NASA SPHEREx Mission Sheds More Light On Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s SPHEREx infrared survey observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in December 2025, detecting organic molecules such as methanol, cyanide and methane. The mission also recorded a pronounced increase in the comet’s brightness two months after perihelion, attributed to sublimation of carbon‑rich ices buried beneath the surface. These findings reveal that interstellar comets can release fresh, primordial material long after their closest solar approach. The data provide new constraints on the composition and thermal evolution of objects from other star systems.
Don’t Rip and Replace PeopleSoft — Pair It with Emerging Tech Instead
Enterprises are abandoning the notion that legacy ERP must be replaced to innovate, instead treating PeopleSoft as a stable anchor while layering emerging technologies. Hybrid ERP models keep PeopleSoft as the system of record for payroll, finance and planning, and...
AWS Security Digest #248 - MCPs Denied
AWS introduced new IAM condition keys that specifically target requests routed through Managed Control Plane (MCP) servers, allowing administrators to deny actions taken via that path. The feature is designed to mitigate risks posed by AI agents that programmatically call...
When Second Best Is Good Enough: The Initial Defense Satellite Communications System
The U.S. Air Force launched the Initial Defense Satellite Communications System (IDSCS) as a low‑cost, quickly fielded alternative after the ambitious Advent program was cancelled. Program 369 employed small 45‑kg Philco satellites, initially designed for medium‑altitude orbits and later placed in...
There’s a Grim New Expression: “AI;DR”
The term “AI;DR” (AI, didn’t read) has emerged online to flag AI‑generated “slop.” Borrowing the TL;DR format, it is being used on platforms like Threads, Bluesky and Reddit to criticize low‑quality machine‑written content. The slang reflects growing fatigue and backlash...
Seattle's Lessons for Rocket Reusability
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 demonstrated that first‑stage reuse can dramatically cut launch costs, reshaping the industry’s economics. Blue Origin has announced a hiring push for a “Reusable Upper Stage Development” manager, signaling its intent to explore second‑stage reuse. Analysts compare approaches: Rocket...
Blackstone-Owned Link Logistics Files to Develop Data Center Campus Outside Atlanta, Georgia
Blackstone‑owned Link Logistics, through its affiliate B9 Union City Owner LLC, has filed a Developments of Regional Impact application to build a new data‑center campus called the Crossings outside Union City, Georgia. The 231‑acre site could host up to five...
Tame the Wolf, Release the Panda: The Case for US-China Space Cooperation
The Space Review argues that the United States should repeal the Wolf Amendment and open a cooperative space relationship with China. It contends that China’s space ambitions are driven primarily by prestige and a desire for status recognition rather than...
Real Linux Commands for Daily Production Debugging
Real Linux commands. Real production debugging. No fluff — just what DevOps engineers use daily. Save & follow @devopsshack #devops #linux #aws #ec2 #devopsshack
Review: Webb's Cosmos
*Webb’s Cosmos* is a 2025 hardcover that gathers more than 300 James Webb Space Telescope images into a beautifully designed volume. Edited by Marcin Sawicki and Firefly Books, the book blends striking photography with concise, first‑person narrative about JWST’s launch, operations,...
Low-Profile Chinese Launch Firm Conducts First Stage Static Fire
Zenk Space performed a first‑stage static‑fire test of its Zhihang‑1 rocket on Feb. 11 from a mobile sea platform off Shandong, confirming engine ignition and thrust stability. The 50‑metre, three‑stage vehicle uses four CASC‑developed YF‑102 kerolox engines and can deliver 4,000 kg...
Access THG’s Cult Beauty and LOOKFANTASTIC Audience Through The Trade Desk
THG has struck a strategic partnership with advertising technology leader The Trade Desk, allowing media buyers to access THG’s Cult Beauty and LOOKFANTASTIC audience segments via The Trade Desk’s self‑serve Kokai platform. The integration brings high‑quality, real‑world commerce data to...
Scientists Confirm One-Dimensional Electron Behavior in Phosphorus Chains
Researchers at BESSY II have experimentally confirmed that phosphorus atom chains on a silver substrate exhibit genuine one‑dimensional electronic behavior. Using cryogenic STM and angle‑resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, the team isolated the electronic signatures of chains oriented in three 120‑degree directions, revealing...
Morrisons Fights Germans with Greater Personalisation
UK supermarket Morrisons has teamed up with digital‑marketing specialist Ecrebo to roll out real‑time, personalized coupons both in‑store and via its app. The new capability expands physical coupon usage, targeting its older customer base that prefers tangible rewards, and may...
TikTok Joins EASA to Advance Advertising Standards
TikTok has joined the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) as a full digital member, aligning with 28 self‑regulatory bodies across Europe. The move underscores the platform’s push for responsible advertising, complementing its expanded TikTok Safety Suite and clear commercial‑disclosure settings....
From Pilots to Platforms: Nairobi Sets Out Africa's Practical AI Playbook
The Nairobi AI Forum 2026 gathered 650 delegates to move African artificial intelligence from pilots to scalable, affordable solutions. Co‑hosted by Kenya, Italy and the UNDP, the event announced 1.5 million GPU hours for 130 innovators and a €50 million Harmonic Africa...
PS6 GPU Will Not Be Fully Based on AMD’s RDNA 5 Architecture – Rumor
Sony’s upcoming PS6 will not rely entirely on AMD’s RDNA 5 GPU architecture, continuing the pattern of using a hybrid design that blends older and newer tech. The current‑gen PS5 still runs on RDNA 1 with custom ray‑tracing tweaks, while the handheld...
Delhivery Ties up with RIDEV to Deploy 150 EVs for Last-Mile Deliveries
Delhivery has partnered with electric‑mobility startup Ridev to roll out 150 high‑performance electric vehicles for last‑mile delivery across Delhi‑NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. A pilot in those cities showed a 4,260 kg reduction in CO₂ emissions and more than a 50 percent drop...
Southern California Sky Is Lit up by Valentine's Day SpaceX Launch
On Valentine’s Day, SpaceX lifted off a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 24 Starlink broadband satellites into low‑Earth orbit. The launch marked the fourth Falcon 9 mission from the California site this month, with three additional flights slated for...
Guardian, January 2026
Publishers are warning that AI‑powered search summaries and chatbots could dramatically shrink the traffic that traditionally drives their advertising revenue. Major search engines, led by Google, are testing features that present condensed article excerpts directly in search results, bypassing the...
Vietnam’s BESS Breakthrough: A Turning Point for Energy Storage Across ASEAN
Vietnam has enacted Circular No. 62/2025/TT‑BCT, establishing a two‑part tariff that pays battery energy storage systems (BESS) for both capacity availability and energy delivery. The new framework shifts storage from an output‑only compensation model to a dual‑revenue structure, mirroring practices in...
Eutelsat Renews Viewsat Capacity Deals at 7/8° West Video Neighbourhood
Eutelsat has renewed several capacity agreements with Egypt‑based Viewsat, extending a long‑standing partnership focused on the 7/8° West video hotspot. The deals support Egyptian broadcasters and reinforce Eutelsat’s strategy in the MENA region. The 7/8° West position reaches roughly 66 million...
Alibaba Debuts Qwen 3.5, Adding "Visual Agentic Capabilities" To Independently Execute Tasks, and Says It Is 60% Cheaper to Use...
Alibaba announced the launch of Qwen 3.5, its latest generative‑AI model. The model adds visual agentic capabilities, allowing it to interpret images and autonomously carry out complex tasks. Alibaba claims Qwen 3.5 costs 60% less to run and delivers eight‑fold...
Home Office Previews Plan to Appoint £100m Partner to Manage Datacentres
The Home Office has issued an early‑engagement notice for a £102 million hosting capability supplier contract to manage its on‑premises datacentre estate. The agreement is slated to commence in December 2026 with an initial three‑year term, covering 24/7 operational support, maintenance, engineering...
FINTECH Circle Partners with JournoLink to Bring AI-Powered PR Tools to Fintechs
FINTECH Circle has struck a strategic partnership with JournoLink to deliver its Volt AI‑powered public‑relations and competitor‑intelligence suite to the Circle’s fintech community. The collaboration gives members automated press‑release distribution, continuous media monitoring and real‑time competitor analysis. By bundling enterprise‑grade...
Antitrust Filing Says Google Cannibalizes Publisher Traffic via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
Penske Media Corp (PMC) filed a federal memorandum opposing Google’s motion to dismiss its antitrust lawsuit, alleging the tech giant broke the long‑standing “fair exchange” of search traffic for indexed content. The complaint says Google’s AI‑driven, zero‑click answers repurpose publisher...
Sony Group Develops Tech to Track Original Music in AI-Generated Songs (Report)
Sony Group has created technology to identify copyrighted music embedded in AI‑generated songs. The system works by either connecting directly to AI model training data or by comparing generated outputs against existing catalogs. Sony AI aims to use the tool...
Leaky Chrome Extensions with 37M Installs Caught Divulging Your Browsing History
Security researcher Q Continuum identified 287 Chrome extensions that secretly transmit users' browsing histories, affecting an estimated 37 million installations worldwide. The extensions span categories such as VPNs, productivity utilities, and shopping add‑ons, and many request broad host permissions that enable...
Exponential Data vs Linear Compliance: The Crunch
FinTechs and digital banks are witnessing exponential growth in compliance data, driven by 150% annual customer expansion and increasingly complex regulatory requirements. Meanwhile, compliance operations remain linear, relying on manual, siloed processes that cannot keep pace with the data surge....
Increased O-GlcNAc Transferase Expression as an Approach to Improving Function in the Aging Brain
Age‑related decline in O‑GlcNAc Transferase (OGT) activity contributes to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS. Traditional approaches aim to raise O‑GlcNAc levels by inhibiting O‑GlcNAcase, but recent research highlights transcriptional control of OGT as a more direct therapeutic...
IT Sustainability Think Tank: AI Infrastructure, Shared Responsibility and the Real Cost of Progress
Microsoft is urging a community‑first approach to AI infrastructure, highlighting the growing energy and environmental costs of AI‑driven data centres. The call emphasizes that responsibility for these impacts must be shared between hyperscalers and the enterprises that consume AI services....
Are Social Sellers Missing an Important Piece of the Data Puzzle?
Social commerce now accounts for roughly 20% of Southeast Asia’s online spending, a surge accelerated by the pandemic. iKala’s research shows that revenue per order on social channels jumped 88%, indicating not just higher volume but larger baskets. While new...
South Korean Cloud Firm Okestro Could Build 5MW Data Center
South Korean cloud provider Okestro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with data‑center developer DC Korea to construct a 5 MW facility at Okestro’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul. DC Korea will handle design and construction while Okestro will supply cloud‑orchestration services...
Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan on Transforming a 250-Year-Old Company
In this episode, a16z partner Jorge Conde interviews Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan about reshaping the 250‑year‑old conglomerate into a focused medicines company, a move he estimates will unlock $180 billion of value. Narasimhan outlines Novartis’s three platform pillars—cell and gene therapies,...
Inflammatory Glycogen Produced by Gut Microbes Contributes to Neurodegeneration
Researchers have identified inflammatory glycogen produced by gut microbes as a driver of age‑related neurodegeneration, especially in ALS and frontotemporal dementia linked to C9ORF72 mutations. In germ‑free mice lacking C9ORF72, colonization with glycogen‑producing Parabacteroides merdae triggered monocytosis, blood‑brain barrier breakdown,...
Tembo Raises £16M in Funding Round
London‑based fintech Tembo announced a £16 million funding round led by Gresham House Ventures and existing backers such as Goodwater Capital and the British Business Bank. The capital will fuel expansion of its digital savings and mortgage platform, including the recently...
Ransomware Gangs Are Using Employee Monitoring Software as a Springboard for Cyber Attacks
Threat actors have weaponized Net Monitor for Employees, a legitimate workforce‑tracking product, as a remote access trojan and paired it with SimpleHelp RMM software to stage ransomware attacks. Huntress identified two separate incidents where the dual‑tool chain was used to...
OM in the News: The Memory-Chip Shortage
A seven‑fold surge in DRAM and NAND flash prices is straining the consumer‑tech supply chain. AI‑driven data‑center expansion is the primary catalyst, leaving smartphones, PCs and gaming consoles with higher component costs. OEMs are responding by raising retail prices, trimming...
New Government Commercial Agency to Launch on 1 April
The UK government will merge the Crown Commercial Service with central commercial teams in the Cabinet Office to form the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) on 1 April. The new agency will operate as a self‑sustaining trading fund, led by CCS chief...
Great SaaS Ideas Stem From Lived Problems, Not Novelty
luca.restagno.dev startup founder Hot take: The best SaaS ideas aren't new. They're problems you've already lived with for years. Let me explain 👇 --- luca.restagno.dev startup founder Author When I needed a new product after selling my last SaaS, I didn't brainstorm. I looked at the tools I was ALREADY using...
Integrate Data Quality Assertions Directly Into Orchestration
I see data contracts and data quality as overlapping but different: Data contracts: what is the data and how do we enforce it Data products: why do we need this data In practice, I'd argue for asset-based data quality assertions. Every time a...
Telkom Indonesia Revisits NeutraDC Sale Plans - Report
Telkom Indonesia is re‑engaging advisors to sell a majority stake in its data‑center subsidiary NeutraDC, targeting a valuation between $1 billion and $1.5 billion. The company previously explored a sale in 2022 and considered minority stakes in 2024, with Goldman Sachs and...
Telecoms Transform Into Real-Time Adaptive Intelligence Networks
As 5G, IoT, and Agentic AI converge, telecom networks are no longer passive infrastructure, they’re becoming adaptive, self-optimizing systems that sense, decide, and act in real time. How connectivity is evolving from moving data to orchestrating intelligence ⬇️ Read: ➡️ https://t.co/uwh6kF4fVy #AI...
The Scientist Using AI to Hunt for Antibiotics Just About Everywhere
César de la Fuente’s Penn team is using artificial intelligence to scour genomes for antimicrobial peptides, creating a library of over one million candidate sequences. The AI has uncovered promising molecules hidden in archaea, venomous species, and even extinct organisms...
ACH Volume Is Soaring. Here's How that Threatens Banks.
ACH network volume surged in 2025, reaching 35.2 billion payments worth $93 trillion, a 5 percent rise year‑over‑year. Person‑to‑person transfers grew 19.8 percent and business‑to‑business payments rose 9.9 percent, while check usage in B2B fell to 26 percent. Nacha has proposed lifting the same‑day ACH transaction...
In The Age Of Synthetic Media, Authenticity Can No Longer Be Assumed
Semantics 21 has launched S21 Deepfake Detector, a standalone offline tool that lets investigators assess images and video frames for AI‑generated manipulation. The system provides confidence‑based scores rather than binary judgments, supporting human decision‑making while preserving evidence integrity. After a year...
91: Using AI in Sales to Automate Go-to-Market Execution with Jason Eubanks
In this episode, Chris Daigle interviews Jason Eubanks, CEO of Aurasell AI, about the need for an AI‑native go‑to‑market operating model rather than piecemeal AI experiments. Jason explains that simply adding AI to legacy CRM systems won’t shift productivity; a...
Asda Raids B&Q for New Vice President of Marketing
Asda has appointed Tom Hampson, former B&Q marketing director, as vice‑president of marketing for both the supermarket and its George clothing brand. He succeeds Adam Zavalis and will report to chief customer officer Rachel Eyre, starting in June. Hampson brings...
Intuos Receives €720K for Non-Commercial Aviation Operations and Safety
Intuos, an Italian startup focused on non‑commercial aviation efficiency, closed a €720,000 investment round led by Argo, Techstars, Ventive and other investors. The funding will accelerate development of its two‑part platform that digitises flight operations and adds real‑time IoT telemetry...
Intelliflo Launches AI-Powered IQ Suite
Intelliflo has introduced intelliflo IQ, an AI‑driven suite embedded in its cloud platform for financial advisers. The suite includes an intelligent engagement assistant that automatically records client meetings, extracts key information, and updates more than 190 fact‑find fields, cutting administrative...