Stipple Launches with $100M for Novel Oncology Targets
Stipple, a new biotech focused on oncology, announced a $100 million Series A financing round to pursue novel, historically undruggable cancer targets. The round was led by top‑tier venture firms and includes strategic commitments from several large pharmaceutical partners. Stipple’s founding team combines deep academic expertise with prior drug‑development successes, positioning the company to accelerate early‑stage discovery. The capital will fund platform technology development, preclinical programs, and collaborative validation studies.
April 7, 1991: Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Is Deployed
NASA’s Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was deployed from Space Shuttle Atlantis on April 7, 1991, marking the launch of the agency’s third Great Observatory focused on gamma‑ray astronomy. A thermal‑blanket snag that prevented the high‑gain antenna from opening required an unscheduled...
Optimization of Brain-Permeable SGK1 Inhibitors for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Jiangsu and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceuticals have patented selective Nav1.8 sodium‑channel blockers that alleviate inflammatory and neuropathic pain in rodent studies and are slated for IND‑enabling toxicology this year, aiming for Phase I trials in 2027. Parallel research highlights chronic inflammation’s role...
Dectisomes Show Potent Activity Against High-Priority Fungal Pathogens
Jiangsu and Shanghai Hengrui patented selective Nav1.8 blockers that show potent analgesic effects with minimal off‑target activity. New research links chronic inflammation in the bone‑marrow niche to epigenetic reprogramming of hematopoietic stem cells, suggesting early‑intervention strategies for leukemia prevention. Infinimmune...
Suzhou Spring-Sea Bio-Pharmaceuticals Identifies New GLP-1R Agonists
Suzhou Spring‑Sea Bio‑Pharmaceuticals announced the discovery of a novel series of glucagon‑like peptide‑1 receptor (GLP‑1R) agonists that demonstrate high potency and prolonged half‑life in pre‑clinical models. The compounds show superior glucose‑lowering efficacy compared with existing market leaders and exhibit favorable...
Upstart Aria Networks Unveils AI‑Native Networking Platform For The AI Factory Era
Aria Networks, a Palo Alto startup, announced the general availability of its AI‑native networking platform designed for the emerging AI factory era. The solution delivers ultra‑fine telemetry—up to 10,000 times more granular than traditional tools—and automatically closes the loop to...
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Presents GPR88 Agonists
Researchers at Jiangsu and Shanghai Hengrui have patented Nav1.8 blockers that deliver strong analgesic effects while sparing off‑target channels, opening a new avenue for chronic pain therapy. Parallel studies reveal that chronic inflammation can reprogram hematopoietic stem cells, driving early...
Colorado's New Speed Cameras Can't Be Outsmarted by Waze
Colorado has activated an automated speed‑camera system on a five‑mile stretch of I‑25 south of Fort Collins, using paired cameras to calculate average speed rather than a single radar snapshot. The program, part of CDOT’s Speed Enforcement initiative, began enforcement on...
Orexin OX2 Receptor Agonists Disclosed in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Patent
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has filed a patent covering a new series of orexin OX2‑receptor agonists, marking the company’s first public foray into sleep‑modulating therapeutics. The disclosed molecules feature distinct heterocyclic cores and enhanced blood‑brain barrier penetration, aiming for improved potency and...
Starfish Closes $100M+ Series B
Starfish Space announced a Series B round exceeding $100 million, led by Point72 Ventures and co‑led by Activate Capital and Shield Capital, with participation from several other investors. The capital will fund the company’s first full‑scale Otter mission, expand production capacity,...
For Everyday Business Tasks, This $200 Refurbished MacBook Air Gets It Done
A refurbished 2017 MacBook Air is on sale for $199.97, a steep discount from its $999 original price. The laptop features a 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 8 GB RAM, and a 128 GB SSD, which are adequate for email, documents, spreadsheets,...
Holiday Notice
Jiangsu and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceuticals have patented selective Nav1.8 sodium‑channel blockers that demonstrate potent analgesic effects with minimal off‑target activity, opening a new avenue for chronic pain treatment. Parallel research highlights how chronic inflammation reshapes the bone‑marrow microenvironment, driving hematopoietic...
Two Boxes Raises $3.2M to Scale AI Returns Platform
Two Boxes, an AI‑powered returns platform, secured $3.2 million in new financing led by Assembly Ventures, bringing its total capital to $13 million. The funding will accelerate product development and push the company deeper into enterprise retail, direct‑to‑consumer and B2B...
Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Patents New Lipoprotein(a)-Lowering Agents
Researchers at Jiangsu and Shanghai Hengrui have patented selective Nav1.8 sodium‑channel blockers that relieve neuropathic and inflammatory pain in rodents without impairing motor function, with filings in China and the United States and IND‑enabling work slated for later this year....
Next-Generation Anti-CD30 ADC Outperforms Brentuximab Vedotin
Biopharma X unveiled a next‑generation anti‑CD30 antibody‑drug conjugate that demonstrated superior efficacy and tolerability compared with the established therapy brentuximab vedotin. In preclinical models, the ADC achieved deeper tumor regressions and a broader therapeutic window, driven by an optimized linker...
BPFDoor Variants Hide with Stateless C2 and ICMP Relay Tactics
Rapid7 Labs identified seven new BPFDoor variants that embed Berkeley Packet Filter code in the Linux kernel, allowing the backdoor to remain hidden in telecom environments. The malware now employs a stateless command‑and‑control model, treating the source of a specially...
Advanced Mobile Phone Detection & Geolocation Solutions for UAVs
Smith Myers, a UK‑based specialist in wireless technologies, has joined Unmanned Systems Technology’s Gold supplier network with its ARTEMIS family of mobile‑phone detection and geolocation systems for UAVs. The flagship ARTEMIS can locate 2G devices up to 35 km and LTE...
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Confident New Leap in the Obesity Market
Boehringer Ingelheim has created a new obesity and liver health unit led by senior vice president Vani Manja, targeting a rapidly expanding GLP‑1 market that could reach 25 million U.S. patients by 2030. The company’s pipeline features the dual glucagon/GLP‑1 agonist...
Natter Raises $23M to Replace Enterprise Surveys with AI-Moderated Video Conversations
London‑based Natter announced a $23 million Series A round led by Renegade Partners to accelerate its AI‑moderated video conversation platform. The technology replaces traditional employee surveys with seven‑minute video sessions that generate over 1,000 words of structured insight, compared with roughly ten...
Whose Water Powers the Cloud? Data Centers and the Right to Water in Johor
Johor, Malaysia, has become Southeast Asia’s fastest‑growing data‑center hub, with capacity reaching about 5.8 GW by mid‑2025—almost double the previous year. The rapid expansion has sparked a water‑use crisis, as medium‑sized centers consume roughly 110 million gallons annually and mega‑centers up to...
EY’s Agentic AI Pivot – A Watershed Moment for Audit Quality?
EY is rolling out an enterprise‑scale, multi‑agent AI framework across 160,000 audit engagements, embedding Microsoft Azure, Foundry and Fabric into its EY Canvas platform. The system processes about 1.4 trillion journal‑entry lines annually, moving the profession toward 100 % population testing and...
Docker Flaw (CVE-2026-34040) Lets Attackers Bypass Security Controls and Take Over Hosts
Researchers at Cyera disclosed CVE‑2026‑34040, a critical Docker Engine flaw that lets attackers bypass authorization plugins by sending API requests larger than 1 MB. The daemon processes the full payload while the plugin sees a truncated request, enabling creation of privileged...
Instagram Now Lets Creators Tag Affiliate Links Directly in Reels
Instagram is rolling out a new feature that lets creators tag shoppable products directly in Reels, supporting up to 30 items per video. Creators can add products by pasting affiliate URLs or selecting items from a brand’s Meta commerce catalog,...
Federal Agencies Turn to AI to Transform Contact Centers at Scale
Federal agencies, led by the U.S. Postal Service and the Department of Labor, are deploying Salesforce’s Agentforce AI platform to overhaul contact‑center operations. By automating tier‑0 inquiries and providing real‑time assistance, AI is closing call‑handling gaps without adding headcount. Both...
China Issues New E-Commerce Guidelines Following Pressure From the EU
China released new e‑commerce guidelines a week after an EU delegation raised concerns in Beijing about counterfeit and unsafe goods flowing to Europe. The rules, crafted with multiple agencies, aim to align Chinese cross‑border platforms with international safety standards and...
Government Confirms £195m Green Heat Network Funding for England and Wales
The UK government has earmarked £195 million for the Green Heat Network Fund, extending the grant programme to include Wales for the first time. The funding will back new heat‑network projects, upgrades, and integration of renewable sources such as biomass, solar...
The Trolleybuses Returns to Tallinn
Tallinn’s trolleybus fleet renewal is now underway, with the first of 40 new vehicles completed and ready for testing. The new fleet, comprising 12‑metre and 18‑metre Škoda‑SOR models, will replace the aging 49‑bus fleet delivered between 2002 and 2010. Deliveries...
Zero‑click Grafana AI Attack Can Enable Enterprise Data Exfiltration
Security researchers have uncovered GrafanaGhost, a chained exploit that leverages indirect prompt injection in Grafana’s AI dashboards to exfiltrate sensitive enterprise data without user authentication. The attack persists malicious prompts, tricks the AI model into generating outbound image requests, and...
Ahold Delhaize USA Introduces Pay by Bank Partnership with Fiserv
Ahold Delhaize USA has broadened its partnership with payments‑technology leader Fiserv to roll out Pay by Bank across the e‑commerce sites and mobile apps of The GIANT Company, Giant Food and Stop & Shop. The new option lets shoppers link...
The Works CEO: How the Brand Is Betting Big on Bricks-and-Mortar
The Works, a UK discount retailer with more than 500 high‑street stores, announced it will abandon its ecommerce platform and double‑down on a store‑led strategy. In‑store sales already account for over 90% of revenue and like‑for‑like sales are up 3.3%...
Affiliates, To Stay Relevant, Move Beyond Mere Execution
Artificial intelligence is rapidly automating routine tasks in affiliate marketing, from matching affiliates to offers to generating performance dashboards. While AI boosts efficiency, it also exposes limits, requiring human oversight to correct errors and prevent fraud. The article argues that...
Flamel.ai Launches Luna to Fix Franchise Marketing Execution
Flamel.ai unveiled Luna, an AI‑powered agent that executes, analyzes, and optimizes franchise marketing across all locations, completing a broader platform expansion that unifies paid media, local SEO, social and review tools. The system lets corporate teams build a single campaign...
Over 1,000 Exposed ComfyUI Instances Targeted in Cryptomining Botnet Campaign
Security researchers have identified a campaign that scans cloud IP ranges for exposed ComfyUI instances—a popular Stable Diffusion UI—and hijacks them for cryptocurrency mining and proxy botnet operations. The Python‑based scanner exploits a misconfiguration in custom nodes to achieve unauthenticated...
KWh Analytics to Reward Hail-Ready Solar Projects with Lower Insurance Costs
kWh Analytics has launched a data‑sharing pilot that lets solar developers provide real‑time tracker stow performance to insurers. By incorporating metrics such as 70° or 75° stow angles and heat‑tempered glass, the program demonstrates that resilient designs can slash projected...
Lucozade Woos ‘Believers’ for Grafruitti Flavour Relaunch
Lucozade is re‑launching its Grafruitti flavour, first introduced as a limited edition in 2015, with a community‑centric campaign aimed at the brand’s self‑identified “Believers.” The rollout, crafted by We Are Social, began with teaser posts and a logo swap before...
The Terraform Scaling Problem: When Infrastructure-as-Code Becomes Infrastructure-as-Complexity
Terraform dominates IaC with 76% market share and 90% cloud adoption, but scaling introduces severe state file contention, module sprawl, long plan times, and drift that double failure rates. Organizations with over 500 resources see plan operations stretch to 15‑30...
In the Face of Tariffs, FDA-Approved Drug Manufacturing Deals Are Shifting to Europe
US contract‑manufacturing (CM) deals for FDA‑approved drugs fell sharply last year, marking the biggest decline in five years. Despite a 15% import tariff on European pharmaceuticals, biopharma firms are increasingly outsourcing US‑bound production to European facilities, especially in Germany. By...
How Can Malaysia Leverage AI for Growth and Not See It as a Threat?
Malaysia stands at a crossroads as AI reshapes sectors from healthcare to manufacturing. While the global AI market is forecast to reach $2.6 trillion by 2032, only 13% of Malaysian organisations feel prepared to adopt the technology. A survey shows 62%...
Scientists Develop Gene-Edited Wheat that Can Make Toasted Bread Less Carcinogenic
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have used CRISPR to edit wheat genes responsible for free asparagine, the precursor of the carcinogen acrylamide formed during toasting. Field trials showed up to a 93% reduction in asparagine without any yield loss, and bread...
Autonomous Driving Shifts From a Tech Story to a Business Story
Autonomous driving is transitioning from a technology showcase to a revenue‑driven business. In 2026, the focus is on paid passenger rides, contracted freight contracts, and the construction of production facilities. Waymo, Alphabet’s self‑driving unit, announced it has completed 500,000 paid...
HP Updates Z Workstations and AI Systems for Hybrid IT
HP Inc. unveiled a new generation of Z workstations and AI systems aimed at high‑performance and hybrid IT environments. The flagship Z8 Fury G6i can house up to four NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs and features a Max Side Panel that...
CRISPR-Edited Wheat Leads to Reduced Acrylamide Without Yield Loss
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have used CRISPR/Cas9 to create wheat lines with dramatically lower free asparagine, achieving reductions of up to 93% while maintaining normal yield and protein levels. Field trials showed that bread and biscuits made from the edited...
Kraken Robotics Demonstrates KATFISH Autonomous Launch and Recovery From SEFINE USV
Kraken Robotics successfully integrated its KATFISH towed synthetic aperture sonar and autonomous launch and recovery system (LARS) onto SEFINE’s RD‑22 unmanned surface vessel during a Q1 2026 demonstration off Istanbul. The system delivered 3 cm × 3 cm resolution sonar imagery at a 200‑meter...
Sanofi Immune Drug Hopeful Posts Mixed Results in Mid-Stage Tests
Sanofi reported mixed Phase 2 results for its bispecific antibody lunsekig. The drug achieved its primary and key secondary endpoints in moderate‑to‑severe asthma and chronic rhinitis with nasal polyps, showing reduced exacerbations, improved lung function and smaller polyps. Conversely, lunsekig failed...
From T-Shaped To M-Shaped: The PPC Career Evolution Nobody Is Talking About
The article argues that the traditional T‑shaped PPC professional—deep in one specialty with a broad supporting base—has become the industry floor due to AI‑driven skill inflation. It introduces the M‑shaped model, featuring two or three deep pillars built on a...
Using AI Responsibly at the Top of the Funnel
Ritu Mohanka, CEO of VONQ, outlines how companies can deploy AI screening tools at the top of the recruiting funnel without sacrificing fairness. She emphasizes transparent model design, bias testing, and human oversight as core pillars of responsible AI. The...
How Reuters Unlocked 58% More Suitable Inventory with IAS Context Control
Reuters partnered with Integral Ad Science to replace traditional keyword blocklists with IAS’s Context Control semantic solution. By analyzing meaning, sentiment, and entity relationships, the platform identified safe articles previously flagged by keywords, especially on the Lifestyle subdomain where 13.4%...
Biogen Collaborates with Alloy Therapeutics to Advance Antisense Therapeutics
Biogen has signed a collaboration and license agreement with Alloy Therapeutics to use the company’s AntiClastic antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) platform on multiple undisclosed targets. The deal provides Alloy with an upfront cash payment, additional milestone fees and tiered royalties on...
Nominate Space Industry Leaders for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards
SpaceNews has opened nominations for its 2026 Icon Awards, inviting the global space community to recognize innovators, collaborators and change‑makers. Nominations close on August 14, with the awards ceremony scheduled for December 1 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in...
Zoho Books Comes Full Circle with MTD for Income Tax
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is now fully supported in Zoho Books, adding end‑of‑year submissions and a complete tax‑return filing capability. Sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000 (≈ $63,500) in the 2024/25 tax year must use HMRC‑recognised software...