News•Feb 13, 2026
Maersk, Eurogate Plan €1 Billion Bet on Zero-Emission Bremerhaven Container Hub
Maersk’s APM Terminals and Germany’s Eurogate are negotiating a partnership that could inject up to €1 billion into Bremerhaven’s North Sea Terminal. The funding aims to fully electrify the site, power it with renewables and lift capacity from 3 million to 4 million TEU. If realised, the hub would become Europe’s first container terminal with net‑zero greenhouse‑gas emissions. The project’s success also depends on the planned deepening of the Outer Weser River to accommodate larger vessels.
By gCaptain
News•Feb 13, 2026
Axiom Space Raises $350M to Fuel Station, Suit Development
Axiom Space announced a $350 million capital raise, co‑led by Type One Ventures and Qatar Investment Authority, to accelerate its commercial space‑station program and the development of NASA‑contracted AxEMU spacesuits. The funding will finance the design, testing and launch of two...
By Payload
News•Feb 13, 2026
Return Policies Deterring Nearly Half of Shoppers Before Checkout: Cashew Research
Cashew Research’s "Data Drop: The Returns Revolt" surveyed 2,000 North‑American shoppers and found that 47% hesitate to buy when return shipping isn’t free. The study shows returns act as a trust signal that shapes conversion rates before checkout, not just...
By Retail Insider Canada
News•Feb 13, 2026
Robot Talk Episode 144 – Robot Trust in Humans, with Samuele Vinanzi
In a recent Robot Talk episode, senior lecturer Samuele Vinanzi discussed how robots can evaluate human trustworthiness using behavioral cues. His work in cognitive robotics merges AI, psychology, and cognitive science to give machines social awareness. Vinanzi’s research emphasizes emotional...
By Robohub
News•Feb 13, 2026
Addverb’s Humanoid Bet: How This Noida Robotics Startup Is Building Physical AI
Addverb, a Noida‑based robotics firm backed by Reliance, has introduced its first humanoid robot—a six‑foot, 80 kg machine capable of carrying 15 kg and equipped with wheels for legs. The humanoid is designed for unstructured factory and warehouse settings where traditional automation...
By Inc42
News•Feb 13, 2026
Bankruptcy Threat Looms as Quince Runs Out of Options
Quince Therapeutics warned investors it may need bankruptcy protection after its lead drug eDSP failed a pivotal phase 3 trial for ataxia‑telangiectasia. The SEC filing disclosed less than $6 million in cash, $12 million in short‑term investments and a $16 million unsecured line of...
By pharmaphorum
News•Feb 13, 2026
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, Bing AI Performance Reports, New AI Mode Retail Ads, UCP Checkout & ChatGPT...
Google’s search ranking volatility intensified on February 10, prompting noticeable SERP shifts for sites like Grokipedia. Bing introduced AI Performance reports with a redesigned dashboard, while Google tested contextual overlay cards for AI Overviews and launched new AI Mode shopping ads...
By Search Engine Roundtable
News•Feb 13, 2026
Google’s Gemini to Be Integrated Into Major UK Property Platform
Rightmove, the UK’s leading digital property portal, will embed Google’s Gemini large‑language‑model into its search service. The integration enables conversational, natural‑language queries and personalised property discovery, letting users describe homes in plain English instead of ticking boxes. Gemini’s AI will...
By UKTN (UK Tech News)
News•Feb 13, 2026
MPA’s Rivkin Calls Out ByteDance Infringement
Charles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture Association, publicly condemned ByteDance’s new AI service Seedance 2.0 for massive unauthorised use of U.S. copyrighted works. He urged the company to halt the infringing activity immediately, emphasizing the threat to creators’ rights and...
By Advanced Television
News•Feb 13, 2026
Ovid Takes Another Big Swing in Neuroscience Under a New CEO
Ovid Therapeutics, under new CEO Meg Alexander, is re‑orienting its neuroscience pipeline toward first‑in‑class KCC2 modulators while advancing a drug‑resistant epilepsy candidate toward Phase 2. The company’s earlier flagship, soticlestat, failed in Phase 3, eliminating $600 million in potential milestones, prompting a strategic...
By PharmaVoice
News•Feb 13, 2026
Data Centers Pursue On-Site Power as Affordability Tops Utility Concerns: BofA
Data‑center developers are accelerating on‑site power projects as residential electricity rates surge 37% since 2020, prompting concerns over utility affordability ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Bank of America analysts say developers will first secure fast‑deployable resources such as gas...
By Utility Dive (duplicate for evidence)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Where Are Those New Google Search Console Features?
Google announced several enhancements to Search Console in late 2025, including branded query filters, social‑channel insights, and an AI‑driven configuration tool. Months later, most users still see only the smoothing views, with the new features remaining unavailable. The rollout appears...
By Search Engine Roundtable
News•Feb 13, 2026
All Eyes on Vertex’s Kidney Franchise, as Painkiller Journavx Tops Half a Million Scripts
Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported that its late‑stage RAINIER trial of povetacicept in IgA nephropathy is proceeding without safety concerns, with primary data expected in the first half of 2026. The company is leveraging a priority‑review voucher for the upcoming FDA filing...
By BioSpace
News•Feb 13, 2026
Startup Organotics Fast Tracks Personalized Brain Drug Trials
Organotics, a new biotech startup, is leveraging patient‑derived brain organoids to accelerate early‑stage testing of neuropsychiatric drugs. By reprogramming a patient’s blood or skin cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, the company creates vascularized, multi‑region mini‑brains that reflect individual genetics....
By Forbes – Healthcare
News•Feb 13, 2026
Deepfake Business Risks Are Growing – Here's What Leaders Need to Know
Deepfake attacks have moved from a niche concern to a mainstream cybersecurity priority, with 62% of organizations reporting at least one incident in the past year. Hackers are leveraging publicly available AI models, such as Google Gemini, to create convincing...
By ITPro (UK)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Google Ads Product Eligibility View Across Campaigns
Google Ads has introduced a new feature in the Products section that shows product eligibility directly in the Status column. This allows advertisers to instantly see which products are eligible across Shopping and Performance Max campaigns. The change, highlighted by...
By Search Engine Roundtable
News•Feb 13, 2026
Canada’s River-Class Destroyer Training to Start Before Ships Join Fleet
Modest Tree, a Nova Scotia‑based defense tech firm, secured a $32 million subcontract from Fleetway to create immersive, design‑derived training systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s upcoming River‑class destroyers. The platform will translate validated digital ship models and OEM documentation into...
By Naval Today
News•Feb 13, 2026
Aurora Expands Driverless Truck Operations Across the Sun Belt
Aurora Innovation announced it will triple the size of its driverless truck network by rolling out its fourth software release, the Aurora Driver, across the Sun Belt. The expansion will enable autonomous freight operations at customer endpoints beginning in 2026,...
By Autonomous Vehicle International
News•Feb 13, 2026
Fake North Korean IT Workers Are Rampant on LinkedIn – Security Experts Warn Operatives Are Stealing Profiles to Apply for...
Security Alliance (SEAL) reports that North Korean actors are hijacking authentic LinkedIn profiles to pose as remote IT workers and infiltrate companies worldwide. By leveraging stolen personal data, verified workplace emails and AI‑generated imagery, they pass background checks and secure...
By ITPro (UK)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Kenya’s WapiPay Targets Billions in Diaspora Cash to Unlock Credit for Households
WapiPay, a Kenyan fintech founded in 2019, has introduced a Remittance Credit Scorecard (RCS) that lets banks and SACCOs incorporate diaspora money‑transfer data into loan underwriting. The AI‑driven tool analyzes payment frequency, size and stability, converting these patterns into a...
By TechCabal
News•Feb 13, 2026
Mintegral and Insightrackr Reveal 2026 Non-Gaming App And Ad Trends
Mintegral and Insightrackr released the 2026 Global Non‑Gaming App Trends Report, analyzing data from over 100 markets in 2025. The study highlights rapid AI integration, explosive growth in Short Drama apps, and a shift toward ROI‑centric, automated bidding. It also...
By MarTech Series
News•Feb 13, 2026
Munich Security Conference: Cyber Threats Lead G7 Risk Index, Disinformation Ranks Third
The Munich Security Index 2026 released at the MSC shows G7 nations rank cyber‑attacks as their top security risk for the second consecutive year. Disinformation campaigns sit in third place, while economic crises occupy the second slot. In contrast, the...
By Infosecurity Magazine
News•Feb 13, 2026
We Need a Better System for Routing International Payments in a Crisis
A senior Consumer Reports director recounts how international relief funds for Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica were crippled by fragmented payment systems, losing roughly 10% to fees and taking weeks to clear. Despite a plethora of fintech options, P2P apps, traditional...
By American Banker
News•Feb 13, 2026
Direct-to-Device Connectivity Set to Underpin Next Generation of Industrial IoT
Viasat’s latest survey of 600 IoT decision‑makers across agriculture, energy, transport, mining and utilities finds direct‑to‑device (D2D) connectivity is poised for mass adoption within 18 months. Ninety percent of respondents say D2D will accelerate the global rollout of industrial IoT,...
By ComputerWeekly
News•Feb 13, 2026
Project Seeks to Bring Data Analytics to ‘Analogue’ Football Policing
The Police Digital Service (PDS) has signed a six‑month, £600,000 contract with data‑analytics specialist Bays Consulting to pilot data‑driven planning for football match policing. The initiative seeks to replace traditional analogue risk‑assessment matrices with crowd‑modelling and predictive analytics, aiming for...
By PublicTechnology.net (UK)
News•Feb 13, 2026
India’s Computer Vision Health Startup Krigat Wins Supernova AI MEA in Cairo
India‑based health‑AI startup Krigat captured the Supernova AI MEA Champion title in Cairo, outpacing 74 finalists from over 30 countries. The win includes a $10,000 equity‑free cash prize and heightened visibility at the AI Everything MEA summit. Krigat’s platform leverages...
By Indian Express AI
News•Feb 13, 2026
London’s Nscale Signs €1.1 Billion Debt Facility to Deploy Large-Scale GPU Clusters in Europe
London‑based Nscale has secured a €1.1 billion delayed‑draw term loan to fund the purchase of GPU infrastructure for large‑scale AI clusters across Europe. The loan, led by PIMCO, Blue Owl and LuminArx, builds on a €146 million Series A and a record‑breaking €936 million...
By EU-Startups
News•Feb 13, 2026
Dutch Carrier Odido Discloses Data Breach Impacting 6 Million
Dutch mobile carrier Odido announced a data breach that exposed personal information of more than 6 million customers, including names, addresses, phone numbers, email, dates of birth, bank account and passport or driver‑license details. The intrusion occurred on February 7‑8 and targeted...
By SecurityWeek
News•Feb 13, 2026
15 Smarter Interview Questions For Hiring Digital Marketers In 2026 via @Sejournal, @Brookeosmundson
Hiring digital marketers now hinges on problem‑solving ability rather than platform familiarity. The article presents 15 interview questions that probe tactical, strategic, and cultural competencies, emphasizing AI use, first‑party data, budget prioritization, and communication with executives. It advises recruiters to...
By Search Engine Journal
News•Feb 13, 2026
Paul Hudson Couldn’t Quite Get Sanofi over the Hump; PROTAC Developer Arvinas Appoints CEO
Paul Hudson has struggled to revitalize Sanofi’s R&D engine despite a series of high‑profile acquisitions since becoming CEO in 2019. The French group’s pipeline has underperformed, and recent buyouts have failed to deliver the expected boost in innovative drug candidates....
By Endpoints News
News•Feb 13, 2026
You’ve Got Jmail
The episode explores Jmail, a web tool that lets users browse Jeffrey Epstein’s email archive in a Gmail‑like interface, created by AI programmer Luke Igel and developer Riley Walz to make the massive DOJ data dump hyper‑legible. Igel discusses how AI enabled...
By Columbia Journalism Review (CJR)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Feral Interactive’s Tomb Raider Invites You to Relive Lara Croft’s Origin Story as It Finally Arrives on Android and iOS
Feral Interactive has released the full‑console Tomb Raider on Android and iOS at $19.99, marking the first time the franchise’s complete experience is available on mobile. The port brings the Yamatai island adventure, complete with survival mechanics, crafting, and puzzle‑platforming, to...
By GamingonPhone
News•Feb 13, 2026
Kyndryl Wants to Help Enterprises Keep AI Agents in Line – and Avoid Costly Compliance Blunders
Kyndryl introduced a policy‑as‑code feature that converts corporate rules, regulations, and operational controls into machine‑readable policies for AI agents. The capability, embedded in its Agentic AI Framework, ensures agents act only within pre‑approved boundaries, providing deterministic execution, guardrails, and human‑supervised...
By ITPro (UK)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Ecer.com Transforms Cross-Border B2B with Mobile-First Collaboration
Ecer.com has launched a mobile‑first platform that reengineers cross‑border B2B trade workflows for real‑time collaboration. The solution embeds instant messaging, AI‑powered translation, and remote factory inspection features, allowing buyers and suppliers to communicate and verify credibility on smartphones. By consolidating...
By MarTech Series
News•Feb 13, 2026
How Xray Connects Quality Across Teams
Xray brings test management into Jira, creating a single workspace where QA, development, and product teams share requirements, test cases, executions, and defects. The platform offers three editions—Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise—tailored to different testing maturities, each building on a core...
By Xray – Blog (Test Mgmt)
News•Feb 13, 2026
From Chatbot Interactions to Operational Agents - What Enterprise Deployments Reveal About AI Readiness Today
Enterprises are moving from chatbot‑style AI to autonomous agentic systems that can plan, execute, and evaluate tasks with minimal human input. Databricks’ State of AI Agents study of 20,000 firms shows this shift exposes gaps in data visibility, governance, and...
By Diginomica
News•Feb 13, 2026
Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Business Data, Emails, and Browsing History
Researchers uncovered a wave of malicious Chrome extensions that siphon data from corporate tools, social platforms, AI assistants, and general browsing activity. The CL Suite add‑on steals Meta Business Suite credentials and analytics, while VK‑styled extensions hijacked roughly 500,000 VKontakte...
By The Hacker News
News•Feb 13, 2026
Tomb Raider Parent Company Embraces AI, but Promises “Human-Led” Creativity Will Remain
Embracer Group’s Q3 FY 2025/26 report reveals a strategic push to adopt AI‑driven tools across its game development pipeline while insisting that world‑building, storytelling and creative direction will stay human‑led. CEO Phil Rogers highlighted AI’s potential to accelerate asset creation,...
By VideoGamer.com
News•Feb 13, 2026
SCM Talent Group Launches Supply Chain Technology Recruiting & Executive Search Practice
SCM Talent Group, a boutique executive‑search firm specializing in supply chain talent, announced the hiring of Palak Shah to launch a dedicated supply‑chain technology recruiting practice. Shah brings two decades of experience placing senior technology leaders across engineering, data, cybersecurity...
By HR Tech Series
News•Feb 13, 2026
Where to Next for AI? The Farm? The Church, Even?
AI is branching into unexpected arenas, from Australian farms using computer‑vision to count sheep, to French priests experimenting with AI‑generated sermons, and Spanish clergy launching an AI‑driven marriage video game. At the same time, the United States is witnessing a...
By France 24 AI
News•Feb 13, 2026
CMMS, AI & Building Tech Take Center Stage at NFMT East 2026
NFMT East 2026 will debut in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 10‑12, spotlighting CMMS, AI, and building technology. The event features a special discount code FRIENDOFNFMT3 for $50 off all‑access registration. Facilities chief editor Dave Lubach launches the CMMSradio podcast, discussing...
By FacilitiesNet (Building Operating Management)
News•Feb 13, 2026
PTC Pulls File for Duchenne Therapy on FDA Feedback
PTC Therapeutics has withdrawn its FDA filing for Translarna (ataluren) as a treatment for nonsense‑mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy after the agency indicated the data would not meet the threshold for substantial evidence of effectiveness. The decision ends a decade‑long effort...
By pharmaphorum
News•Feb 13, 2026
Newland AIDC North America CEO Talks Scanning Innovations
At NRF 2026, Newland AIDC North America CEO Roy Chen outlined the company’s expanding portfolio of scanning solutions, ranging from mounted and kiosk units to handheld and wearable devices. He emphasized how these technologies streamline store operations, accelerate checkout, and...
By Retail Customer Experience
News•Feb 13, 2026
Medicare Part B Lab Spending Hits $8.4 Billion as Genetic Testing Captures 43% of Dollars
Medicare Part B lab spending reached $8.4 billion in 2024, up 5 % year‑over‑year. Genetic tests, though only 5 % of test volume, accounted for 43 % of the dollar value, driving a $3.6 billion surge. Utilization of molecular diagnostics jumped 160 % since 2018, while routine...
By Dark Daily
News•Feb 13, 2026
AI Assistant Use Doubles as More Shoppers Tap AI to Handle Buying Process
U.S. shoppers are rapidly embracing AI assistants, with usage climbing to 35% in 2026—more than double the 12% share recorded in 2024. Over half of consumers now say they would let an AI handle the entire purchase journey, moving the...
By Retail Customer Experience
News•Feb 13, 2026
Specsavers ‘Relationship Aid’: Sorry, What Did You Say?
Specsavers launched a Valentine‑themed campaign called “The Relationship Aid,” which humorously presents its Advance 65 hearing aid as a high‑tech intimacy device. Developed by Golin London, the ads run across digital, radio, print and influencer channels, culminating in a reveal...
By DecisionMarketing
News•Feb 13, 2026
The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Escalating Breaches, Regulatory Crackdowns, and Global Cybercrime Developments
The Cyber Express weekly roundup highlights a series of high‑profile cyber incidents across continents. The European Commission’s mobile device management system was breached but contained within nine hours, while Senegal’s national identity services were crippled by ransomware. In Australia, FIIG...
By The Cyber Express
News•Feb 13, 2026
Australia Should Have CBAM on some Commodities: Review
Australia’s latest carbon leakage review recommends a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), beginning with cement and clinker imports and potentially expanding to hydrogen, steel, ammonia and related products. The review, led by ANU professor Frank Jotzo, evaluated 75 trade‑exposed commodities...
By Argus Media – News & analysis
News•Feb 13, 2026
Aviramp Secures New Irish Contract
Aviramp has installed a solar‑powered, step‑free boarding ramp at Ireland West Airport in Knock. The ramp offers a gentle slope, added passenger shelter, and is designed for wheelchair users, parents with prams and other travelers with reduced mobility. Airport operations...
By Airports International
News•Feb 13, 2026
Npm’s Update to Harden Their Supply Chain, and Points to Consider
npm completed a major authentication overhaul in December 2025, revoking classic long‑lived tokens and moving to short‑lived session tokens with MFA default for publishing. The changes also promote OIDC Trusted Publishing, giving CI systems per‑run credentials. However, MFA phishing attacks...
By The Hacker News