‘Disposable’ operatives for hire are a new menace for western countries
A court case in New York has highlighted how Iran is using technology to recruit agents who may not even be regime supportersWhen on Friday a 32-year-old Iraqi was brought before a court in New York to be charged with planning to attack Jewish community sites in the US, a curtain was suddenly lifted on a corner of a shadowy world.The detention of Mohammed Saad Baqer al-Saadi in Turkey last week revealed rare details of Iran’s efforts to use terrorism to sow discord among communities in Europe, t...
Why 3D Printing Is Becoming The Pentagon’s Most Vital Asset
BusinessAerospace & DefenseWhy 3D Printing Is Becoming The Pentagon’s Most Vital AssetByZita Ballinger Fletcher,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zita Ballinger Fletcher is a defense technology reporterFollow AuthorMay 18, 2026, 01:26pm EDTMay 18, 2026, 01:28pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.NATO produced 3D-printed unmanned vessels for its Special Operations...
How To Earn Employee Trust During Major Tech Implementations
InnovationHow To Earn Employee Trust During Major Tech ImplementationsByExpert Panel®,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 01:15pm EDT gettyLarge-scale technology implementations rarely fail because of the technology alone. More often, trust erodes when employees feel decisions are being made around them instead of with them...
BCI Can Reach Millions. Neurotech Decided It Shouldn't
InnovationBCI Can Reach Millions. Neurotech Decided It Shouldn'tByTetiana Aleksandrova,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 10:30am EDTTetiana Aleksandrova is Founder & CEO of brain-computer interface company Subsense Inc. gettyNeurotech is stagnating. Science is advancing, but the patients who need this technology most are...
How To Create A Global Language Of Standard Work
InnovationHow To Create A Global Language Of Standard WorkByJerry Dolinsky,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 10:15am EDTJerry Dolinsky is the CEO of Dozuki, a leading connected worker solution for enterprise-level manufacturing companies. gettyI’ve spent my career in and out of heavy manufacturing facilities, and I’ve seen...
A Quiet Revolution In Video Technology
InnovationA Quiet Revolution In Video TechnologyByFredrik Nilsson,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 10:00am EDTFredrik Nilsson is Vice President of the Americas for Axis Communications, overseeing the company’s operations in North and South America. gettyEven as picture quality has improved and cameras have grown increasin...
Trump’s China thaw leaves Taiwan decision looming as ex-NBA star warns island holds key to US AI race
President Donald Trump returned from Beijing touting warmer trade ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the summit left unresolved one of the most consequential flashpoints in U.S.-China relations: Taiwan."Taiwan is the center of the global technology race," former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview. "If you want to understand the future of AI dominance, economic power and national security, you have to understand Taiwan."Former Boston Celtics player and...
Bigger Isn't Better: The Case For Rightsized AI
InnovationBigger Isn't Better: The Case For Rightsized AIByIri Trashanki,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 09:45am EDTIri Trashanski, Chief Strategy Officer at Ceva, is shaping the future of the Smart Edge with extensive experience across tech sectors. gettyThe conversation around artificial intelligence is still largely...
Why Consumers Care About Human Connection—And How You Can Meet Them There
InnovationWhy Consumers Care About Human Connection—And How You Can Meet Them ThereByConal Byrne,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 09:30am EDTConal Byrne, CEO iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group. gettyHere’s the big headline: 96% of consumers say content that is “guaranteed human” is appealing—and that’s true across every de...
UAE vows Barakah will keep operating after 'terrorist attack'
Abu Dhabi: Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, stressed that the targeting of Barakah is a terrorist attack on a peaceful project, built to the highest safety standards, that powers homes, hospitals, and industries across the UAE. Al Jaber added that the aggression is also an attack on the right of every nation to build, to progress, and to deliver clean energy to its people. Barakah will keep running. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News a...
The Best AI Results Come From Better Collaboration, Not More Delegation
InnovationThe Best AI Results Come From Better Collaboration, Not More DelegationByEmily Lewis-Pinnell,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 09:15am EDTEmily Lewis-Pinnell, Driving AI Adoption at Evaila. GettyOne of the most important signals in enterprise AI right now is not just that the technology is improving. It is that m...
Shure Celebrates 60 Years Of The Iconic SM58 Microphone
InnovationConsumer TechShure Celebrates 60 Years Of The Iconic SM58 MicrophoneByMark Sparrow,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs.Follow AuthorMay 18, 2026, 09:00am EDTPaul McCartney performing on stage during a "live" concert appearance with his solo band.John Atashian/Getty ImagesThere’s an old adage about good ideas never going out of fashion. In the case of the Shure SM58...
Full-Stack Test Observability: Bridging Gaps Between Front-End, Back-End And Infrastructure Testing
InnovationFull-Stack Test Observability: Bridging Gaps Between Front-End, Back-End And Infrastructure TestingByMudit Singh,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 09:00am EDTMudit Singh is the Co-Founder and Head of Growth at TestMu AI, an AI-native unified enterprise test execution cloud platform. gettyWe've perfected the art...
OpenClaw Isn’t An Employee. It’s A Power Tool With A Badge
InnovationOpenClaw Isn’t An Employee. It’s A Power Tool With A BadgeByOleg Malii,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 08:45am EDTOleg Malii, CEO and Founder of Temvox.com, specializing in Voice AI solutions and guiding startups in scaling AI-driven customer service. gettyLately, my team has been spending a lot of time around...
Four Ways That Generative AI Improved Cybersecurity Forever
InnovationFour Ways That Generative AI Improved Cybersecurity ForeverBySrinivas Shekar,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 08:30am EDTSrinivas Shekar, Founder and CEO, Pantherun Technologies. gettyUse of AI in cybersecurity is not new. For a decade, Darktrace used unsupervised machine learning to identify network anomalies,...
Balancing AI Upskilling With Quick Execution: Tips From Tech Leaders
InnovationBalancing AI Upskilling With Quick Execution: Tips From Tech LeadersByExpert Panel®,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 08:15am EDT gettyAs AI reshapes technical work, teams are under pressure to adapt quickly while still meeting ambitious delivery timelines and performance expectations. New tools and workflows can...
Why Same-Day Settlement Is The Next Big Challenge
InnovationWhy Same-Day Settlement Is The Next Big ChallengeBySharat Priya,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 08:00am EDTSharat Priya is a Senior Manager in EY’s U.S. Wealth & Asset Management Technology practice, leading wealth platform modernization. gettyYou’ve probably sent money through Venmo or Apple Pay and seen it la...
Why Is It Hard To Build A Unified Agentic Control Plane For Operational Intelligence?
InnovationWhy Is It Hard To Build A Unified Agentic Control Plane For Operational Intelligence?ByShailesh Manjrekar,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 07:45am EDTShailesh Manjrekar is the Chief AI and Marketing Officer at Fabrix.ai, inventor of "The Agentic AI Operational Intelligence Platform." gettyAgentic AI has reached...
Why Factories Are The New Proving Ground For AI
InnovationWhy Factories Are The New Proving Ground For AIByChris Turlica,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 07:30am EDTChris Turlica is the CEO of MaintainX — a leading AI-powered CMMS and EAM platform for maintenance and reliability teams. gettyWhen an AI system misreads a sensor on a production line, the cost isn’t a subp...
From Insight To Impact: Why Trust Defines Leadership In The Agentic AI Era
InnovationFrom Insight To Impact: Why Trust Defines Leadership In The Agentic AI EraByMike Gianoni,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 18, 2026, 07:15am EDTMike Gianoni is President, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Blackbaud. gettyEvery wave of digital transformation shifts where competitive advantage lives. The on...