E-Biking Boosts Health, Physical Activity Levels, Study Finds
A University of Otago pilot gave 26 Māori and Pacific participants e‑bikes, training and support, revealing notable improvements in mental wellbeing and management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and asthma. Interviews conducted over 12 months showed participants valued the low‑impact exercise and stress‑relieving aspects of e‑biking. The study highlights a broader decline in New Zealand adult physical activity, dropping from 54 % in 2011‑12 to 46 % in 2023‑24. Researchers call for subsidies and safe infrastructure to expand e‑bike adoption, especially in low‑income communities.
The Download: How AI Is Shaking up Go, and a Cybersecurity Mystery
Artificial intelligence has fundamentally reshaped the world of Go, making AI‑driven analysis essential for professional players and opening the game to a more diverse audience. At the same time, the tech sector faces mounting policy friction, exemplified by Anthropic’s refusal...
RNGD Enters Mass Production: 4,000 High-Performance AI Accelerators Shipped by TSMC
Furiosa AI announced the mass production of its RNGD AI accelerator, with the first 4,000 units delivered by TSMC and ASUS. The chip offers 512 INT8 TFLOPS at a 180 W TDP and claims 3.5× higher compute density than Nvidia H100 systems. RNGD...
Infortrend Hybrid Flash Storage Powers AI and HPC with Speed and Scale at Lower Cost
Infortrend unveiled its EonStor GS 5024U hybrid flash storage, delivering up to 125 GB/s throughput and 2.4 million IO/s while scaling to 20 PB of capacity. The system combines NVMe SSDs for hot workloads with HDDs for cold data, cutting costs by more than 50% compared...
NetActuate Launches Global Edge Storage
NetActuate announced Global Edge Storage, a suite of high‑performance storage options that can be attached to compute resources at the network edge. The service offers block, S3‑compatible object, and custom storage, all provisioned through the same portal or API used...
Icy Dock MB411V4PO-2B Enclosure to Convert Ultra-Slim ODD Bay Into High-Speed NVMe Drive Bay
Icy Dock introduced the MB411V4PO‑2B enclosure, turning a 9.5 mm ultra‑slim optical‑drive bay into a removable U.2/U.3 NVMe SSD slot. The adapter uses an OCuLink 4i (SFF‑8612) interface with PCIe Gen4 x4, delivering up to 64 Gb/s—over ten times faster than traditional SATA ODD connections. Its...
IOS 26’s Ultra Voice Commands Will Change How You Use Your iPhone Forever
Apple’s iOS 26 launches “Vocal Shortcuts,” a feature that lets iPhone users create custom voice commands that operate exclusively on the device, bypassing Siri. The tool is enabled through Accessibility settings, where users record a phrase and map it to system...
Media Duplication Systems Introduces XpressNVMe Compliance Suite for End-of-Life SSD Management
Media Duplication Systems (MDS) unveiled the XpressNVMe Compliance Suite, an integrated hardware platform that combines SSD sanitization with physical shredding to manage end‑of‑life solid‑state drives. The solution follows NIST SP 800‑88 guidelines, logs serial numbers, erasure methods and timestamps, and supports...
QBO Cloud and MinIO Collaborate to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Object Storage for Modern AI and Analytics Workloads
QBO Cloud and MinIO announced a joint solution that merges QBO’s bare‑metal cloud platform with MinIO’s AIStor, an exascale, S3‑compatible object storage system. The partnership delivers a unified, high‑performance data layer designed for modern AI and analytics workloads, emphasizing scalability,...
Ironclad Hits $200m ARR Mark – We Interview CEO Dan Springer
Ironclad, the San Francisco‑based contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, announced that its annual recurring revenue (ARR) has topped $200 million, up from $150 million a year earlier and reflecting nearly 40% year‑on‑year growth. The company, valued at $3.2 billion after its 2022 funding...
Akash Systems Delivers World’s First Diamond Cooled Nvidia GPU Servers to NxtGen AI Pvt Ltd
Akash Systems has shipped the world’s first diamond‑cooled Nvidia H200 GPU servers to NxtGen AI Pvt Ltd, India’s leading sovereign cloud provider. The proprietary Diamond Cooling layer sits atop existing air and liquid cooling, eliminating thermal throttling and delivering roughly...
Promatix EGFR×EphA2 Bispecific ADC Exerts Antitumor Activity
Today’s brief highlights four pre‑clinical advances: Paratus Sciences unveiled PS‑1001, a pan‑inflammasome blocker targeting IL‑1β and IL‑18 for hidradenitis suppurativa; researchers identified the SCAN circuit as a core pathway disrupted in Parkinson’s disease; RX‑10616 demonstrated enhanced radiotherapy response in head‑and‑neck...
Unified Intelligence: Mastering the Azure Databricks and Azure Machine Learning Integration
The article outlines how Azure Databricks and Azure Machine Learning can be tightly integrated to create a unified intelligence pipeline. Databricks handles large‑scale data ingestion, cleaning, and feature engineering using Spark and Delta Lake, while Azure ML supplies model versioning,...
Enhancing Incident Response with Integrated Access Control and Video Verification
Motorola Solutions’ Avigilon Alta video line promotes integrated access control with video verification to boost incident response. The approach combines authorization management, IoT sensors, and AI‑driven video analytics, delivering multi‑layered security and faster breach confirmation. Companies adopting the unified system...
Prospect Therapeutics Identifies New JAK1 and TYK2 Inhibitors
Prospect Therapeutics announced the identification of a new series of small‑molecule inhibitors targeting Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) and tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2). The lead compounds demonstrate nanomolar potency and selectivity in biochemical assays and effectively suppress cytokine signaling in cellular...
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In 1972 Wilson Greatbatch introduced lithium‑iodide batteries for implantable pacemakers, extending device life from one‑to‑two years to over a decade. This chemistry replaced unreliable mercury‑zinc cells, enabling consistent voltage output and dramatically reducing replacement surgeries. The longer power window enabled...
Sandbox Guide :: Vibe Coding for Music Marketers
Music Ally’s Sandbox Guide titled “Vibe coding for music marketers” introduces a new methodology that converts audio characteristics into actionable audience insights. The guide, part of a series released ten times a year, combines case studies, expert interviews, and benchmark...
UBS Turns Bullish on Palantir, Says Buy the Dip on This Clear AI Winner
UBS upgraded Palantir Technologies to a Buy rating, keeping its $180 price target unchanged. Analyst Karl Keirstead sees the stock trading 35% below its recent peak, implying a potential 32% upside from the current $135.94 level. He projects 70% revenue...
For-Sight Strengthens Guest Engagement with Launch of New Loyalty Module
For‑Sight has launched a new Loyalty Module in partnership with Inspire Loyalty, embedding loyalty program management directly into its hotel CRM platform. The module automates points accrual, supports tiered and paid memberships, and feeds loyalty activity into guest profiles for...
Britain’s Clean Power Economy Is Growing Rapidly but Unevenly
Britain’s low‑carbon economy posted a record £77 billion turnover in 2024, a 12% jump and a 90% increase since 2015. Power generation – wind, solar, nuclear and carbon capture – contributed £33.6 billion, roughly 44% of sector revenue, while low‑emission transport surged...
Counter-Fraud Function Delivers £7.5bn Savings Across Public Sector
Britain’s public‑sector counter‑fraud function reported £7.53 billion in savings for the 2024‑25 financial year, according to the Cabinet Office. The bulk of the recovery came from HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (£3.95 bn) and the Department for Work and Pensions (£2 bn). The savings...
The Quest for the Best EA Tool
Enterprises now manage 500‑plus applications, creating sprawling, costly tech landscapes that often dictate business direction. The article argues that Enterprise Architecture (EA) tools can tame this complexity, but only if they address core requirements such as visual process‑to‑application mapping, cost‑of‑ownership...
Cost Management Is the Primary Business Priority for Benefit Leaders
Employers are feeling heightened pressure from medical inflation, specialty‑drug spend and regulatory complexity, prompting a shift toward cost control as the top benefits priority, according to MetLife’s 2026 U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study. Controlling benefit costs has become the number‑one...
Asus Introduces Liquid Cooling for AI Data Centers
ASUS unveiled its Optimized Liquid‑Cooling Solutions and a strategic partner framework to tackle thermal, power, and density challenges in next‑generation AI and high‑performance computing data centers. The portfolio spans direct‑to‑chip, in‑row CDU, and hybrid systems, built with partners such as...
This Excellent Third-Party Windows 11 App Finally Addresses Multi-Monitor PC Pain Points — Microsoft, Please Take Notes
Monarch, a third‑party Windows 11 app, lets users detach, reattach, and profile multi‑monitor setups using the OS’s DisplayConfig API. Version 1.1.0 adds global hotkeys and a safety rollback to prevent blank screens. The tool addresses OLED wear, gaming fullscreen needs, and nighttime...
ScarCruft Uses Zoho WorkDrive and USB Malware to Breach Air-Gapped Networks
North Korean APT ScarCruft launched the Ruby Jumper campaign, employing a chain of malware that includes RESTLEAF, SNAKEDROPPER, THUMBSBD, VIRUSTASK, FOOTWINE and BLUELIGHT. The first‑stage payload uses a malicious LNK file to execute PowerShell, which carves and runs additional components....
Valve Steam Frame Hands-On : Plays Half-Life Alyx Standalone at 40–50 FPS
Valve’s Steam Frame is a standalone VR headset that also supports wireless PCVR. In hands‑on testing it ran Half‑Life Alyx at 40‑50 FPS on low settings, aided by dynamic foveated rendering and eye‑tracking. The device offers a high‑resolution display, lightweight ergonomics,...
Dash0 Targets $1bn Valuation with Balderton-Led Funding Round, Reports Say
Dash0, an AI‑native cloud‑monitoring platform founded in 2023, is in talks with Balderton Capital to lead a new funding round that would value the company at $1 billion, elevating it to unicorn status. The New‑York‑based startup, which retains a strong operational...
Weekly Wrap: Resilience Is the New Spectrum Policy Buzzword
The EU’s Digital Networks Act (DNA) is being positioned as a cornerstone for simplifying telecom regulations and reducing market fragmentation across member states. At the Future Connectivity Summit, regulators emphasized the Act’s role in fostering spectrum coherence while also highlighting...
CcHUB EdTech Fellowship Returns with $100,000 Equity-Free Funding
Co‑creation HUB (CcHUB) and the Mastercard Foundation have opened applications for the fourth cohort of the EdTech Fellowship in Nigeria. Twelve early‑stage startups will receive $100,000 in equity‑free funding and a 12‑month incubation program that includes mentorship, technical support, and...
A Telehealth Success Story
The San Francisco Tech Council launched a state‑funded program that teaches low‑income, limited‑English‑proficiency patients how to use online medical portals. Participants received a 45‑minute hands‑on session with a digital navigator, enabling them to schedule appointments, view results, and request prescriptions. Feedback...
Most US Coal Plants Could Meet Air Pollution Rules. Trump Weakened Them Anyway
The EPA’s own analysis shows that only 27 of the nation’s 219 coal‑fired power plants would need costly upgrades to meet the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). Despite this, the Trump administration rolled back the stricter limits on...
Ukrainian Man Pleads Guilty to Running AI-Powered Fake ID Site
Ukrainian national Yurii Nazarenko pleaded guilty to operating OnlyFake, an AI‑powered subscription service that sold more than 10,000 counterfeit passports, driver’s licenses and Social Security cards to customers worldwide. The site accepted only cryptocurrency, allowed customization of documents, and marketed...
February 2026: Top Five Fintech M&A Stories of the Month
In February 2026, fintech M&A activity highlighted five marquee deals reshaping banking, asset management, digital payments, and wealth services. Santander agreed to acquire Webster Bank for $12.2 billion, positioning itself among the top‑ten U.S. retail banks. Nuveen’s £9.9 billion purchase of Schroders will...
No, AI Is Not About to Kill the Software Industry
The article argues that fears of an AI‑driven "SaaSpocalypse" are overstated. While large‑language models can generate code, software companies still rely on sales, contracts, and support that AI alone can’t replace. Recent stock declines at firms like Workday and Adobe...
Four Categories of Documents Requested by Plaintiffs Denied by Court: EDiscovery Case Law
In Yotta Techs. Inc. v. Evolve Bank & Trust, a California magistrate denied all four of Yotta’s motions to compel production of documents. The court rejected Yotta’s request for unredacted personally identifying information, finding the effort disproportionate and untimely. It...
AW 2026 to Show Hyundai’s MobED as Logistics, Manufacturing Robots Advance
Hyundai Motor Group’s Robotics Lab will showcase its MobED mobile platform at the Smart Factory & Automation World (AW) exhibition in Seoul from March 4‑6, 2026. MobED, unveiled in December 2025, features four independently controlled wheels and an eccentric mechanism...
UK Court of Appeal Rules on the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of Data Security
On 19 February 2026 the UK Court of Appeal decided DSG Retail Ltd v The Information Commissioner, holding that a controller’s data‑security duty covers all information it treats as personal, even if an attacker cannot identify individuals. The ruling, based...
NL: Hackers Had Access to Prison Staff Data for Five Months
Hackers infiltrated the Dutch prisons agency DJI and accessed staff data for at least five months, according to a radio investigation by Argos. The compromised information includes employee email addresses, phone numbers and security certificates. The breach was uncovered after...
Cloud Calling Data Sovereignty Secures Business Operations
BT has launched Sovereign Voice, a cloud‑calling solution that guarantees all voice traffic remains within the United Kingdom’s borders. The service runs on domestic data centres, is managed by local staff, and incorporates Cisco’s secure‑calling platform. It targets heavily regulated...
DSIT Signs £4.5m Deal to Access ‘Niche or Emergent’ AI Suppliers
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has signed a one‑year, £4.5 million contract with Capgemini to act as its AI services delivery partner. The deal will give the AI Security Institute and other DSIT teams access to research,...
Bing Tests 2x2 Video Grid Layout
Microsoft Bing is piloting a new two‑by‑two video grid layout on its search results page, replacing the traditional vertical list view. The change was first spotted by Frank Sandtmann, who shared side‑by‑side screenshots on LinkedIn. The grid displays four video thumbnails...
EU Carbon Prices Slip 20% Amid Reform Push
CHART OF THE DAY: The cost of European CO2 allowances has fallen ~20% in recent days after several key countries asked Brussels for a reform. Italy has gone as far as asking the Emissions Trading Syste to be suspended. CO2...
Enterprise Networks Transform Into AI-Ready Intelligent Platforms
Enterprise networks are evolving from passive pipes into intelligent platforms. Integrated 5G, edge computing, and built-in security are enabling AI-ready infrastructure that supports intelligence at scale across distributed environments. Check out these use cases: https://t.co/4XYg87VcCI @TMobileBusiness Partner
Google Shares Key Insights on HTML Parsing & Search Experience
Google Videos (1) from Google Search team on parsing HTML and (2) from Google Ads team on search experiences - both worth listening to https://t.co/wD0y4Gz8yc https://t.co/rsldIPjJbz
Taming Agentic Chaos: The Biggest Tech Challenge
How to make tools like @openclaw behave is the biggest challenge (and opportunity) in tech right now. @lilyhnewman reports on an important new effort to tame agentic chaos: https://t.co/mKSiWh8Kr7
PAYX Leads AI-Driven HCM Shift, March‑April Puts Stall
$PAYX was one of the earliest poster childs for AI replacing HCM Some Mar. and Apr. puts holding still https://t.co/hKo3OHuqOM
Google Play Reveals Subscription Impact on Rewards Points
Google Play Starts Rolling Out a New Way to See Exactly How Your Subscriptions Are Fueling Your Rewards Points It also shows total count of your active subscriptions. ✅ Details - https://t.co/YnFlE1tujH https://t.co/xeqWeChVDC
FDA Grants Fast Track, Orphan Status to TSRA-196
1/@TesseraTx has announced that the U.S. FDA has granted Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations to TSRA-196 - its leading In Vivo Gene Editing program which is being jointly developed with $REGN, for the treatment of patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency...
Top Medical Specialties Poised to Thrive with AI
While every medical specialty will benefit from digital health and AI, some will especially thrive thanks to these innovations. Here, I listed the top medical specialties with the biggest potential for development in the future. Read on: https://t.co/KhId1Okqf2 https://t.co/rgvsDAjS1q