New BeatBanker Android Malware Poses as Starlink App to Hijack Devices
BeatBanker is a new Android malware that masquerades as a Starlink app on counterfeit Google Play Store pages, tricking users into side‑loading the malicious APK. The payload blends a banking trojan, the BTMOB remote‑access trojan, and a Monero XMRig miner, allowing credential theft, transaction tampering, and cryptocurrency extraction. Persistence is achieved by continuously playing a silent MP3, keeping the service in the foreground and evading suspension. Kaspersky observed the campaign primarily in Brazil, but the modular design could enable rapid expansion to other regions.
Social Security Watchdog Investigating Claims that DOGE Engineer Copied Its Databases
The Social Security Administration’s inspector general is probing a whistleblower claim that a former DOGE software engineer copied the agency’s Numident and Master Death File databases, which contain personal data on over 500 million Americans. The engineer allegedly sought help moving...
MrBeast Is Gamifying Finances for Teens. Will This Help the Next Generation Become Homeowners Faster?
Beast Industries, the company behind YouTube star MrBeast, has acquired the teen‑focused finance app Step, turning it into a gamified platform that teaches credit building, savings and micro‑investing. The app leverages game mechanics—streaks, rewards and trivia—to make personal finance feel...
Salesforce Pushes ‘Agentic Enterprise’ Vision with Telecom AI Agents and New AI Work Metric
Salesforce unveiled new Agentforce capabilities, including Agentforce for Communications—a suite of pre‑built AI agents tailored for telecom sales and customer‑service workflows. It also introduced the Agentic Work Unit (AWU) metric, which counts each discrete AI‑driven task, reporting 2.4 billion AWUs to...
Fla. LE Agencies Awarded $500K in Federal Funding for Internet Crimes Task Force
South Florida law‑enforcement agencies received $535,000 in federal funding to bolster the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force covering 12 counties. The task force has seen a near‑1,000% increase in tips since 2017, resulting in more than 500 arrests...
Pragmatic AI: Solving Real Problems in a World of Hype
The article warns that AI is currently perched on the Gartner Hype Cycle’s Peak of Inflated Expectations, where lofty promises outpace real capabilities. It highlights how over‑hyped features—especially language‑specific nuances—often miss the mark, likening them to the short‑lived teardrop phones...
Space Force Surveying Industry on Collaboration With Canada on Allied Space Domain Awareness C2
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has issued a solicitation for industry input, including Canadian firms, on a joint command‑and‑control (C2) system for allied space domain awareness (SDA). A letter of offer and acceptance with Canada’s Department of National...
5 IT Equipment Procurement Services That Fix Day-1 Onboarding
A Deloitte pulse check revealed that 56% of organisations view device‑provisioning delays as the leading productivity killer for new hires. Onboarding teams therefore need a reliable day‑one laptop solution. Onrec evaluated more than twenty vendors against four non‑negotiables and five...
Get AI and Google Visibility without a Wikipedia Page
Wikipedia is included in virtually every major LLM training dataset and I built something to help you set it up. When ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity answer "Who is an expert in ___?" — Wikipedia and Wikidata are baked into how...
Hoppscotch: Free Open‑Source Browser‑Based Postman Alternative
🚨 I just found a 100% open-source full free Postman replacement that runs in your browser with zero installation. It's called Hoppscotch. No desktop bloat. No $14/month per user. No data collection. HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, real-time testing, code snippet generation, and one-click migration...
A New Wave of Disrupters Takes on American Health Care
Silicon Valley’s newest wave of health‑tech startups is targeting America’s $5 trillion, fragmented medical system. Patients increasingly skip or delay care because of cost, with roughly one‑third reporting financial barriers. These disrupters are leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline diagnosis, pricing transparency,...
Recruit Like a Pro: Create Eye-Catching Videos to Attract Top Talent
Video recruiting is becoming a staple for talent acquisition, as short, mobile‑friendly clips capture candidate attention faster than text‑heavy job posts. Modern browsers and smartphone apps now let HR teams produce polished videos without costly equipment or specialist editors. The...
FDA Advisor Touts Approach Tailoring Regulation To Specific AI Use
The FDA’s artificial‑intelligence advisor announced a shift toward evaluating AI‑driven health technologies on a case‑by‑case basis, focusing on each tool’s specific function rather than applying a one‑size‑fits‑all rule set. This risk‑based approach will tailor regulatory requirements to the actual clinical...
Standardized Reporting Templates Reduce Residents' On-Call Turnaround Times
A recent study in Emergency Radiology shows that standardized reporting templates significantly speed up on‑call radiology residents’ preliminary interpretations of after‑hours spinal MRIs. Average turnaround time fell from 54 to 47 minutes, and the incidence of delays exceeding 75 minutes...
Intel Did Something for Old Arc GPU Owners that Nvidia Has Refused to Do for RTX 30 Owners
Intel has extended its XeSS 3 AI upscaling suite, including Multi‑Frame Generation, to first‑generation Alchemist and Battlemage Arc GPUs as well as Core Ultra integrated graphics. The February 13 WHQL driver update brings these features to older hardware, a move Nvidia has avoided...
Agent Teams Transform Development: Chaotic Yet Powerful
I’m starting to experiment with Agent Teams for software development. One writing code. One reviewing. One testing. Feels a bit chaotic right now but incredibly powerful. Really interested to hear about how this is working for larger enterprises. Hundreds of team members each...
The Galaxy S26 Ultra Has Two New Features I Actually Want on Every Phone
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces two standout software features—Privacy Display and Horizontal Lock—while offering modest hardware upgrades. Privacy Display lets users obscure side‑angle screen visibility on demand, with per‑app or notification controls. Horizontal Lock provides gimbal‑like video stabilization, allowing seamless...
Renewable Fuels Summit Kicks Off with $80M Funding Boost
Australia's Renewable Fuels Summit opened with an $80 million government funding boost for industrial decarbonisation and the announcement of the country's first agricultural renewable gas plant. Analysts estimate the nation has enough feedstock to sustain a $10 billion‑a‑year renewable fuels sector, potentially...
Silicon Valley Is Buzzing About This New Idea: AI Compute As Compensation
Silicon Valley is adding AI inference compute as a fourth element of compensation, alongside salary, bonus and equity. Candidates now ask about dedicated GPU or token budgets for running models like Codex, reflecting growing scarcity of inference resources. Companies such...
IPhone 17e vs iPhone 17: Which Entry-Level Apple Phone Is Best for You?
TechRadar’s side‑by‑side review pits Apple’s new iPhone 17e against the flagship iPhone 17, focusing on price, performance, battery life, camera capabilities, and design. The iPhone 17e launches at a lower price point while retaining many of the premium model’s features,...
AirTag’s Best Feature Is Now on Apple Watch, Here’s How to Set It Up
Apple’s AirTag 2 upgrades the Precision Finding feature, extending its range by roughly 1.5 times and bringing the capability to the Apple Watch for the first time. The functionality works on Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 and later models running watchOS 26.2.1 or newer. Users must add...
Target Market Examples: How to Define Yours (B2B Focus)
The article clarifies that a B2B target market is a narrowly defined set of companies you can realistically win, not a broad category. It outlines four segmentation dimensions—firmographic, technographic, psychographic, and behavioral/intent—and provides seven concrete examples illustrating each layer. A...
How Ready Are Health Systems to Deploy AI Successfully?
Global health systems have reached roughly 65% of the key AI readiness indicators, according to HIMSS chief scientific research officer Anne Snowdon. Governance frameworks and workforce development programs have improved, yet substantial gaps remain in data infrastructure, interoperability, and change‑management...
Create Ghostly Long‑exposure Shots on Galaxy S26 Ultra
Making ghosts with long exposure on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra #tech #photographer #photography #galaxys26ultra
UK Seeks Experts to Craft AI-Driven Energy Policy
UK government issues open call for experts to shape AI energy policy #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/hQ1EUBbdg9
As Military AI Divide Widens, Here’s One Path for Agentic Systems
The Aerospace Industries Association released a white paper positioning agentic AI as a powerful enabler for faster defense procurement and supply‑chain decisions. Tim White emphasizes that AI will not replace culture, processes, or workforce but can augment them when paired...
Low-Voltage Artificial Muscles Power Untethered Soft Robotic Fish
Scientists have developed #dielectric elastomer actuators, or artificial “muscles”, that can operate at low voltages while still producing high output to drive untethered, soft robotic fish movements. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/zAb0uHec2c https://t.co/cnlGAcOc1Q
AI Adoption Without Purpose Boosts Productivity, Not Impact
“Some orgs. are deploying AI w/out a clear sense of the benefits it will bring—b/c they’re driven by herd mentality. They may end up w/ employees who are more productive yet their organizational contribution is unchanged.” 🔗 https://t.co/5j1dKP8sIs #leadership #management #HR https://t.co/48qplP9WO3
The Outsiders Adds Four Advanced Metrics for Power-Based Training
Apple’s fitness app The Outsiders has released version 1.6, adding four new power‑based metrics—Relative Intensity, Variability Index, Efficiency Factor, and Aerobic Decoupling—to its session summary for cyclists and runners. The metrics aim to quantify session demand, pacing consistency, power‑heart‑rate efficiency,...
Knowledge Workers Become Machinists as Agents Automate Craft
One way to think about this is: Agents are machine tools for knowledge work, and artisans are now shifting to being machinists, just like in factories a century ago.
SIMA 2: AI‑powered Explorer for Virtual 3D Worlds
Meet SIMA 2 — The Ultimate #AI Explorer for Virtual #3D Worlds by @GoogleDeepMind #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML #Technology https://t.co/5SkSVsD8NG
SaaS 1% Conversion Means CPC ≤ 1% of CAC
Most SaaS companies report about a 1% conversion rate - you need 100 visitors to make 1 sale. This means your maximum CPC should be 1% of your maximum CAC. Here’s how to calculate all these things: https://t.co/LXBj3k7vLd
Lost in Stories: Consistency Bugs in Long Story Generation by LLMs
The paper introduces CONSTORY‑CHECKER, an automated pipeline, and ConStory‑Bench, a 2,000‑prompt benchmark, to evaluate narrative consistency in long‑form story generation by LLMs. The four‑stage system extracts suspect spans, pairs conflicting statements, generates evidence chains, and produces anchored reports. Evaluation across...
Swapped 3D‑printed Arm for Metal, Automating Plate Dispensing
I got tired of futzing with the huggingface printable arm so I ordered a metal one from china. Gonna make it dispense into well plates via a peristaltic and later a universal pipettor module holding my old Gilsons or cheapo...
Why Network as a Service Is Gaining Momentum in the Distributed Enterprise
Network as a Service (NaaS) is rapidly becoming a cornerstone for enterprises that operate across hybrid‑cloud, edge, and data‑center environments. Legacy networking gear, designed for static traffic, can’t keep pace with AI‑driven workloads that demand real‑time bandwidth and security. Providers...
Board Overlooked Viable Alternatives to S/4HANA
Board members had past negative S/4HANA experiences, yet proceeded due to perceived lack of alternatives. The good news? They overlooked other viable options. #S4HANA #ERP https://t.co/kIIjv3Nmyy
South Korean ESS Supplier Opens Indiana Factory
South Korean ESS component supplier will build US factory in Indiana #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/IHTPPbh5vU
Gracenote Sues ChatGPT Developer OpenAI for Copyright Infringement
Gracenote, the leading entertainment metadata provider, has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT was trained on its proprietary data without permission. The complaint asserts that OpenAI reproduced Gracenote’s detailed descriptions and the relational framework that organizes its...
Future Mobility: Hybrid Mix of AVs and Human Drivers
Uber CEO @dkhos mentioned something very important: Our society will not be ALL autonomous vehicles or all human. It's hybrid. AV fleets in some cities, human drivers in others. The binary debate is dead.
Create Benchmark to Measure AI's Internet‑Destruction Capability
METR needs a benchmark on how effectively AI agents can DESTROY THE INTERNET, and labs need to optimize to hit that benchmark
Congress Wants to Put Driverless 80,000-Pound Trucks on the Road – Should Small Carriers Be Worried
The SELF DRIVE Act (H.R. 7390) would create a federal framework allowing fully autonomous 80,000‑pound trucks to operate commercially while under testing permits, expanding NHTSA authority and preempting state rules. The bill requires manufacturers to submit a safety case but...
Intelligence and Morality Intertwine, Fueling Long‑Term AI Optimism
One reason I'm long-term optimistic on alignment is that I don't think that intelligence and human morality are actually as separable as econ models (and AI doomers) tend to assume. I think this is an early sign of that. (In the...
Nation‑states Already Using Store‑now, Decrypt‑later; Adopt PQC Now
"Store now, decrypt later" isn't a theory; it’s a nation-state strategy. If your 2026 roadmap doesn't include Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), you’re already behind. The 9 realities CIOs can't ignore: 🔗 https://t.co/l36K8t0jnp #RSAC2026 #PQC #QuantumComputing #CIO
Exciting (But Crowded) Opportunities
In this episode, Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss how once‑sparse industries are becoming crowded with startups and IPOs, focusing on the space sector and the emerging nuclear power market. They highlight the rapid influx of launch companies,...
ZeroSettle SDK Enables Fee‑Free In‑App Purchases Instantly
ZeroSettle (@ZeroSettle) is building a drop-in direct billing SDK for in-app purchases. It takes 15 minutes to integrate instantly unlocks zero App Store fees, higher retention, and instant payouts. Congrats on the launch, @gaberoeloffs & @relliott3131! https://t.co/uNnLVij8YU https://t.co/JYr4ocsHhx
Van Allen Probe A Assigned New Space Force Orbit
New Space Force orbit for Van Allen Probe A , epoch 1440 UTC [6 hours ago], 113 km perigee, 952 km apogee. No updated reentry estimate
Target CEOs First, Then Users for Fast Wins
Founders: 'Bottom up' and 'top down' selling each have their place. But for your first 100 prospects: Direct to decision maker > CEO navigation > user groundswell Get the quickest path to closed deals.
KVH Secures $45M Starlink Deal, Boosts 2026 Outlook
Maritime satcom provider #KVHIndustries: 2025 was our turnaround year; new 18-mo, $45M capacity deal w/ @Starlink is 3X the size of our earlier one; 2026 revenue to climb 24%; adj EBITDA 66%. LEO competition's increasing - great news. @EutelsatGroup.https://t.co/Zxf08GDZmr...
Tech Pair Could Stop California’s Overloaded Electric Grid
As Californians electrify, can this tech combo prevent grid overload? #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/8Sfo7LLSes
China’s Solar Surge Outpaces Declining US Installations
US solar installation: Down 14% between 2024 and 2025. Chinese solar installation: Up 14% between 2024 and 2025. Last year China installed more than 7 times more solar capacity than the US. So much for energy dominance... https://t.co/te4ziwFqlX
