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Petra Durnin: You Don't Need More Tech — You Need Better Data
PodcastFeb 18, 202648 min

Petra Durnin: You Don't Need More Tech — You Need Better Data

In this episode, Petra Durnin, a veteran CRE researcher and tech‑to‑impact strategist, explains why the industry’s biggest hurdle isn’t more tools but cleaner, more integrated data. She walks through her career trajectory, from a temp analyst to leading data and...

By The Crexi Commercial Real Estate Podcast | CRE Insights & Strategies
Kipu Health Launches Elevate 2026
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Kipu Health Launches Elevate 2026

Kipu Health announced Elevate 2026, a three‑day customer conference in Carlsbad, California, showcasing its AI‑native Kipu Helix Intelligent Operating System for behavioral health. The event gathers executives, operators and administrators to explore AI‑driven strategies, hands‑on programming and peer insights. Kipu...

By AI-TechPark
When Senior Leaders Are Asked To Carry Too Much
NewsFeb 18, 2026

When Senior Leaders Are Asked To Carry Too Much

Biopharma senior leaders are increasingly shouldering operational work left behind by downsizing, stretching their capacity beyond strategic duties. The overload fragments focus, slows decisions, and erodes communication, while burnout remains hidden behind continued presence. As pressure builds, the organization’s decision‑making...

By BioSpace
Britain’s Renewed Appetite for Credit Cards
BlogFeb 18, 2026

Britain’s Renewed Appetite for Credit Cards

The UK credit‑card market has rebounded, with net lending up 12.4% year‑on‑year in December 2025 and outstanding balances reaching a record £78 billion. Despite higher unemployment and elevated household debt, arrears sit at just 1.2%, and debt‑service ratios are roughly half...

By Payments Cards & Mobile (Payments Industry Intelligence)
Drug Discovery Platform Peptris Raises Rs 70 Cr in Series A Round
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Drug Discovery Platform Peptris Raises Rs 70 Cr in Series A Round

Peptris, a Bengaluru‑based AI drug‑discovery startup, closed a Rs 70 crore ($7.7 million) Series A round co‑led by IAN Alpha Fund and Speciale Invest. The capital will accelerate its pipeline, moving novel chemical entities and repurposing programs toward clinical readiness within 24 months. Peptris’ platform...

By Entrackr
Fossil Fuels Waste Two-Thirds of Energy; Clean Tech Thrives
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Fossil Fuels Waste Two-Thirds of Energy; Clean Tech Thrives

The remarkable inefficiency - and destructiveness - of the fossil fuel energy system: two-thirds of all primary energy inputs are wasted, and do not convert into useful energy >When petrol powers a car, three-quarters of the energy is wasted as heat...

By Assaad Razzouk
Robots Build Robots, Generating Data for IPO
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Robots Build Robots, Generating Data for IPO

robots building robots… • unitree dropped a video of their g1 humanoid assembling robot legs in their own shenzhen factory using the unifolm embodied ai model. yes, robots building robots at actual production speed • the tasks are real bimanual...

By Ilir Aliu
TopQuadrant Launches Enterprise Context Platform to Build Trusted AI
NewsFeb 18, 2026

TopQuadrant Launches Enterprise Context Platform to Build Trusted AI

TopQuadrant unveiled TQ Data Foundation, an enterprise context platform designed to close the AI "context gap" that keeps many large firms in pilot mode. The solution layers knowledge‑graph technology over existing data assets, delivering unified models, reference terms, metadata, and...

By MarTech Series
AI Capabilities Now Define Enterprise Cloud Competition
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Capabilities Now Define Enterprise Cloud Competition

How AI Is Redefining Enterprise Cloud Competition #Cloud competition has fundamentally shifted from #infrastructure costs to #AI capabilities, with companies like #ByteDance and partnerships between #OpenAI and #Snowflake proving that AI-first platforms are now the fastest-growing segment. #Enterprise leaders must...

By Bernard Marr
Spokenote Launches the First Video Platform Built to Scale Authentic Interaction
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Spokenote Launches the First Video Platform Built to Scale Authentic Interaction

Spokenote unveiled the first video platform that combines automation speed with authentic, human‑focused interaction. The solution lets marketers generate personalized short‑form videos at infinite scale without manual editing or AI‑generated impersonations. Using modular components, each video adapts to viewer data,...

By MarTech Series
AWS Coding Agents Gain New Plugin Support Across Development Tools
NewsFeb 18, 2026

AWS Coding Agents Gain New Plugin Support Across Development Tools

AWS introduced Agent Plugins, a framework that equips AI coding assistants with native AWS capabilities. The initial "deploy‑to‑AWS" plugin lets developers issue natural‑language prompts to generate architecture recommendations, cost estimates, and infrastructure‑as‑code templates. It currently integrates with Claude Code and...

By Help Net Security
UAV Navigation & Ekolot Aerospace and Defense Partner on ZEUS VTOL Platform
NewsFeb 18, 2026

UAV Navigation & Ekolot Aerospace and Defense Partner on ZEUS VTOL Platform

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and Ekolot Aerospace & Defense have forged a strategic partnership to embed high‑precision flight‑control and navigation systems into the ZEUS VTOL platform. The ZEUS family, with a maximum take‑off weight of 100‑250 kg and payload capacity of 30‑150 kg,...

By Unmanned Systems Technology – News
Africa Must Build Its Own AI Future
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Africa Must Build Its Own AI Future

Professor Mpho Primus, speaking at the ITWeb Data Insights Summit 2026, warned that Africa faces a choice between passively consuming foreign AI or shaping its own digital destiny through an Ubuntu‑centred governance model. She highlighted that the continent’s real data...

By ITWeb (South Africa) – Public Sector
The New Paradigm for Raising up Secure Software Engineers
NewsFeb 18, 2026

The New Paradigm for Raising up Secure Software Engineers

AI‑assisted coding is set to dominate enterprise development, with Gartner projecting 90% of engineers using AI assistants by 2028. As AI automates line‑level vulnerability detection, security teams face a surge in code volume and reduced review windows. This forces a...

By CSO Online
Routes Healthcare Unifies a Complex SaaS and ERP Landscape with BPA Platform to Strengthen Operations and Continuity
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Routes Healthcare Unifies a Complex SaaS and ERP Landscape with BPA Platform to Strengthen Operations and Continuity

Routes Healthcare, a leading health and social care provider in northern England, adopted the BPA Platform to integrate its Sage 200 ERP with a wide range of SaaS applications. The low‑code integration layer unified data, automated workforce communication, recruitment, and...

By ERP News
Bolt Data Announces Bolt Data Connect, Developed on the Servicenow AI Platform to Unify Equipment Data and Operational Workflows Across...
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Bolt Data Announces Bolt Data Connect, Developed on the Servicenow AI Platform to Unify Equipment Data and Operational Workflows Across...

Bolt Data unveiled Bolt Data Connect, a solution built on the ServiceNow AI Platform that streams live IoT data from industrial equipment into enterprise workflows. The offering automates field service actions, predicts maintenance needs, and provides real‑time visibility across asset...

By MarTech Series
CX for Industries Heats up - SAP's Balaji Balasubramanian on Why Retailers Must Balance Experience, Operations, and, Yes - AI
NewsFeb 18, 2026

CX for Industries Heats up - SAP's Balaji Balasubramanian on Why Retailers Must Balance Experience, Operations, and, Yes - AI

SAP’s Customer Experience unit is pushing industry‑specific AI, tying CX tightly to ERP and supply‑chain data to deliver truly intelligent retail interactions. At NRF 2026 the company announced embedded AI for planning, fulfillment and commerce, and a partnership with N4XT for...

By Diginomica
Adopting a Time Series Database with InfluxData
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Adopting a Time Series Database with InfluxData

Cole Bowden’s DBTA webinar highlighted when organizations should replace generic data stacks with a purpose‑built time‑series database. He urged teams to start simple—if data fits in memory or a single drive, a traditional RDBMS may suffice, but scaling pressures demand...

By Database Trends & Applications (DBTA)
Fabless Semiconductor Startup Vervesemi Raises $10 Mn in Series A Round
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Fabless Semiconductor Startup Vervesemi Raises $10 Mn in Series A Round

Fabless semiconductor startup Vervesemi announced a $10 million Series A round co‑led by Ashish Kacholia and Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from Roots Ventures, Caperize Fina, and MAIQ Growth Scheme. The funding will accelerate commercialization of its machine‑learning‑enhanced analog signal‑chain ICs, expand...

By Entrackr
AboitizPower Agrees to Supply 30 Megawatts to Negros Cooperative
NewsFeb 18, 2026

AboitizPower Agrees to Supply 30 Megawatts to Negros Cooperative

Aboitiz Power Corp. will supply Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) with 30 MW of electricity, combining 10 MW of solar generation and 20 MW of baseload power. The mixed supply aims to meet rising demand in the cooperative’s franchise area while smoothing the...

By Manila Bulletin – Business
The Defense Industrial Base Is a Prime Target for Cyber Disruption
NewsFeb 18, 2026

The Defense Industrial Base Is a Prime Target for Cyber Disruption

Cyber adversaries are moving beyond classic espionage to disrupt the defense industrial base (DIB), aiming to cripple production capacity and supply chains. Attackers now target everything from large primes to niche startups, especially firms with dual‑use technologies, using ransomware and...

By Help Net Security
Choose the Right AI Tool for Each Task
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Choose the Right AI Tool for Each Task

🤖 Which AI Tool Should You Use — And When? Not all AI tools are built for the same job. Here’s a practical breakdown 👇 🧠 Deep Reasoning & Logic Use DeepSeek → for multi-step reasoning, math-heavy logic, complex problem...

By Giuliano Liguori
New Phishing Campaign Exploits Booking.com Partners, Targets Customers in Multi-Stage Fraud Scheme
NewsFeb 18, 2026

New Phishing Campaign Exploits Booking.com Partners, Targets Customers in Multi-Stage Fraud Scheme

A coordinated phishing campaign is exploiting Booking.com’s partner platform to steal hotel staff credentials and then target guests with payment‑stealing lures. The operation uses a three‑stage chain: email phishing to hotel inboxes, a bespoke partner login kit to harvest credentials,...

By GBHackers On Security
Japan to Offer Support for Exports of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Japan to Offer Support for Exports of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells

Japan announced a new subsidy scheme to support overseas installations of flexible perovskite solar cells, aiming to accelerate the export of its homegrown renewable‑energy technology. The program targets projects in Southeast Asia, with Indonesia and Thailand identified as early beneficiaries....

By Nikkei Asia – Economy
Ethiopia’s Car Import Ban Drives EV Surge
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Ethiopia’s Car Import Ban Drives EV Surge

Two years ago, Ethiopia did something no other rich country has yet. It banned the import of new fossil fuel cars. In that time, the country went from less than 1% of its vehicles being electric to more than 6%...

By Akshat Rathi
Sumner Explains Benefits of Microsoft’s Pegasus Program for i-Genie.ai
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Sumner Explains Benefits of Microsoft’s Pegasus Program for i-Genie.ai

i-Genie.ai has been accepted into Microsoft’s invite‑only Pegasus Program, unlocking Azure AI credits, dedicated success managers, and marketplace listing. The partnership grants co‑selling rights, early access to Microsoft product updates, and high‑visibility promotion at events like NRF and MWC. Leveraging...

By ERP Today
Elastic MES Platforms Shift Focus to Adaptive Manufacturing Architecture
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Elastic MES Platforms Shift Focus to Adaptive Manufacturing Architecture

MES platforms are moving to elastic, modular architectures, breaking the monolithic deployment model. Rockwell Automation’s elastic MES framework combines modular components, hybrid edge‑to‑cloud infrastructure, and industry‑specific templates, letting manufacturers add capabilities incrementally. The global MES market is projected to triple...

By ERP Today
AI Restores Voice, Restores Dignity for the Disabled
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Restores Voice, Restores Dignity for the Disabled

This is the kind of AI that moves me. After 18 years of silence, Ann spoke again. A brain implant reads signals from her speech cortex. AI decodes them in real time. A digital avatar restores her voice and facial expressions. What’s new? Not text on...

By Pascal Bornet
Treat Employee Morale Like a Market Indicator
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Treat Employee Morale Like a Market Indicator

The Sentiment Ticker: Why We Should Track #Morale Like a Stock Market https://t.co/6TWOLgE0BQ #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator

By Dave Millner
Juspay Opens Dubai Headquarters to Drive Middle East Expansion
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Juspay Opens Dubai Headquarters to Drive Middle East Expansion

Juspay, the global payments‑infrastructure provider, has opened a regional headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Centre. The new hub will focus on serving enterprise merchants, banks and fintech partners across the Middle East and North Africa. By situating itself in...

By The Fintech Times
Timing Is Just a Procrastination Disguise
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Timing Is Just a Procrastination Disguise

If you keep delaying posting because the time is not ideal, you are using timing as a procrastination costume.

By Rachel Pedersen
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Launches CardMedic to Break Down Communication Barriers and Reduce Health Inequalities
BlogFeb 18, 2026

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Launches CardMedic to Break Down Communication Barriers and Reduce Health Inequalities

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will pilot CardMedic, a clinically validated communication app, for twelve months starting with a soft launch in October across four key departments. The charity‑funded initiative aims to eliminate language, visual, hearing and...

By Journal of mHealth
Everyone Uses Open Source, but Patching Still Moves Too Slowly
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Everyone Uses Open Source, but Patching Still Moves Too Slowly

Enterprise security teams now rely on open source for core infrastructure, development pipelines, and production applications, yet patching cycles remain sluggish. TuxCare’s 2026 Open Source Landscape Report shows that 60% of recent incidents involved known vulnerabilities that were not patched...

By Help Net Security
Zest Equity Launches Zest Arrange and Zest Escrow Following FSRA Authorisation
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Zest Equity Launches Zest Arrange and Zest Escrow Following FSRA Authorisation

Zest Equity, backed by Morgan Stanley and regional investors, launched two new FSRA‑regulated services—Zest Arrange and Zest Escrow—expanding its private‑market infrastructure platform. Zest Arrange digitizes end‑to‑end deal‑making workflows, while Zest Escrow provides a regulated escrow function with segregated UAE bank...

By FinSMEs
What Is Workato?
NewsFeb 18, 2026

What Is Workato?

Workato is an enterprise‑grade integration and automation platform that connects apps through visual “recipes” and targets large organizations with complex ERP, legacy, and data‑warehouse systems. It emphasizes centralized IT governance, role‑based access, and custom connector development, resulting in longer implementation...

By Zapier – Blog
Allient Appoints New Director of Engineering to Support Motion Control Development
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Allient Appoints New Director of Engineering to Support Motion Control Development

Allient has named Ben Vespone as Director of Engineering for its Rochester unit, overseeing new product development and value‑add design projects. Vespone brings a master’s degree from the University of Rochester and a track record launching complex electronic and electromechanical...

By Unmanned Systems Technology – News
OpenClaw's Power Multiplies as Workflows Interconnect
SocialFeb 18, 2026

OpenClaw's Power Multiplies as Workflows Interconnect

.@OpenClaw is the gift that keeps giving. I keep discovering new use cases for it. And the real power law happens when OC starts making connections between the workflows I’ve built for it.

By Matthew Berman
Find Public Health Resources Succeeds Initial User Testing
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Find Public Health Resources Succeeds Initial User Testing

UK Health Security Agency’s Find Public Health Resources service has completed its alpha assessment, satisfying all 14 government service standards. The platform offers an e‑commerce‑style interface allowing health professionals and the public to locate, download, and order vaccination and infectious...

By UKAuthority (UK)
AI Planning Tool Expands Its Testing Landscape
NewsFeb 18, 2026

AI Planning Tool Expands Its Testing Landscape

PlanAI, a large‑language‑model tool created by the UK Ministry of Housing’s Digital Planning team, has moved from a Cambridge pilot to stress‑testing in five additional planning authorities. The system slashes consultation summarisation from 18.5 hours to 16 minutes by automatically categorising feedback...

By UKAuthority (UK)
SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate Its Constellation
NewsFeb 18, 2026

SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate Its Constellation

UK‑based thermal‑imaging firm SatVu announced a £30 million equity raise, bringing its total financing to £60 million. The funding, sourced from the NATO Innovation Fund, British Business Bank and existing backers, will accelerate the deployment of its HotSat constellation after the on‑orbit...

By Payload
Antitrust Lawyers: AI’s Wartime Consiglieres
BlogFeb 18, 2026

Antitrust Lawyers: AI’s Wartime Consiglieres

The piece warns that AI’s high fixed costs, winner‑take‑all dynamics, platform leverage and data lock‑in will drive market concentration, turning antitrust into a primary battleground. Private lawsuits are expected to outpace government enforcement, using timely complaints to stall rivals and...

By The Antitrust Attorney Blog
What to Do When Reddit Turns on Your Brand
NewsFeb 18, 2026

What to Do When Reddit Turns on Your Brand

Reddit’s community‑driven format can quickly amplify brand criticism, forcing fashion houses to confront negative narratives in real time. The article outlines a step‑by‑step playbook: set up listening tools, engage authentically, avoid corporate jargon, and leverage AMAs or moderated threads to...

By The Business of Fashion (BoF)
NHS Business Services Authority Improves Online Baby Loss Certification
NewsFeb 18, 2026

NHS Business Services Authority Improves Online Baby Loss Certification

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has completed a beta reassessment of its Baby Loss Certificate service, achieving compliance with all 14 government service standards. The digital service, created after the Pregnancy Loss Review, now offers bereaved parents formal recognition...

By UKAuthority (UK)
SendGrid Vs. Mailchimp: Which Email Platform Is Better In 2026?
BlogFeb 18, 2026

SendGrid Vs. Mailchimp: Which Email Platform Is Better In 2026?

In this episode Vytautas Palubeckas compares SendGrid and Mailchimp, highlighting that SendGrid is a developer‑focused platform optimized for high‑volume transactional emails, while Mailchimp is a marketer‑friendly suite offering drag‑and‑drop design, robust automation, and broader CRM tools. Key takeaways include the...

By eCommerce Fastlane
Banco Itaú Teams Up with iCapital to Enhance Private Markets Offering with New Tech Solution
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Banco Itaú Teams Up with iCapital to Enhance Private Markets Offering with New Tech Solution

Banco Itaú International and Banco Itaú (Suisse) have expanded their partnership with fintech platform iCapital, embedding iCapital’s technology into the bank’s private‑markets offering. The integration delivers an end‑to‑end digital ecosystem covering marketing, onboarding, documentation, reporting and analytics, and introduces iCapital’s...

By Crowdfund Insider
MQ-9 Drones Sharpen US Eye on China’s Pacific Moves
NewsFeb 18, 2026

MQ-9 Drones Sharpen US Eye on China’s Pacific Moves

The United States is deploying and upgrading MQ‑9 Reaper drones across the Indo‑Pacific, stationing them at bases in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and other locations. The expansion creates a persistent ISR web that allies such as Japan, Taiwan and...

By Asia Times – Defense
Early-Stage Biotechs Suffer in 2025 As VC Shuns Risk: PitchBook
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Early-Stage Biotechs Suffer in 2025 As VC Shuns Risk: PitchBook

Venture capital in biopharma rebounded in 2025, delivering $33.8 billion across 1,171 deals, but the capital is increasingly concentrated in late‑stage companies. Early‑stage startups received only 32% of the funding, down from over 40% during the pandemic surge, while median deal...

By BioSpace
Ongoing Regulatory Uncertainty Means Innovation Is Now Higher Risk
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Ongoing Regulatory Uncertainty Means Innovation Is Now Higher Risk

Regulatory uncertainty is rising as the FDA shifts leadership, adopts a single‑trial approval pathway, and tightens its benefit‑risk framework. While the one‑trial standard promises faster, cheaper market entry, recent surprise complete response letters (CRLs) show that even successful Phase 3 results...

By BioSpace
Ionis Paves Its Own Path as Initial Tryngolza Launch Defies Expectations
NewsFeb 18, 2026

Ionis Paves Its Own Path as Initial Tryngolza Launch Defies Expectations

Ionis Therapeutics announced that its GSK‑partnered antisense drug bepirovirsen achieved a statistically significant functional cure rate of roughly 15‑20% in a Phase 3 trial, far surpassing the 1‑3% rate of existing hepatitis B therapies. The company also reported a strong first‑year launch...

By BioSpace