HUD Moves to Close 'Mixed Status Households' Roommate Loophole
HUD Secretary Scott Turner announced a proposed rule that would require proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status for every resident in HUD‑funded housing, targeting so‑called “mixed‑status households.” The rule follows a HUD‑DHS audit that identified roughly 200,000 units with incomplete eligibility data, including an estimated 24,000 undocumented individuals in 20,000 households. It aligns with President Trump’s 2025 executive order to end taxpayer subsidization of open borders and builds on recent HUD actions to tighten eligibility verification. If adopted, the policy would be the first nationwide mandate of its kind.
Magdrive’s Plasma Thruster Proves Its Mettle in First Orbital Test
Magdrive’s Rogue plasma thruster completed its first orbital firing test, demonstrating that a sliver of copper or aluminum can serve as propellant. The 3‑kg unit stores up to 10 kJ in commercial supercapacitors and discharges up to 200 W to create plasma...
Vetting AI Vendors: 6 Areas Every Legal Team Should Assess
The Above the Law guide outlines six critical areas legal teams must evaluate when selecting AI vendors, emphasizing risks around confidentiality, privilege, and reliability. It provides practical questions for each assessment category and highlights Filevine’s LOIS platform as an integrated...
EA’s Apex Legends Joins the Esports Nations Cup 2026
Electronic Arts’ free‑to‑play battle‑royale Apex Legends has been added to the inaugural Esports Nations Cup 2026, scheduled for November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament will feature 40 national teams in a round‑robin group stage, with the top 20 advancing...
Flaw in Grandstream VoIP Phones Allows Stealthy Eavesdropping
A critical stack‑buffer overflow (CVE‑2026‑2329) was discovered in six Grandstream GXP1600 series VoIP phones, receiving a CVSS score of 9.3. The flaw resides in an unauthenticated web API endpoint that lets attackers overflow a 64‑byte buffer, gain root privileges, and...
How Health Systems Reduce the Strain of Documentation Burden
Health systems are turning to cloud‑based generative AI to slash documentation overload. City of Hope deployed HopeLLM, an agentic large‑language‑model platform that creates concise medical‑history summaries in minutes, freeing clinicians from nightly “pajama time.” Providence built Provaria on Azure, using...
Los Cabos Reports Nearly 130% Growth in Visitor Arrivals Over Past Decade
Los Cabos closed 2025 with nearly 3.8 million visitors, marking a 130 % rise over the past decade. Average Daily Rate climbed to $440 USD, the highest in Mexico, while RevPAR grew to $306. Hotel inventory expanded from 15,000 to over 22,000...
Sphere Entertainment’s Revenues Topped $1.2bn in 2025, up 8% YoY; Wizard Of Oz Has Generated $290M Since August Launch
Sphere Entertainment posted FY 2025 revenue of $1.22 billion, an 8% year‑over‑year increase, while narrowing its operating loss to $229.6 million. Adjusted operating profit surged 138% to $261.8 million, reflecting the impact of excluding depreciation, amortization and other non‑cash items. Q4 revenue jumped 28%...
NASA to Provide Starliner Crew Flight Test Review Findings Today
NASA will hold a live news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb 19, 2026, to release the investigation findings from Boeing’s 2024 Starliner crewed test flight to the International Space Station. The briefing, streamed on NASA’s YouTube channel, will feature Administrator...
The Congressman Who Accidentally Told Japan How to Sink American Submarines During WWII
In 1943 Congressman Andrew J. May unintentionally revealed that Japanese depth charges were set too shallow for U.S. submarines, which could dive well beyond 200 feet. The disclosure prompted the Imperial Japanese Navy to deepen charge settings to around 250 feet, exposing...
Opus Magnum From Zachtronics Is Getting a Big New 'De Re Metallica' DLC
Zachtronics announced that Opus Magnum will receive a major DLC titled De Re Metallica on March 17, 2026. The expansion adds 17 new puzzles across three chapters, introduces three fresh alchemical glyphs and a Solitaire variant, and tells a pre‑quel story about alchemist Saverio Daas. The original...
'Moon‑mentous' Moments Await at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center
Visitors to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center in February and March 2026 can see NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Launch Complex 39B, the vehicle slated for Artemis II. Artemis II will be the first crewed flight of the SLS and Orion,...
Ubisoft Confirms Layoffs at Toronto Studio, but Insists Splinter Cell’s Remake Is Still Coming
Ubisoft confirmed it is laying off roughly 40 employees, about 8% of its Toronto studio, one of the company’s largest development hubs. The cuts come as part of a broader restructuring that introduces autonomous "creative houses" and aims to trim...
Britain’s Labour Government Feels the Heat over Palantir Contracts
Britain’s Labour government is under growing pressure over its contracts with U.S. data‑analytics firm Palantir, which include a £330 million NHS platform and a £240 million defence deal awarded without competition. Critics cite the company’s founder Peter Thiel, its work with ICE, and...
Cendyn Honored With Three Adrian Awards at HSMAI Celebration
Cendyn was honored with three Adrian Awards at the 69th HSMAI ceremony, winning a silver for its multi‑channel campaign with The Watergate Hotel and bronze awards for a paid‑media campaign for Royalton Resorts and a website redesign for The Maven....
Omnicom’s Lack of Surprises in Its 2025 Earnings Is Both a Good and Bad Thing
Omnicom reported 2025 revenue of $17.3 billion, a 10% increase helped by the final month of its IPG acquisition and favorable foreign‑exchange effects. Media & Advertising accounted for 58% of revenue and grew 15.7%, while adjusted operating margins held just above...
Temnycky in Forbes on Europe’s Move to Phase Out Russian LNG in 2026
Mark Temnycky, a non‑resident fellow at the Atlantic Council, wrote in Forbes that the European Union will fully phase out Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of 2026. The move is framed as a step toward greater energy...
Google Blocked over 1.75 Million Play Store App Submissions in 2025
Google reported that in 2025 it blocked more than 1.75 million app submissions and denied 255,000 apps access to sensitive user data on the Play Store. The company also banned over 80,000 developer accounts and added 10,000 new safety checks powered...
Hims & Hers Acquires Australian Digital Health Eucalyptus for Up to $1.15B
Hims & Hers Health announced a definitive agreement to acquire Australian digital‑health firm Eucalyptus for up to $1.15 billion, with $240 million paid in cash and the balance structured as deferred and earn‑out payments. Eucalyptus, founded in 2019, serves more than 775,000...
Saving Banks From Technical Debt: How Atruvia Built Secure, Self-Service Infrastructure
Atruvia, the backbone of over 900 German cooperative banks, tackled massive technical debt by adopting HashiCorp Terraform and Vault. The shift to infrastructure‑as‑code slashed cluster provisioning from three months to two hours and cut network setup from weeks to minutes....
Bicultural Latinos: A Cultural and Economic Force, Under iHeart’s Spotlight
iHeartMedia released a study with Collage Group highlighting bicultural Latinos as a “cultural and economic force.” The research finds they represent 40% of U.S. Hispanics, wield $4.1 trillion in purchasing power and consume audio primarily in English while still valuing Spanish...
Discussions for India's Full Membership of IEA Underway
The International Energy Agency has opened formal discussions to grant India full membership, building on its associate status since 2017 and a 2023 request. Ministers from IEA member states agreed in February 2024 to start talks, signaling a push to...
SolarPower Europe’s New Hybrid Solar + BESS Due Diligence Reports Seek to Ensure ‘Long-Term Technical Excellence’
SolarPower Europe unveiled two technical due‑diligence reports aimed at utility‑scale hybrid solar‑PV and battery energy storage projects. The “Technical Due Diligence Best Practice Guidelines” and the third‑edition EPC Best‑Practice Guidelines provide a lifecycle framework covering planning, construction, operation and decommissioning,...
Chinese Telecom Hackers Likely Holding Stolen Data ‘in Perpetuity’ for Later Attempts, FBI Official Says
The FBI disclosed that the Chinese state‑backed group Salt Typhoon infiltrated dozens of telecom operators worldwide, exfiltrating data from over a million Americans. The hackers accessed U.S. lawful‑intercept systems, targeting communications of senior officials in a campaign that began at least...
Why AI Is Altering Planning for 6G Mobile Networks
Operators are rethinking 6G network design as AI applications demand flexible traffic handling. The NGMN Alliance study warns that multimodal AI, such as AR glasses and autonomous vehicles, will reverse the traditional downlink‑heavy pattern, requiring more uplink capacity and adaptable...
2025 Excellence Rewarded at Working Groups
The 3GPP 2025 Excellence Awards were presented during February Working Group meetings in Gothenburg, Goa, and La Ciotat. Samsung’s Eko Onggosanusi was honored for a decade of leadership on NR MIMO physical‑layer work, while Nokia’s Sung Won received recognition for steering...
Kratos Secures Contract to Support Hypersonic Materials Evaluation
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has secured a U.S. Department of Defense contract from the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office to support testing and evaluation of thermal‑protection systems for hypersonic vehicles. The agreement tasks Kratos with analyzing mission scenarios, creating standard...
Luminus Leverages APC Partnership to Enhance Energy-Efficient LED Lighting Solutions
Luminus Devices and APC Electronics have formed an exclusive partnership that couples Luminus’s high‑brightness LED modules with APC‑E’s silicon‑carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. The integration promises up to 15% efficiency improvement in high‑power luminaires and a 50% reduction in power‑supply size...
Thousands Kenyans Are Fighting on Russia's Side
Kenyan intelligence disclosed that more than 1,000 Kenyan nationals have been recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, far exceeding the December estimate of 200. Of those, 89 are currently on the front lines, 39 have been hospitalized, and 30...
Obesity Biotech Verdiva Plans Big Year of Data, Explores Deals
Verdiva Bio, an obesity‑focused biotech, is gearing up for a data‑heavy 2026, with Phase 2 results for its lead long‑acting peptide slated for the third quarter. The company is also courting strategic partnerships, eyeing potential deals with major pharma players after...
Marsh Risk Launches Excess Casualty Facility for US Digital Infrastructure
Marsh Risk has introduced Nimbus Casualty, an excess general liability facility targeting U.S. digital infrastructure construction projects. The new program offers up to $75 million of coverage with a $25 million attachment point and is underwritten by a consortium of Lloyd’s and...
Elbit Systems Secures $277m Contract for 30mm Turrets and Munitions
Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems has secured a $277 million contract to deliver its UT30 MK2 30 mm turret systems and associated munitions to an unnamed international customer. The three‑year deal includes both crewed and uncrewed turret configurations, featuring a low‑profile, overhead installation...
Google Unveils America-India Connect Network
Google announced the America‑India Connect, a multi‑continent infrastructure program built around a five‑year $15 billion AI investment in India. The plan creates a new subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam and adds three submarine cables linking India with Singapore, South Africa and Australia,...
Rocket League Championship Series Partners With Michelin
Rocket League Championship Series announced Michelin as its newest official partner, extending the tire maker’s brand into the esports arena. Michelin’s logo will appear in‑game, on broadcasts, social channels, and other media assets. The partnership was unveiled alongside the RLCS 2026...
Caregivers Find Much-Needed Relief with This Unique Eldercare Solution
CareYaya, a student‑matching platform, connects college students with seniors and disabled adults to provide non‑medical in‑home assistance. By paying students directly at about $20 an hour, the service reduces care costs roughly 50 % compared with traditional agencies. The app’s algorithm...
Castelion
Castelion, founded in 2025, aims to restore America’s capacity to field advanced weapons quickly and at scale. The company leverages rapid iteration, vertical integration, and scalable manufacturing to deliver affordable, high‑performance defense systems. In 2024 it closed a Series A round...
A Floating Sauna With Mountain Views
In Queenstown, New Zealand, Watershed launched a floating sauna that blends traditional Finnish steam with lake‑side thermal contrast, accommodating up to 20 guests across communal and private cabins. In Mexico City, Casa Bosques expanded its hospitality arm, Pension, adding seven uniquely designed...
Indra Group and ELT Group Sign Multi-Domain Defence Framework
Indra Group and Italy’s ELT Group have signed a strategic framework agreement to cooperate across land systems, space technologies and uncrewed aerial vehicles. The partnership merges Indra’s multi‑domain integration, radar, space and cyber expertise with ELT’s electromagnetic spectrum operations capabilities....
Ice Maze: A Free Game That Makes English Learning Fun
Ice Maze is a free, browser‑based puzzle game that teaches English sentence structure through colour‑coded semantics. Developed by James Abela of Garden International School, the game lets students navigate a rabbit through mazes, collecting words to form grammatically correct sentences....
Illumination Zone: Episode 224 | Timothy Conlon of DarrowEverett Sits Down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson
Timothy Conlon, a DarrowEverett partner, discusses his transition from family law to eDiscovery on the Illumination Zone podcast, highlighting his new book *Electronic Evidence for Family Law Attorneys*. He explains how smartphones act as “supercomputers in a pocket,” storing self‑disclosed...
Japan: Nintendo Switch 2 Sells 57K Units and Switch Family Sells 26K Units
Nintendo’s second‑generation console, the Switch 2, topped Japan’s hardware sales for the week of 9‑15 February, moving 57,779 units. The broader Switch family—including OLED, Lite and the original model—added another 26,481 units, bringing total weekly hardware shipments to over 84,000. PlayStation 5 titles...
Securitization's Unique AI Playbook, and What's Driving It
Finance chiefs report mounting board pressure to adopt AI, mirroring similar urgency in the securitization sector. ABS leaders, like Vervent’s David Johnson, argue AI adoption must deliver speed, transparency, and control, enabling faster tape‑to‑trade cycles, cleaner data, and scalable compliance....
Redefining Obesity Treatment Beyond GLP-1 Limits
BioSpace’s Denatured podcast featured Verdiva Bio’s R&D head Jane Hughes and MitoRx CEO Jon Rees discussing next‑generation obesity therapies that move beyond the limitations of GLP‑1 agonists. They highlighted how GLP‑1 treatments can cause muscle loss and suffer from poor...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Is Getting a Paldea-Themed Booster Pack
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket will launch a new Paldean‑themed booster pack, “Paldean Wonders,” on February 26, 2026. The set spotlights the Scarlet and Violet starters—Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly—and adds region‑specific cards such as Smoliv, Klawf, Pawmi, and Paldean Wooper. Highlight...
Scaling Warehouse Operations Through 3PL Outsourcing Models
Third‑party logistics (3PL) outsourcing is emerging as the preferred model for scaling warehouse operations amid surging freight volumes driven by e‑commerce. Purpose‑built 3PL facilities combine high‑speed infrastructure, real‑time inventory technology, and trained staff to keep inventory moving efficiently. Flexible capacity...
Engine Problems for Japan’s Lunar Lander Company Ispace
Japanese lunar lander firm ispace announced delays in its third mission after encountering development problems with the VoidRunner engine, a joint effort with Agile Space Industries. The engine replacement forced redesigns, pushing the NASA‑backed CLPS mission from 2026 to 2027....
EV Collision Claims Rise Even as Sales Falter: Report
Mitchell International’s "Plugged‑In: EV Collision Insights" report shows U.S. electric‑vehicle collision claims rose 14% and Canadian claims 24% despite a 2% dip in BEV sales. Repairable claim shares grew 6% for PHEVs and 20% for MHEVs in the U.S., with...
Poppy Playtime Bron's Personality, Appearances, and More
Bron, the red dinosaur mascot introduced by Playtime Co. in 1961, appears in Poppy Playtime Chapters 1 and 2 and is hinted to become the main antagonist in Chapter 3. The character’s personality is defined by a love of puns and a relentless work...
Archer Chooses Bristol as Its UK Engineering Hub
Archer announced that Bristol will host its new UK Engineering Hub, a centre designed to accelerate both commercial eVTOL and defence programmes. The company has already received hundreds of applications and begun hiring engineers to tap the city’s deep aerospace...
Topgolf Appoints David McKillips CEO
Topgolf International announced David McKillips as its new chief executive officer, effective February 23, 2026. McKillips arrives with more than three decades of experience in family entertainment, most recently steering CEC Entertainment through a $350 million strategic investment and a Chapter 11...