Pro-AI Super PACs Are Already All In on the Midterms
Silicon Valley is channeling tens of millions of dollars into the 2026 midterm elections through a new wave of AI‑focused super PACs, aiming to block state‑level AI regulations and promote a unified national framework. The flagship PAC, Leading the Future, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, has raised over $100 million, while Meta has launched two state‑level super PACs to support pro‑AI candidates. Opposing groups such as the bipartisan Public First PAC are mobilizing with a target of $50 million to champion AI safety safeguards. This financial arms race pits industry‑driven deregulation advocates against a public that largely favors government oversight.
Last Rites for Perpetual Enterprise Software Licenses?
Enterprise software vendors are accelerating the retirement of perpetual‑license products, declaring many versions End of Availability and pushing customers toward cloud‑based SaaS suites. While the shift may raise short‑term costs, research shows that modern subscription models deliver better cybersecurity, functionality,...
Enterprise-Grade Identity Verification for AI-Enhanced Workflows
Enterprises accelerating AI adoption face a critical gap in identity verification. A GBG report shows 31% of businesses struggle to detect fraud during onboarding, exposing AI workflows to manipulation. Enterprise‑grade verification combines biometrics, document validation, API checks, MFA and continuous...
ImmunityBio Rises as Route Opens to Broader Anktiva Label
ImmunityBio announced an FDA pathway to refile for Anktiva in papillary‑only NMIBC after an initial rejection. The IL‑15 agonist, already approved for BCG‑refractory CIS, generated $113 million in sales last year. Data from the QUILT‑3.032 trial show a 58.2% 12‑month disease‑free...
Researcher Finds Way to Predict Whirling Disease with Almost No Data
University of Calgary researchers have developed an AI‑driven early‑warning system that can predict whirling disease in trout and salmon using minimal data. By training a hidden Markov model on a single confirmed outbreak and leveraging readily available environmental metrics such...
Qers Achieves Universal Post-Quantum Cryptography Resilience Scoring for IoT and IIoT Systems
Researchers at Luleå University of Technology introduced QERS, a Quantum Encryption Resilience Score that evaluates post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) suitability for IoT and IIoT devices. The framework aggregates six normalized metrics—latency, packet reliability, CPU load, energy use, RSSI, and key size—into...
Exercise Reduces Immunosenescence
Regular physical activity mitigates immunosenescence, restoring immune competence in older adults. Exercise improves insulin sensitivity, modulates mTOR/AMPK pathways, and reduces chronic inflammation. Metabolic remodeling, myokine release, and gut microbiota shifts enhance both innate and adaptive immunity, increasing naive T‑cell output....
ErrTraffic Exploits Visual Page Breaks to Fuel ClickFix Attacks, Rebranding Exploits as “GlitchFix”
ErrTraffic is a traffic‑distribution system that powers ClickFix social‑engineering attacks by deliberately corrupting website visuals—a technique dubbed “GlitchFix.” When a victim visits a compromised page, the script distorts text, CSS and cursor movement before presenting a fake update prompt that...
ADLINK Launches First COM Express Module with Intel Core Ultra 3
ADLINK unveiled the Express‑PTL COM‑HPC Mini, the first COM Express module built around Intel’s Core Ultra 3 processors. The board merges a 12‑core Intel Arc GPU, an NPU 5 delivering up to 50 TOPS, and a hybrid CPU layout for a combined 180 TOPS...
Reversing Loss of Titin Elasticity to Improve the Function of Aged Hearts
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is driven in part by stiff titin isoforms. Researchers showed that partially inhibiting the splicing regulator RBM20 with antisense oligonucleotides shifts titin expression toward more compliant N2BA‑N isoforms. In a mouse model mimicking...
Software Engineering Will Be ‘Automatable’ in 12 Months, Says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the World Economic Forum that his engineers now rely entirely on AI to generate code, editing only the output. He predicts AI models could handle end‑to‑end software‑engineering tasks within the next six to twelve months....
Xactly Appoints CTO and CPO to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation
Xactly announced the promotion of long‑time executives Kandarp Desai to Chief Technology Officer and Christopher Li to Chief Product Officer. The moves come after recent CMO and CHRO hires, completing a strategic refresh of the senior leadership team. Both leaders...
JPM26 Recap, Novo’s Oral Wegovy Soars as Lilly’s Orforglipron Is Delayed, IPOs Return
At the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy quickly reached roughly 3,100 patients within its first week, underscoring strong demand for oral obesity therapies. Eli Lilly’s competing oral candidate, orforglipron, saw its FDA decision pushed back to April 10, despite...
Crooks Impersonate LastPass in Campaign to Harvest Master Passwords
LastPass disclosed an active phishing campaign that began around January 19, 2026, in which attackers impersonated the service with urgent‑maintenance emails to harvest master passwords. The messages contain links to an Amazon S3‑hosted page that redirects to a counterfeit LastPass...
Datarails Raises $70M to Inject AI Smarts Into Excel-Based Finance
Datarails announced a $70 million Series C round, pushing its total funding above $175 million. The startup’s FinanceOS platform embeds AI directly into Excel, letting finance teams link data across ERP, CRM, and HR systems. Revenue surged more than 70 percent last year while...
As CFPB Retreats, State AGs and Bank Regulators Step Up
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pulling back from enforcement, leaving a regulatory gap that state attorneys general and banking agencies are moving to fill. States are hiring former CFPB staff and enacting laws such as New York's FAIR Act...
Consumer Text-Based Purchases on the Rise
In 2025, 65% of consumers completed purchases through brand text messages, marking the first time text messaging outpaced email for promotional offers in Vibes’ nine‑year study. The report also found 81% of respondents view RCS messaging as superior to SMS,...
How Younger AI-Native Generations Represent a Pivotal Moment for Banks
At Predict 2026, Mambu CEO Fernando Zandona highlighted how Gen Z and Gen Alpha are reshaping banking expectations, treating money as an expression of personal values. He argued that these AI‑native cohorts demand seamless, real‑time, embedded finance experiences. Zandona forecasted AI‑driven personalization and...
Sitecore Expands Reseller Program with New Global Elite Initiative to Accelerate SitecoreAI Adoption in Growth Markets
Sitecore announced the expansion of its Global Reseller Program with a new Global Elite initiative, appointing FPT Software as the first elite partner. The elite status grants FPT exclusive reseller rights in Vietnam and non‑exclusive rights across selected Asian and...
Oracle’s First 2026 CPU Delivers 337 New Security Patches
Oracle has issued its first Critical Patch Update for 2026, delivering 337 security patches that address roughly 230 unique CVEs across more than 30 products. More than two dozen of the fixes target critical‑severity bugs, and over 235 patches remediate...
How Elvijs Plugis Is Rethinking Investment Through Execution
Elvijs Plugis argues that modern growth is limited by execution, not capital, especially in the 12‑24 months after funding. He promotes an execution‑led investment model that embeds ownership, governance, and operational authority before large capital deployments. The approach treats execution...
Q/C Technologies Appoints AI Systems Leader Chelsea Voss to BOD
Q/C Technologies announced the appointment of Chelsea Voss, a senior technical staff member at OpenAI, to its Board of Directors. Voss brings extensive experience in machine‑learning infrastructure, model evaluation, and hardware reliability, complementing Q/C’s focus on quantum‑class photonic computing. The...
Autonomous Labs Enable Diverse Overnight Experiments, Not Just Repeats
What’s exciting now with autonomous labs is you can get the closer to the flexibility of the bench but automated. So you could design 200 different experiments to run overnight and read out for you in the morning. ...
ESA Details $5.45 Bn Investment in Next‑gen Launchers
.@esa: Here's how we're spending the $5.45 billion we received at #CM25 ministerial on space transportation. @ArianeGroup @Avio_Group @CNES @DLR_en @ASI_spazio #Ariane6 #VegaC @EuropeSpacePort.https://t.co/rf3Zzak9oS
Five Tanning Firms Scorched as ASA Turns up the Heat
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned five tanning‑related advertising campaigns after finding them to be misleading and irresponsible. The ads, from SunShine Co, Tanbox Towcester, The Sun Company, Tan & Deliver Home Hire Sunbeds and Byrokko, claimed sunbeds...
Long-Term Tax Planning Strategies for Golden Visa Holders Using Greece Residency by Investment
Golden Visa holders who obtain Greek residency by investment face distinct tax obligations that require proactive, long‑term planning. The article outlines how residency classification, income stream alignment, and asset‑holding structures influence reporting duties and liability. It emphasizes early design of...
Meet Confer: Signal Founder’s Privacy-Focused, End-to-End Encrypted ChatGPT Alternative
Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike has launched Confer, a privacy‑first AI chatbot that encrypts every conversation end‑to‑end. The service uses passkey authentication, server‑side encryption, and runs in a Trusted Execution Environment to prevent data leakage. A free tier allows 20 messages...
Top AI Training Data Providers to Watch in 2026
In 2026 AI success hinges on high‑quality, ethically sourced training data rather than sheer volume. Leading providers such as Scale AI, Appen, Shaip, Defined.ai, TELUS International, iMerit, and Sama differentiate themselves through domain expertise, rigorous governance, and support for generative‑AI...
New Cryogenic Vacuum Chamber Cuts Noise for Quantum Ion Trapping
Georgia Tech Research Institute unveiled a cryogenic vacuum chamber that dramatically reduces vibration and magnetic‑field noise for trapped‑ion quantum experiments. The design embeds magnetic shielding inside the chamber and uses ceramic‑plastic posts for vibration isolation, while an integrated RF coil...
Vulnerability Prioritization Beyond the CVSS Number
The article argues that relying solely on CVSS scores misguides vulnerability prioritization. Real‑world incidents like Equifax, SolarWinds, and Log4Shell show that medium‑scoring flaws can cause outsized damage when they propagate through interconnected systems. It introduces the Unified Linkage Model (ULM)...
Exposure Assessment Platforms Signal a Shift in Focus
Gartner’s inaugural Magic Quadrant introduces Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) as a formal replacement for traditional vulnerability management, emphasizing Continuous Threat Exposure Management. The report evaluated 20 vendors on continuous discovery, risk‑informed prioritization, and cross‑environment visibility. Data shows 74 % of identified...
Western Circle Combats Long-Standing Issues in the UK Lending Market With Consumer-Centric Values
Western Circle, the fintech parent of Cashfloat, has rolled out a values‑driven, AI‑powered lending model that promises faster, more transparent credit decisions for UK consumers. The firm’s proprietary engine delivers approval or rejection in an average of 2.49 minutes, a...
Record-Breaking Audience of Bacterial Cellulose Experts at Chulalongkorn Seminar
Was great to give a seminar today to the Dept. Food Technology at @ChulalongkornU University, Bangkok 🇹🇭 I present regulary on our lab's work on engineered materials based on bacterial cellulose (BC), but I think today breaks the record for the...
Liverpool FC Signs SAS to up the Club’s Marketing Game
Liverpool Football Club has signed a multi‑year global partnership with SAS, appointing the tech giant as its official AI marketing automation partner. The club will roll out SAS Customer Intelligence 360 and SAS Viya to power real‑time analytics, campaign management...
Call Goes Out for Type 1 Diabetes Screening in UK
Researchers from the University of Birmingham reported that the ELSA feasibility trial screened roughly 17,000 UK children aged three to 13 using a finger‑prick autoantibody test, identifying early‑stage type 1 diabetes before symptoms appear. The study found 75 children with...
Sophelio Announces New Identity and Strategic Focus
Sophelio announced it has completed its transition from Sapientai to a new corporate identity, signaling a shift from a research‑focused startup to a scalable AI data‑platform provider. The rebrand emphasizes a signal‑first, provenance‑driven approach for complex, multimodal scientific systems. Over...
3 Questions: How AI Could Optimize the Power Grid
In this episode, MIT professor Priya Donti explains why the power grid must be constantly optimized to balance unpredictable demand, variable renewable supply, and line losses. She highlights AI’s role in delivering more accurate real‑time forecasts of renewable output, solving...
Magecart Hack Injects JavaScript to Steal Online Payment Data
Security researchers have uncovered a new Magecart‑style campaign that injects obfuscated JavaScript from cc-analytics.com/app.js into e‑commerce checkout pages. The script captures credit‑card numbers and billing details, then exfiltrates them to attacker‑controlled servers at pstatics.com via XMLHttpRequest POSTs. Infrastructure analysis reveals...
Identity Violation and Pricing
Seth Godin argues that pricing across industries is shaped more by cultural identity than pure economics. Creators view their work as cultural stewardship, leading to price norms that signal belonging rather than profit maximization. Dynamic pricing in concerts sparked moral...
Formulary Financial Emerges From Stealth to Reinvent Fund Administration
Formulary Financial has emerged from stealth with a $4.6 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures and backed by several other investors. The startup offers an AI-native fund administration platform that consolidates data, automates workflows, and delivers real‑time reporting across the...
Handy Robot Can Crawl and Pick up Objects From Multiple Angles
Scientists have unveiled a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grasp objects from either side, breaking the traditional one‑sided design of most manipulators. The hand, available in five‑ and six‑fingered versions with a 16 cm palm, can detach from its...
Sculpting Complex 3D Nanostructures with a Focused Ion Beam
Scientists at RIKEN have introduced a focused ion beam technique that can carve three‑dimensional nanostructures directly from single‑crystal materials. Using this method they sculpted helical devices from the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co₃Sn₂S₂, which displayed a switchable diode effect that reverses...
ESA at the European Space Conference 2026
The 18th European Space Conference convenes in Brussels on 27‑28 January 2026, spotlighting European autonomy, resilience, competitiveness, security and defence. ESA’s participation follows the Ministerial Council’s approval of a historic €22.3 billion budget, reinforcing its mandate in security‑related activities. Sessions will highlight strengthened...
Morrisons Records ‘Resilient’ Annual Results as Festive Sales Rise
Morrisons posted a resilient 2025 financial year, keeping underlying EBITDA steady at £835 million despite a cyber‑attack, higher inflation and unexpected budget‑driven costs. Group like‑for‑like sales rose 2.8% to £15.8 billion, with a 3.4% lift over the Christmas period. Its online division...
Linnworks Launches Spotlight AI to Help Online Retailers Automate Operations
Linnworks introduced Spotlight AI, the inaugural offering in its Commerce Ops Intelligence suite, to automate repetitive ecommerce tasks and surface operational blind spots. The AI engine continuously scans order‑processing workflows, flags manual actions, and recommends high‑impact automations. Early adopters reported...
3 E Network Accelerates Nordic Strategy with Planned Deployment of High-Density AI Computing Infrastructure in Finland
3 E Network Technology Group announced an accelerated rollout of high‑density AI and high‑performance computing infrastructure in Finland, leveraging the country’s reliable, low‑carbon power grid. The modular design will support rack power densities of 50‑100 kW, employ advanced liquid‑cooling, and target competitive...
MKS Unveils Photonics Solutions Driving AI & Quantum Innovation at Photonics West
MKS Inc. announced a suite of new photonics products at Photonics West 2026, targeting AI hardware, quantum research, life‑science imaging, and long‑range surveillance. The lineup includes Newport HybrYX air‑bearing XY stages, a 100 W UV Spectra‑Physics Talon Ace laser, tunable Matisse CW...
QuTech Boosts NV Centre Photon Collection Probability to 0.5 Percent
QuTech has integrated a Fabry–Pérot microcavity with a diamond nitrogen‑vacancy (NV) centre, raising the photon‑collection probability to 0.5 percent—a ten‑fold gain over prior solid‑immersion‑lens approaches. The cavity, formed by a chip‑mounted mirror and an optical‑fiber mirror, resonantly enhances emission at the...
Tethral Sees That the Next Billion-Dollar AI Frontier Is Inside Your Home
Tethral, a San Francisco startup, is bringing its vibecoding platform to connected homes, allowing users to orchestrate lighting, sound, temperature and other devices through simple natural‑language prompts. The technology translates mood‑based intent into coordinated actions, leveraging existing smart‑home hardware while...
Cside Targets Hidden Website Privacy Violations with Privacy Watch
cside unveiled Privacy Watch, an AI‑driven platform that continuously monitors client‑side third‑party scripts for hidden data collection and privacy violations. The tool automatically generates evidence logs and regulation‑specific reports to help organizations meet GDPR, CPRA, HIPAA and emerging state‑level requirements. With...
