Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad
Microsoft patched a high‑severity vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑20841) in the modern Windows Notepad app that adds Markdown support. The flaw allows remote code execution when a user opens a malicious .md file and clicks a crafted link. The issue affects only the updated Notepad version, not the legacy classic editor. The fix was delivered in the February 2026 Patch Tuesday update.
AI Agents Still Need Humans to Teach Them
Researchers introduced SkillsBench, a benchmark evaluating AI agents across 84 tasks in 11 sectors. Results show agents supplied with curated, human‑provided skills outperform those with no skills by an average of 16.2 percentage points. Self‑generated skills offered no measurable benefit,...
Cynet’s MacKenzie Brown: ‘MSPs Don’t Need Drama. They Need Clarity And Process.’
Cynet has hired MacKenzie Brown as Vice President of Threat Intelligence Strategy to turn the vendor’s global telemetry into a practical, operational threat‑intelligence system for managed service providers (MSPs). Brown emphasizes moving beyond generic monthly reports toward actionable, tactical intel...
US Supreme Court Strike Down Majority of Trump's Tariffs, so Hopefully That's One Less Hardware Buying Headache to Worry About
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6‑3 to invalidate most of the tariffs President Trump imposed on imported hardware components. The decision hinges on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the court found did not grant Trump authority for those...
Ensuring Release Confidence in Fast-Moving DevOps Teams - Xray Blog
Fast‑moving DevOps teams struggle to maintain release confidence as deployment frequency rises. Xray Enterprise delivers a single source of truth inside Jira, unifying test plans, executions, and reporting. By embedding continuous validation into CI/CD pipelines, it provides real‑time traceability from...
CharterUP Partners with Holon to Deliver Scalable Autonomous Mobility Solutions
CharterUP has teamed up with Holon to fuse Holon’s autonomous vehicle ecosystem with CharterUP’s AI‑first mobility platform and nationwide network. The deal enables CharterUP to roll out Holon’s self‑driving shuttles across campuses, airports, transit agencies and community settings. By offering...
YC Team Turns Week‑Long Research Into 12‑Minute Live AI Sprint
Holy shit... a YC-backed team just compressed 1 week of research into 12 minutes. It's called Spine Swarm, and it runs a team of AI researchers on any question while you watch them work and steer in real time. No black box....
Aaptiv Launches New MSK App in Partnership With Movr
Aaptiv has launched AaptivMSK, a musculoskeletal health app developed with movr, to deliver personalized, mobility‑focused programs for employees. The app offers self‑guided assessments, clinically validated exercises, and adaptive care plans that can be completed in as little as five minutes...
Army Using AI to Update Doctrine
The U.S. Army’s Combined Army Doctrine Directorate is training doctrine writers to use generative AI tools to accelerate the creation and revision of field manuals. Internally‑developed applications now let authors search hundreds of texts in hours and automatically check grammar...
Amazon Q Developer for AI Infrastructure: Architecting Automated ML Pipelines
Amazon Q Developer, a generative‑AI assistant, now automates the end‑to‑end provisioning of machine‑learning infrastructure on AWS. By interfacing with the Cloud Control API, SageMaker, and CDK, it creates IaC for GPU clusters, VPC‑only pipelines, and serverless inference stacks. The tool...
Guest: Fab Brasca of Kinaxis on Who Is Leading in AI Adoption; The Top Five Freight Bottlenecks; A New Data...
The podcast features Fab Brasca, Kinaxis senior VP, discussing how AI is reshaping supply chains and which firms are leading adoption. It also reveals the American Transportation Research Institute’s ranking, naming Chicago as the nation’s most severe freight bottleneck. Additionally,...
Video: Caterpillar Demos In-Cab AI Voice Assistant on Excavator
Caterpillar showcased its Intelligent Cab Assistant, an AI‑driven voice interface installed in an excavator, allowing operators to query controls, retrieve manuals, monitor machine health, and order parts hands‑free. The system can set safety ceilings, warn of overhead obstacles, and provide...
PartnerOne Continues Investment in AI with XYPRO Applied AI Technology
XYPRO, a PartnerOne company, launched Lionel, an AI‑powered assistant that centralizes institutional knowledge for HPE Nonstop Compute environments. The tool tackles fragmented documentation, support tickets, and expert expertise by delivering verified answers from internal and external sources. Early results show...
Exclusive: Qualcomm Hires AMD PC Exec To Lead Global Compute Sales
Qualcomm has hired longtime AMD executive Jason Banta as vice president of global compute sales to spearhead its Snapdragon X Series push in PCs. Banta, who led AMD’s client OEM business and helped the company secure record CPU share, replaces...
In the Clinic for Feb. 20, 2026
The February 20 2026 "In the Clinic" roundup aggregates a broad set of industry snapshots, special reports, and infographics covering biopharma, medical technology, and emerging research areas. It links to data on mRNA vaccine research, China’s GLP‑1 market, pulsed‑field ablation for atrial...
The 25 Most Vulnerable Passwords of 2026
Plasma’s 2026 study identified the 25 most vulnerable passwords based on global search volume and common‑password lists. “password” led the list with over 10 million searches, followed by “admin”, “qwerty”, and other simple sequences. The research also highlighted ten insecure password...
AI Tool Sets New Standard in Diagnosing Rare Diseases
A new multi‑agent system called DeepRare, built on the DeepSeek‑V3 large language model and over 40 specialized tools, outperformed 15 competing AI models and human physicians in diagnosing rare diseases. Across 6,401 cases covering 2,919 rare conditions, it achieved a...
FP&A Software
Once you use an FP&A solution, you never want to go back. Spreadsheets always have their place, but FP&A software dramatically increases FP&A productivity. Here are the highlights from my latest tech stack report. - 37 forecasting and budgeting solutions...
The Hydrogen Stream: Dutch Agribusiness Installs 1 MW Electrolyzer
Dutch tulip nursery Rainbow Colors has become the first agricultural firm to commission a 1 MW solid‑oxide electrolyzer for on‑site hydrogen generation, integrated with a solar array and battery storage. The system, built with Denmark’s Dynelectro and Ekinetix, can produce hydrogen...
Why Real-Time Voice AI Is Harder than It Sounds
Real-time voice AI remains a tough engineering problem despite advances in deep learning. Companies like Deepgram highlight that latency must stay under 500 ms and speech variability—from accents to background noise—keeps error rates high. End‑to‑end models have lifted accuracy, yet enterprise...
When It Comes to Drones, the Pentagon Should Mind the Experience Gap
The article argues that the Pentagon’s biggest hurdle with drones is technology adoption, not a lack of options, and stresses the need for experienced defense partners to field reliable unmanned systems. It highlights that trust, scalability, and maintainability hinge on...
Most Health Systems Stall Patients' HIPAA Record Rights
HIPAA guarantees patients a right to their own medical records. In practice, most health systems require patients to fill out a release-of-information form designed for a different legal purpose; justify why they want their own data; and wait. I sampled...
Browse S3 Files Locally in One Fast Command
I quickly recorded how easily and conveniently it is to browse S3 files locally with a single command, blazingly fast. Even preview works with DuckDB integration. https://youtu.be/cimUvBd_9Ns
The World’s Largest Lithium Metal Maker Is Now Producing Semi-Solid-State EV Batteries
Ganfeng Lithium, the world’s largest lithium‑metal producer, has begun mass‑producing semi‑solid‑state batteries with energy densities ranging from 400 to 650 Wh/kg. The company secured supply agreements with major OEMs including Tesla, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and BMW for lithium hydroxide and other battery...
February's AI Explosion: Six New Models Debut
February is one of those months... - Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 (Feb 2) - z. AI GLM 5 (Feb 12) - MiniMax M2.5 (Feb 12) - ByteDance Seed-2.0 (Feb 13) - Nanbeige 4.1 3B (Feb 13) - Qwen 3.5 (Feb 15) - Cohere's Tiny Aya (Feb 17) (+Hopefully...
Liquidity Beats Private Deal Hassles, Even for Savvy Investors
I know a guy who bought Tesla in the early 2010s, close to the IPO. Made a killing. And he'd made a lot of other really savvy bets over the years. So I was excited to have him in the syndicate I was...
How Getting Building Data Early in an M&A Deal Can Add Value
Facilities managers are often left out of M&A due diligence, yet early access to building data can dramatically increase deal value. By collaborating with finance teams, they can inventory leases, square footage, occupancy, and technology stacks before the transaction closes....
TNS Launches Smart Routing Technology
Transaction Network Services (TNS) introduced TNSPay SmartRoute, a cloud‑based solution that lets merchants, processors and acquirers set real‑time routing rules for each transaction. The platform can route payments by geography, cost efficiency, processor performance or scheduled maintenance, and it automatically...
Raspberry Pi RP2350 Microcontroller Overclocked to Run at More than 5X Original Frequency
The Raspberry Pi RP2350, launched in 2024 with dual Cortex‑M33 and Hazard3 RISC‑V cores capped at 150 MHz, has been pushed far beyond its spec. By disabling the internal regulator, raising voltage to 2.95 V and applying aggressive cooling, engineers achieved up to...
Single Yes-or-No Question May Screen for Low Vision
A study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science shows that a single yes‑or‑no question can reliably screen for low vision and legal blindness, achieving area‑under‑the‑curve (AUC) values of 0.81 and 0.77 respectively. Researchers tested 385 adults across four U.S....
AWS Adds Design-First and Bugfix Workflows to Kiro
AWS has expanded its Kiro visual‑studio‑code‑based agentic IDE with two new workflows—Design‑first and Bugfix—to better serve developers who work on existing codebases and debugging tasks. The Design‑first flow turns architecture sketches into detailed specifications and task plans, while the Bugfix...
RWE Confirms Vestas for 1.4GW Vanguard West Turbine Deal
RWE has signed a contract with Vestas to deliver 92 V236‑15 MW turbines for its 1.4 GW Vanguard West offshore wind farm off eastern England. The deal includes delivery, installation and commissioning, and follows the project’s successful award of a Contracts‑for‑Difference in...
AI in Edu: Signals & Moves (Feb 20, 2026)
In this episode Tom outlines three emerging signals in AI for education: the rise of agentic AI that can complete LMS tasks, the shift from optional chatbots to embedded AI feedback within grading workflows, and growing concerns about platform fatigue...
Why Scoring Hotel Image Quality Matters More Than Ever
Hotel images now shape traveler perception before price or reviews. Platforms and AI algorithms increasingly classify and rank photos, turning visual content into a data quality issue. To address this, hotels adopt structured image quality scores, typically 0‑100, evaluating dimensions...
Earnings Season Made It Clear: Digitize Supply Chains or Fall Behind
Earnings season revealed that digitizing supply chains has shifted from a cost‑saving exercise to a strategic imperative. Executives at FedEx, Caterpillar, Dollar General and others highlighted upstream capex on supplier integration, AI‑enabled orchestration and real‑time visibility as growth enablers. The...
How Clean Connected Data Improves Pricing and Distribution
Hospitality operators often juggle disparate systems—PMS, channel managers, and finance—resulting in conflicting reports and gut‑driven decisions. The article argues that clean, connected data unifies these sources, delivering a single source of truth for pricing, distribution, marketing, and staffing. By standardising...
Miele Deploys IFS.ai Globally to Transform Field Service Operations Across 25+ Countries
Miele is extending its partnership with IFS to deploy IFS Cloud powered by IFS.ai across more than 25 countries, following a successful rollout in Australia and New Zealand. The AI‑enabled field service platform will standardize the entire service lifecycle, from...
Room Pricing Mistakes and How Channel Managers Can Help
Hotel room pricing mistakes—such as ignoring local demand drivers and maintaining inconsistent rates across channels—continue to drain revenue for many properties. Relying on outdated, intuition‑based methods leaves hotels underpricing high‑demand periods and overpricing low‑demand times. A channel manager centralizes rate...
Hire a CMO Only After Reaching $50M Revenue
One of the most common questions I get asked is "Do I need a CMO?" My answer is always that you don't need a CMO until you’re pushing $50M/year minimum. They’re the most fired role out of any C-level suite...
Square’s Quest for More Partners Looks to Add Merchant Appeal
Square, the POS arm of Block Inc., is set to expand its partner ecosystem beyond the roughly 1,000 collaborators it already supports. The move aims to bring more technology add‑ons, discounts and specialized services to merchants, accelerating Square’s merchant acquisition....
Moroccan Regtech Charikaty Raises $150K on National Investment Show
Moroccan regtech startup Charikaty secured MAD 1.5 million ($150,000) on the TV show “Qui Veut Investir Dans Mon Projet?” Season 3. The investment was led by Ilan Benhaim, co‑founder of Veepee and Endeavor Morocco chair, and Karim Amor, president of MeM by CGEM....
AI Makes Money Invisible, Predictive, and Automated
AI is quietly reshaping our relationship with money. From smarter budgeting and personalized financial advice to embedded finance and real-time credit decisions, AI is changing how we spend, save and invest. As open banking and fintech accelerate, money is becoming more invisible,...
Register Now for UCLA's 2026 Quantum Device Workshop
🚀 Registration is now open for the 2026 Quantum Device Workshop, held at UCLA on June 15–18, 2026 https://t.co/TpnOviTsh8
Semiconductor Litigation: Advanced Process Transitions and the Next Wave of Patent Risk
The semiconductor industry is moving from planar MOSFETs to 3D structures such as FinFETs and GAA transistors, reshaping how patents are drafted and enforced. These architectural shifts create new layers of patent risk, especially around enablement, claim construction, and apportionment....
GomSpace Posts Sharp 2025 Profit Rise Despite Payment Dispute
Smallsat builder @GomSpaceGroup: Revenue, profit up sharply in 2025; CEO confident that invoice nonpayment by major customer will be resolved soon, says deliveries on the 18-sat contract continue. @UnseenLabs @KpsZSU. https://t.co/vmIO8qFe9l https://t.co/owCDCmRzCj
AI Swarm Beats Top Models on GAIA Benchmarks
A swarm of AI agents just beat Gemini, OpenAI, and Anthropic on GAIA benchmarks. Not one model. Not one thread. 300+ models working in parallel on a visual canvas - while you watch and steer in real-time. The "human manages AI team" future...
AI Demand Pushes Tech Giants Toward Real Nuclear Power
Tech giants spent years pretending to be "100% renewable," i.e. powered mostly by intermittent solar and wind. Now that they need large amounts of energy to power AI, they're not pretending any longer. Case in point: Meta's major new investments in nuclear...
IMF Report Reveals Critical HR Trends for Leaders
International Monetary Fund: Key learnings from the latest report for #HRleaders @UNLEASHgroup https://t.co/9mnBKR8WTT #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
GraySwanAI Launches Real-World AI Safeguards Challenge
AI safeguards shouldn’t just sound good, they should hold up under pressure. @GraySwanAI is putting them to the test with the Safeguards Challenge: real prompts, real attacks, real failures. Think you can break them (or prove they work)? We will be playing...
NASA Eyes March 6 Launch for Artemis 2 After Rehearsal
NASA says they are targeting March 6 as the earliest launch opportunity for Artemis 2 after yesterday's wet dress rehearsal. Still work ahead, as well as a flight readiness review next week.
