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Europe Is Coming After Infinite Scroll – TikTok's Endless Feed Is Now a Legal Problem
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Europe Is Coming After Infinite Scroll – TikTok's Endless Feed Is Now a Legal Problem

The European Commission has formally accused TikTok of designing its endless‑scroll feed to be addictive, especially for minors, and is treating this as a systemic risk under the Digital Services Act. The preliminary ruling targets infinite scroll, algorithmic recommendations and...

By TechSpot
From Soyuz to the Stars: A Roscosmos Trivia Quiz
NewsFeb 15, 2026

From Soyuz to the Stars: A Roscosmos Trivia Quiz

The article presents a Roscosmos‑focused trivia quiz that highlights the agency’s Soviet heritage and its contemporary role in spaceflight. It notes that the modern Russian space agency was established in 1992 and that the Vostochny Cosmodrome was built to lessen...

By Space.com
Miliband Targets The Sky With Radical Plan To Beam Energy From Space
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Miliband Targets The Sky With Radical Plan To Beam Energy From Space

Britain’s new net‑zero roadmap, championed by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, proposes orbiting solar power stations to supply the UK with continuous, large‑scale electricity. The government‑commissioned study outlines ultra‑light satellites that convert sunlight to microwave beams, received by ground rectennas. Early...

By Orbital Today
Report: Crowded Orbits – A Call to Action on Space Debris
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Report: Crowded Orbits – A Call to Action on Space Debris

The World Economic Forum and the Center for Space Futures released a report warning that orbital congestion has surged as commercial launches multiply, raising collision risk to 29% in certain altitude bands by 2032. The study, produced with the Saudi...

By Leonard David’s Inside Outer Space
Making the Business Case Amidst the Rapid Proliferation of Advanced Fleet Technology and Digital Innovations
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Making the Business Case Amidst the Rapid Proliferation of Advanced Fleet Technology and Digital Innovations

Commercial fleets are entering a rapid digital transformation, with AI‑driven analytics, connected‑vehicle platforms, and software‑defined trucks promising predictive maintenance, condition‑based service, and over‑the‑air updates. Operators can now forecast failures days in advance, shift from fixed service intervals, and make data‑backed...

By Transport Topics – Technology
How to Structure Your Shopify Product Data for AI Agents: The Complete Optimization Guide
BlogFeb 15, 2026

How to Structure Your Shopify Product Data for AI Agents: The Complete Optimization Guide

In this episode, Steve Hutt walks Shopify merchants through a complete framework for structuring product data so AI agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity can understand, recommend, and even complete purchases. He explains the AI evaluation process, prioritizes Tier 1 and...

By eCommerce Fastlane
Instant Tech Measures Figure Skaters' Jumps at Olympics
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Instant Tech Measures Figure Skaters' Jumps at Olympics

Noticed anything different at this year’s Olympics figure skating judging? New tech tools are allowing instantaneous measurement of athletes’ jump heights, air times, and landing speeds. https://spectrum.ieee.org/winter-olympics-2026-tech

By IEEE Spectrum Threads
AI Analyzes My Behavior, Turns Results Into Minimalist Infographic
SocialFeb 15, 2026

AI Analyzes My Behavior, Turns Results Into Minimalist Infographic

i tried the chatgpt interview question on myself and turned it into an infographic ask chatgpt, "based on my past conversations, can you analyze my behavioral tendencies" take it to gemini, "create a minimalistic infographic about > that summarizes the information below....

By Yohei Nakajima
Trump's Greenland Grab Is Part of a New Space Race – and the Stakes Are Getting Higher
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Trump's Greenland Grab Is Part of a New Space Race – and the Stakes Are Getting Higher

President Trump’s push to expand U.S. presence in Greenland highlights the island’s emerging role as a strategic gateway for space operations. High‑latitude launch sites in Greenland enable efficient polar and sun‑synchronous orbits, making the territory attractive to private launch firms...

By Space.com
AI Overload Overwhelms Marketers: Find Calm Amid Chaos
SocialFeb 15, 2026

AI Overload Overwhelms Marketers: Find Calm Amid Chaos

We've never been given more tools than ever before to do our jobs in marketing. With the proliferation of AI everything should become easier, faster. And yet, I feel more overwhelmed than ever before in my entire adult working life which...

By David Herrmann
How Shopify Bundles Drive 55% AOV Increases: The Complete Bundle Strategy Guide
BlogFeb 15, 2026

How Shopify Bundles Drive 55% AOV Increases: The Complete Bundle Strategy Guide

In this episode, the host breaks down how strategic product bundling on Shopify can lift average order value (AOV) by up to 55% and boost revenue per user by 86%, using case studies like HiSmile, Coconu, and Maev. The discussion...

By eCommerce Fastlane
The New Space Station Gold Rush: Which Companies Are Actually Ready for LEO?
NewsFeb 15, 2026

The New Space Station Gold Rush: Which Companies Are Actually Ready for LEO?

The International Space Station will retire by 2030, prompting a surge of private firms racing to build replacement outposts in low‑Earth orbit. Vast Space plans to launch its single‑module Haven‑1 in early 2027, while Axiom Space is incrementally adding modules...

By New Space Economy
Saudi‑US Biotech Tie Is Just a Pay‑for‑promotion Scheme
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Saudi‑US Biotech Tie Is Just a Pay‑for‑promotion Scheme

This is not a Saudi-USA Biotech Alliance, it’s a Saudi @DrPatrick $IBRX “you pay we pay” marketing campaign. Anktiva is stalled in the US because he can’t generate the clinical data to move the drug forward, so he goes to...

By Adam Feuerstein
Former Sales Chief at Drone Giant DJI Detained in Bribery Investigation
PodcastFeb 15, 2026

Former Sales Chief at Drone Giant DJI Detained in Bribery Investigation

Former DJI sales vice‑president Yuan was detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of accepting large bribes. The investigation, reported by Jiemian News, alleges "huge amounts of illicit gains" during his 2019‑2024 tenure overseeing global sales. This follows DJI’s 2019 internal...

By sUAS News
Three Red Flags of Non‑Idempotent Data Pipelines
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Three Red Flags of Non‑Idempotent Data Pipelines

From Zach Wilson, three signs your pipeline isn't idempotent: 1. It uses INSERT INTO instead of INSERT OVERWRITE or MERGE 2. Date filters have "date > start" but no "date < end" - this causes exponential backfill costs 3. Source tables are always...

By SSP Data
What Are the Dangers of Moon Dust?
NewsFeb 15, 2026

What Are the Dangers of Moon Dust?

Moon dust, the fine fraction of lunar regolith, is uniquely sharp, abrasive, chemically reactive, and electrostatically charged, making it a multi‑domain hazard for human health and hardware. Apollo missions documented irritation to eyes, lungs, and skin, as well as accelerated...

By New Space Economy
Visibility Alone Won’t Drive Sales Without Brand Trust
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Visibility Alone Won’t Drive Sales Without Brand Trust

Showing up in an AI overview is a form of distribution and not necessarily consideration. It’s highly potentially valuable, in the same way that getting on the shelf at Walmart creates big opportunity potential, but for many product that alone...

By Liam Moroney
What Are the Impacts of GNSS Outages?
NewsFeb 15, 2026

What Are the Impacts of GNSS Outages?

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) outages are emerging as a systemic risk for modern infrastructure, affecting both positioning and, critically, precise timing. Interference such as jamming and spoofing can disrupt multiple constellations simultaneously, while system‑level faults can degrade services worldwide....

By New Space Economy
Best-Selling Nonfiction Books About Space Stations
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Best-Selling Nonfiction Books About Space Stations

The article surveys the most popular nonfiction titles that focus on space stations, highlighting memoirs, human‑factors science, and technical “how‑it‑works” books. It explains how these works prioritize lived experience, routine operations, and system explanations over pure engineering detail. The piece...

By New Space Economy
Flickstop
BlogFeb 15, 2026

Flickstop

On February 15, 2026, a blog post announced the first deployment of the Toumai robotic surgery system at Orsi Academy. The post features an image of a surgeon in blue scrubs operating the robot from a console, underscoring the hands‑on...

By SurgRob
AI, the SEC, and the 2026 Reporting Season | The D&O Diary
BlogFeb 15, 2026

AI, the SEC, and the 2026 Reporting Season | The D&O Diary

The SEC announced an AI Task Force led by a newly appointed Chief AI Officer to centralize responsible AI integration across the agency, backed by a 2025 AI Compliance Plan aligned with OMB guidance. This internal effort signals a durable,...

By Securities Docket
Synthetic Data Ceiling Threatens Future AI Progress
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Synthetic Data Ceiling Threatens Future AI Progress

Stack Overflow raised this generation of AI. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini… they all grew up on human-written code, answers, debates, and mistakes. That human data was the fuel. Now the weird part: More and more content online is generated by models. Future models will increasingly train...

By Louis Bouchard
Growth Requires Custom Strategies, Not One‑Size Solutions
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Growth Requires Custom Strategies, Not One‑Size Solutions

We currently oversee $17M+ in monthly ad-spend and one thing that is consistent is that most brands take a different strategy / creative framework to work. No-one is the same... There's similarities etc... but overall the brand core fundamentals are...

By Kody Nordquist
NASA Launches Twin Rocket Missions From Alaska to Study Mysterious Black Auroras
NewsFeb 15, 2026

NASA Launches Twin Rocket Missions From Alaska to Study Mysterious Black Auroras

NASA launched two sub‑orbital sounding rockets from Alaska’s Poker Flat Research Range to investigate the electrical dynamics of auroras. The BADASS mission reached 224 miles altitude to study rare black auroras, while the GNEISS mission deployed twin rockets to 198...

By Space.com
A Million-Satellite Constellation, and Tough Sledding for Space Tourism
PodcastFeb 15, 202614 min

A Million-Satellite Constellation, and Tough Sledding for Space Tourism

The episode explores SpaceX’s ambitious filing to launch up to one million satellites as an orbital data center, positioning the company toward a Kardashev Type II vision and highlighting regulatory waivers and the link to Elon Musk’s AI venture. It then...

By Ex Terra: The Journal of Space Commerce
From Time-Based HVAC to Evidence-Based Reality
BlogFeb 15, 2026

From Time-Based HVAC to Evidence-Based Reality

The article argues that traditional building automation systems (BAS) conflate measurement, control, and reporting, making performance data inferential rather than verifiable. It proposes adding an independent, time‑bounded evidence layer that records environmental conditions without influence from optimization logic. This governed...

By AutomatedBuildings.com
Credit Pushes Guests Toward
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Credit Pushes Guests Toward

Credit almost always leads to people spending more. From Airbnb's Q4 earnings: "Reserve Now, Pay Later saw significant adoption among eligible guests in Q4. It's also led to longer booking lead times and a mix shift towards larger entire homes, especially those...

By Thomas Chua (Steady Compounding)
CFOs Embrace Agentic AI for Strategy, Shy From Treasury Risks
SocialFeb 15, 2026

CFOs Embrace Agentic AI for Strategy, Shy From Treasury Risks

How Agentic AI Went From Zero to CFO Test Runs in 90 Days survey by @pymnts https://t.co/6MXgAdb3Fx Enterprise CFOs in the US are interested in using agentic AI for strategic planning, but cautious about using it for treasury, risk and compliance. https://t.co/2NioUOuMrE

By Efi Pylarinou
China Launches AI-Driven Satellite Constellation to Transform Space Computing
NewsFeb 15, 2026

China Launches AI-Driven Satellite Constellation to Transform Space Computing

China’s Zhejiang Lab has deployed a 12‑satellite AI‑driven constellation, the first phase of its Three‑Body Computing Constellation. The satellites host two 8‑billion‑parameter AI models for remote sensing and astronomical analysis, and have demonstrated inter‑satellite networking and on‑orbit data processing. In...

By Orbital Today
AI-Powered Accounting Firm Launches Real-Time, Audit-Ready Service
SocialFeb 15, 2026

AI-Powered Accounting Firm Launches Real-Time, Audit-Ready Service

.@Balance1189951 is an AI accounting firm for SMBs delivering real-time, audit-ready bookkeeping and accounting - run by AI, signed off by real accountants. Their agents pull in your financial context and automate your entire back-office finance. Congrats on the launch @mathiaslovring, @EmilMunkD,...

By YCombinator
Squidiff Predicts Cell Development and Perturbation Responses
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Squidiff Predicts Cell Development and Perturbation Responses

Nature Methods: Squidiff: predicting cellular development and responses to perturbations using a diffusion model from single cell data https://t.co/MqJxhiRJDD https://t.co/cV0IwwFABZ

By Ming Tang
Bytedance's Seedance 2.0 Is so Good at Copying Disney Characters the Company Calls It a "Virtual Smash-and-Grab"
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Bytedance's Seedance 2.0 Is so Good at Copying Disney Characters the Company Calls It a "Virtual Smash-and-Grab"

Bytedance’s new AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, can recreate Disney, Marvel and Star Wars characters with photorealistic fidelity, prompting Disney to issue a cease‑and‑desist letter that calls the practice a “virtual smash‑and‑grab.” The tool is already flooding social media with short...

By THE DECODER
Consolidate AI Projects for High‑Value, Measurable Impact
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Consolidate AI Projects for High‑Value, Measurable Impact

If you're serious about AI in 2026, start killing or consolidating scattered experiments and back a smaller set of high-value use cases with clear ownership, metrics, and governance. Less chaos, more compounding value. #CIO #AI https://t.co/VtuS5rQ0ZG

By Isaac Sacolick
Roskosmos Preps Progress MS-33 for Site 31 Return
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Roskosmos Preps Progress MS-33 for Site 31 Return

Roskosmos resumes processing of the Progress MS-33 cargo ship in Baikonur in anticipation of the return to flight from the restored Site 31 after the service platform collapse last year: https://t.co/mN4Hi2mIUG https://t.co/dpnK9COwOB

By Anatoly Zak
The Great Computer Science Exodus (and Where Students Are Going Instead)
NewsFeb 15, 2026

The Great Computer Science Exodus (and Where Students Are Going Instead)

University of California campuses reported a 6 % drop in traditional computer‑science enrollment last year, the first decline since the dot‑com crash, even as overall college enrollment rose 2 % nationally. Students are increasingly choosing AI‑focused majors, a shift echoed by Chinese...

By TechCrunch AI
Ed Lee Forecasted AI Class-Action Lawsuits in 2023
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Ed Lee Forecasted AI Class-Action Lawsuits in 2023

shout-out to @edleeprof for totally calling the class-action angle for AI lawsuits ahead of the curve in 2023! https://t.co/MwA9eSRAua

By Andrew Arruda
Shift AI Focus From Pilots to Measurable ROI
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Shift AI Focus From Pilots to Measurable ROI

RT Boards are asking, “Where is the ROI?” not “How many pilots do you have?” This session is about moving from experimentation theater to outcome‑driven AI portfolios. #CIO #AI @Star_CIO https://t.co/xfrVmpSIJN

By Isaac Sacolick
Qatar Development Bank Expands Investment Program to QAR 1 Billion as Demand Surges
NewsFeb 15, 2026

Qatar Development Bank Expands Investment Program to QAR 1 Billion as Demand Surges

Qatar Development Bank announced an expansion of its Startup Qatar Investment Program to QAR 1 billion (≈$275 million) by 2030, an eight‑fold increase in capital allocation. The surge follows more than 6,000 startup applications in the past three years, reflecting strong regional...

By The Fintech Times
Pick a Bioinformatics Tool and Just Start
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Pick a Bioinformatics Tool and Just Start

🧵 Stop searching for the "perfect" bioinformatics tool. You're wasting time. Here's why picking something and moving forward beats endless comparison. https://t.co/cffR3dJaoQ

By Ming Tang
AI Boosts Efficiency While Keeping People Central
SocialFeb 15, 2026

AI Boosts Efficiency While Keeping People Central

Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to improve operational efficiency, helping organizations refine processes, reduce friction, and take informed decisions while keeping systems coherent and people central. Microblog @antgrasso #AI #OperationalEfficiency https://t.co/oIHE3UloUH

By Antonio Grasso
AI Must Pass “Galileo Test” To Discern Truth
SocialFeb 15, 2026

AI Must Pass “Galileo Test” To Discern Truth

AI must pass, in general, the “Galileo” test: even if almost all the training data repeats falsehoods, it must nonetheless see the truth

By Elon Musk
Post‑Purchase Friction Is the Real Brand Killer
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Post‑Purchase Friction Is the Real Brand Killer

Misunderstood Marketing - : The Delonghi-Bosch Pivot: Why Post-Purchase Friction is the Real Brand Killer https://t.co/9vxehhnI4s

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Fluency, Not AI Smarts, Undermines Human Judgment
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Fluency, Not AI Smarts, Undermines Human Judgment

Human judgment is under threat not because AI is smart, but because we confuse fluency with understanding https://t.co/sLuxpkk0uz

By Satya Mallick
AI Readiness Demands Systems Thinking, Not Just Tools
SocialFeb 15, 2026

AI Readiness Demands Systems Thinking, Not Just Tools

AI-ready ≠ tool-ready. This cheatsheet shows the real shift: Models → Systems Prompts → Planning Outputs → Outcomes Agentic AI rewards systems thinkers — not tool collectors. https://t.co/znKBGW7izi

By Giuliano Liguori
Empower Employees, Not Just Automate, to Meet Expectations
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Empower Employees, Not Just Automate, to Meet Expectations

Automation alone is not the answer. Institutions that replace people instead of empowering them will struggle to meet rising customer expectations. https://t.co/3KhyMMpnPe

By Jim Marous
Companies Shift From AI Experiments to Delegating Tasks
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Companies Shift From AI Experiments to Delegating Tasks

A growing share of organizations are no longer just experimenting with artificial intelligence, they’re beginning to delegate work to it. “How to navigate the age of agentic AI” 👉 https://t.co/Eh8T7HY4Ps via @MITSloan #AI #DigitalTransformation #GenAI #IoT #5G #MWC26 #FutureOfWork #GLMC

By Harold Sinnott
AI Native Leverages Agents to Fill Data Gaps
SocialFeb 15, 2026

AI Native Leverages Agents to Fill Data Gaps

AI Naive: use agents to try to solve the problem. AI Native: use agents to fix the missing data and scattered context that make the problem hard.

By Sarah Guo
Repeat Purchases Matter More than High Margins
SocialFeb 15, 2026

Repeat Purchases Matter More than High Margins

I lost $13k on a tech gadget with 'insane margins.' Nobody bought it. I tested a consumable with thin margins. Scaled to $70k/month on repeat orders. The market doesn't care about your margin goals. It cares about repeat purchases. Test...

By Kamil Sattar
US Controls Slow China, Ignite Homegrown Chip Drive
SocialFeb 15, 2026

US Controls Slow China, Ignite Homegrown Chip Drive

NYT: "While Washington’s export controls have slowed China’s chip development, they have added fuel to Beijing’s decade-long push to make strategic technologies like semiconductors and A.I. entirely at home." https://t.co/OcHRXob06N

By Michael Pettis