Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Petition: SAVE NASA’s GENELAB
NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Directorate plans to reduce funding for the Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) and GeneLab, including the Sample Processing Laboratory (SPL), starting in 2025. OSDR currently houses nearly 600 studies, 1,000 datasets across 45 species, and has supported over 160 peer‑reviewed papers by a global community of more than 1,000 researchers. The proposed cuts threaten data curation, standardized sample processing, and training programs that develop the next generation of space‑biology scientists. Advocates have launched a petition urging NASA to reverse the reductions to preserve open‑science investments and mission safety.
By NASA Watch
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
AWS Quantum Technologies Releases Qiskit-Braket Provider v0.11, Now Compatible with Qiskit 2.0
AWS Quantum Technologies launched Qiskit‑Braket provider version 0.11, adding BraketEstimator and BraketSampler primitives and full support for Qiskit 2.0 while retaining backward compatibility to v0.34.2. The update introduces a versatile `to_braket` function that compiles circuits from Qiskit, OpenQASM 3, and native Braket inputs...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Laser Shockwaves Transform Carbon Nanotube Films Into Graphene-Rich Networks without External Heating
Researchers have demonstrated that nanosecond laser‑induced shockwaves can transform single‑walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) thin films into multilayer graphene‑rich networks in a single, chemical‑free step. The process applies ~2.27 GPa pressure pulses without external heating, causing the nanotubes to unzip and coalesce...
By Nanowerk
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Reliance Global Group Launches Scale51 with Acquisition of Quantum-Resilient Encryption Firm Enquantum
Reliance Global Group announced the acquisition of Enquantum Ltd., marking the first platform investment under its Scale51 operating model. Enquantum brings FPGA‑based, hardware‑accelerated quantum‑resilient encryption, including a 2025 patent for terabit‑scale communications. The deal aligns with a projected $300 billion annual...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Before We Predict The End Of Lawyers, Let’s Take A Deep Breath
Stephen Embry argues that generative AI, while touted as a productivity miracle for law firms, may actually generate more work rather than reduce it. He frames this counter‑intuitive outcome with the Solow paradox, which observes that new technologies often raise...
By TechLaw Crossroads
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Before We Predict The End Of Lawyers, Let’s Take A Deep Breath
Generative AI is being touted as a productivity breakthrough for law firms, but the author argues it may actually increase workload. Drawing on the Solow paradox, the piece suggests that more information leads to more analysis, verification, and billable hours...
By Legal Tech Monitor
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
How Interior Designers Build a Shopify Store That Captures Product Revenue From Day One
Interior designers with sizable followings can turn their influence into direct e‑commerce revenue by launching a Shopify store that combines service bookings, curated dropship products, and content publishing. The model promises 20‑35% of annual income from product sales and bookings,...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Hair-Width LEDs Could Replace Lasers
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have demonstrated hair‑thin microLEDs that outperform conventional designs in efficiency, output power, and beam control. By enclosing the InGaN/GaN emitting region with distributed Bragg reflectors, the devices deliver 20% more air‑side light, over 130% more...
By Nanowerk
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Why Amazon Sellers Need a Specialized Agency After $500K in Revenue
Amazon sellers reaching $300K‑$500K in monthly revenue encounter a structural shift in operational complexity that outpaces a lean, generalist model. Managing dozens of ASINs, multi‑marketplace listings, and five‑figure ad budgets requires specialized expertise across PPC, SEO, content, and inventory. The...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Commercial Real Estate Lease Analysis Tool (Updated Feb 2026)
A new Commercial Real Estate Lease Analysis Tool has been released, offering landlords, tenant‑rep brokers, and prospective buyers a structured Excel model to abstract lease terms and forecast cash flows. The tool features three core worksheets—Lease Abstract, Lease CF, and...
By Adventures in CRE (A.CRE)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
New Web App: Short-Term Rentals Acquisition Model
A new web application wraps A.CRE’s short‑term rentals acquisition model, letting users input property data through a guided form while Excel remains the calculation engine. The app validates inputs, runs the model, and instantly displays key return metrics such as...
By Adventures in CRE (A.CRE)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
AI and PCVE: A Practitioner’s Guide From the United Nations
The United Nations Office of Counter‑Terrorism released a 2026 Practice Guide on artificial intelligence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE). It warns that extremist groups are exploiting AI to produce multilingual propaganda, deepfakes, and synthetic media, while only about...
By Small Wars Journal
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Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Calling In Sick After Your Vacation? Union Says United Airlines Is Using Tech To Fire Flight Attendants [Roundup]
United Airlines has deployed an algorithmic system to identify flight attendants it deems to be abusing sick‑leave, flagging crew who fail to trade assigned trips or who call in sick after denied time‑off requests. The technology cross‑references scheduling disputes and...
By View from the Wing
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Introduction to Databricks SQL Temporary Tables
Databricks has introduced session‑scoped temporary tables for Databricks SQL, implemented as physical Delta tables stored in Unity Catalog. The tables persist only for the duration of a Spark SQL session and are automatically reclaimed, supporting full CRUD operations. This addition...
By Confessions of a Data Guy
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Robodock: Autonomous Depots For Robotaxis
Robodock, a startup founded by two Stanford graduates, is automating robotaxi depot operations with mobile charging robots and AI‑driven visual inspections. The system docks with vehicles to manage power transfer and scans exteriors for damage, aiming to cut manual labor...
By The Last Driver License Holder
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
4colors Research & Partners Secure Funding to Tackle Aircraft Loading with Quantum Computing
A consortium led by 4colors Research, together with Airbus, DNV, NQCC and ORCA Computing, has received an NQCC SparQ grant to develop a hybrid classical‑quantum solution for aircraft cargo loading. The project, titled “Quantum‑Accelerated Mixed‑Integer Optimisation for Aircraft Loading,” will...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Most Agencies Use AI. Almost None Govern It.
Zurich posted record P&C earnings, prompting surplus capital to chase specialty growth through acquisitions rather than organic expansion, while an extended Beazley takeover deadline adds pressure on the market. In the personal lines space, roughly one‑third of independent agencies still...
By P&C Insurance Executive Intelligence (The Intelligence Council)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Grokipedia as a Backdoor to Getting Found in LLM AI Search
Grokipedia, xAI’s AI‑generated encyclopedia, is rapidly becoming a cited source for large language model chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. Launched last year, it relies on the Grok LLM to create and edit entries, offering marketers a new backdoor to appear...
By David Meerman Scott Blog
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Forescout Partners with E-ISAC to Bring Threat Intelligence and Research to North American Utilities
Forescout Technologies has become a vendor affiliate of the North American Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E‑ISAC), extending its threat‑intelligence sharing to U.S. utilities and grid operators. Through its Vedere Labs research unit, the company will feed cyber and...
By IT Security Guru
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Effective Taxes on Carbon: An International View
The OECD’s "Effective Carbon Rates 2025" report surveys 79 countries and compares three carbon‑pricing tools: fuel taxes, explicit carbon taxes, and emissions‑trading systems. By weighting tax level against the share of emissions covered, the analysis shows fuel taxes remain the...
By The Conversable Economist
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Relationships Between an Aged Oral Microbiome and Harms Done by Senescent Cells
A new open‑access study investigates how the aging oral microbiome influences senescent cells and their SASP secretions, proposing a systemic oral‑microbiome‑senescence axis. The authors outline evidence that dysbiotic oral communities can exacerbate chronic inflammation and accelerate age‑related pathologies, yet they...
By Fight Aging!
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
HP Omen Max 16 Gaming Laptop You Either Love It or Hate It
HP’s Omen Max 16 launches with three GPU options—RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090—and two CPU choices, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX or AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. Priced from $2,099, the Intel‑based RTX 5080 configuration garners the most praise for its OLED 2.5K 240 Hz display and effective Tempest...
By The Gadgeteer
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II, GPU Monitoring Hardware
Thermal Grizzly’s WireView Pro II is a hardware‑level GPU monitoring device that sits between the graphics card and a 12VHPWR or 12V‑2×6 power cable. It provides per‑pin current data on a 320 × 170 TFT‑IPS colour screen and streams the information to the...
By PC Perspective
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Best CS2 Settings for Low-End PCs: Boost FPS and Optimize Performance
The article outlines a step‑by‑step guide for squeezing maximum FPS out of Counter‑Strike 2 on low‑end PCs. It recommends lowering resolution, switching to fullscreen, and setting every graphics option to low while disabling ambient occlusion and HDR. Additional tweaks include turning...
By Geeky Gadgets
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Waymo Reaches 200 Million Miles
Waymo announced it has accumulated 200 million miles of fully autonomous driving on public roads. The milestone comes as the company prepares to launch additional robotaxi fleets in about a dozen cities, including Boston, Sacramento, and London, later this year....
By The Last Driver License Holder
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Apple’s App Store Growth Is Reaccelerating
Apple’s App Store revenue accelerated in February, posting a 9% year‑over‑year increase, according to Morgan Stanley. The growth represents a 230‑basis‑point acceleration from January and puts quarter‑to‑date revenue up 7.5%, just shy of the firm’s 8% March‑quarter forecast. The boost...
By Asymco
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Hardware Is the Center of the Universe (Again)
The article traces four decades of hardware‑assisted verification (HAV) from its roots in 1980s in‑circuit emulation to today’s AI‑driven full‑stack validation platforms. Early emulators struggled with reliability but proved that pure software simulation could not keep pace with growing chip...
By SemiWiki
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
New Pepwave 5G Dongle Brings Ethernet-Over-USB 5G to Peplink Routers and Laptops
Peplink is launching the Pepwave 5G Dongle, a compact USB‑C modem that delivers Ethernet‑over‑USB 5G connectivity for its routers and laptops. Built on a Qualcomm X62 chipset, the device supports dual physical nano‑SIM slots, dual eSIMs and a wide range of sub‑6 GHz 5G/LTE...
By Mobile Internet Resource Center
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Creality’s CFS-C Eliminates Hot-End Purging with New Remote Cutting Approach
Creality has launched the CFS‑C filament swapper, marketed as a “no‑purge” solution for its K1 series desktop FFF printers. By relocating the filament‑cutting operation from the hot end to the swapper, the system eliminates the traditional purge cycle, cutting change‑over...
By Fabbaloo
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
KKR Tests Software Market with Potential $1.5bn BMC Helix Sale
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) is exploring a sale of BMC Helix, the cloud‑based IT service platform it spun out from BMC Software in 2025. The business generates roughly $150 million in EBITDA and $750 million in annual recurring revenue, suggesting a potential...
By Private Equity Insights (Substack)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
How a Sirtuin Protects Against Brain Diseases
Researchers in Aging Cell reveal that the nuclear sirtuin SIRT6 safeguards brain health by preserving nucleolar integrity and curbing excess protein synthesis. Loss of SIRT6 triggers nucleolar enlargement, heightened rRNA production, and uncontrolled protein translation, leading to protein aggregation and...
By SENS Research Foundation – The SENSible Blog
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Metadata, Measurement, And The Evolution To Data Infrastructure
TiVo has pivoted from its legacy DVR brand to a data‑infrastructure player, leveraging its deep content metadata and household viewership signals. The company emphasizes independent, comprehensive data that uniquely combines the "what" (metadata) and the "who" (audience behavior) across linear...
By TVREV
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
The IPO Buzz: Generate Biomedicines (GENB Proposed) Launches $400 Million IPO
Generate Biomedicines, Inc. (GENB) launched a $400 million IPO on Feb 23, 2026, offering 25 million shares at $15‑$17 each on NASDAQ. At the midpoint price of $16, the company would be valued at roughly $2.04 billion. The proceeds are earmarked for two Phase 3 trials...
By IPO Scoop
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
CIOB Innovation Vice-Chair Mordue Appointed to APS Board
Stefan Mordue, CIOB innovation panel vice‑chair and senior manager at Bentley Systems, has been appointed to the board of the Association for Project Safety (APS). He joins fellow appointee Stewart McArthur, a veteran construction assessor from Bureau Veritas, bringing digital construction...
By BIM+ (Construction Computing)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Fedora Pocketblue Remix Is an Atomic Linux Distro for Mobile Devices (Phones and Tablets)
Fedora Pocketblue Remix is an atomic Linux distribution that brings Fedora to smartphones and tablets. Its atomic update model ensures that package upgrades are either fully applied or rolled back, reducing the risk of a broken system. The remix currently...
By Liliputing
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
How to Achieve Superior BCMA Response Rates without the Liability of Delayed MNTs
Recent analyses of BCMA CAR‑T therapies reveal that superior response rates can be achieved without the historically accepted trade‑off of delayed movement and neurocognitive toxicities (MNTs). Emerging data pinpoint specific construct features—particularly signaling domains and hinge designs—as the primary drivers...
By Biotech Strategy Blog
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Karma-Karma-Karma Chameleon
Balancing potency with oral bioavailability remains a core hurdle as drug candidates grow larger and more complex. Researchers now focus on "chameleonicity"—the ability of a molecule to toggle between polar and lipophilic conformations—to reconcile solubility and permeability. The article outlines...
By Drug Hunter
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Pixel Health Introduces One Thread™: An AI-Powered Experience Layer for Unified Patient Access
Pixel Health unveiled One Thread™, an AI‑powered experience layer that sits above existing EMR and technology stacks to unify patient portals, apps, websites, and contact centers. The platform provides a universal patient identity, personalized interactions, and automated workflow coordination while...
By Pixel Health Blog
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Demand UK Digital Sovereignty
The Open Rights Group is urging the UK government to adopt a digital sovereignty strategy that reduces reliance on foreign tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Palantir. It argues that over‑dependence creates strategic fragility, citing the Trump‑ordered shutdown...
By Open Rights Group — Blog —
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
MIT Engineers 3D Print Fully Functional Electric Motor
MIT engineers have unveiled a multi‑material 3D printer capable of fabricating a fully functional electric linear motor in a single print job. The system integrates four distinct extruders that handle conductive, magnetic, and standard plastic materials, allowing the motor to...
By Fabbaloo
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Smarter ECOs: Inside Easy-Logic’s ASIC Optimization Engine
Easy‑Logic Technology Ltd. has commercialized EasylogicECO, an automated functional Engineering Change Order (ECO) engine that generates minimal logic patches from RTL or specification updates. The tool leverages formal equivalence and optimization algorithms to preserve timing closure, layout integrity, and DFT...
By SemiWiki
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Applied Launches New Benefits Innovation
Applied Systems unveiled a new Benefits experience within its Applied Epic platform, consolidating benefits workflows, automation, and AI‑driven pre‑fill into a single hub. The upgrade expands last year’s Benefits Overview with full plan‑management, renewal, and enrollment capabilities, making Epic the...
By HRTech Cube
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Collaboration at Its Core: Launching Spain’s First Fully Integrated Spatial Omics Platform
IRB Barcelona has unveiled Spain’s first fully integrated spatial omics platform, uniting spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, histopathology, advanced microscopy and bioinformatics under one workflow. The facility draws on five core units to deliver an end‑to‑end pipeline from sample preparation through computational...
By BioTechniques (independent journal site)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
High Costs and Few Benefits From California’s Proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit
California’s 2026 budget proposes a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) tax credit that lets diesel excise taxpayers offset liability by selling SAF. The credit, capped at $2 per gallon, could shave 10‑20 % or more from the state’s diesel tax base, potentially...
By Energy Institute Blog (UC Berkeley, Energy at Haas)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Modernising Case Management Systems: What Every Law Firm Needs to Know in 2026
Law firms are confronting sluggish, legacy case management systems that erode margins and impede AI adoption. A February 26 webinar hosted by LIMA’s product head Ollie Potts will outline why CMS optimisation has become a profitability and data‑strategy priority. Attendees...
By Legal IT Insider
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Aveva Buys First Green Jet Fuel Certificates Five Years Early
Aveva announced it has completed its first major purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFcs) five years ahead of its World Economic Forum First Movers Coalition commitment. The certificates were bought from British Airways, which sources the fuel from renewable...
By Control Global Blogs
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Trimble Makes Project Management Platform Available in UK and Ireland
Trimble has launched its cloud‑based ProjectSight platform in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Benelux region, extending a tool that is already entrenched in the U.S. market. The solution offers real‑time capture and sharing of drawings, RFIs, submittals and site...
By BIM+ (Construction Computing)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
UIB to Strengthen Cyber Insurance Capabilities with CyberCube Partnership
United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB) has partnered with cyber‑risk analytics firm CyberCube to bolster its cyber insurance offering. UIB will deploy CyberCube’s Broking Manager and Prep Module, giving its global practice data‑driven exposure insights. The collaboration targets accelerated growth in...
By Reinsurance News
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Syncx Unveils AI-Driven Staffing Enhancements
Syncx announced a wave of platform enhancements and AI‑driven capabilities that will roll out from February 23 through March. The VMS interface has been refreshed and performance boosted up to 60 percent in critical workflows while preserving existing user processes. Felix, the...
By HRTech Cube
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
BMT Opens Advanced Maritime Simulation Centre
British engineering firm BMT has opened the Digital Innovation & Simulation Centre (DISC) in Fareham, consolidating its maritime simulation, digital twin, and autonomy capabilities. The centre features the DNV‑accredited REMBRANDT navigation simulator, two 360‑degree pod simulators, a Remote Operations Centre,...
By Navy Lookout