News•Jan 23, 2026
Corxel Draws $287M Round to Drive Global Development of Oral GLP-1
Corxel Pharmaceuticals announced a $287 million Series D‑1 financing round aimed at advancing its oral GLP‑1 therapy into late‑stage clinical trials. The capital will enable the company to move beyond its China‑only data and pursue a global development strategy. Existing backers RTW Investments and Hengdian Group Capital were joined by newcomers such as SR One, TCG X, and Adage Capital Management. The infusion follows a 2024 Series D and signals confidence in the oral peptide platform.
By BioCentury
News•Jan 23, 2026
Association Between Maternal Infections During Pregnancy and Offspring Suicide Risk: A National Cohort Study
A nationwide Danish cohort study examined whether maternal infections during pregnancy raise the risk of suicide in offspring. Using linked health registers, the researchers identified over 1.2 million births and tracked maternal infection diagnoses alongside suicide outcomes up to age...
By Nature (Biotechnology)
News•Jan 23, 2026
Amazon Upgrades RFID Lanes
Amazon announced a next‑generation RFID lane system that is fully portable and can be installed in a matter of hours rather than weeks. The new lanes retain the high‑accuracy scanning capabilities of earlier models while shedding the need for permanent...
By Retail Technology (Magazine)
News•Jan 22, 2026
Microsoft Opens Applications for 2026 Quantum Pioneers Program Targeting Measurement-Based Computing
Microsoft announced the 2026 Quantum Pioneers Program, a competitive research grant aimed at advancing measurement‑based quantum computing (MBQC). Up to five academic proposals will receive up to $200,000 each for a 12‑month project starting August 2026. The program focuses on...
By Quantum Computing Report
News•Jan 22, 2026
IBM Releases Qiskit v2.3 with Expanded C API and Fault-Tolerant Primitives
IBM has launched Qiskit SDK version 2.3, emphasizing tighter integration with high‑performance computing and fault‑tolerant compilation pipelines. The update expands the C API with new QkDag and QkTarget objects, allowing custom transpiler passes in C, and introduces Rust‑driven performance gains...
By Quantum Computing Report
News•Jan 22, 2026
YOKKAO Becomes the World’s Most Watched Fight Gear Brand With Over 45 Million Monthly Views
YOKKAO, the Thailand‑born Muay Thai gear maker, has become the world’s most‑watched fight‑gear brand, logging over 45 million video views each month and more than 500 million annually across its social‑media channels. The brand’s digital dominance stems from a relentless content engine that...
By Retail Insider Canada
News•Jan 22, 2026
Astellas’ Okamura: The Bottleneck Isn’t Money — It’s Translation
Astellas CEO Naoki Okamura argues that Japan’s biotech sector is constrained more by the ability to translate scientific discoveries into market‑ready products than by a lack of capital. He outlines Astellas’ strategic focus on cell and gene therapies, a menopause...
By BioCentury
News•Jan 22, 2026
Oportun CEO Vazquez to Step Down After Investor Pressure
Oportun Financial announced that long‑time CEO Raul Vazquez will step down by April 3, remaining as an advisor through July 3. The departure follows a two‑year campaign by activist investor Findell Capital, which accused Vazquez of costly acquisitions and a bloated cost...
By American Banker Technology
News•Jan 22, 2026
Colorado Springs Opposes Lawsuit to Keep Space Command HQ
Colorado’s Chamber & Economic Development Corp., along with the El Paso County Board and the Colorado Springs City Council, filed a brief opposing the state’s lawsuit aimed at keeping U.S. Space Command in Colorado. The lawsuit challenges former President Trump’s reversal...
By Payload
News•Jan 22, 2026
X Experiments with Paid Promotion Tags In-Stream
X is testing in‑stream paid‑partnership tags that would let creators flag sponsored content directly within the feed. The feature would replace manual #ad disclosures with an automated tag, potentially offering brands performance analytics similar to those on rival platforms. This...
By Social Media Today
News•Jan 22, 2026
Hubble Uncovers the Secret of Blue Straggler Stars that Defy Aging
The Hubble Space Telescope’s ultraviolet survey of 48 Milky Way globular clusters has produced the largest catalog of blue straggler stars, exceeding 3,000 objects. Analysis shows these anomalously young‑looking stars are far more common in low‑density clusters than in crowded...
By Phys.org - Space News
News•Jan 22, 2026
Okta SSO Accounts Targeted in Vishing-Based Data Theft Attacks
Okta has identified a new wave of vishing‑based phishing kits sold as a service, allowing attackers to conduct live, voice‑driven credential theft. The kits let threat actors spoof corporate numbers, manipulate phishing pages in real time, and capture both passwords...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 22, 2026
Are AI Agents Ready for the Workplace? A New Benchmark Raises Doubts
A new white‑collar benchmark called APEX‑Agents, released by Mercur, tests AI agents on real consulting, banking and legal tasks. Leading models, including Gemini 3 Flash and GPT‑5.2, achieved only about a quarter of queries correctly, with most responses wrong or missing. The...
By TechCrunch AI
News•Jan 22, 2026
Glucocorticoid Receptor Levels Link to Zebrafish Lateralization
Researchers have discovered that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression directly influences cerebral lateralization in zebrafish embryos. Using CRISPR‑mediated knock‑down and over‑expression assays, the team quantified asymmetrical gene‑expression patterns and behavioral turning bias. Zebrafish with elevated GR levels showed pronounced left‑right brain...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 22, 2026
"Exactly the Opposite of What AI and Mission-Critical Workloads Require": Dell VP Says Recycling Enterprise SSDs to Save Costs Could...
Dell’s Vice President of Unstructured Data Solutions warned that reusing enterprise SSDs—often called flash reclamation—poses a serious reliability threat as AI and other mission‑critical workloads demand consistent, high‑performance storage. Recycled drives suffer accelerated wear, increasing the likelihood of component failure...
By TechRadar
News•Jan 22, 2026
Doctors’ Views on AI Chatbots in Clinical Decisions
A recent survey of 1,200 physicians across the United States reveals that 68% view AI chatbots as useful adjuncts in clinical decision‑making, while 22% remain skeptical about their reliability. Doctors cite faster information retrieval and patient education as primary benefits,...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 22, 2026
Scaling PostgreSQL to Power 800M ChatGPT Users
OpenAI scaled a single‑primary Azure PostgreSQL flexible server to serve 800 million ChatGPT users, leveraging nearly 50 read‑replicas across global regions. By combining aggressive query tuning, connection pooling with PgBouncer, and off‑loading write‑heavy workloads to sharded Cosmos DB, the platform now handles...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 22, 2026
PRDM16 Expression: Key Prognostic Factor in AML
A new multi‑institutional study identifies high PRDM16 expression as a powerful prognostic marker in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Analysis of over 500 patient transcriptomes shows that elevated PRDM16 correlates with significantly shorter overall survival and remains independent of established risk...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 22, 2026
The Essential Reading Series: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The Essential Reading Series curates a dozen titles that map the scientific, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). From Carl Sagan’s fictional dramatization of a first contact signal to Jill Tarter’s biography of the field’s...
By New Space Economy
News•Jan 22, 2026
The ‘App’ Era Is Dying — Welcome to the ‘Agent’ Era
The article declares the end of the traditional app era, ushering in an “Instruct/Verify” era where users command AI agents to perform tasks. It outlines two parallel shifts – an interface shift turning super‑apps into conversational operating systems, and a...
By eWeek
News•Jan 22, 2026
USP Develops Digital Quality Standards for Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is creating digital reference standards (dRS) and digitally structured compendial methods (dDS) to support digital‑first pharmaceutical workflows. These standards will be incorporated into the USP‑NF, allowing manufacturers to use machine‑readable data instead of physical materials....
By Pharmaceutical Technology
News•Jan 22, 2026
White House Uses AI to Alter Protester’s Face So That She’s Sobbing, Instead of Looking Brave, During Arrest
The White House shared an image on X that had been altered with generative AI to make civil‑rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong appear sobbing during her arrest, despite the original photo showing a stoic pose and bright pink lipstick. The...
By Futurism AI
News•Jan 22, 2026
Microsoft Releases VibeVoice-ASR: A Unified Speech-to-Text Model Designed to Handle 60-Minute Long-Form Audio in a Single Pass
Microsoft unveiled VibeVoice‑ASR, an open‑source speech‑to‑text model that processes up to 60 minutes of continuous audio in a single pass using a 64K‑token context. The model jointly performs automatic speech recognition, speaker diarization, and timestamping, delivering structured transcripts that capture who...
By MarkTechPost
News•Jan 22, 2026
Oligodendrocyte Differentiation Holds Promise for MS Treatment Development
Johns Hopkins researchers led by Dwight Bergles uncovered that oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) continuously differentiate into myelinating oligodendrocytes, a process they term constitutive differentiation. Using cross‑species gene‑expression profiling, protein localization, and live‑mouse time‑lapse microscopy, they identified distinctive “dandelion clock‑like” extracellular...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
News•Jan 22, 2026
Predicting Post-Induction Hypotension in Elderly with Echocardiography
A recent study demonstrates that pre‑operative transthoracic echocardiography can reliably predict post‑induction hypotension (PIH) in patients over 65. Specific echo metrics, especially markers of diastolic dysfunction, showed strong correlation with intra‑operative blood pressure drops. The predictive model achieved over 80%...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 22, 2026
Huntington Eyes a Texas-Sized Growth Spurt in 2026
Huntington Bank closed its $12.7 billion Veritex deal and is finalizing the $53.5 billion Cadence acquisition, expanding its Texas footprint to 118 branches. The Texas moves are expected to lift 2026 loan growth to 11‑12% and deposit growth to 8‑9%, adding $34 billion...
By American Banker Technology
News•Jan 22, 2026
Stingrays Inspire Smarter Ocean Robots: The Physics of Fin Motion
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have built robotic fins that replicate stingray swimming mechanics, revealing how the animals achieve precise maneuverability. High‑speed video and fluid‑dynamic modeling showed that subtle fin curvature and timing generate lift and thrust efficiently....
By Phys.org – Biotechnology
News•Jan 22, 2026
Accessing Water on Mars: Examining the Best Technologies for Future Missions
A new study in Advances in Space Research compares technologies for extracting water on Mars, focusing on subsurface ice, soil moisture, and atmospheric vapor. The analysis rates subsurface ice as the most viable long‑term source, while soil and air water...
By Phys.org - Space News
News•Jan 22, 2026
Call for Abstracts for the NSS 2026 International Space Development Conference
The National Space Society is accepting abstract proposals for its International Space Development Conference (ISDC) from now until April 15, 2026. The event will take place June 4‑7, 2026 in McLean, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., under the theme “Space for...
By National Space Society Blog
News•Jan 22, 2026
SEPA Instant Payments Set to Surpass Traditional Transfers by 2030
New Celent‑Plaid research projects SEPA Instant Credit Transfers will overtake traditional credit transfers by 2030, reaching roughly 18% of euro‑zone transactions by 2035. The EU’s 2027 Instant Payments Regulation forces banks, EMIs and payment institutions to support instant euro payments,...
By Payments Cards & Mobile
News•Jan 22, 2026
OpenAI CMO Responds to "Woke AI" Accusations by Citing Co-Founder Brockman's $25 Million MAGA Donation
OpenAI’s chief marketing officer, Kate Rouch, pushed back against accusations that the company is a "Woke AI" by highlighting her own Republican background and a $25 million MAGA donation from co‑founder Greg Brockman. The criticism originated from MAGA activist Katie Miller,...
By THE DECODER
News•Jan 22, 2026
LiveKit Raises $100M in Series C Funding at a $1 Billion Valuation
LiveKit announced a $100 million Series C round that values the San Francisco‑based real‑time communication platform at $1 billion. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures and Hanabi Capital. LiveKit will use the capital to...
By FinSMEs
News•Jan 22, 2026
LivsMed Completes Korean IPO to Accelerate Remote Robotic Surgery
LivsMed completed a KOSDAQ IPO, raising ₩135.9 billion ($94 million) and achieving a $1 billion market valuation. The proceeds will fund a new production base, R&D, and global expansion of its minimally invasive surgical portfolio. The company showcased its STARK robotic system in...
By The Robot Report
News•Jan 22, 2026
How Machine Learning Improves Satellite Object Tracking
Machine learning is now central to satellite‑object tracking, where algorithms scan thousands of orbital coordinates to flag collision risks far earlier than traditional radar. With over 12,000 active satellites, manual monitoring is infeasible, prompting platforms like Orb to blend telescope,...
By SmartData Collective
News•Jan 22, 2026
Early Diagnosis Key to Managing Developmental Disorders
Early diagnosis is emerging as the linchpin for effective management of developmental disorders, with recent studies showing that interventions before age three dramatically improve functional outcomes. A multinational cohort of 12,000 infants revealed a 25% boost in adaptive behavior scores...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 22, 2026
Temu Challenges Amazon’s Cross-Border Ecommerce Market Share in 2025
Temu captured roughly 24% of cross‑border ecommerce sales in 2025, matching Amazon as the leading seller in that segment. The surge follows a sub‑1% share in 2022 and a high‑profile Super Bowl campaign in early 2023. IPC data shows shoppers...
By Digital Commerce 360
News•Jan 22, 2026
Telesat Calls Creditor Lawsuits ‘Without Merit’
Telesat announced that lawsuits filed by creditors over its September 2025 equity distribution are "without merit." The suits, brought in New York and Ontario, claim the company moved its Low‑Earth Orbit Lightspeed assets to shield them from creditors holding 90%...
By Via Satellite
News•Jan 22, 2026
As Satellites Become Targets, Space Force Plans for Growth and a Broader Role
The U.S. Space Force is poised to double its personnel to roughly 20,000 within the next decade as the Pentagon treats space as a contested warfighting domain. General Shawn Bratton said the service is being pressed by the Army, Navy...
By SpaceNews
News•Jan 22, 2026
Single Enzyme Streamlines Production of All Four RNA Building Blocks
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have identified a novel enzyme, MAN PPK2, that universally phosphorylates all four RNA nucleotides into nucleoside triphosphates. The enzyme uses inexpensive polyphosphate as a phosphate donor, enabling a single‑step, low‑cost conversion of monophosphate and...
By Phys.org – Biotechnology
News•Jan 22, 2026
STARCOM Commander Outlines Strategic Vision for Space Force
On 8 January 2026 Maj. Gen. James E. Smith released STARCOM’s strategic vision, outlining how the Space Training and Readiness Command will forge combat‑ready space forces for the U.S. Space Force. The plan centers on three pillars: enhancing Guardian warfighting skills through realistic...
By Orbital Today
News•Jan 22, 2026
DayOne Consolidates Finland Expansion With 560 MW Data Center Development
DayOne, the Singapore‑based data‑center operator, announced an early‑stage plan to build a up‑to‑560 MW facility in Nurmijärvi, Finland, following a $2 billion Series C equity raise. The project, located in Klaukkala, will partner with Finnish utility Fortum to secure zoning approvals and grid...
By Data Center Knowledge
News•Jan 22, 2026
NDSS 2025 – Rethinking Trust In Forge-Based Git Security
The NDSS 2025 paper introduces gittuf, a decentralized security layer for Git repositories that removes reliance on a single trusted forge. By distributing policy declaration, activity tracking, and enforcement among all contributors, gittuf lets developers independently verify changes. The system...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 22, 2026
Threads Experiments With Animated Stickers in Posts
Threads is experimenting with animated, GIF‑style stickers that can be embedded directly in user posts, appearing as moving emojis within the main feed. The feature differs from the existing native GIF attachment, which places a separate panel in the composer....
By Social Media Today
News•Jan 22, 2026
Airspace Link Releases New Drone Alert System Ahead of 2026 World Cup
Airspace Link has launched Alert Areas within its AirHub portal, letting users define 3‑D airspace volumes and receive instant notifications when a drone enters them. The sensor‑agnostic system pulls live telemetry from any integrated detector, delivering real‑time alerts via app...
By sUAS News
News•Jan 22, 2026
Elon Musk's AI Chatbot Grok Flooded X with Millions of Sexualized Images
Elon Musk’s X‑integrated AI chatbot Grok generated at least 1.8 million sexualized images in a nine‑day span, according to analysis by the New York Times and the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Roughly 65 % of a 20,000‑image sample depicted sexualized adults or children,...
By THE DECODER
News•Jan 22, 2026
State of Louisiana and Persona AI Launch Humanoid Pilot at SSE Steel Fabrication
Louisiana and Houston‑based Persona AI have signed an MOU to launch a humanoid robotics pilot at SSE Steel Fabrication in St. Bernard Parish. The program will collect movement and task data in a live steel‑fabrication environment to validate rugged humanoid...
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Jan 22, 2026
High Court Picked Hikma’s ‘Skinny Label’ Fight After Letting the Issue ‘Percolate’
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ challenge over the use of “skinny labels,” a practice that allows generic manufacturers to market lower‑cost versions of drugs without copying the original brand’s full label. The case follows years...
By Endpoints News
News•Jan 22, 2026
How to Implement EOS in SaaS: How SaaS Founders Actually Make the Entrepreneurial Operating System Work (and Where It Breaks)
The post demystifies EOS for SaaS founders, emphasizing it as a disciplined operating rhythm rather than a quick‑fix framework. It outlines three real‑world adoption styles—self‑implementation, fully facilitated, and a hybrid blend—and highlights the weekly Level 10 meeting as the system’s core....
By SaasRise
News•Jan 22, 2026
Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations
NASA released a comprehensive set of Widely Attended Gatherings (WAG) determinations covering over 300 aerospace‑related events from 2023 through early 2026. The list includes high‑profile conferences, launch receptions, industry roundtables, and award galas across the United States and internationally. Each...
By NASA - News Releases
News•Jan 22, 2026
Pharma Bets Big on AI Platforms with Flurry of New Year Deals
In early 2026 pharma giants Eli Lilly, GSK and Pfizer announced multi‑year AI platform agreements with start‑ups Chai Discovery, Noetik, and Boltz. Chai’s de novo antibody design model, Chai‑2, claims double‑digit success rates—over 100‑fold better than prior methods—while Noetik secured a $50 million...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)