Topical Adquey (Difamilast) Wins FDA Approval for Atopic Dermatitis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to Adquey, a 1% difamilast topical ointment, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis in patients two years and older. Developed by Otsuka and licensed to Acrotech Biopharma, the product is the latest non‑steroidal phosphodiesterase‑4 (PDE4) inhibitor entering the U.S. market, following the earlier approval of roflumilast cream. Clinical Phase III trials demonstrated a statistically significant higher Investigator’s Global Assessment success rate versus vehicle after four weeks of twice‑daily use. Acrotech plans to launch the ointment nationally, offering a steroid‑sparing option for chronic eczema management.
AI Lets Anyone Craft Complex Images in an Hour
I created this image in about 1 hour using AI prompts after about a dozen tries. The worst part is that I had to carefully check the image after every attempt because the mistakes it was making were subtle....
Media Authentication an Emerging Front in Battle Against Deepfakes: Microsoft Report
Microsoft released a report on media integrity and authentication (MIA), detailing techniques such as C2PA provenance, imperceptible watermarking, and soft‑hash fingerprinting to verify digital content origins. The study concludes that no single method can stop deepfakes, urging a layered approach...
5-Day Preoperative Radiotherapy in High-Risk STS Shows Manageable Toxicity
A phase‑2 single‑center trial evaluated a five‑day pre‑operative radiotherapy schedule in 110 patients with high‑risk soft‑tissue sarcoma. At two‑year follow‑up, grade ≥ 2 radiation‑related toxicities were observed in 14 of 74 evaluable patients, with lower rates in the extension cohort. Major wound...
At an Inflection Point in HIV Science: Nicolas Chomont, PhD, Looks Ahead to CROI 2026
Nicolas Chomont, chair of CROI 2026’s scientific program, previewed the conference’s focus on emerging HIV research, including treatment, cure, and vaccine advances. The meeting will showcase extensive data on long‑acting antiretroviral therapies and address funding constraints affecting global HIV initiatives....
ALIS Releases New Clinical Benchmarking Report Analyzing Data From 28,800 Senior Living Residents
ALIS released its Q4 2025 ALIS 500 Clinical Report, the first senior‑living clinical benchmarking study covering 500 communities and 28,800 residents. The report delivers detailed data on resident age, prevalent chronic conditions, comorbidity patterns, and fall incidents, and is paired with an...
Ericsson Goes with Custom Silicon (Rather than Nvidia GPUs) for AI RAN
Ahead of MWC Barcelona 2026 Ericsson unveiled its AI‑RAN portfolio, opting for purpose‑built ASIC silicon instead of Nvidia GPUs and confirming Intel as its only commercial silicon partner. The company highlighted a software‑defined approach that uses hardware abstraction layers to...
Quantum: Photonic Inc. Names Executive Chair and Four Directors
Photonic Inc., a Vancouver‑based distributed quantum computing firm, announced a refreshed board after a CAD 180 million financing round. Alex van Someren returns as Executive Chair, while Don Mattrick takes the Vice Chair role. New directors include Nathan Medlock, Ashton Scordo, and existing founders Stephanie Simmons...
Ep 276- Prospero.ai CEO George Kailas
In this episode, host discusses value investing in the modern era with George Kailas, CEO and co‑founder of Prospero.ai, a platform that transforms complex financial analytics into actionable investment signals. Kailas explains how Prospero.ai leverages AI and data science to...
5 Things To Know On Anthropic’s Claude Code Security
Anthropic announced that its Claude Code platform will now include Claude Code Security, an AI‑driven vulnerability‑scanning feature that reads and reasons about code like a human researcher. The tool, launched in a limited research preview, aims to uncover complex issues...
Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain
In this episode, Richard Hanbury of Sana Health discusses the company’s recent FDA De Novo clearance for a novel audio‑visual neuromodulation device targeting neuropathic pain, marking the creation of a new therapeutic class. He outlines decades of research that led...
Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Circumvents Access Rules
Apache Tomcat’s CVE‑2026‑24733 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass security constraints that permit HEAD but deny GET requests by sending a malformed HEAD request using the obsolete HTTP/0.9 protocol. The flaw stems from Tomcat’s legacy handling of HTTP/0.9, which does not...
Pilot v2.0 Launches Native Desktop App and Community
Two things shipping today. 🎉 Pilot v2.0.0 → Native desktop app — macOS, Windows, Linux. → Deployment pipelines — dev/stage/prod/custom. → 3 execution backends — Claude Code, OpenCode, Qwen Code. → 200+ features. Self-hosted. Open source. Download: github.com/alekspetrov/pilot/releases/tag/v2.0.0 (docs are coming, GitLab is down) 💬 Pilot Discord → Launching...
Researchers Examine How We Could Achieve Sustainable Water Systems for Space
Researchers led by David Bamidele Olawade reviewed sustainable water systems for space habitats. They note that the ISS’s Environmental Control and Life Support System already recovers 93% of water from urine, sweat and humidity but still faces power, durability and...
UAlbany, UConn Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience
Researchers at the University at Albany and the University of Connecticut have launched the North American Forecasting Weather, Outage, Load & Damage Initiative to create an AI‑driven model that predicts storm‑related power outages across the United States and Canada. Backed...
Quality Management and Traceability in Regulated Manufacturing:
Regulated manufacturers are confronting a surge in quality data requirements while many still rely on fragmented systems that isolate documents, training records, and production data. This siloed approach erodes traceability, hampers audit readiness, and raises compliance risk. Modern quality platforms...
Quantum and Games: The Shift Developers Can’t Afford to Ignore
Quantum computing is poised to reshape game development by tackling the most complex design problems, not by running games in real time. Developers are already leveraging quantum algorithms for procedural generation, rule‑validation across massive worlds, and hard‑to‑find bug elimination, feeding...
Lightpath’s Revenue Rises 35 Percent on Strong Hyperscaler, Enterprise Customer Wins
Lightpath, the wholesale arm of Optimum, posted $468 million in 2025 revenue, a 13% year‑over‑year increase driven by strong hyperscaler and enterprise demand. AI‑driven contract value jumped 40% to $362 million, while hyperscaler total contract value surged 240% to $252 million. The company’s...
AI Silos: The New Data Fragmentation Problem Inside Law Firms
Law firms are rapidly adopting a patchwork of AI applications, but the lack of a unified architecture is creating isolated data silos. These "AI silos" prevent seamless knowledge sharing across practice groups and hinder the firm’s ability to leverage collective...
AEQ Notes ESPN Brazil’s Use of Olympia 3
ESPN Brazil equipped its NBA Finals coverage with AEQ’s Olympia 3 commentary system, integrating eight units through LineUP. The deployment replaced legacy commentator panels at the São Paulo headquarters and an on‑site booth in Oklahoma, enabling native IP audio workflows. AEQ highlighted...
Shape 2026 Talent Acquisition: Take Survey, Get Early Insights
The State of TA 2026 As the talent acquisition landscape continues to evolve, your perspective plays a key role in shaping what comes next. By taking part in this survey, you’ll have the option to opt in for first access to the...
Suspected New Onn 4K Pro and Onn Streaming Stick From Walmart Pass Through FCC Approval
Walmart’s Onn brand is set to receive two new streaming devices after FCC filings identified a second‑generation 4K Pro set‑top box and a refreshed streaming stick. The 4K Pro (model JS620K4) upgrades to 32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM, Wi‑Fi 6 and adds...
Rural Health Care Crisis: Can Telemedicine Close the Gap?
Since 2005, 195 rural hospitals have shut down, with 50 closures occurring between 2017 and 2023, deepening access gaps for millions of Americans. Rural residents experience higher rates of diabetes, mental distress, and premature mortality, compounded by looming federal Medicaid...
Reframe Automates Hardware Procurement, Replacing Spreadsheets
Reframe (@usereframe) automates the hardware supply chain, starting with procurement. Upload your BOM, connect your ERP, and their system will handle sourcing, ordering, vendor coordination, delay resolution, and real-time build plans. Hardware procurement still runs on spreadsheets and emails, until today....
Des Moines ANGB to Gain ANG Cyber Operations Squadrons
The Department of the Air Force has chosen Des Moines Air National Guard Base in Iowa as the preferred site to convert reassigned manpower into Air National Guard cyber operations. The 2025 defense budget eliminated half of the ANG Tactical...
Fort Gordon to Gain ANG Cyber Operations Squadrons
The Department of the Air Force has chosen Fort Gordon, Georgia, as the preferred site for two new Air National Guard cyber operations squadrons. The 117th Air Control Squadron will be inactivated at Hunter Army Airfield, releasing manpower that will...
Ten63 Therapeutics Secures New Funding
Ten63 Therapeutics, an AI‑driven drug‑discovery firm spun out of Duke and TTIC, announced a strategic investment from Chugai Venture Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, bringing total capital to over $45 million. The company leverages its BEYOND generative‑chemistry platform...
Chyron Paint 10.3 Adds New Visualization Features for Live Action
Chyron has launched Paint 10.3, adding AI‑driven active graphics, a flexible speedometer tool, and an enhanced zone blur feature for live sports production. The active graphics layer can animate visuals using AI player‑tracking or manual key‑framing, reducing manual effort. The...
Check Point Software Earns Leader & Fast Mover Position in GigaOm Radar for Cloud Network Security
Check Point Software has been named a Leader and Fast Mover in the GigaOm Radar for Cloud Network Security 2025, marking its third consecutive year at the top. GigaOm highlighted the company’s prevention‑first Infinity architecture, unified cloud security platform, and...
Emerson Redefines Scalable Reliability with AI-Driven APM
Emerson’s Aspen Technology unveiled the latest version of its Mtell asset performance management platform on Jan. 22, adding AI-driven capabilities that extend from basic health monitoring to predictive failure analytics. The upgrade features industry‑specific templates, AI‑powered alert grouping, direct integration with...
Tube Trends: ‘Primetime’ For Social Video? It Depends
Tubular Labs’ analysis of U.S. YouTube activity shows a clear “primetime” window from 7 a.m. to noon ET, with the highest average daily views (6.1%) occurring at 8 a.m. ET. Early‑morning uploads also generate the most views per video, suggesting untapped potential...
Figma Monetizes AI Credits, Boosting Stock Surge
Figma is a rare bright spot amidst the SaaSpocalypse. The driver: a new AI monetization strategy that sent the stock price surging. Let's get into it. 1. Figma introduced an AI credit model last December, but they didn't actually enforce...
Claude Code Shifts Toward Ideation and Non‑Engineering
Creator of Claude Code Boris Cherny on where Claude Code is going next: 1. Coming up with product/feature ideas 2. Taking on work adjacent to engineering
Efficient Computer Receives $60M Series A
Efficient Computer announced a $60 million Series A round led by Triatomic Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $76 million. The financing will accelerate its product roadmap and expand engineering and developer teams. The startup is developing the world’s most energy‑efficient general‑purpose...
FDA Approves Expanded Use of Gadolinium-Based Imaging Agent From Guerbet
The U.S. FDA has approved an expanded label for Guerbet’s gadolinium‑based contrast agent Elucirem (gadopiclenol), allowing its use in infants and children under two years, including term neonates. The agent delivers high‑relaxivity imaging with less than half the gadolinium dose...
This Week's AI Upgrades: Intelligence, Visuals, Music, Real Estate
Channeling the Fire Horse energy this week 🔥🐎 here’s what we launched: — Gemini 3.1 Pro, a step forward in core intelligence that helps you tackle complex workflows and projects — Photoshoot, a new feature for Pomelli by @GoogleLabs that transforms...
AI's Exponential Leap Outpaces Even Seasoned Expectations
"we are now dealing with exponential improvements of ai, astounding even those, like me, who have been in the field for nearly a decade. we knew this would happen but it’s happening quicker than we thought."
Axelspace and Synspective Lock In Imagery Contracts for Japanese Constellation
Japanese Ministry of Defense awarded imagery contracts to Axelspace and Synspective as part of its privately‑run satellite constellation. Axelspace will supply optical data under a 48 billion‑yen ($310 million) deal, while Synspective will provide SAR imagery for 105.6 billion yen ($681 million). The contracts,...
Xbox Chief Vows to Keep Games Art, Reject AI Slop
Microsoft's new Xbox chief says "games are and always will be art, crafted by humans" and that Xbox won't chase AI slop. "As monetization and AI evolve and influence this future, we will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our...
Learn to Build Realistic Gazebo Terrains with Satellite Data
Join us next Wednesday, February 26th, at 2pm PST for our monthly virtual Gazebo Community Meeting. Our guest speaker will be Sai Aravind, who will discuss how he generates realistic Gazebo terrains using satellite imagery and digital elevation map data. https://t.co/STbNOOw0Nh
Digital Collaboration in Chemical Logistics
Transport decarbonisation is shifting fuel flows from traditional crude‑based products to low‑carbon chemicals such as ammonia, methanol and advanced biofuels. These fuels travel through the same chemical‑logistics network, but the sector’s coordination remains fragmented, causing costly buffers and delays. Experts...
Boost Site Speed 40% in 5 Minutes for $5
in 2026 you no longer have an excuse to have a slow ass website. one prompt and 38-56% better LCP, FCP, and Speed Index as the youtube fengshui guy would say, "FIX IT" (this cost 5 mins and like $5. felt great)...
Health Leaders Need Operational Agentic AI Strategies
Health leaders: your AI strategy may exist… but is it operational? Here’s how organizations are actually deploying agentic AI: https://t.co/iAzZysMNQp Meet NTT DATA at #ViVE2026 🤝 @NTT_DATA_NA #AgenticAI #HITSM
Canela Media Partners with LiveRamp
Canela Media has teamed up with LiveRamp to let advertisers use LiveRamp’s interoperable RampID for seamless access to Canela’s over‑the‑top (OTT) inventory and broader digital destinations. The partnership opens a LiveRamp Data Marketplace offering more than 1,000 audience segments that...
Use Red Flags to Disqualify Weak Sales Opportunities
Founders: Opportunity disqualification framework: 🚩 Can't articulate specific pain costs 🚩 Gatekeepers blocking access to decision-makers 🚩 No comparable solution investments 🚩 Absence of compelling events 🚩 Refuses to discuss financial constraints Two or more? Remove from your forecast.
Monocyte IL‑10 Explains Sex Differences in Pain Duration
Sex differences in pain duration Finding interleukin-10 from monocytes as an/the explanation (in the experimental model and people) @SciImmunology https://t.co/fOsciwav7Y
5.3‑Codex‑Spark Delivers Lightning Speed on OpenClaw
5.3-codex-spark is insanely fast at responding on openclaw. not as friendly but actually a big experience step up
Australia’s Grid-Scale BESS Market Becomes Megawatt Competition
‘Each megawatt will be competing’: Wärtsilä on Australia’s evolving grid-scale BESS market #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/w4JnKuzvQD
Dielectric Elastomer Powers Wearable Fluidics at Household Voltage
A new Science #Robotics study highlights a high-performance #dielectric #elastomer that can operate at household voltages and drive wearable fluidic circuits and untethered soft robotic crawlers. https://t.co/zAb0uHec2c https://t.co/rXz1K9J9G1
Smart, Narrow, Trusted AI: Prenosis Sepsis Test Approved
Healthcare AI doesn’t need to be louder. It needs to be smarter, narrower, and trusted. Prenosis’ FDA-authorized sepsis diagnostic shows what that looks like in practice. 🔗https://t.co/JQBRCOKfO3 @PrenosisInc #patientsafety #HITSM