Space Identified as a Key Sovereign Capability in New Defence Industrial Strategy
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIA) has elevated space to a sovereign capability, creating a Build‑Partner‑Buy procurement model that puts domestic firms first. The plan earmarks $6.6 B from the 2025 budget and billions more through 2035 for space‑based intelligence, satellite communications, launch services and related R&D. A new research bureau, BOREALIS, and multiple funding streams aim to accelerate innovation and retain Canadian intellectual property. Industry leaders view the shift as a chance to rebuild capacity, secure supply chains, and boost economic security.
German Grocery Retailer REWE Deploys Cimcorp Solution for New Automated Fulfillment Center
German retailer REWE has opened an automated fulfillment center in Oranienburg, deploying Cimcorp’s robotic handling and Warehouse Control System to manage fresh produce distribution. The facility serves over 370 supermarkets and 580 shops in the Berlin region, processing roughly 29,000...
What Happens to a Car when the Company Behind Its Software Goes Under?
Modern vehicles increasingly rely on cloud‑based software to operate core functions, making them vulnerable if the underlying service provider collapses. Recent bankruptcies of Fisker and Better Place left owners with bricked cars and no recourse, highlighting a new failure mode...
AI Agents Gaining True Autonomy for Business
Agentic AI Explained: The Future of Autonomous AI Systems in Business & Technology 📽️ https://t.co/9GBCWdMbfw What if AI could set its own goals and make independent decisions — just like a human? Agentic AI represents the next evolution of artificial...
Partner Marketing Automation Platform Investment On The Rise
The episode highlights a sharp rise in investment in Partner Marketing Automation Platforms (PMAPs), with 75% of decision‑makers planning to increase tech spend and nearly 60% of non‑users set to adopt a platform within a year. It explains how PMAPs...
GLP‑1 Therapies Improve Metabolism Beyond Weight Loss
Incretin (GLP-1) based therapies have dramatic effects on many aspects of metabolic disease. Can this occur independent of the effect on obesity? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44324-024-00030-5
New Jersey Promotes Solar To Lower Utility Bills
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed executive orders to speed residential and community solar permitting, pause utility rate hikes, and modernize methane‑fired plants as utility bills climb about a third in two years. The state is leveraging roughly $1.1 billion...
Cloudflare Releases Agents SDK v0.5.0 with Rewritten @Cloudflare/Ai-Chat and New Rust-Powered Infire Engine for Optimized Edge Inference Performance
Cloudflare unveiled Agents SDK v0.5.0, merging stateful Durable Objects with a Rust‑based Infire inference engine to run AI agents directly at the edge. The SDK lets each agent keep a persistent SQLite store of up to 1 GB, eliminating external database calls...
Google Shifts Lookalike to AI Signals in Demand Gen
Google is converting Lookalike audiences in Demand Gen campaigns from strict targeting buckets into AI‑driven optimization signals starting March 2026. The new model lets the system expand beyond the predefined Lookalike pool, using similarity tiers as guidance rather than hard...
Do I Care? Posted on February, 2026
The article argues that "caring" is not an emotion but measurable engagement, and that many professionals default to going through the motions because system‑driven metrics reward activity over depth. It highlights how short‑term tenure cycles—especially the average 18‑month CRO lifespan—encourage...
Leaders Already Possess AI Skills—Just Unlock Them
One reassuring thing about teaching leaders to work with AI: They've been building AI skills their whole careers... without realizing it. The trick is unlocking what they already know so they can level up with AI. Judgment, context, and institutional...
Ex-Altera CEO Leads Vsora to Challenge Nvidia, AMD
Former Altera CEO Sandra Rivera has joined French AI chip startup @vsora_dsp as chair of the board. I had a chat with her about raising Vsora's profile, raising funding, and competing with Nvidia, AMD and the entire landscape of startups...
Race for AI Is Making Hindenburg-Style Disaster ‘a Real Risk’, Says Leading Expert
Oxford AI professor Michael Wooldridge warned that the rush to commercialise artificial intelligence could trigger a Hindenburg‑style catastrophe, shattering public confidence. He argues that intense market pressure forces firms to release tools before their capabilities and flaws are fully understood....
European ADC Agents with Novel Targets Gain Momentum
With all the attention on China for TOPO-I ADCs of late, how about the potential for European agents, especially ones involving novel targets? Our latest expert interview drops with some hard hitting and candid opinions from a battle hardened...
Hybrid AI Wins; System-Level UI Integration Leads
Good points from @benthompson @stratechery today. Hybrid AI is the way, and those OS/UIs that manage that best and integrate agentic at the system level are best positioned. https://t.co/b2PY6FuSgR
Olympics Payments Hurdles Are a Microcosm of EU Challenges
The episode examines how Visa's exclusive role as the card provider at the Milano‑Cortina Winter Olympics exposed Europe’s reliance on U.S. payment networks, leaving many visitors stranded with cash‑only options and long ATM queues. Guest Don Apgar explains that geopolitical...
The Payload Paradox: Why the Obsession with Potency May Be Holding the ADC Field Back
A European biotech is challenging the ADC status quo by prioritising novel targets and payloads over sheer potency. In an interview, the company’s CSO argues that the industry’s obsession with ultra‑potent cytotoxins like MMAE and DM1 is stalling progress, creating...
Turning Microalgae-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Into a Next-Generation Drug Delivery Platform
Paris‑based AGS Therapeutics signed a strategic agreement with INITS SMO, a GMP‑qualified shared manufacturing organization, to transition its microalgae‑derived extracellular vesicle (MEV) platform to full GMP compliance. The partnership allows AGS to run its proprietary MEV manufacturing, loading, and analytics...
AI Adoption High, Measurable Value Still Rare
88% of organizations use AI, but only 5% see measurable value. 📉 The era of "playing with ChatGPT" is over. Boards want results, not experiments. Is your 2026 agenda a strategy or just a wishlist? Watch: https://t.co/dJs86sTyRD #CXOtalk #CIO #AI #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/FgDryZSMhb
Design and Implementation of Cloud-Native Microservice Architectures for Scalable Insurance Analytics Platforms
A new study presents a cloud‑native microservice architecture designed for insurance analytics, leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and Spark to replace legacy monolithic systems. The design enables real‑time data ingestion, continuous AI model deployment, and automated scaling across services. Performance tests...
Accelerating Static ESD Simulation for Full-Chip and Multi-Die Designs with Synopsys PathFinder-SC
Synopsys unveiled PathFinder‑SC, a static ESD verification platform that enables early, layout‑driven analysis for full‑chip and multi‑die designs. Leveraging cell‑based modeling from GDS/DEF data and the Seascape distributed‑computing engine, the tool can simulate billions of nodes and complete complex resistance...
Making the Warehouse a Better Place to Work
Warehouse automation promises easier picking and safer loading, yet it alone cannot solve the talent crunch. Industry leaders argue that career growth, cross‑training, and clear development pathways are essential to retain workers. Honeywell highlights training on new technology as a...
Microsoft Brings Two Data Halls Online in São Paulo, Brazil
Microsoft has brought two new data halls online in São Paulo, marking the first operational facilities under its $2.7 bn AI and cloud commitment to Brazil through 2027. The launch was announced at the Microsoft AI Tour by country president Priscyla Laham,...
Plaintiffs’ Failure to Timely Raise Lack of Defendant’s Privilege Log Defeats Waiver Claim
The Nevada district court rejected plaintiffs’ motion to deem all privileges waived because the insurer’s privilege log was filed late. While the court affirmed the ongoing duty to supplement disclosures under Rule 26(e), it declined to impose a strict 30‑day rolling...
Avowed's Anniversary Update Is a Great Excuse to Return to Eora, but the PS5 Version Should Have Been Better
Obsidian released Avowed on PS5 bundled with the 2.00 Anniversary Update, introducing New Game Plus, photo mode, additional races, character presets, and extensive difficulty sliders. The console version mirrors Xbox's three display modes—performance, quality, and balanced—with frame‑rate unlocks, but still exhibits...
How AI Improves Real-World Testing Accuracy
Global App Testing shows how AI boosts real‑world testing accuracy by expanding coverage beyond scripted flows. By training models on historical test data and user behavior, AI pinpoints high‑risk edge cases across devices, networks, and regions. The approach blends AI‑driven...
New Report Helps Journalists Dig Deeper Into Police Surveillance Technology
A new "Selling Safety" guide, co‑authored by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Just Journalism and IPVM, equips reporters with tools to cut through the hype surrounding police surveillance technology. The report details how vendors market devices as silver‑bullet...
How Digital Health Platforms Are Transforming Access to Time-Sensitive Care
Digital health platforms are reshaping time-sensitive care by streamlining scheduling, triage, and data integration. They enable remote consultations, automated intake, and real‑time record sharing, reducing wait times and geographic barriers. Clinical oversight remains central, with licensed providers reviewing algorithmic recommendations...
Mardi Gras Shows Demand Planning Thrives Under Pressure
Mardi Gras is demand planning in action: peaks, tight timelines, no stockouts. Want planning that performs under pressure? Contact LMA. #DemandPlanning #SupplyChain #SIOP https://t.co/tEkBS3LoiX
Opinion: I Can’t Wait for Gaming Consoles to Die (but Not How You Think)
Daniel Rubino argues that the real problem isn’t Xbox or PlayStation hardware but the artificial technical split between consoles and PCs. Developers must maintain separate codebases, certification processes, and patch pipelines, which inflates costs and delays releases, especially for indie...
Stop Trying to Replace Your Servers
Restaurant operators have long used kiosks and mobile ordering, but a 12‑point drop in friendliness scores and a 33% customer avoidance rate signal that front‑of‑house automation is backfiring. Savneet Singh argues that AI should shift to back‑of‑house tasks—inventory forecasting, real‑time...
Google’s Jeff Dean: AI Search Relies on Classic Ranking and Retrieval
Google’s AI Search still relies on the classic retrieval‑ranking pipeline, with large language models applied only after a multi‑stage filtering process. Jeff Dean describes a "filter‑first, reason‑last" architecture that narrows billions of indexed pages to a few thousand candidates before...
GEO Fleet Set to Shrink Amid Expanding Orbital Options
.@SESSpaceDefense: LEO, MEO, small GEO, large GEO: Lots of options but our current 90+ GEO fleet will be shrinking. @defis_eu @SatNewsEvents. https://t.co/A3p5RXCo3t https://t.co/5Z53Cle9iW
EKO Launches Pyranometer Calibration Service for US Solar Players
EKO Instruments USA has introduced a U.S.-based pyranometer calibration service using its new Indoor Calibration Facility (ICF‑02). The automated system meets ISO 9847:2023 and IEC 61724‑1:2021 standards, offering faster turnaround, lower cost, and traceable accuracy for utility‑scale, commercial, and industrial solar projects....
Apple Adds Video Experience to Apple Podcasts
Apple announced that its Podcasts app will support full video podcasts using HTTP Live Streaming technology, rolling out in spring 2024. The update adds a seamless viewing experience alongside existing audio features such as playback speed controls, automatic chapter creation...
YouTube Tops Growth: People Prefer Video over Reading
Had a Head of Growth tell me this morning that YouTube is their #1 source of new customers because no one wants to read anymore and I think that's incredibly true.
Confident Helios Shipments Will Arrive on Schedule, Confirmed
There was zero doubt in my mind that there were any delays to Helios, and the first shipments would be on time. Glad @AnushElangovan confirmed it.
Meridian Closes $17M Seed Round to Bring Agentic AI to Financial Modeling
Meridian, an AI‑driven financial modeling startup, emerged from stealth with a $17 million seed round at a $100 million post‑money valuation. The funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz and The General Partnership, joined by QED Investors, FPV Ventures, and Litquidity Ventures. Meridian...
Google Expands Quick Share’s AirDrop Support to Pixel 9
Google is extending its Quick Share cross‑platform file‑sharing feature to include AirDrop compatibility on the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold devices. Users must install the Quick Share Extension update through System services to enable direct peer‑to‑peer transfers with iPhone, iPad or...
Connecticut Toyota Dealership Installs Solar Carport with C-PACE Financing
Earthlight Technologies installed a 300‑kW solar carport at Lynch Toyota in Manchester, Connecticut. The project was financed through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C‑PACE) with backing from the Connecticut Green Bank. The dealership expects the solar canopy to lower operating...
The State of Facilities Management – 2026, From MRI Software and CoreNet Global
MRI Software and CoreNet Global released the 2026 State of Facilities Management report, surveying FM leaders worldwide. The study finds modernization is a top priority but is constrained by resource shortages, limited real‑time data, and an aging workforce. Energy management...
WEST 2026: Digital Transformation Teams Are a Core Part of the Marines’ AI Strategy
The Marine Corps has fielded six Digital Transformation Teams (DXTs) and plans two additional deployments to complete coverage across its three Marine Expeditionary Forces. These teams operationalize the service’s 2024 AI strategy by piloting AI solutions, managing risk, and closing...
VIDAA Takes on Nielsen, Comscore with V Index Measurement Solution
VIDAA, now rebranded as V, is set to launch its V Index measurement platform in Q2, blending traditional linear TV data with streaming‑app viewership. The solution will initially roll out across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, leveraging the company’s...
IEA: Fixed‑tilt and Bifacial PV Ideal for Arctic Deployment
Fixed-tilt and bifacial PV modules best positioned for Arctic deployment, says IEA #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/8cSrPrIC6I
Nvidia, Khosla Invest $200M to Power Instant Multilingual AI Agents
Nvidia and Khosla just put $200M into @polyaivoice, and looking at the stats, it makes sense. They already handle 500M+ calls for giants like Marriott & PG&E. Now, you can build a 45-language agent in 5 mins just from a URL. Massive...
Quesma Releases BinaryAudit
Quesma unveiled BinaryAudit, an independent benchmark that measures how well artificial‑intelligence models can spot hidden threats in software binaries. The tool aims to shift binary analysis from a reactive, post‑breach activity to a proactive safeguard applied before deployment, during updates,...
Artemis II Showcases Power of Global Collaboration
“Artemis II is far more than a flight test” says RAeS President Elect, Malcolm Macdonald. “It’s a demonstration of what happens when we choose to come together." International cooperation at the heart of #NASA #Artemis mission https://t.co/5siV6ujeHT https://t.co/hK7AcoVyQt
Sell Lifestyle, Not Product: Chubbies' $50M Formula
Chubbies made $50M with ONE content strategy: funny videos showing the lifestyle not the product. Meanwhile you're posting product photos with no context. That's the gap.
'The AI Doc' Trailer: Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, And More Discuss The Precarious Future Of AI
The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist trailer spotlights a heated debate between AI optimists and risk advocates. Directors Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell interview figures such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind co‑founder Demis Hassabis, Anthropic co‑founder Dario Amodei, alongside AI‑risk...
Colombia Adds 333 MW Solar Capacity in 2025
Colombia deploys 333 MW of PV in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/AYKjk6wNph