How to Build AI Citations — Whiteboard Friday
Exposure Ninja CEO Charlie Marchant outlines how AI citations work and why they matter. He explains that being referenced in ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity can drive qualified traffic as AI handles about 2.5 billion daily searches. The guide walks through a three‑step process—prompt selection, citation analysis, and targeted outreach—to secure brand mentions. He also recommends creating fresh “best‑of” content to generate new citations long‑term.
Akbank Goes Live on Mambu Core in Germany
Akbank AG, the German subsidiary of Turkey’s Akbank, has gone live with Mambu’s cloud‑native core banking platform on Microsoft Azure. The rollout, executed by Innovance Consultancy with support from Akbank’s AkTech unit, also included a parallel rebuild of the data...
New Wave of Odyssey Stealer Targets macOS Users in Active Cyberattack Campaign
A new wave of Odyssey Stealer is actively targeting macOS users across more than twenty countries, expanding far beyond its initial foothold in the United States and Western Europe. The malware is delivered through fake CAPTCHA pages that mimic legitimate...
AUSTRIACARD Successfully Achieves Mada Card Chip Profile Certification
AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS has secured Card Chip Profile certification from Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) for the mada debit‑card scheme. The approval authorises the company to produce and supply chip‑based payment cards to banks and financial institutions across the Kingdom of Saudi...
BFJ Digital Details Strategic Criteria for Choosing the Right CRM to Optimise Customer Sales
BFJ Digital, a Brisbane‑based digital marketing consultancy, published a strategic analysis outlining the essential criteria for selecting a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. The report categorises leading platforms—HubSpot, Salesforce Essentials, Zoho, Microsoft Dynamics, and enterprise solutions like SAP and Oracle—by...
Cognizant, Palantir Partner for AI-Driven Enterprise Modernization
Cognizant announced a strategic partnership with Palantir to embed the Foundry data platform and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) into its TriZetto healthcare suite and broader Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) offerings. The collaboration aims to deliver secure, governed AI...
February 2026 Patch Tuesday Forecast: Lots of OOB Love This Month
Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday follows a heavy January with 92 Windows 11/Server 2025 and 79 Windows 10 vulnerabilities addressed. Three out‑of‑band (OOB) patches were released in January to fix remote‑desktop credential prompts, Outlook .pst cloud storage errors, and a zero‑day Office vulnerability...
Gallea Ai Joins IBM Partner Plus as an IBM Business Partner to Deliver Enterprise Grade AI and Hybrid Cloud Capabilities...
Gallea Ai has joined IBM Partner Plus, earning IBM Business Partner status to deliver enterprise‑grade AI and hybrid cloud solutions to small and mid‑sized businesses across North America and the United Kingdom. The partnership grants Gallea Ai access to IBM’s...
CSSC Opens Qatar Representative Office
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) inaugurated a representative office in Doha, managed by its subsidiary China Shipbuilding Trading (CSTC). The office, staffed with marketing, technical and service experts from Hudong‑Zhonghua Shipbuilding and CSSC Power/WinGD, is positioned as a hub for...
Kasada Account Intelligence Combats Manual Fraud and Abuse
Kasada has launched Account Intelligence, a real‑time solution that detects manual, account‑level fraud and abuse before financial loss occurs. The product uses high‑fidelity device telemetry linked to account behavior, allowing early identification of credential abuse, promo fraud, and coordinated multi‑account...
Steer Pretrained Robots in Real Time without Retraining
A training-free framework that guides robot behavior in real time. [📍 Project, paper & videos below 👇] VLS runs uncut, steering pretrained policies across long-horizon tasks. Most robots don’t fail because they lack skill. They fail because their behavior isn’t...
Researchers Observe Superfluid-Insulator Transition in Bilayer Graphene Excitons
Researchers have demonstrated a quantum phase transition in double‑layer graphene where an excitonic superfluid abruptly becomes an insulator by tuning layer imbalance and exciton density. In the quantum Hall regime, interlayer magnetoexcitons form a coherent condensate that shows near‑perfect Coulomb...
Your PQC Pilot Might Fail, and That’s Okay
Enterprises are moving from curiosity to action on post‑quantum cryptography (PQC), launching pilots that often stumble because existing stacks lack support. The article argues that pilot failures are intentional, serving to surface interoperability, skill and inventory gaps before regulatory or...
ETL: The Backbone of Modern Data Workflows
📊 The ETL Data Pipeline From raw sources (databases, APIs, files) → clean & transform (cleaning, joining, aggregating) → load into warehouse/analytics for BI, reports & ML. E → T → L: the backbone of modern data workflows.🚀
Tome
Tome positions itself as a next‑generation storytelling platform that blends slide‑deck functionality with generative AI. Launched in 2020 by CEO Keith Peiris and CPO Henri Liriani, the company has evolved from a simple presentation tool into a collaborative workspace where...
The Other Offense and Defense
The Super Bowl is portrayed as a live‑fire cybersecurity exercise where a temporary mega‑enterprise of stadium, broadcast, betting and IoT systems is assembled in days. This massive, multi‑vendor environment expands the attack surface dramatically, forcing security teams to adopt zero‑trust,...
Dynatrace Perform 2026 - How Two Organizations Transformed Business Observability Into Strategic Advantage
At Dynatrace Perform 2026, Agos Ducato and FreedomPay demonstrated how observability can be turned into a strategic advantage by measuring customer experience rather than just system uptime. Agos instrumented its end‑to‑end loan‑application journey, raising digital‑signature success from 65% to 95% and cutting...
OpenAI Launches Trusted Access for Cyber to Expand AI-Driven Defense While Managing Risk
OpenAI announced Trusted Access for Cyber, a program that provides vetted defenders with controlled access to its most advanced cybersecurity model, GPT‑5.3‑Codex, via ChatGPT. The initiative pairs this privileged access with $10 million in API‑credit grants to support defensive research and...
Consumers Approaching Valentine’s Day Comfortably and Intentionally: Lightspeed Commerce
Lightspeed Commerce’s latest consumer data shows Valentine’s Day is shedding traditional gifting pressure, with 62% of North American shoppers feeling little obligation to spend. Instead, more than a quarter are already purchasing gifts for themselves, and 57% say they spend...
Daniel J. Jacobs on the Technology Question Most PE Boards Aren’t Asking
Daniel J. Jacobs argues that private‑equity boards often demand certainty while overlooking the complex, inherited technology risks that come with rapid acquisitions. He highlights how modern CIOs—especially fractional leaders—must balance strategic insight with honest assessments of unknowns. Overconfidence can mask...
Facebook Ads Conversion Rate Optimization Guide
The episode breaks down Facebook ad conversion rates, defining the metric, noting the industry average of 9.21% and flagging sub‑3% rates as poor. It explores key factors that influence conversions—targeting, customer journey, product price, and competition—and explains how to calculate...
Software License Audits: What They Are & How to Stay Audit-Ready (2026) – Shopify
The episode explains software license audits, detailing what they are, who initiates them, and why they’re increasingly common in hybrid, SaaS‑heavy environments. It highlights the misalignment between use rights, entitlements, and actual usage, and shows how lack of visibility leads...
Bondi Sands Bets on Feeling, Not Forecasts, with ‘Summer Never Ends’
Bondi Sands launches the "Summer Never Ends" global platform, shifting its narrative from a seasonal tagline to a year‑round confidence mindset. The campaign relies on authentic, mood‑driven creative and diverse ambassadors, extending across social, OOH, digital and in‑store touchpoints. It...
Mrge Releases New Industry Report “State of Commerce Advertising 1/2026”
mrge released its semi‑annual “State of Commerce Advertising 1/2026” report, highlighting a market shift from pure traffic provision to trusted authority. The study finds consumers increasingly rely on AI‑summarised results, making “zero‑click discovery” a critical factor. Only 11.3% of companies...
Mobile Privacy Audits Are Getting Harder
Mobile privacy audits face verification gaps as apps hide data flows behind permissions and encrypted traffic. The new mopri framework combines static analysis of APKs with dynamic, user‑driven execution to capture real‑world network activity on Android devices. It offers modular...
Vennre Secures $9.6m Pre-Series A to Open Private Markets to MENA’s ‘HENRYs’
Fintech platform Vennre announced a $9.6 million pre‑Series A round, co‑led by Vision Ventures and anb seed fund, with participation from Sanabil 500, Ace & Co, Plus VC and strategic investors. The hybrid equity‑debt financing will fund the digitisation of private‑market access for MENA’s high‑earning, not‑yet‑rich...
How Airwallex’s AI Assistant Compares With Other Fintech AI Tools
Airwallex has launched an AI‑driven virtual assistant that automates payment routing, compliance checks, and real‑time reporting for corporate clients. The tool leverages large‑language models to interpret natural‑language queries and suggest optimal cross‑border strategies, cutting processing time by roughly 30 percent....
CentOS 9 Security Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation – PoC Released
A critical use‑after‑free vulnerability has been discovered in the `sch_cake` packet scheduler of the CentOS 9 Linux kernel. The flaw lets a local user trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with root privileges, as demonstrated by a publicly released proof‑of‑concept....
New Global Expansion Report Benchmarks the Hidden Costs and Risks of Scaling Across 19 Markets
Native Teams released its Global Expansion Report, benchmarking the hidden costs, timelines, digitalisation levels and regulatory risks of establishing legal entities in 19 jurisdictions. The study, based on data from over 3,000 companies and input from 17 legal and compliance...
Qlik Connect 2026 Expands Keynote Program as Enterprises Prepare for the Next Wave of AI
Qlik announced an expanded keynote program for Qlik Connect 2026, scheduled for April 13‑15 in Kissimmee, Florida. The lineup now features AI commentator Jason Del Rey and AI ethics expert Dr. Rumman Chowdhury alongside Qlik’s chief strategy officer. The event will focus...
Phishing and OAuth Token Vulnerabilities Lead to Full Microsoft 365 Breach
Researchers identified two medium‑severity flaws—a publicly accessible email API endpoint and verbose error handling that discloses OAuth tokens—that can be combined to launch authenticated phishing campaigns inside Microsoft 365 tenants. By exploiting the open relay, attackers send messages that appear to...
This Tiny Molecular Trick Makes Spider Silk Almost Unbreakable
Researchers have identified a specific arginine‑tyrosine interaction that acts as a molecular “sticker” during spider silk formation, explaining how the fiber achieves its legendary strength and elasticity. Using AlphaFold3 modeling, molecular dynamics and NMR spectroscopy, the team showed these interactions...
Univity Adds Direct-to-Device Service in VLEO Constellation
French satcom startup Univity is pivoting its very‑low‑Earth‑orbit (VLEO) constellation to offer direct‑to‑device (D2D) connectivity, adding a cellular‑compatible antenna and boosting satellite transmit power. The company will launch two demo satellites in 2027, then begin a 1,500‑satellite rollout in 2028...
Astrolight Plans to Demo Space-to-Ground Optical Comms
European optical communications startup Astrolight will demonstrate three laser‑based payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter‑16 rideshare mission. The demos support ESA’s ARTES ScyLight program, which has earmarked nearly €1 billion for optical and quantum communications over the next three years. Astrolight is also...
Give Fremont Workers Home Robots for Dual‑use Data
I've been visiting with robot video data collectors and merchants of said data. He's buying a lot of data from these people as well, but the 12,000 workers at Fremont are an under-thought-of resource. He could lend a Tesla robot to...
CZ-10A Test Stage Readied for Feb 11 Max‑Q Abort Flight
Mengzhou atop of the CZ-10A test stage. Grid fins and recovery hooks visible at the top of the stage, with people offering perspective of scale. Low-altitude test flight and abort test at maxQ scheduled for Feb. 11. https://t.co/oht5CPXIVu https://t.co/7E3tRMolAk
The Hidden Cost of Putting Off Security Decisions
Hanah Darley, Chief AI Officer at Geordie AI, warns that postponing security decisions creates a hidden "visibility debt" that compounds over time. Each quarter without adequate insight allows shadow IT, legacy systems, and unmanaged assets to proliferate, leading to larger...
Shinya Kato: Reducing Row Count Estimation Errors in PostgreSQL
The article outlines four progressive techniques for cutting row‑count estimation errors in PostgreSQL. It begins with per‑table autovacuum tuning to keep statistics fresh, then moves to raising column‑level statistics targets for finer sampling. Next, it introduces extended statistics to model...
NūMove Robotics & Vision Partners with KPI Solutions to Develop New Robotic Order Picking System for Beverage Warehousing
NūMove Robotics & Vision and KPI Solutions have teamed up to launch RAPTOR, a dual‑robot order‑picking system designed for beverage warehousing. The vision‑guided solution occupies roughly 2,500 sq ft and separates depalletizing from palletizing using temporary SKU‑specific buffer lanes. RAPTOR can handle...
Global Fintech Airwallex Launches Operations in Germany
Australian‑origin fintech Airwallex has officially launched its services in Germany, extending its European expansion. Leveraging its Dutch e‑money licence, the company offers instant cross‑border transfers, multi‑currency accounts and localized payment processing, positioning itself against Wise, Adyen and Stripe. Airwallex aims...
New Generation of Robotic Cells to Drive Flexible, Zero-Emission Aerospace Manufacturing
The ROBOCOMP project, led by the DANOBAT cooperative and supported by IDEKO, has created a new generation of flexible, sensorised robotic cells for aerospace component manufacturing. These cells can machine carbon‑fibre parts vertically, improving access to complex geometries while cutting...
Codex 5.3 Eliminates Architectural Drift Missed by 5.2
Codex 5.3 is impressive. It's finding and fixing all kinds of architectural drift that was hard to get 5.2 xhigh to avoid.
Luxury Briefing: Brunello Cucinelli Thinks Keyword Search Is Holding Luxury Back
Brunello Cucinelli’s chief of humanistic technology, Francesco Bottiglieri, revealed the brand’s new AI‑driven website at Shoptalk Luxe, arguing that traditional keyword search hampers luxury discovery. He explained that classic site structures—homepages, category filters, and search bars—serve repeat buyers but fall...
Wolf & Badger Is Positioning Itself as an Anti-Saks to Brands Seeking New Sales Channels
Wolf & Badger is positioning itself as an alternative to collapsing department‑store channels, offering independent fashion brands a curated marketplace that handles logistics, duties and marketing. The UK‑based platform now works with just under 2,000 brands, generating roughly $100 million in GMV,...
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The episode highlights Proscia’s recent achievements, including being named the Global 2026 Best in KLAS for Digital Pathology in Europe and a series of product and partnership milestones such as new AI tools for skin biomarkers, virtual staining, and integration...
What Goes Into an NFL Partnership? With Abercrombie & Fitch CMO Carey Collins Krug
Abercrombie & Fitch has been the NFL’s official fashion partner since August, expanding beyond product sales into athlete styling, fashion shows, and in‑stadium experiences. CMO Carey Collins Krug says the partnership exceeded sales expectations and generated organic athlete interest, leading to...
Fashion Briefing: Brands Are Rushing to Make Fashionable Sports Merchandise — but Is There Enough Demand?
With the Super Bowl approaching, apparel brands are racing to release fashionable, licensed sports merchandise that blends street style with team branding. The surge is fueled by high‑profile moments like Taylor Swift’s custom jersey coat, which highlighted a growing appetite among...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Why Are so Many Skin Care Brands Hitting the Slopes?
Beauty brands are turning ski resorts into experiential marketing stages, hosting influencer trips and multi‑year resort partnerships to showcase product performance in cold, high‑altitude conditions. Rhode’s Snow Club activation in Big Sky, Montana features top beauty creators and pre‑seeded product...
Spam Campaign Distributes Fake PDFs, Deploys Remote Monitoring Tools for Ongoing Access
A spam campaign is distributing PDFs that appear to be Adobe Acrobat updates, but the attachment redirects users to a spoofed download page that installs legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools such as TrustConnect and Datto RMM. By leveraging signed...
This Paper-Thin Chip Turns Invisible Light Into a Steerable Beam
Researchers at CUNY’s Advanced Science Research Center have created an ultra‑thin metasurface chip that converts infrared light into visible light while steering the output beam. The device shifts 1530 nm infrared to 510 nm green via third‑harmonic generation and directs the beam...