Policy Shock: Big Tech Told to Power Its Own AI Buildout
The White House is advancing a “ratepayer protection” framework that would require large AI data‑center projects to fund their own power infrastructure. In response, hyperscalers are accelerating behind‑the‑meter generation—natural‑gas turbines, hybrid microgrids, and renewable portfolios—to secure schedule certainty and avoid utility interconnection delays. The policy shift pushes the industry toward an industrial‑energy development model, making self‑powered campuses a de‑facto expectation. Internationally, regions like the Nordics gain appeal as alternatives for power‑intensive AI workloads.
Senate Committee Proposes to Regulate Tax Preparers, Improve IRS
The Senate Finance Committee unveiled the bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, targeting IRS modernization and stricter oversight of paid tax preparers. The legislation introduces penalties for preparers who alter returns, fail to provide valid PTINs, or misappropriate refunds, while...
Employer Can Contest Causation Before Authorizing Alternate Care: Iowa Appeals
The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed a district court ruling that forced LJ & J Corp. to approve a total knee replacement for employee John Henry. The court held that an employer disputing causation cannot be compelled to provide alternate...
AGY, JPS Composite Materials Launch Domestic Production of Low-CTE Glass Fiber Fabrics
AGY and JPS Composite Materials have launched a North American supply chain to produce low‑coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) glass‑fiber fabric for advanced semiconductor substrates. The partnership pairs AGY’s ultra‑low‑CTE L‑HDI fibers made in Aiken, South Carolina, with JPS’s weaving...
AI Literacy and Change Management Among Most-Needed HR Skills
LinkedIn’s February 2026 Skills on the Rise report shows AI literacy has become the second‑fastest‑growing skill among HR professionals, trailing only employment law and compliance. The metric combines skill acquisition on LinkedIn profiles with hiring success, indicating both training demand...
2026 NAB Show Expands Sports Summit to Four Days
The 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas is extending its Sports Summit to a four‑day program, bringing together league executives, broadcasters, streaming platforms and technology partners. Highlighted by a fireside chat with NBC Sports’ Jon Miller, the summit will examine...
February Land Forces Roundup: ST Engineering and Russia Lift the Lid on New Platforms
The World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh attracted nearly 1,500 exhibitors and 140,000 visitors, cementing its status as a premier land‑forces exhibition. Turkish manufacturers BMC, Otokar and FNSS showcased more than a dozen new vehicles, while Russia’s Rosoboronexport introduced the...
5 Shoes & Retail Apparel Stocks Capitalizing on Premiumization Trends
The Shoes & Retail Apparel sector is riding a premiumization wave, with consumers favoring high‑quality, performance‑driven footwear and apparel that command higher price points. Digital acceleration and direct‑to‑consumer (DTC) strategies are boosting margins, inventory efficiency, and customer engagement across brands....
Nato Allies Agree to Move AFSC Programme to Next Stage
NATO allies have approved the transition of the Alliance Federated Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme into its establishment phase, setting the groundwork for a multi‑domain surveillance architecture. The move anticipates the retirement of the current AWACS fleet by 2035 and...
Latinos in Transit Takes First Place in APTA AdWheel Award for Workforce Development Marketing Campaign
Latinos in Transit (LIT) secured first place in the 2026 APTA AdWheel Awards for Best Marketing and Communications Workforce Development Initiative. The winning campaign, titled “Ignite. Empower. Evolve,” rebranded LIT as a national incubator for transit workforce development, targeting emerging...
UK HRC Discount to North EU Expands
UK hot‑rolled coil (HRC) prices are trading at an average €62 per tonne discount to north‑European benchmarks after Tata Steel UK closed its last blast furnace in September 2024. Imports have surged from 770,000 t in 2023 to 1.4 million t in 2025,...
Six Senses The Palm, Dubai Resort to Open September 2026
Six Senses announced that its Palm Jumeirah resort will welcome guests starting September 1, 2026. The property will host 61 luxury suites and 172 privately‑owned branded residences, designed by SAOTA with stone and timber elements. A 60,000‑square‑foot spa will feature...
US Approves $280m FMS of KuMRFS Radars to Jordan
The U.S. State Department has cleared a $280 million foreign military sale to Jordan for Raytheon’s Ku‑band Multi‑Function Radio Frequency System (KuMRFS) radars and associated command‑and‑control, logistics, and training packages. The deal, led by RTX Missile Defense Technologies, includes generators, GPS...
Europe’s Jupiter Probe Juice Releases Its First Image of Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has released its first image of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, captured on 6 November 2025, seven days after the comet’s perihelion. The picture shows a bright coma, an extended tail and fine structures such as jets, rays and...
The Case for Why Better Breach Transparency Matters
Cybersecurity experts Adam Shostack and Adrian Sanabria argue for greater breach transparency at RSA Conference. They highlight that current practices treat incidents as legal liabilities, limiting shared learning. The speakers propose structured feedback loops similar to aviation and medicine. Without...
Wales Publishes £14bn Rail Plan
Transport for Wales unveiled a £14 billion long‑term rail strategy that aims to generate 13.3 million new rail journeys, cut 3.8 million car trips and avoid 55,000 tonnes of CO₂. The plan promises £6.3 billion of direct and wider economic benefits and is backed by...
U.S. Moves to Permanently Seize Sanctioned Tanker ‘Skipper’ and $150M Oil Cargo
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint to permanently seize the motor tanker Skipper and its 1.8‑million‑barrel Venezuelan crude cargo. Authorities seized the vessel off Venezuela in December 2025 after it operated without nationality and falsely claimed...
Bharat Biotech IPO Soon? Vaccine Maker Plans to Raise $500 Million From Stock Market, Says Report
Bharat Biotech International Ltd is exploring an initial public offering to raise more than $500 million, according to Bloomberg. The Hyderabad‑based vaccine maker has delivered over nine billion doses worldwide and holds a portfolio of 19 vaccines and four biotherapeutics. Recent...
Team Liquid Partners With Sunderland AFC for ePremier League
Team Liquid and Sunderland AFC announced a strategic partnership to field a joint squad in EA Sports FC’s ePremier League. EA Sports FC players Paulo Neto and Gabriel “Young” Freitas will compete under a co‑branded jersey, representing both entities. The...
Green Lodging News Is Media Sponsor for AHLA Responsible Stay, F&B Summits
Green Lodging News announced its role as media sponsor for the AHLA Responsible Stay and Food & Beverage Summits taking place March 3‑4 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, Virginia. The two‑day event will feature high‑profile sustainability leaders and crossover...
Automation, Reshoring Trends Expected to Boost Industrial Real Estate Activity
Industrial real‑estate activity is rebounding after pandemic‑induced vacancies as reshoring, automation and third‑party logistics (3PL) demand drive a flight to higher‑quality space. Vacancy absorption has accelerated, and CBRE projects renewals to exceed 35% of total leasing volume, well above the...
Bride and Groom Compete Against Each Other in Soul Calibur 2 During Their Wedding Celebration
At their wedding, a newly‑wed couple staged a live Soul Calibur 2 match, choosing the classic 2002 fighting game for their celebration. Both players selected the character Mitsurugi and demonstrated precise arcade‑stick inputs, indicating significant practice. The event was captured and shared...
Target to Remove Certified Synthetic Colors From Entire Cereal Assortment
Target Corp. announced that by the end of May it will stock only cereals free of certified synthetic colors across all stores and online. The initiative follows internal guest insights showing a sustained shift toward products without artificial additives, especially...
Covalent Organic Frameworks Electrify Carbon Capture
Researchers at Northwestern University have created an electrically driven carbon‑capture system using quinone‑functionalized covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The open‑flask synthesis produces gram‑scale COF powders that can be spray‑coated onto electrodes, enabling CO₂ adsorption and release via electrochemical redox cycles without...
The Future of ADAS: Could Antennas Be the Key?
HUBER+SUHNER is developing a 3D waveguide radar antenna for ADAS and autonomous driving. The antenna reduces signal loss, improves resolution and works in adverse weather. Operating at 77 GHz, the technology offers larger apertures, higher channel counts and better EMC integration...
The BI Top 10 for the Week of Feb. 23, 2026
The week’s Business Insurance Top 10 highlighted Howden’s aggressive U.S. expansion, accompanied by litigation with Marsh, while AI‑related claims surfaced, prompting insurers to reassess policy language. Marsh secured a partial injunction against former staff, and EPIC added a former WTW real‑estate...
Hinterland Insurance Appoints Kristine Hardy and Evan Krozy to Executive Roles
Hinterland Insurance, a niche MGA focused on hard-to-place risks, announced two senior leadership appointments. Evan Krozy joins as Chief Underwriting Officer, while Kristine Harding becomes Executive Vice President of Commercial Package and Property, reporting to Krozy. Both bring decades of...
Gray Zone Warfare Update 0.4.0 Features Revamped Task System
Gray Zone Warfare announced its 0.4.0 “Spearhead” update, revamping the task system with map‑bound objectives and intel photos to cut down on external wiki lookups. Quest and trader progression have been streamlined, reducing the grind in starter towns. The patch...
Image: First Glimpse of Comet 3I/ATLAS From Juice Science Camera
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) captured its first image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 6 November 2025, when the spacecraft was about 66 million km away. The JANUS science camera recorded more than 120 images across a broad wavelength range, revealing a bright coma,...
Spider-Man's Iconic Advanced Suit Looks Excellent in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
Insomniac’s Advanced Suit 2.0, first seen in Marvel’s Spider‑Man 2, will be featured as an alternate costume in Arc System Works’ fighting game Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. The suit is part of the $99.99/£94.99 Ultimate Edition, which bundles five costumes, though...
3 Numbers that Highlight Grocers’ Evolving Approach to Health and Wellness
Grocers are rapidly embedding health and wellness into their core business, with 96% of food‑industry companies now reporting formal nutrition strategies. The FMI survey shows that registered dietitian nutritionists lead 79% of wellness decision‑making, while pharmacy leadership influence has climbed...
How Every 2026 Best Picture Nominee Will Feature ASL Interpretation Ahead of the Oscars
For the first time in Oscars history, every one of the ten 2026 Best Picture nominees will be available with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. SignUp Media’s "The Oscars Project" will roll out picture‑in‑picture ASL overlays via a free Google...
The Traitors Live Experience Set for Global Expansion
The Traitors Live Experience opened in London’s Covent Garden, selling roughly £2 million in tickets within its first week and beating revenue forecasts. The production was built as a four‑floor, modular set that can be scaled up or down, allowing the...
CISA Warns that RESURGE Malware Can Be Dormant on Ivanti Devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has detailed how the RESURGE implant silently resides on Ivanti Connect Secure appliances, exploiting the zero‑day CVE‑2025‑0282. The 32‑bit Linux shared object libdsupgrade.so remains dormant until it detects a specific inbound TLS...
NETGEAR To Feature Growing Broadcast Tech Lineup At 2026 NAB Show
NETGEAR will unveil two new M4350 switches and an updated Engage Controller at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The M4350‑16M4V adds 16 × 2.5 G PoE++ ports with lockable Neutrik connectors, while the M4350‑16C delivers 16 × 100 G ports for high‑throughput AV‑over‑IP cores....
Arik Funds Paid UmzaXpress Insurance, Lagos Court Hears
Nigeria’s EFCC testified that Arik Air funds were used to pay insurance premiums for rival carrier UmzaXpress, indicating improper financial flows. The testimony was delivered during the Lagos Special Offences Court trial of former Arik executives, AMCON officials, Union Bank...
CATL and BMW Prepare for Upcoming Battery Passport
Chinese battery giant CATL and German automaker BMW have signed a letter of intent to deepen their partnership, targeting data exchange for the EU battery passport. The two will run pilot projects using the Catena‑X open data ecosystem to enable...
PayPal, Rainforest Join Forces
PayPal announced a partnership with Atlanta‑based Rainforest to embed PayPal, Venmo and buy‑now‑pay‑later services directly into Rainforest’s software platform. The integration is designed to accelerate merchant payouts, cut late‑payment incidents and shift transaction volume away from cash and checks. Rainforest,...
Listening to the Feedwater
Yokogawa introduced an optical dissolved‑oxygen sensor that replaces traditional electrochemical units in a combined‑cycle power plant. The new device uses luminescence quenching, delivering parts‑per‑billion accuracy without membranes or electrolytes. After installation, the plant saw stable readings, fewer calibration interruptions, and...
Evernorth Confirms Full Ownership of CarepathRx
Evernorth, Cigna’s health‑services arm, has confirmed it now fully owns CarepathRx after completing the acquisition last year. CarepathRx provides home and ambulatory infusion solutions to roughly 10% of U.S. hospitals, strengthening Evernorth’s specialty pharmacy footprint. The deal builds on a...
DESIGNME Launches Rooting for All Women Campaign
DESIGNME, a Canadian vegan hair‑care brand, launched the “Rooting for All Women” limited‑edition campaign on Feb. 27, 2026. The initiative celebrates women’s personal and professional transformations and donates a portion of sales, up to $10,000, to women‑focused charities, including Montreal’s Chez Doris....
Norway Landslide that Killed Railway Worker Was Triggered by Ground Stabilisation Works
An engineering investigation found that lime‑cement pile installation triggered the quick‑clay landslide at Nesvatnet, Norway, on 30 August 2025, killing one railway worker. The work had just placed the 29th pile when high‑pressure air entered a permeable sand layer, raising pore pressure...
Advancing the Enterprise in Volatile Times: Supply Chain as a Source of Reason
Enterprises facing tariff spikes, freight cost surges, and geopolitical fragmentation must separate measurable (quantitative) shocks from structural (qualitative) risks. Leaders gain advantage by tightening controllable levers—pricing discipline, bonded inventory, freight timing, and proactive supplier negotiations—rather than blaming external volatility. A...
L.A. Metro to Begin Service on Phase 1 of D Line Subway Extension May 8
Los Angeles Metro will launch Phase 1 of the D Line subway extension on May 8, adding a 3.92‑mile underground stretch from downtown to Beverly Hills. The project introduces three new stations—Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega—delivering a single‑seat, 20‑minute ride without transfers. Funded...
Global Business Resilience Faces Physical Risk Crossroads as Cyber Defenses Strengthen Worldwide
Denmark remains the world’s most resilient business environment in the 2026 FM Resilience Index, which evaluates 130 countries across 18 risk factors. The report highlights a sharp rise in cybersecurity rankings, with Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain climbing up to...
Global Energy Transition Hits a Hardware Bottleneck
Transformer supply is hitting a critical bottleneck as lead times for large units have more than doubled since 2019 and U.S. prices have surged 79%. Hitachi Energy is responding with a $1.5 billion investment in new manufacturing capacity, part of a...
Micromobility Commission Issues Recommendations to Better Regulate and Expand Use to Massachusetts Legislature
MassDOT submitted the Special Commission on Micromobility final report to the Massachusetts Legislature, outlining a comprehensive set of recommendations to modernize state law and improve safety for e‑bikes, scooters, and other low‑speed devices. The plan introduces a speed‑based classification system,...
New York Solar Project Addresses Energy, Housing Affordability
Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, with Crauderueff Solar, installed 17 rooftop photovoltaic projects totaling 1.3 MW across its regulated affordable‑housing portfolio. The projects are structured as behind‑the‑meter net‑metered systems owned by a newly formed Special Purpose Entity, allowing the nonprofit...
People on the Move: Coast Transit Authority, VVTA, San Joaquin RTD, Nashville Department of Transportation
The Coast Transit Authority, Victor Valley Transit Authority, San Joaquin Regional Transit District, and Nashville Department of Transportation announced new leadership appointments. Mike Reso becomes CTA’s executive director, while Rod Goldman will assume the VVTA CEO role in July 2026....
Norfolk Southern, CMA CGM Partner on Intermodal Service
Norfolk Southern and global carrier CMA CGM have launched a new intermodal service linking the Midwest to the West Coast, using 40‑foot high‑cube containers and a door‑to‑door model. Managed by Norfolk Southern’s Triple Crown Services, the offering moves freight from Cleveland,...