News•Mar 5, 2026
Gaming Marketing Consultancy Open World Acquires Influencer Platform Drope.me to Scale Creator Campaigns
Open World, the marketing consultancy division of Loaded Holdings, has acquired influencer platform Drope.me to add automation and performance‑tracking tools to its gaming creator campaigns. The acquisition enables Open World to scale activations from dozens to thousands of creators simultaneously. Drope.me’s founder Dima Okhrimchuk will stay on in a product and engineering role. Integrated offerings for brands, publishers and creators are slated for rollout in the coming months.
By Net Influencer
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Restricting Bank Foreclosure Threatens New‑Build Lending
I understand the principle of precluding large firms from buying existing homes. They do “compete” with young families and raise prices. But the ROAD to Housing needs to be **clearly** re-written. Preventing "investors" from owning homes they built not only affects...
By Bobby Fijan
News•Mar 5, 2026
How to Jump in Pokopia
Pokopia players can unlock a dedicated jump ability by completing a quest for Magikarp in the Withered Wastelands. The quest requires the Rock Smash skill, obtained from Hitmonchan, to break a rock wall and access a hidden beach. Players must...
By Pocket Tactics
News•Mar 5, 2026
TI Accelerates the Next Generation of Physical AI with NVIDIA
Texas Instruments announced a partnership with NVIDIA to accelerate safe humanoid robot deployment. The collaboration merges TI’s real‑time motor control, sensing, radar and power technologies with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor compute and Holoscan ecosystem. A sensor‑fusion solution using TI’s IWR6243 mmWave radar...
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Mar 5, 2026
LTN, MediaKind Partner on Industry Transition From C-Band to IP
LTN and MediaKind announced a strategic partnership that tightly integrates MediaKind’s MK.IO Beam on‑premise devices with LTN’s global IP transport network. The joint solution delivers redundant, multipath IP delivery and edge video processing, allowing broadcasters to transmit and receive compressed...
By TVTechnology
News•Mar 5, 2026
Vantage Aviation Appoints New CFO
Vantage Aviation announced the appointment of Torsten Schneider as its chief financial officer. Schneider joins from APP Jet Center, where he served as CFO of its FBO network, and previously led a finance team of over 25 at a ground‑handling...
By Business Airport International
News•Mar 5, 2026
French Investor Snaps up Inverness Travelodge for £4.1m
French real estate manager Epsicap REIM, via its SCPI vehicle Epsicap Nano, acquired the 54‑room Travelodge hotel in Inverness for £4.1 million. The property, refurbished in 2017, is under a 20‑year lease with Travelodge, marking the fund’s first hotel investment. The...
By Property Week
News•Mar 5, 2026
Historic Hotels of America Inducts Harbor Court Hotel
Harbor Court Hotel, a 1926 Beaux‑Arts former YMCA on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, has been inducted into Historic Hotels of America. The program, run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recognizes properties over 50 years old that hold historic designations....
By Lodging Magazine
News•Mar 5, 2026
Intertraffic: Umovity to Showcase Integrated Mobility Solutions
Umovity, the joint brand of Econolite and PTV Group, will unveil integrated mobility solutions at Intertraffic Amsterdam 2026. The company presents a Mobility Operating System that unites planning, simulation, real‑time operations, analytics and optimisation into a continuous decision‑making loop. Highlights...
By Traffic Technology Today
News•Mar 5, 2026
Dexterity's World Model, Foresight, Delivers a Big Leap for Physical AI Powered Truck Loading
Dexterity unveiled Foresight, a physics‑consistent world model and 4D packing agent that powers its dual‑arm robot Mech for autonomous truck loading. The system evaluates up to 400 placement options per box in under 400 ms, optimizing density, stability, reachability and parallelism....
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Mar 5, 2026
Sword Health Evolves ‘Bloom’ Into an AI Operating System for Women’s Health
Sword Health announced that its Bloom product is evolving from a pelvic‑care solution into a comprehensive AI‑driven women’s health platform covering the entire life‑stage continuum. The expansion introduces a first‑of‑its‑kind menopause program that leverages “clinical memory” to create adaptive care...
By HIT Consultant
News•Mar 5, 2026
Salesforce Announces 6 New Agentforce Health Agents and Integrations with Verily, HealthEx, and Viz.ai
Salesforce has launched Agentforce Health, a suite of six autonomous AI agents designed to relieve the administrative load on clinicians, payers, and public‑health agencies. The platform embeds deep integrations with HealthEx, Verily, Viz.ai, Informatica, MuleSoft and adheres to FHIR/TEFCA standards,...
By HIT Consultant
Social•Mar 5, 2026
FDA Veteran Decries Huntington Therapy Refusal as “Evil”
Amazing quote in this NYT story on the FDA from @By_CJewett. Janet Woodcock, a top drug regulator for decades, said reversals for a promising therapy send shock waves through the industry. “The Huntington’s refusal I thought was truly evil,” she told NYT....
By Matthew Herper
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Labubu Sues Bambu Lab Over User-Created
Labubu sues 3D printer maker Bambu Lab for items made by its users — MakerWorld design repository in hot water over IP theft by its users https://t.co/j5PlQ5wuG6 @stlDenise3D
By Anj Bryant
News•Mar 5, 2026
Marriott Monterey Hotel Receives $75M Refi
Sunshine‑Eichner arranged a $75 million non‑recourse first‑mortgage loan to refinance the Marriott Monterey hotel in downtown Monterey, California. The five‑year, interest‑only loan carries a fixed rate with an all‑in cost below 6% after securing a low‑200s credit spread among 19 competing...
By Hotel Business
Social•Mar 5, 2026
South Korea's LNG Reserves Hover at Critical Nine‑day Minimum
South Korea. Supply of LNG at critical. Impact on people and manufacturing. The regional Middle East war is becoming a global supply chain risk.
By Tom Craig
Social•Mar 5, 2026
CBS Morning Show Embraces Soft Segments After Years of Resistance
CBS' morning show has for years taken pride in its resistance to the softer side of AM news, like cooking segments and lifestyle reporting. But now the program is poised to reverse its stance.... https://t.co/b2KevEZz2g via @variety
By Brian Steinberg
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News•Mar 5, 2026
SES, MTN Announce Projects to Connect Refugees in Africa
Mobile operator MTN and satellite provider SES announced initiatives to improve connectivity for refugees across Africa. MTN signed a multi‑year MoU with UNHCR, launching services in Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan, with plans to expand to other markets hosting more...
By Connecting Africa (Informa)
News•Mar 5, 2026
Reframing Corporate KYC: Encompass Targets Back-Book Exposure with Scalable EC Review
Encompass has introduced EC Review, a scalable service that automates the remediation of legacy corporate KYC records for banks. Using the firm’s EC360 data engine, the solution processes thousands of client profiles in batch, delivering refreshed ownership and control data...
By RegTech Insight (A-Team)
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Reelables Launches BLE-Based Smart Label Indoor Tracking Solution
Reelables unveiled a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Smart Label indoor tracking solution that delivers location accuracy up to 10 centimeters, matching ultra‑wideband performance at a fraction of the cost. The system combines Reelables’ flexible smart labels with IOSEA’s SEAgnal AoA RTLS...
By RFID Journal
News•Mar 5, 2026
Chasing Greatness
European drama producers and distributors are adapting to a tighter financing environment as U.S. co‑production dollars shrink and production costs rise. They are emphasizing well‑packaged deals, flexible windowing, and multi‑territory appeal, often leveraging tax incentives and strategic location budgeting. Known...
By World Screen
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
AI Adoption Among Legal Professionals Has More Than Doubled in a Year, New 8am Report Finds, But Firms Lag Far...
According to 8am’s 2026 Legal Industry Report, 69% of legal professionals now use generative AI tools, more than doubling adoption within a year. While individual practitioners embrace AI for drafting, research, and document summarization, only 46% of law firms have...
By LawSites (LawNext) by Bob Ambrogi
News•Mar 5, 2026
Cryo-EM Drug Discovery Center in Bay Area Opened by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a Cryo‑Electron Microscopy Drug Discovery Center in South San Francisco, offering pharmaceutical and biotech firms direct, hands‑on access to cutting‑edge cryo‑EM instrumentation. The facility is designed to accelerate structural insight generation, enabling faster, more cost‑effective...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
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News•Mar 5, 2026
The Battery Decision in the New Age of Commercial UAV Operations
The commercial UAV sector is approaching a post‑Part 108 era where fleet‑based operations will dominate, shifting focus from single‑aircraft flight time to rapid aircraft turnaround. Operators must choose between battery‑swapping docks that deliver minute‑level exchanges and fast‑charging stations that minimize inventory...
By Commercial UAV News (if feed accessible)
News•Mar 5, 2026
Men’s Wearhouse Grows Its Audience Through A Campaign Run Solely On Digital Audio
Men’s Wearhouse partnered with Ovative Group and The Trade Desk’s Kokai platform to run an audio‑only campaign across Spotify, iHeart, Acast and Pandora from March to June 2025. The campaign, aimed at younger “Stylish Steve” and older “Professional Paul” men,...
By AdExchanger
News•Mar 5, 2026
Men’s Wearhouse Grows Its Audience Through A Campaign Run Solely On Digital Audio
Men’s Wearhouse partnered with Ovation Group and The Trade Desk’s Kokai platform to run an audio‑only campaign from March to June 2025 across Spotify, iHeart, Acast and Pandora. The effort, aimed at younger, digitally‑first men, leveraged Ovation’s EMRge marketing intelligence...
By Multichannel Merchant
News•Mar 5, 2026
Transport Fever 3 Tycoon Mechanics Trailer Revealed
Urban Games released a new trailer that finally showcases the core tycoon mechanics of Transport Fever 3, highlighting its growth‑centric gameplay and 125‑year historical span. The video confirms a day‑one launch across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, as well as Mac and...
By Hardcore Gamer
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Aerospace Reinsurance Renewals More Benign than Expected Despite Claims Pressure: WTW
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) reports that aerospace reinsurance renewals for 2026 were more benign than market expectations despite a heavy claims year in 2025. While primary treaty‑layer pricing shows signs of upward pressure, overall capacity remains ample, limiting steep premium...
By Reinsurance News
News•Mar 5, 2026
U.S. Army Buys 121 Infantry Squad Vehicles From GM
The U.S. Army awarded GM Defense a firm‑fixed‑price contract worth $18.8 million to deliver 121 Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) and associated safety kits. The lightweight ISV, under 2,270 kg, can be air‑lifted by CH‑47 Chinook and UH‑60 Black Hawk helicopters and reaches...
By Defence Blog
News•Mar 5, 2026
Indian Navy Commissions INS Anjadip
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Anjadip at Chennai Port on 27 February, marking the third vessel of the eight‑ship indigenous ASW Shallow Water Craft programme. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, the 77‑metre corvette incorporates more than 80% domestic content, including...
By Overt Defense
News•Mar 5, 2026
Scientists Successfully Harvest Chickpeas From 'Moon Dirt'
Scientists at the University of Texas and Texas A&M have successfully grown and harvested the Myles chickpea variety using a simulated lunar regolith mix. By blending up to 75% moon‑dirt with vermicompost and inoculating seeds with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, the team...
By Phys.org - Space News
News•Mar 5, 2026
Unlocking AI in Space: The Case for Greater Industry and Space Agency Collaboration
Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape space exploration, offering real‑time data analysis, autonomous navigation, and predictive health monitoring for spacecraft. To realize these gains, AI hardware must survive radiation, extreme temperatures, and power constraints while delivering sufficient compute throughput. The...
By SpaceNews
News•Mar 5, 2026
Brand Buzz: Social Highlights From McDonald's, Aldi, Guinness and More
Campaign’s Brand Buzz roundup highlights how major brands used social media last month to drive conversation and sales. McDonald’s launched a limited‑time menu item on TikTok, sparking viral user videos. Aldi promoted its new eco‑friendly packaging through Instagram Stories, while...
By Campaign UK
News•Mar 5, 2026
New VR Publisher Launched to Help Devs Innovate and Survive Until VR's "True Breakout Moment" Arrives
Kevin Joyce, veteran XR marketer, launched Evolution Publishing to back indie VR studios amid a market downturn. The publisher uses a revenue‑share model without taking equity, aiming to nurture innovative titles until VR reaches a mainstream breakout. Joyce cites Meta’s...
By GamesIndustry.biz
News•Mar 5, 2026
Thrad Joins AgenticAdvertising.org as Founding Member
Thrad, a leading AI advertising infrastructure provider, announced its entry as a founding member of AgenticAdvertising.org (AAO), an initiative to develop open standards for AI‑powered ads through the Ad Context Protocol. The move comes amid OpenAI’s launch of a high‑cost,...
By ExchangeWire
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
Do You Waive Privilege by Using AI? Two Federal Courts Say It Depends
In February 2026 two federal judges tackled whether content generated with publicly available generative AI tools is shielded by attorney‑client privilege or the work‑product doctrine. Magistrate Judge Patti, hearing Warner v. Gilbarco, treated AI as a mere drafting tool and...
By ACEDS Blog
News•Mar 5, 2026
LatAm Now Faces 2x More Cyberattacks Than US
Latin America is now the world’s most targeted region for cyber threats, with organizations confronting roughly 3,100 attacks per week—about twice the volume seen in the United States. Check Point’s March 2026 report shows ransomware, infostealers, banking malware and botnets...
By Dark Reading
News•Mar 5, 2026
Cheer Raises $4.5M for Next-Generation Mobile Puzzle Studio
Cheer Games, a mobile puzzle studio with Turkish roots operating out of Barcelona, secured a $4.5 million funding round to develop next‑generation puzzle titles. The raise follows a $4 million round by fellow Turkish‑based Vento Games, highlighting regional investor enthusiasm. Cheer plans...
By GamesBeat
News•Mar 5, 2026
Work Begins on Next Phase of Coventry Very Light Rail Demonstration Programme
Colas Rail UK has started building an 800 m Very Light Rail (VLR) track linking Coventry University Technology Park to the city’s railway station, marking the second phase of the council’s pilot programme. The VLR system uses lightweight battery‑powered railcars on...
By Railway Gazette International
News•Mar 5, 2026
CVS Health And Google Launch AI Business To ‘Personalize Healthcare’
CVS Health and Google announced a joint venture to launch Health100, an AI‑powered consumer health platform built on Google Cloud. The service will fuse CVS’s pharmacy, insurance and PBM data with Google’s Gemini models, Cloud Healthcare API and BigQuery to...
By Forbes – Healthcare
News•Mar 5, 2026
How Software Licensing Transforms Industrial OEM Revenue: From Hardware Complexity to Recurring Profits
Industrial automation OEMs are abandoning costly hardware variants in favor of software‑driven product differentiation. By consolidating devices onto core platforms and licensing features, manufacturers can slash component, production, and support expenses. Modular licensing—flat‑rate, usage‑based, or hybrid—lets OEMs toggle capabilities, creating...
By Automation World
News•Mar 5, 2026
Kena: Bridge of Spirits Is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 This Spring
Ember Lab announced that its award‑winning action‑adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits will debut on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 in spring. The Switch 2 version will be feature‑complete, bundling the Anniversary DLC and the newly added New Game+ mode. This...
By GamesBeat
News•Mar 5, 2026
How ReadyM Brings Community-Driven Multiplayer to Single-Player Games | Exclusive
ReadyCode, a gametech startup, unveiled ReadyM, a sandbox platform that converts existing single-player titles into community‑driven multiplayer worlds. The service draws inspiration from grassroots ecosystems that propelled Minecraft, Roblox, and GTA V’s FiveM to cultural prominence. By overlaying a multiplayer layer,...
By GamesBeat
Social•Mar 5, 2026
CBS This Morning Shifts to Lifestyle, EP Shawna Thomas Departs
More shake-ups at 'CBS This Morning,' where EP Shawna Thomas will leave as the program gets set to pursue some of the lifestyle and soft-news content it previously avoided.... https://t.co/b2KevEZz2g via @variety
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Mar 5, 2026
Merger Threats Undermine TNT Sports Strategy and Leadership
This week’s CNBC Sport newsletter is out: *Why TNT Sports’ strategy no longer makes sense if WBD & Paramount come together *Jeff Shell’s future up in the air *There will be no David Ellison/David Zaslav “men in blazers” photo on the...
By Alex Sherman
News•Mar 5, 2026
PTC Adds Cloud-Native MBD Tools to Onshape Platform
PTC has embedded cloud‑native Model‑Based Definition (MBD) capabilities into its Onshape CAD and PDM platform, allowing engineers to attach manufacturing data directly to 3D models. The new tools include 3D GD&T annotations, a filterable PMI inspection panel, shareable URL‑based MBD...
By Engineering.com
Social•Mar 5, 2026
State-Backed Hackers Ready for Undetectable OT Attacks
State-affiliated hackers set up for critical OT attacks that operators may not detect | CSO Online https://t.co/bvLvNOk8Fn
By Chuck Brooks
News•Mar 5, 2026
New Modeling Insights Could Improve Safety in Multi-Coal Seam Mining
Researchers used FLAC3D to simulate stress redistribution in multi‑coal seam mining, comparing thin (20 m) and large (600 m) models based on the Kailuan area. They found that model size mainly influences stress magnitude, while the choice of goaf constitutive model—particularly the...
By AZoMining
Blog•Mar 5, 2026
“Larry Tribe Slams Sotomayor to Obama; ‘Bluntly Put, She’s Not Nearly as Smart as She Seems to Think She Is’”
On Monday, the Supreme Court granted a stay in the Malliotakis case, a move that legal scholars say could broaden the Court’s emergency‑relief jurisdiction to include rulings from state courts. The decision arrives as the Court’s emergency docket is already...
By How Appealing
News•Mar 5, 2026
Lumen Launches New Attention Measurement Solution for Advertisers with Netflix
Lumen Research has teamed up with Netflix to launch an attention‑measurement solution that tracks how viewers engage with ads across Netflix’s ad‑supported CTV, desktop, and mobile platforms. The offering is initially available to advertisers in the UK, Germany, France, Italy,...
By ExchangeWire