota, UBS, Walmart, WME, and Zara have already secured their own branded internet domains, experts say the next application window could see far broader participation. Many internet-native companies and venture-backed startups are increasingly viewing brand-owned domains as a strategic opportunity to control their digital identity from the beginning, rather than building their businesses entirely on shared internet extensions like .com. "These domains are no longer just for the world’s biggest brands," said Ben Crawford, CEO and Director of Com Laude. "The companies that are growing up on the internet today — particularly venture-backed and digitally native businesses — increasingly see this as a chance to own their identity online rather than relying on infrastructure they don’t control." The opportunity comes at a time when companies are facing increasing challenges related to online impersonation, phishing attacks, AI-generated fraud and counterfeit websites. Brand-owned domains allow organizations to create a trusted digital...

Multi-carrier shipping software eliminates manual carrier management and disconnected systems for Oracle Cloud warehouse operations. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RF-SMART, a leading warehouse management solutions provider and long-standing Oracle Cloud SCM partner, announced today its latest investment in the Oracle Cloud SCM ecosystem: RF-SMART Shipping. With RF-SMART's purpose-built shipping for Oracle Cloud SCM, it brings proven, multi-carrier shipping capabilities directly into the Oracle Cloud space. Validated by more than 450 existing shipping customers, this solution enables Oracle Cloud customers to streamline fulfillment and confidently scale their shipping operations. RF-SMART logo (PRNewsfoto/RF-SMART) "There's tremendous demand in the Oracle Cloud market for a modern shipping solution that eliminates manual processes and integrates seamlessly with warehouse operations," said Kevin Gaul, AVP of Products – Shipping & Transportation at RF-SMART. "We're excited to bring this capability to Oracle Cloud customers who are ready to unlock real operational scalability. This represents a significant investment in our Oracle Cloud ecosystem and opens up new possibilities for our customers' growth." Manual Shipping Processes Create Fulfillment Bottlenecks Oracle Cloud SCM customers managing complex warehouse operations often face shipping challenges that create fulfillment bottlenecks including: Manual carrier rate comparison across disconnected systems Rigid shipping configurations, causing inefficiencies and potentially requiring IT intervention for corrections Limited visibility into shipping performance and costs RF-SMART Shipping is purpose-built to eliminate these challenges and deliver true end-to-end supply chain management capabilities to the Oracle Cloud SCM space. This solution is the first phase in a multi-year investment in RF-SMART's expanded support for Oracle Cloud material handling, with a focus on optimizing outbound warehouse...

NEW YORK, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL). Shareholders who purchased shares of ORCL during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery. CONTACT US HERE: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/oracle-corporation-loss-submission-form/?id=184188&from=4 CLASS PERIOD: June 12, 2025 to December 16, 2025 ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's AI infrastructure strategy would result in massive increases in capital expenditures without equivalent, near-term growth in revenue; (2) the Company's substantially increased spending created serious risks involving Oracle's debt and credit rating, free cash flow, and ability to fund its projects, among other concerns; and (3) as a result, defendants' representations about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. DEADLINE: April 6, 2026 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/oracle-corporation-loss-submission-form/?id=184188&from=4 NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of ORCL during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is April 6, 2026. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case. WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is a nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result o...

New integrations unify vulnerability discovery with autonomous remediation to accelerate enterprise risk reduction SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA CONFERENCE 2026 – Action1, a leading provider of autonomous endpoint management (AEM) solutions, today announced major expansions to its enterprise ecosystem, unveiling new security integrations with Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable, CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The company also introduced its Universal Vulnerability Data Integration, enabling organizations to ingest exported vulnerability data from virtually any vulnerability management system into a single, actionable platform. Action1 Autonomous Endpoint Management Platform "These integrations represent a significant milestone in Action1's enterprise growth strategy," said Mike Walters, President and Co-founder of Action1. "Organizations are investing heavily in best-of-breed vulnerability discovery and endpoint security tools, but they still struggle to operationalize remediation at scale. By expanding our ecosystem with Rapid7, Tenable, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, and universal data ingestion capabilities, Action1 strengthens its role as the autonomous remediation engine that transforms vulnerability intelligence into immediate, measurable risk reduction." Enterprises commonly rely on vulnerability assessment platforms such as Rapid7, Tenable, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft Defender, along with third-party scan data, to identify and prioritize security risks across complex environments. However, these tools primarily deliver visibility rather than remediation. As a result, IT and security teams are often left to manually bridge the gap between detection and patching, slowing response times and increasing operational overhead. By integrating directly with leading vulnerability discovery and endpoint security platforms, Action1 will correlate detected vulnerabilities with endpoint-level remediation intelligence and auto...

The reusable rocket has transformed the space industry in the last decade, and a new startup led by a SpaceX veteran wants to do the same for satellites. Brian Taylor, who helped build satellites for networks like SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo, founded Lux Aeterna in December 2024 to develop satellite structures with a built-in heat shield that will allow them to return to Earth with their payloads intact. The company, which came out of stealth last year, announced a new $10 million seed round Tuesday morning led by Konvoy, with participation from Decisive Point, Cubit Capital, Wave Function, Space Capital, Dynamo Ventures, and Channel 39. The company declined to disclose its valuation. The capital will support the design and construction of Lux Aeterna’s Delphi spacecraft, which has a confirmed spot on a SpaceX rocket expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027. That mission will prove out Lux’s technology by offering customers a chance to test hosted payloads and materials that will then be returned to Earth at Australia’s Koonibba Test Range through a partnership with the aerospace company Southern Launch. Bringing anything back from space requires diving back into Earth’s atmosphere at incredibly high speeds, which generates extreme heat. Spacecraft that want to survive the journey must be covered in materials that protect them from that heat, adding extra weight. Because that weight makes getting to space on a rocket more expensive, most spacecraft aren’t designed for a return journey. That calculus typically limits reentry to vehicles that carry humans, like the Space Shuttle (which saw one vehicle lost due to the extreme environment of reentry) or SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX’s repeated attempts to land its massive Starship rocket have made that challenge vivid for anyone who’s watched them on YouTube. Startups like Varda Space and Inversion are tackling the same problem on a smaller scale: They are building reentry capsules that allow customer...

AMD-Powered, AI-Ready Productivity The Portégé X45W-M feature AMD Ryzen 200 Series processors with up to 8 high-efficiency cores and integrated Radeon graphics, delivering responsive performance for everyday multitasking, collaboration, and data analysis. Select configurations include an integrated NPU to accelerate on-device AI experiences like smarter conferencing, local AI assistants, and accelerated content creation, all while helping preserve battery life. Together with Microsoft Copilot and a dedicated Copilot key, users can streamline workflows, summarize content, and automate repetitive tasks with just a tap. A security-forward foundation that includes features such as TPM and Microsoft Pluton, plus optional features like smart card on build-to-order configurations "Portégé X45W reflects Dynabook's commitment to delivering professional-grade devices that people can count on, while continuing to expand AMD processor options across our portfolio," said James Robbins, General Manager, Dynabook Americas, Inc. "With a versatile 2-in-1 design, strong everyday performance, and a security-forward foundation, Portégé X45W is built to help organizations standardize on a flexible device that supports productivity and collaboration across business, education, healthcare and public sector environments." IRVINE, Calif., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynabook Americas, Inc. , the gold standard for long-lasting, professional-grade laptops, today announced the new Portégé® X45W, a premium 14-inch 2-in-1 convertible laptop designed to deliver productivity and flexibility across modern work environments. The Portégé X45W expands Dynabook's AMD-powered portfolio of mobile computing products, giving customers more choice with AMD Ryzen™ processing and integrated AMD Radeon™ graphics. Story Continues Functional and Stylish Design for Flexible Productivity The Portégé X45W combines a premium convertible design with a practical feature set for professionals who need one device tha...

NEW YORK, March 10, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wizard, the first AI Agent purpose built for ecommerce, today announced it is working with Stripe, a programmable financial services company, to accelerate adoption of the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) and help merchants participate in the emerging era of agentic commerce. Key highlights: Wizard is joining Stripe’s group of early partners helping bring ACP to market—building on Stripe’s work with OpenAI and Microsoft Copilot to support real-world agentic commerce experiences. Wizard will work with Stripe to implement ACP and streamline merchant onboarding, helping retailers turn AI-driven discovery into incremental sales while staying in control of their brand, catalog, fulfillment, and customer relationships. ACP is an open standard for agentic commerce designed to create a shared technical language between AI agents and businesses and support secure checkout experiences. As AI assistants become new storefronts, merchants want a scalable way to show up across multiple agent experiences without custom one-off integrations. ACP reduces fragmentation by standardizing how AI agents and commerce systems communicate about product catalogs, checkout, and other signals—and by enabling secure payments flows (via Shared Payment Tokens) that don’t expose a buyer’s credentials. This gives merchants a clearer "onboard once" path to participate as agentic commerce surfaces evolve. Wizard is onboarding the world’s leading brands and retailers to enable native checkout—via ACP or other supported integration approaches — so consumers can move from discovery to purchase in a single, seamless flow. This builds on Wizard’s existing native checkout catalog available today through Best Buy, and expands the foundation for additional native checkout integrations across major retail categories. "We’re thrilled to partner with Wizard to help businesses thrive in the era of agentic commerce. By powering Wizard’s shopping agent with Stripe’s infras...

Sqale Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) to be featured as part of the future of hybrid quantum workflows enabled by NVQLink LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 10, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, announced that it is showcasing accelerated quantum supercomputing integration into modern data centers through NVIDIA NVQLink at NVIDIA GTC 2026. GTC 2026 attendees can see Infleqtion’s Sqale QPU at the NVIDIA booth in a demonstration that showcases the future of a native integration of a neutral atom quantum processor into an NVIDIA accelerated HPC environment. Based on the ultra-low latency of NVQLink, Infleqtion hardware will work in concert with NVIDIA GPUs to handle the heavy computational demands of real-time quantum error correction and hybrid AI workloads. "The next era of high-performance computing will be accelerated by the seamless integration of quantum and classical resources into a single unified platform," said Pranav Gokhale, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager, Quantum Computing at Infleqtion. "We are committed to NVQLink to accelerate the transition to commercial scale AI-Quantum factories. We believe neutral atom technology is the superior choice because of its inherent scalability, providing a strong foundation for this new HPC era." Infleqtion’s inclusion in the NVQLink ecosystem highlights its growing role in hybrid quantum–classical workloads and a full stack system level approach required for the AI Quantum factory of the future. Meet with Infleqtion at GTC: NVIDIA booth #345 : Live Sqale QPU demonstration as part of the NVQLink showcase. Infleqtion booth #438: Deep dive into the neutral atom advantage to quantum computing, including Infleqtion’s doubleMOT and Tiqker quantum clock. Software updates, including Infleqtion’s integration of contextual machine learning into the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform, will also be highlighted. For more informati...

IRGC Says Iran, Not US, Will Determine War's End As Trump Threatens Strikes '20 Times Harder' If Hormuz Transit Blocked Summary: Pentagon claims "winning": After ten days into Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth lists objectives that include destroying Iran's missile infrastructure, defense industry, navy, and ensuring Tehran is "permanently" denied nuclear weapons. Trump's mixed messaging as war could end 'soon' while saying Iran's military is crippled, but also warns Tehran would be hit "20 times harder" if it disrupts oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Signs of Washington officials looking for an offramp. A mere few days ago Trump stressed the US would stop at nothing short of Iran's "unconditional surrender" - but that continues to look dubious. Iran rejects U.S. narrative: The IRGC says its missile program remains intact and claims it is firing larger salvos with heavier warheads, while officials insist Iran, not Washington, will decide when the war ends . Regional escalation especially in Lebanon: Heavy IDF fighting continues with Hezbollah in Lebanon, while Gulf states intercept missiles and drones, and all the while Iranian leaders say US and Israeli regime-change efforts have failed and vow to prepare for a "long war" - even involving those who host American bases in region. * * * Ten days of Operation Epic Fury have passed, and War Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted that the United States is "winning" against the "barbarian" Iranians , and that Tehran has been "racing" toward a nuclear bomb . He listed in a Pentagon press briefing Tuesday morning that war objectives are to destroy missiles and the defense industrial base, to destroy Iran's navy, and to ensure Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon. He stressed that the goal includes to "permanently deny Iran nuclear weapons forever . " He added: "We will not relent until the enemy is totally and entirely defeated." This comes the day after President Trump said that he believes the war coul...

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A few years after selling Wordle to the New York Times, creator Josh Wardle has returned with a new word game — albeit one that’s quite a bit trickier. Wardle and a team of collaborators have just released Parseword, a game that tries to make cryptic crosswords easier to understand. “Cryptics are beautiful and rich puzzles but are notoriously hard to learn,” the site’s about page explains. “We wanted to make a game that captures the joy of solving cryptics while making them more accessible to everyone.” In a profile in the New Yorker, Wardle explained that he struggled with viral success of Wordle and the attention that followed, but he found some refuge in cryptic crosswords, which differ from standard crossword puzzles in that the clues themselves are puzzles. Parseword not only streamlines things to make them more accessible, but also offers a number of tutorials, starter puzzles, and some helpful videos to introduce newcomers to the genre. It also includes three game modes of varying difficulty so veterans can still play. Parseword is launching at a time when the market for daily puzzle games is as crowded as it has ever been, almost entirely due to the breakout success of Wordle. The New York Times continues to expand its presence (including frequently updating Wordle), newcomers like Puzzmo have been steadily growing, and even big names like Netflix and Apple are exploring the space. Parseword, though, appears to be more of a labor of love than an attempt to recreate Wordle’s success. “Releasing Parseword is happening more on my own terms, instead of happening to me,” Wardle told the New Yorker.

AMI Labs founder Yann LeCun Chesnot/Getty Images AMI Labs, the world model startup launched by former Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, has raised more than $1 billion in its debut funding round. At $1.03 billion, the round is Europe’s largest-ever seed deal and gives the Paris-based startup a reported pre-money valuation of $3.5 billion. The round was led by a host of investors, including Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital and Bezos Expeditions. Several angels and corporates also supported the round, including Mark Cuban and Nvidia, which has been spending increasing amounts of capital on AI startups such as Nscale, which closed Europe’s biggest AI VC round earlier this week. Led by CEO Alexandre LeBrun, former head of healthtech startup Nabla, AMI Labs is already operating in Paris, New York, Montreal, and Singapore, despite the venture only being confirmed a few months ago. LeCun, a Turing Prize winner, has long been critical of LLMs and their ability to achieve artificial general intelligence. He advocates, instead, for world models capable of understanding physical spaces by creating 3D interactive worlds within predefined parameters. Proponents of world models argue that this path offers better applications in areas such as healthcare, robotics, and video games, owing to real-world simulations that are more suited for testing. AMI Labs has already agreed a partnership with Nabla to bring FDA-certifiable agentic AI systems to healthcare. The space has received far less funding than LLMs, but investor appetite has been on the rise. Last month, AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs raised $1 billion from investors including Nvidia and Emerson Collective. In October, New York and Geneva-based General Intuition received $134 million for its seed. This article originally appeared on PitchBook News

在原油价格一度突破115美元后回落之际， 埃克森美孚 和 雪佛龙 表现优于大盘，这与过去海湾战争期间能源和国防板块早期领涨的情况如出一辙。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

据知情人士透露，预测市场平台 Polymarket 正聘请包括帕兰提尔技术公司在内的企业，协助监管其体育相关合约交易。此时正值各类预测市场因内幕交易问题面临严格审查。 知情人士称，帕兰提尔与 TWG AI 将帮助 Polymarket 识别、防范并上报可疑交易行为，相关措施包括对照现有体育博彩黑名单进行筛查。因消息尚未公开，上述人士要求匿名。 一位知情人士表示，该监控系统将用于 Polymarket 正在搭建的、受美国监管的交易场所。其主交易平台位于境外，不接受美国用户参与。 自去年以来，Polymarket 及其主要竞争对手 Kalshi 的交易量暴增，很大程度上由体育相关合约驱动。但市场对如何监控并防范从选举、地缘政治到体育等各类事件的内幕交易产生了质疑。 近年来，美国职业棒球大联盟、美国职业篮球联赛等职业体育联盟均曝出球员涉嫌与赌客勾结的问题。批评人士认为，预测市场是掌握内幕信息者可能借机牟利的又一场所。 到目前为止，Polymarket 对于如何处理内幕交易及其他市场操纵行为相对低调。但据消息人士透露，这家由谢恩・科普兰创立的交易所已在与合规公司 IC360 合作，该机构专门识别体育与博彩中的异常投注行为。 其竞争对手 Kalshi 则更为高调。该平台近期已向监管机构美国商品期货交易委员会提交两起内幕交易案件，并成立专门委员会，按季度发布可疑交易、调查进展及移交政府案件的相关数据。 近几周，这两家竞争的预测市场因与中东冲突相关的合约而受到监管关注。两大平台均上线了伊朗局势相关投注，在阿亚图拉・ 阿里 ・哈梅内伊去世后，Kalshi 已对用户的净亏损及手续费进行补偿。 帕兰提尔由亿万富翁彼得・蒂尔联合创立，以服务美国军方及情报机构闻名。去年，该公司与 TWG Global 成立合资企业，将人工智能技术推广至各类金融机构。 责任编辑：郭明煜

patty_c/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images INTRODUCTION This is an ambitious article that seeks to analyze whether the stock of Floor & Décor Holdings, Inc. ( FND ) represents a potential long-term 5–10 bagger facing temporary cyclical headwinds, or whether it has run out of steam in its national expansion while grabbing market share from Home Depot ( HD ) and Lowe's ( LOW ). My followers may note that I am a devoted disciple of Peter Lynch, who would go to the mall to shop for stocks. Lynch famously noted that the U.S. is such a homogeneous market in terms of consumer taste and purchasing power that if a retail company can successfully roll out its business in a handful of states, with competent execution, it should be able to replicate its business nationwide, delivering handsome returns to its shareholders. As indicated in the chart below, FND, a home improvement store specializing in the sale of flooring, tiles, and related products, is indeed growing its footprint aggressively. E (10-K) Before we dive into the critical valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet strength of FND to assess whether it has what it takes to deliver on the promise of a 5–10 bagger, let’s quickly review its stock price performance. It appears that since its IPO, its stock had now and then outperformed its formidable competitors, but during the last five years, particularly the last two years or so, it has been lagging behind, declining from around $120 to around $60 per share today. Price Chart Let’s figure out why and what it means, which should help shed some light on the overarching question. The Overview of the Three Companies As set forth below (all tables and data are from Seeking Alpha, unless otherwise indicated), Home Depot has about 38 times the size of the workforce, 35 times the annual revenue, and 55 times the market cap of FND. Lowe’s has about 18 times the workforce, 18 times the annual revenue, and 22 times the market cap of FND. FND LOW HD Annual Revenue 4.68 ...

To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Kaohsiung, March 10 (CNA) Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) will lead a city delegation to the United States starting Wednesday to engage with American industry, government, and academia and enhance the southern city's role in the global high-tech supply chain, the city government said Tuesday. In a statement, the city government said the trip will focus on deepening the strategic partnership between Kaohsiung and the state of Arizona, specifically regarding advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The delegation's first stop will be Arizona, where they will meet with various stakeholders to discuss semiconductor and advanced manufacturing cooperation, according to the statement. The second leg of the trip will take the delegation to San Jose, California for the annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) hosted by Nvidia Corp. from March 16-19, where Chen is expected to meet with company executives to discuss deeper technological cooperation under the "Smart Kaohsiung Lighthouse Project". Chen emphasized Kaohsiung is currently at a critical juncture in its transformation toward digitalization and net-zero emissions. From the advanced semiconductor processes led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to artificial intelligence applications driven by Nvidia, Kaohsiung has established an indispensable role in the global semiconductor and AI supply chain, he said in the statement. During the visit, Chen will hold discussions with U.S. partners on semiconductor industry resilience, city-level sovereign AI governance and international talent cultivation, with the goal of strengthening Kaohsiung's position in the global high-tech supply chain. The Kaohsiung City government said the delegation will also include representatives from National Sun Yat-sen University, and Chen is scheduled to visit Stanford University, Arizona State University and the University of Arizona to exchange views wit...

imaginima/iStock via Getty Images Block ( XYZ ) met EPS expectations for its fourth quarter at the end of February, but the fintech made major headlines mainly because it announced that it will lay off 40% of its headcount. The payments company is transitioning to an AI-native operational model, which gives Block upside in operating income and margins—which I believe could push shares much higher as investors gain earnings visibility throughout the year. Shares of Block soared 24% after the announcement, highlighting growing investor optimism with regard to the platform's development prospects. Although Block has seen a deceleration of its consolidated gross profit growth—a major platform metric for fintechs—the fintech reported record gross profits for the 2025 fiscal year, and it saw a growth acceleration in Cash App. I like the setup here, despite an increase in the fintech's share price following the Q4'25 earnings announcement, and would recommend Block as a strong buy for fintech investors. Data by YCharts Previous rating I rated Block a strong buy previously, in September 2025, due to the momentum in the Cash App business, specifically relating to the upsurge in Cash App Card users: Improving Margin Trend . In the fourth quarter, Block continued to report respectable rates of gross profit growth, especially in the Cash App segment, which was driven by increased monetization of its financial services and growing Cash App Card adoption. With AI being utilized across the enterprise and the company implying lower operating expenses going forward, I see a strong catalyst for a profitability upsurge in the quarters ahead. Strong double-beat for Q4'25 Block met EPS expectations and did slightly better on the top line for its fourth fiscal quarter on February 24, 2026: the fintech published $0.65 per share in earnings and $6.25B in revenue, the majority of which came from the Cash App business. Top-line figures sailed past the analyst consensus figure by ~$33M. Seeki...

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is among the 12 Low Price High Volume Stocks to Buy Right Now. On March 3, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) and Infosys announced the next phase of their strategic collaboration aimed at helping enterprises transition artificial intelligence initiatives from pilot programs to full-scale production deployments. The expanded partnership combines Intel’s compute platforms with Infosys’ Topaz Fabric to deliver scalable AI infrastructure for enterprise customers. The collaboration focuses on advancing open standards across the edge-to-cloud technology stack while enabling secure, cost-efficient AI deployments that can generate measurable business impact globally. The day before, Ericsson and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) announced a collaboration at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona to accelerate ecosystem readiness for the transition toward AI-native 6G networks. The partnership will span mobile connectivity, cloud technologies, and advanced compute platforms designed to power AI-driven radio access networks (RAN) and packet core use cases. The companies are also focusing on platform-level security and next-generation network capabilities to support both “AI for networks” and “networks for AI.” These initiatives highlight Intel’s expanding role in enabling next-generation computing architectures optimized for artificial intelligence workloads and telecommunications infrastructure. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The company designs and manufactures computer processors and other semiconductor hardware used in personal computers, servers, and a wide range of connected devices. While we acknowledge the potential of INTC as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you’re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era ta...