News•Mar 3, 2026
LightBox CRE Activity Index Rebounds in January
The LightBox CRE Activity Index surged 28% in January, reaching 110.7 – the first triple‑digit reading since October and well above the 88.2 recorded in January 2025. The rebound was powered by an 81% month‑over‑month jump in commercial listings, a 17% year‑over‑year rise in Phase I environmental site assessments, and lender appraisals that, despite a 5% monthly dip, were 40% higher than a year ago. Transaction data showed 145 deals exceeding $50 million, including 49 nine‑digit transactions, totaling $24.1 billion, indicating robust institutional activity amid market uncertainty.
By Connect CRE
News•Mar 3, 2026
Billtrust Debuts Agentic Credit to Catch Payment Risks
Billtrust announced the Agentic Credit Lines product, an AI‑driven credit risk tool embedded in its AR workflow. It leverages a proprietary network of 13 million buyers and 25 years of B2B payment data to analyze payment history, utilization patterns, and external credit...
By PYMNTS
News•Mar 3, 2026
Housing Affordability Eclipses Crime as Chicago Residents’ No. 1 Concern
A January poll of 648 Chicago voters found 41% now cite housing affordability as their top concern, overtaking crime, which drew only 23% support. Respondents highlighted soaring home prices—median listings at $344,000, up 9.2% since 2022—and rising property taxes, with...
By Realtor.com News
News•Mar 3, 2026
A Huge New Apex Legends Gundam Event Is About to Have Me Calling Out Attacks From XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero
Apex Legends is launching a full‑scale collaboration with the Gundam franchise on March 10. The Broken Moon map will be transformed into a Gundam battlefield, complete with mobile‑suit wreckage and Wing Gundam statues. New weapons, wildcards and exclusive Gundam‑themed skins give...
By PCGamesN
News•Mar 3, 2026
MSRB Reform Bill Would Reverse Dodd-Frank Majority Public Mandate
Senator John Kennedy introduced the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2026, aiming to shift the MSRB’s governance to a majority of regulated representatives and tighten SEC oversight. The proposal would replace the current Dodd‑Frank‑mandated public‑representative majority with a...
By The Bond Buyer (municipal finance)
News•Mar 3, 2026
Istanbul: Digital Edition Gets the Mocha & Baksheesh Expansion with New Locations
Istanbul: Digital Edition has launched the Mocha & Baksheesh expansion, adding coffee as a new commodity and four fresh locations that reshape ruby‑collecting routes. The update is now live on Android, iOS, and Steam, and coincides with a version 1.2.3 patch...
By DroidGamers
News•Mar 3, 2026
Netmarble Launches StoneAge Idle Adventure Globally on Mobile
Netmarble has rolled out StoneAge Idle Adventure worldwide on iOS and Android, extending its StoneAge franchise that boasts over 200 million players. The title retools classic pet‑capturing and mounting mechanics for idle, on‑the‑go play, letting users assemble decks of up to...
By Inven Global
News•Mar 3, 2026
1996 Thriller ‘Sleepers’ Available on 4K Digital and Disc April 21
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment announced that the 1996 thriller Sleepers will be released in 4K digital and disc on April 21, coinciding with its 30th anniversary. The remastered edition adds new bonus material, including a conversation with director Barry...
By Media Play News
News•Mar 3, 2026
Raw Fury’s Blue Prince Launches on Nintendo Switch 2
Indie publisher Raw Fury announced that its critically acclaimed puzzle‑mystery Blue Prince has launched on Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console. The title, originally released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Mac, now supports handheld play, extending its audience to Nintendo’s growing...
By Inven Global
News•Mar 3, 2026
Rain on Adjusting to Calling: "Freezetime Would Start and I Wouldn't Remember that I Was the IGL"
Håvard “rain” Nygaard has taken over as in‑game leader for 100 Thieves, guiding the newly formed roster to a win over Ninjas in Pyjamas and a second‑place finish at DraculaN Season 5, propelling the squad into the top‑40 of the VRS. In...
By HLTV.org (CS)
News•Mar 3, 2026
Tatsoft Launches FrameworX AI Designer: The Biggest Shift in SCADA Development in 30 Years
Tatsoft unveiled FrameworX AI Designer, an industrial development platform that lets engineers describe SCADA and IIoT requirements in plain language while AI generates the full configuration in real time. The tool automates tag databases, communication channels, alarms, displays and historian...
By Manufacturing Tomorrow
News•Mar 3, 2026
FDA Warns 30 Telehealth Companies Against Illegal Marketing of Compounded GLP-1s
The FDA has sent warning letters to 30 telehealth companies for falsely marketing compounded GLP‑1 products as equivalent to FDA‑approved drugs. The letters cite claims that obscure product sourcing and suggest the compounds are the same as regulated medications. This...
By FDA
News•Mar 3, 2026
Did Iran's Nuclear and Missile Programs Pose an Imminent Threat? No.
U.S. officials, including President Trump, claimed Iran’s nuclear and missile programs posed an imminent threat to justify the Feb. 28 strikes, yet the International Atomic Energy Agency found no structured weapons program and no evidence of an immediate nuclear danger. The...
By Arms Control Association
News•Mar 3, 2026
Varying Gaze Patterns Give Clues to Low Vision Rehab, Management
A new eye‑tracking study recorded how people with full sight, low vision, and blindness navigate a one‑mile urban route in New York City. The research found that walking speed declines with visual impairment while blind participants exhibit higher fixation rates...
By Healio – All News
News•Mar 3, 2026
California Fines National High School Ticketing Platform $1.1 Million for Privacy Violations
The California Privacy Protection Agency fined PlayOn Sports, the nation’s leading high‑school ticketing platform, $1.1 million for violating state privacy law. The agency found the company collected student data and served targeted ads without a clear, in‑platform opt‑out mechanism, forcing users...
By The Record by Recorded Future
News•Mar 3, 2026
A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals
Google disclosed a sophisticated iPhone‑hacking toolkit called Coruna that exploits 23 iOS vulnerabilities across versions 13 to 17.2.1. The code first appeared in a Russian‑linked espionage campaign against Ukrainian sites, then resurfaced in a criminal operation stealing cryptocurrency from Chinese‑language...
By WIRED (Security)
News•Mar 3, 2026
Nintendo, Blumhouse Games and Double Fine Join PAX East 2026
PAX East 2026 announced its full exhibitor roster, featuring Nintendo, Blumhouse Games and Double Fine Productions among more than 300 companies. The convention runs March 26‑29 at Boston’s Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center. The floor will host publishers, developers, hardware brands...
By Inven Global
Social•Mar 3, 2026
Gulf Interceptor Shortage Forces Costly Missile Reliance
The Gulf states are rapidly running out of interceptors. They have already burned through more than half their stockpile trying to stop low-cost Shahed drones, and soon they may have to ignore drones entirely to conserve missiles for ballistic threats. That...
By Peter Zeihan
Social•Mar 3, 2026
1947 Map Reveals Roots of Atlanta’s Racial Sprawl
Mr. Gilmore's Official City Map of Greater Atlanta and Suburbs, 1947. Back when the area didn't go much further than Buckhead, and anything more than 2 miles from the center of Downtown was a suburb. They had no clue how...
By Darin Givens (ATL Urbanist)
News•Mar 3, 2026
The End of Booking Engine Fees: Tambourine Redefines Hotel Profitability
Tambourine launched Tambourine One, a hotel booking platform that eliminates transaction fees and consolidates multiple vendor services into a single solution. The offering provides zero‑fee room bookings, built‑in website personalization, travel insurance, accessibility protection, unlimited site updates, and an AI‑enabled...
By Hospitality Net – Technology
Blog•Mar 3, 2026
Cal/OSHA Releases Proposed Workplace Inspection “Walkaround” Rule
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued a proposed rule that defines who may accompany inspectors during workplace safety walk‑arounds. The rule mirrors the 2024 federal OSHA “walkaround” standard but expands the definition of employee‑authorized representatives to...
By California HRWatchdog
News•Mar 3, 2026
Mouser's Autonomous Vehicle Online Resource Center Addresses Real-World Deployment Challenges
Mouser Electronics has expanded its Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Online Resource Center to help engineers tackle real‑world deployment hurdles. The hub consolidates technical articles, eBooks and product data covering perception, deterministic networking, functional safety, cybersecurity and ethical decision‑making. It emphasizes software‑defined,...
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Mar 3, 2026
Lenders' Rent-Stabilized Disappearing Act, By The Numbers
Flagstar Bank, formerly New York Community Bancorp, slashed its rent‑stabilized loan originations from nearly $3.9 billion annually to just $58 million last year, mirroring a broader market contraction. Overall NYC rent‑stabilized financing fell from $27.6 billion in 2019 to under $11.3 billion in 2024,...
By Bisnow
News•Mar 3, 2026
Introducing Conveyor Connect: How Chef Robots Communicate With Different Conveyors
Chef Robotics unveiled Conveyor Connect, a capability that lets its AI‑driven Chef robots communicate directly with any type of conveyor, from continuous belts to indexing lines. The system uses a wireless Conveyor Companion Box attached to the conveyor’s VFD, providing...
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Mar 3, 2026
CFO Hugh Johnston: Disney+ Looking to Up Viewer Engagement Through Expanded Content Offerings
Disney CFO Hugh Johnston said Disney+ will boost viewer engagement by expanding content offerings. The service now has 131.6 million global subscribers, with 59.3 million in North America, but growth will come from increasing weekly watch hours. Disney plans targeted investments in...
By Media Play News
News•Mar 3, 2026
From Human-in-the-Loop to Human-on-the-Loop: An AI Agent Architecture for Proactive Planning
The paper proposes a shift from traditional human‑in‑the‑loop supply‑chain planning to a human‑on‑the‑loop AI agent architecture. Coordinated agents continuously ingest demand, supply and disruption signals, enabling event‑driven, proactive plan adjustments. This approach surfaces risks earlier, reduces the latency of corrective...
By Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR)
News•Mar 3, 2026
One of the Legend of Grimrock Designers Is Making a Spaceship Puzzler Inspired by System Shock
Antti Tiihonen, co‑founder of Almost Human and Grimrock designer, has released a limited‑access Steam playtest for *Reconfigure*, a puzzle‑RPG‑FPS hybrid set aboard an accelerating starship. The game blends block‑placement mechanics, magnetic cubes for circuitry, and light first‑person combat against guardbots. Early...
By Rock Paper Shotgun
News•Mar 3, 2026
NAPA Expands Use of Warehouse Robots
NAPA Auto Parts is expanding its warehouse automation by deploying over 100 AI‑powered mobile robots from Brightpick at a new distribution center. The rollout follows a 2025 pilot that demonstrated reduced picker travel time and improved order accuracy. Brightpick will...
By Supply Chain Dive
News•Mar 3, 2026
‘Nation-Shaping’ Tenders Out for High-Speed Rail Construction
Seven major tender packages for a high‑speed rail network were released by Infrastructure Minister Catherine King. The tenders call for advisers to develop detailed planning, secure environmental and planning approvals, and refine the business case for cost, schedule and benefits....
By The Mandarin (Australia)
News•Mar 3, 2026
Midwest Heat, Sunbelt Chill as 2026 Home Prices Barely Budge
The Cotality Home Price Index reported U.S. single‑family home prices rising only 0.74% year‑over‑year in January 2026, a sharp slowdown from the 3.43% pace seen early 2025. While the Midwest posted a 3.56% annual gain and the Northeast saw pockets of...
By Mortgage Professional America
News•Mar 3, 2026
KRAFTON Cuts 271 Jobs in January 2026 as RisingWings Hit by 40% Attrition Rate Amid Voluntary Resignation Program
Krafton announced that 271 employees left the group in January 2026 through a voluntary resignation program tied to its new “AI First” initiative. The program, which offered up to 36 months of salary as a severance package, will cost roughly KRW 40 billion...
By Inven Global
Social•Mar 3, 2026
Autonomy Shifts From Tech Goal to Economic Strategy
For years, telecom has talked about automation as a technical ambition. Closed loops. AI-driven optimization. Zero-touch operations. The language has been consistent, almost ritualistic. But what became clear at MWC26 was not just that automation was advancing, it was that...
By Harold Sinnott
Social•Mar 3, 2026
Airborne Battle Management Essential Across All DoD Priorities
New @CNASdc report: In "Eyes in the Sky," @PhilSheers explains why airborne battle management aircraft aren't just vital in the Middle East—they're essential for DoD's top priorities, from a war with China to defending the homeland. https://t.co/y2xBWinnY5
By Stacie Pettyjohn
News•Mar 3, 2026
T3 Defense Sees Surge in Air, Missile Defence Amid Regional Conflict
T3 Defense reports a sharp rise in demand for integrated air and missile defence and counter‑UAS solutions as the Iran‑Israel conflict intensifies. Government‑backed Operation Epic Fury has highlighted the operational use of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and swarms of attack...
By Airforce Technology
Social•Mar 3, 2026
At a Glance Adds Transit, Market, and Sports Updates
At a Glance's new tricks are great news for commuters, traders, and sports fans Transit Mode integration, better info for market monitors, and live sport scores are part of the deal. ✅ Details - https://t.co/3JE0iWyFCi https://t.co/aROTeq9D7n
By AssembleDebug (Shiv)
Social•Mar 3, 2026
VOA Layoffs Cripple Audit, Obscuring Agency Finances
@KariLake calls mass layoffs at Voice of America and its parent agency "streamlining" An official US gov't audit could not reach conclusions on agency's finances because it failed to provide even basic info - in part because staff had been so...
By David Folkenflik
News•Mar 3, 2026
QXO Reports Strong Q4 Net Sales Amid Acquisition
QXO Inc. posted fourth‑quarter 2025 net sales of $2.19 billion, a 14,000% jump from the same period a year earlier, and total 2025 sales of $6.8 billion. Adjusted EBITDA reached $150.3 million, while net income recorded a $90.2 million loss. The company announced a...
By Hardware Retailing
Social•Mar 3, 2026
Digital Twins Turn Real Factories Into Optimized Virtual Models
🤖 Imagine a video game version of your factory—except it’s real data. That’s a digital twin. Digital twins replicate real factories in virtual models for optimization, predictive maintenance, and efficiency. #DigitalTwin #SmartManufacturing #Innovation #FutureOfWork https://t.co/AXe1XCU7Sz
By Arthur Field
Social•Mar 3, 2026
Next‑Gen Space Station Gets Major Life‑Support Upgrade
For our subscribers, a long read with exclusive details on the latest upgrades of the life-support system and food/water supply proposed for the next-generation space station. Full story is on the site... https://t.co/URv1wBb2k4
By Anatoly Zak
News•Mar 3, 2026
YouTube TV Is Adding New Channels to Its Entertainment & Family Packages
YouTube TV is adding Adult Swim as a standalone channel to its Entertainment package while moving Cartoon Network exclusively into the Family tier. The shift mirrors DIRECTV’s recent bundling changes, separating mature‑rated programming from child‑friendly content. By placing Adult Swim in the...
By Cord Cutters News
Social•Mar 3, 2026
Zuckerberg Spends $170M on Miami Island Bunker
#Zuckerbergs finally come clean abt '#billionaire bunker' they paid $170M for in #IndianCreek on exclusive island near #MiamiDade, w/neighbors #TomBrady+#CarlIcahn. Sellers are cosmetic surgeon #Rollins+his wife, a #realestate agent. https://t.co/XiDLXgs3lQ via @WSJ
By David Levitt
News•Mar 3, 2026
Photonis Defense Secures $352.6m US Army Contract for BiNOD
Photonis Defense, the U.S. subsidiary of Exosens, won a firm‑fixed‑price IDIQ contract worth up to $352.6 million to develop, produce, and test the Binocular Night Observation Device (BiNOD) for the U.S. Army, with work scheduled through February 2033. The award follows a...
By Army Technology
News•Mar 3, 2026
Lost Ark Server Merges Coming in May, and Paradise Season 3 Changes This Month
Lost Ark announced server merges for North America and Europe slated for May, requiring players to pause Powerpasses during the transition. The March update will launch Paradise Season 3, which removes the 1580 Hell Keys as the new Rimeria Powerpass pushes...
By MMORPG.com
News•Mar 3, 2026
"We Now Have a Clear Vision for How Sumo Fits Into the New World" - Inside the Slimmed-Down Sumo Group
Sumo Group, now owned by Tencent, has shed roughly 15% of its workforce, closed its Timbre Games studio and sold several subsidiaries to concentrate exclusively on co‑development and work‑for‑hire services for external IP. The co‑CEOs, Gary Dunn and Andy Stewart,...
By GamesIndustry.biz
News•Mar 3, 2026
Prime Video Sets June 3 ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 4 Premiere
Prime Video announced that Season 4 of the adult‑animated series The Legend of Vox Machina will debut on June 3. The new season will roll out three episodes per week across more than 240 countries and territories. The show, a joint venture...
By Animation World Network (AWN)
News•Mar 3, 2026
Diebold Nixdorf Names Andy Zosel as Chief Product and Technology Officer
Diebold Nixdorf announced Andy Zosel as executive vice president and chief product and technology officer, a newly created role that unifies product management, engineering, R&D, and AI across its banking and retail divisions. Zosel will set global execution standards, accelerate...
By Retail Times (UK)
News•Mar 3, 2026
‘A Serenity Soon to Be Disturbed’: Bandai Namco Will Reveal ‘a New RPG’ This Week
Bandai Namco announced it will unveil an unnamed new role‑playing game on Friday, March 5, at 3 p.m. PST. A teaser clip shows an anime‑style character wielding a sword and shield, accompanied by the tagline “A serenity soon to be disturbed.” This marks...
By Video Games Chronicle
Blog•Mar 3, 2026
AI Creates a Mandate... And a Gift
AI deployment in claims processing now forces organizations to adopt real‑time instrumentation, exposing a decades‑long blind spot in operational visibility. Traditional dashboards offered static, delayed metrics, while AI’s speed and scale demand continuous monitoring of model outputs, drift, and edge...
By Insurance Thought Leadership (ITL)
News•Mar 3, 2026
White House Executive Order Focuses on Restoring U.S. Maritime Dominance, Launch Maritime Action Plan
President Trump signed an Executive Order in April 2025 to restore U.S. maritime dominance by launching a Maritime Action Plan (MAP). The MAP directs the Defense Department to leverage the Defense Production Act, imposes new fees on foreign vessels, and...
By Logistics Management
Social•Mar 3, 2026
Force Still Fails to Institutionalize Ukraine War Lessons
Thank you @ChristopherJM for highlighting our piece. It’s painful to see that we are not institutionalizing available and relevant lessons and expertise from the war in Ukraine, across the force. We’ve made some great additions (LUCAS, APKWS II),...
By Dara Massicot