Ropes & Gray's Director of Practice Tech: Firms Struggle With Operationalizing &Lsquo;Good Ideas at Scale'
Theresa Spartichino, director of practice technology at Ropes & Gray, highlighted that many law firms struggle to turn promising legal tech concepts into operational reality at scale. She emphasized the need for robust orchestration platforms that can coordinate end‑to‑end workflows, extending to the “last mile” of delivery. Without such infrastructure, firms risk siloed tools, inconsistent adoption, and lost efficiency gains. Spartichino’s comments underscore a growing market demand for integrated practice‑tech solutions.
Streamline AI CEO: Barriers to Legal Innovation Are Cultural, Operational
Streamline AI CEO Kathy Zhu argues that cultural resistance and operational silos are the primary obstacles to legal innovation. She highlights how entrenched mindsets and fragmented processes impede AI adoption in corporate legal departments. Zhu also predicts a shift toward...
Maritime Vessel Uptake of Alt Fuels Proceeds ... Slowly
In February 2026 DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight recorded 17 new orders for alternative‑fuel vessels, 14 of which were LNG‑powered container ships. The remaining three orders were for dual‑fuel ethane gas carriers. Overall, 37 alternative‑fuel vessels were ordered in the first...
More ASUS Desktop Motherboards Will Support Sensor Monitoring With Linux 7.1
ASUS desktop motherboards for Intel and AMD platforms are gaining expanded sensor monitoring support ahead of the Linux 7.1 release. New contributions to the ASUS‑EC‑Sensors driver and the hwmon‑next branch add VRM, temperature, current, and voltage readings for models such...
Changes in the Gut Microbiome Drive Age-Related Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction
Researchers identified that the aging gut microbiome harbors increased Klebsiella aerogenes, which elevates histamine production and compromises intestinal barrier integrity. The excess histamine suppresses Nlrp6 expression, disrupting LC3‑mediated autophagy and intensifying inflammation in septic models. Experiments showed that lowering histamine...
Segmed Partners with Verily to Expand Access to Real-World Imaging Data
Segmed, a leader in real‑world medical imaging, announced a partnership with Verily to make its de‑identified, diagnostic‑grade imaging datasets available on Verily’s AI‑native Pre Exchange and Workbench platforms. The initial offering is a longitudinal breast‑cancer cohort featuring digital breast tomosynthesis...
A Crystal that Changes Fluorescence Color and Moves when Heated
Chemists at National Taiwan University reported that a nonporous pentiptycene‑derived crystal can undergo a two‑step solid‑state transformation when gently heated. The first step creates gear‑like molecular rotations that open transient channels, allowing trapped dichloromethane to escape and shifting fluorescence from...
Ericsson Maps Out the Road to Fully Commercial 6G Networks at MWC 2026
Ericsson announced that commercial 6G networks are slated for rollout toward the end of this decade, positioning the technology as "intelligence" rather than merely a carrier for AI. Marie Hogan highlighted the surge in AI agents, autonomous devices, and data‑intensive...
Armbian 26.02 Released: New Boards, Powered By Linux 6.18 LTS & RISC-V Xfce Desktop
Armbian 26.02, the latest Debian‑based Linux distribution for ARM and RISC‑V devices, upgrades to the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel and introduces a RISC‑V Xfce desktop option. The release adds new board support, including the SpacemiT MusePi Pro, Radxa Rock 4D,...
ARRI and HONOR Collaborate to Give Content Creators High-End Cinematic Standards
ARRI and HONOR have formed a strategic partnership to embed ARRI’s cinematic imaging principles into HONOR’s upcoming ROBOT smartphone. The collaboration will debut later in 2026, bringing professional colour science, highlight roll‑off, and depth cues to a consumer device. By...
Emerging Technologies Redefine Backup Power Systems
Commercial building backup power is shifting from idle diesel generators to hybrid systems that combine battery energy storage, renewable sources, and AI-driven controls. Facility owners are driven by sustainability mandates, grid instability, and the need for operational resilience against extreme...
Energy Math, Security, and Geopolitics Drive Transition Solutions
Thanks to Vijay and the whole team @TheEconomist for the invitation to deliver a keynote this morning about challenges—and solutions—facing the energy transition. I focused on energy math, energy security, and energy geopolitics—with today’s oil & gas price spikes top...
Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (III)
SAP Ariba announced a full architectural rebuild of its Source-to-Pay suite, targeting a February 2026 release. The new platform will be AI‑native, leveraging SAP Business Technology Platform and introducing Joule agents for tasks like bid analysis and intake management. Existing customers...
What Is Query Fan-Out? Understanding the Hidden Queries Driving AI Search
Query fan‑out is the technique AI search engines use to turn a single user prompt into dozens of related sub‑queries, enabling richer, context‑aware answers. Research shows an average of 9‑11 fan‑out queries per prompt, with some cases exceeding 20 searches,...
PureLiFi Unveils LiFi Architecture to Extend Gigabit Capacity Indoors
pureLiFi introduced a high‑bandwidth LiFi architecture capable of 10 Gbps indoor data rates, targeting the fixed wireless access (FWA) market. The company unveiled the Bridge XC Flex, a plug‑and‑play bridge that delivers gigabit broadband through windows without drilling, and announced partnerships with 5G...
Bango: Consumers Feel Fatigue From Unused Subscriptions, Seek Lower-Priced Models
Bango’s new report, unveiled at Mobile World Congress, finds that 43% of U.S. consumers feel they are paying for unused subscriptions, driving demand for more flexible pricing. The survey shows strong interest in usage‑based billing, binge‑watch incentives, and cross‑platform credits....
Medline Expands AI Platform and Warehouse Robotics
Medline Industries is scaling its AI‑driven supply‑chain platform, Mpower, in partnership with Microsoft, to provide a digital control tower that automates forecasting, inventory management and disruption alerts for hospital customers. The company is also expanding warehouse robotics, now operating AutoStore...
I Used NotebookLM's Mind Map Feature, and My Scattered Research Finally Made Sense
Google’s NotebookLM introduces a Mind Map feature that automatically transforms uploaded PDFs, code snippets, and chat exports into an expandable visual hierarchy. The tool lets users click individual branches to reveal deeper nodes, integrating a chat that pulls answers directly...
Anastasia Boyko on Advisor Mode, Training Lawyers for the Post-Pyramid Firm
Anastasia Boyko, a Yale‑trained tax lawyer and legal futurist, argues that law firms are stuck in precedent‑driven habits while AI reshapes market rules. She urges firms to abandon copy‑cat strategies and adopt intentional, outcome‑focused planning. Boyko warns that in‑house legal...
Is Your Hiring Assessment a Lie Detector in Disguise? It Could Be a Class Action Time Bomb⏰💣
A Massachusetts federal court denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that a pre‑hire "Workstyle Assessment" functions as an unlawful lie detector. The assessment asked candidates to rate statements on planning, persistence, reliability and emotional awareness, and...
Clinical Labs Gain Ground with Noninvasive Dd-cfDNA Transplant Surveillance
A new donor‑derived cell‑free DNA (dd‑cfDNA) blood test is transforming post‑transplant surveillance by providing real‑time, noninvasive insight into graft health. The assay quantifies donor DNA fragments released when a transplanted organ is injured, offering a high negative predictive value that...
Love’s Travel Stops Enhances Rewards Loyalty Program
Love’s Travel Stops has revamped its loyalty program, now letting all drivers earn and redeem points on fuel and in‑store purchases across its 608 shops and 62 country stores. The unified Love’s Rewards program is accessed through an updated mobile...
RWE Investigates Turbine Blade Incident in Wales
RWE is investigating a turbine blade detachment at the 57.4 MW Brechfa Forest West on‑shore wind farm in south Wales. The incident involved a Senvion MM92 turbine and prompted a 50‑metre safety zone while the fallen blade was removed. RWE has...
Intel Releases Llm-Scaler-Vllm 0.14.0-b8, Talks Up 1.49x Performance With BMG-G31
Intel released LLM‑Scaler vLLM 0.14.0‑b8, a Docker‑based runtime for running vLLM on Intel Battlemage GPUs. The update is rebased on vLLM 0.14, upgrades PyTorch to 2.10, and adds the latest oneAPI and oneDNN optimizations, delivering up to 25% higher INT4 throughput. It expands...
Druva Uses Graph Relationships to Mine Metadata
Druva has introduced Dru MetaGraph, a graph‑database layer that stores backup metadata as interconnected nodes, enabling AI agents to answer security and compliance questions with real‑time context. The approach stems from three drivers: security queries are fundamentally relationship‑based, customers need instant,...
Abstract Infosys Expands Digital Services Portfolio to Include Advanced SEO and Integrated Digital Marketing Solutions
Abstract Infosys announced a major expansion of its digital services, adding a full suite of advanced SEO and integrated digital marketing solutions. The new portfolio includes technical SEO audits, structured data, link building, local search, multi‑channel campaigns, and real‑time performance...
Nuclear Spins Controlled for Better Quantum Error Correction
Researchers at Kyoto University and partners demonstrated spin‑cat qubits encoded in ¹⁷³Yb atoms within an optical tweezer array, achieving a single‑qubit Clifford gate fidelity of 0.961 ± 0.005. The study revealed a predictable bias toward dephasing errors that grows with the encoded...
Configuration and Runtime: The PB&J of Effective Security Operations
The article argues that effective security operations now require merging configuration data with runtime telemetry. Traditional SIEMs focused on static logs, but cloud and SaaS environments make permissions and policies highly dynamic. CSPM and SSPM tools have elevated configuration to...
Jio and Airtel Step Into Early 6G Ecosystem as Qualcomm Targets 2029 Rollout
Qualcomm announced a global coalition at MWC Barcelona 2026 to accelerate AI‑native 6G development, targeting commercial deployments from 2029. The roadmap emphasizes networks that learn, adapt, and optimise in real time, promising dynamic spectrum use and energy efficiency. Indian operators...
22+ Communities Powering the Baltic AI Ecosystem
Baltic AI startups secured €607 million in 2025, a 20 percent rise from 2024, underscoring growing investor confidence. The surge is supported by a dense network of associations, incubators, and industry hubs that translate funding into market‑ready pilots. However, OECD data highlights...
Junction Ageing Affects Superconducting Processor
Researchers at NUS and NTU have mapped the aging of Josephson junctions over three months, showing a logarithmic degradation curve that varies with storage environment. Ambient air storage accelerates aging, while nitrogen or vacuum storage slows it. Thermal annealing behaves...
Cyberattack Briefly Disrupts Russian Internet Regulator and Defense Ministry Websites
Russia’s internet regulator Roskomnadzor and the Defense Ministry suffered a large distributed denial‑of‑service (DDoS) attack that briefly took down several government websites. The agency described the assault as a complex multi‑vector operation originating from servers and botnets in Russia, the...
Qatar Reports Attack on Ras Laffan LNG Hub
Qatar says Ras Laffan energy complex has been attacked It isn’t clear what part of the facility. But it is home to Qatar’s massive LNG export plant — the world’s biggest
Osaki Electric Signs EMS Development Pact with Kyocera, Taiwan Plastics
Osaki Electric has entered a development pact with Kyocera and two Taiwan Plastics Group affiliates to co‑create an AI‑driven energy management system called SmaRe:C. The platform integrates solar generation, lithium‑iron‑phosphate battery storage and an edge AI terminal to optimise electricity...
VisibleFirst Launches Free WordPress Plugin to Help Businesses Get Discovered by AI Search Platforms
VisibleFirst has released a free WordPress plugin that enhances AI‑search visibility, enabling businesses to be recommended by platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. The tool provides an AI Visibility Score dashboard, auto‑generates an llms.txt file, adds...
Exclusive: Mintoak Plans to Acquire Dubai-Based ICC Loyalty
Mintoak, the Mumbai‑based merchant SaaS platform, will raise Rs 80 crore in debt through non‑convertible debentures issued by BlackSoil to fund the acquisition of Dubai‑based loyalty‑tech firm ICC Loyalty. This marks the company’s second acquisition in twelve months, after buying Digiledge in...
Starlink Mobile Unveils
Starlink Mobile @ #MWC26 -showed a video call on D2D -10M monthly active D2D users today. -Mexican operator coming shortly -V2 constellation to provide 5G experience - 150 Mbps -V2 coming mid 2027 -NR NTN standard -1,200 satellites initially -“complementary” to terrestrial https://t.co/cxxT3XpFev
How to Evaluate HR Tech Vendors for Cybersecurity
HR data appears in four out of five cyber breaches, highlighting the sector’s vulnerability. As HR platforms become central to employee information ecosystems, vendor security directly impacts corporate risk. A structured evaluation—starting with data‑flow mapping, compliance verification, and baseline controls—helps...
Models Represent XOR with 100% Accuracy
Researchers Miras Seilkhan and Adilbek Taizhanov compared a two‑qubit variational quantum classifier (VQC) against logistic regression and a multilayer perceptron on synthetic XOR data. A depth‑2 quantum circuit achieved perfect test accuracy, matching the classical neural network, while a depth‑1...
From First Discussion to Final Delivery of a High‑End Industrial AFM
Nanosurf’s industrial‑grade atomic force microscope (AFM) development hinges on a seamless handoff from concept to commissioning, guided by application engineer Dr. Marco Corbetta. He joins customers during initial requirement gathering, defines verifiable specifications, and later conducts Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)...
New “Voiceprint” Claude Plugin Clones Your Writing Style via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
A new Claude Code plugin called Voiceprint generates a linguistic fingerprint of a user's writing style by analyzing five sample texts across varied emotional tones. Leveraging stylometric techniques—function‑word frequency, sentence‑length burstiness, and punctuation habits—the tool creates personalized output that mirrors...
Nanophotonics Boost Quantum Emitter Links on a Chip
Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark and collaborators have unveiled an integrated nanophotonic platform that uses surface‑plasmon‑polariton (SPP) interference to mediate long‑range interactions between solid‑state quantum emitters on a chip. The design achieves a peak concurrence of 0.493, approaching...
MaiaSpace Pushes Inaugural Launch of Maia Rocket to 2027
MaiaSpace, an ArianeGroup subsidiary, announced that the inaugural flight of its two‑stage Maia rocket is now slated for 2027, pushing back the original late‑2026 target. The partially reusable vehicle can lift up to 1,500 kg to low‑Earth orbit in an expendable...
UK Needs Earlier, Joined-Up Planning to Unlock Land for Data Centres, Aecom Argues
Aecom’s new report warns that the UK’s data‑centre boom will stall unless landowners, planners, utilities and infrastructure providers coordinate far earlier in project pipelines. It identifies grid reinforcement, water capacity and planning consent as recurring bottlenecks that delay "powered land"...
Pinkerton Takes Key HNTB Digital Infrastructure Role
Joanna M. Pinkerton has been appointed HNTB’s national practice leader for digital infrastructure solutions, a role that will guide clients in using data intelligence and advanced technologies across transportation planning, design, delivery, and operations. Pinkerton joins HNTB after serving as...
Satellite Networks Minimise Data ‘Freshness’ Delay in Age of Entanglement
Researchers introduced the Age of Entanglement (AoE) metric to quantify the freshness of bipartite entanglement in satellite‑assisted quantum repeater chains. They modeled intermittent satellite‑ground links as a two‑state Markov chain and cast AoE minimisation as an infinite‑horizon Markov decision process,...
Telefonica Unveils ‘Quantum Telco’ at MWC 2026 to Drive Real-World Quantum Security and Innovation
Telefonica unveiled its Quantum Telco portfolio at Mobile World Congress 2026, positioning itself as the first telco to launch commercial quantum‑safe communication services. The offering spans post‑quantum cryptography for data‑center interconnects, office communications, and quantum key distribution, built with partners...
Ascendis’ Yuviwel (Navepegritide) Receives the US FDA Accelerated Approval for Achondroplasia
The U.S. FDA granted accelerated approval to Ascendis’ Yuviwel (navepegritide) for increasing linear growth in children aged two years and older with achondroplasia and open epiphyses. Approval rests on three placebo‑controlled trials and up to three years of open‑label extension...
Why Claims Data Underestimates Mental Health Risk
Employers often rely on isolated claims or EAP call counts, which dramatically understate the true scale of behavioral health issues in the workforce. By aggregating medical, pharmacy, and EAP data—and even website analytics—companies can capture both prevalence and cost, revealing...
Project Evident Launches Equitable AI Adoption Framework
Project Evident unveiled its Equitable AI Adoption Framework, a practical guide co‑created with 34 nonprofit practitioners to help mission‑driven organizations integrate AI responsibly and equitably. The framework spans eight core components—from data readiness and governance to safe practice and a...
