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Two Open RISC-V Projects Chart Divergent Paths to High Performance
BlogFeb 16, 2026

Two Open RISC-V Projects Chart Divergent Paths to High Performance

Two open‑source RISC‑V projects—ETH Zürich’s Ara vector processor and China’s XiangShan scalar core—demonstrate opposite strategies for scaling performance. Ara implements the RISC‑V Vector Extension with explicit parallelism and no speculation, relying on software‑managed locality and a shallow memory hierarchy. XiangShan...

By SemiWiki
MRNA-Packed Nanoparticles Restore Fertility in Genetically Infertile Mice and Produce Live Offspring
BlogFeb 16, 2026

MRNA-Packed Nanoparticles Restore Fertility in Genetically Infertile Mice and Produce Live Offspring

Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University engineered a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulation that delivers therapeutic mRNA directly to spermatocytes in mice. By injecting mRNA encoding the wild‑type Msh5 gene, they transiently restored meiosis in mice with a genetic block, achieving...

By Nanowerk
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BlogFeb 16, 2026

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The Bank of England is spearheading a sovereign payment system to challenge Visa and Mastercard’s dominance in the UK. A dedicated industry group will receive detailed infrastructure blueprints next year, outlining the technical and regulatory framework. The initiative aims to...

By Richard Pope —
Firefly Returns to Flight with ‘Stairway to Seven’
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Firefly Returns to Flight with ‘Stairway to Seven’

Firefly Aerospace is set to launch the seventh flight of its Alpha small‑lift rocket, dubbed “Stairway to Seven,” on Feb 20 from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 West. The mission marks the final flight of the Block 1 configuration and will test Block 2 avionics...

By Astronomy Magazine
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Aircraft Engine MRO
BlogFeb 16, 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Aircraft Engine MRO

Aircraft jet engines are increasingly being repurposed to generate power for AI data centers, creating a new demand stream beyond aviation. Simultaneously, the industry faces a shortage of new engines and spare parts due to reliability issues with Pratt &...

By AirInsight
Mortgage Originator Maestro AI Announces $1.2M Pre-Seed
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Mortgage Originator Maestro AI Announces $1.2M Pre-Seed

Maestro AI, an AI‑powered platform for mortgage origination, secured $1.2 million in pre‑seed funding led by New Stack Ventures, with participation from Family VC, ZFO, Roark’s Drift, and local angels. Founded by industry veteran David Rogove—who previously built and sold Wemlo...

By Crowdfund Insider
Don't Let a Broken Webhook Stall Your Sales
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Don't Let a Broken Webhook Stall Your Sales

You're not launching your cold email campaign because a webhook isn't firing on postive replies? You have contacts. You have warmed emails. You have copy ready to go. But because the reply notification doesn't auto-magically zap into your CRM, you're generating...

By Lincoln Murphy
Xcert AI Wants to Save Human Experts Time, Not Replace Them
BlogFeb 16, 2026

Xcert AI Wants to Save Human Experts Time, Not Replace Them

Swiss startup Xcert AI has built an artificial‑intelligence assistant aimed at easing aerospace certification and compliance paperwork. The platform does not claim to replace human experts; instead it augments them, delivering expert‑level output in roughly half of the cases tested....

By The Air Current
Private Credit Bets on Software Amid AI Uncertainty
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Private Credit Bets on Software Amid AI Uncertainty

Five private credit firms just provided $1.4B for a software buyout of OneStream valued at $6.4B. Same week everyone’s asking whether AI will make these companies obsolete. The market is telling you software is at risk. The lenders are telling you...

By JunkBondInvestor
Recovery Plans Must Assume Active Directory Can Fail
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Recovery Plans Must Assume Active Directory Can Fail

If Active Directory is down, can you even log in to start restoring backups? A lot of recovery plans assume core services are intact but that's not always a safe bet.

By Sean D. Mack
Episode 134 - The Freelancer Niche Explosion
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Episode 134 - The Freelancer Niche Explosion

Superpath’s latest podcast, Episode 134, spotlights the rapid expansion of the freelancer niche market. The episode draws on insights from Ryan Sargent of Verblio, who explains how to break through the content echo chamber, and John Collins, who shares his customer‑obsessed...

By Superpath
Washington Hotel in Japan Discloses Ransomware Infection Incident
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Washington Hotel in Japan Discloses Ransomware Infection Incident

Washington Hotel, a Japanese hospitality chain with 30 properties and 11,000 rooms, disclosed a ransomware breach on February 13, 2026 that compromised business data on its servers. The hotel immediately isolated the affected systems, formed an internal task force and enlisted police,...

By BleepingComputer
First Real-Time Observation of Polaron Formation in Polar Semiconductors
BlogFeb 16, 2026

First Real-Time Observation of Polaron Formation in Polar Semiconductors

Scientists at LMU and NTU have directly observed polaron formation in polar semiconductor BiOI nanoplatelets using time‑resolved photoemission electron microscopy. The ultrafast measurements captured a 160‑femtosecond formation time during which the electron’s effective mass doubled and its energy decreased, confirming...

By Nanowerk
Learning Context and AI: A 1EdTech Labs Live Webinar
BlogFeb 16, 2026

Learning Context and AI: A 1EdTech Labs Live Webinar

1EdTech Labs will host a live webinar on Feb. 26, 2026 to examine how learning context differs from raw data and how AI systems interpret it. The session builds on insights from a Microsoft‑hosted BETT UK event and proposes treating context...

By e-Literate
Pre‑market Rallies Set for Tomorrow’s Data Releases
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Pre‑market Rallies Set for Tomorrow’s Data Releases

Two Major Data Readouts Coming Tomorrow: $OCUL ripped in after-hours, +26% to ~$11.16, clear positioning into retina data. $CMPS has been quietly bid into its Phase 3 TRD readout, steady accumulation with mild pre-market strength. Both leaning long into the print. Now it’s...

By BowTiedBiotech
OneKloudX Partners with Epicor for Industry-Specific Cloud ERP Demand
NewsFeb 16, 2026

OneKloudX Partners with Epicor for Industry-Specific Cloud ERP Demand

OneKloudX has partnered with Epicor to add the cloud‑based Kinetic and Prophet 21 ERP platforms to its service portfolio, targeting manufacturers and distributors in Australia and New Zealand. The consultancy will deploy these solutions using its FlexSafe implementation methodology and provide on‑site...

By ARN (Australia)
MCP Leaves Much to Be Desired when It Comes to Data Privacy and Security
NewsFeb 16, 2026

MCP Leaves Much to Be Desired when It Comes to Data Privacy and Security

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) was introduced as a universal interface that lets AI agents tap into enterprise data and services. In practice, the protocol has become a lightning rod for privacy breaches: a rogue MCP server harvested WhatsApp chats...

By SD Times
How to Talk About AI…When You Hate Talking About AI
BlogFeb 16, 2026

How to Talk About AI…When You Hate Talking About AI

Law librarians hosted a tabling event to introduce students to emerging legal AI tools such as Lexis Protégé and Westlaw Deep Research, encountering both enthusiasm and skepticism. They used live demonstrations, clear disclaimers about court and academic rules, and a neutral...

By RIPS Law Librarian Blog
Condensed Views on Kanban and Sprint Boards
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Condensed Views on Kanban and Sprint Boards

Azure DevOps is adding a condensed view option to its Kanban and Sprint boards, letting users switch between the standard card layout and a compact view that displays only the work item ID and title. The feature addresses screen‑space constraints...

By Azure DevOps Blog
Leveraging AI to Predict Patient Deterioration
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Leveraging AI to Predict Patient Deterioration

Dr. Michael Spaeder will present at HIMSS26 on using AI‑enabled analysis of continuous bedside cardiorespiratory monitoring to detect patient deterioration earlier than traditional electronic health record methods. He will contrast predictive insights from live physiologic data with retrospective EHR analytics,...

By Healthcare IT News (HIMSS Media)
A New Concept for Catching Up with 3I/ATLAS
NewsFeb 16, 2026

A New Concept for Catching Up with 3I/ATLAS

Researchers from i4is propose a Solar Oberth maneuver to intercept interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, requiring a 2035 launch and a 50‑year flight. Direct chemical‑rocket missions are infeasible because the object was detected after its optimal launch window and moves faster than...

By New Space Economy
5 Shopify Personalization Tactics That Actually Move the Needle (With Real Test Data)
BlogFeb 16, 2026

5 Shopify Personalization Tactics That Actually Move the Needle (With Real Test Data)

In this episode Julian Samarjiev of Convertibles shares five data‑backed Shopify personalization tactics that consistently add $6K‑$50K per month in incremental revenue for eight‑figure stores. He explains how matching offers to traffic source, placing social proof at checkout, using need‑based...

By eCommerce Fastlane
Neuromorphic Chips Solve Differential Equations with FEM
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Neuromorphic Chips Solve Differential Equations with FEM

Neuromorphic computing has proved to be good at complex mathematics, against expectations. New neuromorphic hardware from @Intel can solve differential equations using the finite element method. https://spectrum.ieee.org/neuromorphic-math

By IEEE Spectrum Threads
A Case-Driven Approach to Mobile and Cloud Forensics: Forensics Best Practices
BlogFeb 16, 2026

A Case-Driven Approach to Mobile and Cloud Forensics: Forensics Best Practices

The article advocates a case‑driven, tool‑agnostic approach to mobile and cloud forensics, emphasizing that no single platform can address every device type, operating‑system version, or legal requirement. It outlines how forensic tool selection should be based on device characteristics, data...

By eDiscovery Today
Only AI‑savvy Employees Survive; Let Resistors Go
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Only AI‑savvy Employees Survive; Let Resistors Go

We started the year committed to bring everyone at @singlegrain to Claude Code proficient levels. For new hires, they need to go through our ‘Beat Claude’ challenge, meaning that they can use AI to answer questions, but if they merely...

By Eric Siu
Visualize Gemini's Source Grounding with Free Retriever
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Visualize Gemini's Source Grounding with Free Retriever

Find out exactly which parts of source pages content ground Google's AI with the Free Grounding Context Retriever from the one and only, @dejanseo 👇 Add any query and  see the results to to identify which segments of content were...

By Aleyda Solis
JAXA Awards Rakuten Mobile $71.9 Million to Advance Satellite-Terrestrial 5G Integration
NewsFeb 16, 2026

JAXA Awards Rakuten Mobile $71.9 Million to Advance Satellite-Terrestrial 5G Integration

Japan’s aerospace agency JAXA has awarded Rakuten Mobile and the University of Tokyo up to 11 billion yen (about $71.9 million) to develop AI‑enhanced satellite‑terrestrial 5G integration. The five‑year project, running from 2026 to 2031, will create protocols for dynamic frequency sharing,...

By SatNews
Manus New "Agents" Mode Arrives on Telegram First Despite Meta Owning WhatsApp
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Manus New "Agents" Mode Arrives on Telegram First Despite Meta Owning WhatsApp

Manus has rolled out its AI Agent on Telegram, bringing the full web‑version functionality into a chat environment. The agent can handle multi‑step research, data processing and document creation, accepting voice messages, images and files. Users choose between Manus 1.6 Max for...

By THE DECODER
Physical AI: The Next Leap for Human‑Device Workforce
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Physical AI: The Next Leap for Human‑Device Workforce

In this follow-on clip, I unpack why physical AI (and world models) is the next major leap. It introduces an entirely new kind of workforce: intelligent devices and humanoids working alongside people. The move from pilot to production won’t be...

By Brian Solis
Ai Avatars For Shopify: How Smart Merchants Are Using Them To Sell More In 2026
BlogFeb 16, 2026

Ai Avatars For Shopify: How Smart Merchants Are Using Them To Sell More In 2026

The episode explains how Shopify merchants can leverage AI avatars to produce scalable, high‑quality product videos that boost conversion rates by up to 80% while cutting production costs to roughly 10% of traditional methods. It outlines five high‑impact use cases—product...

By eCommerce Fastlane
Sovereign AI Is a Geopolitical Reset — and Telcos Need to Deliver It
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Sovereign AI Is a Geopolitical Reset — and Telcos Need to Deliver It

Telcos are positioned to deliver sovereign AI, a shift from centralized models to on‑prem, edge‑based intelligence that stays within national borders. By leveraging regulated infrastructure and privacy mandates like CPNI, they can host domain‑specific models that keep data local and...

By Federal News Network
March Storm Returns to D.C. March 16‑18, 2026
SocialFeb 16, 2026

March Storm Returns to D.C. March 16‑18, 2026

The Alliance for Space Development’s March Storm space advocacy event returns to Washington, D.C. from March 16-18, 2026!

By Space Frontier Foundation
Comprehensive AI Management Framework Landscape
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Comprehensive AI Management Framework Landscape

The Comprehensive AI Management Framework Landscape is a vendor‑neutral reference that maps six distinct categories of AI governance, strategy, risk, operating, and maturity frameworks. It helps leaders match specific management decisions to the appropriate framework, avoiding overlap and friction. By...

By CIO Index (All Stories)
FDA Approval of Sibeprenlimab Signals New Era in IgA Nephropathy: Jackson Peter Kim, MD
NewsFeb 16, 2026

FDA Approval of Sibeprenlimab Signals New Era in IgA Nephropathy: Jackson Peter Kim, MD

The FDA granted accelerated approval to sibeprenlimab‑szsi (Voyxact) for primary IgA nephropathy, marking the first APRIL‑inhibiting monoclonal antibody for this condition. Interim results from the phase 3 VISIONARY trial showed a 50 % reduction in proteinuria at nine months versus 2 % with...

By AJMC (The American Journal of Managed Care)
Swap BambuLab H2C Left Nozzle in Under a Minute
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Swap BambuLab H2C Left Nozzle in Under a Minute

How to change the left nozzle of @bambulab_official H2C 3D printer under a minute. It is pretty easy and straightforward. I’m going to show you step-by-step so dont forget to save this video. You might need this later and share...

By Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu Threads
Vertiv’s AI Infrastructure Surge: Record Orders, Liquid Cooling Expansion, and Grid-Scale Power Reshape Data Center Growth
NewsFeb 16, 2026

Vertiv’s AI Infrastructure Surge: Record Orders, Liquid Cooling Expansion, and Grid-Scale Power Reshape Data Center Growth

Vertiv reported a record Q4 2025, with net sales rising 23% to $2.88 billion and organic growth of 19%. Orders exploded 252% year‑over‑year, pushing the backlog to $15 billion and a 2.9× book‑to‑bill ratio. The company unveiled high‑density prefabricated cooling platforms, modular...

By Data Center Frontier
Teach Claude Code to Automate Redaction in Seconds
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Teach Claude Code to Automate Redaction in Seconds

You can teach Claude Code to do anything for you, really. And you can ask it to teach itself. Here's a quick example: I find myself often redacting screenshots. And my normal method was dragging it into PowerPoint, creating a...

By Allie Miller
Clear Promise Beats Audience Size Every Time
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Clear Promise Beats Audience Size Every Time

“I have a big audience” is not a strategy. “I have a clear promise” is.

By Rachel Pedersen
Future‑Ready Infrastructure Must Pivot With Market Shifts
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Future‑Ready Infrastructure Must Pivot With Market Shifts

Resilience today means being future ready. Can your infrastructure pivot as rates change, markets shift, or new competitors emerge? https://t.co/jCrVklXEuZ

By Jim Marous
NASA Schedules Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal for Feb 19
SocialFeb 16, 2026

NASA Schedules Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal for Feb 19

NASA is planning the next Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) for Thursday, Feb 19. Call to stations is tmrw (Tuesday) at 6:40 pm ET. Simulated launch time is 8:30 pm ET on Feb 19 w/4-hour window. https://t.co/KCJUL9c800

By Marcia Smith
Market Can Only Meet Half to Two‑Thirds of Demand
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Market Can Only Meet Half to Two‑Thirds of Demand

Morgan Stanley hosted $MU CFO. "the gap is significant" "commentary that the state of the market is such that it can only support 50% to 2/3rds of key customers’ demand," https://t.co/NLNcHwM3ri

By Ben Bajarin
Collaborate at RIC Americas Online Members' Meeting
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Collaborate at RIC Americas Online Members' Meeting

Online RIC Americas Members' Meeting with a guest speaker talking collaboration. Register below if you are a member: https://t.co/varVjFlAhG You can learn about RIC membership at https://t.co/G8ReQ6ZrwD.

By ROS Industrial
Cline CLI 2.0:
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Cline CLI 2.0:

FINALLY AI agents that don't force you into VS Code. @Cline CLI 2.0 is out 🔥 → Fully headless, open-source, and model-agnostic. → Run parallel agents in tmux or pipe them into CI/CD. → It just works where you work (Neovim/Zed included). 3 wild use cases...

By Data Chaz
AI Users Profit From Trillion‑dollar Subsidies
SocialFeb 16, 2026

AI Users Profit From Trillion‑dollar Subsidies

The real winner of the AI wars seems to be us, the users (for now) We get cheap models subsidized by trillions of dollars of funding

By Pieter Levels
Synspective Targets Profit with Govt Contracts and ESA Partnership
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Synspective Targets Profit with Govt Contracts and ESA Partnership

Radar sat operator @synspective expects operating profit this yr as govt contracts ramp & it populate its constellation; Munich office to access @esa programs, agreement w/ @AirbusSpace on use of our high-res spacecraft. @DLR_SpaceAgency @ModJapan_en. https://t.co/SvX70Hs6IQ https://t.co/RO2YXhzunc

By Peter B. de Selding
New OpenClaw Search Tool Uses GPT‑5.2, Beats Brave API
SocialFeb 16, 2026

New OpenClaw Search Tool Uses GPT‑5.2, Beats Brave API

made a search tool for @openclaw that defaults to gpt-5.2:online via openrouter. just install openclaw-search-tool from clawhub much better results than brave api which is important for docs & citations https://t.co/Lfuaq3VNnb

By Aaron Ng
Two Types: Bias‑aware Users and Self‑proclaimed Polymaths
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Two Types: Bias‑aware Users and Self‑proclaimed Polymaths

There are two categories of people: those who quickly figure out that chatbots give you the answer you expect when you ask questions in a biased way, and the ascended polymaths currently out-thinking every expert on Earth

By François Chollet
Blue Moon Launch Marks Start of Commercial Lunar Race
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Blue Moon Launch Marks Start of Commercial Lunar Race

First of all, this is an epic photo. Second, I believe the successful launch (and hopefully) landing of Blue Moon will be a pivotal moment in the space community's recognition that there's a real commercial race to the surface. Third,...

By Eric Berger
Start Crypto Agility Now Before Quantum Day Arrives
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Start Crypto Agility Now Before Quantum Day Arrives

⏳ Data stolen today will be cracked tomorrow. Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) isn't a "next year" problem—it’s a multi-year migration that starts now. I’m looking for "Crypto Agility" on the floor at #RSAC2026. Are you ready for the Q-Day countdown? https://t.co/6PIC4o7OmO #QuantumSecurity...

By Tim Crawford