#Digital warehouse solution

[rounderhouse]

Excerpt from Wetware: A Brief History of Biological Computing (Park, 2055)

Wetware computers led to a new marriage of biology and cybersecurity. A surprisingly successful one; our conception of the digital has always been modeled on the biological. Defending a server rack of flesh-and-blood neural-slices from a virus isn’t all that different from defending a traditional computer against one.

But it also led to an entirely new problem neither field was equipped to solve. the gene-samples used to grow new wetware computers widely proliferated before cancer screening had advanced to where it is now, and federal law now prohibits non-governmental entities from harvesting genetic samples for computing purposes. No matter how hard you try — and computing giants like IBM and Kessler dedicate billions to it — even the most carefully-cultivated strains of biochips, trays of neurons millimeters thick and wired in vast warehouse-brains, will eventually develop computing tumours.

Most are benign, harmless drains on computational resources, but every so often one becomes malignant. They are almost impossible to detect in the noise of the output, but they work their own agendas, whispering orthogonal thoughts to any given task. Unnoticed by the teams of clean-suited biotechs, they grow and grow and grow and spill bad data into the body. The risks of unrestrained computumour growth become readily apparent after Kessler won a Pentagon contract to organize satellite data for orbital kinetic strikes, and delivered a firing solution that confidently directed satellites to sink two Navy aircraft carriers. Three of the server racks in their Lake Razor facility were later found to be completely riddled with cybertumours.

Interestingly, the original gene-sample for the Lake Razor facility was a 28-year-old war casualty.

[my-writings-and-musings]

Clawing my way out of depression with some incredibly silly Bumblebee x Reader, in which our beloved Scout is shrunk down to the size of a kitten via science magic and reader must keep him warm in their coat. Reader is gender neutral beyond having titties for Bee to huddle against. Read and join me as I defeat SAD with the power of silliness.

Shrunken Earthspark Bumblebee x GN!Reader

Rated PG for silliness, fluff and booby mention

Hunkering down at the abandoned warehouse you'd been told to wait in, you kept your eyes and ears on the horizon, hoping that the hum of familiar engines would cut through the howling wind and whirling snow before long. Though the air was frigid enough to freeze your breath, the bitter cold accounted for only a small portion of your desire to swiftly reunite with the team, as you had much bigger problems that you needed help with. Well, perhaps "bigger" wasn't the right word for it...

Standing atop the opposite end of the windowsill for his own vigil, Bumblebee looked remarkably alert and well composed for someone a fraction of their natural height. You supposed that his brush with Mandroid could have gone much worse; at least the device the scientist had escaped with had only shrunk the Scout, and done no further harm. It was a double miracle that you'd managed to find his tiny form amidst the knee deep snow of the battlefield. Rubbing your gloved hands together and trying not to stare, you told yourself that Wheeljack would be able to fix everything in no time, and that a few broken laws of physics would return your beloved bot to his usual towering height. Seeing him this tiny was just too strange, and not to mention unspeakably adorable.

A kitten-sized sneeze drew your eyes away from the snowy landscape out the window, and you looked over to find the Scout hugging himself through a dramatic shiver. "Bee? You okay?" you asked quickly, unable to help feeling far more protective than usual.

"F-f-fine!" he replied just as quickly, spinning around to face you. Digits trembling, he forced a shaky smile as he attempted to pass off crossing his arms as a casual gesture, though the tiny crystals of ice you noticed spreading across his frame gave him up just as readily. The poor mech sounded like he was seconds away from turning into a tiny Autobot popsicle as he shivered through every syllable. "Just a little... ch-chilly... B-but I'm f-fine!"

A number of realizations pinged through your mind at once; Bee must have lost a considerable amount of heat while buried in the snow, he was now far too small to regain said warmth, and he had no real idea how to stop himself from freezing now that he didn't have mass to protect himself. His pride had undoubtedly kept him from voicing the problem as it worsened, leaving you with a very tiny and very frozen Scout to thaw. "You're obviously freezing! Why didn't you tell me?"

"N-never been a p-problem before..." he replied as he gave in and started to shiver. Your heart twisted in pity, and you looked about as your brain raced to think of a solution, the lack of supplies leaving you with very few options. There was no way to build a fire, nor was there any power supply to start up the building's climate control, which was probably busted anyway. If only you had a tiny jacket to share...

"I need to get you warm; fast. Let me think... oh!"

The solution that came to you was very silly, and in a less life-threatening situation you would have thought it was quite embarrassing, but the prospect of saving your beloved Scout left no room for such doubts. Unzipping the front of your coat, you offered a hand for him to climb onto.

"Come here. You'll be plenty warm under my coat." you explained, figuring he'd fit perfectly between your shirt and the ample padding. Despite the chill, Bee managed a pink blush across his frozen cheeks, optics going wide in bashful embarrassment as he put together what you meant. It seemed that his pride hadn't shrunk with him.

"Y-you don't have-"

"Shush. At this rate, you'll freeze before our ride gets here" you insisted, voice growing a tad more urgent at his worsening freeze. Just watching his wings shake in time with his shivers made you care little for any kind of pride, including your own, and you used your concern to remain steadfast. Bringing your hand close enough for him to feel the warmth radiating from your glove made his resolve visibly waver. "So for now, my heat is your heat."

"Mmm..." he hummed in uncertainty, growing more tempted by the second. No bigger than a kitten and only slightly more intimidating, he cracked after only a few additional moments of hesitation, steadying himself against your thumb as he sat in your palm. He couldn't have weighed more than a pound, and you had to stifle a reflexive squee as he instinctively pressed himself into the warmth of your hand. A drooping of his optics made resisting that much harder. "Maybe just for a few minutes..."

"Of course." you said with a knowing smile. Gently sliding him into the opening of your coat, you just managed to avoid hissing as his frigid mesh settled against your shirt, though it was easy to ignore the discomfort when the tiny bot melted against you. With the outcrop of your breasts to support him, and the... "plush" of the area in question to keep him comfortable, Bee settled down as quickly as one would on a luxary mattress. Shivers dying down before your very eyes, the Scout rested his helm against you with the tiniest sigh. You had an undeniable urge to pet him as you whispered down into the little pocket of warmth. "There. Better?"

"Much... thank you." he murmured, looking up to meet your eyes with a smile as grateful as it was sleepy. Hoping he couldn't hear the resulting flutter of your heart, you pulled the zipper up a tad to keep the heat from escaping, grateful that your mammalian physiology could come in such handy. You'd have happily watched him rest his optics for hours, but a hum in the distance drew your gaze to the frosty window. Through the thick whirls of snow, your squinting eyes made out the faint outline of a familiar truck and aircraft, followed by a number of other vehicles you'd been hoping to see. The convoy had arrived.

"I think that's our evac, do you want-"

You went quiet at the sound of the tiniest snores you'd ever heard emanating from your coat, and as soon as your heart was done with its backflip, you found yourself wondering whether or not Bee would wish to be woken before his comrades saw him snoozing atop your breasts.

[ofsunnydays-and-moonlitnights]

Of Playful Days and Silent Nights

Chapter 1: A Robot Teacher?

You look up from your HoloScreen and the work your grading as a knock sounds through your room.

“Come in?” It must be one of your fellow teachers here to bug you, you assume.

You stand immediately as the Headmaster clears his throat. He's always demands respect he doesn't deserve.

“How can I help you sir?”

“Would you mind working a little late tonight?”

“I could make that work sir, what extra work do you have in mind?”

“Something quite special. I have a solution for the nursery class.”

“Oh? A new teacher is joining us?” What does that have to do with you?

“Something like that. Just follow and you'll see.”

He leads you into the nursery class. Sat there half out of its box is a robot? A dark yellow robot that resembles the sun if it was personified and dressed as a court jester of long ago.

“Oh is this a new model? I've never seen one like this.” you ask but as you inspect it closer you notice the layer of dust covering it… now you feel silly.

“On the contrary, This is a vintage animatronic, A fazbear original.”

“Oh wow.” Fazbear rings a bell in your head but you’ve never really been big into the whole robot industry all you know are from the adverts on the Holovision if you’re being honest you weren’t all that keen on them. You know Mr. Moosifer is very into his vintage robots though so it must be a big deal.

“Someone bought a warehouse and found it full of these old animatronics. Would have bought them all if I had the budget, they were all far too expensive. I charged this one on the school account, He was a daycare attendant, apparently has a security mode as well, perfect since I almost had to hire a security guard since the graffiti incident last week, who even sells spray paint these days. Anyway, Two birds one stone, and it’ll be cheaper in the long run.” he looks so smug and full of himself. “At least I can say I technically own a vintage robot,” he laughs. “Wait till the others at the digital Golfing Alley hear about this.”

Oh finally he stopped talking...

“And what do you want my help with?”

“Clean it and reboot it would you. It might need a debrief or something. I don’t care how long it takes but I dismissed the substitute so have it ready for the morning class.” He hands you a very thicc manual book.

“Sure thing.” you smile, the most fake smile you could muster.

He leaves. You hate being such a suck up to that old man. The new powerplant isn’t the only reason Patrick left in a hurry.

It’s just you and the currently lifeless robot. You hope it’s lifeless, robots are lifeless right? It looks like it's looking at you... If its vintage could it be haunted?

You’ve heard of some people thinking robots have life, some going as far to advocate for robot equality and rights, others even pushing for robot marriage, that's just how far advanced AI is you suppose, either that or the worlds just that delusional, you can’t imagine an antique like this being so advanced, you doubt it can even keep up with the children nevermind teach them. Bur your experience with robots isn't extensive at all since the cheaper models you've met in the lower city aren't even advanced like at all, most are just glorified auto machinery.

You sigh, enough stalling...

"Better check this manual for how to clean this thing." You grumble.

You need this job, you remind yourself.

You pick up the book, it’s heavy. Under the title that reads ‘The Daycare Attendant’ sits a picture of two similar robots, one blue and starry the other a match to the one in front of you, it must be part of a series or something?

You flick through looking for cleaning instructions. Finally you find them.

‘Instructions on cleaning the Sun daycare attendant.’

That's got to be this one right? He’s definitely sun themed.

‘Use Fazbear SunShine gentle multi surface cleaner, or SunShine soap for tough dirt and grime. If these are not available please order them at Fazbear.org/shop/cleaning/dca using your staff assigned code. In the meantime these suitable substitutes should be used (in order of most suitable to least): SunShine bubble bath, SunShine hand soap, SunShine shampoo, SunShine laundry soap, SunShine dish soap, SunShine wood polish, any SleepyTime products suitable for the moon DCA, regular dish soap, or any Gentle multi surface cleaner. Caution avoid harsh chemicals to avoid damaging the paint or irritating the skin of any children coming into contact with the daycare attendant. None of the SunShine kitchen or toilet and bathroom lines of cleaning products are suitable for cleaning the DCA, Never use bleach. Always use warm water and a gentle cloth or sponge. Never use a scourer or brush to clean the DCA. Elbow grease is all you need.’

You're curious about this Fazbear sunshine cleaner so you Holo it on your Holowatch. The website doesn’t exist but you can find old posts about the nostalgia and recipes that give a similar smell. Oh the channel NostalgicScents has a few bottles of the laundry soap on sale. Oh ouch a million credits for a small bottle of 10 units is ridiculous. It is a vintage product so maybe you shouldn't be surprised.

What were the alternatives? Dish soap or multi surface cleaner…?

You’re pretty sure there's some dish soap in the cafeteria so you head in search of some. You find said soap and a washing up bowl, filling it with warm water and bringing it all the way back to the nursery classroom.

Re-thinking your plan, it might not be best to wash him on the colourful dinosaur carpet so you instead decide to drag it into the little kids bathrooms.

It's heavy and lanky, it bends in way too many places making it difficult to keep a grip. But you manage and lean it against the bath tub....

You face palm at the realisation that there's a bath in here to clean up any bad messes the kids get into, odd for a school you know but this was pre-K nursery. Toddlers had a way of making the worst messes.

You place your bowl in the bath and using the dish cloth start wiping the dust and grime off the robot. You wonder if it’ll even work, you hope it’s waterproof, the Manual told you to use soapy water so it can’t be wrong could it, did soap and water mean something different back then? You shake away your worries, It’s too late now, the worst that could happen is you get fired, that doesn't sound too bad about now. You would have left this town a long time ago if you had the savings, then again... you’d rather not be homeless.

You wipe away the grime on its face revealing a bright yellow. It looks friendly if not ever so slightly creepy. You move onto its arms, underneath the dust on its right arm is a series of numbers carved into the metal, it looks like your birthday? The month and day that is. What a weird coincidence it must be a serial number of some kind. You finish cleaning it up and turn back to the manual to know how to turn it on. You follow the instructions, taking a small piece of metal from the shoulder and using it to press the button through a hole in the back of its head just as the book had told you to.

Start up commencing. . .

Connecting to Faz network….

No Faz network detected…

Connecting to the local network…

Connected…

Estimated storage time 50 years…

Please wait as calibrations commence.

“Wow…” 50 years you think to yourself. He wasn’t kidding when he said it was vintage. It should teach history class, not the nursery. Maybe he’d know what fish were like, were there fish in the wild back then. You shrug, who knows.

Calibrations complete…

Rebooting…

Rebooting…

“S-starshine?” it stammered.

“Huh?” you wonder… Is that it’s Catchphrase?

Its voice was masculine but very chipper with the metallic robotic tone earlier robots were known for. It seems confused.

“Oh… oh um... Hello new friend!” its voice had a surprising amount of expression.

“Hi…” you hesitantly reply.

“You look familiar…” It taps its chin as it thinks? “Have you ever visited the daycare before?” it adjusts its position crossing its legs.

“Nope, not me.”

“Oh… I’m so sorry, new friend. Let me introduce myself, My name is Sun, you can call me Sunny if you like but never Sundrop.” It points its finger up. “That’s the line of sweets named after me, not the other way.” it smiles at you, it seems too warm for any robot you’ve ever met. “Would you like one?” it reaches into its pocket. “Oh I’m out, sorry I’ll have to go restock.” It stands about to walk around before pausing. It’s ever so tall, it must be at least 6ft tall.

“Yeah about that.”

“Where… Where am I?” Its tone was darker, almost worried. It steps out of the bathroom into the class.

“Welcome to Angel Valley Primary school?” you shrug.

“Where’s the daycare?” It clutches its hands in front of itself… anxiously? “Where’s the pizza plex?”

“Closed? I assume? You’ve been in storage for like 50 years.”

“50 years!?” It rubs its right arm. “That’s so long…” It drums its fingers on its teeth. “Do you work for fazbear entertainment? Are you opening up a new daycare? It's a little small, where are the play structures? I'm not ready for a new handler, when are the kids coming? Where will they have naptime? There's not even a stage…”

You watch as it paces and rambles, it almost looks like a panic attack or something. Surely a robot can’t have one of those right.

“Hey!” you call out. “Stop that.”

It stops and looks at you, practically shaking as it tries to stay still.

“There’s no daycare, or fazbear whatever. You have a new prerogative as a teacher at this school.”

It sits, closing its eyes and takes a breath? Maybe it's cooling its system or something. Does overheating make a robot jittery?

It starts counting.

“It has anxiety? of course it does.” That’s just your luck…. Wait... Unless it's a count down???

It puts it’s hands down. “Excuse me, that was very rude.” it's tone miffed but still polite, the kind of voice you’d give a parent if you were allowed to correct them.

Wait… you said that out loud….

“I’d rather not be called IT. Although as an animatronic we have no gender.” he says with air quotes. “We prefer the pronouns he/them. Thank you.”

Great, the robot has pronouns. How much more human can they get?

“Surely if you're from the future you should have more respect for robots by now, I’d expect robots would have become much more sophisticated in the last 50 years.” They turned away crossing their arms almost as if he was in a strop.

“Not the ones you see on the streets of the lower city. Most sophisticated robot I’ve seen is a store stacker.”

“What's one of those?” he tilts his head curiously.

“Exactly what it sounds like. It stocks shelves, if you're lucky you might meet one sophisticated enough that it can direct you to the soup aisle in the soup store.”

“Oh…”

“The rich in the upper city have shiny new robot assistants that are almost human-like. But your average Joe like me probably won’t ever get to see one.”

“I see…”

“But you should still be more polite.”

“You're right, I'm Sorry.”

“Thank you.” he sighs.

“Soooo uh… Are you calmer now?”

“I guess.” he sighs.

“Good because I need to show you around and let you know how to do your job before I can go home tonight.”

He stands up. His expression is now blank. “Alright.”

“So this is your class, you’ll be teaching the nursery or Pre-school class, most of your students are two to four years old, they do half days, so you’ll have group one come in during the morning and group two in the afternoon. We do learn by play here, It can’t be that different from daycare work. Basically entertain the kids. Make sure they don’t unalive themselves.”

He nods. “Where are the arts and craft supplies? Do we have paper and Oh, tell me we have glitter glue.” he looks over the colourful room, looking at the bookshelves and the toy boxes.

“No... Art supplies like that are pretty scarce, we keep them only for the fourth grade. We let the little kids play art games on they’re SlimNote jr though” you take an electronic notebook and show him.

He looks disappointed, dejected even.

“Plus it’s less to clean up.”

That doesn't seem to cheer him up.

“So no finger painting?”

“What’s that?”

“Oh my stars… you don’t know?” he drags his hands down his face.

“You’ll have to tell me another time we should move on.”

“Right.”

“So the room we were in earlier was the littles bathroom, it includes three big kid toilets and a handful of potties, there is a bath for emergencies but you have to have parents and kids consent for bathtime, most say sure others would rather let their kid sit in his own poop for the rest of the day, but anyway, moving on, your desk is there, the toys there, you can see it all.”

You gesture for him to follow as you lead him out of the room. You turn left to your class.

“This is my class.”

He looks around your space themed classroom and his eyes sparkle.

“Here I teach the first and second grade English, Maths and Space science.”

“Are these actually from space?” he asks as he looks over your wall of space trinkets, three shelves and a table are all adorned with rocks, crystals and other trinkets.

“Eeeek.” he jumps, “it moved.” He points to a tank.

“That’s our little alien specimen, We call him Greg, he’s a space slug.”

The slug-like creature covered in fluorescent colours munches on a piece of metal that you fed him earlier.

“And yes most of these came from space explorations, though some are only replicas, every school has a collection ours is pretty small if i’m being honest.”

“Wow.”

You can’t help but yawn, normally you’d be home by now having eaten your rations and gone to bed. “Can we finish here? You probably don’t need to know any more than this but you can wander around tonight unless you need to recharge or something. Just don’t touch anything. Oh and the headmaster said something about night guard or security or something. Can you do that or whatever.”

“Sure thing…” he rubs the back of his neck.

“Cool the kids will be in at 9 AM. I’ll see you at about half seven though.”

“Okie dokie.”

With that you collected your things and headed home.

This part of the city was almost quiet, the usual hustle and bustle reduced to about a dozen vehicles including your single drive, at least there wasn’t much traffic. Your little two door, one seater car was great, it was sort of old but reliable. You finally arrive at your building, it was one of many in your sector. In sector 10 they build as tall as they can and then crammed as many tiny apartments as possible in there. Your building was nice enough to spare a little room for an elevator you know of many who couldn't be bothered. Your apartment if you could call it that was on the 9th floor you couldn’t imagine how many steps that would be. Imagine bringing your food order up all that way Ooof. You make your way past dozens of other apartment doors until you arrive at yours. You unlock it with your finger print and step inside. It really wasn’t much but it was yours. You’re welcomed by your tiny shoe box of a kitchen, you head into the door to your left, your bathroom, or shower room you suppose, it’s far too small for a bath, you clean up after a hard day's work and heat your rations for dinner. It was supposed to taste like chicken soup but it beats you what chicken is supposed to taste like. You’ve heard it’s a rich man's delicacy, apparently it’s a bird, you can’t see how a bird would be very practical to eat. You've only ever seen wrens and crows though, apparently the really desperate even eat those, you suppose it would probably be better then rat. Your thoughts? You’ll stick to your lab grown rations.

Then it was time to snuggle into bed. You open the door to reveal a bed, that's almost all you can fit in the incredibly small bedroom. You managed to squeeze a bedside table and a lamp in the room, but it was quite the squeeze, at least you have a window. Many aren’t as lucky. You flop on the bed pulling the covers over you and turning your lamp off. Hopefully you’ll sleep soundly. You’d press X to doubt but you can dream harold.

Or not. Hours tick by and you turn over once again. There was no point in laying here bored so you instead scroll through the Holoweb.

Articles on extinct animals, news of a possible storm later in the month, more news on the rich getting richer, more robot rights protests in the upper city again. Oh a couple articles on soulmates interesting, are soulmates real? if you were immortal would your soulmate keep coming back? Can robots have soulmates?

Surely you need a soul to have a soulmate no? As interesting as those articles seem, you'd rather just keep scrolling. Is caffeine plus affecting sleep? That could be it but there is no way you could drop it now you’re in too deep.

You read article title after article title until eventually you tire your eyes out and finally drift to sleep.

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[tinydefector]

Would love to see some soft vore with swindle maybe first contact au with a little human he found wandering a warehouse he keeps his product in by themselves

Smuggling

Swindle x human

Word count: 1.8k

Warnings: smut, oral, vore, Valveplug, Giant/Tiny

Edit( had issue with transferring it from my writing area over here so hopefully it's all together this time. The joys)

Swindle masterlist

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little cries echo from the human swindle had caught, he eyes them through the large Cube he had caught them in debating what he should do with them. Their eyes linger on him wide as if pleading for him to let them go. He wasn't sure how the human had gotten there but he was fascinated by their smaller form

Swindle peered down at his unusual catch through the translucent edges of his containment cube, rotors whirring thoughtfully. The tiny creature writhed within, clawing vainly at the barrier as strange cries emanated from its primitive vocalizer.

How curious that such a fragile thing could have wound up aboard his ship. The Decepticons had little need nor patience for biology beneath their notice. Still, as a businessman, Swindle appreciated any commodity's potential value - and rarity commanded the highest prices on the black market, where only the boldest dared to deal.

"Now now, no need for that racket," he said, tone placating yet laced with calculation. The human stilled at his words, wide optics locking onto Swindle's face with an expression...pleading? Most odd.

Lowering the cube, Swindle gazed within, scanning hastily. Basic carbon-based, bipedal, underdeveloped neuronal network...but sentient nevertheless. His grasping servos gentled upon feeling its erratic organic pulse. Perhaps this catch deserved study before rushing to market. Potential discoveries could revise alien worth beyond raw material.

They curl up on themself, eyes darting around as they watch swindle check his warehouse stock. Small trembles rack their small frame as they try to make themself even smaller. As Swindle surveyed his stockpiles, peripherals noted movement within the containment cube set before him. Curious, he knelt for closer investigation, crimson optics peering through the translucent barrier.

Within, the tiny human had drawn into a quivering ball, trembling violently as large optics darted about the warehouse in panicked disorientation. Clearly, its primitive systems found the vastness overwhelming. How fragile such an alien organism must seem without protective armor, weaponry or even adequate size to impose any will.

Lifting the cube. The human merely shrank tighter, as though hoping invisibility might shield its vulnerable form. An interesting survival mechanism, yet ineffective among their kind. Its continual shaking set oddly on Swindle's sensors.

Crooking a digit, Swindle nudged the cube gently, awaiting response to stimulate and assess this odd creature's potential. What solutions might it improvise under pressure? Fortune favoured the bold and clever, after all.

They shout as they tumble out on the table. Their eyes go wide as they try to bolt across the metal table. Neatly tumbling over the edge. He's curious about the tag on their leg, it held the information on where the human was from, where they were going and what their purpose was for.

As the tiny human tumbled from its confinement, Swindle's keen optics tracked each jerking motion broadcasted by its tag chip and primitive garments. Clearly disoriented amongst the warehouse's cavernous machinery, the thing bolted recklessly across the table, servos scrabbling for purchase on the slick metal.

A sharp gasp escaped them as momentum carried the fragile body over the edge, sending it plummeting toward the unforgiving ground far below. An unfortunate demise would ruin this rare find before its potential could be explored.

Snatching the thing from the air, Swindle brought it close for examination, ignoring its frantic pounding against his braced digits. There - the identification chip embedded in its vest offered tantalising insights into origins and intended fates of this hitherto unknown species.

The human squirms under Swindle's grip as the bot checks them from damage or injuries, moving them close to make sure they aren't broken.  they whimper out. Swindle's optics narrow as he processes the information on the human's leg tag. 

A chuckle escapes Swindle's vocalizer as he holds the squirming human firmly to the table, his grip unyielding. 

The information on their leg tag filters across his processor. 

Species: homo-sapien (human) 

Planet of origin: Terra 1, Earth 

Destination: Vos, Cybertron 

Buyer: offlined 

Other information: 'exotic pet', bid off to the highest buyer or keep them. I don't care.  

"Earth, eh?" he murmured, scanning the encoded lines rapidly. "A long way off course, meatbag. But who said the black market honours authorities' designs, hmm?" The human writhed uselessly, but clever optics observed its every microexpression carefully.

As swindle downloads the language file attached he can finally understand the small squeaks and chirps from them. His audials twitch at the implications, his curiosity piqued by the concept of an 'exotic pet' from Earth being brought to Vos, the city of seekers. It seemed that someone on Cybertron had quite the fascination with organic, soft-bodied creatures. As he downloads the language file attached, the squeaks and chirps they emit start to make sense to Swindle. Their plea for freedom.

"Please let me go," they whimper, their voice carrying a mix of fear and desperation.

Swindle's optics flicker as He leans in closer, his tone low and contemplative. "Now, why would I do that, little human? You see, you've been bought and sold, and it looks like I'm the one in possession of you now. You're quite the valuable commodity, and I must say, I'm rather curious to see just what makes you so 'exotic.'"

Swindle's grip tightens slightly, ensuring they couldn't struggle out of his gasp. He can't help but enjoy the power he holds over them, relishing the control he has in this situation. "Now, don't you worry," he muses, a sly grin playing on his face. "I'll take good care of you, my little 'exotic pet.' Perhaps we can find some... mutually beneficial arrangement."

As the human's plea lingers in the air, Swindle's mind races with possibilities, calculating the potential profits and leverage this situation could bring. For now, they were at his mercy, and he intended to make the most of it. They try fighting against his hold but its useless, only making him chuckle as he holds them to the table.

 'Exotic pet' could mean a lot of things and Swindle was more curious now just what had been intended for the human, but for a human to be set to Vos, the city of seekers he had a pretty good idea. Some Cybertronian had a kink for organics. soft bodies. It was the dead seekers lose now.

Swindle's grip tightens as the human futile struggles against his hold. Their attempts only serve to amuse him, a chuckle slipping past his vocalizer as he maintains his firm grasp, preventing any chance of escape.

A smirk curls across Swindle's face as he contemplates the missed opportunity for the deceased seeker. They had lost out on what could have been a valuable acquisition, but now the human was within his grasp. "Looks like you're quite the prize," Swindle comments, his voice laced with amusement. "I wonder what makes you so special, hmm?"

Their smaller frame lit a fire in Swindle. "What do you want from me? " they whimpered out in the most delightful way. They lean into his servos, they squirm as his digits Begin removing clothes. Swindle intended to test drive them. See what all the fuss was about.

A sly grin spreads across Swindle's face. He takes a moment to savour their squirming, their body responding to his touch. Swindle intends to explore every inch of their being, to push boundaries and test their limits, all while satisfying his own curiosity and desires.

As their clothes fall away and their vulnerability is exposed, Swindle's optics gleam with anticipation. they whine out as Swindle runs his glossa against their skin, arching under his touch as he takes in the sweet taste of their skin, Swindle smirks, savouring the taste of their skin against his glossa. His fingers trace teasing patterns along their body, revelling in the shivers and arches it elicits from them. The sweetness that lingers on their skin reminds him of the finest energon wine or a well-aged high-grade.

"Mmm, you taste as delightful as the finest concoctions," Swindle purrs, his voice dripping with satisfaction. "You're like a rare vintage, my dear, a delectable treat I can't resist." He continues to explore their body with his lips and tongue, leaving a trail of tantalising sensations in his wake. Swindle revels in the power he holds over them, the ability to elicit such pleasurable responses from them.

His hands roam, caressing and teasing, seeking out the most sensitive spots. Swindle's lips curl into a mischievous grin as he trails his glossa between their legs slowly lapping against their skin. He revels in the sounds of their pleasure, the way their breath hitches and their body arches under his touch. His servos roam with purpose, gliding along their curves and tracing patterns As his lips trail lower, Swindle's tongue flicks out to taste the sensitive spots he discovers along the way. He savours the delicious moans that escape their lips, the sweet melody of their pleasure.

"You're so responsive," Swindle whispers, his voice laced with a mix of satisfaction and hunger. With a final, lingering kiss, Swindle pulls back slightly, his gaze filled with a predatory gleam. He knows that he has them right where he wants them, teetering on the edge of overwhelming desire.

"Now, my lovely, it's time to truly indulge," Swindle says, his voice low and sultry. "

His mouth continues to explore their body, his lips and tongue leaving a trail of heat and sensation in their wake. Swindle's hands roam, seeking out every sensitive spot, every place that elicits those delicious reactions. His lips press against their leg as mischief flickers in his optics. 

They lay there shuttering slightly before Swindle takes them further into his mouth. They squeal out as Swindle swallows them. " hey! Let me out!!" They shout and it only makes swindlers chuckle. They cry out again as his tubing slowly drops them down into his tank making an echoing thump as the land. They try to pull themself back up but only get stuck before they land back in the small chamber of his tanks their naked form shivers slightly. 

"Now, now, there's no need to get all worked up," Swindle taunts, his voice smooth and sly. He relishes in the control he has over the situation. He takes a moment to appreciate the sound of their voice echoing within his tanks, a reminder of their helplessness.

 "I'll make sure to take good care of you. After all, you're quite the valuable asset." With a satisfied chuckle, Swindle returns his focus to his work. The human squirms and moves around in the tight confines of Swindle's tank, banging their fist against the inside, It echo's lightly. “Let me out, Let me out !” Swindle's grin widens as he hears the muffled sounds of struggle within his fuel tank. The echo of their fist banging against the walls only adds to his amusement, fueling his desire for control.

"Oh, you're quite the feisty one, aren't you?" Swindle taunts, his voice laced with a mix of amusement and superiority. "But I'm afraid all that struggling won't get you anywhere. You're securely locked away, completely at my mercy."

He takes a moment to savour the sounds of their frustration, "You might as well settle in" Swindle continues, his voice dripping with smugness. "Perhaps if you behave, I'll consider letting you out," Swindle teases, his voice filled with false promise. "But for now, you're mine to keep."

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[notwiselybuttoowell]

It is a warehouse the size of 12 football pitches that promises to create much-needed jobs and development​ in Caucaia city, north-east Brazil​. But it won’t have shelves stocked with products. This vast building will be a datacentre, believed to be earmarked for TikTok​, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app​, ​a​s part of a 55bn reais (£7.3bn) project​ to expand its global datacentre infrastructure​.

Caucaia [...] suffers from extreme weather events, including droughts and heavy rains, according to data from the Digital Atlas of Disasters in Brazil and the Integrated Disaster Information System.

In 16 of the 21 years between 2003 and 2024, a state of emergency due to drought was declared in the city at least once. In 2019, almost 10,000 people were affected by water shortages, the Digital Atlas of Disasters shows. As reservoirs were depleted, the water became unfit for consumption, leading to crop losses and difficulty accessing basic food for the population.

Datacentres use vast amounts of energy and water to cool their supercomputers. Nevertheless, public authorities are greenlighting their construction in cities that have persistently suffered from drought. Caucaia is not an isolated case.

According to the Digital Disaster Atlas, five of the 22 datacentres planned are located in cities that have suffered recurring droughts and water shortages since 2003.

Big tech companies admit that they are consuming water in sensitive areas due to the demands of AI. In its 2024 sustainability report, Microsoft said that 42% of its water came from areas of “water stress”, and Google said the same year that 15% of its water use was in areas of “high water scarcity”.

The large amounts of water used by datacentres keep computers and machines cool, preventing them from overheating. However, some is lost to evaporation, which can exacerbate the climate crisis in the regions where they are set up. As AI models improve, they need more processing power, which requires more energy and cooling. This means water and energy consumption are set to increase.

The International Energy Agency conservatively estimates that datacentre energy consumption will double to 945,000 GWh by 2030 – the equivalent of Japan’s annual energy consumption. Emerging countries such as Brazil will account for about 5% of the projected growth over this period.

Water consumption is set to rise significantly, with 4.2bn to 6.6bn cubic metres needed for global AI demand in 2027, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside, and the University of Texas at Arlington. This is more than half of the UK’s annual water consumption.

However, according to Shaolei Ren, a researcher at UC Riverside and co-author of the article, there is an essential difference between withdrawal (the water taken out of the system) and consumption (water withdrawal that evaporates) regarding datacentres.

“While residential users typically don’t use much of the water they withdraw, datacentres often use 60% to 80% of it,” says Ren. In other words, the water is lost.

Datacentres can be cooled in two ways. One is air conditioning, a power-inefficient solution for extensive facilities. Water is the second option.

One technique is to use radiators with fans in a closed water circuit, where the water is recycled or reused, similar to the system in a car engine, but costs are high. Another option is cooling towers, which remove heat from hot water using evaporation, so the cold water can be pumped back into the system. The last method involves spraying water into the air to make it more humid and lower the temperature.

But there are still some inefficiencies. “Both evaporation and spraying result in water loss,” says Emilio Francesquini, an associate professor at the Federal University of ABC.

A small datacentre with a 1MW capacity consumes 25.5m litres of water yearly, losing 1% (255,000 litres) via evaporation.

[rottkitt]

ok wait guys i’m gonna spread my “woke propaganda” for a second but

BLEEEEEE PLEASE READ!! IMPORTANT MESSAGE BLOEAUAUUUU

do i have your attention? i hope i do, because generative AI is killing our environment and i want to talk about it as well as encourage you to do your own research as well.

yes, my family and friends are fine. you + your family and friends may also be fine right now, but there are many people of whom are going without power and immediate water. tons of people are having to stock up on gallon jugs just to take baths or have a drink.

all because of AI and its effects on the environment.

the machines used to support things like ChatGPT, C.AI, image/video generators, heat up to dangerously warm temperatures— which means that the warehouses they’re in have to be placed locations that have lots of power/energy to run fans, or places with lots of water to pour over the machines.

the amount of power needed to train AI models also demands high quantities of electricity that emit carbon dioxide and pressure on the electric grid.

i’m going to focus mostly on AI chatbots, as that is where most of my knowledge lays.

a whole bottle to a gallon jug of water is used to generate just one message from an AI chatbot.

i’ve seen bots averaging thousands or millions of chats with, as far as i know, hundreds or more messages just in one conversation.

that’s hundreds, thousands, millions of gallons of water a day. imagine the sheer impact that will have on the earth and future generations if we let it continue.

here are some references/articles about this, i heavily encourage you to read them and find more yourself.

i understand if you have an addiction to AI, i’ve been there before myself.

if you use AI to roleplay, i recommend substituting it with - roleplay servers on discord, roleplay forums on places like toyhouse or spacehey, or even roleplay games on roblox

if you use AI to vent, i recommend substituting it with - asking close friends or family or partners if you can talk, messaging/calling a help hotline, journaling your feelings, or drawing if you can/like to.

if you use image generation to make art or animation, i highly recommend taking online or even in person lessons on art. there are so many ways to be creative and make something meaningful or random/silly. there’s all sorts of tutorials online, and you can always ask people for help with tips. you can draw or animate digitally, do traditional art, use clay and make models, you could even use recyclable items to make a sculpture or craft.

yes, your art will be bad at first. it might be very shitty, it might be that way for a long while— but the longer you do it the better you will get. as time goes on you’ll be more and more confident in doing things without AI, no matter what it is you’re deciding not to use AI for.

your dependency on AI and it’s tools doesn’t have to be forever. it doesn’t have to be that far into the future. i promise you, there are much better options than AI. you can absolutely go without it.

extra solution for both using chat bots for roleplay and venting, you can write fanfics. it’s not at all uncommon to use fiction to cope or pass time, just as long as the process doesn’t involve AI. using things like picrew, gacha life, or any dress up games, are also just as good.

for art you could also commission artists if you have money, which would also support someone else as well as get you what you want.

[darkmaga-returns]

Another stark reminder of the dangers posed by digital identity systems has emerged, this time through a major breach at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, one of the largest data brokers in the world. The incident, which could impact more than 364,000 people, illustrates how vulnerable centralized identity data can be when housed within massive corporate data warehouses.

The breach itself occurred on December 25, 2024, but LexisNexis did not uncover the intrusion until April 1, 2025.

During that four-month gap, highly sensitive information may have been accessible to unauthorized actors. The data exposed includes names, Social Security numbers, contact details, and driver’s license numbers, exactly the kind of information that forms the backbone of digital identity systems and can be repurposed for surveillance, tracking, or fraud.

[hiredassault]

LAWTON FAMILY EMPIRE :-

1. Lawtonville

The entire town was built around the Lawton estate ;; complete with streets named after family members, legacy statues, and centralized governance subtly run by their financial influence.

2. Lawton Station ; Train Depot.

A grand, old world railway station serving Lawtonville ;; built during the industrial boom && still bearing the engraved family crest on the archway.

3. Lawton Downs Racetrack

A luxury horse racing venue funded by George Lawton; hosts private races, charity events, and serves as a hub for high society gossip.

4. Lawton Diner

A retro, chrome-accented eatery originally opened for workers and now preserved as a town relic --- still displaying family photos and vintage menus with “Miss Genevieve’s Specials.”

5. Lawton Greens Golf Course

An exclusive members-only club where deals are struck && the Lawtons’ social supremacy remains subtly enforced through legacy plaques and reserved holes.

6. Lawton’s General Market

A multi-generation grocery enterprise that started as a farmstand and grew into a local chain--- stocked with branded wines and high-end imported goods.

7. Lawton Strategic Solutions (Private Military Firm)

A shadowy security and weapons consulting group founded post-Vietnam by a Lawton cousin ;; tied to international contracts, ex-military personnel, and controversial operations.

8. Lawton Bank & Trust

A family-established private bank that funded local businesses and civic projects ; also served to exert financial control over the town.

9. Lawton Arms Factory

A manufacturing plant tied to defense contracts and hunting gear -- fitting Floyd’s future obsession with weaponry && marksmanship.

10. Lawton Estate Grounds

Vast land surrounding the mansion, possibly including a vineyard, horse stables, and hidden features like an old war bunker or escape tunnel.

11. Lawton Private School

A prep school bearing the family name where children of town elites (including Edward and Floyd) were groomed for academic and political success.

12. Lawton Medical Clinic

A pristine clinic or hospital with a family wing ;; donated to the town but subtly controlled through appointments and board seats.

13. Lawton Family Courthouse

The local legal building featuring a Lawton-donated wing, ensuring influence over judicial outcomes when necessary.

14. Lawton Memorial Park

A landscaped park built after a staged philanthropic gesture ;; includes a statue of George Lawton and plaques commemorating family donors.

15. Lawton Family Chapel

An ornate building used for family ceremonies and curated public religious events -- also a private meeting space shielded by spiritual pretense.

16. Lawton Mausoleum (Cemetery Grounds)

A forest-locked stone crypt housing generations of Lawtons, including Edward ; Floyd rarely visits, but the grounds are immaculately kept.

17. Lawton Airstrip (Private Landing Strip)

A minimally staffed but fully functioning strip for private jets and high-value deliveries --- often used for unrecorded travel or weapon shipments.

18. Lawton Warehouse & Logistics Hub

A large industrial space used for storing shipments, surplus arms, and possibly black-market goods; located discreetly near the town edge.

19. Lawton Drone & R&D Facility

High-security facility developing prototype drones and digital tracking systems, many tested in overseas or urban conflict zones.

20. Lawton Firearms Museum

A showcase of the family’s weaponry lineage --- from hunting rifles to customized revolvers; closed to the public, invitation-only for collectors.

21. Lawton Theater House

Once grand and glittering, now half-abandoned; built by Genevieve’s side of the family as a show of cultural dominance -- now used only on rare, eerie occasions.

[haodatech]

ERP Trends in India: What Businesses Need to Know in 2025

As we step into 2025, India’s digital transformation continues to gain momentum, with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems playing a pivotal role in this journey. From MSMEs to large enterprises, companies across India are embracing modern ERP systems to streamline operations, improve productivity, and gain real-time insights. However, the ERP landscape is not static. New technologies, business models, and market demands are reshaping how ERP solutions are built and deployed. To stay competitive, businesses are increasingly turning to a trusted custom erp software development that can deliver tailored, future-ready solutions to meet evolving needs..

For any business leader or decision-maker, staying updated on ERP trends is essential for long-term growth. Here’s what you need to know about ERP in India in 2025—and why partnering with a trusted ERP software development company is more critical than ever.

1. Cloud-Native ERP Takes Center Stage

The move to cloud-based ERP systems has evolved from a trend to a business essential.. In 2025, more than 70% of Indian businesses are expected to run at least one core ERP module on the cloud. Whether it's finance, inventory, HR, or supply chain management, cloud-native ERP provides unmatched flexibility, cost-efficiency, and scalability.

Why it matters:

Cloud ERP allows companies to access real-time data from anywhere, a must-have for remote teams and decentralized operations. For growing startups and SMEs, it eliminates the need for heavy upfront IT investments.

Pro Tip: Choose an ERP software development company that specializes in building and managing secure, cloud-first ERP platforms with scalable architecture.

2. AI and Automation Are Now Standard Features

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are no longer futuristic add-ons—they’re integrated features in leading ERP solutions. In India, sectors like manufacturing, retail, and logistics are already using AI-driven ERP systems for demand forecasting, automated purchase orders, and predictive maintenance.

Key applications:

Intelligent inventory control

Automated approval workflows

Smart financial analytics

AI-driven chatbots for internal support

The automation of repetitive tasks helps save time and reduce manual errors, leading to better productivity and cost savings.

3. Mobile-First ERP for the Indian Workforce

In a mobile-first country like India, mobile ERP access has become a non-negotiable feature. Field workers, sales teams, and warehouse staff need real-time data on the go. ERP software development companies in India are now designing mobile-first ERP systems that are lightweight, intuitive, and offline-capable.

Use Cases:

Sales reps accessing customer data during visits

Real-time order tracking for logistics staff

On-field inventory updates

Mobile ERP boosts agility by giving teams instant access to data and tools anytime, anywhere.

4. Industry-Specific ERP Solutions Are in Demand

Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all ERP systems. In 2025, Indian businesses are looking for industry-specific ERP solutions tailored to their unique workflows. Whether it's textile manufacturing, hospital chains, or eCommerce logistics, businesses are opting for custom ERP modules instead of generic systems.

A reliable ERP software development company now provides modular ERP architecture where businesses can pick and choose the functionalities they need.

Top Industries adopting vertical ERP:

FMCG and Retail

Healthcare

Education and EdTech

Agriculture and Food Processing

5. Focus on Data Privacy and Compliance

With increasing concerns around data protection, ERP systems in India must now comply with regulations like India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), GST mandates, and other sectoral norms. Modern ERP platforms are now expected to include strong role-based access controls, detailed audit trails, and advanced encryption for data security.

Companies are also investing in ERP systems that offer built-in compliance features to stay audit-ready at all times.

Choosing the Right Partner:

Ensure that your ERP software development company is experienced in implementing secure, regulation-compliant ERP systems tailored for Indian legal frameworks.

6. Integration with Other Business Tools

ERP is no longer a standalone solution. In 2025, seamless integration with other platforms—CRM, HRMS, accounting software, BI dashboards, and payment gateways—is a top priority. Indian businesses want ERP systems that unify all operations under one ecosystem, ensuring data consistency and reducing duplication.

APIs and low-code/no-code integration tools are becoming essential in ERP software development. Businesses should opt for flexible ERP systems that can grow with their tech stack.

7. Rise of Small Business ERP Adoption

The biggest growth segment in 2025 is expected to be small and medium businesses. Thanks to affordable SaaS pricing, low-code platforms, and government initiatives like Digital MSME, more small businesses are investing in ERP than ever before.

Local ERP software development companies are offering lightweight, affordable ERP solutions tailored for MSMEs with quick deployment timelines and localized support.

Final Thoughts

2025 marks a major inflection point for ERP adoption in India. Businesses that adapt to these ERP trends—cloud-first infrastructure, AI-driven workflows, mobile access, and compliance-readiness—will have a clear competitive edge. However, success hinges on choosing the right ERP software development company that understands your business and delivers scalable, custom-built solutions. In many cases, companies offering ERP solutions are also expanding into related domains, such as becoming a crypto wallet development company, to meet the evolving needs of tech-savvy businesses.

Whether you're a growing startup or a large enterprise, now is the time to modernize your operations with a future-ready ERP system.

Looking for a dependable ERP software development company in India?

Partner with experts who understand your domain and can build an ERP solution that aligns with your business vision. The future of business automation starts here.

Visit https://haodatech.in or call us at 1800 202 3306 to learn more.

[odoosoftware]

Best ERP Software: Empowering Businesses Through Digital Transformation

In today’s fast-paced digital economy, businesses are constantly challenged to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. Legacy systems and disconnected processes can no longer support these evolving demands. That’s where Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software steps in — providing a unified platform to streamline all business operations.

Whether you're a small enterprise or a multinational company, choosing the best ERP software is critical to maintaining a competitive edge.

What’s ERP Software

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software is an integrated suite of applications that helps businesses manage core functions such as:

Accounting & Finance

Inventory & Warehouse

Sales & CRM

Procurement

Manufacturing

HR & Payroll

Project Management

With real-time data and centralized control, ERP enables informed decision-making and business agility.

Why Your Business Needs ERP

Here’s how ERP software transforms your operations:

 Eliminates Silos: Connects all departments in one system

 Boosts Productivity: Automates manual and repetitive tasks

 Enhances Visibility: Real-time dashboards and analytics

 Improves Customer Experience: Faster response times and order fulfillment

 Ensures Compliance: Built-in features to meet industry standards and tax regulations

Top Features to Look for in the Best ERP Software

To maximize ROI, ensure your ERP includes:

Customizable Modules – Tailor the system to fit your unique business model

Cloud Access – Access your data from anywhere with secure cloud hosting

User-Friendly Interface – Easy to learn and use by non-technical staff

Scalability – Grows with your business

Integration Capability – Seamlessly connects with other platforms like eCommerce, banking, or logistics

Real-Time Reporting – For informed decision-making

Mobile Access – Monitor operations from any device

Best ERP Software Options in the Market

Here are some globally recognized ERP platforms:

1. Odoo ERP

Highly customizable, open-source, and cost-effective for SMEs and large enterprises.

2. SAP Business One

Robust and ideal for large enterprises with complex needs.

3. Microsoft Dynamics 365

Flexible and integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft ecosystem.

4. Oracle NetSuite

Best for fast-growing companies looking for a cloud-based ERP.

Why Odoo ERP is the Best Fit for Most Businesses

Among the top choices, Odoo ERP stands out due to its:

Open-source flexibility

Modular structure

Lower cost of ownership

Customizability for any industry (Retail, Manufacturing, Services, Trading, etc.)

Easy third-party integrations

Fast deployment

Who Should Implement Your ERP?

Implementing ERP is as important as selecting the right software. A poor implementation can lead to cost overruns and process disruptions. That’s why choosing an experienced ERP partner is key.

Why Banibro is the Right ERP Partner for You

Banibro IT Solutions is a trusted Odoo ERP partner with over 10 years of experience in delivering digital transformation for companies across India, UAE, Qatar, and beyond.

Key Benefits of Choosing Banibro:

 End-to-end ERP implementation and support

 Industry-specific ERP customization

 Strong expertise in Odoo and cloud hosting

 Affordable and scalable solutions

 Fast deployment with ongoing support and training

 Served 300+ clients across manufacturing, trading, logistics, services, and retail

Final Thoughts

Investing in the best ERP software is no longer a luxury — it’s a necessity in a digital-first world. ERP not only automates your operations but also provides a foundation for innovation, growth, and competitive advantage.

If you’re ready to upgrade your business systems and want expert guidance on ERP selection and implementation, Banibro is here to help.

Banibro Contact Details

 Website: https://banibro.com  Phone:+91 93422 58771 Email: info@banibro.com

 Click here to contact Banibro and schedule a free ERP consultation.

[nainad123]

Fumigation Product Market Size, Share, Price, Trends, Growth, Report And Forecast 2034

The global fumigation products market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4%, rising from a valuation of US$ 871.9 million in 2024 to reach approximately US$ 1.29 billion by 2034.

The rising demand for agricultural fumigants is largely driven by increased incidences of pest and insect infestations in warehouses and crop storage facilities, influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors. Growing awareness of crop protection solutions and the impact of rapid urbanization in developing countries are further fueling market expansion.

Fumigation service providers are increasingly focusing on high-potential markets such as China and India, where post-harvest losses remain a persistent challenge. These losses have considerable financial implications for farmers and other stakeholders, reinforcing the need for effective fumigation solutions to ensure food security and agricultural sustainability.

For More Insights into the Market, Request a Sample of this Report: https://www.factmr.com/connectus/sample?flag=S&rep_id=5898 

Key Trends Shaping the Fumigation Products Market

“Rising Demand for Technology-Enabled Fumigation Solutions”

In recent years, the integration of technology across industries has surged, driven by the growing adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. These advancements are reshaping pest control operations, enabling service providers to enhance efficiency, precision, and responsiveness.

As customer expectations for performance and service quality continue to rise, there is a notable shift toward technology-enabled fumigation solutions. In response, fumigant manufacturers and fumigation service providers are rethinking their product development and service delivery strategies.

A key innovation in this space is the emergence of digital pest control systems. These systems leverage wireless networks and advanced trap sensors to offer real-time capture alerts, continuous monitoring, and instant verification of rodent activity. The data collected allows both professionals and consumers to proactively address pest issues and implement timely, preventive measures—enhancing both safety and effectiveness in pest management.

Country-Wise Insights

According to a recent analysis by Fact.MR, a leading market research and competitive intelligence provider, North America is projected to hold a 27.6% share of the global fumigation products market by 2034.

The market is also witnessing significant expansion into regions such as Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and Australia. This geographic diversification not only broadens the market presence of fumigation product suppliers but also enhances supply chain resilience by reducing reliance on a single source or region. As demand for effective pest control solutions continues to grow globally, expanding regional footprints is becoming a strategic priority for key players in the industry.

Category-wise Insights

The fumigation products market is segmented by form into solid, liquid, and gas. Among these, gas-based fumigation products are projected to hold the largest share—approximately 48.8%—in 2024.

The growing preference for gas fumigants is largely attributed to rising global food demand driven by population growth, alongside heightened concerns surrounding food safety and storage. Farmers and agricultural producers are becoming increasingly aware of the effectiveness of gas fumigation in controlling pests and preserving crop quality. Furthermore, ongoing technological advancements in gas fumigation equipment and application techniques are enhancing efficiency, safety, and ease of use—further propelling market adoption and growth.

Competitive Landscape

Key players in the fumigation product market are Rentokil Initial Plc, Solvay S.A., Detia Degesch GmbH, Industrial Fumigant Company LLC, Royal Agro Organic Pvt. Ltd, National Fumigants, Corteva Agriscience, JAFFER Group of Companies, and AMVAC Chemical Corporation. Market players are forming alliances with globally renowned players to claim a strong footprint in this business landscape to achieve a leading market share.

In 2021, the Indian firm UPL entered into a strategic alliance with TeleSense to launch surveillance solutions for the transport and storage of post-harvest commodities. This initiative facilitates the reduction of food waste by tracking and addressing potential problems such as hotspots, excessive moisture, gas levels, and pest infestations. This enhances the company’s comprehensive suite of safety and detection devices, as well as fumigants.

Browse Full Report: https://www.factmr.com/report/fumigation-products-market 

Key Segments of Fumigation Product Market Research

By Form :

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Treatment Method :

Magnesium Phosphide

Aluminum Phosphide

Sulfuryl Fluoride

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

By End Use :

Residential Fumigation

Agricultural Fumigation

Warehouses/Storage

By Region :

North America

Latin America

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

East Asia

South Asia & Pacific

Middle East & Africa

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[govindhtech]

NVIDIA AI Blueprints For Build Visual AI Data In Any Sector

NVIDIA AI Blueprints

Businesses and government agencies worldwide are creating AI agents to improve the skills of workers who depend on visual data from an increasing number of devices, such as cameras, Internet of Things sensors, and automobiles.

Developers in almost any industry will be able to create visual AI agents that analyze image and video information with the help of a new NVIDIA AI Blueprints for video search and summarization. These agents are able to provide summaries, respond to customer inquiries, and activate alerts for particular situations.

The blueprint is a configurable workflow that integrates NVIDIA computer vision and generative AI technologies and is a component of NVIDIA Metropolis, a suite of developer tools for creating vision AI applications.

The NVIDIA AI Blueprints for visual search and summarization is being brought to businesses and cities around the world by global systems integrators and technology solutions providers like Accenture, Dell Technologies, and Lenovo. This is launching the next wave of AI applications that can be used to increase productivity and safety in factories, warehouses, shops, airports, traffic intersections, and more.

The NVIDIA AI Blueprint, which was unveiled prior to the Smart City Expo World Congress, provides visual computing developers with a comprehensive set of optimized tools for creating and implementing generative AI-powered agents that are capable of consuming and comprehending enormous amounts of data archives or live video feeds.

Deploying virtual assistants across sectors and smart city applications is made easier by the fact that users can modify these visual AI agents using natural language prompts rather than strict software code.

NVIDIA AI Blueprint Harnesses Vision Language Models

Vision language models (VLMs), a subclass of generative AI models, enable visual AI agents to perceive the physical world and carry out reasoning tasks by fusing language comprehension and computer vision.

NVIDIA NIM microservices for VLMs like NVIDIA VILA, LLMs like Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B, and AI models for GPU-accelerated question answering and context-aware retrieval-augmented generation may all be used to configure the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization. The NVIDIA NeMo platform makes it simple for developers to modify other VLMs, LLMs, and graph databases to suit their particular use cases and settings.

By using the NVIDIA AI Blueprints, developers may be able to avoid spending months researching and refining generative AI models for use in smart city applications. It can significantly speed up the process of searching through video archives to find important moments when installed on NVIDIA GPUs at the edge, on-site, or in the cloud.

An AI agent developed using this methodology could notify employees in a warehouse setting if safety procedures are broken. An AI bot could detect traffic accidents at busy crossroads and provide reports to support emergency response activities. Additionally, to promote preventative maintenance in the realm of public infrastructure, maintenance personnel could request AI agents to analyze overhead imagery and spot deteriorating roads, train tracks, or bridges.

In addition to smart places, visual AI agents could be used to automatically create video summaries for visually impaired individuals, classify large visual datasets for training other AI models, and summarize videos for those with visual impairments.

The workflow for video search and summarization is part of a set of NVIDIA AI blueprints that facilitate the creation of digital avatars driven by AI, the development of virtual assistants for individualized customer support, and the extraction of enterprise insights from PDF data.

With NVIDIA AI Enterprise, an end-to-end software platform that speeds up data science pipelines and simplifies the development and deployment of generative AI, developers can test and download NVIDIA AI Blueprints for free. These blueprints can then be implemented in production across accelerated data centers and clouds.

AI Agents to Deliver Insights From Warehouses to World Capitals

With the assistance of NVIDIA’s partner ecosystem, enterprise and public sector clients can also utilize the entire library of NVIDIA AI Blueprints.

With its Accenture AI Refinery, which is based on NVIDIA AI Foundry and allows clients to create custom AI models trained on enterprise data, the multinational professional services firm Accenture has integrated NVIDIA AI Blueprints.

For smart city and intelligent transportation applications, global systems integrators in Southeast Asia, such as ITMAX in Malaysia and FPT in Vietnam, are developing AI agents based on the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization.

Using computing, networking, and software from international server manufacturers, developers can also create and implement NVIDIA AI Blueprints on NVIDIA AI systems.

In order to improve current edge AI applications and develop new edge AI-enabled capabilities, Dell will combine VLM and agent techniques with its NativeEdge platform. VLM capabilities in specialized AI workflows for data center, edge, and on-premises multimodal corporate use cases will be supported by the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization and the Dell Reference Designs for the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.

Lenovo Hybrid AI solutions powered by NVIDIA also utilize NVIDIA AI blueprints.

The new NVIDIA AI Blueprint will be used by businesses such as K2K, a smart city application supplier in the NVIDIA Metropolis ecosystem, to create AI agents that can evaluate real-time traffic camera data. City officials will be able to inquire about street activities and get suggestions on how to make things better with to this. Additionally, the company is utilizing NIM microservices and NVIDIA AI blueprints to deploy visual AI agents in collaboration with city traffic management in Palermo, Italy.

NVIDIA booth at the Smart Cities Expo World Congress, which is being held in Barcelona until November 7, to learn more about the NVIDIA AI Blueprints for video search and summarization.

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2025 Outlook: Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market

Introduction

The Africa commercial real estate leasing market is experiencing sustained growth, fueled by rapid urbanization, an influx of foreign investments, and an increasing demand for office space, retail centers, and industrial facilities. In 2023, the market was valued at USD 958.55 billion, with projections indicating a 4.1% CAGR from 2024 to 2031, surpassing USD 1,309.21 billion by the end of the forecast period.

Expanding business hubs in cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Accra are driving demand for modern, flexible leasing solutions. Additionally, the market is benefiting from a surge in co-working spaces, smart commercial developments, and sustainable real estate investments. The evolution of e-commerce, supply chain modernization, and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are also shaping the market’s future trajectory.

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Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market Dynamics

Key Growth Drivers

Urbanization & Infrastructure Development: Africa’s urban population is projected to grow to over 1.1 billion by 2040, significantly increasing the demand for commercial properties.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): The real estate sector is attracting substantial FDI, particularly in high-growth economies like Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Expansion of Multinational Corporations (MNCs): Global companies are establishing regional headquarters in African cities, increasing demand for office space leasing.

Flexible Leasing Trends: The rise of co-working spaces, build-to-suit leasing models, and digital leasing services is reshaping the leasing landscape.

E-commerce Boom: The rapid growth of online retail and last-mile delivery services is driving demand for logistics hubs and industrial warehouses.

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Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market Challenges

Regulatory & Economic Barriers: Unclear property laws, economic instability, and infrastructure deficits create hurdles for investors.

Affordability Concerns: High lease costs in prime locations remain a challenge for SMEs and startups.

Sustainability Demands: With increasing emphasis on green buildings, developers must integrate eco-friendly materials and energy-efficient designs.

Emerging Opportunities

Digital Transformation: AI-driven property management, blockchain leasing contracts, and IoT-enabled smart buildings are revolutionizing the sector.

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): Governments are collaborating with private entities to develop commercial hubs and mixed-use properties.

Rise of Mixed-Use Developments: Developers are integrating office, retail, and residential spaces into single developments to maximize utility and attract investors.

Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market Segmental Analysis

By Property Type

Office Space: Demand for premium office spaces is increasing in business hubs such as Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Accra.

Retail Space: Shopping malls and retail outlets are expanding in response to growing consumer markets.

Industrial Space: Warehousing, logistics hubs, and distribution centers dominate due to e-commerce and supply chain expansion.

Multi-Family Residential: With urban migration trends, multi-family leasing remains a lucrative investment.

Hospitality: Hotels, resorts, and serviced apartments are benefiting from Africa’s tourism boom.

By Lease Type

Gross Lease: The landlord covers maintenance and operational expenses.

Net Lease: Popular in the industrial and retail sectors, tenants assume property taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs.

Modified Gross Lease: A hybrid model balancing cost-sharing between tenants and landlords.

Percentage Lease: Common in retail leasing, where rent is based on a percentage of sales.

By Property Grade

Prime Properties: High-end commercial properties in major metropolitan areas.

C-Grade Properties: Affordable leasing options, highly sought after in emerging business districts.

By Contract Duration

Short-Term Leasing: Preferred by startups and e-commerce businesses looking for flexibility and cost efficiency.

Medium-Term Leasing: Common in the corporate and logistics sectors.

Long-Term Leasing: Major firms and MNCs prefer this for stability and strategic growth.

By End-Use Industry

Logistics & Transportation: The largest segment, valued at USD 209.56 billion in 2024, driven by e-commerce expansion.

Retail & Manufacturing: Increasing demand for warehouses and industrial parks.

Finance & Insurance: Office space demand is increasing in financial hubs like Lagos and Nairobi.

Healthcare & Education: Medical offices and private universities are expanding, fueling leasing demand.

Country-Wise Analysis

Ghana

Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market Value (2024): USD 161.17 billion

Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market CAGR: 4.4%

Key Cities: Accra, Kumasi

Growth Factors: Government-led infrastructure projects, increasing middle-class incomes, and rising retail leasing.

Kenya

Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market Value (2024): USD 304.69 billion

CAGR: 4.7%

Key Cities: Nairobi, Mombasa

Growth Factors: Expansion of multinational corporations and logistics hubs.

Morocco, Zambia & Mozambique

Emerging markets with strong government backing for industrial real estate and smart city initiatives.

Competitive Landscape

The Africa commercial real estate leasing market is highly competitive, with major players focusing on strategic partnerships, innovative leasing models, and technology-driven property management.

Key Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market Players

Broll Ghana

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

CBRE

Goldkey Properties

Knight Frank

Regus Group

Seeff Mozambique

HassConsult

African Land

Atterbury Ghana

Notable Developments

May 2023: JLL partnered with an African real estate fund to develop a high-tech logistics park in Nairobi.

August 2023: Broll Ghana expanded its property management services in Accra and Kumasi.

November 2023: CBRE launched an investment platform targeting West Africa’s retail and mixed-use developments.

Future Outlook

The Africa commercial real estate leasing market is poised for continued expansion, driven by technological innovation, sustainable development, and increased foreign investment. With governments and private developers focusing on smart cities, mixed-use properties, and digital leasing solutions, the sector presents immense opportunities for investors.

Projected Africa Commercial Real Estate Leasing Market Growth (2024-2031)

Office & Retail Leasing: Rising demand for grade A commercial properties.

Industrial & Logistics Real Estate: Fuelled by e-commerce, urbanization, and trade corridor developments.

Smart Buildings & AI Integration: The next frontier for commercial real estate efficiency.

As Africa’s economic landscape evolves, real estate leasing will remain a key driver of investment and commercial activity, offering dynamic opportunities for businesses, developers, and institutional investors alike.

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Future Trends in Freight Forwarding Services in India

Introduction India’s freight forwarding and logistics industry is rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements, changing global trade dynamics, and government policies. As the demand for efficient and cost-effective supply chain solutions grows, businesses are increasingly relying on innovative freight forwarding services. This blog explores the emerging trends shaping India’s freight forwarding sector and offers insights on how companies can stay competitive.

1. Digital Transformation & AI in Logistics

Technology is transforming freight forwarding. Indian logistics companies are leveraging:

AI & Machine Learning – Optimizing routes, predicting demand, and automating decisions.

IoT – Tracking shipments in real-time using GPS-enabled sensors.

Big Data Analytics – Analyzing data for smarter decisions in cargo management.

Impact:

Faster and more reliable deliveries.

Real-time tracking and visibility.

Cost reduction and fewer delays.

2. Blockchain for Secure and Transparent Shipping

Blockchain is revolutionizing the freight industry by offering:

Tamper-Proof Records – Secure, transparent, and unchangeable shipment documentation.

Smart Contracts – Automating agreements and payments between stakeholders.

Enhanced Fraud Protection – Reducing risks in payment and customs processes.

Impact:

Faster customs and documentation.

Less paperwork and reduced errors.

Improved security and trust in cross-border transactions.

3. Sustainable Freight Forwarding

With increasing focus on climate change, companies are embracing eco-friendly logistics solutions:

Electric & Hybrid Vehicles – Reducing transportation carbon footprints.

Eco-Friendly Packaging – Using biodegradable and sustainable materials.

Carbon Offsetting – Supporting renewable energy projects to balance emissions.

Impact:

Reduced environmental footprint.

Adherence to global sustainability regulations.

Savings from energy-efficient logistics practices.

4. E-Commerce Growth & Last-Mile Delivery Innovations

The booming e-commerce sector is driving demand for efficient last-mile delivery solutions:

AI for Route Optimization – Improving delivery speeds and efficiency.

Drones & Electric Vehicles – Implementing new delivery methods in urban areas.

Smart Warehouses – Automating packaging and sorting to boost efficiency.

Impact:

Faster deliveries and higher customer satisfaction.

Cost savings in urban logistics.

Growing demand for specialized e-commerce logistics services.

5. Multimodal Transport & Hyperloop Integration

The future of freight forwarding is multimodal transportation, combining air, sea, road, and rail:

Hyperloop Technology – Ultra-fast transportation through vacuum tubes.

Port-to-Rail Integration – Improving efficiency by connecting ports directly with railways.

Logistics Hubs – Centralized locations that facilitate the integration of all transport modes.

Impact:

Faster transit and reduced costs.

Improved reliability and efficiency in supply chains.

Enhanced logistics operations for businesses.

6. Growth of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) & Warehousing

India is focusing on the development of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to boost exports:

FTZ Advantages:

Tax benefits for export/import activities.

Faster customs processing with digital tools.

Specialized logistics infrastructure for businesses.

Impact:

Easier business operations and lower costs.

Improved trade efficiency.

Attracting more foreign investment in logistics.

7. Rise of 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics) Providers

Companies are turning to 4PL providers for end-to-end supply chain management. These providers handle:

Comprehensive Freight Solutions – Managing the entire supply chain from start to finish.

Real-Time Analytics – Using data to optimize logistics and operations.

Integrated Digital Platforms – Enabling seamless coordination across multiple logistics partners.

Impact:

Streamlined logistics management.

Reduced operational complexities.

Cost savings through optimized solutions.

8. India's Growing Role in Global Supply Chains

India is becoming an essential hub for global manufacturing and exports, especially with the shift from China-based supply chains. Key sectors contributing to this growth include:

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Equipment – Rising global demand for Indian products.

Automotive & Electronics – Growing international trade in these sectors.

Textiles & Apparel – Increasing exports to Europe and the US.

Impact:

Higher demand for freight forwarding services globally.

Investment in port infrastructure and logistics facilities.

Job creation in India’s logistics and supply chain sectors.

Leading Freight Forwarding Companies in India

Everfast Freight Pvt. Ltd.

Established: 2005

Specialization: Global Freight & Supply Chain Solutions.

Services: Air, Sea, Road Freight, Smart Warehousing, Customs Compliance, Sustainable Freight-forwarding Solutions.

Verfast Freight Forwarders Pvt. Ltd.

Established: 1997

Specialization: Freight Forwarding & Logistics.

Services: Real-Time Tracking, AI-Powered Logistics, Integrated Supply Chain Solutions.

DHL Global Forwarding

Specialization: International Freight & Logistics.

Services: AI-Driven Optimization, Green Logistics, Customs Clearance.

Maersk India

Specialization: Ocean Freight & Supply Chain Management.

Services: Sustainable Shipping, Blockchain for Documentation, Port-to-Rail Logistics.

Conclusion India’s freight forwarding industry is on the cusp of major change, fueled by technological innovation, sustainability, and efficiency. Emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and green logistics solutions are revolutionizing supply chains. Companies like Everfast Freight Pvt. Ltd. and Verfast Freight Forwarders Pvt. Ltd. are at the forefront of this transformation, helping businesses stay competitive in an increasingly globalized market.

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Navigating the Cloud Landscape: Unleashing Amazon Web Services (AWS) Potential

In the ever-evolving tech landscape, businesses are in a constant quest for innovation, scalability, and operational optimization. Enter Amazon Web Services (AWS), a robust cloud computing juggernaut offering a versatile suite of services tailored to diverse business requirements. This blog explores the myriad applications of AWS across various sectors, providing a transformative journey through the cloud.

Harnessing Computational Agility with Amazon EC2

Central to the AWS ecosystem is Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud), a pivotal player reshaping the cloud computing paradigm. Offering scalable virtual servers, EC2 empowers users to seamlessly run applications and manage computing resources. This adaptability enables businesses to dynamically adjust computational capacity, ensuring optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.

Redefining Storage Solutions

AWS addresses the critical need for scalable and secure storage through services such as Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store). S3 acts as a dependable object storage solution for data backup, archiving, and content distribution. Meanwhile, EBS provides persistent block-level storage designed for EC2 instances, guaranteeing data integrity and accessibility.

Streamlined Database Management: Amazon RDS and DynamoDB

Database management undergoes a transformation with Amazon RDS, simplifying the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases. Be it MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server, RDS provides a frictionless environment for managing diverse database workloads. For enthusiasts of NoSQL, Amazon DynamoDB steps in as a swift and flexible solution for document and key-value data storage.

Networking Mastery: Amazon VPC and Route 53

AWS empowers users to construct a virtual sanctuary for their resources through Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud). This virtual network facilitates the launch of AWS resources within a user-defined space, enhancing security and control. Simultaneously, Amazon Route 53, a scalable DNS web service, ensures seamless routing of end-user requests to globally distributed endpoints.

Global Content Delivery Excellence with Amazon CloudFront

Amazon CloudFront emerges as a dynamic content delivery network (CDN) service, securely delivering data, videos, applications, and APIs on a global scale. This ensures low latency and high transfer speeds, elevating user experiences across diverse geographical locations.

AI and ML Prowess Unleashed

AWS propels businesses into the future with advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence services. Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed service, enables developers to rapidly build, train, and deploy machine learning models. Additionally, Amazon Rekognition provides sophisticated image and video analysis, supporting applications in facial recognition, object detection, and content moderation.

Big Data Mastery: Amazon Redshift and Athena

For organizations grappling with massive datasets, AWS offers Amazon Redshift, a fully managed data warehouse service. It facilitates the execution of complex queries on large datasets, empowering informed decision-making. Simultaneously, Amazon Athena allows users to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL queries, unlocking invaluable insights.

In conclusion, Amazon Web Services (AWS) stands as an all-encompassing cloud computing platform, empowering businesses to innovate, scale, and optimize operations. From adaptable compute power and secure storage solutions to cutting-edge AI and ML capabilities, AWS serves as a robust foundation for organizations navigating the digital frontier. Embrace the limitless potential of cloud computing with AWS – where innovation knows no bounds.