AI Tools and Digital Payments Are Transforming Contractor Workflows in 2026

AI Tools and Digital Payments Are Transforming Contractor Workflows in 2026

Anyone who works in the trades knows that time is the hardest thing to get more of. Between answering customer calls, writing estimates, managing crews, ordering materials, and keeping jobs moving, most contractors finish the day feeling like there was never quite enough time to get everything done. For years, technology promised to help solve…

Want better virtual meetings? Try these AI tools

Want better virtual meetings? Try these AI tools

Follow this guide What’s the story Virtual meetings have become a staple of the modern workplace, but they can also be time-consuming and distracting. In 2026, artificial intelligence tools are revolutionizing productivity by automating note-taking, summarizing, scheduling, and providing insights. This way, teams can collaborate better and faster. Here are five AI tools that are…

Microsoft plans 100% native Windows 11 apps 2026

Microsoft plans 100% native Windows 11 apps 2026

Microsoft is forming a new team to build 100% native Windows 11 apps, marking a major shift away from web-based wrappers and Progressive Web Apps. As reported by TechSpot, Partner Architect Rudy Huyn announced the initiative in March 2026, promising to address user frustrations with app performance and responsiveness. Key Takeaways Microsoft forms new team…

Centre Proposes To Extend IT Rules To Users Posting News Content On Social Media

Centre Proposes To Extend IT Rules To Users Posting News Content On Social Media

The Central Government has proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, proposing to expand compliance obligations of intermediaries with government-issued directions and to widen the scope of regulatory oversight over online content, including news and current affairs shared by non-publisher users. The Ministry has invited feedback from…

ICP Price Hits $2.27% Amid Crypto Slump on AI and Payments

ICP Price Hits $2.27% Amid Crypto Slump on AI and Payments

Internet Computer’s ICP token experiences an uptick even though the entire crypto market is struggling. The project has launched a new AI “skills” tool, which helps developers build smart, AI-powered apps on the network. ICP is now live in more than 137 SPAR Switzerland stores. Internet Computer (ICP) has proved its resilience amid the broader…

If you’ve started using AI to write emails you used to write yourself, psychology says you haven’t saved time — you’ve outsourced a micro-decision that was quietly telling you something about what you actually thought

If you’ve started using AI to write emails you used to write yourself, psychology says you haven’t saved time — you’ve outsourced a micro-decision that was quietly telling you something about what you actually thought

Add DMNews to your Google News feed. Tension: Every time you hand an email to AI, you skip a small act of thinking that was quietly surfacing what you actually wanted to say. Noise: The AI productivity conversation frames cognitive offloading as pure efficiency gain, erasing the hidden cost of what gets offloaded along with…

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers or…

NI tech leaders warn focus must shift to “practical AI” over hype

NI tech leaders warn focus must shift to “practical AI” over hype

Image credit: AwakenHub Northern Ireland’s tech leaders have sent a clear message to policymakers that the region’s biggest competitive advantage lies not in chasing ‘hype or AI unicorns’ but in embedding applied AI into the everyday operations of its SMEs. The message follows the first NI Tech Leaders Roundtable event hosted by AwakenHub and the…

School Assembly News Headlines Today – March 31, 2026 | National, International, Education & Sports News

School Assembly News Headlines Today – March 31, 2026 | National, International, Education & Sports News

Good morning respected Principal, teachers, and my dear friends. Here are the important news headlines for today, March 31, 2026. Let us begin with the national news. PTI Images National News Headlines India continues to progress steadily across sectors such as infrastructure, economy, and digital governance. The government has recently reviewed the status of major…