News•Feb 12, 2026
Swedish Lassie Fetches $75 Million to Scale Automated Claims and Prevention-First Pet Care
Swedish pet insurer Lassie secured $75 million in a Series C round led by Balderton Capital and other investors, fueling AI‑driven claims automation and European expansion. The startup’s app blends insurance with preventive care, rewarding healthy pet behavior and processing 60% of German claims in six minutes. With over 250,000 pets insured across Sweden, Germany and France, Lassie reports more than $100 million in ARR. The funding will accelerate market entry, AI development, and partnerships with brands like Lidl and Tractive.
By ArcticStartup
News•Feb 12, 2026
Economics Has Failed on the Climate Crisis. This Complexity Scientist Has a Mind-Blowing Plan to Fix That
Complexity scientist Doyne Farmer proposes a $100 million global economic simulator that models every firm individually, starting with the energy sector’s 30,000 companies and 160,000 assets. By replacing perfect‑rationality and equilibrium assumptions with simple, adaptive agents, the model promises forecasts that...
By The Guardian – Economics
News•Feb 12, 2026
DJI Lands Game-Changing Drone Approval in Brazil
Brazil’s aviation regulator ANAC granted Design Authorization for DJI’s Matrice 3D series and Dock 2, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for beyond‑visual‑line‑of‑sight (BVLOS) operations. The approval validates the system‑level safety architecture, hardware redundancy and software design, allowing enterprises to bypass lengthy certification...
By DroneDJ
News•Feb 12, 2026
Update on the Procurement for Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) Pilot
The UK Treasury announced an update on the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot, selecting HSBC’s Orion platform as the technology provider and Ashurst LLP for legal services. The competitive tender, launched in October 2025, aims to test distributed‑ledger technology for...
By HM Treasury – Atom feed
News•Feb 12, 2026
Amazon Ads Launches Creative Agent for Professional-Quality Ads
Amazon Ads unveiled Creative Agent, an AI‑driven partner inside Creative Studio that lets UK advertisers generate professional video and display ads via a conversational chat interface. The tool taps Amazon’s retail insights and product data to research audiences, brainstorm concepts,...
By ChannelX (formerly Tamebay)
News•Feb 12, 2026
After Talking to 300 Fintech CxO’s, Here’s What We Missed
A recent Finextra survey of 300 fintech leaders shows AI has moved from experimental pilots to core operations, with 85% of institutions now using it and the AI‑in‑fintech market projected at $30 billion by 2025. Predictive analytics are evolving into an...
By The Finanser
News•Feb 12, 2026
Waymo Joins Together for Safer Roads Coalition
Waymo has become the newest member of the non‑profit Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition that convenes fleet operators, cities and technology firms to improve road safety. The partnership will debut a 2026 Conversation Series that examines autonomy, fleet...
By Traffic Technology Today
News•Feb 12, 2026
Real-World AI & Inference Engines: Redefining Geospatial Analytics| GeoBuiz Summit 2026
At GeoBuiz Summit 2026, Erik Jorgensen, CEO of Vexcel Imaging, introduced Real‑World AI as a Service, a platform that fuses geospatial data, foundation models and inference engines to make the physical environment directly queryable. The keynote highlighted multimodal geospatial embeddings...
By Geospatial World – Smart Infrastructure
News•Feb 12, 2026
Mailchimp Unlocks Profitable Ecommerce Marketing
Intuit’s Mailchimp unveiled a suite of ecommerce‑focused enhancements that combine unified data, omnichannel campaign tools, and AI‑driven automation. The upgrades include an expanded Shopify integration, a Site Tracking Pixel, broader SMS capabilities, a consolidated performance dashboard, and migration utilities. Mailchimp...
By ChannelX (formerly Tamebay)
News•Feb 12, 2026
AI Productivity Gains Offset by Rework Costs, Study Finds
Workday’s global study of 3,200 employees reveals that nearly 40% of AI‑driven productivity gains are erased by rework, as staff spend significant time correcting low‑quality outputs. While 77% of workers report faster workflows, roughly 37% of saved time is consumed...
By HRD (Human Capital Magazine) US
News•Feb 12, 2026
With AI Backlash Building, Marketers Reconsider Their Approach
Marketers are pulling back on AI‑centric messaging as consumer trust erodes. While 82% of ad executives think Gen Z and millennials view AI‑generated ads favorably, only 45% of those consumers actually feel positive, widening a gap since 2024. Studies show AI‑created...
By Digiday
News•Feb 12, 2026
Fashion Briefing: At NYFW, Fashion Brands Are Embracing Department Stores — Even the Embattled Saks Global
At New York Fashion Week, leading fashion brands confirmed that wholesale through department stores remains a core growth pillar despite recent turbulence. The high‑profile bankruptcy of Saks Global and declining foot traffic at peers such as Neiman Marcus have heightened...
By Glossy
News•Feb 12, 2026
College of Policing Accounts ‘Disclaimed’ by Auditor for Second Year in Wake of IT Failure
The National Audit Office refused to endorse the College of Policing’s 2024‑25 accounts for a second consecutive year, citing lingering fallout from a botched migration to the Home Office’s Oracle‑based Metis system. The IT switch triggered inaccurate financial reporting and...
By ComputerWeekly
News•Feb 12, 2026
Why Do Sovereign AI Projects Fail? IBM’s Chief Scientist Ruchir Puri on the Pitfalls Governments Face
At the AI Everything 2026 conference in Cairo, IBM Research chief scientist Ruchir Puri warned that sovereign AI initiatives are tripping over three core organisational flaws: chaotic data, unrealistic expectations, and cultural resistance. He explained that without unified data governance,...
By Indian Express AI
News•Feb 12, 2026
Ascott Prioritises Operational Efficiency in Decarbonisation Drive
Ascott is shifting its sustainability focus from guest‑facing gestures to system‑level operational improvements, targeting cooling efficiency, refrigerant discipline, and maintenance quality. The 2024 CarbonClear Initiative standardises energy audits and sets property‑level targets, using utility data and sub‑metering for verification. These...
By TTG Asia
News•Feb 12, 2026
India at the Digital Turning Point: How Virtual Twins, AI and Data Are Rewiring Industry
The final India Leadership Talks episode highlighted how virtual‑twin technology and model‑based engineering are moving from promise to practice across manufacturing, infrastructure and life sciences. Leaders from Godrej, KPMG and IndianOil Adani Ventures described a shift from basic digitalisation to...
By ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
News•Feb 12, 2026
The APAC Playbook: Connecting Insights, Experimentation, and Personalisation in 2026
APAC e‑commerce marketers are rapidly elevating personalization, with 71% ranking it a top priority and half claiming in‑house technical expertise. However, fragmented audience definitions, limited outcome‑based measurement, and constrained experimentation are eroding ROI and slowing growth. Mastercard’s latest maturity report...
By Marketing-Interactive
News•Feb 12, 2026
Does Your TV Track You Even Through the HDMI Port? Short Answer: Yes
Smart TVs can monitor content played on HDMI‑connected devices using two methods: HDMI‑CEC metadata and Automatic Content Recognition (ACR). ACR takes pixel‑level snapshots to fingerprint shows, movies, or games, while CEC logs device IDs and usage duration. The article outlines...
By ZDNet – Big Data
News•Feb 12, 2026
Robots on the Red Line: A Video Update From SLAS 2026
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 2026 conference in Boston highlighted a surge in laboratory robotics and AI-driven automation. Speakers showcased new modular robot platforms and discussed scaling high‑throughput omics workflows. The keynote underscored how intelligent automation can...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
News•Feb 12, 2026
Companies Are Using ‘Summarize with AI’ to Manipulate Enterprise Chatbots
Microsoft's research reveals a new AI hijacking technique called AI recommendation poisoning, where "Summarize with AI" buttons embed hidden prompts that bias enterprise chatbots toward a vendor’s products. Over two months, researchers found 50 instances across 31 companies in sectors...
By CSO Online – Security
News•Feb 12, 2026
Green Financing of Airports – Swedavia’s New Framework Casts Light on Global Developments
Swedavia, Sweden’s state‑owned airport operator, unveiled a green‑bond framework to fund airport infrastructure through public‑private partnerships. The model ties financing to ESG criteria, requiring projects such as terminals, car parks and people movers to meet strict environmental standards, often incorporating...
By CAPA – Centre for Aviation
News•Feb 12, 2026
Beyond the Legacy PaaS: Choosing Between Heroku and Upsun in the 2026 Cloud Ecosystem
Heroku announced an End‑of‑Sale for new enterprise customers and a feature freeze, signalling no further roadmap investment for large‑scale users. Existing accounts can still renew, but growth‑focused teams face stagnation. Upsun positions itself as the next‑generation PaaS, retaining a Git‑centric...
By Platform.sh – Blog
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News•Feb 12, 2026
#Outlook: How CMOs Will Measure Success in 2026 [Part 2 of 2]
South African CMOs are redefining success for 2026 amid a sluggish 1.4% GDP outlook. Rather than increasing campaign volume, they will focus on brand purpose, customer loyalty, and measurable commercial impact. Executives highlighted the blend of AI‑driven analytics with human...
By MarkLives (South Africa)
News•Feb 12, 2026
9 Ways to Ensure Regulatory Compliance in Cloud Storage
Cloud storage compliance has become a top priority for IT leaders in 2026 as organizations increasingly rely on remote data repositories. Rising regulatory scrutiny—spanning GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CCPA and others—means non‑compliance can trigger hefty fines, reputational harm, and operational...
By TechTarget SearchERP
News•Feb 12, 2026
OpenEnv in Practice: Evaluating Tool-Using Agents in Real-World Environments
OpenEnv, an open‑source framework from Meta and Hugging Face, lets AI agents interact with real‑world tools through a standardized gym‑style API. Turing contributed a production‑grade Calendar Gym that mimics authentic calendar systems with access controls, partial visibility, and multi‑step workflows....
By Hugging Face
News•Feb 12, 2026
Why Upsun Is the Multi-Cloud PaaS Technical Leaders Are Choosing in 2026
A recent Journal du Net evaluation positions Upsun, formerly Platform.sh, as the leading multi‑cloud PaaS for 2026, highlighting its ability to deploy across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM and OVHcloud with identical workflows. The platform distinguishes itself with instant byte‑perfect...
By Platform.sh – Blog
News•Feb 12, 2026
Police.AI - New Tech Tools for UK Law Enforcement
The UK Home Office has launched Police.AI, a national centre to centralise AI procurement, policy and deployment across policing agencies. Early rollout includes 40 additional live facial‑recognition vans and a suite of tools such as deep‑fake detection and predictive analytics....
By RUSI
News•Feb 12, 2026
How some COVID Vaccines Triggered Rare Blood-Clot Disorder
Researchers have pinpointed the molecular trigger behind vaccine‑induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) that followed adenovirus‑based COVID‑19 shots. The study shows a specific antibody mutation—lysine replaced by glutamic acid—redirects the immune response from the viral protein pVII to the clotting...
By Nature – Health Policy (topic)
News•Feb 11, 2026
Hippocratic AI Announces New Key Executive Appointments to Further Accelerate Growth
Hippocratic AI announced three senior executive hires—Dr. Anoop Sangha as Associate Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Eduardo Reis as Vice President of Strategy, and Niloy Sanyal as Chief Marketing Officer—to deepen clinical expertise, strategic AI leadership, and market reach. The appointments...
By Digital Health Global
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News•Feb 11, 2026
SaasRise Mastermind Recap - Feb 11, 2026
During the Feb 11 SaaS mastermind, CEOs exchanged concrete tactics to tighten CRM data, automate landing‑page production, and scale go‑to‑market motions for high‑ticket enterprise software. The session highlighted hiring a HubSpot integrator ($10‑20K) and quarterly deduping, leveraging Claude‑driven static site generators...
By SaasRise
News•Feb 11, 2026
0APT Ransomware Group Rises Swiftly with Bluster, Along with Genuine Threat of Attack
The 0APT ransomware group burst onto the scene last month, publicly claiming roughly 200 victims within its first week. While investigators have found no evidence that any of those organizations were actually breached, the group’s infrastructure includes a fully functional,...
By CyberScoop
News•Feb 11, 2026
Cathay Pacific Appoints Spafax as Exclusive Media Sales Representative
Hong Kong‑based Cathay Pacific has appointed Spafax as its exclusive media sales representative, consolidating advertising sales across its omni‑channel ecosystem. The agreement gives Spafax control over inflight entertainment, onboard publications, digital platforms and experiential formats on more than 200 routes....
By PAX International
News•Feb 11, 2026
Once-Hobbled Lumma Stealer Is Back with Lures that Are Hard to Resist
Lumma Stealer has reemerged at scale after a 2025 law‑enforcement takedown that crippled its command‑and‑control infrastructure. The malware‑as‑a‑service operation now relies on ClickFix lures—fake CAPTCHAs that trick users into running malicious commands—and the memory‑only CastleLoader to evade detection. Researchers report...
By Ars Technica – Security
News•Feb 11, 2026
Q&A: How Utah Valley University Is Using AI to Help Students Succeed
Utah Valley University’s Ask Wilson AI assistant, built by the Kahlert Applied AI Institute, is embedded in Canvas and answers course‑specific questions, links to lecture recordings, and offers 24/7 coaching. After a pilot in fall 2023, it now serves 2,000 students across...
By EdTech Magazine (Higher Ed)
News•Feb 11, 2026
ESA Will Engage Global Leaders at the Munich Security Conference 2026
The European Space Agency will attend the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) from 13‑15 February 2026, with Director General Josef Aschbacher joining heads of state, industry CEOs and security experts. ESA aims to showcase how space systems underpin Europe’s competitiveness,...
By European Space Agency News
News•Feb 11, 2026
Agentic Cloud Operations: A New Way to Run the Cloud
Microsoft introduced Azure Copilot’s agentic cloud operations, an AI‑driven model that embeds intelligent agents into the entire cloud lifecycle. The agents translate telemetry from health, cost, performance, and security into coordinated actions, covering migration, deployment, observability, optimization, resiliency, and troubleshooting....
By Azure Blog
News•Feb 11, 2026
Watch Vulcan Centaur Rocket Launch 'Neighborhood Watch' Satellites for the US Military Early on Feb. 12
ULA’s Vulcan Centaur will launch early on Feb 12 from Cape Canaveral on the USSF‑87 mission, carrying two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites for the U.S. Space Force. The payloads will monitor the crowded geostationary orbit, providing “neighborhood watch” data...
By Space.com
News•Feb 11, 2026
OPTION: IV Tenecteplase Boosts Outcomes Late After Non-LVO Stroke
The randomized OPTION trial showed that intravenous tenecteplase given 4.5 to 24 hours after symptom onset improves functional outcomes in patients with acute non‑large‑vessel‑occlusion (non‑LVO) strokes. At 90 days, 43.6% of tenecteplase recipients achieved a modified Rankin Scale score of...
By TCTMD
News•Feb 11, 2026
ACES Mobility Coalition Names Joshua Schank as Executive Director
The ACES Mobility Coalition announced Joshua Schank as its new executive director. Schank, a Columbia‑trained urban planner with nearly three decades in public transportation, policy and technology, was unanimously selected after a national search. He will continue his roles at...
By Traffic Technology Today
News•Feb 11, 2026
Development for Everyone: AI Coaching in Action with Kirsten Moorefield
AI coaching is emerging as a scalable solution for personalized employee development, moving beyond traditional high‑potential‑only models. In a Talent Development Leader podcast, Kirsten Moorefield, co‑founder of Cloverleaf, explains how AI‑driven coaches can level the playing field and deliver tailored...
By ATD (Association for Talent Development) — Watch & Learn (webinars)
News•Feb 11, 2026
AI Native Accounting Foundation Launches to Cut AI Hype
The AI Native Accounting Foundation, a new nonprofit, was launched to help accounting and finance professionals cut through AI hype and adopt practical, responsible solutions. Founded by Kacee Johnson and Bebe Kim, the group will operate vendor‑neutrally while offering education,...
By Accounting Today
News•Feb 11, 2026
Ray-Ban Maker EssilorLuxottica Says It More than Tripled Meta AI Glasses Sales in 2025
EssilorLuxottica reported that it sold more than 7 million Meta‑powered AI glasses in 2025, more than tripling the combined 2023‑24 volume of 2 million units. The sales surge spans its flagship Ray‑Ban line and the newer Oakley smart‑glasses, driven by a $799...
By CNBC Earnings
News•Feb 11, 2026
NASA Administrator Eyes Greater Collaboration with Pentagon
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman urged deeper collaboration between NASA and the Department of Defense, highlighting their historic partnership and the national‑security dimensions of the Artemis lunar program. He pointed to an executive order that tasks the White House Office of...
By Air & Space Forces Magazine
News•Feb 11, 2026
Interim CISA Chief: ‘When the Government Shuts Down, Cyber Threats Do Not’
Acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala warned that a DHS shutdown would cripple the agency’s ability to issue timely cyber guidance, force over a third of frontline security staff to work without pay, and halt proactive threat‑hunting activities. The shutdown would...
By The Record by Recorded Future
News•Feb 11, 2026
US Navy on the Hunt for Strike Drones that Can Launch From Any Warship
The U.S. Navy, via a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation, is pursuing the Runway Independent Maritime and Expeditionary Strike (RIMES) program to field long‑range strike drones that can launch from destroyers, littoral combat ships and future frigates. The drones must...
By Defense News – Unmanned
News•Feb 11, 2026
Galaxia Selects Impulso.Space to Support Launch for Its MissionOne Program
Galaxia Mission Systems announced a multi‑launch agreement with Italy’s Impulso.Space to support its MissionOne turnkey satellite program. The partnership, formalized at Space Tech Expo Europe and revealed on Feb. 5, gives Galaxia access to Impulso’s end‑to‑end launch services from a U.S....
By SpaceQ
News•Feb 11, 2026
Why the Gaming Industry Is Insulated From a Potential AI Crash
The gaming sector has rapidly integrated AI tools for tasks ranging from NPC design to procedural content generation, yet experts say AI remains an efficiency enhancer rather than a production necessity. A potential AI market crash would likely strain fundraising...
By GamesBeat
News•Feb 11, 2026
Anti-Epileptic Drug May Prevent Early Plaque Formation in Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists at Northwestern University identified that the toxic amyloid‑beta 42 peptide accumulates inside neuronal synaptic vesicles and that the FDA‑approved anti‑epileptic drug levetiracetam can halt this process. By binding to the SV2A protein, levetiracetam alters APP trafficking, keeping the precursor...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)