NIST Director Nominee Commits to Support AI Standards-Setting, Manufacturing
Arvind Raman, a Purdue professor nominated to lead NIST, told the Senate Commerce Committee he will prioritize advancing AI metrology and establishing U.S. leadership in global AI standards. He emphasized aligning standards with American free‑market values and pledged to bridge industry and government to create interoperable AI metrics. Raman also committed to bolstering advanced semiconductor manufacturing, supporting the AI Action Plan, and keeping NIST apolitical. Senators probed his stance on facial‑recognition testing and the Anthropic‑Pentagon dispute.
Cisco Drops 48 New Firewall Vulnerabilities, 2 Critical
Cisco disclosed 48 vulnerabilities across its ASA, Secure FTD and Secure FMC firewall portfolio, including two CVE‑2026‑20079 and CVE‑2026‑20131 that received a perfect 10‑out‑of‑10 CVSS rating. The critical flaws affect the FMC web interface, enabling authentication bypass and remote code execution with...
Cardiologists Develop New AI Screening Tool for Structural Heart Disease
Columbia University cardiologists unveiled EchoNext, an AI algorithm that analyzes standard electrocardiograms to screen for structural heart disease such as severe aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation and heart failure. In a published JACC case report, the tool flagged an asymptomatic 84‑year‑old...
Activities Report of the Generic Drug Program (FY 2025) – FDARA Title VIII Sections 807 and 805
The FDA’s FY 2025 Generic Drug Program report details progress on abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) under priority review and competitive generic therapy (CGT) designations. By the fourth quarter, pending priority‑review ANDAs fell to 40, while CGT ANDAs awaiting FDA action...
Is Cyprus Getting Drawn Into the Israel – Iran War as the First EU Country Risking Its Tourism Industry?
The U.S. State Department issued a Level 3 “Reconsider Travel” advisory for Cyprus amid escalating Israel‑Iran tensions, warning American tourists of regional security risks. Cyprus, an EU island whose tourism sector contributes more than 10% of GDP and supports tens of...
Festus Lagat Files Emergency CAS Appeal; Lawyer: “ADAK Is on a Campaign to Ruin the Lives of Many Athletes”
American‑based Kenyan middle‑distance runner Festus Laget has lodged an emergency appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a provisional suspension imposed by the Anti‑Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) for alleged whereabouts failures. The suspension threatens his participation...
Almost Half of Workers Today Want To Change Jobs This Year—But There’s a Costly Trade-Off for First-Time Buyers Seeking New...
FlexJobs reports 43% of workers plan to change jobs this year, fueling a career reimagination ahead of 2026. However, first‑time homebuyers face a hidden obstacle: mortgage lenders typically require two years of stable income, making recent job switches risky. Lenders...
Beef Prices Spur Senate Drive to Split Meat Giants
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation that would require meatpackers to process only a single type of protein and impose tighter limits on beef market concentration. The bill also restores FTC antitrust authority over meatpacking and targets foreign‑owned firms...
Natalia Dyer Signs With CAA
Natalia Dyer, fresh from the Stranger Things finale, has signed representation with Creative Artists Agency. The move follows her casting in Amazon MGM’s upcoming romantic comedy “Goodbye Girl,” alongside Kiernan Shipka and Cole Sprouse. Dyer also retains representation from Circle...
Nexstar Moves Forward With TEGNA Tender Offer Following FCC Visit
Nexstar Media Group announced a cash tender offer to repurchase its 5% senior notes due 2029, a move directly tied to the pending acquisition of TEGNA. The offer, managed by BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, and Goldman Sachs, will remain open...
What’s Gone Wrong at Ubisoft
Ubisoft, once famed for delivering multiple blockbuster franchises annually, now faces a barren release calendar, with its last major PC/console launch over a year ago. Recent titles such as Skull & Bones and Star Wars Outlaws received lukewarm reviews and...
Walgreens Workers at some Stores in NYC Will Wear Body Cameras
Walgreens announced a pilot program that equips employees in select New York City stores with body‑worn cameras. The initiative aims to de‑escalate conflicts and improve safety for customers and staff while maintaining privacy safeguards. The move follows similar pilots by...
To Survive the AI Age, Publishers Are Finally Working Together
Publishers in the United Kingdom have launched SPUR, a standards alliance that brings together the BBC, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Sky News and The Guardian to protect their content from unchecked AI use. The group aims to establish guardrails for responsible AI, simplify licensing...
High Power Dual-Directional Coupler
The new high‑power dual‑directional coupler from MIcable operates from 1 to 8 GHz with 30/40 dB coupling and can handle 600 W continuous‑wave power. It delivers VSWR ≤1.4:1, insertion loss ≤0.4 dB, coupling accuracy ±0.8 dB and flatness ±1.1 dB, and a minimum directivity of 14 dB. The device...
Co-Packaged Optics and the AI Data Center: From Skepticism to Strategic Adoption
Co‑Packaged Optics (CPO) is being touted as a solution to AI data‑center bandwidth, latency, and power challenges. While hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon are already testing CPO to slash interconnect power by up to 40 % and enable...
NGA Awards BlackSky Seven-Figure Order on Luno A Contract
BlackSky has secured a seven‑figure renewal from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency under the Luno A Facility Monitoring Delivery Order. The contract extension reflects strong customer satisfaction with BlackSky’s high‑cadence, AI‑enabled change detection analytics. The company now monitors more than...
Surplus Lines Market Growth Cools as Competition Intensifies
The surplus lines market’s premium growth slowed to 9.7% year‑over‑year through Q3 2025, down from 13.5% in the same period a year earlier. Competitive pressure in cyber, commercial property and D&O liability is curbing expansion, even as E&S carriers continue...
Zambian Govt Reaffirms Support for Sustainable Artisanal Mining in Central Province
Zambia’s Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development reaffirmed its commitment to legal, organised and sustainable artisanal small‑scale mining (ASM) in Central Province. The government, together with district authorities, traditional leaders and security agencies, will enforce regulations and expand a land‑facilitation...
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Subway Seeks to Serve 1M Meatballs on National Meatball Day with Free Footlong Upgrades
Subway is offering a free foot‑long upgrade on March 9 for customers who purchase a six‑inch Meatball Sub as part of its Sub of the Day or Meal of the Day. The promotion, timed with National Meatball Day, aims to sell...
Two Satellites in SES’s O3b mPOWER MEO Constellation Come Online
SES announced that the ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites have entered service, raising the constellation to ten operational units out of the planned thirteen. The satellites were launched by SpaceX on July 22 from Cape Canaveral and use redesigned...
2XKO Already Falls Off PlayStation's Top Downloads Chart in First Full Month, Even Below the Shuttering Highguard
After nearly a decade in development, Riot Games' free‑to‑play fighting game 2XKO launched at the end of January and briefly hit third on PlayStation's free download chart. In February, the title fell out of the top‑10 in both North America...
Space Development Agency Faces Challenges Scaling Its Growing Constellation
The Space Development Agency’s first operational tranche of 42 satellites launched in late 2024, but on‑orbit checkout and functional testing have lagged due to supply‑chain bottlenecks, a 45‑day government shutdown, and a technical snag with a Lockheed Martin spacecraft. The...
French Delegation Explores Investment Opportunities at Kalumbila Multi-Facility Economic Zone
A high‑level French embassy delegation toured Zambia’s Kalumbila Multi‑Facility Economic Zone to assess investment prospects in the country’s mining supply chain. Hosted by First Quantum Minerals, the visit highlighted the zone’s 5,000‑hectare footprint, fiscal incentives and ready infrastructure. Kalumbila MFEZ’s...
PDAC 2026 Hosts Another Successful PDAC in Toronto
The 94th Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto drew more than 32,100 attendees and set a record with over 1,300 exhibitors. Speakers highlighted strong commodity markets and growing governmental recognition of minerals as essential to economic...
States Struggle to Get a Grip on Growth of Prediction Markets
Prediction‑market trading is booming, with 2025 activity surpassing $44 billion and state officials racing to regulate the sector. The CFTC, under Michael Selig, argues federal jurisdiction, while dozens of states file lawsuits claiming gambling violations. Florida’s bond finance chief Ben Watkins...
Scott Patterson On His Decision To Leave ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ After 3 Seasons: “The Creative Differences Were Becoming Untenable”
Scott Patterson announced his departure from the CW‑aired drama Sullivan’s Crossing after three seasons, citing untenable creative differences with showrunner Roma Roth. Patterson emphasized his affection for the Sully character and clarified that the exit was his own decision, not...
Schrödinger Stock – A Dead Cat Bounce?
Schrödinger’s stock has plunged 88% over five years, leaving a sub‑$1 billion market cap. The company’s AI‑driven software segment posted 11% revenue growth in 2025 and aims for modest 12% growth in 2026, while shifting customers to cloud contracts that compress...
RELEX Report: 86% of Supply Chain Leaders Impacted by Tariffs and Economic Pressures as Companies Split on Pricing and Inventory...
A RELEX survey finds 86% of supply‑chain leaders say recent tariffs and broader economic pressures have already disrupted operations. More than half of respondents have raised consumer prices, while 24% are shifting sourcing away from affected regions. Companies are split...
Everything We Know About ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 So Far
HBO’s anthology drama *The White Lotus* is gearing up for a fourth season set in France, marking a return to Europe after previous locations in Hawaii, Italy and Thailand. Deadline reports that Helena Bonham Carter, Alexander Ludwig, AJ Michalka, Chris Messina, Marissa Long...
Steam Buckles Under the Weight of Marathon, a Long-Awaited Roguelike Sequel, and the Revival of an Iconic Poker Game
Steam is experiencing checkout problems as three titles launched simultaneously: Bungie’s multiplayer shooter Marathon, the highly anticipated sequel Slay the Spire 2, and the revived Telltale‑style card game Poker Night at the Inventory. Marathon opened with roughly 55,000 concurrent players, while...
Patient-Focused Drug Development Glossary
The FDA released a comprehensive Patient‑Focused Drug Development (PFDD) glossary to standardize terminology across its guidance documents mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act and PDUFA VI. The glossary defines key concepts such as attributes, benefit‑risk assessment, clinical outcome assessments, patient‑reported...
US Natgas Storage Falls by 132 Bcf
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a 132 billion‑cubic‑foot draw in natural‑gas storage for the week ending Feb. 27, bringing net working inventories down to 1,886 bcf. This decline reflects heightened heating demand and robust LNG export activity as winter deepens. The reduced...
Cognito Therapeutics Raises $105M for Neurotechnology Platform for Alzheimer's
Cognito Therapeutics closed an oversubscribed $105 million Series C round, led by Morningside Ventures with new investors such as Apollo Health Ventures. The capital will fund the readout of its HOPE pivotal study, FDA submission preparation, and commercialization of its Spectris neurostimulation...
CDER Data Standards Program
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) launched its Data Standards Program in 2010 to streamline the massive influx of drug submissions—over 300,000 annually—by enforcing electronic data formats. The initiative aligns with PDUFA commitments, mandating standards such as...
Beef.com Plans Digital Platform to Connect Ranchers with Pricing and Payments
Beef.com is building a digital infrastructure platform to link cattle producers directly with real‑time pricing data, transaction routing and settlement services. The system will feature a Beef Index for verified price discovery, a digital settlement layer to accelerate payments, provenance...
PYZ: A Hold Despite Its Concentrated Portfolio Of Inflation Beneficiaries Prone To Deep Drawdowns
PYZ is an Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF that concentrates on metals, mining and chemicals, aiming to capture inflation‑benefiting stocks with strong price momentum. While the fund has delivered impressive year‑to‑date returns, it has lagged broader material ETFs...
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Investigation of MMG Fusion, LLC Breach Affecting 15 Million Individuals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights settled a HIPAA investigation with Maryland‑based software firm MMG Fusion, LLC. The settlement stems from a December 2020 cyber‑attack that exposed protected health information of roughly 15 million individuals...
Not Going, Bananas: Ramzan Ripe Time for Most-Exported Fruit but Iran War a Spoiler
India’s banana exports, worth roughly ₹3,500 crore annually, are being hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The blockage has stranded 1,500–2,000 containers, valued at up to ₹200 crore, just as Maharashtra ramps up shipments for Ramzan demand across the...
Slay the Spire 2 Is Out Now in Early Access with Online Co-Op
Slay the Spire 2 entered Early Access on March 5, 2026, offering solo play and online co‑op for up to four players. The launch adds native Linux support and Steam Deck compatibility, and the game runs on the open‑source Godot engine. Developers project a...
New Modelling Shows Renewable Electricity Can Meet NZ’s Future Demand – without Importing Gas
New modelling indicates New Zealand can satisfy its projected electricity demand through 2030 using existing renewable projects, especially if offshore wind is added. Without offshore wind, hydro would fall short for about 474 hours a year, but offshore wind would keep...
Teaser Shared for GigaBash's Next Round of DLC
Developer Bandai Namco announced a new teaser for the next GigaBash downloadable content, slated for a reveal on March 26, 2026. The cryptic snippet posted alongside the teaser features fragmented phrases such as “…ake up… have to wake…” and “…hero…...
The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It
OpenAI’s recent Department of Defense partnership sparked unprecedented protests, with users abandoning ChatGPT for Anthropic’s Claude after a 300% surge in app uninstall rates. Demonstrations by the “QuitGPT” movement erupted in San Francisco and London, condemning potential job losses, environmental...
2 More Kirby Air Riders Amiibo Ready to Race
Nintendo announced two additional Kirby Air Riders amiibo—Sword Kirby on the Dragoon Machine and Noir Dedede on the Hydra Machine—bringing the line to seven figures. The dual‑figure packs follow the series’ established format and are expected to retail at $49.99,...
‘High Potential’ Renewed For Season 3 As ABC Hunts New Showrunner Following Todd Harthan Exit
ABC has officially renewed the procedural drama "High Potential" for a third season, even as the series searches for a new showrunner after Todd Harthan announced his departure to co‑create the live‑action adaptation of "Eragon." The show, starring Kaitlin Olson...
The Smart Home Technology That Could Actually Save Your Life
Smart home devices are evolving from convenience gadgets to life‑saving tools. Newer smoke and carbon‑monoxide detectors can notify phones and shut off gas, while motion and water sensors detect hazards early. Fall detection, AI health monitoring, and connected security systems...
Wonder Flowers Arrive for a Super Mario Run Special Event
Nintendo’s Super Mario Run launches a limited‑time event from March 4 11 p.m. PT to April 3 12 a.m. PT. Players fill a rally meter in Toad Rally to summon Wonder Flowers, which turn all coins into Gold Goombas. Defeating 30 Gold Goombas awards a stamp;...
Washington Post Picks Veritone for Content Licensing, Archiving
Veritone has signed a multi‑year, global licensing agreement with The Washington Post to distribute the newspaper’s video journalism. The AI‑driven platform will make both current reporting and archival footage searchable for media companies, producers, and digital creators. Executives say the...
NATO Scrambles a Dozen Aircraft as Russian Warplanes Approach Alaska
On March 4, NORAD scrambled a dozen aircraft—including F‑35A, F‑22, and Canadian CF‑18 fighters, plus tankers and an AWACS—to intercept two Russian Tu‑142 maritime reconnaissance planes that entered the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones. The response, the largest in...
UMG Puts US Listing Plans on Hold
Universal Music Group announced it is putting its planned secondary listing on a U.S. exchange on hold, citing turbulent market conditions that have created a valuation dislocation. The decision follows a confidential Form F‑1 filing and a $500 million commitment from Pershing...
Largest US Military Hospital Abroad Halts Labor, Delivery Services Amid Iran War
The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest U.S. Department of Defense hospital overseas, has suspended its labor and delivery services to concentrate on combat casualty care amid the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict. A memorandum directs patients to local German hospitals while...