Microsoft Authenticator Could Leak Login Codes—Update Your App Now
A critical vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑26123) in Microsoft Authenticator for iOS and Android can expose one‑time passwords or deep‑link data to a malicious app on the same device. The exploit requires a user‑installed malicious application and the user inadvertently selecting it to handle an authentication link. Microsoft has already released a patch, and updating the app mitigates the risk. The flaw is especially concerning for BYOD environments where corporate accounts rely on the Authenticator for MFA.
Healthcare Under Attack? Why Is Cybersecurity Now Critical?
African hospitals, labs and digital health platforms are experiencing a surge in cyberattacks as they digitise services. In 2025 the continent saw an average of 3,575 weekly attacks—a 38% rise—affecting institutions like Mediclinic, the National Health Laboratory Service and Kenya’s...
Scintil Releases DWDM Laser Source Evaluation Kit for Scale-Up AI Networks
Scintil Photonics unveiled the LEAF Light Evaluation Kit (EVK), enabling customers to test its single‑chip DWDM laser source for AI scale‑up networks. The LEAF Light chip promises up to 50% power reduction and lower latency compared with traditional single‑wavelength co‑packaged...
Injectable Mini-Livers as an Alternative to Liver Regeneration
Researchers have introduced INSITE, an injectable platform that combines primary human hepatocytes with hydrogel microspheres to form self‑assembling, vascularizable tissue ensembles in situ. Using ultrasound guidance, the scaffold is delivered to an ectopic site where it integrates with host vasculature...
ICAO Invites Applicants for TAB 2026 Assessment Cycle and Stricter LOA Requirements to Affect CORSIA Phase 2 Supply
ICAO’s Technical Advisory Body (TAB) has opened applications for its 2026 assessment cycle, introducing substantially stricter host‑party attestation (Letter of Authorization) requirements and tighter integrity criteria. The TAB will no longer consider first‑phase programs for new eligibility, though successful 2026...
Butterly Trust Index Maps AI-Era Product Reviews
Butterly’s 2026 Trust Index, based on 2,100 Canadian shoppers, highlights that authentic, balanced reviews are essential for AI-driven product discovery. The report finds that specific, honest feedback—not polished star ratings—enhances AI interpretation, boosts consumer trust, and can even increase conversion...
EscaTEQ Develops Cleaning Framework
Netherlands‑based EscaTEQ unveiled the EscaTEQ Method, a voluntary structured framework for escalator tread cleaning. Refined over ten years and deployed globally, the low‑moisture, surface‑controlled approach uses an ABC condition classification and defined restoration paths. EscaTEQ estimates more than 500,000 cleaning...
European Fintechs Remain Reliant on US Investors, but Sovereignty Gap Is Closing
Finch Capital’s latest report reveals that Europe’s fintechs remain heavily dependent on US investors for later‑stage financing, with all rounds above €1 bn in the past five years led by US capital. Without that support, a €9 bn funding gap would emerge,...
SK Telecom Wants to Export the Sovereign AI Playbook
SK Telecom is building a 1 GW AI data‑center campus in Ulsan, positioning itself as a sovereign AI partner that combines telecom connectivity, SK Group’s semiconductor strength and full‑stack AI services. The operator is leveraging SK Hynix memory chips and partnerships...
Exotec and Komar Launch ‘Next-Generation’ Automated Fulfilment Centre in Savannah
Exotec is deploying its Skypod robotic system at Komar Distribution Services' 760,000‑square‑foot Savannah fulfillment centre. The modular solution promises up to 50% higher throughput and 30% greater storage density while handling both case and single‑item picking. Full automation is slated...
25 Digital Products That Sell Daily in 2026
The article lists 25 digital products that generate daily sales in 2026, ranging from printable planners to freelance contract templates. It highlights how instant delivery, low overhead, and problem‑solving design drive consistent demand across niches. Sellers who tailor designs to...
FAST‐CRISPR: Fusogenic Association and Secured Transfection of CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoproteins Using Lipid‐Silica Hybrid Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Genome Editing
Researchers introduced FAST‑CRISPR, a lipid‑silica hybrid nanoparticle that fuses directly with cell membranes to deliver CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoproteins. By combining a 1:1 weight ratio of cationic DOTAP and ionizable DODMA lipids with large‑pore silica cores, the platform achieves high RNP loading...
Emerging Atomically Engineered RuNi‐Zn‐ZIF‐8 Catalyst for Remarkably High Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia and Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Researchers have engineered a RuZn‑based carbon‑nitrogen framework decorated with atomically dispersed nickel and minor Ni clusters, creating a bifunctional electrocatalyst for nitrate reduction to ammonia and oxygen evolution. The catalyst delivers an ammonia yield of 10,199 µg h⁻¹ mg⁻¹ cat with 84% Faradaic...
A Red Brick‐Derived Fe2P‐Based Cocatalyst Sheet Enables Monolithic Photocatalysts for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production
Researchers have converted common red brick into a Fe2P‑based cocatalyst sheet that serves as a scaffold for semiconductor particles, creating monolithic photocatalysts for solar water splitting. The CdS‑Fe2P/RB monolith delivers a visible‑light hydrogen evolution rate of 7.7 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ and an apparent...
A Balloon Electrochemical Sensor for Conformal Interfacing With Intestinal Wall and Real‐Time Monitoring of Serotonin Release
Researchers have created a balloon‑shaped electrochemical sensor using gold nanotubes that expands to conform to the soft curvature of the intestinal lumen. The device is inserted endoluminally, inflates to mimic physiological distension, and records real‑time serotonin (5‑HT) release from the...
FAST‐CRISPR: Fusogenic Association and Secured Transfection of CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoproteins Using Lipid‐Silica Hybrid Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Genome Editing (Small 15/2026)
Researchers at UNIST and collaborators introduced FAST‑CRISPR, a lipid‑silica hybrid nanoparticle system designed to ferry CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoproteins into cells. The platform leverages a fusogenic lipid coating that promotes rapid endosomal escape, securing high‑efficiency genome editing while preserving RNP integrity. Preclinical...
Iron Incorporation‐Induced Phosphorus Vacancies in MoP: A Dual‐Functional Strategy Toward Efficient Solar Driven Hydrogen Production
Researchers introduced iron atoms into molybdenum phosphide (MoP) to generate phosphorus vacancies, forming a dual‑functional catalyst for solar‑driven hydrogen production. The Fe substitution replaces Mo sites, creating electron‑trapping vacancies while Mo atoms serve as hole traps, markedly improving charge separation....
Mechanically Responsive Microwave Absorption and Shielding in Hierarchical Heterogeneous Architectures for Electromagnetic Interference Protection
Researchers have created a mechanically responsive composite (FPCEL) that combines Fe3O4‑functionalized cellulose nanofibers, polypyrrole, liquid metal, and Ecoflex silicone. The hierarchical, asymmetric architecture yields strain‑dependent microwave absorption and shielding, shifting from reflection‑dominated to absorption‑enhanced behavior as the material is stretched...
Formation Mechanism of BN Flakes on MWCNTs
Researchers have developed a CVD method to coat multi‑wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with hexagonal boron nitride (h‑BN) flakes, creating a three‑layer heterostructure of CNT core, coaxial BN nanotubes, and outer BN flakes. Experiments and molecular dynamics simulations reveal a two‑step...
GSK Backs £11m Centre to Build Digital Twins of Organs for Faster Drug Discovery
GSK has pledged £11 million to launch the Modelling‑Informed Medicine Centre (MiMeC), a joint venture with Imperial College London and the University of Oxford. The centre will develop digital twins—computer‑based replicas of lungs, liver and kidneys—to run in‑silico experiments and speed...
India Launches Tender for 1 GW Round-the-Clock Renewable Power
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has opened a tender for 1 GW of round‑the‑clock renewable power projects, mandating integrated energy‑storage systems. The projects will follow a build‑own‑operate (BOO) model and attract 25‑year power purchase agreements with Indian distribution companies. Bidders...
One‑Time Pricing Opens Affiliate Management for Startups
We just changed Refindie’s pricing (affiliate management system) to support early stage businesses. I know how heavy monthly costs feel when you’re just starting. So we removed the barrier and introduced a one-time payment. Small businesses deserve to get affiliates too 🙏
The Best Note-Taking Apps for iPad of 2026: Expert Tested
The 2026 roundup evaluates the top iPad note‑taking apps, highlighting Notability as the overall winner for its media‑rich capabilities and flexible subscription plans. The review tested over a dozen apps, weighing cost, functionality, design, and cross‑device continuity. Alternatives such as...
The Bystander Effect Applies to Virtual Agents, New Psychology Research Shows
A new study in Consciousness and Cognition shows that working alongside a virtual AI partner reduces people’s explicit sense of control while simultaneously boosting their unconscious sense of agency, measured via temporal binding. In two online experiments participants either acted...
Exclusive: Panzura Updates Global File System to Cut Storage Costs and Prepare for Agentic AI
Panzura released CloudFS version 8.7, a hybrid‑cloud file platform designed to lower storage infrastructure costs and ready enterprise data for emerging agentic AI workloads. The update introduces adaptive snapshot retention, a unified namespace for AI pipelines, and self‑service admin tools that...
AI Opens Decades-Long Leadership Opportunity for Women
AI may become one of the biggest leadership opportunities for women in decades. As AI reshapes business, the real advantage will not come from the technology alone, but from who builds the governance, sets the direction and turns capability into responsible...
Hands In and UATP Partner to Bring Split Payments to the Global Airline Industry
UK‑based split‑payment provider Hands In has partnered with global airline payment network UATP to embed its split‑payment API into UATP’s Ceptor platform. The integration lets airlines offer travellers the ability to combine multiple cards, payers and payment methods at checkout...
Long-Term Neurodevelopment Effects of Antenatal COVID-19
A new longitudinal study finds that children born to mothers infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy exhibit measurable neurodevelopmental deficits. Brain scans at two years reveal reduced cortical thickness and lower IQ scores compared with unexposed peers. The research, spanning over...
How Create Music Group Strikes the Right Note by Placing Data at the Heart of the Music-Streaming Process
Create Music Group has adopted Astronomer’s managed Apache Airflow service to orchestrate more than 600 data pipelines that feed real‑time streaming and revenue analytics. The switch from legacy cron jobs and Cloud Composer to Astro has accelerated pipeline development by...
From Coder to Manager: Navigating the Shift to Agentic Engineering with Notion Co-Founder Simon Last
In this episode, Sarah Guo talks with Notion co‑founder Simon Last about the company’s evolution from a writing assistant to a platform that lets users create autonomous AI agents capable of building integrations and writing code. Simon explains the technical...
The Hidden Risks Behind Retail's AI Shopping Boom
AI shopping assistants drove $67 billion in Cyber Week 2025 sales, representing one in five digital purchases. However, 82 % of AI failures are hallucinations—confidently wrong answers that erode trust. Traditional QA misses these errors because it tests ideal scenarios, not real‑world shopper...
Ford Campaign Shows Brands Testing Longer Streaming Ads
Ford is testing a micro‑docuseries on Apple TV that tells a multi‑episode story about its return to Formula One, using streaming ad slots instead of traditional 30‑second spots. The campaign places each short episode alongside race‑weekend coverage, highlighting engineers and power‑unit development....
Why Hundreds of People in L.A. Are Strapping Cameras on Their Bodies to Do Chores
A new gig‑economy niche in Los Angeles pays workers to wear head‑mounted cameras while performing everyday chores, creating video data that trains physical‑AI and humanoid robots. Companies such as Instawork, Sunain, Encord and Scale AI coordinate thousands of contributors, offering roughly $80...
Moving CAR-T Beyond Oncology
Researchers are expanding CAR‑T cell therapy beyond cancer to treat autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Sail Biomedicine’s chief products and operations officer highlighted on the Pharmaceutical Executive podcast that the company has pivoted to RNA‑based CAR‑T platforms,...
Google Is Using Old News Reports and AI to Predict Flash Floods
Google researchers used its Gemini large language model to scan 5 million news articles, extracting 2.6 million flood reports and building the geo‑tagged “Groundsource” dataset. Leveraging this baseline, they trained an LSTM network that ingests global weather forecasts to produce flash‑flood probability...
Meet the Drilling Entrepreneur Unlocking Geothermal Power for Google
Fervo Energy is commercialising enhanced geothermal systems that use horizontal drilling and rock fracturing to access heat reservoirs up to 12,000 feet deep. The startup has cut per‑foot drilling costs by more than 70 percent, reaching $400 per foot, and projects electricity...
Platform 37 and The AI Exchange: New Spaces for AI Innovation and Discovery
Google announced Platform 37, a new King’s Cross headquarters slated to open later this year, alongside The AI Exchange, a public space for AI education. The building’s name references DeepMind’s iconic Move 37 from AlphaGo, symbolizing Google’s AI heritage. Platform 37 will host...
Visibility as a Leadership Advantage: How Facility Data Supports Better Decisions
Facility leaders are under pressure from tight budgets, scarce labor and heightened ESG scrutiny. By adopting integrated, near‑real‑time dashboards, they move from reactive reporting to predictive management. Consolidated data streams—work orders, energy use, compliance and labor metrics—enable precise budgeting, risk...
New Drone Tech Triggers Avalanches From the Sky (Video)
Drone Amplified has unveiled MONTIS, a drone system designed to deliver avalanche explosives from the air, minimizing human exposure on dangerous slopes. Developed over four years with explosive maker CIL and the Alaska Department of Transportation, the platform can drop...
New Simulation Platform Lets Energy Operators Train Against Realistic Cyberattacks
German Fraunhofer FKIE researchers unveiled PowerRange, a virtual cyber‑range that lets power‑grid operators test defenses against realistic attacks. The platform models both traditional centralized networks and renewable‑heavy, decentralized grids, integrating IT, OT and control‑room environments. It supports multi‑stage scenarios—reconnaissance, lateral...
Early Life Probiotics May Support Gut and Immune Development, Study Suggests
A randomized controlled trial of 119 infants showed that daily supplementation with Bifidobacterium infantis YLGB‑1496 for 12 weeks markedly improved gastrointestinal health, reducing stomach aches, diarrhea episodes, and related clinic visits. The probiotic also sustained higher fecal sIgA levels and...
Bridge Data Earmarks up to $3.9B for Singapore AI R&D
Bridge Data Centres, backed by Bain Capital, announced an investment of up to SGD 5 billion (approximately $3.9 billion) to accelerate AI research and development in Singapore. The funding will support high‑density computing, advanced cooling, energy‑storage solutions, and sustainable data‑centre design. The company...
Free GitHub Repo Replaces All Paid LLM Courses
🚨 A single GitHub repo just replaced every paid LLM course on the internet. It's called LLM Course by Maxime Labonne and it takes you from zero to fine-tuning, merging, quantizing, and deploying your own models completely free. The structure is ruthlessly...
Slim Robotic Hand Replicates Human Motion Precisely
This Slim #Robotic Hand Perfectly Mimics Human Motion via @ZappyZappy7 #TechForGood #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation #Tech https://t.co/JgjSIkdjMH
Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman Explore AI Joint Venture with Anthropic
Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman are negotiating a joint venture with Anthropic to embed the startup’s generative‑AI technology across their private‑equity portfolios. The partnership would follow a Palantir‑style model that blends software licensing with consulting services to accelerate AI adoption...
Ukraine Achieves China-Free Drone Production Milestone
NYT: Ukraine Reaches a Milestone: Making ‘China-Free’ Drones—The country has prioritized self-sufficiency in producing a crucial battlefield weapon, though weaning itself fully off cheaper Chinese components is difficult. https://t.co/1VEbDkSJyw
Swaminathan J: Digitalisation for Inclusive Finance and Sustainability - Priorities for the Next Phase
Professor Partha Ray closed the International Conference on Digitalisation for Inclusive Finance and Sustainability by emphasizing that digital tools are means, not ends. He identified three strategic shifts: moving from mere access to capability and confidence, from fast to fair...
Agentic AI and the New Governance Challenge for Treasurers
Agentic AI is moving from experimental chatbots to autonomous digital deputies that execute trade‑finance workflows without human prompting. In 2026 treasurers see agents handling document orchestration, real‑time payment interventions, and cross‑system data writes, dramatically speeding up back‑office operations. The technology...
Fortescue Advances CAS Capability as First Step in Its HaulX Technology Suite
Fortescue has rolled out its Collision Avoidance System (CAS) as the first publicly showcased component of the HaulX technology suite. The system, already active on more than 400 Pilbara assets, automatically brakes heavy equipment when a light vehicle breaches a...
Barcelona’s Delfos Energy Raises €3 Million to Build AI “Virtual Engineer” For the Energy Industry as It Charges up for...
Barcelona‑based Delfos Energy closed a €3 million seed extension, bringing its total funding to €10 million. The round, led by new investor Vox Capital/COPEL alongside existing backers, supports the company’s AI “virtual engineer” platform that now monitors over 1,000 renewable‑energy sites across...
