Calif. FD Drops Private Service, Launches City-Run Ambulance Service
The Fullerton Fire Department launched a city‑run ambulance service on Feb 2, hiring 32 operators after receiving over 500 applications. The program began with refurbished ambulances while awaiting seven new units, and it operates three 24‑hour shifts plus an additional 12‑hour unit during peak times. Replacing Falck Mobile Health’s private service reduces the hourly cost from $95 to $81, projecting more than $7.3 million in savings over a decade. Residents may also opt into a $46‑per‑month subscription for unlimited medical responses.
Omnisend Guarantees 5-Day Full Migration, Done Personally
Most software companies tell you migration is easy. Then they hand you a help doc and disappear. Omnisend did something different. Their leadership team migrated brands themselves. Felt the friction. Found the answer. Now they handle the entire process for you. 5 days. Start...
AI-Driven Workflows Boost Cyber Risk; Security Platforms Poised for Growth
As AI agents begin operating across enterprise systems, cybersecurity becomes even more critical. Autonomous workflows increase API calls, expand attack surfaces, and accelerate the speed of cyber threats. Security platforms that combine AI detection, real-time telemetry, and integrated infrastructure are becoming...
Telefonica Germany Extends Online Protection Package to O2, Blau Prepaid Customers
Telefonica Germany announced that its online personal‑data‑protection package will now be offered to O2 and Blau prepaid customers. Users can test the service free for 28 days, after which a flexible month‑to‑month option is priced at €2.49 per billing cycle....
Retinal Implants Let Blind See, BCI Future Looms
Max Hodak (@maxhodak_) is the co-founder of Neuralink and founder of @ScienceCorp_, a company building brain-computer interfaces that can restore sight. Science has developed a tiny retinal implant that stimulates cells in the eye to help blind patients see again. More...
Artificial Intelligence and Careers: Is It Time to Retrain in the Age of AI?
Gen Z hiring in UK construction and trade roles jumped 16.8 % year‑on‑year, reflecting a shift toward perceived AI‑proof blue‑collar jobs. Across the broader workforce, professionals are adopting AI fluency as career insurance, aiming for roles that design, manage, or direct...
I Finally Figured Out Why My Bluetooth Headphones Lag on My TV
Bluetooth headphones often lag on TVs because most sets default to the high‑latency SBC codec, which can add half‑second delays. The lag stems from the audio encoding, transmission, and decoding steps, and only codecs like aptX Low Latency keep delay...
Why Simulating an Entire Cell Cycle Took Years, Multiple GPUs and Six Days per Run
University of Illinois researchers led by Zan Luthey‑Schulten have built a three‑dimensional kinetic model of the minimal bacterium JCVI‑syn3A that simulates an entire 105‑minute cell cycle. By assigning DNA replication to a dedicated GPU and running other cellular dynamics on...
ConFoo 2026: Guardrails for Agentic AI, Prompts, and Supply Chains
ConFoo 2026 gathered 800 developers and DevOps professionals in Montreal to discuss practical guardrails for fast‑moving systems such as agentic AI, LLM prompts, and software supply chains. Sessions highlighted the shift from human‑centric authentication to Zero‑Trust models that verify every request,...
Drag Reduction Via Bubbles
Researchers used computational fluid dynamics to model bubbly flow beneath a moving container ship, exploring how inertial, buoyancy, and surface‑tension forces interact. Their simulations showed that when bubbles coalesce into a continuous air layer on the hull, drag can drop...
Together AI Marks Key Milestones at AI Native Event
Together AI launched its inaugural AI Native Conf, highlighting its AI‑native cloud platform and a suite of new research‑to‑production tools. The company disclosed a 10× year‑over‑year increase in annual contract revenue, including 27 enterprise deals above $1 million and a landmark...
GLP-1 Drugs Modulate Gene Expression via MED14 Phosphorylation
Stable GLP‑1 receptor agonists such as Exendin‑4 and Ozempic improve beta‑cell viability by modulating gene expression. Researchers at the Salk Institute discovered that these drugs induce phosphorylation of Med14, a core subunit of the Mediator transcription complex. Phosphorylated Med14 enables...
Security Risk Advisors Releases “The Purple Perspective 2026” Report
Security Risk Advisors (SRA) unveiled its inaugural “Purple Perspective 2026” report, drawing on more than 160 purple‑team exercises that tested over 8,300 MITRE ATT&CK techniques. The study reveals that organizations conducting two to four exercises annually achieve markedly better detection and...
Omdia: Global Q4 TV Shipments Flat Despite Chinese Market Decline
Global TV shipments held steady at 61.5 million units in Q4 2025, despite a 25.3% year‑on‑year plunge in China after subsidies ended. Strong demand in North America and Western Europe, which grew 4.7% and 3.2% respectively, offset the Chinese decline and kept...
Intero Digital Releases Guide to Help Brands Measure Visibility in AI-Powered Search and Audit GEO Footprint
Intero Digital has launched a strategic guide that helps brands audit and improve their visibility in generative AI search platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot. The guide introduces a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) footprint framework, detailing how often...
OpenAI Faces Internal Turbulence as ChatGPT ‘Adult Mode’ Delayed and Hardware Chief Resigns
OpenAI announced another postponement of ChatGPT’s “adult mode,” a feature that would let verified adults access erotica and other age‑restricted content. The company said it is redirecting resources to improve the model’s intelligence, personality, and proactive behavior before releasing the...
Regeneron’s Weight Loss Partner Hansoh Delivers Much-Needed Phase 3 Win in China
Regeneron’s Chinese partner Hansoh announced that its dual GLP‑1/GIPR agonist olatorepatide achieved a 19% mean weight loss in a Phase 3 trial of 604 obese or overweight adults, meeting both co‑primary endpoints. The study reported lower gastrointestinal adverse events compared with...
Refresh Tiny Touchpoints to Revive B2B Campaigns
As a B2B marketer, have you ever hit campaign fatigue? That moment when performance keeps dipping, you’ve tried everything, and nothing seems to work. It happens to the best of us, especially if we lean on the same channels over...
FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to ReVision Implant Visual Cortex Prosthesis
Belgian neurotechnology startup ReVision Implant has received FDA Breakthrough Device designation for its visual cortical prosthesis, Occular, clearing a path toward first‑in‑human trials. The system bypasses damaged retinas or optic nerves by directly stimulating the visual cortex via a wireless...
Wearable Actioncam Pops Out of the Body of This Rugged Phone
Ulefone introduced the RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro, a modular rugged smartphone that houses a magnetic action‑camera module which can be detached and worn or mounted. The phone is powered by a 9,000 mAh battery and runs a MediaTek Dimensity 8400 processor with 12 GB RAM...
A New Standard of Care
The Elekta Gamma Knife Esprit, featuring 192 simultaneous beams and millimeter‑level precision, is cementing radiosurgery as a first‑line therapy for brain tumors, vascular lesions, and emerging functional disorders. Advances in high‑resolution MRI, functional imaging, and AI‑driven contouring have streamlined planning and...
Nordic Semi Unveils nRF54LS05A and nRF54LS05B Entry-Level, Ultra-Low-Power Bluetooth LE SoCs
Nordic Semiconductor introduced the nRF54LS05A and nRF54LS05B, entry‑level Bluetooth LE SoCs built on a 128 MHz Arm Cortex‑M33 core. Both chips feature the fourth‑generation Bluetooth LE radio, 0.5 MB of non‑volatile memory, and 64 KB or 96 KB of RAM respectively. Power consumption is ultra‑low, with...
Arizona Corporation Commission Ends State’s Renewable Energy Standard
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted unanimously on March 4 to repeal the state’s renewable energy standard and associated tariff rules, arguing that the mandates no longer justify the costs to ratepayers. Since 2006, utilities have collected more than $2.3 billion in REST...
MacBook Air M5: The Best Ultraportable Yet
The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) is still the best ultraportable I've ever used — and I wrote this review on it https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/apple-macbook-air-13-inch-m5-review
Warehouse-Scale Computing Fuels Next Semiconductor Boom
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #EPDT The Semiconductor EPDT Article On Warehouse-Scale Computing: 1/ - Published In Electronic Product Design And Test (EPDT), My Latest Article Explains Why Warehouse Scale Computing (WSC) Is Emerging As A Foundational Architecture Driving Modern Semiconductor Demand And...
Loti AI, Underscore Talent Partner to Defend Creator Likeness in the Age of Deepfakes
Loti AI, a Seattle‑based likeness‑protection startup, announced a partnership with Underscore Talent to shield the agency’s creator roster from deepfake impersonation. Loti’s Watchtower platform scans the internet, uses face and voice recognition, and reports a 95 % takedown success rate within...
Brightspeed Launches Whole-Home Wi-Fi
Brightspeed, the nation’s third‑largest fiber builder, unveiled its Whole Home Wi‑Fi service for new fiber customers. The offering bundles up to two professionally installed Wi‑Fi 7 extenders, a free router, a month of service and a prepaid Mastercard, delivering up to...
Long-Duration Storage Installations Surge in 2025
Global long‑duration energy storage (LDES) installations topped 15 GWh in 2025, a 49 % year‑on‑year rise. China drove the surge, delivering 93 % of total capacity under a new provincial‑level storage action plan. Compressed‑air systems dominated the mix at 45 %, followed by thermal...
We Destroyed One of the Best Health IT Systems Ever Built — and Replaced It With Something Worse
Veterans Affairs’ homegrown VistA electronic health record, praised for usability and clinical outcomes, was replaced by Cerner’s commercial Millennium platform through a sole‑source $10 billion contract. The transition has ballooned to an estimated $37‑$50 billion, far exceeding the roughly $2 billion that modernizing...
OpenAI Responds to Its Robotics Lead Resigning Over ‘Lethal Autonomy’ Concerns in New Pentagon Deal
OpenAI senior robotics engineer Caitlin Kalinowski resigned after the company announced a deal to embed its AI models within U.S. Department of Defense networks. Kalinowski said she left on principle, citing concerns over potential lethal autonomous applications. The move underscores...
VisualVault to Showcase Healthcare Solutions at HIMSS
VisualVault, a digital information management firm, will exhibit at HIMSS Global Health Conference 2026 in Las Vegas from March 9‑12, occupying booth 6424 in the Carahsoft Pavilion. The company will highlight a suite of solutions—including Digital Patient Intake, AI‑Enabled Document Workflow, Legacy Data Archive,...
Shopify's Growth Fuels a Surge in Scams
Shopify's ecosystem is now mature enough to have more bad actors than any of us can stop. - Shopify app store: people clone your app. - Shopify agencies: people impersonate you. - Shopify merchants: people clone your store or use it to test...
Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ Drives Through Railroad Crossing Barriers in Viral Video
A Tesla Model 3 on Full Self‑Driving drove straight through lowered railroad crossing gates in Los Angeles, captured in a viral dash‑cam video posted March 8. The incident coincides with the March 9 deadline for Tesla to provide NHTSA with detailed crash data...
Horizon Media Pilots AI Solution to Detect Cultural Shifts Mid-Campaign
Advertising agency Horizon Media has begun piloting an AI solution jointly developed by marketing‑intelligence firm Sightly and AI‑research company Vurvey Labs. The platform merges Vurvey’s real‑time human sentiment model with Sightly’s cultural and contextual media data, allowing agencies to spot...
The Former Coal Miner in the Middle of the A.I. Data Center Boom
Josh Payne, a former Australian coal miner, founded Nscale, a data‑center firm that now powers AI workloads for Microsoft, OpenAI and ByteDance. Leveraging his background in renewable energy and crypto mining, Nscale secured critical electricity and semiconductor supply chains just...
Blues Integrates Skylo NTN Satellite with Cellular and Wi-Fi in a Single Notecard IoT Module
Blues and Skylo unveiled Notecard for Skylo, a single IoT module that merges NTN satellite, narrowband cellular, and Wi‑Fi connectivity with automatic failover. The device eliminates the need for separate radios and satellite contracts by offering pay‑as‑you‑go satellite usage. It...
Digital Data May Sway Intensive BP Treatment in the Elderly
Physicians are more likely to choose intensive blood‑pressure targets for elderly patients when digital health data—home BP readings and wearable mobility metrics—are available. A discrete choice experiment with 197 Australian doctors showed an odds ratio of 2.7 for intensive treatment...
The New Face of Discovery: HaystackID’s CoreFlex Brings AI, Slack, and Enterprise Data Into One Legal Workflow
HaystackID unveiled major upgrades to its CoreFlex platform at Legalweek 2026, adding native connectors for Slack, Microsoft Purview, structured chat, and third‑party productions. The enhancements embed AI analytics, forensic scheduling, and end‑to‑end audit logging within a single matter‑centric interface. By...
Picsart Unveils AI Playground, Providing Access to Over 90 AI Models Within One Unified Prompt
Picsart has launched AI Playground, a unified hub that bundles more than 90 AI models from 24 providers into a single prompt interface. The platform replaces the need for multiple, often idle, annual subscriptions that can exceed $3,300 by offering...
NVIDIA 595 Linux Driver Running Well In Early Benchmarks
NVIDIA released the 595.45.04 beta Linux driver, the first public build of the R595 branch. The driver introduces Vulkan enhancements, HDR support, DRI3 v1.2, and a suite of other improvements. Early benchmarks on a GeForce RTX 5090 using a 6K Dell UltraSharp...
Microsoft's New Cowork Clone Raises Transparency and Longevity Concerns
Microsoft seems to be launching its own branded version of Cowork (though I hesitate to discuss products I haven’t tried) A big question is whether it will continue to use lower-end models without telling you. Also whether it will keep up...
Origin Energy Commissions 650 MWh Grid‑forming BESS in Australia
Origin Energy’s 650MWh grid-forming BESS begins commissioning in Australia #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/61QbfMJxsW
Bristol Myers Says Second CELMoD Succeeds in Phase 3
Bristol Myers Squibb announced that its oral CELMoD candidate mezigdomide met primary endpoints in the Phase 3 SUCCESSOR‑2 trial for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The open‑label study showed a statistically significant improvement in progression‑free survival compared with the current standard...
Vegan, Net‑Zero Homes Blend Japanese‑Shaker Minimalism
"The new structures would need to settle gently into the landscape while meeting passive house and net-zero standards, adhere to a strictly vegan material palette, and channel a restrained Japanese-Shaker sensibility." 🥦🌞 #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/WXbkAIbKSQ https://t.co/zWCzag2ZOA
Silfab Solar Plant Shut Down After Chemical Spill
Silfab solar cell manufacturing site temporarily closed after chemical incident #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/wPNqIx1Taf
This Week's Top Exploits: Qualcomm, iOS, AirSnitch, Vibe Malware
⚡ Weekly Recap: Qualcomm 0-Day, iOS Exploit Chains, AirSnitch Attack & Vibe-Coded Malware https://t.co/fIYq27CN68 https://t.co/fsqh6jPvJv
February 2026 Digital & Email Marketing Highlights
The Last Word on February 2026: A roundup of #digitalmarketing and #emailmarketing articles, posts, and social buzz you might have missed last month… https://t.co/R7ABOWoDIi https://t.co/hTXFy4YjBY
AI-Driven Eligibility Redefines Marketing Decision-Making
Learn more about the future of marketing as AI visibility to eligibility transforms how decisions are made in advertising and beyond. https://t.co/8pkrAjZI1x via @purnavirji, @sejournal
US Deploys Ukrainian Drone Interceptors to Middle East
The US Army is rushing Ukrainian cheap drone interceptors to the Middle East, which is a hugely welcome development. These are cost-effective, battlefield-tested solutions for defeating Shaheds & should proliferate quickly. https://t.co/bfY0oYf45R
Mixed-Module Sourcing Boosts FEOC Compliance Outcomes
Could mixed-module sourcing give more than mixed results for FEOC compliance? #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/YidQzjWZo0
