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fromBusiness Matters
2 days ago

Why UK SMEs Are Prioritising Streetworks Certification in 2026

NRSWA certification has transitioned from a nice-to-have credential to a genuine precondition for winning local-authority and utility contracts, reflecting a tightening labor market.
London startup
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
6 days ago

Should Every SME Have a PAT Testing Qualification on the Team in 2026?

SMEs can reduce costs and ensure compliance by training in-house staff for PAT testing instead of outsourcing.
DevOps
fromInfoWorld
1 week ago

Are AI certifications worth the investment?

AI certifications are increasingly essential for IT professionals to translate AI tools into business results and enhance career opportunities.
UX design
fromMedium
2 weeks ago

Careful, liable UX is a thing now

Design decisions that manipulate users are being recognized as deceptive practices with significant real-life consequences.
Public health
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients

Dietary supplement makers seek FDA expansion of ingredient types to include peptides and probiotics, potentially increasing marketing opportunities.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
4 weeks ago

I cracked open cheap charging gadgets from Temu - and it was worse than I expected

Many products from Temu are defective despite being advertised as bestsellers.
Careers
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Licensed vs. Certified: Which Actually Fits Your Career Goals?

Understanding licenses and certifications is crucial for career advancement and distinguishing oneself in a competitive job market.
Software development
fromInfoQ
1 month ago

QCon London 2026: SBOMs Move From Best Practice to Legal Obligation as CRA Enforcement Looms

Software teams must urgently adopt SBOMs due to imminent regulatory requirements in the US and Europe, with enforcement beginning September 2026 and full compliance required by December 2027.
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Study Shows Hazardous Materials in Headphones Across Europe

All of the headphones studied contained hazardous substances, including bisphenols, phthalates, and flame retardants. The study notes that these findings do not pose a threat to people using these headphones in the immediate future, but goes on to observe that repeated exposure to the substances mentioned above pose a long-term risk to public health.
Health
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

Why Security Validation Is Becoming Agentic

Security validation tools operate in silos while attackers exploit interconnected systems, creating a structural blind spot that Agentic Exposure Validation can address through continuous, autonomous, context-aware assessment.
Wearables
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals

European retailers removed headphones from shelves after an EU-funded study revealed they contained hormone-disrupting chemicals including bisphenols, phthalates, and flame retardants.
London startup
fromFortune
1 month ago

UL Solutions rolls out a new standard to fill a gap in AI regulation: 'Innovation without safety is failure' | Fortune

UL Solutions launches its first AI product certification standard (UL 3115) to ensure AI-embedded products are safe, robust, and human-controlled, addressing the lack of government oversight in rapidly evolving AI technology.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Half of Top-Selling Supplements Don't Contain What's on the Label. This Company Has a Solution.

When you purchase the top-selling creatine gummies on Amazon, you expect to get what you pay for. But a recent study found that four out of six popular brands contained virtually no creatine at all. In the case of the worst offender, customers would need to consume 2,000 gummies to get the advertised 5-gram dose. Still, combined these products sell over 50,000 units monthly and boast 4.4+ star ratings.
Public health
fromMedium
1 month ago

Folding in Traceability

In enterprise commerce, totals don't drift because someone forgot algebra. They drift because reality changes: promos expire, eligibility changes when an address arrives, catalog data updates, substitutions happen, and returns unwind prior discounts. When someone asks "why did the total change?" you need more than narration. You need evidence - a trail of facts you can replay and a pure computation that deterministically produces the same result.
Scala
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Supplier Verification: A Practical Guide for Smarter Global Sourcing

Supplier verification is a strategic necessity in global trade, requiring thorough assessment of legal status, production capability, quality systems, financial stability, and regulatory compliance before establishing business relationships.
US politics
fromMedium
1 month ago

Product ethics have never mattered more

Anthropic refused Pentagon contract terms requiring unrestricted AI use, maintaining ethical boundaries against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, demonstrating how product values withstand government pressure.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

8 products that used to last decades but now seem to break after the warranty expires - Silicon Canals

My grandmother's refrigerator ran for forty years. The washing machine she bought in the 1970s? Still spinning when she passed away. Meanwhile, I'm on my third coffee maker in five years, and don't get me started on the laptop that mysteriously died two weeks after the warranty expired. This isn't just bad luck or nostalgia talking. There's something fundamentally different about how products are made today versus decades ago.
Gadgets
fromwww.thelocal.de
1 month ago

Germany orders worldwide recall of BMWs over fire risk

Some 337,000 cars, 29,000 of them in Germany, covering five different models are "potentially concerned" by the safety issue, which concerns incorrect routing of the dashboard wiring, said the KBA. The recall concerns the i5, 5, M5, i7 and 7 models built between June 2022 and December 2025.
Cars
World news
fromFast Company
2 months ago

China bans Tesla-style doors because they're a public safety hazard

China will ban flush electronic 'Tesla-style' concealed door handles and require mechanical releases accessible from inside and outside, effective January 1, 2027.
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Why Tolerance Management Is a Business-Critical Skill in Modern Manufacturing

We are now in a time of manufacturing where precision is more than a technical necessity; it's a business requirement. The more complex, globally dispersed and demanding things get, the less slack remains in the system. Under these circumstances tolerance management has become a decisive competence and affects competitiveness not only in terms of controlling costs, ensuring quality and improving production efficiency but also for long term market success.
Business
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months ago

Plenty of Associations, But Not Enough Association

I belong to six professional organizations. Or maybe it's 13, 19, 26, or 47. I can't be sure. The ones where I pay dues or volunteer I know well: ASIS International, the Life Safety Alliance, Chartered Security Professionals, and a couple of others. Then come the niche and industry-specific associations like the International Council of Shopping Centers, public-private partnerships such as OSAC and Infragard, and the countless ASIS Communities.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 months ago

EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security

EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in applied cybersecurity education, today launched its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, with four new role-based AI certifications debuting alongside Certified CISO v4, an overhauled executive cyber leadership program. The dual launch is the largest single expansion of EC-Council's portfolio in its 25-year history. It addresses a structural gap that no single tool, platform, or policy can solve alone: AI is scaling faster than the workforce trained to run, secure, and govern it.
Artificial intelligence
Gadgets
fromwww.wired.com
2 months ago

Don't Fall for the Crappy Laptops Amazon Promotes. Buy One of These Instead

Avoid cheap off-brand laptops and misleadingly marketed budget 'gaming' models; choose reputable manufacturers or better-value Snapdragon-equipped options for longer battery life and reliable performance.
fromdzone.com
2 months ago

Managing Changing Hardware/Peripherals in a Robust POS

Retail point-of-sale systems today offer a wide range of options for peripherals and hardware. Their technical specifications play a major role in selection, and big retailers often choose multiple vendors to reduce a single point of failure. This gives them an advantage to negotiate price or support as well. Technically, these peripherals also require updating with new models and may have new feature sets. This necessitates the redevelopment of point-of-sale applications, increasing development costs.
Information security
Artificial intelligence
fromDevOps.com
2 months ago

Survey: Adoption of AI Software Testing Slowed by Trust Issues

AI is prioritized for testing but limited trust and maintenance burdens keep most organizations from embedding AI across core test workflows.
#iso-27001
fromExchangewire
2 months ago
Information security

Axeptio Achieves ISO 27001 Certification, Reaffirming its Commitment to Information Security

fromExchangewire
2 months ago
Information security

Axeptio Achieves ISO 27001 Certification, Reaffirming its Commitment to Information Security

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