Podcast•Feb 17, 2026•33 min
Protecting Stadiums in the Age of Drone Incursions: Melissa Swisher, CRO at SkySafe
In this episode, Melissa Swisher, CRO of SkySafe, explains how airspace intelligence is evolving to protect large venues like stadiums from unauthorized drones. She highlights the biggest gaps in current drone defense—lack of real‑time detection, attribution, and actionable analytics—and how SkySafe’s platform fills those voids with detection, forensic, and attribution capabilities. Swisher also discusses new legislation empowering local law enforcement and shares how organizations are preparing for major global events amid a surge in drone activity, drawing on her experience scaling high‑growth tech companies.
By Drone Radio Show
News•Feb 17, 2026
DSS Files Charges Against El-Rufai Over Alleged NSA Phone Interception
The Department of State Services has filed a three‑count criminal charge against former Kaduna governor Nasir El‑Rufai for allegedly intercepting the telephone communications of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. Prosecutors say El‑Rufai admitted the illegal interception during a televised interview on 13 February 2026,...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 17, 2026
AXIS Consulting Shares a Practical Model for Scaling AI, Automation, and CRM Change
AXIS Consulting unveiled a five‑component operating model to help mid‑market and enterprise firms scale AI, automation, and CRM initiatives beyond isolated pilots. The framework aligns use‑case selection, data governance, process‑first design, embedded change management, and continuous measurement to create repeatable,...
By MarTech Series
News•Feb 17, 2026
How Recruitment Funding Really Works (Beyond the Percentage)
Recruitment agencies often focus on headline funding percentages, but the true cost is driven by how funding behaves under real‑world conditions. Factors such as debt protection activation, margin release timing, invoice aging, credit limits, and ancillary charges shape cash‑flow stability...
By Onrec
News•Feb 17, 2026
Anthropic, Infosys to Build Custom AI Agents for Firms
Anthropic and Infosys have announced a partnership to create custom AI agents for enterprises, combining Anthropic's Claude large language models, including Claude Code, with Infosys' Topaz AI platform. The collaboration targets sectors such as telecommunications and financial services, aiming to automate...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 17, 2026
Starweaver Expands AI Engineering Presence in Hyderabad
Starweaver announced a major expansion of its AI engineering hub in Hyderabad, planning to quadruple its engineering and data staff within six months. The center will accelerate development of AI‑driven platforms such as Journeybuilder, DesignPilot, and analytics intelligence tools for...
By MarTech Series
News•Feb 17, 2026
CVE-2026-1357: WordPress Plugin RCE Exposes Sites to Full Takeover
A critical remote code execution flaw, CVE‑2026‑1357, has been discovered in the WPvivid Backup & Migration WordPress plugin, affecting over 900,000 active sites. The vulnerability lets unauthenticated attackers upload and run arbitrary PHP files via the plugin’s backup‑receive endpoint, granting...
By Security Boulevard
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Voice Agents Set to Power One‑Third of Brands
Is the future of customer operations conversational and human? "Today, <1% of companies use AI voice agents at scale. In two years? One in three brands will.” — Lauren Rothwell @elevenlabsio made this prediction during #CXOSpice. Instant support + conversational commerce is...
By Helen Yu
Social•Feb 17, 2026
MrBeast Acquires Teen Bank to Teach Gen Z Finance
MrBeast bought a teen banking app with 7M users. His goal: teach Gen Z how to build credit, save, and invest. He says nobody taught him money skills—so he's building the tools he never had. This isn't about YouTube views. It's about owning...
By Ask Dr. Brown
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
Sofia Noori, Nema Health
Nema Health announced that its intensive cognitive processing therapy (ICPT) achieved a reported 99% cure rate for post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within a month, according to a new study. The findings were presented by CEO and psychiatrist Sofia Noori, who...
By The Health Care Blog (THCB)
News•Feb 17, 2026
Micro-Magic Debuts High-Precision M3G-2XX Series Gyroscopes
Micro-Magic Inc. has launched the M3G-210 and M3G-220, high‑precision triaxial MEMS gyroscopes. The devices achieve a bias instability of 0.1 °/h and an angle random walk of 0.1 °/√h, with up to 2000 Hz sampling and 200 Hz bandwidth. Housed in rugged aluminum alloy,...
By Unmanned Systems Technology – News
News•Feb 17, 2026
How SSO Simplifies Identity Management for Deskless and Frontline Workforces
Frontline and deskless workers comprise roughly 80% of the global labor force, yet traditional identity systems struggle with shared devices, shift changes, and high turnover. Single Sign‑On (SSO) consolidates credentials, cutting password‑reset tickets and speeding up access at shift handovers....
By Security Boulevard
News•Feb 17, 2026
Comcast Business Powers February’s Biggest Broadcast Events
Comcast Business is again partnering with NBCUniversal to provide the backbone network for three marquee February events: Super Bowl LVII, the 2026 Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics, and the 2026 NBA All‑Star Game. The company will deliver dedicated, high‑capacity fiber connections linking...
By MarTech Series
News•Feb 17, 2026
AI Is the Future of Warfare and US Is in the Lead
Artificial intelligence is reshaping modern warfare, with the United States far ahead in funding, infrastructure, and operational deployment. The Pentagon now spends at least $2 billion annually on AI‑enabled weapons and billions more indirectly through procurement, while private investment tops $109 billion....
By Asia Times – Defense
News•Feb 17, 2026
Deloitte: 95% of Indian Consumers Will Pay for SDVs
Deloitte’s 2026 Global Automotive Consumer Study reveals that 95% of Indian car buyers are ready to pay extra for software‑defined vehicle (SDV) capabilities such as safety, security and health monitoring. The same respondents view SDVs as helpful (81%) and are...
By Automotive World – Autonomous Driving
News•Feb 17, 2026
Industrial AI Shifting as Enterprises Turn Analytics Into Autonomous Action
IFS posted 23% annual recurring revenue growth and a 114% net retention rate for FY 2025, indicating industrial AI is moving from pilot projects to large‑scale operational use. The company’s new IFS Nexus Black and Agent Studio platforms let enterprises...
By ERP Today
News•Feb 17, 2026
Biopharma Must Cope With The Fetal Bovine Serum Squeeze
Biopharma faces a tightening fetal bovine serum (FBS) market as U.S. cattle inventories hit record lows and European disease outbreaks curb supply. Prices have surged more than 300% over five years and release timelines have lengthened from weeks to months...
By BioSpace
News•Feb 17, 2026
Red Light Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Brain Injuries
A University of Utah Health study examined red‑light photobiomodulation (PBM) as a preventive therapy for repetitive head acceleration events in collegiate football. Twenty‑six Division I athletes were randomized to active or sham transcranial and intranasal PBM over 16 weeks, receiving three...
By Bio-IT World
News•Feb 17, 2026
Visual Intelligence Powering Next-Generation Robotics
Machine vision has transitioned from simple part detection to a measurement‑grade sensory core for industrial robots. Advances in high‑resolution cameras, 3D imaging, edge AI and deep‑learning enable sub‑millimeter positioning, real‑time defect recognition and adaptive path correction. This vision‑driven intelligence lets...
By Metrology News
News•Feb 17, 2026
OpenAI Deleted Word ‘Safely’ From Its Mission – Its New Structure Is A Test
OpenAI’s latest IRS filing removed the word “safely” from its mission, replacing it with a broader pledge to benefit all of humanity. The change coincided with a legal restructuring that split the organization into a nonprofit foundation and a for‑profit...
By Claims Journal
News•Feb 17, 2026
All-in-One SLAM LiDAR, RTK and 360° Imagery Scanner Launched
Emesent has launched the GX1, an all‑in‑one SLAM LiDAR, RTK and 360° imaging scanner that delivers 5‑10 mm global accuracy. The system can cut survey time by up to 95 %, turning weeks of work into a single day. It integrates LiDAR,...
By Metrology News
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
AI-Intelligentized Naval Mines and U.S. Subsea Access in the Paracel Islands
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy is modeling AI‑intelligentized seabed mines that could hide in the Paracel Islands’ acoustic shadow zones, creating a persistent anti‑access/area‑denial (A2/AD) field. The concept builds on an estimated 50,000‑100,000 existing Chinese naval mines, adding adaptive target...
By Small Wars Journal
News•Feb 17, 2026
How To Dominate March Madness With Show-Level Data
Rain the Growth partnered with Spectrum Reach to leverage show‑level metadata for CTV placements during March Madness, delivering the agency’s highest response rate of the quarter. Using Nielsen Gracenote’s TMS IDs, the partnership identified exact game, recap and related content...
By AdExchanger
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Quantum Breakthrough Makes Once‑impossible Problems Solvable
I’ve been waiting for a moment like this. Google’s new quantum chip solved a 150-year-old problem in 2 hours. 13,000× faster than one of the world’s best supercomputers. That’s not incremental. That’s a different category. Their Willow chip ran an algorithm that models how atoms...
By Pascal Bornet
Podcast•Feb 17, 2026•53 min
Google Alerts for Insurance? Visualping Brings New Technology for Risk Assessment
In this episode, Visualping co‑founder and CEO Serge Salager explains how his company is turning real‑time web monitoring into a "Google Alerts for insurance," delivering instant risk insights to underwriters. He outlines emerging data sources—such as property changes, environmental alerts, and...
By The Insurance Podcast
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
How AI Can Make Customer Experience More Human with Vinod Muthukrishnan
Vinod Muthukrishnan, Cisco’s VP of Webex Customer Experience, explains how AI is evolving from a simple tool to a collaborative teammate that handles routine tasks and enriches human interactions. By leveraging AI-driven analytics, brands can anticipate issues, personalize engagements, and...
By Shep Hyken – Customer Service Blog
News•Feb 17, 2026
REMnux V8 Brings AI Integration to the Linux Malware Analysis Toolkit
REMnux released version 8, rebuilt on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and introduces a new Cast‑based installer that handles fresh deployments, upgrades, and container installs. The highlight is the REMnux MCP server, which implements the Model Context Protocol to connect AI agents with the...
By Help Net Security
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Boosts Productivity but Amplifies Workload and Burnout
A provocative new Harvard Business Review article is challenging everything we thought we knew about #AI in the workplace. “AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It” shares findings from an eight-month study that reveal a counterintuitive truth: instead of lightening workloads, AI...
By Terence Leung
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Monthly Subscriptions Beat One‑time Sales for Lasting Growth
I'm much more bullish on the indiehacker doing $2k MRR on $50 / mo subs, than I am on someone who did $10,000 sales of lifetime deals. Getting people to buy something on a "one time" basis has gotten easier, in...
By Jon Yongfook
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
The New Printify Premium Is Here: Your Unfair Advantage Just Got Upgraded
In this episode Maisha Rachmat walks listeners through the revamped Printify Premium subscription, highlighting its new focus on helping sellers choose profitable products faster and boost margins. The plan now costs $39 monthly (still $299 annually) and adds free access...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Google Messages Adds Partial Text Selection Feature
Google Messages is quietly addressing one of its most requested features You can finally select and copy a part of a message instead of the whole thing. ✅ Details and demo video - https://t.co/RmENf6Pn3j https://t.co/Va0NMH9Xx3
By AssembleDebug (Shiv)
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Closing the 2026 Confidence Gap Through Workforce Adaptation
The Great #WorkforceAdaptation: How to Bridge the 2026 Confidence Gap https://t.co/HrK66onclJ #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator #HR
By Dave Millner
News•Feb 17, 2026
Exponent Energy Launches EV Financing Arm Exponent One; New Entity Raises $2M From AdvantEdge Founders
Exponent Energy has spun off Exponent One, a fintech and asset‑management platform aimed at financing commercial electric vehicles, and secured $2 million in pre‑seed funding from AdvantEdge Founders. The subsidiary, led by former Ola executive Sandeep Divakaran, will leverage real‑time data...
By YourStory
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Solve Real Problems with Plain‑language Steps, Not Buzzwords
If you want more traction, make content that solves a problem in plain language. Not “strategy.” Actual steps.
By Rachel Pedersen
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Tech Backlash Repeats: From “Devil Wagons” To AI “Slop”
When cars first came out, people called them "devil wagons" and literally tried to ban them. When that didn't work, they shot at them and even set traps. Calling AI "slop" is the modern version of this. https://t.co/OoLW0Nl2sq
By Nathan Lands
News•Feb 17, 2026
Planning Inspectorate Expands Digital Appeals Service
The Planning Inspectorate will extend its digital Appeal a Planning Decision platform to cover enforcement, enforcement listed‑building and lawful‑development‑certificate appeals starting 26 February 2026. The rollout follows a pilot with Cornwall Council, Havering and Brent, which validated the system’s functionality. New features...
By UKAuthority (UK)
News•Feb 17, 2026
Quince Appoints First Head of Brand Strategy and Narrative
Quince hired Dakota Kate Isaacs as its first head of brand strategy and narrative, tasking her with global positioning and storytelling to deepen consumer connections. The San Francisco‑based DTC retailer has doubled sales to over $700 million, yet still battles a dupe‑maker...
By The Business of Fashion (BoF)
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
Digital Permits 2026: From Regulatory Mandate to Industrial Excellence
The RavaBIM 2026 seminar examined Finland’s shift from PDF‑based permitting to mandatory BIM/IFC submissions, highlighting both regulatory progress and lingering gaps in standards and technical capacity. Panelists stressed that regional disparities, especially among smaller municipalities and modest design firms, demand focused...
By AEC Business
News•Feb 17, 2026
Razorpay Becomes India Payments Partner for Replit’s Global AI Platform
Razorpay and Replit have partnered to embed Razorpay’s payments stack into Replit’s AI development platform for Indian users. The integration, currently in beta, lets Indian developers pay for Replit subscriptions in INR using UPI and cards, and enables AI‑built products...
By Entrackr
News•Feb 17, 2026
China AI Startup Moonshot Targets $10 Billion Valuation
Moonshot, the Chinese AI startup behind the Kimi chatbot, is launching a new financing round that targets a $10 billion valuation. The company previously secured $500 million at a $4.3 billion valuation, and its existing backers—Alibaba, Tencent and 5Y Capital—have already committed more...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
Social•Feb 17, 2026
VLA Reasoning Lets Vehicles Safely Navigate Complex Edge Cases
VLAs can enable vehicles to better handle complex edge cases: a VLM can "think through" a complex interaction, deduce a common sense behavior, and then a VLA can carry that out to maintain safe(r) behavior even in unusual situations.
By Sergey Levine
News•Feb 17, 2026
The Future of Open Maps & Data Collaboration | GeoBuiz Summit 2026
At the GeoBuiz Summit 2026, Geospatial World CEO Sanjay Kumar and Overture Maps Foundation Executive Director Will Mortenson discussed the rise of open, standardized geospatial data. They highlighted the Global Entity Reference System (GERS) as a key framework enabling consistent...
By Geospatial World – Smart Infrastructure
News•Feb 17, 2026
How Red Teaming Reduces Breach Risk?
Red Teaming, also known as adversary simulation, pits authorized security experts against an organization’s defenses to expose real‑world attack gaps. By mimicking the full cyber kill chain—from OSINT‑driven reconnaissance to covert data exfiltration—teams reveal weaknesses that traditional scans miss. The...
By Security Boulevard
News•Feb 17, 2026
Beauty Briefing: Why Every Beauty Brand Is Collaborating with a Soda
Beauty brands are increasingly partnering with soda companies, leveraging the drinks' cultural cachet to launch limited‑edition collections and co‑branded experiences. The trend reflects a broader shift toward experiential marketing aimed at younger, social‑media‑savvy consumers. At the same time, Rare Beauty...
By Glossy
News•Feb 17, 2026
Claims that AI Can Help Fix Climate Dismissed as Greenwashing
A new analysis of 154 AI‑related climate claims finds no material, verifiable emissions reductions from popular generative tools such as Google Gemini or Microsoft Copilot. The report distinguishes between traditional, predictive AI—which can modestly aid climate modeling—and energy‑intensive generative models...
By The Guardian AI
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z: 2500W XOC BIOS Leaked – Pushing the Limits with Advance Warning
MSI’s RTX 5090 Lightning Z has a 2500 W XOC BIOS leak, far exceeding the card’s typical 600 W TDP and even the model’s advertised 1000 W extreme profile. The BIOS is designed for liquid‑nitrogen record attempts and disables safety mechanisms, making it unsuitable for...
By Igor’sLAB
Podcast•Feb 17, 2026•40 min
Data Is the New Oil, and Your Database Is the only Way to Extract It
In this episode, Ryan interviews Shireesh Thota, Corporate Vice President of Azure Databases at Microsoft, about the rapid evolution of Microsoft's database offerings, including SQL Server, Cosmos DB, and Postgres, and how they fit into a unified Azure data platform....
By Stack Overflow Podcast
Podcast•Feb 17, 2026•1 min
From Pluto to Pharmaceuticals
In this brief episode, the host explains how NASA employs spectroscopy to decode the composition of planets and their atmospheres, from distant bodies like Pluto to potential applications in drug discovery. By examining how light interacts with matter, scientists can...
By Innovation Now
Podcast•Feb 17, 2026•34 min
Sponsor Bank 101: Everything Fintechs Need to Know Before Signing a Contract
In this episode, Lindsay Borgeson, President of Partner Banking at Core Bank, explains how her community bank built the CoreX Banking‑as‑a‑Service platform from the ground up, emphasizing a compliance‑first mindset, early regulator engagement, and careful tech‑partner selection. She highlights the...
By Fintech Confidential
News•Feb 17, 2026
Radiologists Urge Cigna to Rescind Coverage Restriction for Key Imaging Procedure
Radiology societies, led by the Society of Interventional Radiology, have asked Cigna to reverse policy 0539, which labels implantable peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) for chronic pain as medically unnecessary. The groups cite robust randomized trials, FDA clearance, and a favorable...
By Radiology Business