Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Drink Packages on Cruises
In this episode, Peter Greenberg breaks down the economics of cruise ship drink packages, comparing the cost of unlimited alcohol, soft‑drink, juice, and even bottled‑water options against buying drinks individually. He highlights that roughly half of passengers purchase these packages to avoid surprise bills, noting that premium packages can exceed $115 per day, translating to over $800 on a week‑long cruise, while kids’ soda packages run about $125. Greenberg also points out a key policy: if cabin mates share a room, both must have a drink package, effectively doubling the expense for some travelers.
By Peter Greenberg Worldwide (blog)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Global Conference to Tackle Longevity Clinical Translation
The National University of Singapore Academy for Healthy Longevity is hosting the Geromedicine Conference on February 26-27, 2026, bringing together geroscience researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders. The event emphasizes clinical translation of molecules such as NAD+ precursors, urolithin A, and ergothioneine,...
By SENS Research Foundation – The SENSible Blog
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
OMB Rescinds the “Common Form” Secure Software Attestation Requirement
On Jan. 23, 2026 the Office of Management and Budget issued Memorandum M‑26‑05, rescinding the Biden‑era mandate that all federal agencies obtain a CISA “Common Form” software attestation. The new memo replaces the one‑size‑fits‑all requirement with a risk‑based, agency‑specific approach while...
By Inside Government Contracts
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
AI Slop and the Unity & Godot Game Engines
Open‑source engine Godot is being swamped by LLM‑generated pull requests, forcing maintainers to scrutinize each contribution for authenticity and quality. This "AI slop" is draining volunteer capacity and threatens the project's health. Meanwhile, Unity, a publicly traded engine, is grappling...
By Game From Scratch
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Rubio’s Civilizational Appeals Will Backfire
The episode dissects U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference speech, contrasting his diplomatic tone with Vice President J.D. Vance’s confrontational approach and highlighting Rubio’s emphasis on transatlantic ties framed through shared Christian faith and Western civilization. While...
By Duck of Minerva
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Electronic Evidence Workbook 2026
Craig Ball released the 2026 edition of his Electronic Evidence Workbook, expanding it to 638 pages and integrating large language model (LLM) insights. The textbook was the first of its kind to be edited by two AI editors, ensuring up‑to‑date...
By Ball in Your Court
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
The Secret Ingredient at Crepe Therapy Café Is the ‘Connector’
Chef Mawa McQueen launched Crepe Therapy Café in Boulder with a novel "Connector" position, aimed at turning the eatery into a true third space. The role, filled by former finance professional Steve Laser, focuses on fostering genuine connections among guests,...
By Modern Restaurant Management
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Former SEC Deputy Director and Top Trial Lawyer Antonia Apps Joins Paul, Weiss’s Litigation Department | Paul, Weiss
Paul, Weiss announced that Antonia M. Apps, former SEC Deputy Director of Enforcement and ex‑federal prosecutor, has joined the firm as a partner in its New York Litigation Department. Apps is renowned for high‑stakes securities and white‑collar litigation. Her arrival...
By Securities Docket
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Compassion Isn't Fatiguing. It's Energizing.
In this episode the host challenges the notion of "compassion fatigue" by arguing that genuine compassion, not fake empathy, is energizing for professionals like lawyers and social workers. Drawing on insights from the host's sister, a social worker, the discussion...
By The Business of Criminal Law (Substack)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
The Anticipated Criminal Law Decisions and Arguments for the Rest of This Term
The Supreme Court’s 2025‑26 term is poised to issue several high‑profile criminal law rulings, with five pure criminal cases and six related cases among the 23 arguments slated for the next two months. Pending opinions include Villareal v. Texas on...
By SCOTUSblog
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Viridien Partners with NVIDIA to Advance HPC for Seismic Imaging Workflows
Viridien announced a partnership with NVIDIA to accelerate its seismic imaging workflows using NVIDIA's high‑performance computing platforms. The collaboration will optimize Viridien’s algorithms for GPU accelerators, including tensor cores and mixed‑precision techniques, aiming to boost imaging speed, accuracy, and efficiency....
By HPCwire
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Antimony Price Spike Puts Critical Mineral in Spotlight as Jim Atkinson Advances Antimony Resources’ Bald Hill Project
Antimony Resources Corp. is accelerating development of its Bald Hill project after a serendipitous discovery of the Marcus Zone, a new stibnite‑rich mineralized area. The metal’s price has rocketed from roughly $12,000 to $60,000 per metric ton, driven by defense...
By Jack Lifton @ InvestorNews (Critical Minerals & Rare Earths)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Work Product Vs. Evidence: Why Your Firm’s DMS Is Not an eDiscovery Platform
The article clarifies that a firm’s document management system (DMS) is not a substitute for a dedicated eDiscovery platform. While DMS tools excel at storing and retrieving files, they typically lack features such as legal holds, privilege tagging, and forensic...
By Legal Tech Daily
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Confiscations by Cuban Government
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two separate cases that invoke Title III of the Helms‑Burton Act, targeting property confiscated by Cuba after 1959. Havana Docks Corp. alleges cruise lines trafficked its former dock concession and seeks...
By SCOTUSblog
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
How Musicians, Marketers Use WhatsApp to Build Fan Communities
Direct-to-fan communication is shifting from optional to essential as social‑media algorithms limit reach. WhatsApp, with over 2 billion users, provides 100% message deliverability and a private‑conversation feel that email and SMS can’t match. Artists like Lorde, The Lathums, Dua Lipa and Sahel Sounds...
By Hypebot
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
United Airlines Flight Attendants Confident They Can Secure Contract Deal Next Month But Still Aren’t Backing Down On Concessions
The Association of Flight Attendants representing over 30,000 United Airlines crew members says a contract could be finalized in March, after years of contentious bargaining. United has proposed a compensation package that would make its cabin crew the highest‑paid in...
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
U.S. Allies and Adversaries’ Reactions to Operation Absolute Resolve to Capture Maduro
On Jan. 3 the United States launched Operation Absolute Resolve, a raid that bombed Venezuela’s air defenses, engaged in a gun battle and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, resulting in at least 100 deaths. The UN Security Council...
By Just Security
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Rural Emergency Medicine in New Mexico: A Physician’s Firsthand Account
Sarah Bridge, an emergency physician, recounts four years of frontline care in rural New Mexico’s Indian Health Service facilities, where chronic ICU bed shortages, equipment failures and staffing cuts force dangerous patient transfers and improvised treatments. She highlights how historical...
By KevinMD
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Video Wednesday
On November 20, 2020, Verb and Johnson & Johnson unveiled OTTAVA, a six‑armed robotic platform designed for minimally invasive surgery. The system integrates AI‑driven vision, haptic feedback, and modular tooling to automate complex suturing and tissue manipulation. Early trials report a 30%...
By SurgRob
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
From Commitment to Action: The Next Steps in Holding Russia’s Leaders Accountable for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine
The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (STCA) was formalised on 25 June 2025 by Ukraine and the Council of Europe, creating a dedicated venue to prosecute Russian leaders for the war of aggression. The ICC lacks jurisdiction because...
By Just Security
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Did You Hear That? Smart Glasses, AI Voice Recorders and Workplace Recordings
Employers now face a wave of discreet recording tools—from Ray‑Ban Meta smart glasses to AI‑powered voice recorders like Plaud and auto‑joining meeting bots that generate searchable transcripts. Connecticut’s one‑party consent rule for in‑person conversations and stricter electronic‑monitoring statutes mean many...
By Employment Law (US) – Dan Schwartz
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
American Tungsten’s Ali Haji Says “It’s a Moly Porphyry with Tungsten-Silver-Rich Veins” As He Targets First Product Sales of Tungsten...
American Tungsten Corp. is moving its historic IMA Mine in Idaho toward commercial production, highlighting high‑grade tungsten‑silver‑molybdenum veins uncovered in recent drilling. The company reported intervals such as 31 ft at 0.48% WO₃ with 1.84 oz/ton silver and plans to complete an...
By Jack Lifton @ InvestorNews (Critical Minerals & Rare Earths)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
SimpleDocs Launches ‘Contract Intelligence Layer,’ Putting Policy, Precedent and Market Data Inside Microsoft Word
SimpleDocs unveiled its Contract Intelligence Layer, a Microsoft Word add‑in that fuses internal policy playbooks, precedent data, and Law Insider’s market standards into a single interface. The feature lets lawyers benchmark clause changes against an organization’s historical agreements and global contract...
By LawSites (LawNext) by Bob Ambrogi
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
InfraVia, Liberty Global and Telefónica Agree £2 Billion Deal for Netomnia
InfraVia, Liberty Global and Telefónica’s joint venture nexfibre has agreed to acquire Netomnia, the parent of YouFibre and brsk, in a £2 billion transaction. The deal consolidates a significant portion of the UK’s full‑fibre retail market under nexfibre’s control. It brings...
By thinkbroadband (UK)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Secret Talks to Promote Regime Change in Cuba; Open Attempts to Prevent Regime Change in Peru
The episode examines covert U.S. diplomatic efforts to engineer regime change in Cuba, highlighted by secret talks between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Raul Castro’s grandson, alongside open U.S. moves to block regime change in Peru. It questions the viability...
By Latin America Risk Report
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Blog•Feb 18, 2026
[Educational Webcast] eDiscovery Lessons for 2026: Spotlighting the Top ESI Cases and Trends From 2025
HaystackID hosted an educational webcast titled “eDiscovery Lessons for 2026,” where moderator Philip Favro and a panel of experts dissected the most influential 2025 court decisions on electronically stored information. The discussion highlighted emerging challenges around AI‑generated content, evolving definitions...
By Legal Tech Daily
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Egypt LNG Supply Shaped by Israel–Egypt Gas Interdependence
Egypt’s LNG export volumes are increasingly tied to domestic power demand and Israeli pipeline imports, according to Cedigaz analysis. Israel’s offshore gas surplus now flows to Egypt, stabilizing its electricity system but leaving LNG output dependent on residual gas. Fluctuations...
By Global LNG Hub
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Shareholder Advisory Firm Urges Vote Against Avio Bylaw Amendments
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended Avio shareholders reject a set of bylaw amendments slated for a March 3 extraordinary meeting. The proposals would fix the board at nine members, giving the largest shareholder seven seats while reducing minority representation, and...
By European Spaceflight
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Global Trends in Non-Competes
Non‑compete clauses are facing heightened scrutiny worldwide as governments introduce tighter limits or outright bans. In the United States, several states have restricted use for low‑wage and medical workers, while the FTC pivots to litigation after its 2024 ban was...
By Employment Law Worldview
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
The Revisionists: Inside OpenAP With Brittany Slattery
OpenAP, founded in 2017 by the major broadcast networks, has evolved from a linear‑TV audience‑standardization consortium into a key player shaping streaming identity and ad‑currency frameworks. Its members—Paramount, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox—plus strategic investor Snowflake, use a shared foundation to...
By TVREV
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
💥New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Carbon Health Technologies, Inc.💥
The episode details Carbon Health Technologies, Inc.'s pre‑arranged Chapter 11 filing in February 2026, outlining its rapid rise to a $3 billion valuation and subsequent collapse due to post‑pandemic revenue decline and tighter capital markets. It explains the company’s business model—an...
By PETITION
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Leonard Green & Partners to Acquire Mister Car Wash for $3.1 Billion
Leonard Green & Partners announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mister Car Wash, Inc. for $3.1 billion in cash, paying $7 per share, a 16.5% premium to the prior close. The transaction values the car‑wash operator at 13.78 times EBITDA and...
By Inside Arbitrage – Blog
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Digitalising the Supply Chain Starts Earlier Than You Think
Logistics leaders argue that digitalising supply chains must begin with clear business questions, not a rush to buy sensors or trackers. The article stresses building a digital overlay that standardises labels, IDs and data formats before any hardware is deployed....
By LogisticsMatter
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
If US Regulators Won’t Hold Auditors to Account, Will the Courts?
The Trump administration slashed the PCAOB budget and installed a career auditor as its head, prompting concerns that auditors are now policing themselves. The SEC argues the changes refocus the board on substantive wrongdoing rather than paperwork errors. Critics fear...
By Securities Docket
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
2025 Activism Retrospective
Activist investors had a banner year in 2025, launching a record 255 campaigns and driving a 25% increase in substantive activism across Russell 3000 firms. Healthcare, financial services and technology were the most targeted sectors, while micro‑ and nano‑cap companies bore...
By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
The FCC 2024 Broadband Report
The FCC released its Internet Access Services report for December 31, 2024, intended to update Congress on broadband availability. The analysis highlights persistent flaws: inconsistent location definitions, reliance on ISP‑self‑reported marketing speeds, and omission of significant Fixed Wireless Access customers. Moreover, the...
By POTs and PANs
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Making Authenticity a Competitive Edge for Publishers
Publishers face a surge of AI‑generated content, with 50% of new web articles and one‑third of YouTube Shorts now created by algorithms. Advertisers are moving away from sheer volume metrics toward outcomes that require verified, engaged audiences. The article outlines...
By Digital Content Next (InContext/Blog)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Remarks at the Texas A&M School of Law Corporate Law Symposium
In a recent Texas A&M Law symposium, the SEC suggested a rule granting a safe harbor for companies that omit generic risk factors from their filings. The proposal would treat failure to disclose widely publicized events, likely to affect most...
By Securities Docket
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
How Does Cholera Colonize the Gut? Unmasking Virulence Activation with Cryo-EM
Cryogenic electron microscopy enabled researchers to solve five structures of Vibrio cholerae transcription activation complexes, revealing how the bacterium initiates virulence in the human gut. The study shows ToxR and TcpP transcription factors bind the RNA polymerase α‑C‑terminal domain via...
By BioTechniques (independent journal site)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Chicago Freight Bottleneck Named Worst in Nation, ATRI Reports
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has named the I‑294/I‑290/I‑88 interchange in Chicago the most congested truck bottleneck in the United States, overtaking Fort Lee, New Jersey. The 15th annual Top Truck Bottleneck List, based on 2025 GPS‑based truck data, shows...
By The TruckersReport Blog
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Russian Drilling Falls in 2H25 – What Does It Mean?
The episode examines the sharp decline in Russian oil and gas drilling in the second half of 2025, with total meters drilled falling 3.4% year‑over‑year and the share of horizontal wells dropping from 67.8% to 59.3%. It links the slowdown...
By EMOGCP – Russian Oil & Gas Monitor
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
INTX Selected by Xitus as Core Insurance Operating System
Texas‑based INTX Insurance Software has been chosen by Xitus to serve as its core insurance operating system for global run‑off, loss‑portfolio transfer (LPT), insurance‑backed transaction (IBT) and captive reinsurance activities across its Bermuda, UK and Europe subsidiaries. The selection covers...
By Captive Intelligence
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
A Year After Designation of Cartels as Terrorists, What Is the Risk Landscape for Multinationals Operating in Mexico?
In February 2025 the U.S. designated six Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, extending material‑support statutes and national‑security enforcement to any company dealing with them. The DOJ’s new guidelines prioritize terrorism‑finance violations, while FinCEN’s geographic targeting orders have already...
By Corporate Compliance Insights
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Patent Cliff Pressures to Drive Big Pharma M&A
The looming patent cliff, projected to strip up to $300 billion in annual drug sales by 2032, is keeping large pharma firms focused on strategic acquisitions rather than triggering a sudden surge in deal volume. Dan Chancellor of Norstella notes that...
By Pharmaceutical Commerce (independent trade)
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Trauma Reactivation: Why News Headlines Trigger Past Abuse
Recent high‑profile sexual‑abuse scandals, such as the Jeffrey Epstein case, are prompting a wave of trauma reactivation among survivors who had previously kept their experiences hidden. Patients often present with insomnia, irritability, increased alcohol use, or vague anxiety that they...
By KevinMD
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Making Global Market Access Practical – How Medilink North of England Supports International Growth
Medilink North of England provides a structured market‑access offering that helps MedTech and digital‑health innovators move beyond regulatory clearance to achieve commercial adoption in overseas health systems. The service is built around five pillars—market segmentation, global strategy, regulatory documentation, reimbursement...
By Med-Tech Insights
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Your Foreign AI Vendor’s Black Box Is an Ethics Problem, Not a Technical One
Boards and senior leaders are confronting a growing dilemma: critical AI systems supplied by foreign vendors operate as opaque black boxes, delivering efficiency while limiting auditability. Ethicists Vera Cherepanova and Brian Haman argue this is fundamentally an ethical issue of...
By Corporate Compliance Insights
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
LawNext on Location: Lunch with Alex Su of Latitude Legal In Alameda, Calif.
In a LawNext on Location lunch, Alex Su, chief revenue officer of Latitude Legal, outlines the company’s AI‑driven contract automation platform and its recent $30 million Series B round. He explains how Latitude Legal is expanding from large enterprises to mid‑size law...
By Legal Tech Daily
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Second and Third Prototypes of Turkey’s Kaan Fighter Have Emerged
Turkey’s Kaan fifth‑generation fighter has advanced to its second and third prototypes, designated P1 and P2, with static testing slated for 2026. The airframes show notable design tweaks, including a rearward‑shifted engine intake, wider nose, and a Tulgar helmet‑mounted display....
By The Aviationist
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Global Genomics: Representative Research Is Key to Unlocking the Full Potential of Precision Medicine
Professor Segun Fatumo highlights the stark under‑representation of African genomes in global research, where over 86% of GWAS participants are of European ancestry despite Africa housing the greatest genetic diversity. He explains how this gap limits the accuracy of polygenic...
By BioTechniques (independent journal site)