Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai and BAIC’s electric‑vehicle arm BJEV have upgraded their strategic partnership to accelerate mass production and commercialization of Level‑4 robotaxi services. The agreement deepens collaboration on vehicle design, fleet operations and lifecycle management, leveraging BAIC BJEV’s OEM‑scale manufacturing to cut costs and improve reliability. To date, more than 600 Arcfox Alpha T5 robotaxis are operating in Beijing and Shenzhen, and the partners aim to roll out the model in select European and Middle Eastern markets. The joint venture has already invested nearly RMB 1 billion and plans further capital to support global expansion.

KPMG Ireland’s latest reports highlight tightening credit markets, rising default rates and heightened borrower distress, especially for SMEs. They also flag power constraints as a decisive factor for data‑centre expansion, with grid‑access delays pushing firms toward hybrid energy solutions and...
Since several folks have complained to me recently about ChatGPT's sycophantic tone, I figured it's time for that PSA again: 🤯 YOU CAN CHANGE CHATGPT'S TONE. 🤯 I recommend "Efficient" - that's the one I use. Click, click, done.
In just ONE HOUR I did this, with only my voice… this what GTM Engineering looks like in the future… 100% in Claude Code and with Apify ! What We Did: Review Enrichment & Classification Pipeline We built a scalable...

A research team has introduced a transformer‑based reconstruction framework combined with a novel undersampling scheme to accelerate chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI. The approach slashes acquisition times by up to 60% while preserving quantitative metabolite contrast. Benchmarks against conventional...
A wave of state‑level age‑verification bills is targeting Apple and Google’s app stores, following Texas' blocked law. States such as Utah, Louisiana, Ohio, Michigan and South Carolina are drafting similar measures, while Washington DC pursues a federal‑style proposal. California’s alternative model...
The one hire I don't need, and none of my portfolio cos need, is a "Strategist" I know at certain stage in many folks' career, that's what they want to do Advise on strategy more than do work themselves No criticism But most startups...
One of my big goals for 2026 is to build the ultimate home for PLG talent. We have assembled a team of world-class implementers who are hands-down the best in the industry at solving activation problems. But to be fully...
In 2025, Coinbase and Binance cemented their status as the world’s leading crypto exchanges, each pursuing distinct strategies that accelerated digital‑asset adoption. Coinbase focused on U.S. regulatory compliance, launching perpetual futures, acquiring Deribit and expanding spot markets to over 350...

Kraken Custody has been chosen as the official custodian for Ethena’s USDe synthetic dollar, providing institutional‑grade protection for the stablecoin’s backing assets. The partnership includes monthly attestations and weekly proof‑of‑reserves reports, reinforcing transparency and risk management. Simultaneously, Kraken announced a...
The article argues that while autonomy fuels A‑players, mediocre VPs require close oversight. Founders often retain underperforming executives due to timing or cash constraints, but leaving them unchecked can damage cash flow, sales, product velocity, and morale. The author proposes...

The article introduces “vibe selling,” an AI‑driven approach that offloads repetitive sales tasks such as email drafting, account research, and conversation analysis to intelligent tools. By embedding AI directly into the sales workflow, reps receive real‑time insights, opportunity flags, and...

learn how to use Claude Code. It's changing how I am working as a bioinformatician. If you know what you want, it 10x my efficiency. It is scary to see its power. but like any technology, it will cause disruption. We just need to...
NASA is sharing a lot of information about preps for the Artemis II launch including the potential launch dates/times in February, March and April. https://t.co/QvClDD3nVg

OpenAI has earmarked a $50 billion employee stock pool, roughly ten percent of its $500 billion valuation, according to The Information. Combined with $80 billion in previously allocated shares, staff now own about 26 percent of the company. The firm is also in early...
65 days ago this founder didn’t know if their SaaS was sellable. > Bootstrapped > 3 serious offers > Structured advisory process Yesterday they closed for $480,000 on @acquiredotcom. https://t.co/IHlzfr48zL

1/ Another single-cell study drops. 500,000 cells sequenced. More UMAP plots. More clusters. But here’s the question: Are we learning more—or just counting better? 🧵 https://t.co/nuYRT0GTAq

Researchers introduced mathematically constrained hyper‑connections (mHC) to address signal amplification in large DeepSeek models. Standard hyper‑connections cause signal strength to explode up to 3,000×, leading to loss spikes around 12,000 steps in a 27‑billion‑parameter model. By applying Sinkhorn‑Knopp normalized, non‑negative...

How Computer Vision #AI is Changing the Way Businesses Operate by @analyticsinme Learn more: https://t.co/SDr0Dlvn8X #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML #Technology https://t.co/dtgjp7ZLhy
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Exolane launches a DeFi platform that removes discretionary controls by making every component verifiable. The protocol is non‑custodial, uses oracle‑derived pricing, continuously checks collateral on‑chain, and enforces liquidations through immutable code. By prioritising predictability over raw speed, it contrasts with...

1/ Per-cell sequencing depth is a major technical effect in scRNA-seq. Different depths change what the data looks like and create artifacts that propagate into clustering, DE, and downstream modeling. And depth heterogeneity itself becomes the signal your methods pick up. https://t.co/RlAD1ONGVX
A dexterous #Robotic hand (22DoF) with a structure similar to that of a human hand and ultra-sensitive tactile sensing via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #RPA #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MI https://t.co/50yAiVtbgN

Asus unveiled the NUC 16 Pro at CES 2026, targeting the fastest mini‑PC class with Intel’s Panther Lake platform and the Core Ultra X9 388H processor. The system delivers up to 180 TOPS of AI compute and integrates Intel’s Arc B390 iGPU, which, while strong for an integrated solution,...

On January 10, 1946, the U.S. Army Signal Corps successfully bounced a radar signal off the Moon in an experiment known as Project Diana. Led by Lt. Col. John DeWitt at Fort Monmouth, the team transmitted a pulse that returned...

Four laboratory mice flew aboard China’s Shenzhou‑21 mission for a 14‑day stay on the Tiangong space station. After returning to Earth, a female mouse gave birth to nine pups, six of which are thriving. The experiment demonstrated that short‑term microgravity...
Cambodia is under growing international scrutiny as U.S. sanctions target high‑risk sectors linked to cross‑border cybercrime and illicit finance. Recent enforcement actions against Huione Group and Prince Group have highlighted the prevalence of "pig‑butchering" scams in the region. Investor Bao...
EverTrust Group Inc unveiled the ETG Smart Quantitative Trading System, a military‑grade AI investment engine designed for civilian wealth management. The platform promises 24/7 automated execution, data‑driven decision making, and customizable risk profiles. EverTrust also announced a global expansion with...

The latest AI-driven solution, Perplexity Patents, offers a conversational interface that instantly searches and summarizes global patent filings. By feeding a concept into the chat, users receive visual maps of related patents, claim analyses, and potential freedom‑to‑operate assessments within minutes....
Transparency in valuation is a good thing. People may have different assumptions but it’s important to understand how your thesis as an investor translates into a share price. Thank your for posting @Biotech2k1
The factoring market is rapidly digitizing in 2026, making a robust digital platform essential for banks and factoring firms. Institutions seek solutions that handle soaring invoice volumes, automate end‑to‑end processes, and deliver seamless multi‑channel access. The article outlines critical evaluation...

Appfigures is an all‑in‑one mobile app intelligence platform that unifies downloads, revenue, ad spend, ASO, reviews, and competitive data into a single dashboard. The service monitors over 4.4 million apps, processes more than $13 billion in annual revenue, and tracks 11 billion downloads...

A dark‑web marketplace is selling personal data from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, marking one of the largest social‑media breaches to date. Malwarebytes first reported the leak on X, confirming that usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and partial location data are being...
In Q3 2025 Europe’s crypto‑native media saw modest traffic growth, reaching 67.5 million visits, but month‑to‑month numbers slipped, especially in Western Europe where traffic fell about 18 % from July to September. AI‑driven referrals remained a tiny slice of overall visits—0.76 %—yet accounted for...
U.S. companies face mounting operational expenses, prompting a shift toward AI‑driven automation. By linking disparate systems, intelligent automation streamlines workflows, cuts manual labor, and enables scaling without proportional headcount growth. Real‑world use cases—lead qualification, support ticket routing, and automated reporting—demonstrate...
Postman announced the acquisition of Fern, an open‑source developer‑experience company that provides Fern Docs and an SDK generator supporting languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, C# and PHP. The move expands Postman's API platform with customizable documentation and...
Fintech infrastructure is becoming the hidden engine behind digital entertainment, enabling instant payments, embedded wallets, and tokenised ownership. Real‑time payment rails let platforms settle royalties, rewards, and subscriptions without delay, while blockchain adds transparent, programmable assets. Embedded finance integrates these...

NASA projected a Saturn V image onto the Washington Monument from Dec. 31 2025 to Jan. 5 2026, celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary and the upcoming Artemis 2 launch. The crewed round‑the‑moon mission is slated for Feb. 6 2026, marking the first human lunar flight since Apollo 17. Artemis 2...
You realize this will push many more customers towards loan sharks? The cap excludes high risk customers. Now they don't get loans at all.
Sabeer Nelli founded Zil Money after years of battling slow, fragmented payment processes in his own businesses. He built a fintech platform that lets small and mid‑size firms control vendor payments, timing, and cash flow without added complexity. The product...
U of T alumni Aaron Tan and Angus Fung have launched Syncere’s flagship product, Lume, a robotic floor lamp that folds laundry and hides its mechanisms when idle. The device blends a luxury lamp aesthetic with compliant motors, 360‑degree sensing, and...
Immigrant entrepreneur Sabeer Nelli founded Zil Money after years of battling cumbersome payment processes in his own businesses. He built the platform to make business payments flexible, transparent, and easy, focusing on checks, ACH, wires, and cards rather than flashy...
Sabeer Nelli turned years of quiet frustration with disjointed payment tools into Zil Money, a fintech platform aimed at simplifying financial workflows for small and mid‑size businesses. Drawing on his hands‑on experience running Tyler Petroleum, he identified the hidden costs...
Wow has it been another packed week of neat Starship updates to dive into today my friends. Also loads of NASA news too with the Crew 11 situation and budget surprises. 👇 It has been an unusual week. 🤔 https://t.co/MDvGLZjgoM https://t.co/bAGKgupuv1

Beyond Personalization: How #AgenticAI Will Deliver 1-To-1 Marketing by @pratik_bhadra @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/L4PJKDFa9Z #GenerativeAI #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning https://t.co/YhCSPYQ0p1
The University of Arizona’s Pandora SmallSat is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Jan 11, 2026, from Vandenberg. Equipped with an 18‑inch telescope, the mission will conduct multi‑color spectroscopic observations of at least 20 known exoplanets to probe atmospheric...

This week’s security roundup highlighted ICE’s deployment of Penlink’s Tangles and Webloc tools, enabling block‑level phone tracking across neighborhoods. Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok chatbot drew criticism for generating graphic sexual imagery, prompting X to restrict access to verified users. Iran imposed...
WhatsApp now serves over two billion active users, making it a core channel for business communication in 2026. Bulk WhatsApp sender tools automate high‑volume, personalized messaging through the official Business API, helping firms run marketing campaigns, alerts, and support at scale....

Application security testing (AST) is a set of processes and tools that identify vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle, enabling organizations to shift security left and remediate issues before deployment. The global AST market now exceeds $33 billion, reflecting the critical...

The context of the data matter. How does it stack up against the competition? Is there other competition? This framework will help investors organise their thoughts #learnbiotechinvesting #biotech #investing #BiotechPrometheus https://t.co/jKBHRAXsch