AI Model that Found 370 Exoplanets Now Digs Into TESS Data
NASA’s Ames team upgraded its open‑source AI tool ExoMiner to ExoMiner++, now trained on both Kepler and TESS data. In its first run the model flagged roughly 7,000 TESS signals as exoplanet candidates, expanding the catalog beyond the 370 planets previously validated with the original version. The software is freely available on GitHub, enabling researchers worldwide to mine the growing public archives. Future releases aim to detect transit signals directly from raw data and support upcoming missions such as the Roman Space Telescope.
Dark Energy Survey Scientists Release Analysis of All Six Years of Survey Data
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) has released a comprehensive analysis that merges all six years of observations, covering 669 million galaxies across an eighth of the sky. By jointly exploiting weak lensing, galaxy clustering, baryon acoustic oscillations, and Type‑Ia supernovae, the...
Microsoft Releases Open-Source Quantum Development Tools for Error Correction and Chemistry
Microsoft unveiled an updated, open‑source Quantum Development Kit that integrates with VS Code, GitHub Copilot, and supports Q#, OpenQASM, Qiskit, and Cirq, enabling seamless movement from local simulation to Azure cloud execution. The release highlights two new domain libraries: QDK for Chemistry,...
Vaonis Hestia Smartphone-Powered Telescope Review
The Vaonis Hestia is a lightweight, smartphone‑powered lens that turns any phone into a low‑cost imaging tool for the Moon, Sun and bright stars. It lacks a built‑in computer or motors, relying on the free Gravity app for exposure control,...
UAE Group Pensions: Designing Digital-First Savings
Insurers, employers, and technology providers in the UAE are transitioning from discussion to deployment of digital‑first group pension programmes as recent gratuity reforms shift end‑of‑service benefits toward funded pensions. Kidbrooke’s analysis shows that flexibility, modularity and user‑friendly design are now...
Honest Board Management Beats Optimistic Theater
Here are a few take-aways from the early days of scaling at Okta with their co-founder, Frederic Kerrest . 1. Managing the board: Demonstrated control over the business versus optimistic theater Early in my career, I thought my job with...
Simulation Quality, Not Solvers, Drives Embodied AI Success
🎙️ Steve Xie, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Lightwheel , building the simulation and synthetic data layer powering the next generation of embodied AI and humanoid robotics. In this episode, Steve shares a rare founder journey that starts...
L3Harris to Supply Imager for Korean Geostationary Weather Satellite
L3Harris Technologies secured a contract to supply the primary 18‑channel GEO‑KOMPSAT Meteorological Imager for the Korean Meteorological Administration’s next‑generation geostationary weather satellite, awarded through LIG Nex1. The sensor will enhance detection of clouds, snow, moisture and fog, improving forecast accuracy across...
Spade Demonstrates Superior Sub-Rayleigh Source Discrimination with Two Incoherent Points
Scientists have experimentally demonstrated sub‑Rayleigh source discrimination using spatial‑mode demultiplexing (SPADE) combined with a Bayesian inference framework. The approach leverages relative‑belief (RB) analysis to update prior hypotheses and provides a clear RBₖ = 1 threshold for supporting alternative source models. Experiments with...
Isar Postpones 2nd Spectrum Rocket Launch Attempt, No New Date Set
Isar Aerospace cancelled its second attempt to launch the Spectrum rocket from Norway’s Andoya spaceport after detecting a pressurization‑valve fault. The company said it will assess a new launch window but gave no specific date, suggesting a delay that could...
How to Build a Personal Brand on Instagram From Scratch
The episode breaks down a step‑by‑step method for building a personal brand on Instagram, emphasizing the importance of a narrow, clearly defined niche and the use of a few recurring content formats to create familiarity and reduce burnout. It highlights...
Nordstrom to Move Downtown Seattle Rack Store to Historic Building
Nordstrom is relocating its downtown Seattle Rack store to a nearby historic building, creating a 39,000‑square‑foot off‑price space that will open in spring 2027. The move highlights Rack’s role as a growth engine within Nordstrom’s broader strategy, contrasting with rivals that...
CEOs Know AI Is Important. But What Should They Do with It?
A Virtuous AI and Chief Executive Group survey of over 300 mid‑market CEOs shows 98.5% believe AI adds value, yet only 7% have a company‑wide AI strategy. More than half are still in pilot phases and a third have merely explored...
2025 Novel Small Molecule FDA Drug Approvals
In 2025 the FDA approved 31 novel small‑molecule drugs, representing 67% of all new drug launches and a slight decline from the previous year. Oncology dominated the portfolio with nine approvals, while 29% were first‑in‑class therapies and 22% received accelerated...
Hawk Launches Analytics Studio to Streamline AI Model Governance
Hawk has introduced Analytics Studio, an AI lifecycle management platform aimed at banks and payment firms tackling anti‑money laundering and fraud. The solution bundles pre‑built financial‑crime model templates, copilot‑guided creation, performance dashboards and automated documentation to speed regulator‑ready deployments. It...
Store Openings Slowed in 2025
Retail store openings stalled in fiscal 2025, expanding only 0.7% year‑over‑year, according to Telsey Advisory Group. The slowdown follows tighter capital‑expenditure plans and macro‑economic uncertainty. Forecasts show a rebound in 2026 with net openings rising 1.4%, driven by beauty, off‑price...
NASAA Wants to Stop Non Exchange Secondary Trading Under Reg A
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has publicly opposed the Restoring the Secondary Trading Market Act, which seeks to pre‑empt state regulation of off‑exchange secondary trades for Regulation A and Regulation CF securities. The bill, currently in markup, aims to improve...
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SaasRise CEO Mastermind Recaps for the Week of Jan 19 - 22, 2026
The SaaSRise weekly mastermind for Jan 19‑22, 2026 delivered a rapid‑fire set of recommendations for growth‑stage SaaS founders. Key themes included scaling outbound efforts with selective AI‑driven personalization, streamlining leadership hires and EOS adoption, and leveraging AI coding tools to accelerate development....
What the Agentic Web Means for Brands
OpenAI’s launch of Atlas signals the rise of an agentic web where AI completes tasks and represents users, reshaping how brands are discovered online. Gartner predicts traditional search traffic could fall up to 25% by 2026 as AI‑driven intermediaries grow....
NordSpace Receives $335k Grant for Additive Manufacturing Development
Markham‑based NordSpace has secured up to $335,000 from the NRC IRAP to advance additive manufacturing for its rocket engines. The company will work with Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology and engineering firm SWMS to integrate high‑speed laser deposition and...
AnswerThis (YC F25) Is Hiring
AnswerThis, a Y Combinator‑backed AI agent orchestration startup, has reached $1 million ARR in just eight months and serves over 200,000 daily users from institutions like Stanford and MIT. The company is building a system of record for scientists that integrates...
The 5 Biggest Rumored Upgrades Coming to Your iPhone in iOS 27 – Including the Long-Awaited New Siri
Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 is shaping up as an AI‑centric overhaul, highlighted by a completely rebuilt Siri powered by Google’s Gemini. The update may also introduce a subscription‑based Health+ service with a health‑focused chatbot, an AI‑enhanced Calendar app, and 5G‑enabled satellite...
Home Robots Are Coming Faster than You Think, with Sunday's Tony Zhao
In this episode Alex and Ellis dissect the hype surrounding robotics and the practical challenges of building useful home robots, before interviewing Tony Zhao, founder of Sunday Robotics. Zhao explains how their robot Memo is trained using real-world data collected...
The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI executives, is embroiled in a leadership crisis. Co‑founders Barrett Zoph, Luke Metz and researcher Sam Schoenholz, dissatisfied with the company’s slow product rollout and stalled $50 billion valuation fundraising, demanded a...
Own Your Money: Monthly Spot-Checks Prevent Financial Disasters
Financial Commandment #1: Your money, your responsibility. Running @ecomfuelco for 12+ years, I've watched hundreds of store owners behind the scenes. The ones who blow up often have one thing in common: they're mentally checked-out financially. Not the work. The ownership. Big...
Print on Demand Quality Control Tips for 2026
Print‑on‑demand (POD) sellers must treat quality control as a core business function, not an afterthought. The guide stresses regular sample orders, high‑resolution design files, and matching each product to a specialist provider. It also recommends systematic review of customer feedback,...
AI Coding & AI Design in 2026: How to Re-Build Your Existing SaaS App with AI
Founders are rebuilding SaaS platforms with AI coding tools like Claude Code, slashing months‑long rewrites to weeks or days. The author’s Pulse.bot project demonstrates a production‑grade app built almost entirely by AI with minimal human oversight. Claude Code excels at system‑level refactoring,...
Montana State University’s QCORE Secures $31.5 Million AFRL Contract for Quantum Infrastructure
Montana State University’s Quantum Collaborative Research and Education (QCORE) facility secured a $31.5 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to expand quantum infrastructure, including test beds for superconducting and photonic quantum computers, cryogenic labs, and secure network systems. The...
Adoption Speed, Not Code, Is New Development Bottleneck
Here’s what often gets missed when people think about AI coding. The code may now be free, but the learnings of what to build (and what to build *next*) and how to build it are bottlenecked by the same set...
FDIC Adds Banker to Regulatory Appeals Board in Final Rule
The FDIC issued a final rule revamping its supervisory appeals process, mandating that the three‑member panel include at least one former banker alongside a supervisory‑experience member. The rule also broadens banks' appellate rights, allowing challenges to supervisory determinations that underpin...
Inside the Explosion of Banking Charter Applications
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) saw a surge of charter applications in 2025, matching the volume of the previous four years combined. Driven by fintechs and non‑bank firms seeking de novo, national‑trust, and industrial‑loan‑company charters, six applicants...
Autodesk To Cut 1,000 Jobs
Autodesk announced it will cut approximately 1,000 jobs, about 7% of its global workforce, as the final stage of a multi‑year restructuring. The layoffs focus primarily on customer‑facing sales roles, reflecting a shift toward a more digital, data‑driven selling model....
Nexus Launches Global Platform for Verified Quantum and Deep-Tech Investment
Nexus unveiled a global platform, built with Global Quantum Intelligence, to connect quantum and deep‑tech startups with verified investors, adding a technical verification layer that audits claims and benchmarks performance. The service, already hosting over 45 companies and $350 million in...
FDA Lays Out New Path to Speed Development of Multiple Myeloma Drugs
The FDA released new guidance allowing accelerated approval of multiple myeloma therapies based on minimal residual disease (MRD) or complete response endpoints. This shift lets sponsors use single‑arm or randomized trials focused on deep molecular responses, reducing the need for...
Webb Telescope Reveals Galaxy Cluster's Gravity Warping Light From Distant Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a new image of the massive galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, located about 5 billion light‑years away in Leo. The picture showcases dramatic gravitational lensing, with background galaxies stretched into arcs and jelly‑like shapes, including a previously...
Governing Cybersecurity in the AI Era -Pwc Workshop 2026
PwC‑affiliated firm A.F. Ferguson & Co. hosted a one‑day masterclass titled “Governing Cybersecurity in the AI Era – Digital Trust, Risk & Resilience” on 22 January 2026 in Karachi. More than 100 senior technology and business leaders, including CISOs, CIOs and CFOs,...
Product Tours Create Habit‑forming Moments in Apps
Another interesting question that happened recently on SuperMe , asking about how product tours can help build habit forming moments in a product. Great takes from Ben Williams Erika Warren Daniel Chu Brian Balfour Elena Verna Hila Qu 曲卉 Lauryn...
The Upside Down Is Real: What Stranger Things Teaches Us About Modern Cybersecurity
The article likens modern cybersecurity challenges to the Upside Down world of Stranger Things, using the show’s portals as a metaphor for today’s sprawling attack surface. It stresses that every IoT, cloud, or OT connection acts as a hidden entry point...
AI-Native B2B Apps Are Redefining the Software Landscape
Will B2B software survive the AI era? The last platform shift, on-prem to cloud, created a wave of new category winners. Salesforce, Workday, NetSuite, HubSpot, and GitHub were all native-cloud companies. But the signals are different this time. Foundational models...
New ACIP Chair Questions Polio Vaccines, Rejects Established Science
The new chair of the #ACIP was on the Why Should I Trust You? podcast. The interview was ... enlightening. Among other things, Kirk Milhoan seemed to question whether kids still need to be vaccinated against polio & said he...
Microsoft Teams to Add Brand Impersonation Warnings to Calls
Microsoft Teams will introduce a "Brand Impersonation Protection" feature that flags first‑time external VoIP callers attempting to pose as trusted organizations. The protection rolls out to the targeted release ring in mid‑February and is enabled by default, displaying high‑risk warnings...
400+ Tax Rate Changes Demand New Compliance Checklist
The first week of 2026 brought over 400 sales tax rate changes across the U.S. That alone should tell you something: whatever setup worked last year probably isn’t enough anymore. Here’s the checklist I’d use to make sure compliance doesn’t become a...
Agency's Year-Long Shopify Migration Finally Completed
The cobbler's children have no shoes. Our agency site re-migration to Shopify has taken over a year because client work keeps jumping the queue. Finally crossing the finish line. https://t.co/Gq4c1fQJKU
10Web WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin Vulnerability via @Sejournal, @Martinibuster
A vulnerability in the Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to delete image comments. The flaw stems from a missing capability check in the delete_comment() function and affects all versions up to 1.8.36, primarily the Pro edition...
Blue Origin Unveils 5,400‑satellite TeraWave Communications Network
Two months after launching New Glenn for the second time, @blueorigin has unveiled its latest project. TeraWave is a 5,408-bird, multi-orbit communications constellation designed specifically to serve enterprise and government customers. https://t.co/Whds6kmLE0
Blue Origin Counts Down New Shepard‑38, Launch Imminent
Blue Origin has picked up the count for New Shepard-38, launch in just over 1 minute.
SpinQ Technology Secures Hundreds of Millions of RMB in Series C Funding for Superconducting Scale-Up
SpinQ Technology announced a Series C round that raised hundreds of millions of RMB, earmarked for scaling its superconducting quantum chip line and advancing error‑correction, measurement, and control hardware toward a 100‑qubit processor. The funding supports a dual‑track strategy: exporting portable,...
INC Ransomware Opsec Fail Allowed Data Recovery for 12 US Orgs
Researchers from Cyber Centaurs uncovered an operational security slip in the INC ransomware campaign that exposed the gang's backup infrastructure. By tracing Restic backup tool artifacts and hard‑coded credentials, they located encrypted exfiltrated data belonging to twelve unrelated U.S. organizations across...
Pave Finance Integrates with Fidelity to Automate RIA Workflows
Pave Finance announced a direct integration with Fidelity, enabling registered investment advisors to link client accounts to Pave’s platform without moving assets. The connection automates portfolio construction, ongoing management and trade execution, leveraging Pave’s ten‑year‑tested Asset Intelligence Layer. Advisors can...
Reebok Names KAROL G Global Brand Ambassador as It Relaunches Classics Line
Reebok has appointed Grammy‑winning artist KAROL G as its global brand ambassador to spearhead the relaunch of the Classics line. The partnership centers on the “Born Classic. Worn for Life.” campaign and a spring/summer 2026 collection featuring 100 % garment‑leather sneakers priced...
