AI Digital Twins Aim to Protect Astronaut Mobility on Deep Space Missions
West Virginia University researchers are creating AI-powered digital twins that replicate each astronaut's movement and muscle activation patterns to monitor neuromuscular health during long‑duration microgravity missions. By combining motion‑capture, wearable sensors, virtual‑reality tasks and physics‑based simulations, the models can predict degradation and suggest autonomous exercise adjustments. Funded by a $750,000 NASA award, the system aims to operate without constant Earth‑based support, guiding countermeasures from launch through landing and rehabilitation. The technology also shows promise for remote health monitoring on Earth, linking space‑medicine advances to broader public‑health benefits.
Autophage Rocket Concept Wins EU Prize for Debris Free Launch Technology
Alpha Impulsion, a Franco‑Italian space startup, won a €950,000 EU prize for its autophage rocket concept that consumes its own structure as fuel, eliminating upper‑stage debris. The design promises roughly a 40% reduction in liftoff mass, translating into comparable launch‑cost...
Northrop Grumman Boosters Set For First Crewed Lunar Voyage Of Artemis Era
Northrop Grumman’s upgraded five‑segment solid rocket boosters are slated for NASA’s Artemis II, the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System, targeted for early February 2026. The twin 177‑foot boosters generate 3.6 million pounds of thrust each, contributing 7.2 million pounds—about 75 percent of...
High Performance, Open Source RAFT Clustered Database: RooDB
RooDB is an open‑source, Raft‑based SQL database that aims to deliver high performance with minimal configuration. It combines an LSM storage engine, a Volcano‑style query executor, and a MySQL‑compatible wire protocol, allowing standard clients to connect securely. The system supports...
ESA Member States Back SWISSto12 HummingSat with Fresh Funding Round
SWISSto12 has secured €73 million from European Space Agency member states via the ARTES HummingSat partnership, bringing its recent funding total to over €100 million. The capital will accelerate the development and industrialisation of its compact, software‑defined geostationary communications platform, HummingSat, with...
In-Space Manufacturing, Quantum Projects Part of All-Boilermaker Suborbital Spaceflight
Purdue University is expanding its 2027 all‑Boilermaker suborbital mission, Purdue 1, by adding two autonomous research lockers that will fly aboard a Virgin Galactic spacecraft. One locker will test laser‑assisted semiconductor and metal manufacturing in microgravity, while the other will study...
BizBuySell, LoanBud Announce SBA Partnership
BizBuySell has teamed up with fintech lender LoanBud to pre‑qualify business‑for‑sale listings for Small Business Administration (SBA) financing, adding an “SBA Loan Eligible” badge to qualifying ads. The badge instantly signals that a listing’s financials meet SBA criteria, giving buyers...
What Is the Universe Made Of? SLAC Experts Weigh in on the Mysterious Force that Shapes Our Cosmic History
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) has released its final results, summarizing a decade of observations that mapped hundreds of millions of galaxies and uncovered sixteen nearby dwarf galaxies. DES measurements of supernovae and galaxy clustering have provided the tightest constraints...
UAE’s Wio Bank Teams Up with Fintech Pine Labs to Enhance Merchant Acquiring Infrastructure
Wio Bank, a UAE digital bank, has partnered with fintech Pine Labs to revamp its merchant acquiring infrastructure. The deal integrates Pine Labs' cloud‑based Credit+ platform, enabling faster merchant onboarding, instant settlements and multi‑payment acceptance. Built on microservices, Credit+ offers...
AI Agents Improve Instantly with Each Compute Boost
We've had a pretty wild new AI Agent feature that we've almost released twice, but then right as we get close, a new technical breakthrough makes the agent substantially better than before. The pace of new best practices emerging in...
What’s Really Going On Inside Jupiter? New Models Offer Clues
A team of NASA and university scientists used combined 1‑D chemistry and 2‑D hydrodynamic models to probe Jupiter’s deep atmosphere. Their simulations reveal that Jupiter contains roughly 1.5 times more oxygen than the Sun, and that internal circulation moves far...
ImmuniWeb Reports Double-Digit Growth and Platform Advances
ImmuniWeb reported an all‑time sales record for 2025, maintaining double‑digit year‑over‑year growth while staying profitable. The company rolled out four major AI Platform updates, adding AI‑specific testing for web, mobile, API, LLM vulnerabilities and post‑quantum encryption readiness. Independent ISO 9001 and...
Engineered Hydrogel Scaffolds Create Stable Microvasculature
Researchers have engineered a hydrogel scaffold that supports the formation of stable, perfusable microvasculature in vitro. By fine‑tuning matrix stiffness and incorporating angiogenic cues, endothelial cells self‑assemble into lumenized networks that persist for weeks. The platform demonstrated consistent blood‑like flow...
Automated Port and Terminal Operations: Robots Moving Global Trade
Ports are evolving into integrated cyber‑physical ecosystems where autonomous cranes, straddle carriers and internal terminal vehicles work under a central software nervous system. The shift from mechanisation to partial autonomy has been gradual, with robots now handling thousands of container...
NSFOCUS Unveils Enhanced AI LLM Risk Threat Matrix for Holistic AI Security Governance
NSFOCUS announced an upgraded AI LLM Risk Threat Matrix, adding 14 new threat categories that focus on AI agent, multimodal, and Multi‑Agent Communication Protocol (MCP) vulnerabilities. The matrix expands coverage across identity, application, model, data, and infrastructure security throughout the...
Five-Year Study: Analyzing Factors Behind Patient Falls
A comprehensive five‑year, multi‑center study has identified the primary drivers of patient falls in acute care settings. Researchers analyzed over 200,000 admissions, linking fall incidence to age, medication adjustments, staffing patterns, and environmental hazards. The data reveal that patients older...
Questom (YC F25) Is Hiring an Engineer
Questom, a YC‑backed startup building AI‑driven sales agents, is hiring a founding engineer with a $125K‑$150K salary and 0.75%‑1.5% equity. The role focuses on building high‑performance systems that integrate CRMs, communication channels, and agentic workflows, rather than mastering a specific...
Brain Organoids Map How Distinct Autism Mutations Converge in Early Development
Researchers used human induced pluripotent stem cell‑derived brain organoids to map the impact of eight autism‑linked genetic mutations. RNA‑seq across four developmental stages showed that early distinct molecular signatures gradually converge on shared pathways governing neuronal maturation and synapse formation....
Tumour Macrophage States Linked to Unique lncRNAs in Lung Cancer
A new study in *Genes & Immunity* maps long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that define tumor‑associated macrophage (TAM) states in lung cancer, revealing stark differences between murine and human TAM transcriptomes. The researchers found only a handful of conserved lncRNAs, with...
Qubit-Qudit Entanglement Transfer Achieves High-Spin Nuclear Memory with Arbitrary Dimension
Researchers Hannes and Burkard propose a qubit‑to‑qudit entanglement transfer scheme that leverages high‑spin nuclear moments in defect centers. The protocol uses the Ising component of the hyperfine interaction to move entanglement from electron‑spin communication qubits to nuclear‑spin memory qudits without...
OpenMind Unveils Robot App Store
OpenMind has launched a dedicated App Store for robots, positioning it as a software distribution layer for quadruped and humanoid platforms. The marketplace, built on the company’s OM1 modular operating system, aims to close the gap between rapidly evolving hardware...
Team Achieves Safe Age‑Reversal Breakthrough at LiFE BIOSCIENCES
Meet the LiFE BIOSCIENCES team, from L to R, Dr. Michael Ringel (COO), Dr. Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, (CSO) and Jerry McLaughlin (CEO). Not pictured Amit Shashank (CAO) and my co-founder and founding CEO, Tristan Edwards. A shout out to my lab...
Locus Robotics and Radial Surpass 25 Million Picks Milestone
Locus Robotics announced that its partnership with e‑commerce platform Radial has exceeded 25 million picks at Radial’s Shepherdsville fulfillment center. The site now runs 87 LocusBots daily, swelling to 104 robots during peak periods, and has quadrupled throughput without expanding its...
Barq Group and Elroy Air to Establish $200 Million Joint Venture in Abu Dhabi to Manufacture Autonomous Aircraft
Barq Group and U.S.‑based Elroy Air have signed a $200 million joint‑venture agreement to build a manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi for the Chaparral autonomous hybrid‑electric VTOL cargo aircraft. The facility will serve commercial and humanitarian customers across the MENA region,...
Shopify SEO Migration: How To Preserve Organic Traffic
In this Trustpilot episode, the host walks listeners through the SEO challenges of migrating an e‑commerce site to Shopify and offers a step‑by‑step checklist to safeguard organic traffic. Key pitfalls highlighted include missing redirects, altering title tags, changing internal link...
Cassava Technologies and AXON Networks Partner to Launch Operator-as-a-Service Platform Across Africa
Cassava Technologies and AXON Networks have announced a joint venture to launch an Operator‑as‑a‑Service (OaaS) platform across Africa. The cloud‑native solution will enable telecom operators and new entrants to provision network services without heavy infrastructure investment. Targeting more than 30...
How IFN Signaling Tunes Macrophage Mitochondria in Inflammation Resolution
A preclinical study at Spain’s CNIC revealed that type‑I interferon (IFN‑I) reprograms macrophage mitochondria through the ISG15 protein. IFN‑I binding to IFNAR lowers mitochondrial membrane potential while paradoxically increasing ATP output, prompting mitochondrial fission. These metabolic shifts boost efferocytosis, accelerating...
2026 Catalysts: The Rise of RNAi
RNA‑interference (RNAi) therapies are moving from experimental to mainstream, with dozens of antisense and siRNA programs slated for pivotal data releases and regulatory decisions in 2026. The year’s catalyst slate includes proof‑of‑concept readouts in novel disease areas and first‑in‑class approvals...
Regtech Prove Highlights Transformation of Identity Verification and Digital Onboarding Processes
Regtech firm Prove says identity verification is evolving from a single, static check to a continuous, adaptive process. The shift is driven by deepfake threats, AI‑powered fraud, real‑time payment demands, and multi‑device interactions. Prove argues that dynamic verification can maintain...
New England Automated Clearing House Launches TAPA, A Fiserv Training Program
The New England Automated Clearing House (NEACH) has teamed with Turningpoint Communications to launch the Treasury and Payments Academy (TAPA), a comprehensive training platform for treasury and payments expertise. TAPA is designed for relationship managers, sales officers, lenders and service...
Changes in Cardiff’s C-Suite Amid Late-Stage Push for Cancer Candidate
Cardiff Oncology announced a reshuffle of its senior leadership as it accelerates a late‑stage oncology candidate toward market. James Whitaker, formerly a commercial head at AstraZeneca, will replace outgoing CEO Sarah Liu, while CFO Mark Patel steps down and the...
LendingClub Says 60% of LevelUp Checking Customers Are Also Borrowers
LendingClub posted a 40% YoY jump in Q4 loan originations to $2.6 billion, driven by strong uptake of its LevelUp savings and checking products. LevelUp checking accounts now have 60% of new users who are existing personal‑loan borrowers, and total deposits...
Live Coverage: SpaceX to Launch 11,000th Starlink Satellite to Date on Thursday
SpaceX is slated to launch its penultimate Falcon 9 of the month from Vandenberg, carrying the Starlink 17‑19 payload that will place 25 satellites into low‑Earth orbit. Among them is the company’s 11,000th Starlink satellite, a milestone since the first...
PredIG: A Clear Predictor for T-Cell Epitope Immunogenicity
Researchers introduced PredIG, an interpretable machine‑learning platform that predicts T‑cell epitope immunogenicity with higher accuracy than existing tools. The model integrates peptide sequence, structural conformation, and immune‑environment context, and was validated across multiple independent cohorts. By revealing the biological drivers...
How Prenatal Viral Infections Shape Immunity
Recent research reveals that viral infections during pregnancy can rewire the developing immune system of the fetus, leading to lasting changes in immune cell composition and function. Studies show that the timing and type of maternal infection dictate whether offspring...
Quantum Algorithms Achieve Lower Resource Needs for ATP/Metaphosphate Hydrolysis
Researchers led by Ryan LaRose, Alan Bidart, and Ben DalFavero quantified quantum resource needs for simulating ATP/metaphosphate hydrolysis. They compared eigensolver, Krylov, and phase‑estimation methods, showing heuristic approaches can run on NISQ, MegaQuop, and fault‑tolerant devices. The study introduced Hamiltonian...
Information Backflow Diagrams Unify Entanglement Revivals and Entropy Overshoots in Models
Researchers Nakagawa et al. introduce an information‑backflow diagram that unifies entanglement revivals and entropy overshoots within minimal non‑Markovian models. They define a functional NI that integrates only intervals where an information‑like observable increases, providing a single metric for memory effects. The...
China’s Orphan Drug Exclusivity Could Bolster Market, Incentivize Development
Effective May 15, China will grant orphan drugs a seven‑year market exclusivity and provide a two‑year exclusivity period for pediatric indications. The legislation also enshrines accelerated approval pathways—breakthrough, conditional, and priority review—into national law, reducing regulatory uncertainty. While many implementation details...
Alto IRA, Passthrough Partner to Bolster Access to Private Investments
Alto IRA, a self‑directed IRA custodian with roughly $2 billion in assets for over 30,000 investors, has partnered with compliance platform Passthrough to simplify private‑fund onboarding for retirement accounts. The integration merges Passthrough’s document, identity, and AML automation with Alto’s custodial...
Ep. 205: How to Use AI for B2B Storytelling Without Losing Your Brand | Nick Usborne
In this episode, Nick Usborne explains how B2B marketers can harness AI for scalable content while preserving their brand’s unique voice. He stresses that the only defensible moat is a company’s authentic story, not generic narratives or tone, and reveals...
Bosonic Phases Demonstrate 2e Cooper Pairing Across Superconductor-Insulator Transitions
Researchers have demonstrated bosonic phases across the superconductor‑insulator transition (SIT) in infinite‑layer samarium nickelate films by fabricating nanopatterned networks. Magnetoresistance oscillations with an h/2e period provide direct evidence of 2e Cooper‑pair transport, revealing two anomalous metallic states—one field‑sensitive and one...
Strong Revenue Performance Sends IBM Stock Soaring After-Hours
IBM reported a 9% fourth‑quarter revenue jump, the strongest in three years, driven by rapid software and infrastructure growth. Software now represents 45% of the company’s revenue, up from 25% in 2018, and free cash flow rose to $7.6 billion, a...
UK Plans Sweeping Overhaul of Policing Amid Surge in Online Crimes
The UK government announced a sweeping reform of policing that will create a new National Police Service, modeled after the FBI, to lead the fight against cybercrime, fraud and other internet‑enabled offenses. The proposal consolidates responsibilities currently spread across dozens...
Scaling AI Developer Infrastructure: Lessons From Meta’s Internal Agent
Office Hours: Building Developer Infrastructure at Scale with Jim Everingham In the world of AI, how do the very best companies build their developer infrastructure? To answer that question : On Tuesday, February 24, I’ll be hosting an in-person fireside...
Master Your Pitch, Meet Top VCs, Secure Term Sheets
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Wunderkind + Klaviyo: Turning Anonymous Traffic Into Our Next Growth Chapter
In this episode, the hosts announce Wunderkind’s integration into the Klaviyo App Marketplace, turning the former competitor into a strategic partner. The discussion explains how Wunderkind’s real‑time identity resolution and AI‑driven decisioning layer can be embedded directly within Klaviyo’s email...
VCs Can't Fund Ex‑OpenAI Founders Indefinitely
“VCs can’t just keep giving OpenAI employees billions of dollars to start a new company forever” VCs: https://t.co/lVyo5wnDoI
Create a Content Machine That Honors Your Life
Build a content machine that respects your life. Not one that requires you to pretend you don’t have one.
Software Company Bonds Drop As Investors' AI Worries Mount
Investors are pulling back from software company bonds as rapid AI advances raise doubts about business model stability. High‑profile moves like Google’s AI assistant launch and funding for Decagon AI have intensified fears, driving bond prices lower worldwide. While some...
Reviving BabyAGI Amid Surge of Build Energy
it’s been so fun watching the build energy this past week, i had to start rebuilding babyagi again last night :)