Technology Record - Issue 42: Autumn 2026

32 MARKETWATCH Neural Concept and Nvidia have deepened their partnership with the latest release of the NC Platform, which fully integrates Nvidia’s AI stack – PhysicsNeMo, Omniverse and NemoClaw – to enable autonomous, end-to-end engineering workflows. A key success point is the codeveloped autonomous eMotor design demo, which showcases the platform’s ability to drive design-to-validation workflows with minimal manual intervention. This integration positions Neural Concept as the engineering intelligence layer for Nvidia’s AI infrastructure, driving adoption across automotive, aerospace and industrial sectors. Neural Concept and Nvidia partner on engineering AI platform Yubico expands passkey capabilities with new firmware YubiKey 5.8 Synergy Technical transitions into AI-native organisation Cybersecurity company Yubico is launching YubiKey 5.8, a firmware providing enterprise organisations with identity wallets, AI-driven approvals and document signing capabilities. YubiKey 5.8 delivers a secure, hardwarebacked foundation for verifying digital actions, giving security leaders visibility of actions carried out by both humans and autonomous AI agents. It also enables developers to integrate secure digital signatures using familiar tools by supporting new security standards such as CTAP 2.3 and WebAuthn signing extensions. “YubiKey 5.8 represents one of the most significant architectural updates to the modern authentication ecosystem by expanding phishing resistance into the workflows themselves,” said Albert Biketi, chief product and technology officer at Yubico. Synergy Technical is redesigning work around AI and evolving how it delivers technology consulting, managed services and business transformation solutions. Building on 15 years of expertise across Microsoft technologies, cloud, cybersecurity, modern work and data, Synergy is embedding AI across its operations, delivery methodologies and client engagement model. It is also investing in AI skills, governance, security, data readiness and outcome-based services. “Becoming AI-native allows us to deliver value faster, scale expertise more effectively and help our clients move from experimentation to meaningful business outcomes,” said Rohana Meade, CEO of Synergy Technical. Photo: AdobeStock/Alberto

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