News•Jan 15, 2026
B4B Payments Co-Founder Paul Swinton Steps Down From Executive Chair Role
Paul Swinton, co‑founder of B4B Payments, has stepped down from his executive chair role after more than 18 years, transitioning to a non‑executive director position. The fintech, acquired by Banking Circle in 2022, will have its senior leadership absorb his day‑to‑day duties. Swinton plans to mentor other founders, leveraging his experience in card‑issuing and payments. The move also aligns with a typical founder succession plan that balances continuity with fresh leadership perspectives.
By Fintech Futures
News•Jan 15, 2026
Mitel Announces Enhanced Global Partner Program to Drive Shared Success in the Hybrid Communications Era
Mitel unveiled an enhanced Global Partner Program that unifies its partner ecosystem under a points‑based framework, offering higher discounts, retention incentives, and new specialization recognitions in verticals and AI. The program builds on the 2025 partner experience improvements and aims...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 15, 2026
WhatsApp Loyalty Programmes: The Future of Modern Retail
WhatsApp loyalty programmes are rapidly replacing traditional point‑based schemes as retailers tap into the platform’s 90% UK adult penetration and near‑instant open rates. By embedding rewards directly in a channel customers already use, retailers eliminate the friction of separate apps...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 15, 2026
THG Ends 2025 on a High as Subscriptions Drive Loyalty and Beauty Outperformance
THG closed 2025 with its strongest quarter, posting a 7.0% Q4 revenue rise and returning to full‑year growth of 2.3% for the first time since 2021. The boost came from a subscriptions‑led model that deepened loyalty across its Beauty and...
By InternetRetailing
News•Jan 15, 2026
The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
AI firms are now battling for a scarce pool of electricians, plumbers, and HVAC technicians needed to build the power‑hungry data centers that drive artificial‑intelligence workloads. The U.S. faces an average annual shortfall of about 81,000 electricians, with McKinsey estimating...
By WIRED AI
News•Jan 15, 2026
AiMOGA Deploys Robotic Traffic Police Unit at Intersection in China
AiMOGA Robotics has placed its Intelligent Police Unit R001, a humanoid traffic‑policing robot, at a busy intersection in Wuhu, China, transitioning from pilot trials to routine urban use. The robot performs standardized hand signals and behavioral reminders for non‑motorized traffic...
By The AI Insider
Blog•Jan 15, 2026
Investigating the Epigenetics of Cellular Senescence in T Cells
The paper examines epigenetic regulation of senescence in CD8+ T cells from younger and older donors, revealing that the senescent state, rather than chronological age, drives the majority of epigenomic and transcriptional shifts. Approximately 40% of detectable transcription factors are...
By Fight Aging!
Podcast•Jan 15, 2026•44 min
AI and the Future of Warfare with US Under Secretary of War Emil Michael
In this episode, Under Secretary of War Emil Michael explains how the Department of War is deploying a generative AI platform, GenAI.mil, to over a million users within its first month, leveraging models like Gemini and Grok to boost decision‑making...
By No Priors
News•Jan 15, 2026
Property Owners Get New Way to Verify Insurer Estimates
Two independent adjusters have launched InsuranceClaim123, an AI‑driven platform that lets property owners verify insurer repair estimates for gaps. The service combines permit data, photos, material costs and adjuster expertise to flag missing damage, excessive depreciation or inappropriate repair scopes....
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 15, 2026
Why Retail Brands Shouldn’t Overlook Corporate Sponsorships
Retailers are rediscovering corporate sponsorships as a strategic tool that complements digital advertising. By aligning with events, causes, or media partners, sponsors create authentic human connections that foster trust and credibility. When integrated with omnichannel campaigns, sponsorships amplify brand awareness,...
By The Retail Bulletin
Social•Jan 15, 2026
AI Agents Need a GTM Specialist, Not Just Sales Teams
"You can't just hand an AI Agent to the sales team or marketing team to deploy. Not if they don't have the skills to implement the agent, train it, manage it." with @kylecnorton CRO @kylecnorton "You have to find that GTM...
By Jason Lemkin
Blog•Jan 15, 2026
A Beneficial Function of TGF-Β in Aging
Researchers discovered that transforming growth factor‑beta (TGF‑β) signaling in microglia acts as a protective checkpoint for myelin integrity in the aging spinal cord. In aged mice, the dorsal column showed pronounced myelin degeneration alongside heightened TGF‑β activity in resident microglia....
By Fight Aging!
News•Jan 15, 2026
Kevel Welcomes Ad Tech and Retail Media Veteran Jaclyn Nix as Chief Operating Officer, Accelerating Retail Media Innovation
Kevel, a leading retail‑media technology provider, announced the appointment of Jaclyn Nix as chief operating officer. Nix arrives with more than 18 years of digital‑marketing experience and a record of launching over 40 retail‑media programs. Her hire coincides with Kevel’s...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 15, 2026
Unmasking the Sun’s Hidden Gamma Ray Factory
Researchers at NJIT have identified the precise solar‑corona region that generates gamma‑ray bursts during major flares, using data from NASA’s Fermi telescope and the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array. The team linked the emission to bremsstrahlung from particles accelerated to...
By Universe Today
News•Jan 15, 2026
What Are 'Dark' Stars? Scientists Think They Could Explain 3 Big Mysteries in the Universe
Scientists propose that "dark stars"—hypothetical early‑universe objects powered by dark‑matter annihilation—could illuminate three puzzling JWST discoveries. These luminous bodies would form before ordinary stars, later collapsing into massive black‑hole seeds that explain the unexpected abundance of supermassive black holes within...
By Space.com
News•Jan 15, 2026
Trio of Critical Bugs Spotted in Delta Industrial PLCs
Researchers from OPSWAT’s Unit 515 uncovered four serious flaws in Delta Electronics’ DVP‑12SE11T programmable logic controller, including three critical CVSS 9+ vulnerabilities. Delta issued a firmware patch just before the 2026 New Year, but many OT environments may delay updates due to...
By Dark Reading
News•Jan 15, 2026
Hydrosat Raises $60 Million in Series B Funding
Hydrosat announced a $60 million Series B round led by Hartree Partners, Subutai Capital and Space 4 Earth, bolstering its capital to expand its thermal‑infrared satellite constellation. The funding will fund new satellites, boost engineering capacity in the U.S. and Luxembourg, and accelerate global...
By SpaceNews
News•Jan 15, 2026
4 Outdated Habits Destroying Your SOC's MTTR in 2026
Many security operations centers still rely on outdated, manual processes that slow incident response. The article highlights four habits—manual sample review, sole reliance on static scans, fragmented toolsets, and excessive alert escalations—that inflate mean time to respond. It shows how...
By The Hacker News
News•Jan 15, 2026
China’s Zoomlion Integrating AI and Embodied-Intelligence Robotics for Intelligent Manufacturing
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology is rolling out a full‑chain AI system that links construction machinery, smart factories and humanoid robots. The company now operates 12 smart factories and more than 300 production lines, enabling high‑mix, small‑batch output with...
By The AI Insider
News•Jan 15, 2026
How You.com 10x’d MQLs with Multithreaded Marketing
You.com pivoted from a consumer search engine to an AI‑search infrastructure provider and overhauled its go‑to‑market strategy under CMO Kady Srinivasan. By segmenting prospects into AI natives and AI laggards and adopting a multithreaded marketing model, the company increased marketing‑qualified...
By SaaStock
News•Jan 15, 2026
Using Analytics to Uncover Forced Labor Risks in Supply Chains
Organizations across banking, asset management, retail and manufacturing face mounting pressure to identify and mitigate forced‑labor risks within sprawling supply chains. Regulatory scrutiny and stakeholder expectations are intensifying, exposing gaps caused by opaque ownership structures and inconsistent global standards. Moody’s...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 15, 2026
Edtech Platform Headway Inc Secures Series A Extension with Backing From Endeavor Catalyst
Headway Inc., a Ukrainian‑born edtech platform with 160 million users, closed the second tranche of its Series A extension, secured from Endeavor Catalyst. The fund invested above its usual $2 million ceiling, underscoring confidence in the company’s growth trajectory. Headway becomes the first...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 15, 2026
Limelight Inc. Launches New Programmatic Optimisation Tool
Limelight Inc. has unveiled the Adaptive Rules Centre (ARC), a rules‑based toolkit that automates inventory curation on its white‑label programmatic platform. Early adopters reported revenue lifts exceeding 300% and fill‑rate gains of more than 900% when ARC is active. The...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 15, 2026
Highwire and The Bliss Group Unite to Build The Modern Marketing and Communications Partner for Innovative, High-Growth Organizations
Highwire announced the acquisition of The Bliss Group, creating a combined strategic marketing and communications agency. The new entity brings together more than 250 professionals across North America and an AI-forward technology stack to deliver integrated, insight-driven campaigns. Bliss CEO...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 15, 2026
Dunelm Reveals Subdued Second Quarter Trading
Dunelm reported a modest 1.6% rise in second‑quarter sales to £498 million, taking first‑half growth to 3.6% at £926 million. The retailer now expects full‑year pre‑tax profit to sit at the lower end of analysts’ forecasts, with first‑half profit projected around £112‑£114 million....
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 15, 2026
'Society Cannot Function if No One Is Accountable for AI' — Jaron Lanier, the Godfather of Virtual Reality, Discusses How...
Jaron Lanier, the virtual‑reality pioneer, argues that AI systems must remain under human accountability in the second episode of the new podcast *The Ten Reckonings*. He warns that delegating responsibility to machines would undermine law and civilization. The discussion references recent...
By TechRadar
News•Jan 15, 2026
New Report From Meltwater and We. Communications Reveals 90% of PR Teams Are Integrating Generative AI Into Their Workflows
Meltwater and We. Communications released their inaugural State of PR Report, surveying over 1,100 communications professionals worldwide. The study finds that more than 90% of PR teams have incorporated generative AI into daily tasks such as drafting releases, content optimization,...
By MarTech Series
Social•Jan 15, 2026
Match GTM Playbooks to Your Revenue Stage
Good GTM isn’t about copying playbooks. It’s about knowing which playbook applies at which revenue stage. That’s why lists like this are useful if founders read them correctly: • Early stage → clarity beats scale • Mid stage → alignment...
By Krista Mollion
Social•Jan 15, 2026
Auto-Close Tickets only when AI Reply Succeeds
Any @Zendesk experts out there? We have a gen AI reply out there for @haveibeenpwned which attempts to answer a support question, but has a fallback for if it can’t. How can we automatically close the ticket if a reply...
By Troy Hunt
News•Jan 15, 2026
M&A in 2026 May Put More Distance Between Big, Small Banks
Bank‑M&A activity is set to surge in 2026 as regulators slash approval timelines and raise asset‑size thresholds. After 181 deals in 2025, analysts expect the number of announced transactions to double, creating a barbell market where mid‑tier banks grow larger...
By Banking Dive
Social•Jan 15, 2026
No Marketing Channel Remains as Reliably Trackable as Before
Is there any marketing channel or tactic that is as reliable / easy to track as it was 5 years ago?
By Wil Reynolds
Social•Jan 15, 2026
NASA Press Conference Begins Minutes After Splashdown
NASA's post splashdown press conference with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and deputy Assoc Admin for Space Operations (and former ISS program mgr) Joel Montalbano should start in 5 minutes. https://t.co/27sV8KFVgh
By Marcia Smith
News•Jan 15, 2026
Aon Expands Data Center Insurance Program to $2.5bn
Aon announced a $1 billion expansion of its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program, raising total capacity to $2.5 billion. The program, launched in 2025, bundles construction, cyber, cargo and operational risks into a single multi‑line solution for data‑center projects from build‑out to...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 15, 2026
Wikipedia’s Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever
Wikipedia marks its 25th anniversary amid mounting political, legal, and technological pressures. Conservative figures accuse the site of left‑wing bias while governments in the UK and Saudi Arabia propose age‑gating or imprison editors. AI bots scrape its content, driving traffic...
By WIRED AI
News•Jan 15, 2026
UiPath’s Platform Transition - a Case of Execution over Re-Invention. COO Ashim Gupta Explains
UiPath posted its first quarter of net‑new ARR growth in two years and achieved GAAP profitability, crediting execution discipline over new product launches. The company tightened renewal planning, deepened account management, and focused on post‑sale deployment to accelerate value realization....
By Diginomica
News•Jan 15, 2026
Root Partners with Kikoff to Simplify Auto Insurance
Root Insurance has teamed up with personal‑finance app Kikoff to embed its auto‑insurance quoting and purchase flow directly within the Kikoff platform. The integration delivers instant, personalized quotes without requiring users to exit the app, leveraging Root’s data‑driven pricing models....
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 15, 2026
True Colours
The article outlines the gold standard for spectroscopy in pharmaceutical labs, emphasizing that precise colour and turbidity measurements underpin brand integrity, product identification, and patient safety. It profiles six manufacturers—HunterLab, Shimadzu, PerkinElmer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Agilent, and Mettler Toledo—detailing flagship...
By PharmaTimes
News•Jan 15, 2026
MARS Bioimaging Closes $15M Series A Funding
Medical device startup MARS Bioimaging announced a $15 million Series A round, led by Pacific Channel. The financing was delivered in two tranches—$7.6 million initially and $7.4 million later in 2026. The capital will accelerate deployment of its portable spectral photon‑counting CT scanners across...
By FinSMEs
News•Jan 15, 2026
Bain & Company Launches AI-Focused Venture Ecosystem With Leading Global VC Firms
Bain & Company announced the creation of an AI‑focused venture ecosystem in partnership with several leading global venture‑capital firms. The initiative will combine Bain’s strategic consulting expertise with VC capital to back early‑stage artificial‑intelligence startups. By establishing a dedicated pipeline,...
By The AI Insider
Podcast•Jan 15, 2026•0 min
The CFO Case for Probabilistic Forecasting With AI | Bruno Annicq
In this episode, CFO Bruno Annicq of Wellhub shares how he transformed the company’s forecasting by adopting an AI‑driven probabilistic ensemble model, moving the finance team beyond single‑scenario planning. He outlines his EMPOWER planning framework, emphasizing cash discipline, sustainable growth,...
By Mostly metrics
Podcast•Jan 15, 2026•52 min
America Under Surveillance with Michael Soyfer
In this episode, Kevin Ball talks with Institute for Justice attorney Michael Soyfer about the rapid expansion of surveillance technologies such as automated license‑plate readers, facial‑recognition cameras, and predictive policing tools across U.S. municipalities. Soyfer explains the Fourth Amendment challenges...
By Software Engineering Daily – Data (category)
News•Jan 15, 2026
Oxford BioMedica Confirms Private Equity Takeover Talks
Oxford BioMedica, a UK contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in cell and gene therapies, disclosed an unsolicited cash approach from Stockholm‑listed private‑equity group EQT. The news sent the shares up 15% intraday and over a third higher year‑to‑date, reflecting...
By pharmaphorum
News•Jan 15, 2026
6 Maxims for Today’s Digital Leader Playbook
The article presents six guiding maxims for modern CIOs and digital leaders, emphasizing human connection, cultural alignment, business‑centric project ownership, CIO visibility, integration of digital and legacy IT, and the strategic importance of AI. It argues that technology leadership must...
By CIO.com
News•Jan 15, 2026
FTC Bans GM From Selling Drivers' Location Data for Five Years
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized an order against General Motors and its OnStar subsidiary for collecting and selling precise geolocation and driver‑behavior data without consent. The settlement bans GM from sharing such data with consumer reporting agencies for five...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 15, 2026
Construction Payroll Services for Contractors
Construction payroll services provide industry‑specific solutions that automate job‑based pay, multi‑state tax compliance, and certified‑payroll reporting. They enable small contractors to outsource payroll without hiring in‑house staff and give larger firms scalable tools for tracking labor costs by project. By...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 15, 2026
LHV Bank Tops £1bn in Deposits
LHV Bank announced it has surpassed £1 billion in customer deposits less than a year after launching its retail operations in the UK. The surge stems from a transparent product lineup that includes a current account paying 3.75% AER and an...
By Finextra
News•Jan 15, 2026
DataMesh Launches DataMesh Robotics to Enable Industrial Embodied AI Training with Executable Digital Twins
DataMesh has introduced DataMesh Robotics, an embodied AI data product built on its executable industrial digital twin platform. The solution lets robot OEMs train, validate and evaluate robots in dynamic, process‑driven virtual factories, producing synthetic data and measurable reward signals....
By The AI Insider
News•Jan 15, 2026
Worldline Empowers Agentic Commerce with New AI Capabilities
Worldline announced two new capabilities—Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and the ConnectAI developer hub—to make its Global Collect payment platform agent‑ready. The MCP acts as a secure bridge that lets large language models initiate payments, refunds, and status checks via...
By Finextra
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News•Jan 15, 2026
Why Financial Control Is Becoming a Technology Problem [Sponsored]
Financial control has migrated from spreadsheets to software architecture as companies digitise operations. Fragmented spend across cloud, SaaS, ads and contractors creates integration‑driven visibility risks, turning finance into a technology discipline. Finance leaders now must understand system permissions and data...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 15, 2026
ClearScore Embeds Automated Debt Repayment Technology Directly Into Lender Applications
ClearScore has launched its automated debt‑repayment engine, Clearer, directly into lender credit‑application flows. The tool automatically channels consolidation‑loan proceeds to pay off existing debts, eliminating fund‑diversion risk and allowing lenders to price loans more accurately. Early partners such as Oakbrook...
By Finextra