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Launchpad Build AI has released its Manufacturing Language Model to work alongside its gantry-style assembly robot, pictured here. Source: Launchpad Build AI Launchpad Build AI revealed several significant milestones today as it expands its AI capabilities for assembly automation. The company has introduced its Manufacturing Language Model, opened its U.S. headquarters in California, rebranded, and brought on senior technical leaders. Embracing the present era of AI applications, Jon Quick, CEO of Launchpad Build AI, remarked, “Physical AI isn’t just the future; it exists in the here and now. Being based in El Segundo, we are surrounded by first-class entrepreneurs, top-tier…

LG is in early-stage talks with NVIDIA focused on physical AI, data centres, and mobility. A recent meeting in Seoul between LG’s CEO Ryu Jae-cheol and NVIDIA’s Madison Huang, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Omniverse and Robotics, has crystallized the key operational requirements needed to run highly automated systems at scale.While neither company has confirmed specific investments or roadmaps, the overlap between their hardware and compute strategies reveals the enormous capital outlays required to transition autonomous systems from virtual simulations to real-world deployment.The surge in compute density demanded by increasingly sophisticated ML models creates a fundamental thermal engineering challenge.…

While more than two-thirds of human-generated TLS traffic to Cloudflare is already protected by post-quantum cryptography, the world of site-to-site networking has been a different story. For years, the IPsec community remained caught between the high bar of Internet-scale interoperability and the niche requirements of specialized hardware. That gap is now closing. Earlier this month, we announced that Cloudflare has moved its target for full post-quantum security forward to 2029, spurred by several recent advances in quantum computing. To advance that goal, we’ve made post-quantum encryption in Cloudflare IPsec generally available.Using the new IETF draft for hybrid ML-KEM (FIPS 203), we’ve…

By Marc Kavinsky, Lead Editor at IoT Business News.The global installed base of cellular-connected POS terminals is set to grow from 184 million units in 2025 to 247 million by 2029, as connectivity becomes a standard design requirement rather than an optional feature in retail infrastructure.The evolution of payment infrastructure is increasingly shaped by connectivity constraints rather than software capabilities. In fragmented retail environments—ranging from urban micro-stores to mobile service operations—the ability to deploy and operate terminals without relying on fixed-line infrastructure has become a decisive factor.In this context, cellular connectivity is no longer a premium add-on. It is becoming…

having worked on a few projects in this space, a recent discussion on abstraction reminded me just how relevant the topic still is. Picture this: you roll out an LLM-driven feature, the demo looks polished, and everyone’s thrilled. Fast-forward three weeks into production, and something fails in a way nobody anticipated. You end up spending hours buried in system logs that explain what went wrong but leave the why completely unanswered. Eventually you discover the framework quietly dropped context between steps three and four of your pipeline, forcing you to dive into someone else’s source code to figure out what…

Los Angeles, California, April 29, 2026 – RealOpen, the top platform for purchasing real estate using cryptocurrency, has announced the conclusion of its joint “Fast Moves, Fast Payments” Holiday Campaign with TRON, the premier settlement layer for stablecoin transactions. Running from November 17, 2025, through February 28, 2026, the campaign provided qualified U.S. homebuyers with rewards of up to 50,000 USDT for buying property through RealOpen using USDT on the TRON blockchain — showcasing the network’s real-world utility for everyday payments as well as larger transactions.RealOpen brings together the dependability of conventional real estate with the speed and efficiency of…

Intro A sophisticated, high-resilience malicious campaign was identified by Atos Threat Research Center (TRC) in March 2026. This operation specifically targets the high-privilege professional accounts of enterprise administrators, DevOps engineers, and security analysts by impersonating administrative utilities they rely on for daily operations. By integrating Search Engine Order (SEO) poisoning, a dual-stage GitHub distribution architecture, and decentralized blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) resolving, Threat Actors have established a highly resilient delivery and persistence mechanism. Creative Distribution via GitHub Facades The campaign utilizes a multi-layered delivery chain designed to evade platform-level takedowns and maintain a high search engine ranking. The attack begins with SEO poisoning on various…

Cursor, the AI-powered code editor, is making the core technology behind its coding agents available to all developers. The team has launched a public beta for the Cursor SDK — a TypeScript library that provides programmatic access to the same runtime, harness, and models powering Cursor’s desktop application, command-line interface, and web platform. This represents a significant evolution in how AI coding tools are being built: not just as interactive assistants working alongside developers, but as deployable infrastructure that companies can integrate into their existing workflows. From Interactive Tool to Programmable Infrastructure Those familiar with Cursor know it as an…

Members of the House are advancing a series of bipartisan measures aimed at curbing wasteful and deceptive spending across federal programs. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee pushed forward multiple anti-fraud proposals during a session on Wednesday. A majority of these bills enjoy wide backing from both sides of the aisle as well as support from various government transparency advocacy organizations. According to estimates from the Government Accountability Office, somewhere between $233 billion and $521 billion is funneled to fraudsters annually through federal government payments. Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) stated that this legislative package would eliminate the existing…

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETStay updated with ZDNET: Mark us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s main highlightsThe smartphone industry is under strain because of limited supplies of memory chipsPhones released in 2026 have failed to impress, and many have experienced price increases.Last year’s top phones are now available at reduced prices, making them a smarter buy compared to newer devices.If you’re shopping for a new phone, you could find better deals among last year’s releases. The latest models, particularly mid-range options, have offered only minor improvements while also carrying higher price tags.Also: Here’s why phones and computers will cost you more in 2026As companies consume…