
Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional, a Linux‑native bullet‑hell, drops players into a retro Windows PC as a mouse cursor battling viruses and ad‑ware. The demo showcases quirky weapons—bouncing DVD logos, fire‑ring firewalls, and hard‑drive projectiles—while letting players unlock cursors and program power‑ups. Available on Steam, the game blends survivor‑style mechanics with a tech‑themed setting, delivering humor and novelty despite a slightly sluggish pace. Its quirky premise and Linux focus mark a fresh entry in the indie survival‑shooter space.

ESMA’s MiFIR reporting page shows the test environment for schema v1.4.0 will open in February 2026, but exact dates remain unconfirmed. The new XML schema removes the separate FITRS quantitative reporting channel, shifting equity transparency calculations to transaction reporting data...
You can “win” your AI rollout and still lose your workforce. A recent study of 430 manufacturing employees found that even successful AI transformations increase emotional exhaustion. Translation? Your KPIs can trend up, 📈 while motivation trends down. 📉 The...

Cardiovascular disease remains the top U.S. killer, driven by the intertwined cardiovascular‑kidney‑metabolic (CKM) syndrome that links obesity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. About one‑third of adults carry three or more CKM risk factors, and 90% meet early‑stage criteria. Monogram Health’s...
An Israeli civilian and an IDF reservist were indicted for allegedly exploiting classified military intelligence to place bets on the prediction‑market platform Polymarket. Authorities say the suspects used insider knowledge of operation timing to profit, prompting a joint Shin Bet, Defense...

Orange is quietly testing the market for a sale of its video‑security subsidiary Viaccess‑Orca, appointing Oddo BHF to identify potential buyers. The move follows a similar exploratory process for its broadcast services arm Globecast and reflects a broader effort to streamline...
The Belfry Hotel & Resort announced three 2026 charity partners—St Giles Hospice, the Motor Neurone Disease Association, and Hospitality Action—aiming to top its 2025 £120,000 fundraising total. The resort will mobilise staff across departments to host events such as car...
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 452nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight loaded a next‑generation nuclear reactor onto a C‑17 Globemaster III for Operation Windlord on 15 Feb 2026. The load was coordinated with the 15th Airlift Squadron and the 62nd Airlift Wing,...
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 452nd Logistics Readiness Squadron loaded a next‑generation nuclear reactor onto a C‑17 Globemaster III for Operation Windlord on Feb. 15, 2026. The aircraft, coordinated with the 15th Airlift Squadron and the 62nd Airlift Wing, flew the reactor from...

Venture capital firm Hiro Capital launched its advisory arm to guide fragmented game studios, recently steering The Chinese Room and Bulkhead Interactive out of Tencent‑owned entities toward independent UK/EU ownership. The firm argues that Europe’s talent, lower costs and restrictive...
Swan Hellenic is debuting a six‑night golf expedition on its boutique ship SH Diana, sailing from Lisbon to Fuerteventura in September 2026. The itinerary features five championship‑designed courses across Portugal, Morocco and Lanzarote, offered as a full package (£1,095 per...

North America’s weekly rig count slipped by six to 773, with the U.S. remaining steady at 551 rigs and Canada falling to 222. In the United States, oil rigs decreased by three while gas rigs rose by three, shifting the...
India’s space programme is driven less by pure technology ambition than by a deep strategic culture that prizes autonomy and global status. The country has invested heavily in dual‑use assets such as NavIC, GSAT, and indigenous launchers, culminating in the...

Capital One is reshaping its business by bringing embedded finance capabilities in-house through two high‑profile acquisitions. The 2024 purchase of Discover gave the bank broader credit‑card reach, payment rails and consumer data, while the January 2026 acquisition of Brex adds...

Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 is rumored to strip out legacy code, delivering a leaner operating system that feels more responsive. The cleanup is expected to improve battery efficiency, giving gamers longer playtime on titles like Destiny Rising and Zenless Zone Zero....

A Senate‑staff report estimates that the Trump administration’s scaling back of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cost U.S. consumers roughly $19 billion in lost relief. The agency’s enforcement slowdown, abandoned overdraft‑fee caps and a blocked credit‑card‑late‑fee rule account for the bulk...

Egosoft announced that X4: Foundations will receive cross‑platform Steam Cloud save support, unifying Windows and Linux save locations. The change, scheduled for 19 February 2026, will allow Steam Deck users to sync saves with the native Linux version instead of the Windows...

A leak suggests Wuthering Waves will collaborate with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, introducing two new five‑star characters—Lucy and Rebecca—both pistol users. Lucy is tied to the spectro element while Rebecca uses havoc, and both are expected to debut in the first half...

Comcast’s Peacock and Paramount Global’s Paramount+ are both under pressure, with Peacock reporting 44 million paid subscribers but a $552 million quarterly loss, while Paramount+ reached 79.1 million subscribers and posted a $340 million profit. Analysts suggest a merger could give the two mid‑tier...

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered all federal agencies to patch the actively exploited BeyondTrust Remote Support vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑1731) within three days. The flaw, an OS command‑injection that enables unauthenticated remote code execution, affects Remote Support 25.3.1...
AL.com teamed with the Birmingham Times to launch the Beyond the Violence series, which evolved into the Birmingham Dreams event. The free gathering, facilitated by poet laureate Salaam Green, blended poetry, music, and community storytelling in a historic theater. Attendees—including...
India’s sugar and ethanol sectors remain outside the India‑US trade talks, with ISMA Director General Deepak Ballani confirming that ethanol is explicitly excluded and sugar export quotas have been modestly raised to 20 LT for 2025‑26. He warns that the limited quota‑based...
Six Flags Great Adventure announced the return of its Safari Off‑Road Adventure, dubbed a “wild ride,” for the spring‑summer 2026 season. The attraction now includes an extra boarding location near the park’s headline coasters, letting guests shift from high‑speed thrills...

Geisinger Health Plan terminated case‑manager Amber Motko for chronic performance lapses, but a Third Circuit court refused to dismiss her disability discrimination claim because her supervisor repeatedly referenced her ADD diagnosis, including the phrase “ADD brain.” The court ruled Motko’s...
Richard Pazdur, longtime FDA oncology leader, resigned after being pressured to endorse a controversial policy that would reduce required drug approval trials from two to one. He said Commissioner Marty Makary breached the traditional independence between the commissioner’s office and...
Morgan Stanley predicts a 100GW power surge in Asia from AI & data centers, by 2030 - with electricity use from data centers expected to quadruple between now and 2030, a 23% annual growth rate If governments try to feed this...

this RAM crisis feels like it’s going to ruin consumer electronics over the next decade. Bloomberg reports that Sony is considering pushing the PS6 release to 2028 or even 2029 https://t.co/vyvkDH8iPy https://t.co/g0ENxQkMW8

Tekken 8’s online ranked mode continues to suffer from players using auto‑script cheats such as auto‑duck, auto‑parry, auto‑block, and auto‑Rage Art. Content creator Trunkiez demonstrated a practical counter‑strategy by pinpointing the scripts and adjusting his playstyle to mids, counter‑hits, and avoiding...
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Fintech firm Slice announced that its founder Rajan Bajaj has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, with the appointment cleared by the board, shareholders and the Reserve Bank of India. Bajaj, who previously served as Executive Director, steered Slice...

Enso Group has evolved from an Austrian hydropower asset manager into a "system orchestrator" that integrates technology, finance, regulation and governance to create investment‑ready renewable energy ecosystems. Its portfolio blends solar, wind, long‑duration storage, hydrogen and pumped‑hydro to deliver stable,...

Indie studio Siege Wizard Interactive announced that its experimental dungeon‑crawler Pluto will launch on 9 March 2026. The game blends turn‑based deck‑building with a tactile, gesture‑driven spell‑casting system that requires players to construct spells using finger movements. A refreshed demo will appear...
Reconciliation has become a strategic priority for financial services as hybrid work, AI‑generated messages and multichannel tools expand. Theta Lake’s latest report shows 92 % of firms struggle to capture communications in line with record‑keeping obligations, with native retention windows as short...
CS Energy, Queensland’s state‑owned generator, has incorporated fly ash from the Callide coal plant into the concrete for the new 80‑metre Yellow Creek Bridge. The bridge will carry turbine components weighing over 100 tonnes to the 285 MW Lotus Creek Wind Farm,...

The MHRA has opened a public consultation proposing that CE‑marked medical devices be recognised indefinitely in Great Britain. Around 90% of devices used in the GB market currently carry a CE mark, and the agency aims to align transition timelines...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has opened a public investigation that could overhaul how vessels call at Spanish ports and how Spanish‑flagged ships operate in foreign harbors. The probe follows Spain’s November 2024 decision to deny docking privileges to...

Dark Horse has opened pre‑orders for three 1:1 replica Helldivers 2 helmets, marking a new high‑fidelity merch drop two years after the game’s launch. The lineup includes the standard B‑01 Tactical Helmet, a battle‑damaged B‑01 variant, and the black B‑22 Model...

All five seasons of the crime drama *Queen of the South* will exit Netflix in ten territories on March 9, 2026, with the United States losing the series a month later in April 2026. The show, an adaptation of the Spanish series *La Reina...

Stone Story Ascension, the standalone sequel to the acclaimed Stone Story RPG, expands the original’s animated ASCII aesthetic while introducing hybrid idle‑RPG mechanics. The game removes direct character control, emphasizing strategic resource management, crafting, and an in‑game scripting language for...

The PlayStation Gameplay Chart, based on 2.9 million active accounts, shows Fortnite retaining the #1 spot, followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Roblox. All three are free‑to‑play or live‑service titles, highlighting a shift toward continuous engagement models. Electronic Arts...
Researchers at NUS and partners have introduced a fully dry graphene transfer technique that uses a ferroelectric polymer, P(VDF‑TrFE), to reversibly switch adhesion. By polarizing the polymer, its grip on graphene overtakes the copper substrate, enabling clean delamination and >99%...

Zhonggu Logistics, China’s largest coastal container carrier, announced an order for six 6,000 TEU vessels, with options for two more, to support a strategic pivot toward intra‑Asia shipping as Chinese manufacturing relocates across the region. The mid‑size ships address port constraints...

Ubisoft’s long‑rumored Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake has been pushed to fiscal year 2027, with a likely summer 2026 launch following a mid‑April reveal. Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson confirmed the reveal will skip the State of Play event, and the...

The Reuters Institute’s 2025 Digital News Report shows digital subscriptions have plateaued at about 18 % across twenty countries, indicating a ceiling for many publishers. In response, the FT Strategies and Google News Initiative Subscriptions Academy recommends shifting focus from full...

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced two new PlayStation Plus Classics titles: Tekken: Dark Resurrection and the original Time Crisis. The Tekken entry will be the PlayStation Portable version rather than the later PS3 port, while Time Crisis comes from its PlayStation One debut. Both...
NetEase’s Marvel Rivals expands the hero‑shooter market with a 6‑vs‑6 format and a growing roster of 37 characters. The game groups heroes into three distinct roles—Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists—each delivering specific tactical functions. Vanguards serve as high‑HP front‑line tanks, Duelists...
Recent SEC enforcement actions have spotlighted ineffective internal controls over financial reporting, emphasizing approval workflow and reconciliation gaps. Experts argue that robust control environments, paired with knowledgeable teams, shift compliance from a reactive task to a predictable process. As organizations...

The article highlights a persistent gender gap in medical care for menstrual health, noting that up to 75% of menstruating individuals experience PMS and 3‑8% suffer from PMDD, yet these conditions remain underdiagnosed and underfunded. A survey of 3,000 Japanese...

The article introduces the "Value Stick" as a pragmatic framework for testing a company’s winning logic, blending operational excellence (OpEx/Lean) with digital growth methods. It focuses on four levers—Willingness to Pay, Price, Cost, and Quantity—to assess whether a strategy can...
The U.S. Air Force launched the Initial Defense Satellite Communications System (IDSCS) as a low‑cost, quickly fielded alternative after the ambitious Advent program was cancelled. Program 369 employed small 45‑kg Philco satellites, initially designed for medium‑altitude orbits and later placed in...