News•Feb 12, 2026
Plus Power Brings Online 350-MWh Cross Town BESS in Maine
Plus Power has commissioned the 175‑MW, 350‑MWh Cross Town Energy Storage facility in Gorham, Maine, marking the largest battery energy storage system on the ISO New England grid. The plant uses 156 Sungrow PowerTitan modules on a five‑acre site adjacent to Central Maine Power’s 115‑kV Moshers substation, easing transmission congestion and enabling wind power from northern Maine to serve southern demand, including Boston. Governor Janet Mills highlighted the project’s potential to cut electricity costs by reducing reliance on fossil‑fuel peakers during extreme weather. The installation advances Maine’s goal of 400 MW of storage by 2030 and helps replace capacity lost from retiring gas plants.
By Solar Power World
News•Feb 12, 2026
Unanet Introduces AI Copilot to Turn ERP Complexity Into Actionable Intelligence for Architecture and Engineering Firms
Unanet has launched Champ™ for ERP, an AI‑first copilot built on Wyatt’s natural‑language engine and embedded directly into its AE ERP platform for architecture and engineering firms. The solution lets finance leaders and project managers ask plain‑language questions, receive real‑time...
By ERP News
News•Feb 12, 2026
The ‘Discovery’ Problem in Embedded Finance – and How OMB Bank Found the Right Fintech Partner
Community bank OMB Bank struggled with a slow, manual process to locate fintech partners, relying on static PDFs and endless email threads. The bank’s breakthrough came when it discovered Backpack, a university‑payments fintech listed on Treasury Prime’s AI Marketplace, which...
By Tearsheet
News•Feb 12, 2026
Retail Slumps to Fourth Place in Customer Service Rankings – with Ecommerce Brands Performing Even Worse
Esendex’s latest study ranks retail fourth among five industries for customer service, offering only 2.1 contact channels on average. Pure‑play ecommerce brands perform even worse, with just 1.2 channels, mainly email or web forms. Trustpilot scores reflect this gap—2.83 for...
By InternetRetailing
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
To Ensure Audiences Return, Invite One Meaningful Action Early
Publishers are rethinking first‑time interactions by offering a single, personal action that lets new visitors declare a preference, such as saving a story, following a topic, or joining a focused newsletter. Research shows these early choices generate stronger propensity signals...
By Digital Content Next (InContext/Blog)
News•Feb 12, 2026
AI PoC to Production: A Practical Guide to Scaling Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise
Enterprises often excel at AI proofs‑of‑concept but stumble when scaling to production, where reliability, governance, and measurable ROI are mandatory. The guide outlines a seven‑step framework—starting with early success criteria, strengthening data pipelines, building cloud‑native infrastructure, adopting MLOps, enforcing governance,...
By Datafloq
News•Feb 12, 2026
STAT+: BridgeBio Drug for Genetic Cause of Dwarfism Succeeds in Key Study
BridgeBio Pharma's oral drug infigratinib met its primary endpoint in a pivotal trial of more than 100 children with achondroplasia, delivering an average growth increase of 2.1 cm per year versus placebo. Adjusted analysis showed a 1.74 cm per year advantage, both...
By STAT (Biotech)
News•Feb 12, 2026
Amazon Disbursement Policy Changes DD+7
Amazon is moving all sellers to a standardized seven‑day reserve period, known as DD+7, which holds payments until seven days after confirmed or estimated delivery. The change aligns older accounts with the majority of sellers worldwide and also applies to...
By ChannelX (formerly Tamebay)
News•Feb 12, 2026
UK Government Adviser and Military Commander Land €12 Million to Scale Electric Twin’s Synthetic Audience Platform
Electric Twin, a UK‑based AI platform that creates synthetic audiences, announced a €12 million funding round led by Atomico, with participation from LocalGlobe, Mercuri, Samos Investments and high‑profile angels such as Marc Andreessen and Cal Henderson. The capital will accelerate global...
By EU-Startups
Social•Feb 12, 2026
EU Parliament Backs Digital Euro to Curb US Payment Dominance
Post-Trump assault on Greenland, the EU parliament delivers a big win for the digital euro as it wins 420-158 backing in EU Parliament straw poll The digital euro couldn't have better timing as the EU looks to the digital euro...
By Richard Turrin
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Brian Solis Recognized for Coining the Generation-C Psychographic Profile
Brian Solis, former Altimeter analyst, is being celebrated for creating the Generation‑C (Gen C) psychographic profile in 2012. Unlike traditional generations defined by birth years, Gen C groups people by a constantly connected, digital‑first mindset. The concept has resurfaced as marketers recognize...
By Brian Solis
News•Feb 12, 2026
Platform Engineering Maturity in 2026: What the Data Tells Us
The 2026 State of Platform Engineering Report, based on 518 practitioners, forecasts a bifurcated maturity landscape where fast‑moving firms close measurement gaps and double platform budgets, while laggards risk funding crises. AI integration is now non‑negotiable, with 94% of respondents...
By PlatformEngineering.org – Blog
News•Feb 12, 2026
Embridge Consulting Introduces “Elastic Change” To Tackle Why ERP and Transformation Projects Fail
Embridge Consulting launched the Elastic Change framework to address the high failure rate of ERP and digital transformation projects. The model replaces rigid, project‑led approaches with a flexible structure that scales with organisational maturity and emphasizes emotionally intelligent leadership. By...
By ERP News
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Dr. Christian Weedbrook and Bill Fradin on Xanadu’s $3.1B Quantum SPAC Deal (CHAC)
Xanadu, the Canadian quantum‑computing startup, announced a $3.1 billion business combination with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp., a special‑purpose acquisition company listed on NASDAQ. The deal, disclosed in November, positions Xanadu as one of the few quantum firms to go public via...
By SPACInsider
News•Feb 12, 2026
Shelter Homes in on Media Shop Beyond After Review
Shelter has reappointed independent agency Beyond to manage its media account after a statutory pitch, extending a partnership that began in 2019. The two organisations have delivered high‑impact campaigns such as the 2021 “Fight For Home” brand relaunch, which lifted...
By DecisionMarketing
News•Feb 12, 2026
Grok Is Now Editing Itself
The episode examines Grokipedia, Elon Musk’s AI‑generated Wikipedia alternative, and reveals that its chatbot Grok has become the primary editor, submitting and approving over three‑quarters of all suggested changes. Analysis by the Tow Center shows Grok’s self‑editing surged in December,...
By Columbia Journalism Review (CJR)
Podcast•Feb 12, 2026•0 min
Impact of AI on Transport | TG Explains AI
TeleGeography’s podcast with Luis Colasante examines the emerging bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. He explains that AI‑driven data centers consume two to three times more power than traditional cloud facilities, positioning energy availability as the chief constraint on digital growth. The discussion...
By TeleGeography Explains the Internet
News•Feb 12, 2026
These Net-Firing Drone Hunters Will Nab Rogue Drones over FIFA Stadiums
Fortem Technologies secured a multimillion‑dollar Department of Homeland Security contract to protect the 2026 FIFA World Cup venues with its net‑based DroneHunter interceptors. The company will deploy TrueView R30 radar, SkyDome command software, and kinetic net‑capture drones, marking its second...
By DroneDJ
News•Feb 12, 2026
Industrial AI: Essential Strategies for Transformation
Claudio Fayad outlines three core strategies for industrial AI adoption: modernize legacy automation without halting production, fuse IT and OT functions to create a unified data pipeline, and implement a robust data‑fabric to centralize real‑time information. By layering AI on...
By InformationWeek
Podcast•Feb 12, 2026•3 min
Can AI Visibility Ever Hurt a Brand’s Conversion Funnel?
In this episode, Jordan Cooney talks with Tim Sanders, Chief Innovation Officer at G2, about how AI-driven search is reshaping B2B buyer behavior and the implications for SEO. Sanders shares data showing that AI visibility—such as being recommended by ChatGPT—does...
By Voices of Search
News•Feb 12, 2026
Xinnor's Alternative Software RAID Filer for AI
Software RAID vendor Xinnor unveiled xiNAS, an all‑flash NAS filer built on its xiRAID stack, XFS, and NFS over RDMA, targeting AI, HPC and data‑intensive workloads. In a Supermicro validation, a single node achieved up to 74.5 GB/s sequential read and...
By Blocks & Files
News•Feb 12, 2026
Globalfoundries (GFS) Hits New High on Swing to Profits
Globalfoundries swung from a $262 million loss in 2024 to an $888 million profit in 2025, posting a 439 percent year‑on‑year earnings improvement. Revenue grew only 1 percent to $6.79 billion, highlighting higher‑margin contracts and cost efficiencies as the profit drivers. The fourth‑quarter profit of...
By Yahoo Finance – News Index
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Data Center REITs Are A Conservative Way To Play AI
The AI spending surge is rewarding infrastructure providers more than software developers, with data‑center REITs emerging as a conservative play on the trend. Equinix and Digital Realty benefit directly from hyperscalers’ massive compute investments, delivering immediate revenue growth. Equinix reported...
By Top Gun Financial Blog
Podcast•Feb 12, 2026•34 min
Cooling Construction Workers with Human-Centric Tech, with Tiffany Yeh, MD Co-Founder & CEO of Eztia Materials
In this episode, Dr. Tiffany Yeh, MD, co‑founder and CEO of climate‑tech startup Eztia Materials, discusses the urgent heat challenge facing construction workers and how human‑centric cooling technologies can protect them. She explains the science behind Eztia’s HydroVolt material, its...
By Tangent – Proptech
News•Feb 12, 2026
Google Says Hacker Groups Are Using Gemini to Augment Attacks – and Companies Are Even ‘Stealing’ Its Models
Google Threat Intelligence Group, together with DeepMind, released an AI Threat Tracker revealing that state‑backed APT groups are weaponizing Google’s Gemini models to research targets, craft multilingual phishing, and generate code for attacks. Notable actors include China‑based Temp.HEX, UNC6148 targeting...
By ITPro (UK)
News•Feb 12, 2026
Google Search Console: The Ultimate Guide for 2026
Google Search Console (GSC) remains the free, central hub for monitoring a site’s visibility across traditional search, AI Overviews, and the emerging AI Mode. The guide walks users through adding either a domain property—verified via DNS TXT record—or a URL‑prefix...
By Semrush Blog
News•Feb 12, 2026
Stage Two of Roadmap to Support Growth and Development of Programmatic TV in Europe Underway
The European Programmatic TV Initiative (EPTVI) has launched Stage Two of its roadmap, moving from strategic planning to concrete solutions for scaling programmatic TV across Europe. The new phase will produce three core deliverables – North Star principles, reusable core...
By TVBEurope
News•Feb 12, 2026
AI UGC for Marketing Teams: Definition, Benefits, and How To Use It
Artificial intelligence is reshaping user‑generated content (UGC) for marketing teams, turning raw consumer footage into polished ad assets at scale. AI‑driven platforms now analyze performance data, generate scripts, and edit videos, enabling brands to launch authentic creatives within hours instead...
By Influencer Marketing Hub
News•Feb 12, 2026
Soft Power and the Race to the Moon: Why Cislunar Norms Are the Next Hill to Hold
The United States is positioning cislunar space as the next geopolitical arena, leveraging NASA’s Artemis program and the Artemis Accords to set soft‑power norms. Cislunar real estate near the lunar south pole is scarce, and early standards for communications, navigation,...
By AIAA – Industry News (Aerospace)
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Restoring Water to Arid Lands: Rethinking Dams and Soil in the MENA and Global South
Water scarcity in the MENA region and the Global South is driven more by land‑management failures and centralized hydraulic policies than by climate alone. Large dams, while symbolising progress, exacerbate evaporation losses and sedimentation, undermining long‑term water security. Healthy soils...
By Resilience.org (Post Carbon Institute)
News•Feb 12, 2026
We’re Entering the Era of ‘AI Unless Proven Otherwise’
AI‑generated media has moved from novelty to mainstream, with deepfakes, chart‑topping songs and a TV ad aired during the NBA Finals. A Gallup Q3 2025 survey shows 45 % of U.S. employees now use AI at work, while a ZeroBounce poll finds...
By Fast Company AI
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Payroll Mistakes Cost More Than Dollars
Restaurant operators face razor‑thin margins and complex payroll compliance, and generic all‑in‑one SaaS platforms often fail to handle industry‑specific nuances such as tip pooling and multi‑state tax rules. Payroll errors not only frustrate staff but also trigger fines, higher turnover,...
By Modern Restaurant Management
News•Feb 12, 2026
Anthropic To Help Pay For Data Centre Grid Costs
Anthropic announced it will cover the grid costs associated with its AI data centres, partnering with utilities to estimate and offset residential electricity price hikes. The company will also finance infrastructure upgrades, invest in new power generation, and implement demand‑response...
By Silicon UK
News•Feb 12, 2026
T-Pain Drops Buffalo Wild Wings-Themed Anthem to Promote LTO
Buffalo Wild Wings teamed with Grammy‑winning artist T‑Pain to launch a brand‑specific anthem, “Let’s Go Buffalo Wild (A Pick 6 Love Song),” promoting its new Pick 6 Meal for Two. The meal bundle, priced at $19.99 nationally, includes two entrées, two sides,...
By Fast Casual
News•Feb 12, 2026
Framestore Aims to Revolutionise Production with AI Platform
Framestore has teamed up with i*wot studios, the creators behind Amazon’s The Wheel of Time, to develop an AI‑enabled platform that unifies production workflows across film, TV, animation, immersive experiences, social media, user‑generated content and gaming. The platform will consolidate...
By TVBEurope
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Start AI Support Early to Scale Customer Experience
A lot of people think Fin is only necessary when you're "at scale" and until that point you should do your own support. I understand the thinking, but it misses out of what your customer's experience is. The reality is Fin...
By Des Traynor
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Ex‑Trenchant Exec Sold Internal Hacks to Russian Broker
Former exec at exploit development firm Trenchant, owned by L3Harris, admitted to selling internal hacking tools to a Russian broker. Did the company notify the vendors whose products were exploited so that they could be patched? https://t.co/4wKJgZoIkl
By Runa Sandvik
News•Feb 12, 2026
IIAs 2026 | Sensirion’s Expansion in Debrecen, Hungary
Swiss sensor specialist Sensirion expanded its Debrecen, Hungary facility, earning the top award for Europe’s most impactful small operational project. The plant, originally opened in 2021, added capacity through a 2023‑24 expansion and is projected to create 200 jobs by...
By fDi Intelligence (FT)
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Batch 30 Days of Content by Filming Reusable Clips
If you want to batch 30 days of videos fast, stop filming full videos and start filming reusable clips.
By Rachel Pedersen
News•Feb 12, 2026
IIAs 2026 | Copeland’s Site Expansion in Cookstown, Northern Ireland
US‑based climate‑tech firm Copeland announced a £19 million expansion of its Cookstown, Northern Ireland factory, adding a new production line for heat‑pump compressors. The investment, the most impactful small‑sized project in Europe according to the 2026 Investment Impact Awards, is projected...
By fDi Intelligence (FT)
News•Feb 12, 2026
IIAs 2026 | Smart Solar Technologies’ Solar Module Factory in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Smart Solar Technologies, a Turkish cleantech firm, announced a €122 million investment to build a solar cell and module factory in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The plant will target 1,500 MW of wafer, cell and module output and is expected to generate more than...
By fDi Intelligence (FT)
News•Feb 12, 2026
AI Skills Represent Dangerous New Attack Surface, Says TrendAI
TrendAI, the new business unit of Trend Micro, warns that AI skills—executable artifacts that blend human‑readable text with LLM instructions—represent a dangerous attack surface. These skills, used in products like Anthropic’s Agent Skills, OpenAI’s GPT Actions, and Microsoft’s Copilot Plugins, can...
By Infosecurity Magazine
News•Feb 12, 2026
Adyen Shares Plummet After Payments Giant Posts Weak Revenue Growth Outlook
Adyen’s shares tumbled up to 20% after the payments firm issued a 2026 net‑revenue growth outlook of 20%‑22%, falling short of analysts’ 22.8% expectation. In the second half of 2025 the company posted 17% year‑on‑year net‑revenue growth to €1.27 billion, while...
By CNBC Earnings
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Top Takeaways From Charter’s Leading with AI Summit in New York
Charter’s Leading with AI Summit in New York highlighted a counter‑intuitive hiring strategy: double down on entry‑level talent while reshaping those roles for an AI‑augmented workplace. IBM’s CHRO, Nickle LaMoreaux, shared that the company is tripling entry‑level hires, even in...
By Charter
News•Feb 12, 2026
Rewards Embedded in Payment Experience Knock Traditional Loyalty Models Down
Embedded reward mechanisms are being woven directly into payment and e‑commerce flows, turning a routine transaction into an instant incentive. This gamified approach sidesteps the coupon‑hunting fatigue that plagues conventional loyalty schemes. By delivering bonuses at the point of sale,...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Feb 12, 2026
Chronic Rhinitis Solution NEUROMARK Secures €62.5 Million as Irish Startup Neurent Medical Closes Series C
Neurent Medical announced an oversubscribed €62.5 million Series C round, led by MVM Partners and Sofinnova Partners, to accelerate the commercial rollout of its NEUROMARK system for chronic rhinitis. The funding will expand European market presence, deepen clinical evidence, and support a...
By EU-Startups
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bad Tools Drive Talent Loss and Competitor Advantage
Give engineers subpar tools, what could possibly go wrong? a) competitors out-ship AWS (eg Vercel, where Claude Code is used by so many and they are on 🔥) b) frustrated engineers interview elsewhere and take offers at places where Claude Code or...
By Gergely Orosz
News•Feb 12, 2026
First Commercial Robotaxi Service Begins in Downtown Abu Dhabi
WeRide and Uber have launched the first commercial robotaxi service in downtown Abu Dhabi, expanding coverage to roughly 70% of the city’s core districts. The fleet has quadrupled since its December 2024 debut, now exceeding 200 autonomous vehicles across the...
By Autonomous Vehicle International
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Teach First, Offer Later: Simple Phrase Calms Audiences
You’re allowed to say, “I’m going to teach first, then I’ll share an offer.” That one sentence relaxes everyone.
By Rachel Pedersen
News•Feb 12, 2026
FA Cup Delivered via IP for the First Time
Pitch International has teamed with Globecast and Synamedia to deliver the FA Cup via IP for the first time, offering broadcasters a choice between cloud‑based streaming and traditional satellite. The solution combines Synamedia’s SaaS Quortex Link with Globecast’s Connect Live...
By TVBEurope