Botkeeper Infinite Acquired by Xendoo, Platform Will Live Again
Botkeeper Infinite has been revived after Xendoo acquired its AI assets and re‑established the platform as a distinct division. The acquisition follows a brief shutdown announced by CEO Enrico Palmerino, but the software remained live to give customers time to adjust. Xendoo’s investors moved quickly, and the revived service is already processing orders and contacting clients. Palmerino promises a massive product upgrade before the end of the year.
Walmart Onn 4K Plus, the Best Deal in Google TV at $30, Is Finally Back in Stock
Walmart’s Onn 4K Plus streaming device, priced at $30, is back in stock after weeks of unavailability. The Google TV‑powered dongle offers 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage and Wi‑Fi 6, delivering solid performance as a Chromecast alternative. Both online and in‑store inventories are limited, with...
What Is the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, and Why Is It Important?
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, home to the 3.2‑gigapixel LSST Camera, has begun its operational phase, issuing 800,000 real‑time scientific alerts in a single night. Its ten‑year Legacy Survey of Space and Time will image the entire southern sky every...
Airbnb Integrates AI Features & Customer Support Overhaul
The episode explores Airbnb's rollout of AI-driven features across search, discovery, and customer support, with hosts Jamie and Jane discussing how conversational AI could transform property searches into natural language queries and enable sponsored listings. They highlight competitive pressures from...
Investors Double Down on Robotics: ROBO Sees $225M Flow Surge
Investors are pouring money into the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF as the rise of “physical AI” expands the addressable market for intelligent hardware. Assets under management jumped to $1.7 billion, driven by a $452 million year‑to‑date inflow, with $255 million...
US Ignores China AI Threat to Corporate Profits
Notable IMO b/c thus far this sell-off narrative seems to be focused solely on how US AI could disrupt the US. No one seems to be worried yet about what happens to US corporate profits if China AI disrupts the US. If...
Sam Altman Aims to 'Help De-Escalate' Tensions with Pentagon as OpenAI Employees Voice Support for Anthropic
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent an internal memo urging the company to help de‑escalate the growing dispute between rival Anthropic and the U.S. Department of Defense. Anthropic faces a Friday 5:01 p.m. ET deadline to decide whether to grant the Pentagon...
No, the Galaxy S26 Series Doesn’t Support AirDrop (Yet)
The Samsung Galaxy S26 series does not yet support Apple’s AirDrop through Quick Share, despite circulating rumors and a leaked One UI 8.5 screenshot. Google’s Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 already offer seamless AirDrop integration, setting a benchmark for cross‑platform sharing. Samsung confirmed the feature...
FinOps for Agents: Loop Limits, Tool-Call Caps and the New Unit Economics of Agentic SaaS
The article introduces FinOps for agents, a discipline that treats AI cognition costs as a reliability metric in agentic SaaS. It outlines how loops, tool‑calls, and token usage can explode variable spend and erode gross margin. By defining guardrails such...
Driver Recruiters Turn to Agentic AI to Streamline Hiring
Driver recruiters are adopting agentic AI to streamline candidate engagement. Tyson Foods recently deployed AI agents that handle initial outreach, pre‑qualify drivers, and schedule calls, allowing its six recruiters to efficiently support a 2,800‑truck fleet. Industry leaders at the 2026...
Google Photos for Android Rolls Out Sticker Creation
Google Photos for Android has introduced a built‑in sticker creation tool in version 7.64, following a similar iOS rollout earlier this year. Users can select a clearly defined subject, press and hold to generate a cut‑out sticker, then copy or share...
Factor This Finance and Project Development Roundup: Ameresco, Atlas, Nextpower, OCI, Revolve
Jack Dorsey’s Block announced a 40% workforce reduction, citing AI efficiencies, and its stock jumped over 20%. Ameresco and Luminance completed a 5.74 MW landfill solar project in Rhode Island, generating $4.4 M in lease revenue. Atlas Renewable Energy secured a landmark...
This Genius New Gadget Uses Your Patio Lights to Repel Mosquitoes
The Tiki Brand BiteFighter Plug & Repel is a plug‑in mosquito repellent that swaps into a single bulb of outdoor string lights, emitting an odor‑free protection zone of up to 110 sq ft. The device runs on standard 120 V, 6 W E26 sockets...
Size-Shifting Nanoparticles Successfully Deliver mRNA Medicine to the Pancreas
Researchers have engineered size‑shifting lipid nanoparticles that grow from ~100 nm to >300 nm after intraperitoneal injection, exploiting a capsule‑filter mechanism that blocks entry into the liver and spleen while allowing passage to the pancreas. The enlarged particles deliver mRNA payloads—including CRISPR‑Cas9...
TMC 2026 Meeting to Spotlight New Era of Truck Technology
The Technology & Maintenance Council’s 70th annual meeting convenes in Nashville March 16‑19, featuring nearly 400 exhibitors across 350,000 sq ft. The event is split into education, exhibition, and voluntary standards tracks, with over 100 task forces shaping new recommended practices. Sessions...
Tablo Firmware Update Brings Free Streaming Channels to Legacy Devices
Nuvyyo’s Tablo firmware version 2.2.25 now enables most legacy DVRs to stream a selection of free channels via the newer Tablo app, excluding devices with built‑in HDMI. Users must rescan their units and manually add channels, while AMC and Warner‑owned...
Intel Releases Updated CPU Microcode For Xeon 6 SoCs "Granite Rapids D"
Intel released microcode version 20260227 to address functional issues in its Xeon Granite Rapids D (Xeon 6700P‑B/6500P‑B) SoCs. The update, posted outside the usual Patch Tuesday cadence, corrects several errata related to ESRTPS support and PASID table handling. No other Intel processor...
How Will Mass Gen AI Adoption Change Law Firms? A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Colleen Nihill
Morgan Lewis’s chief AI and knowledge officer, Colleen Nihill, explained how widespread generative AI adoption will overhaul law‑firm operations. She warned that routine document drafting, research, and due‑diligence tasks will shift from billable hours to AI‑driven efficiencies. Firms that merely...
One Click, 3,800 Contracts: Unison Automates FAR Deviation Mods at Scale
Unison, a federal acquisition software provider, used its bulk modification tool to issue more than 3,800 contract changes for an unnamed agency in a single click. The automation replaced weeks of manual drafting, handling FAR deviation updates required by the...
3D Object Tracking Simplified with Meta SAM and Blender
3d object tracking is soooo much easier these days grab your video and use meta’s sam 3 to segment an object, then sam 3d to turn it into a 3d model then use geotracker in blender to track it across a video...
AI Helps Identify Risk in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Survival rates for congenital heart disease (CHD) have risen, creating an estimated 1.4 million adult patients who often require repeat surgeries. At the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting, Mayo Clinic researchers presented a machine‑learning model that isolates 15 key variables...
Generate Biomed IPO Marks AI‑Driven Protein Breakthrough
This morning @generate_biomed celebrated its IPO on the @NasdaqExchange. We founded Generate at @FlagshipPioneer in 2018, asking: What if we could generate novel protein therapeutics using generative AI tools – without relying on traditional trial-and-error discovery? Today’s IPO is a major...
Deals Roundup (2-27-2026)
Best Buy is offering the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD for $920, roughly 35 % below the $1,400 list price. The discount is part of a broader February 27 promotion that also includes a...
Google Rolls Out AI Upgrades: New Models, Tools, Education
This week we had a BUNCH of updates 🍌🍌 Here’s what we announced: — Nano Banana 2, our SoTA image generation model, which you can use to generate images with real-world knowledge, add text in many languages, and bring your most...
China Has Far Fewer Operational Satellites than Claimed
I see stories out today saying that China has 1,900 satellites. That's not true. Even if you include all Chinese satellites (commercial, military, civil), it only adds up to 1,187 operational satellites. In comparison, the US has 11,323 operational satellites....
Microsoft Ads Launches Self-Serve Negative Keyword Lists
Microsoft Advertising has introduced self‑serve shared negative keyword lists, allowing advertisers to create, edit, and apply up to 5,000 negative keywords directly in the UI. The lists can be attached at the campaign or account level and support exact and...
Lilly Launches LillyPod NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD for Genomics and Drug Discovery AI
Eli Lilly unveiled LillyPod, a DGX SuperPOD built with 1,016 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs delivering more than 9,000 petaflops of AI performance. The system powers genomics, protein‑diffusion, small‑molecule graph neural networks and foundation models, allowing billions of in‑silico experiments. Constructed...
Whoops: US Military Laser Strike Takes Down CBP Drone Near Mexican Border
The Pentagon’s high‑energy laser counter‑UAS system mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone operating near the Mexican border. The strike occurred without prior coordination with the FAA, prompting temporary flight restrictions in the Fort Hancock area. The mishap...
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Hernexeos
The FDA approved Hernexeos through the national priority voucher program, a mechanism that fast‑tracks drugs addressing unmet medical needs. Industry leaders are evaluating direct‑to‑consumer (DTC) models to broaden access to HIV prevention tools, leveraging digital and telehealth channels. Additionally, the...
7MS #711: How to Secure Your Community
In this inaugural episode of the "How to Secure Your Community" series, host Brian Johnson recounts his personal experience with Operation Metro Surge, a massive federal ICE deployment in the Twin Cities that began in December 2025. He describes the...
New HVAC Partnership Boosts Indoor Air Quality, School Resilience
Three national nonprofits have formed the HVAC Change Lab to help U.S. school districts modernize aging heating, ventilation, and air‑conditioning systems. The initiative will provide peer‑to‑peer networking, one‑on‑one technical coaching, and a library of best‑practice resources to 12‑15 pilot districts...
NKTR Overlooked: Continuous Positives Signal Strong Buying Opportunity
$NKTR is not getting a *fraction* of the credit it deserves. One positive development after another, and the stock simply cannot break out. Look at all that has happened since the stock was at these same levels 2...
#717 Unifying Rural Fire Districts with Reno County, KS
Reno County, Kansas officials County Administrator Randy Partington and Emergency Management Director Adam Weishar discuss the decade‑long effort to consolidate eight rural fire districts into a single, county‑wide fire service. They explain how volunteer shortages, inconsistent training, equipment disparities, and...
Early Bets Win; Amazon’s Late Entry Costs Billions
Early positioning beats late capital every time. Amazon just invested $50 billion in OpenAI for 6 percent ownership and distribution rights. Microsoft invested $13.8 billion starting in 2019 and owns 23.5 percent with exclusive IP, revenue sharing, and API control locked through...
Weekend Read: AI, Cloud Outages, Solar Milestones
Today's Edition is out, packed with goodies that you can read over the weekend: 615: Nvidia Q4, Ben Evans on AI Economics, Meta + Google TPUs, China Solar at 1TW/Year, Anthropic vs DoD, AWS Outages, METR, Sora, and Marty Supreme https://t.co/m8aYjFz1jo
How a Failed 2011 Tablet Took Android Rooting Mainstream
The HP TouchPad, launched in 2011 with webOS, flopped, selling only about 10% of its 270,000 units. After a drastic price drop to $99, the tablet flooded the market, prompting HP to release its Android source code in 2012. This...
Starlink Now Nearly Dominates US Satellite Fleet
For comparison, here is the number of US operational satellites over time. (As of today, 9,814 of these are Starlink satellites.) US Operational Satellites https://t.co/9TBifWiomp
NASA's Lunar Plan: Three Super‑Heavy Rockets, Two Landers, One Transport
Key elements of NASA's lunar exploration architecture and milestones: (three dissimilar super-heavy launchers, two piloted lunar landers, one crew transport):
Rare Super Pocket Handheld Comes With Banjo-Kazooie
Blaze Entertainment unveiled a Rare‑branded Evercade Super Pocket handheld, slated for worldwide release in June 2026 at $69.99/£49.99/€59.99. The limited edition ships with Banjo‑Kazooie pre‑installed and a curated library of twelve classic Rare titles, including two games not found on...
Cloud Providers Can’t Certify TEE Key Secrecy
I heard an interesting anecdote about TEEs from some fintech people. They were trying to convince regulators that TEEs aren’t just “computers under their control”, so they asked cloud providers to certify that they’d never hand over the keys. Providers...
Smart Hospitals Reduce Admin, Bring Clinicians Closer
"Smart” doesn’t mean distant. The smartest hospital ecosystems actually bring clinicians closer to patients by reducing administrative burden. Insights from Jeff Fallon at eVideon: https://t.co/x7o1COnGIe @eVideon @TigerConnect #SmartHospitals #HITsm https://t.co/PVVG70mbKN
Unifi Reveals Environmental Gains With Sustainability Snapshot
Unifi’s 2025 Sustainability Snapshot reports that the company transformed waste equivalent to one billion t‑shirts through its Repreve platform, putting it ahead of its 1.5‑billion‑t‑shirt target for 2030. It also diverted 46 billion PET bottles from landfills, prompting an upward revision...
SAP's AI Ambition Faces Integration Challenge with NVIDIA
SAP is aiming to become an AI company, a big stretch given their existing portfolio. NVIDIA's tech could augment their AI tools like Joule, but how will it all integrate? #SAP #AI #Tech https://t.co/u8a4YDjMHT
Google's Android 17 Automates SIM PIN Unlocks
🔓 Android 17 wants to solve the biggest headache with using SIM PIN locks Google is building a new system for letting the phone automatically handle SIM PIN unlocks. ✅ Details - https://t.co/lGbIxYTndW
Reviewing What Is Known of the Mechanisms by Which Calorie Restriction Slows Aging
Calorie restriction (CR) and broader dietary restriction (DR) remain the most robust, evolutionarily conserved interventions for extending lifespan and healthspan across species. In rodents, CR can increase lifespan by up to 40%, while human data suggest only modest gains of...
Google Experiments Adding Web Mentions to Retailer Reviews
ICYMI: Google tests web mentions in the reviews section of retailer store pages https://t.co/SuUPYs3fu4 https://t.co/2sQKHp9rT9
Flux Inks $37M in New Investment
Flux, an AI‑powered platform that automates hardware design, announced a $37 million financing round combining a $27 million Series B and a previously undisclosed $10 million Series A. The Series B was led by venture firm 8VC, with participation from existing backers Bain Capital Ventures, Liquid 2...
JPMorgan, Not Stripe, Seen as Viable PayPal Buyer
.@ShenLucinda argues that Stripe isn't a logical buyer for PayPal. But JPMorgan may be. https://t.co/5mg3m05s44
Amazon Bets Low-Cost Strategy to Dominate AI
.@WSJ: Amazon Tries Its Low-Cost Approach to Winning the AI Race. < My quote within the post. https://t.co/Z8Y3jv0mqC #CIO #AI
ILTA Just-in-Time: Up-Skilling Lawyers in a Transforming Profession
The ILTA Just‑in‑Time initiative addresses the rapid digital transformation reshaping the legal profession. New lawyers now graduate into environments dominated by AI‑assisted drafting, cloud‑based research, and remote collaboration tools. ILTA’s on‑demand training modules aim to up‑skill attorneys quickly, bridging gaps...
