Advances Post-Quantum Aggregation with Code-Based Homomorphic Encryption and LPN
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich present a post‑quantum secure aggregation protocol built on code‑based homomorphic encryption under the Learning Parity with Noise (LPN) assumption. The design features a key‑ and message‑additive homomorphic scheme, a committee‑based decryptor realized via secret sharing, and a Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) optimisation that reduces communication costs. Security is analysed using a new Hint‑LPN assumption, shown equivalent to standard LPN, and experimental results indicate competitive performance, surpassing information‑theoretically secure protocols in specific regimes. A SageMath tool is released for parameter tuning, facilitating practical deployment.
Everyone Can Build AI Tools to Reclaim Time
🎤 Talk recap: How VCs & Teams Can Leverage AI and Automation I shared how AI can be used not in theory, not as hype — but as everyday leverage ⚙️ 📑 Slides from my talk at AI Skills’2026 Virtual...
IBM Releases Qiskit v2.3 with Expanded C API and Fault-Tolerant Primitives
IBM has launched Qiskit SDK version 2.3, emphasizing tighter integration with high‑performance computing and fault‑tolerant compilation pipelines. The update expands the C API with new QkDag and QkTarget objects, allowing custom transpiler passes in C, and introduces Rust‑driven performance gains...
YOKKAO Becomes the World’s Most Watched Fight Gear Brand With Over 45 Million Monthly Views
YOKKAO, the Thailand‑born Muay Thai gear maker, has become the world’s most‑watched fight‑gear brand, logging over 45 million video views each month and more than 500 million annually across its social‑media channels. The brand’s digital dominance stems from a relentless content engine that...
Space and Satellite Futures: How Is INTEGRASYS Strengthening Satellite Operations. Through Software-Defined Capability?
In this New Member Spotlight episode, SSPI host Tamara Bond‑Williams interviews INTEGRASYS CEO Álvaro Sánchez about the company's software‑defined approach to satellite operations. Sánchez explains how INTEGRASYS tackles interference mitigation, spectrum awareness, and operational resilience, enabling operators to make long‑term...
Astellas’ Okamura: The Bottleneck Isn’t Money — It’s Translation
Astellas CEO Naoki Okamura argues that Japan’s biotech sector is constrained more by the ability to translate scientific discoveries into market‑ready products than by a lack of capital. He outlines Astellas’ strategic focus on cell and gene therapies, a menopause...
Oportun CEO Vazquez to Step Down After Investor Pressure
Oportun Financial announced that long‑time CEO Raul Vazquez will step down by April 3, remaining as an advisor through July 3. The departure follows a two‑year campaign by activist investor Findell Capital, which accused Vazquez of costly acquisitions and a bloated cost...
How to Bootstrap a Business: Strategies From Founders Who’ve Done It
The episode explores how founders of Larroudé, Dapper Boi, and Province of Canada built successful brands on shoestring budgets by prioritizing speed, early validation, and DIY branding. Ricardo Larroudé leveraged tight capital allocation and in‑house production to secure wholesale orders...
Google Gemini and SAT Prep
The episode examines Google's rollout of free, AI‑powered SAT practice tests built on its Gemini model, highlighting how this service personalizes study experiences at no cost. Hosts discuss the broader debate around AI in education, weighing benefits like accessibility against...
Prompting Game Yields Concise, Creative Solutions Without Emojis
finally starting to see some longer solutions in KISS (prompting game), after disabling emojis and special characters. solutions still aren't quite like in the taboo game where you have to speak the hints, there are still a lot of acryonym/hacky solutions...
Colorado Springs Opposes Lawsuit to Keep Space Command HQ
Colorado’s Chamber & Economic Development Corp., along with the El Paso County Board and the Colorado Springs City Council, filed a brief opposing the state’s lawsuit aimed at keeping U.S. Space Command in Colorado. The lawsuit challenges former President Trump’s reversal...
X Experiments with Paid Promotion Tags In-Stream
X is testing in‑stream paid‑partnership tags that would let creators flag sponsored content directly within the feed. The feature would replace manual #ad disclosures with an automated tag, potentially offering brands performance analytics similar to those on rival platforms. This...
The Wild Card in the G12D Space
The KRAS G12D inhibitor market is heating up as Jiangsu Hengrui, Revolution Medicines and Genfleet announce early‑stage programs, joining Astellas, which first entered the clinic with a KRAS G12D degrader. A new Chinese biotech has released preliminary clinical data, claiming...
Hubble Uncovers the Secret of Blue Straggler Stars that Defy Aging
The Hubble Space Telescope’s ultraviolet survey of 48 Milky Way globular clusters has produced the largest catalog of blue straggler stars, exceeding 3,000 objects. Analysis shows these anomalously young‑looking stars are far more common in low‑density clusters than in crowded...
A New Optical Centrifuge Is Helping Physicists Probe the Mysteries of Superfluids
Physicists at the University of British Columbia and the University of Freiburg have demonstrated the first controlled rotation of molecules embedded in liquid‑helium nanodroplets using a novel optical centrifuge. By introducing a timed delay between laser pulses, the team achieved...
New Thermochromic Film Autonomously Switches Between Heating and Cooling for Year-Round Thermal Management
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have created a thermochromic composite film that autonomously toggles between passive heating and radiative cooling based on ambient temperature. The film embeds 4‑6 µm phase‑change microcapsules in a porous PVDF‑HFP matrix,...
Okta SSO Accounts Targeted in Vishing-Based Data Theft Attacks
Okta has identified a new wave of vishing‑based phishing kits sold as a service, allowing attackers to conduct live, voice‑driven credential theft. The kits let threat actors spoof corporate numbers, manipulate phishing pages in real time, and capture both passwords...
Are AI Agents Ready for the Workplace? A New Benchmark Raises Doubts
A new white‑collar benchmark called APEX‑Agents, released by Mercur, tests AI agents on real consulting, banking and legal tasks. Leading models, including Gemini 3 Flash and GPT‑5.2, achieved only about a quarter of queries correctly, with most responses wrong or missing. The...
Glucocorticoid Receptor Levels Link to Zebrafish Lateralization
Researchers have discovered that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression directly influences cerebral lateralization in zebrafish embryos. Using CRISPR‑mediated knock‑down and over‑expression assays, the team quantified asymmetrical gene‑expression patterns and behavioral turning bias. Zebrafish with elevated GR levels showed pronounced left‑right brain...
"Exactly the Opposite of What AI and Mission-Critical Workloads Require": Dell VP Says Recycling Enterprise SSDs to Save Costs Could...
Dell’s Vice President of Unstructured Data Solutions warned that reusing enterprise SSDs—often called flash reclamation—poses a serious reliability threat as AI and other mission‑critical workloads demand consistent, high‑performance storage. Recycled drives suffer accelerated wear, increasing the likelihood of component failure...
Doctors’ Views on AI Chatbots in Clinical Decisions
A recent survey of 1,200 physicians across the United States reveals that 68% view AI chatbots as useful adjuncts in clinical decision‑making, while 22% remain skeptical about their reliability. Doctors cite faster information retrieval and patient education as primary benefits,...
How to Manage Social Media Content Across Multiple Platforms
The episode explains how to efficiently manage social media content across multiple platforms by turning a single core idea into platform‑specific formats rather than reposting identical material. It outlines a workflow that starts with a central content plan, creates a...
Scaling PostgreSQL to Power 800M ChatGPT Users
OpenAI scaled a single‑primary Azure PostgreSQL flexible server to serve 800 million ChatGPT users, leveraging nearly 50 read‑replicas across global regions. By combining aggressive query tuning, connection pooling with PgBouncer, and off‑loading write‑heavy workloads to sharded Cosmos DB, the platform now handles...
PRDM16 Expression: Key Prognostic Factor in AML
A new multi‑institutional study identifies high PRDM16 expression as a powerful prognostic marker in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Analysis of over 500 patient transcriptomes shows that elevated PRDM16 correlates with significantly shorter overall survival and remains independent of established risk...
The Essential Reading Series: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The Essential Reading Series curates a dozen titles that map the scientific, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). From Carl Sagan’s fictional dramatization of a first contact signal to Jill Tarter’s biography of the field’s...
The ‘App’ Era Is Dying — Welcome to the ‘Agent’ Era
The article declares the end of the traditional app era, ushering in an “Instruct/Verify” era where users command AI agents to perform tasks. It outlines two parallel shifts – an interface shift turning super‑apps into conversational operating systems, and a...
Growth Trumps Efficiency in AI Era IPOs
A tough truth: getting more efficient, getting profitable, might have been necessary the past few years for many. But it also got you … nowhere. The markets still reward growth far more than efficiency. You do need both now when...
USP Develops Digital Quality Standards for Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is creating digital reference standards (dRS) and digitally structured compendial methods (dDS) to support digital‑first pharmaceutical workflows. These standards will be incorporated into the USP‑NF, allowing manufacturers to use machine‑readable data instead of physical materials....
Ten Data Insights Showing the Continued Rise of Climate Risk – and What Investors Should Lookout for in 2026
Bloomberg’s January 2026 analysis spotlights ten data‑driven signals that illustrate the accelerating financial impact of climate risk. A 10‑percentage‑point rise in modeled asset‑damage risk lifts a firm’s weighted‑average cost of capital by roughly 22 basis points, while Europe’s adaptation‑focused green‑bond issuance...
White House Uses AI to Alter Protester’s Face So That She’s Sobbing, Instead of Looking Brave, During Arrest
The White House shared an image on X that had been altered with generative AI to make civil‑rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong appear sobbing during her arrest, despite the original photo showing a stoic pose and bright pink lipstick. The...
Microsoft Releases VibeVoice-ASR: A Unified Speech-to-Text Model Designed to Handle 60-Minute Long-Form Audio in a Single Pass
Microsoft unveiled VibeVoice‑ASR, an open‑source speech‑to‑text model that processes up to 60 minutes of continuous audio in a single pass using a 64K‑token context. The model jointly performs automatic speech recognition, speaker diarization, and timestamping, delivering structured transcripts that capture who...
Oligodendrocyte Differentiation Holds Promise for MS Treatment Development
Johns Hopkins researchers led by Dwight Bergles uncovered that oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) continuously differentiate into myelinating oligodendrocytes, a process they term constitutive differentiation. Using cross‑species gene‑expression profiling, protein localization, and live‑mouse time‑lapse microscopy, they identified distinctive “dandelion clock‑like” extracellular...
20VC X SaaStr Are Back: If Figma Isn’t Good Enough, What Hope Is There? Plus OpenAI Ads, Elon Vs. Sam,...
The 20VC × SaaStr episode argues that public SaaS isn’t dying, it’s merely being sorted by growth and AI tailwinds. Companies like Figma still command high multiples, but any slowdown triggers steep valuation cuts. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s nascent ad business could unlock $25 billion...
Quantum Circuit Pruning Achieves 47.7% Fidelity Gain Via Smart Approximation
Researchers at Universitat Politècnica have introduced a routing‑aware pruning technique that removes small‑angle controlled rotations when the SWAP overhead outweighs their benefit. By evaluating fidelity loss from both the gate and the required routing, the method trims up to 48.6%...
Predicting Post-Induction Hypotension in Elderly with Echocardiography
A recent study demonstrates that pre‑operative transthoracic echocardiography can reliably predict post‑induction hypotension (PIH) in patients over 65. Specific echo metrics, especially markers of diastolic dysfunction, showed strong correlation with intra‑operative blood pressure drops. The predictive model achieved over 80%...
Huntington Eyes a Texas-Sized Growth Spurt in 2026
Huntington Bank closed its $12.7 billion Veritex deal and is finalizing the $53.5 billion Cadence acquisition, expanding its Texas footprint to 118 branches. The Texas moves are expected to lift 2026 loan growth to 11‑12% and deposit growth to 8‑9%, adding $34 billion...
Stingrays Inspire Smarter Ocean Robots: The Physics of Fin Motion
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have built robotic fins that replicate stingray swimming mechanics, revealing how the animals achieve precise maneuverability. High‑speed video and fluid‑dynamic modeling showed that subtle fin curvature and timing generate lift and thrust efficiently....
Accessing Water on Mars: Examining the Best Technologies for Future Missions
A new study in Advances in Space Research compares technologies for extracting water on Mars, focusing on subsurface ice, soil moisture, and atmospheric vapor. The analysis rates subsurface ice as the most viable long‑term source, while soil and air water...
Call for Abstracts for the NSS 2026 International Space Development Conference
The National Space Society is accepting abstract proposals for its International Space Development Conference (ISDC) from now until April 15, 2026. The event will take place June 4‑7, 2026 in McLean, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., under the theme “Space for...
SEPA Instant Payments Set to Surpass Traditional Transfers by 2030
New Celent‑Plaid research projects SEPA Instant Credit Transfers will overtake traditional credit transfers by 2030, reaching roughly 18% of euro‑zone transactions by 2035. The EU’s 2027 Instant Payments Regulation forces banks, EMIs and payment institutions to support instant euro payments,...
OpenAI CMO Responds to "Woke AI" Accusations by Citing Co-Founder Brockman's $25 Million MAGA Donation
OpenAI’s chief marketing officer, Kate Rouch, pushed back against accusations that the company is a "Woke AI" by highlighting her own Republican background and a $25 million MAGA donation from co‑founder Greg Brockman. The criticism originated from MAGA activist Katie Miller,...
LiveKit Raises $100M in Series C Funding at a $1 Billion Valuation
LiveKit announced a $100 million Series C round that values the San Francisco‑based real‑time communication platform at $1 billion. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures and Hanabi Capital. LiveKit will use the capital to...
KSAT Appoints Marte Indregard as New CEO
Global satellite ground network operator @KSAT_Kongsberg names Marte Indregard as new CEO, replaceing Rolf Skatteboe, who after being CEO for 25 years is moving to a new position at @KOGDefence. Indregard has been head of KSat ground segment. https://t.co/6l7fq7ICK5
Shopify Partners Record In‑person Podcast Episode Next Month
Two smart @Shopify partners coming to the studio next month to record in person for The Unofficial Shopify Podcast. IRL hits different. https://t.co/F9J0BU4qre
LivsMed Completes Korean IPO to Accelerate Remote Robotic Surgery
LivsMed completed a KOSDAQ IPO, raising ₩135.9 billion ($94 million) and achieving a $1 billion market valuation. The proceeds will fund a new production base, R&D, and global expansion of its minimally invasive surgical portfolio. The company showcased its STARK robotic system in...
How Machine Learning Improves Satellite Object Tracking
Machine learning is now central to satellite‑object tracking, where algorithms scan thousands of orbital coordinates to flag collision risks far earlier than traditional radar. With over 12,000 active satellites, manual monitoring is infeasible, prompting platforms like Orb to blend telescope,...
Early Diagnosis Key to Managing Developmental Disorders
Early diagnosis is emerging as the linchpin for effective management of developmental disorders, with recent studies showing that interventions before age three dramatically improve functional outcomes. A multinational cohort of 12,000 infants revealed a 25% boost in adaptive behavior scores...
Temu Challenges Amazon’s Cross-Border Ecommerce Market Share in 2025
Temu captured roughly 24% of cross‑border ecommerce sales in 2025, matching Amazon as the leading seller in that segment. The surge follows a sub‑1% share in 2022 and a high‑profile Super Bowl campaign in early 2023. IPC data shows shoppers...
Telesat Calls Creditor Lawsuits ‘Without Merit’
Telesat announced that lawsuits filed by creditors over its September 2025 equity distribution are "without merit." The suits, brought in New York and Ontario, claim the company moved its Low‑Earth Orbit Lightspeed assets to shield them from creditors holding 90%...
Space Force Expands to Protect Vulnerable Satellites
As satellites become targets, Space Force plans for growth and a broader role https://t.co/yHrJxOA9eN https://t.co/uqcBL3BAUD
