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Multiply Labs partners with Nvidia to bring physical AI robotics to advanced biomanufacturing

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Multiply Labs, a specialist in robotic biomanufacturing, has announced what it describes as a “landmark milestone” in its mission to scale production of cell and gene therapies. 

The company is now leveraging Nvidia’s open Isaac and GR00T technologies, including advanced robotics simulation and perception, marking a turning point for an industry that has historically relied on manual, “artisanal” processes.

Cell and gene therapies are life-changing treatments that hold the potential to address cancer and autoimmune diseases, but manufacturing remains difficult to scale with time-intensive processes and variability that can impact throughput and cost. [Read more…] about Multiply Labs partners with Nvidia to bring physical AI robotics to advanced biomanufacturing

How data engineering impacts daily decisions

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TL;DR:

  • Data engineering solutions determine how quickly and reliably daily business decisions happen across sales, operations, and finance.
  • Consistent pipelines, validation, and monitoring reduce hesitation and prevent decisions based on incomplete data.
  • Real-time and scheduled data flows enable faster reactions to demand, risk, and customer behavior.
  • STX Next supports organisations with scalable data engineering solutions that stabilise metrics and improve decision confidence.

Modern organisations make hundreds of operational and commercial choices every day. Pricing adjustments, stock replenishment, campaign tweaks, and risk approvals all depend on data arriving fast and remaining trustworthy.

Data engineering sits underneath those moments, shaping what decision-makers see, when they see it, and how much confidence they place in it. When pipelines work well, daily judgement improves quietly. When they fail, teams hesitate or act on partial signals. [Read more…] about How data engineering impacts daily decisions

Interview with Kardome CEO: Teaching robots to hear like humans

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For much of the past decade, progress in robotics and autonomous systems has been framed largely through vision. Cameras, LiDAR, and computer vision algorithms have dominated discussions around perception, mapping, and situational awareness.

Sound, by contrast, has often been treated as a secondary input – useful for wake words and basic commands, but rarely central to machine intelligence.

Yet hearing is arguably one of the most fundamental senses for understanding the world, particularly when it comes to language and interaction. Humans begin responding to sound before birth, learning rhythm, tone, and voice long before their eyes ever open. [Read more…] about Interview with Kardome CEO: Teaching robots to hear like humans

Microsoft Outlook Data Conversion for Enterprise Environments

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Microsoft Outlook remains the dominant email client in corporate environments, managing billions of messages across organizations worldwide.

As businesses evolve their technology infrastructure, the need to convert Outlook data into alternative formats becomes increasingly critical.

An outlook converter enables organizations to transform PST mailboxes and MSG files into accessible document formats, supporting migration projects, compliance requirements, and long-term archival strategies. [Read more…] about Microsoft Outlook Data Conversion for Enterprise Environments

The future of industrial robot programming: Easier, faster, more intuitive

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For decades, industrial robots have grown steadily more capable. Modern robot arms can move faster, more smoothly and more precisely than ever before, executing complex, multi-axis motion with sub-millimetre repeatability in harsh industrial environments.

Yet for many manufacturers, programming these machines remains one of the biggest obstacles to wider automation. The issue is not that robot software is inherently weaker than robot hardware, nor that robots are approaching human-level dexterity.

Rather, it is that the ways humans interact with industrial robots have not kept pace with the mechanical capabilities of the machines themselves.

As factories face labour shortages, shorter product cycles and rising product variation, this mismatch between robot potential and programming effort is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. [Read more…] about The future of industrial robot programming: Easier, faster, more intuitive

Drako Tech launches ‘world’s first single-ECU automotive platform’

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Drako Tech has announced DriveOS with HyperSafety, which the company describes as “the automotive industry’s first single-ECU hard real-time automotive operating system”.

The Drako DriveOS platform was launched in 2015 and has been battle-tested in Drako GTE and Drako Dragon high performance vehicles. It consolidates all vehicle subsystem, including control systems, ADAS, digital cockpit, and entertainment, into a single standard PC – reducing cost, enabling faster development, and delivering cyber-secure OTA updates. DriveOS supports all propulsion systems – ICE, EV, and hybrid. [Read more…] about Drako Tech launches ‘world’s first single-ECU automotive platform’

BlackBerry QNX embedded technology ‘now powering more than 275 million vehicles on the road’

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QNX, a division of BlackBerry has announced that Counterpoint Research, a technology analysis and market research firm, has confirmed that QNX software is now embedded in more than 275 million vehicles worldwide; an increase of 100 million since 2020.

As automakers continue to navigate a period of profound transformation, the shift to software-defined vehicles (SDVs) is accelerating – placing software at the center of innovation, safety, and the in-vehicle experience.

This evolution is redefining how vehicles are designed, built, and maintained, making robust, scalable software platforms like QNX mission-critical for OEMs worldwide. [Read more…] about BlackBerry QNX embedded technology ‘now powering more than 275 million vehicles on the road’

Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales projected to reach record $156 billion in 2027, says SEMI

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Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are forecast to reach a record high of $133 billion in 2025, growing 13.7 percent year-on-year, SEMI predicted in its Year-End Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective at SEMICON Japan 2025.

Growth in semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales is expected to continue in the two following years of the forecast period, with projections of $145 billion in 2026 and $156 billion in 2027.

This growth will be driven primarily by investments related to AI, particularly in leading-edge logic, memory, and the adoption of advanced packaging technologies. [Read more…] about Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales projected to reach record $156 billion in 2027, says SEMI

Why IT Teams Need Smarter Password Management Tools

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Password management has become increasingly more important in the digital landscape we live in today. IT teams play a pivotal role in keeping sensitive information safe and avoiding system downtime in the never-ending request for new features coming from the business.

However, password management is one of the biggest challenges. In this post, we will discuss the reasons that make smarter password management tools necessary for IT teams. [Read more…] about Why IT Teams Need Smarter Password Management Tools

GoToMyPC Pricing vs. Leading Alternatives: Complete Cost Analysis

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Remote desktop software has become essential for automation and robotics teams managing distributed equipment and development environments. But rising costs are forcing many to reconsider their options.

According to Fortune Business Insights, the global remote desktop software market reached $3.33 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to $11.98 billion by 2032. This growth reflects the critical role remote access plays for industrial teams. [Read more…] about GoToMyPC Pricing vs. Leading Alternatives: Complete Cost Analysis