News•Jan 22, 2026
United Airlines Distinguishes Between Loyalty, Rewards Programs
United Airlines reported a 10% year‑over‑year increase in loyalty‑related revenue for Q4 and a 9% rise for the full 2025 fiscal year. Executive vice president Andrew Nocella emphasized the distinction between true loyalty programs and generic rewards, citing low member churn as a key advantage. MileagePlus now serves over 130 million members, offering never‑expiring miles and no blackout dates. Recent moves include a Lyft integration, a new debit‑card product, and a partnership with JetBlue to broaden member benefits.
By PYMNTS
News•Jan 22, 2026
Comtech Wins Multi-Million Dollar Follow-On Contract for Civil Space Components
Comtech Telecommunications secured a follow‑on contract exceeding $5 million to supply advanced electronic components for a U.S. civil‑space lunar exploration program. The award reinforces its long‑standing partnership with a major aerospace and defense prime contractor, delivering microelectronics and engineering services. Executives...
By SpaceDaily
News•Jan 22, 2026
Keysight Joins Airbus UpNext SpaceRAN Project to Advance 5G Satellite NTN
Keysight Technologies has joined Airbus UpNext’s SpaceRAN demonstrator to test 5G non‑terrestrial network (NTN) capabilities on a low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) satellite. The project uses software‑defined satellite payloads to evaluate how next‑generation satellite hardware can deliver 5G services from space. Keysight will...
By SpaceDaily
News•Jan 22, 2026
Teledyne Detector Arrays Power NASAs BlackCAT CubeSat X-Ray Mission
Teledyne Technologies’ Space Imaging division has deployed its Speedster HyViSI hybrid visible silicon imager focal‑plane arrays on NASA’s BlackCAT CubeSat, which launched on Jan. 11, 2026 via a SpaceX Twilight rideshare. The 6U satellite, led by Pennsylvania State University, will use...
By SpaceDaily
News•Jan 22, 2026
Perovskite Betavoltaic Cell Sets Record Efficiency Using Carbon 14 Source
A research team at DGIST has unveiled a perovskite‑based betavoltaic cell that reaches a record 10.79% energy‑conversion efficiency using carbon‑14 nanoparticles as the beta source. The device demonstrates stable power output for over 15 hours, a six‑fold gain versus the...
By SpaceDaily
News•Jan 22, 2026
AST SpaceMobile Secures Role on MDA SHIELD Defense Architecture
AST SpaceMobile has been awarded a prime contract under the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD IDIQ, positioning its low‑Earth‑orbit cellular broadband architecture within the nation’s missile‑defense modernization effort. The indefinite‑delivery, indefinite‑quantity contract allows AST to compete for research, development, prototyping...
By SpaceDaily
News•Jan 22, 2026
NSFOCUS AI-Scan Gains Recognition From Authoritative Institution
International Data Corporation (IDC) highlighted NSFOCUS AI‑SCAN in its October 2025 report, ranking it highly across six core LLM‑security dimensions. The platform offers comprehensive model, data, content, and application security, plus industry‑specific adaptation and unified management. AI‑SCAN currently supports more than...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 22, 2026
10 Startling Findings About Gamma-Ray Bursts
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) were first detected accidentally by US Vela satellites monitoring nuclear tests in the 1960s, revealing powerful cosmic explosions beyond the solar system. A single burst can release more energy in seconds than the Sun will emit over...
By New Space Economy
News•Jan 22, 2026
MacOS Tahoe Improves Privacy and Communication Safety
Apple’s macOS Tahoe introduces a suite of privacy‑focused features that screen unwanted calls, messages, and online tracking. Native Phone, Messages and FaceTime now offer system‑level unknown‑contact controls, while Safari extends Advanced Fingerprinting Protection to every browsing session. Parental tools let...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 22, 2026
Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For January 22, 2026
JLL projects that 65% of former Hudson’s Bay retail space in Canada will be leased within two years, driven by multi‑tenant strategies. Ontario’s new job‑posting regulations introduce mandatory pay transparency, AI disclosure and hiring follow‑up, reshaping retail employment practices. Brands...
By Retail Insider Canada
News•Jan 22, 2026
Europe Launches €50 Million ($58.4 Million USD) ‘Photonics for Quantum’ (P4Q) Pilot Line to Industrialize Quantum Photonic Chips
Europe has launched the €50 million Photonics for Quantum (P4Q) pilot line, a joint EU and national effort coordinated by the University of Twente to industrialize quantum photonic chips for computing, sensing, and secure communications. The consortium of 29 partners will...
By Quantum Computing Report
News•Jan 22, 2026
A Review of Hypothetical Military Spacecraft and Weapon Systems
Recent analysis outlines how military space operations adapt terrestrial war principles to the orbital environment, emphasizing the constraints of orbital mechanics, debris risk, and the shift toward non‑kinetic weapons. It details hypothetical spacecraft classes—from ISR‑focused Sentinel to strike‑oriented Lancer—and categorizes...
By New Space Economy
News•Jan 22, 2026
Show HN: Dotenv Mask Editor: No More Embarrassing Screen Leaks of Your .env
The Dotenv Mask Editor is a Visual Studio Code extension that provides a grid‑based interface for editing .env files while automatically masking any value longer than six characters. Masked entries appear as asterisks in the view and only reveal their...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 22, 2026
Consumer Confidence Shows ‘Hints of Optimism,’ Says BRC
The British Retail Consortium’s January BRC‑Opinium survey shows consumer confidence edging higher, with the economy index improving to –32 from –38 in December. Personal financial outlook also rose to –8, while expectations for retail spending slipped to –6 after a...
By Retail Gazette
News•Jan 22, 2026
Scammers Impersonate Nabtrade's Tom Piotrowsk to Endorse Bogus Investments
Australian bank NAB warns that scammers are impersonating its analyst Tom Piotrowsk, contributing to a 15 percent rise in investment fraud. The bank says 70 percent of losses start on social‑media platforms, where fraudsters use urgency and fake endorsements to lure victims. Scams...
By Finextra
News•Jan 22, 2026
Coach Arrives at The Sims
Luxury fashion brand Coach announced a partnership with Electronic Arts’ The Sims franchise, introducing a line of virtual clothing, accessories, and home décor for players. The collection will be available for purchase through The Sims’ in‑game store, marking Coach’s first...
By Retail Technology (Magazine)
News•Jan 21, 2026
FDA Takes Step Toward Innovation-Supporting Endpoints with MRD Negativity Guidance
The FDA released draft guidance endorsing measurable residual disease (MRD) negativity as a surrogate endpoint for accelerated approval in multiple myeloma. The guidance implements the unanimous 2024 recommendation from the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee. By formalizing MRD negativity, the agency...
By BioCentury
News•Jan 21, 2026
Biotech’s Bull Is Back — and Investors Think It Can Stick
After more than four years of a biotech bear market, investors are now seeing a genuine bullish turn. Lower interest rates, clearer policy signals and strengthening fundamentals are aligning to revive capital flows. BioCentury’s survey of 15 buyside investors and...
By BioCentury
News•Jan 21, 2026
Inworld AI Releases TTS-1.5 For Realtime, Production Grade Voice Agents
Inworld AI unveiled TTS‑1.5, a production‑grade text‑to‑speech engine built for real‑time voice agents. The Max variant delivers sub‑250 ms P90 time‑to‑first‑audio latency, while the Mini version hits sub‑130 ms, roughly four times faster than the previous generation. The models claim 30% more...
By MarkTechPost
News•Jan 21, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s KAUST Establishes National Quantum Foundry for Quantum Hardware Fabrication
The episode explains how King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has launched Saudi Arabia’s first shared‑access quantum foundry, a dedicated clean‑room facility for reproducible, commercial‑grade quantum hardware. It highlights the use of Process Design Kits to standardize design...
By Quantum Computing Report
News•Jan 21, 2026
Microsoft Updates the Security Baseline for Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft has released security baseline version 2512 for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, providing recommended policy settings across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access. The baseline addresses macros, add‑ins, ActiveX, Protected View, and update behavior, and is delivered as Group Policy objects...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 21, 2026
X Copies Bluesky with a ‘Starterpacks’ Feature that Helps You Find Who to Follow
X announced it will introduce "Starterpacks," a curated list of suggested accounts modeled after Bluesky’s popular feature. The new packs will cover categories such as News, Technology, Business, and Gaming, and are compiled from X’s internal data rather than user...
By TechCrunch Apps
News•Jan 21, 2026
Micro Exemption Bill, the SEED Act, Moves to Markup in House Financial Services Committee
The Small Entrepreneurs Empowerment and Development (SEED) Act, HR 4171, is slated for a markup hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on January 22, 2026. The bill creates a micro‑exemption allowing private firms to raise up to $250,000 in...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 21, 2026
Todoist’s App Now Lets You Add Tasks to Your To-Do List by Speaking to Its AI
Doist has launched Todoist Ramble, an AI‑powered voice‑to‑tasks feature that lets users create and edit to‑do items by speaking. The tool runs on Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Live model via Vertex AI, capturing details such as deadlines, priorities and assignees in real...
By TechCrunch Apps
News•Jan 21, 2026
Visa Forecasts AI Adoption and Shifting Trade Patterns Driving Economic Transformation in 2026
Visa’s 2026 Global Economic Outlook projects 2.7% worldwide GDP growth, a modest dip from 2025, while highlighting deep structural shifts. The report shows rapid generative‑AI adoption by small businesses driving higher transaction volumes. It also notes a move toward intra‑regional...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 21, 2026
New Android Malware Uses AI to Click on Hidden Browser Ads
A new Android click‑fraud trojan family uses TensorFlow.js to run AI models inside a hidden WebView, visually identifying and tapping ads instead of relying on static JavaScript code. The malware is distributed through Xiaomi’s GetApps store, third‑party mod APK sites,...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 21, 2026
Pearler, Alpaca Partner to Provide Long-Term Investing Solutions for Australian Investors
Pearler, an Australian wealth‑building platform, has partnered with US broker Alpaca to give users seamless access to U.S. stocks and ETFs via Alpaca’s Broker API. The integration introduces fractional‑share trading, real‑time AUD‑USD conversion and automated portfolio tools, extending Pearler’s focus...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 21, 2026
SaasRise Mastermind Recap - Jan 21, 2026
The SaaS Rise Mastermind recap highlighted six core operational themes for growth‑stage CEOs: AI‑driven cold outreach personalization, CTO hiring strategies, EOS implementation paths, L10 meeting structuring, technology and data management, and facilitator selection. Across each topic, the advice stresses simplifying...
By SaasRise
News•Jan 21, 2026
Apple Prepares to Bring Apple Pay to India
Apple is preparing to launch Apple Pay in India later this year, negotiating with Mastercard and Visa while seeking regulatory clearance from the Reserve Bank of India. The initial rollout will focus on card‑based contactless payments, with a later phase...
By PYMNTS
News•Jan 21, 2026
How Bird Retinas Function Without Oxygen May Inform Future Stroke Therapies
Researchers have shown that bird retinas operate in permanent oxygen deprivation, relying on anaerobic glycolysis rather than blood‑borne oxygen. Direct measurements revealed that the inner retina of species like the zebra finch is fully anoxic, overturning the long‑standing belief that...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
News•Jan 21, 2026
Regtech Jumio Improves Online Gaming Experience via New Partnership
Jumio announced Bala Kumar as its new President and interim CEO, succeeding Robert Prigge after a decade at the helm. The regtech firm also unveiled a partnership with Romanian online gaming operator WINBET to integrate AI‑driven KYC, biometric verification and real‑time...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 21, 2026
Truist Settles 15-Year-Old Legal Saga, Causing Earnings Hit
Truist Financial agreed to settle a 15‑year overdraft‑fee class action, committing up to $240 million, including $130 million in legal fees. The settlement and $63 million in severance expenses shaved 12 cents from fourth‑quarter earnings per share, causing the bank to miss analysts’...
By American Banker Technology
News•Jan 21, 2026
Enterprise AI Adoption, Demystified: What Enterprises Learned Building with Google Cloud
Enterprise AI adoption has accelerated as confidence replaces complexity, according to a year‑long Google Cloud interview series. Leaders emphasized that existing development skills remain relevant, while new terminology often masks familiar concepts. Google’s platforms—especially GKE’s automated scaling and Cloud Run’s...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 21, 2026
Ally Beats Estimates but Sees Economic Trouble Ahead
Ally Financial posted a Q4 2025 net income of $327 million, surpassing the $313.9 million consensus, while earnings per share of $0.95 fell short of estimates. Adjusted EPS reached $1.09, reflecting one‑time layoff costs and mortgage loan sales. The lender warned that...
By American Banker Technology
News•Jan 21, 2026
Bank OZK Says Spike in Charge-Offs Is No Cause for Alarm
Bank OZK’s commercial‑real‑estate (CRE) portfolio saw net charge‑offs jump to 1.18% in Q4 2025, the highest since the financial‑crisis era. The bank had already doubled its allowance for credit losses to $632 million, cushioning profitability, which slipped 3.5% to $171.9 million for the...
By American Banker Technology
News•Jan 21, 2026
AI Helps Find Trees in a Forest: Researchers Achieve 3D Forest Reconstruction From Remote Sensing Data
Researchers at Purdue University and Kiel University unveiled TreeStructor, an AI‑driven system that can isolate and reconstruct individual trees within full forest point‑cloud datasets, delivering complete 3‑D models. The approach builds a dictionary of geometric tree parts and uses neural...
By Phys.org – Biotechnology
News•Jan 21, 2026
Alloy Unveils Perpetual KYB and Customer Risk Assessment
Alloy, the identity orchestration platform, has introduced its first perpetual Know Your Business (pKYB) and Customer Risk Assessment (CRA) solution across the UK and Europe. The offering builds on its earlier perpetual KYC product and uses AI‑driven continuous monitoring to...
By Finovate
News•Jan 21, 2026
Shopify Merchants to Pay 4% Fee on Sales Made Through ChatGPT Checkout
Shopify will enable AI‑driven sales through ChatGPT, charging merchants a 4% fee on transactions processed via OpenAI’s checkout, in addition to its own fees. The feature launches Jan. 26, letting sellers opt into or out of AI channels and making products...
By PYMNTS
News•Jan 21, 2026
Twilio and AEG Bring Real-Time Personalization to Live Sports and Entertainment
Twilio has deepened its multi‑year partnership with AEG, extending its customer‑engagement platform to Crypto.com Arena, the LA Kings and the AXS ticketing system. The collaboration enables real‑time, data‑driven personalization of fan communications across SMS, email and in‑app channels. By integrating...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 21, 2026
Instagram Tests Changing ‘Following’ Display to ‘Friends’
Instagram is piloting a profile redesign that swaps the traditional “Following” count with a “Friends” metric, showing only users who follow each other. The small‑scale test, confirmed by Instagram to Business Insider, aims to make reciprocal connections more visible. The...
By Social Media Today
News•Jan 21, 2026
Citizens Lays Out Tech Overhaul, Says Profit Goals Are Close
Citizens Financial Group unveiled a three‑year "Reimagine the Bank" technology program that targets $450 million in annualized run‑rate benefits, yet the bank insists its profitability goals do not depend on the overhaul. The initiative, which allocates $250 million in implementation spending and...
By American Banker Technology
News•Jan 21, 2026
Blue Origin Readies New Shepard For Jan. 22 Space Tourism Launch
Blue Origin is set to launch its New Shepard NS-38 mission on Jan. 22, carrying six passengers on a suborbital flight from West Texas. The 10‑12‑minute ride will provide a few minutes of weightlessness before the capsule lands under parachutes. The...
By Orbital Today
News•Jan 21, 2026
Es’hailSat Secures New Deal With Qatar Armed Forces
Es’hailSat and the Qatar Armed Forces have signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver satellite communications, ground infrastructure, and secure network solutions for Qatar’s sovereign defense needs. The agreement, announced on Jan. 21, 2026, aims to bolster command‑and‑control capabilities and ensure...
By Via Satellite
News•Jan 21, 2026
Fiserv Bets on Japan's Digital Initiative; Klarna Deepens Walmart Ties
Fiserv has sealed a partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company to introduce its Clover point‑of‑sale system to Japanese merchants, aligning with a government push to slash cash usage by 65% over four years. The deal, slated for late‑2026, is a...
By American Banker Technology
News•Jan 21, 2026
FuelCell Energy, SDCL Connect for 450 MW Fuel Cell Power Plan
FuelCell Energy and Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL) have signed a letter of intent to deliver up to 450 MW of fuel‑cell power for data‑center applications worldwide. The partnership focuses on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells that can operate behind the meter, supplying...
By Data Center Knowledge
News•Jan 21, 2026
Online Retailer PcComponentes Says Data Breach Claims Are Fake
PcComponentes, a leading Spanish tech retailer, denied a claim that a breach exposed 16 million customers, stating the figure was inflated. The company confirmed a credential‑stuffing attack that compromised a limited set of accounts, revealing names, addresses and contact details. Threat...
By BleepingComputer
News•Jan 21, 2026
Robertet Launches B2B Ecommerce Platform in U.S. and Canada
Robertet has launched e-Robertet, a B2B ecommerce platform for the U.S. and Canada, giving professional buyers direct online access to its natural fragrance, flavor and health‑beauty ingredients. The site features real‑time inventory, transparent pricing, smaller pack sizes for sampling and...
By Digital Commerce 360
News•Jan 21, 2026
Report: Apple Does About-Face on Siri Chatbot — and It Might Compete Directly with ChatGPT and Google
Apple is reportedly pivoting to launch a new AI‑powered Siri chatbot, dubbed Project Campos, in the upcoming iOS 27 release. The chatbot would be built on Google’s Gemini foundation models, with Apple possibly paying roughly $1 billion annually for the partnership and...
By TechRadar
News•Jan 21, 2026
How Foodology Is Accelerating Its US Growth Through TikTok Super Brand Day
Foodology, a Korean inner‑beauty brand, leveraged TikTok’s Super Brand Day to launch its Cutting Jelly in the United States. A Kylie Jenner mention sparked viral buzz, helping the product earn Amazon’s Best Seller badge and a 378% year‑over‑year revenue increase...
By Glossy