Senate Questions Health Care Firm for Profiting Off Program Meant for Poor
The Senate Health Committee has subpoenaed Apexus, a for‑profit Texas firm that administers the federal 340B drug‑price program, to explain its earnings and business practices. Apexus reportedly generated $227 million in revenue in 2022 with profit margins above 80 percent, despite the program’s original intent to help safety‑net hospitals serve low‑income patients. Critics argue the 340B program now covers more than half of nonprofit hospitals, inflating drug costs for patients and insurers. Lawmakers are questioning whether the profits align with the program’s charitable purpose.
Seres to Lay Off Staff, Pause Top Program in Latest Reboot
Seres Therapeutics, a cash‑strapped microbiome drug developer, will cut about 30 % of its workforce and suspend its lead program SER‑155, which targets graft‑versus‑host disease. The company will redirect resources toward earlier‑stage immunology candidates such as SER‑603, aiming to extend its...
Student Loan Complaints Hit Record High, CFPB Finds — but the Watchdog Agency Omits Details
Federal student‑loan borrowers filed a record 18,400 complaints to the CFPB for the year ending June 2025, a 36% increase over the prior year. The agency’s 21‑page report, released in January, omitted the detailed breakdown of complaint types, servicers involved, and...
ShipShaper Is a Chill Boat Builder with a Demo You Can Use to Make Sleek Sloops or Beastly Barges
ShipShaper is a sandbox ship‑building demo from Tomas Sala, the creator of The Falconeer and Bulwark. The tool lets players pull, push, and drag hull sections to craft anything from modest fishing boats to massive ironclads, without grids or preset...
Paléo Festival Scores Green Energy First for Switzerland
Switzerland’s Paléo Festival Nyon has become the first outdoor music event in the country to operate its own solar farm. The 470‑square‑metre installation, featuring 261 photovoltaic panels, will generate roughly 100,000 kWh per year—covering at least half of the festival’s electricity...
Globecast, Synamedia to Help Distribute Emirates FA Cup to Broadcasters
Globecast and Synamedia have launched a cloud‑based workflow that lets broadcasters receive Emirates FA Cup matches via IP or satellite for the first time. The solution combines Synamedia’s Quortex Link SaaS platform with Globecast’s managed services, covering Western Europe, the...
New AI Approach Weighs Data ‘Temperature’ to Improve Prediction Accuracy
Penn State researchers unveiled ZENN, a zentropy‑embedded neural network that fuses thermodynamic entropy and a data "temperature" parameter to weigh heterogeneous inputs. By separating signal energy from intrinsic noise, ZENN achieves markedly higher prediction fidelity, demonstrated by a 90% accuracy...
SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Denies Tax Fraud Charges in Jury Trial Testimony
Tom Goldstein, co‑founder of SCOTUSblog and veteran appellate lawyer, testified in his federal white‑collar criminal trial in Maryland. He acknowledged mistakes in tax filings but denied the criminal tax‑fraud allegations brought by prosecutors, who say he failed to report $2.7 million...
'She Makes Me Laugh': Seniors Are Building Deep Bonds With This Friendly AI Robot
Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ, a voice‑activated AI companion, is forging genuine relationships with seniors living alone, delivering up to 30 daily conversations. In New York, users who kept the robot for a month reported a 95% drop in loneliness, with many describing...
Anterior Secures $40M to Expand AI Deployments in Health Plans
Anterior, a clinician‑led AI platform for health insurers, closed a $40 million financing round, raising its total capital to $64 million with investors including NEA and Sequoia. The company differentiates itself through a “Forward Deployed Clinician” model that embeds medical professionals alongside...
Deadmau5 Says New Laws Needed to “Stop Idiots From Abusing AI” After Appearing in Deepfake Promo Video
Deadmau5 publicly condemned an AI‑generated deepfake video that falsely showed him endorsing another DJ. He described the clip as “scary as fuck” and called for new laws to protect personal likenesses. The episode spotlights the pending NO FAKES Act, which...
LiveOne Says Artificial Intelligence Helped Company Cut 250 Jobs
LiveOne reported that artificial‑intelligence tools enabled it to slash its staff from 350 to 88, eliminating more than 250 jobs in fiscal Q3 2026. The company’s revenue dropped 31% year‑over‑year to $20.26 million, but its net loss narrowed to $1.95 million from...
Epomaker G84 HE Gaming Keyboard Review: Magnetic Switches on a Budget, Kinda
The Epomaker G84 HE brings Hall‑effect magnetic switches to a budget‑friendly price point of about £80/$85. Its switches allow users to tweak actuation height and enable rapid‑trigger modes typically reserved for premium keyboards. The board offers versatile connectivity—Bluetooth, USB‑C, and 2.4 GHz...
How AI Is Rewriting 70 Years of Lending Rules
The article argues that traditional credit scores, unchanged for 70 years, are being supplanted by AI‑driven machine‑learning models that analyze the full breadth of credit‑bureau data. These models capture nuanced payment patterns, seasonal cash‑flow variations, and interaction effects that a...
Trump Orders Pentagon to Prioritize Coal Power Purchases for Military Facilities
President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Pentagon to prioritize coal‑fired electricity for military installations, framing it as a national‑security measure to bolster grid reliability and on‑site fuel security. The order calls for long‑term power purchase agreements with...
Portillo’s Hires Outback Steakhouse Vet as CEO
Portillo’s announced Brett Patterson as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 23, 2026, replacing interim CEO Michael Miles Jr. Patterson arrives from Miller’s Ale House Restaurants after more than a decade in restaurant management, including stints at Olive Garden, Ruby...
OFCCP Poised to Produce Contractors’ EEO-1 Data Following Losses in Litigation
The Ninth Circuit ruled in July 2025 that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) must disclose consolidated EEO‑1 reports for federal contractors covering 2016‑2020. After a series of FOIA lawsuits by the Center for Investigative Reporting, OFCCP abandoned...
Maven Clinic and Color Health Partner to Expand Virtual Oncofertility Services
Maven Clinic and Color Health have launched a joint oncofertility program that integrates virtual cancer care with a family‑building platform. The partnership targets the roughly 80,000 U.S. young‑adult cancer diagnoses each year, where fewer than half of patients receive fertility‑preservation...
US Attorney Appointed by Federal Judges in New York Abruptly Fired by Trump Administration
Donald T. Kinsella, a 79‑year‑old veteran litigator, was appointed U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York by a panel of federal judges. Hours later, a White House email informed him he was being removed, and Deputy Attorney General...
CinemaCon Isn’t Just for the Big Studios Anymore: Row K, Angel, and Studiocanal Are Getting Their Own Showcase
CinemaCon’s 2026 edition introduces a first‑ever Film Showcase, giving indie distributors Angel Studios, Row K Entertainment and Studiocanal a prime stage alongside traditional majors. The move reflects exhibitors’ growing appetite for non‑tentpole content to keep screens fresh. Angel Studios closed 2025...
CinemaCon Adds Panel Showcasing Angel, Row K and StudioCanal Slates
CinemaCon will debut a new CinemaCon Film Showcase panel on April 13, featuring independent distributors Angel, Row K Entertainment, and StudioCanal alongside traditional studio sessions. The three companies will present their upcoming theatrical slates, including Angel’s 2026 releases, Row K’s...
After 25 Years, California Should Rethink Citizen Bond Oversight Committees
California’s Proposition 39 created citizen bond oversight committees (CBOCs) to add accountability to school‑facility bonds, but two‑decades of experience show they have not uncovered fraud. Annual audits remain compliance‑focused, while most fraud cases surface through law‑enforcement or targeted state investigations. The...
High On Life 2′s Intro Is One Of The Best Video Game Openings Ever
High On Life 2 launches with a kinetic, comedy‑driven opening that thrusts players into a 1,000 MPH montage of monster fights, talk‑show bits, and obstacle courses. The sequence doubles as an interactive tutorial, teaching movement, combat, and grappling while recapping the 2022 predecessor. Technically,...
Nuclear Power Group Alva Energy Launches with $33 Million in Funding
Alva Energy, a Massachusetts‑based nuclear startup, closed a $33 million Series A round led by Playground Global to fund retrofits of existing U.S. reactors. The company will replace steam generators and add a second turbine, boosting each plant’s output by 200‑300 MWe and...
Keragon AI Transforms Healthcare Operations with HIPAA-Compliant Conversational Interface
Keragon has launched an AI‑powered automation platform that links more than 300 healthcare applications through conversational, no‑code prompts while maintaining HIPAA compliance. The solution lets clinical and operations staff design and deploy workflows in minutes, eliminating the traditional reliance on...
Commerce Releases Final AD/CVD Amounts in Battery Anode Case
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued final antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) rates for Chinese active anode material (AAM). AD margins remain at 93.5% for major exporters and 102.72% for others, while CVD rates settle around 66.86% for most...
Ambience Healthcare Launches “Chart Awareness” To Automate Coding and Clinical Summaries
Ambience Healthcare introduced “Chart Awareness,” an AI capability that reads a patient’s full longitudinal record—including labs, imaging and prior notes—to generate richer clinical summaries. The update adds chart‑aware patient summaries, auto‑extracted diagnostic trends, and coding assistance that can substantiate complex...
Wild Pokémon Rumor Claims FireRed And LeafGreen Are Coming To Switch 2 And Fans Aren’t Sure How To Feel
Leakers Khu and Centro Leaks claim Nintendo will announce Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen for the upcoming Switch 2 on Pokémon Day, February 27. The rumor suggests the classic Game Boy Advance remakes will be sold as standalone eShop titles rather than part of Nintendo Switch Online, with a...
SoftBank’s PayPay Gets Closer to US IPO in Milestone for Japan
SoftBank Group’s digital payments arm PayPay Corp. has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling a U.S. initial public offering as early as March 2026. The company, Japan’s leading QR‑code payment platform, is targeting a...
Adyen’s Personalized Checkout Tweaks Payment Options
Adyen has launched Personalize, a new service within its Uplift suite that tailors payment options on e‑commerce checkout pages in real time based on each shopper’s past behavior. The tool uses the company’s Dynamic Identification model, built from trillions of...
IHG Signs 480-Acre Six Senses Camp Korongo Resort in Southern Utah
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a deal to develop the 480‑acre Six Senses Camp Korongo resort and residential community near Kanab, Utah, with an expected opening in 2029. The project will feature 41 luxury tented pavilions and 12 branded residences,...
Resident Doctors in Scotland Accept Pay Deal, Averting Strikes
Resident doctors in Scotland have overwhelmingly approved a revised pay offer, with 97.1% voting in favour and a 62.4% turnout, averting planned strike action. The British Medical Association secured a deal that provides a 4.25% pay rise for 2025‑26 and...
US Natural Gas Storage
The Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. natural gas inventories rose by 2.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week ending November 1, bringing total working‑day stocks to 3.22 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). This level sits about 5 percent above the five‑year average for...
The International Heads to Shanghai This Summer
Valve announced that The International 15 will be held in Shanghai from August 20‑23, 2026, at the Oriental Sports Center. The indoor arena can accommodate up to 18,000 fans depending on configuration. Sixteen teams will vie for the title after...
What Do You Think About Physician Noncompete Agreements?
Physician non‑compete agreements are back in the spotlight as the FTC signals a targeted crackdown on contracts it deems unreasonable, rather than pursuing a sweeping federal ban. The debate pits practice protection against clinician mobility and continuity of care. Medical...
Side Letter: Evergreen Exhaustion
Banks are exploring evergreen fund structures to alleviate crowded product shelves, offering investors continuous capital without a fixed termination date. Recent data highlights a growing appetite for emerging managers, whose niche strategies are attracting fresh capital. Analyst Rede predicts that...
First Hospitality Adds Lance Hornecker to Lead Global Sales Office
First Hospitality has created a dedicated global sales office led by newly appointed Managing Director‑Global Sales Lance Hornecker. The move adds seasoned sales talent, including Amanda Stredney and Kate Westover, to support group, corporate, meetings, events, leisure and travel‑industry demand...
Stingray Expands to India, Launches FAST Channels on Jio TV
Stingray Media has partnered with Jio TV, India’s largest digital entertainment platform, to launch a suite of FAST (free‑ad‑supported streaming TV) music and lifestyle channels. The rollout, facilitated by Canal Plus‑owned THEMA, makes more than 20 curated audio and video channels...
Florida National Guard Supports D.C. Mission During Winter Weather
The Florida National Guard’s Task Force Phantom has been deployed in Washington, D.C., to support the Safe and Beautiful mission amid an unusually heavy winter snowfall. Guard soldiers have been clearing snow from schools, assisting stranded motorists, and maintaining a visible...
Resident Evil 4 Remake Slammed On Steam For New DRM That Makes The Game Run Worse
Capcom replaced Denuvo with Enigma DRM in the Resident Evil 4 remake on Steam, triggering a noticeable performance decline. Frame rates fell from over 140 fps to the low 90s, and Digital Foundry measured a 1.9 ms CPU overhead translating to roughly a...
High-Revisit CubeSats Drive Shift From Raw Imagery to Actionable Insights in 2026
The 2026 Earth Observation market is rapidly shifting from costly, large satellites to high‑revisit CubeSat constellations that deliver real‑time, actionable insights. 3U and 6U nanosatellites now provide sub‑daily coverage for weather, agriculture and maritime logistics, enabled by falling launch costs...
2026 State of the Industry: 10 Trends Redefining the Restaurant Landscape
The National Restaurant Association projects 2026 sales to hit a record $1.55 trillion, marking the most data‑rich year in the sector’s history. Operators face rising food and labor costs, prompting a shift toward AI‑driven kitchen automation, robotics for back‑of‑house tasks, and...
NAD Says T-Mobile Ad Misled on Free In-Flight Wi-Fi Claim
The National Advertising Division (NAD) ordered T‑Mobile to modify ads that suggested Verizon customers could face $147 per month in in‑flight Wi‑Fi charges, a claim the regulator deemed misleading. T‑Mobile’s calculation compared its free GoGo Wi‑Fi perk to an assumed Verizon...
PQ: Global Ad Spend Will Climb 8.8%, Composite Rises Three-Tenths Of A Point
PQ Media’s 2026 Global Advertising & Marketing Spending Forecast projects worldwide ad spend to climb 8.8% and total marketing spend to rise 9.8% this year. The new data have been incorporated into MediaPost’s composite forecast, lifting the average industry growth...
Dreamscape Hospitality Adds Two Hotels in Stevens Point, WI
Dreamscape Hospitality has taken over management of two Holiday Inn properties in Stevens Point, Wisconsin – the full‑service Convention Center hotel and the Express & Suites. Together the hotels offer 215 guestrooms, more than 38,000 square feet of flexible meeting...
Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Series: Rheumatic Valve Disease
The TCTMD podcast released a new episode in its Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease series focusing on rheumatic valve disease. Hosts Ami Bhatt and Robert Levine explore the diagnostic hurdles that pediatric patients face, including overlapping symptoms with other cardiac...
IAB Sends 'Direct Buy Addendum' To Public Comment
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released the Direct Buy Addendum v1.0 along with updated General and Special Terms for digital advertising agreements, opening a 45‑day public comment window that runs through March 31. The framework is designed to replace bespoke contracts with...
Preview: Monster Hunter Stories 3 Tonal Shift Suits Its Situation
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection marks a clear tonal shift for the franchise, moving from its youthful shonen roots to a mature narrative that tackles war, environmental stewardship, and political intrigue. Players assume the role of a royal Ranger...
FaZe Vegas Names Capriotti’s Its Official Sandwich Partner
FaZe Vegas, a top Call of Duty League franchise, announced a partnership with Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, naming the chain its official sandwich partner. The deal includes jersey branding, curated social‑media content, and fan‑perks that unlock special rewards after each team victory....