Slay The Spire 2 Fans Are Worried Silent Is Too Overpowered
Slay the Spire 2’s early‑access launch has drawn attention to a balance issue with the Silent character. Veteran player JapaneseExport, who logged over 10,000 hours on the original title, argues Silent’s Sly mechanic makes it the strongest option, allowing players to skip most rewards. He warns the overpowered discard‑play loop forces a single‑track strategy, marginalizing other characters. MegaCrit now faces pressure to tweak Silent before the full release.
Best Free TV Streaming Services: Roku Channel, Tubi and More
Free, ad‑supported TV streaming services are reshaping cord‑cutting, offering live news, on‑demand movies, and original content without subscription fees. Tubi emerges as the overall leader thanks to its expansive library, intuitive interface, and dedicated kids section. Pluto TV and The...
Doctors May Be Using Outdated Glaucoma Rule of Thumb
A new JAMA Ophthalmology study of 184,504 eyes shows glaucoma treatment decisions rise continuously with intra‑ocular pressure (IOP) rather than at a hard 22 mm Hg cutoff. Researchers examined over 1.8 million visits across seven academic centers and found odds of initiating therapy...
CDMO Neuland Labs Expects Commercial Production Facility to Be Operational by Summer
Neuland Laboratories announced that the first module of its new commercial peptide manufacturing facility will be operational by summer on its 17‑acre Bonthapally campus in India. The module adds 6,370 L of solid‑phase and liquid‑phase peptide synthesis capacity, ranging from 250 L...
Fukushima and the ‘Lessons Learned’ From Nuclear Disasters
Marking fifteen years since the 2011 disaster, Fukushima remains a focal point for global nuclear safety debates. International bodies such as the IAEA have used the accident to revise safety standards and promote a narrative of technical resilience. Critics argue...
Frontline Honors Award Winner: Quintessa Haile, Home Care Aide, Help at Home
Quintessa Haile, a home care aide at Help at Home, was named a 2025 Frontline Honors Award winner by Home Health Care News. In a recent interview she explained that personal caregiving for her mother sparked her commitment to the...
Cabo Verde’s 737 MAX 8 Set For March 31 Relaunch Of US Operations
Cabo Verde Airlines will restart flights to the United States on March 31, linking the Cape Verde archipelago with Providence’s T.F. Green International Airport using a Boeing 737 MAX 8. The service marks the carrier’s first US operation since 2021 after a...
NUBURU’s Lyocon Completes Proof-of-Concept for Portable Directed-Energy Laser Platform
NUBURU’s subsidiary Lyocon has completed a proof‑of‑concept for a portable directed‑energy laser dazzler aimed at counter‑drone defense. The system employs multi‑wavelength lasers (green, blue, IR) delivering 1‑10 W of power in a rifle‑mounted, modular architecture for rapid field deployment. Early trials...
OCC's Gould Doubles Down on State Preemption
Comptroller Jonathan Gould reaffirmed the OCC's commitment to federal preemption of state banking rules, citing the agency’s Lincoln‑era origins. He announced an aggressive filing strategy of amicus briefs and court filings to solidify the OCC’s legal position. Gould dismissed criticism...
Netflix: Lionsgate-Produced ‘War Machine’ Topped Global Weekly Streaming Through March 8
Netflix reported that the Lionsgate‑produced sci‑fi action film *War Machine* topped its global weekly streaming chart through March 8, amassing 39.3 million views and leading both the overall and English‑language movie rankings. The platform’s English‑language TV chart was led by *Bridgerton* season four...
Apyx Medical Corporation (APYX) Reports a Net Loss for Q4 FY25
Apyx Medical Corporation reported its fourth‑quarter FY25 results, posting a loss of $0.03 per share on $19.2 million of revenue. Revenue surged 34.8% year‑over‑year, propelled by the Advanced Energy and Original Equipment Manufacturing segments. The loss narrowed from $0.06 per share...
Smarsh Launches AI Enabled Communication Surveillance for Small to Medium Businesses
Smarsh introduced the Noise Reduction Agent, an AI‑driven tool that trims compliance alert volume by up to 60 % for small and mid‑sized financial firms. The solution suppresses low‑risk communications during ingestion, preserving audit‑ready records while cutting thousands of non‑actionable review...
The Rubin Observatory's LSST Will Detect Imminent Impactors Before They Crash Into Earth
The Vera Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is poised to detect one to two meter‑scale near‑Earth objects each year, roughly doubling the current discovery rate for imminent impactors. Simulations of 343 historic fireballs show a median detection...
Procalcitonin Vs. C-Reactive Protein in Neonatal Sepsis
Researchers published a comparative study in Pediatric Research showing that procalcitonin (PCT) rises within 6‑12 hours of infection in very low birth weight infants, while C‑reactive protein (CRP) peaks later at 24‑48 hours. The data reveal that PCT offers higher...
Medical Malpractice and AI: Jurors React Differently Depending on How Radiologists Utilize the Technology
A mock‑trial study published in Nature Health examined how jurors assign liability when radiologists use AI in interpreting CT scans. When AI flagged a brain bleed and the radiologist reviewed the image only once, 75% of jurors held the radiologist...
‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ Review: An Emotional Choice
HBO’s new documentary “Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare,” directed by James Jones, revisits the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster through archival footage and first‑hand testimonies. The film underscores the frantic efforts of plant workers to avert a larger catastrophe and the lingering...
Zions' Revamped Tech Leadership Team Eyes AI, Stablecoins
Zions Bancorp has restructured its technology leadership after longtime CTO Jennifer Smith departed, assigning CIO Margaret Mayer and chief transformation officer Ken Collins to jointly run the enterprise technology unit. The bank completed a decade‑long core systems modernization in 2024,...
IPO Watch: Kaoko Gears up for Namibian Copper Hunt as ASX Listing Draws Near
Kaoko Metals, fresh from a $6.5 million IPO, is gearing up to explore its flagship Chalkos copper‑silver project and the multi‑commodity Karibib deposit in Namibia’s underexplored Kaoko belt. Surface assays at Chalkos have returned extraordinary copper grades up to 69.6% and...
Infiniti QX80 With 600 HP Will Kick Off a New ‘Red Sport’ Performance Push: Report
Infiniti is preparing a 600‑horsepower version of its flagship QX80, branded as a Red Sport package slated for a spring 2027 launch. The upgrade will boost the current 450‑hp twin‑turbo V6 to roughly 600 hp while adding red brake calipers,...
USA Today Names Jamie Stockwell as Next Top Editor
USA Today announced Jamie Stockwell as its new vice president of news, replacing the traditional editor‑in‑chief title. Stockwell, a former deputy managing editor at The Washington Post and former executive at The New York Times and Axios Local, will start on March 30. She...
Computational Modeling of Failure at the Fabric Weave Level in Reentry Parachute Energy Modulators
NASA researchers developed a high‑fidelity computational model of re‑entry parachute energy modulators (EM) at the fabric‑weave level using LS‑DYNA. The model represents each Kevlar and nylon thread as solid elements and includes a Python script that replicates the unit stitch...
Mercer Faces Second Class-Action Lawsuit After ShinyHunters Cyberattack
Mercer Advisors is facing a second class‑action lawsuit after a ShinyHunters cyberattack exposed roughly 5.7 million client records, including names, contact details and partial Social Security numbers. The complaint alleges Mercer refused to pay the hackers’ ransom, prompting the group to...
Carnival Cruise Line Launches Express Dining
Carnival Cruise Line has rolled out Express Dining, a streamlined multi‑course service that delivers meals in under an hour for parties of six or fewer. The program is live on 15 ships and will cover the entire fleet by the...
US Natural Gas Balance
The latest US Natural Gas Balance report shows inventories climbing by 0.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) to a total of roughly 2.9 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). Production dipped about 1% as several key processing plants underwent scheduled maintenance, while demand...
Bad Bunny Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Claiming Uncleared Sample on ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Track
Bad Bunny secured a federal court dismissal of a lawsuit alleging his track “Enséñame a Bailar” sampled Nigerian artist Dera’s 2019 song “Empty My Pocket.” Judge Otis Wright threw out the case with prejudice after the plaintiff failed to meet...
Nissan CFO to Depart Amid Turnaround Challenges
Nissan announced that CFO Jérémie Papin will step down after just over a year, citing personal reasons, and that long‑time Nissan alum George Leondis will assume the finance chief role on April 1. The change comes as the automaker pushes its Re:Nissan...
Synopsys Launches Electronics Digital Twins for Software-Defined Vehicles
Synopsys unveiled its Electronics Digital Twin (eDT) Platform, a cloud‑based, open ecosystem that lets engineers create, deploy and manage digital twins of electronic systems. The platform is aimed at the automotive sector, promising up to 90% of software validation before...
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Popular Protein Bar Is Packed With Extra Fat & Calories
David Protein faces a class‑action lawsuit alleging its flagship protein bar vastly under‑reports calories and fat. Lab analysis found 268‑275 calories and 11‑13.5 grams of fat per bar, far exceeding the label’s 150 calories and 2 grams of fat. The...
Fox Entertainment Hires Media Veteran Billy Parks to Lead Creator Studios Division
Fox Entertainment appointed veteran media executive Billy Parks to head its newly formed Fox Creator Studios division. The unit, launched at CES 2026, focuses on partnering with top digital creators to build cross‑platform franchises and monetize audience engagement. Parks, formerly...
Activision Reveals Details of Black Ops Royale
Activision announced Black Ops Royale, a new battle‑royale mode slated for release on March 12. The mode pays homage to Blackout, the original Call of Duty battle‑royale map introduced in Black Ops 4 over six years ago. Players can expect familiar gameplay...
First-Time Medicare Advantage Enrollees Demonstrate Increasing Demographic and Clinical Diversity
The study of over 5 million first‑time Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees from 2012‑2022 shows a marked rise in demographic and socioeconomic diversity, with dual‑eligible beneficiaries climbing from 13% to 23% and Black enrollees from 12.7% to 18.3%. Clinical complexity also increased...
Advocates Urge Judge to Block $68m Colony Ridge Settlement
Eight civil‑rights nonprofits have filed an amicus brief urging a Texas federal judge to block a $68 million DOJ‑Colony Ridge settlement. The deal would allocate $48 million to flood‑control infrastructure but diverts $20 million to fund immigration‑enforcement police resources, with no direct restitution...
Dusome v Canada: What The Federal Court Decision Means For Patentable Subject Matter
The Federal Court overturned the Commissioner of Patents’ refusal of Canadian Patent Application No. 2,701,028 in Dusome v Canada, finding multiple legal errors in CIPO’s assessment. The court held that the examiner failed to apply proper purposive construction, misused the “actual invention”...
Audit Shows Low Rate of Intraoperative IOL-Related Complications
A ten‑year audit at Moorfields Eye Hospital revealed an intraoperative intraocular lens (IOL) complication rate of just 0.11%, with 193 events out of 176,663 cataract surgeries. The most frequent issue, unplanned IOL exchange, accounted for 69% of complications and was...
More Big Law Leaders, 'Open to Growth,' Are Willing to Consider Mergers
Big‑law partners are increasingly signaling openness to growth through mergers, a shift highlighted by recent high‑profile talks such as Ashurst‑Perkins Coie, Hogan Lovells‑Cadwalader, and Taylor Wessing‑Winston & Strawn. Data from ALM shows a surge in lateral moves whenever merger rumors surface, amplifying market volatility. Firms...
United Airlines Threatens to Ban Customers Who Don’t Use Headphones
United Airlines announced a new rule that passengers must use headphones for any audio or video content on its flights, effective February 27, 2026. Failure to comply can result in removal from the aircraft and a permanent ban, with the...
London’s First-Ever Drug Checking Services to Open in Hackney and Camden
London’s Hackney and Camden boroughs will host the capital’s first drug‑checking services, operated by harm‑reduction charity The Loop. The clinics are fully funded by the councils and backed by the Metropolitan Police, offering free, confidential testing, rapid substance analysis, and...
Storied Edinburgh Nightclub to Be Turned Into Student Flats Following Demolition
Edinburgh’s iconic nightclub, known over the decades as The Cavendish, Lava, Ignite and most recently ATIK, is being demolished to make way for a new student residential complex. The venue, which opened in the 1940s and hosted legends such as...
Unlocking Existing Grid Capacity With Dynamic Line Rating
Dynamic line rating (DLR) replaces static worst‑case assumptions with real‑time sensor data and fine‑scale weather forecasts, letting operators gauge the actual thermal capacity of transmission lines moment‑by‑moment. Case studies across Europe, the United States and Asia report capacity gains of...
Docu-Series Goes ‘Behind-the-Curtain’ of Hospice Work
The Nebraska Health Care Foundation has funded a new documentary series that follows hospice clinicians across seven care settings in Nebraska, aiming to demystify hospice, palliative and long‑term care. By showcasing real‑world stories, the series seeks to attract and retain...
Levi Strauss Faces Age Bias Suit After Allegedly Refilling Axed Role
Levi Strauss & Co. faces a federal age‑discrimination lawsuit after terminating senior product‑manager Ajay Kapil, claiming his role was eliminated in a workforce reduction. The filing alleges Levi quickly backfilled the same responsibilities with contractors, suggesting the position was never...
Fostering Regulatory Harmony Between the SEC and CFTC
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins used the FIA Global Cleared Markets Conference to outline a new push for regulatory harmony between the SEC and the CFTC. He announced joint staff meetings, a revised Memorandum of Understanding, and a "substituted compliance" approach...
Deadly Design Decision Responsible For Jeju Air Disaster That Killed 179
The South Korean audit found that a concrete‑reinforced localizer mound at Muan International Airport, built to save on earthwork costs, turned a survivable belly‑landing of Jeju Air Flight 2216 into a fatal crash that killed 179. The aircraft struck birds, landed...
UAE E-Invoicing Mandate: What ERP and Finance Teams Need to Know Before 2027
The UAE will roll out a national e‑invoicing system, moving from paper and PDF invoices to structured digital records reported to the Federal Tax Authority. A phased schedule starts with a pilot in July 2026, mandatory compliance for firms with revenue...
New Class Action Accuses Adobe of Paying Women Less, Then Retaliating
Adobe and staffing firm Talentburst are facing a class‑action lawsuit alleging systematic gender pay discrimination and retaliation. Former SMB Licensing Lead Anna Buntger claims women were paid less than men for equal work, that her supervisor made harassing comments and...
As Gas Prices Soar, Trump Is Ignoring the Lessons of the Last Oil Crisis
The U.S. faces a new oil shock as the Strait of Hormuz closure drives gasoline prices above $3 per gallon, echoing the 1973 embargo. While domestic shale production and higher vehicle fuel economy have reduced the economy’s gasoline intensity, the...
Travis Scott, Future, & SZA Hit With Major Setback In “Telekinesis” Lawsuit
A New York federal judge rejected the motion by Travis Scott, Future and SZA to dismiss Victory Boyd’s copyright lawsuit over the 2023 track “Telekinesis.” Boyd alleges the artists used her unreleased demo, “Like the Way It Sounds,” without permission,...
Inspired Entertainment, Inc (INSE) Misses Q4 EPS Estimates
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. reported an adjusted loss of $0.18 per share for Q4 2025, falling short of the $0.21 consensus estimate. The company generated $77.2 million in revenue during the quarter. INSE provides gaming technology and services to regulated lottery,...
Aviation Services Firm ASAK Solutions Leases 17K-SF Warehouse by JFK Airport
Aviation services provider ASAK Solutions signed a 16,515‑square‑foot lease on the ground floor of Longpoint Partners’ 152‑15 Rockaway Boulevard warehouse in Jamaica, Queens, at $28 per square foot. The space, featuring eight drive‑in loading doors, is positioned within a short...
Connecting the Factory Floor: Efficient Integration for Smarter Manufacturing
Smart factories rely on seamless industrial connectivity that links production equipment, PLCs, and sensor networks to centralized monitoring platforms. By transmitting high‑speed data via fiber‑optic infrastructure, manufacturers gain real‑time visibility into machine performance, output, and maintenance needs. Consolidating this data...