News•Feb 26, 2026
Latino-Founded Applevel Reports $40M Valuation, Integrating WhatsApp Into GoHighLevel CRM and OpenAI
Latino‑founded startup Applevel announced a $40 million valuation after scaling its platform that syncs WhatsApp conversations into the GoHighLevel CRM and adds OpenAI‑driven response automation. The solution now serves over 4,500 active users in more than 36 countries and has recruited more than 1,200 marketing agencies, which generate roughly 85 % of new sign‑ups. Applevel highlights a 24/7 support model with an average seven‑minute response time. Growth is strongest in Spain, Mexico, the United States and other Latin American markets where WhatsApp is a primary sales channel.
By MarTech Series
News•Feb 26, 2026
Atara Climbs Amid Report of FDA Inconsistency Leading to Cell Therapy’s Rejection
Atara Biotherapeutics’ stock jumped 20% after STAT reported that internal FDA inconsistencies may have driven the rejection of its EBV‑positive PTLD cell therapy, Ebvallo. The FDA denied the U.S. application citing insufficient evidence of effectiveness, yet former reviewers said data...
By BioSpace
News•Feb 26, 2026
Boehringer Bets up to $500m on Sitryx Immunology Programme
Boehringer Ingelheim announced a potential $500 million investment in UK biotech Sitryx to obtain global rights to an undisclosed small‑molecule immunology programme. The partnership covers upfront fees, milestones and royalties, giving Boehringer full responsibility for research, clinical development and commercialization. Sitryx’s...
By pharmaphorum
News•Feb 26, 2026
Phishing‑Led Agent Tesla Campaign Uses Process Hollowing and Anti‑Analysis to Evade Detection
Agent Tesla’s newest campaign leverages a multi‑stage, fileless delivery chain that begins with a phishing email containing a RAR‑packed JSE loader. The loader fetches an AES‑encrypted PowerShell script, which executes entirely in memory and uses process hollowing to inject malicious...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Feb 26, 2026
Korean Air and Skyports Sign MoU to Advance Air Mobility Tech Integration
Korean Air and Skyports Infrastructure have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a unified technology platform for eVTOL operations. The partnership will merge Skyports' Vertiport Automation System with Korean Air's Air Control & Routing Orchestrated Skyway System, creating an...
By Commercial UAV News (if feed accessible)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Kubernetes WG Serving Concludes Following Successful Advancement of AI Inference Support
The Kubernetes Working Group (WG) Serving has been disbanded after successfully establishing the platform as a preferred orchestrator for AI inference workloads. The group’s workstreams gathered requirements from model servers, hardware vendors, and inference providers, leading to the adoption of...
By CNCF Blog
News•Feb 26, 2026
IAB Unveils 2026 NewFronts, Marking a Defining Moment for Streaming, CTV, and AI-Powered Video
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced the 2026 NewFronts event, scheduled for March 23‑26 in New York, spotlighting AI‑driven video, streaming, and CTV innovations. The four‑day conference will feature live and virtual sessions from tech giants like Google, Meta, and...
By IAB
News•Feb 26, 2026
UK’s First Online Fintech Platform Launched to Help SMEs Manage Debt and Avoid Borrowing Pitfalls
Leeds‑based fintech Debeo has launched what it calls the UK’s first purpose‑built online platform to help small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) understand and manage their debt. The service aggregates loans, overdrafts and asset‑finance agreements into a single, real‑time view, enabling...
By The Fintech Times
News•Feb 26, 2026
Post-Conference Highlights | 2026 ViVE | Feb 22–25 | Los Angeles, CA
ViVE 2026 in Los Angeles marked a decisive shift from digital ambition to operational accountability across the health ecosystem. Leaders emphasized that AI adoption now hinges on governance, measurable ROI, and clinician trust, while interoperability is being treated as core...
By PharmaShots
News•Feb 26, 2026
VAST Data Unveils Polaris for Global AI Data Control
VAST Data introduced Polaris, a global control plane for AI data infrastructure, at VAST Forward 2026. Polaris unifies provisioning, lifecycle management, and orchestration of VAST clusters across public cloud, neocloud, and on‑premises environments, turning distributed deployments into a single operational...
By AI-TechPark
News•Feb 26, 2026
INTERTRAFFIC: Blickfeld to Demo Lidar Traffic Management Solutions
Munich‑based Blickfeld will showcase its 3D lidar sensors and traffic perception software at Intertraffic Amsterdam in March 2026. The technology creates detailed, privacy‑safe maps of vehicle positions, speeds and classifications, enabling operators to monitor flows and spot incidents such as...
By Traffic Technology Today
News•Feb 26, 2026
How to Cut MTTR by Improving Threat Visibility in Your SOC
Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) is a critical KPI linking security speed to business risk. The article explains that poor threat visibility—stale data, alert overload, fragmented tools—drives MTTR higher, while high‑quality, execution‑verified threat intelligence can compress response times. ANY.RUN’s sandbox‑derived...
By HackRead
News•Feb 26, 2026
The Hidden DNA Shape That Could Break Cancer
Researchers have captured the fleeting i‑DNA structure inside living cells, showing it acts as a molecular switch for genes that drive cancer. The study demonstrates that i‑DNA formation and resolution are tightly timed during DNA replication, influencing gene expression and...
By Forbes – Healthcare
News•Feb 26, 2026
Passware Kit Mobile 2026 V2 Decrypts Samsung S21/S20 Series
Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v2 introduces a proprietary method to decrypt Samsung Galaxy S20 and S21 devices powered by Exynos 990 and 2100 chipsets, supporting security patches up to April 2025. The update also adds full‑disk encryption support for Unisoc‑based phones and accelerates password...
By Forensic Focus
News•Feb 26, 2026
Telegram Rises to Top Spot in Job Scam Activity
Revolut’s latest report shows encrypted messaging apps now dominate Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, with Telegram accounting for over 58% of job‑related scams. The platform’s share of total APP fraud rose more than 30% year‑over‑year, overtaking WhatsApp in several categories....
By Help Net Security
News•Feb 26, 2026
Continuous Cardiac Monitoring: Redefining the “End” Of a Clinical Study?
Continuous cardiac monitoring via wearable ECG devices is reshaping clinical trials and post‑market care. Recent studies show that 14‑day monitoring after cardiac surgery uncovered atrial fibrillation in 24% of patients, many of which were missed until three‑month follow‑ups. In epilepsy...
By MedTech Intelligence
News•Feb 26, 2026
Finance Magnates Launches FM Academy, Supporting CySEC CPD & Training
Finance Magnates has launched FM Academy, a compliance‑focused training platform for fintech professionals and regulated firms, centered on CySEC CPD and AML education. The service offers structured online lessons, interactive assessments, and downloadable digital certificates that can be verified for...
By Finance Magnates Fintech
News•Feb 26, 2026
AI Revives Ecommerce DIY
Ecommerce firms are embracing AI and automation to revive a DIY spirit, letting non‑technical staff build custom tools. A Northwest retailer equipped employees with OpenAI, Gemini and n8n, creating a price‑monitoring workflow that feeds data into Google Sheets. The approach...
By Practical Ecommerce
News•Feb 26, 2026
Microsoft Expands Windows Restore to More Enterprise Devices
Microsoft has broadened its first‑sign‑in restore experience, part of Windows Backup for Organizations, to include hybrid‑managed devices, multi‑user setups, and Windows 365 Cloud PCs. The feature lets users who sign in with a Microsoft Entra ID account restore personal settings and...
By BleepingComputer
News•Feb 26, 2026
What to Know When Marketers Compare Free vs Paid UGC Video Creation Tools
User‑generated content (UGC) video has become a cornerstone of social and performance marketing, offering authentic, creator‑style creatives for paid ads and testing. Marketers must decide whether free editing tools or paid platforms best support the volume, speed, and brand control...
By Influencer Marketing Hub
News•Feb 26, 2026
Deloitte Launches Toolkit to Help Organizations Move From AI Experimentation to Long-Term Value
Deloitte has introduced Enterprise AI Navigator, an advisory and engineering software suite aimed at moving enterprises from fragmented AI pilots to measurable, organization‑wide value. The platform combines Deloitte’s Ascend project‑management tools with proprietary data to identify suitable processes, model workflow...
By SiliconANGLE (sitewide)
News•Feb 26, 2026
CesiumAstro Acquires Vidrovr to Embed AI in Communications Systems
CesiumAstro announced the acquisition of AI‑focused startup Vidrovr to embed artificial intelligence into its space‑based communications payloads. The deal, closed in late 2025, adds multimodal signal‑analysis and edge‑computing capabilities to CesiumAstro’s software‑defined phased‑array systems, including the Element satellite. By integrating...
By SpaceNews
News•Feb 26, 2026
The Best Slackbot Prompts for Customer Service Teams
Slackbot, Slack’s AI-powered assistant, now integrates with Service Cloud to surface case data, knowledge articles, and team conversations directly within Slack. Early metrics show 96% user satisfaction, 138,000 hours saved each week, and $6.4 million in productivity value. The tool enables agents...
By Slack – Blog
News•Feb 26, 2026
Phantom Space Reclaims Former Vector Launch Technology
Phantom Space has acquired launch assets from the defunct Vector Launch, including flight‑proven design elements and engineering data. The assets will be integrated into Phantom’s Daytona two‑stage rocket to cut development risk and accelerate its schedule. Phantom, which has raised...
By SpaceNews
News•Feb 26, 2026
Sierra Space Names Dan Jablonsky CEO
Sierra Space announced that longtime defense executive Dan Jablonsky will assume the role of chief executive officer on March 2, succeeding interim CEO and founder Fatih Ozmen, who will remain board chair. Jablonsky previously led Ursa Major Technologies and Maxar Technologies, bringing deep aerospace...
By SpaceNews
News•Feb 26, 2026
6 Ways Family Offices Can Keep Cybercriminals at Bay
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting high‑net‑worth individuals, exploiting the wealth of personal and financial data stored online. The FBI reports $16.6 billion lost to internet‑enabled crimes in 2024, highlighting the scale of the threat. Family offices, positioned as trusted advisors, can extend...
By Financial Planning (Arizent)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Tomas Vondra: The Real Cost of Random I/O
Tomas Vondra revisits PostgreSQL's long‑standing default of random_page_cost = 4.0, showing that modern SSDs make random I/O far more expensive than the parameter suggests. By timing sequential and index scans on a 4.4 GB table, he derives a random_page_cost of roughly 25‑35 on...
By Planet PostgreSQL (aggregator)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Capita Wins £700m Civil Service Payroll Contract
Capita has been named the preferred bidder for a £700 million civil service payroll contract covering more than 250,000 staff across DWP, MoJ, Home Office and DEFRA. The deal is part of the government’s “Synergy” programme, which aims to replace 286...
By Civil Service World (UK)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Top 4 Online Schools Redefining Education for the Digital Generation
India’s online schooling sector is diversifying beyond simple video lectures, with four platforms showcasing distinct pedagogical models. Vikalp India pioneers experiential learning through physical kits and small batches, while The World Ecademy offers a globally oriented curriculum that stresses communication...
By EdTechReview (India)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Almost a Third of UK Businesses Hit by Remote Working-Related Cybersecurity Breaches in the Past Year
Almost a third of UK businesses experienced a remote‑working related cyber breach in the past year, with phishing responsible for 85% of incidents. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 shows larger firms are most affected, reporting breach rates of 67%...
By Employer News (UK)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Pfizer Advances Beam’s Gene Editor After Pulling Hemophilia Gene Therapy
Pfizer has signed a global gene‑editing partnership with Beam Therapeutics, reviving its genetics ambitions after withdrawing the hemophilia B therapy Beqvez a year earlier. The agreement includes a $300 million upfront payment and up to $1.05 billion in milestones, granting Pfizer exclusive worldwide...
By BioSpace
News•Feb 26, 2026
Cognizant's Babak Hodjat Allays Anthropic-Induced AI Impact Fears: 'It Does Not Come Just Automatically Out of the Box'
Cognizant’s chief AI officer Babak Hodjat told Reuters that startup‑driven AI tools such as Anthropic’s Claude are not plug‑and‑play solutions and still require deep engineering, integration and governance expertise. He highlighted that Cognizant already automates about 30% of its coding...
By Mint AI
News•Feb 26, 2026
‘Best Design’ New Liechtenstein Passport Embeds High-Security Features
Liechtenstein introduced a new passport this month that earned the “Best New Passport 2026” award for its advanced security architecture. The redesign features a polycarbonate data page, laser‑personalised data, an extra portrait and a birthplace field, markedly improving durability and...
By Identity Week
News•Feb 26, 2026
Google Circle to Search Looks At The Whole Image
Google announced a major upgrade to its Circle to Search feature, enabling the tool to analyze an entire image rather than just the circled portion. Powered by Gemini 3’s multi‑object recognition and visual query fan‑out, the system automatically crops and searches...
By Search Engine Roundtable
News•Feb 26, 2026
How Embedded BNPL Optimizes Cash Flow for SMBs: Inside the Intuit-Affirm Partnership
Intuit has teamed with Affirm to embed a Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later (BNPL) option directly into QuickBooks invoices, letting small‑business owners split customer payments while receiving the full amount upfront. The move turns QuickBooks from a bookkeeping tool into an actionable financial operating...
By Tearsheet
News•Feb 26, 2026
Google Ads API Version 23.1 Now Available
Google has launched version 23.1 of the Google Ads API, introducing enhancements across account management, campaigns, conversions, incentives, planning, reporting, and a new YouTubeVideoUpload service. The update adds EU political advertising declaration fields, AI‑driven text‑guidelines for Performance Max and Search campaigns,...
By Search Engine Roundtable
News•Feb 26, 2026
Microsoft Updates Bing Webmaster Guidelines (A Bit)
Microsoft has refreshed the Bing Webmaster Guidelines, updating the page design to match the new Bing Webmaster Tools interface. The most notable textual change adds references to Bing’s AI-driven Copilot and grounding API results. While the revisions are largely cosmetic,...
By Search Engine Roundtable
News•Feb 26, 2026
‘Think of Your Hospital as a Start-Up’: Mark Cuban’s Plan to Fix Inpatient Care
Mark Cuban suggests treating hospitals like lean start‑ups, mirroring his Cost Plus Drugs model. He would enforce fixed, transparent margins, pay physicians above market rates, and strip away non‑essential infrastructure. Cuban also argues that AI‑driven contract automation could slash administrative...
By Human Resource Executive
News•Feb 26, 2026
Fraunhofer Reveals Collaborative Project ‘ProBatman’ on Direct Battery Recycling
Fraunhofer’s FZEB has launched the ProBatman project to develop direct recycling of lithium‑ion battery cathodes, aiming to recover high‑purity materials while minimizing waste. Coordinated by Netzsch‑Gerätebau, the consortium includes BMW, EurA AG, the University of Würzburg and several technology firms,...
By Electrive
News•Feb 26, 2026
AI Governance Models and Their Role in Managing Ethical AI Challenges
AI governance models are emerging as the decisive factor in enterprise AI adoption, eclipsing pure model performance. Regulatory frameworks like the EU AI Act demand documented, auditable systems, turning trust and transparency into competitive assets. Companies that embed proactive risk‑management...
By AI-TechPark
News•Feb 26, 2026
Cara Medical Reports 510(k) Clearance of CARA System for Noninvasive Cardiac Conduction System Visualization
Cara Medical announced that the U.S. FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its CARA System, a non‑invasive solution that creates patient‑specific 3‑D visualizations of the cardiac conduction system using CTA data. The platform pairs the CARA Metis™ Simulator for pre‑procedural mapping...
By PharmaShots
News•Feb 26, 2026
Superconducting Thruster Cuts Power and Mass for Space Propulsion
Chinese researchers unveiled a compact high‑temperature superconducting magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster, replacing bulky copper coils with YBCO superconductors. The new design slashes power consumption from 285 kW to under 1 kW and trims mass from 220 kg to 60 kg, making it viable for small...
By SpaceDaily
News•Feb 26, 2026
Beyond the Spreadsheet: Integrating Automated Accounts Payable Systems Into Your ERP
The article explains why companies are moving from spreadsheet‑based accounts payable to automated AP solutions that integrate directly with ERP platforms. It outlines the drawbacks of manual spreadsheets—errors, delays, and weak audit trails—and details how automation delivers real‑time visibility, faster...
By The European Financial Review
News•Feb 26, 2026
Philippines Department of Energy Instructs Renewable Energy Plants to Add Energy Storage
The Philippines Department of Energy issued Circular No. DC2026‑02‑0008, requiring all variable renewable energy (VRE) projects of 10 MW or larger to integrate energy storage systems (ESS). The rule mandates storage capacity of at least 20 % of the renewable plant’s capacity...
By Energy Storage News
News•Feb 26, 2026
Google Post Recurring Scheduling Coming
Google announced that its Business Profile platform will soon support recurring scheduling for Google Posts, enabling businesses to set a post to repeat on a defined cadence. The feature, revealed by product manager Mike Gnagy during a live workshop, builds...
By Search Engine Roundtable
News•Feb 26, 2026
Autocalls Expands Platform With Full Omnichannel White-Label AI Voice Capabilities
Autocalls announced a platform upgrade that adds full omnichannel, white‑label AI voice capabilities across phone, WhatsApp and web chat, priced at a flat $0.09 per minute. The all‑inclusive rate bundles premium speech synthesis, language models, recognition and telephony, undercutting typical...
By AiThority » Sales Enablement
News•Feb 26, 2026
WorkWhile Names Simon Khalaf CEO as Company Enters Next Phase of Growth and Expands Into Worker Financial Services
WorkWhile announced Simon Khalaf as its new chief executive officer, while co‑founder Jarah Euston moves to president and COO. The AI‑native staffing platform now supports more than 1.2 million U.S. workers and has posted over 110% growth in the last nine...
By HR Tech Series
News•Feb 26, 2026
Novel Banking Licence in Latvia Could Pave the Way for New Market Entrants
Latvia introduced a new specialised credit institution licence, lowering the initial capital requirement to €1 million and granting deposit‑taking rights and EU‑wide passporting. The amendment to the Credit Institutions Law took effect on 6 January 2026, creating a hybrid category that operates like...
By Finextra
News•Feb 26, 2026
3D Orthodontics: Revolutionizing Diagnostics and Treatment
Digital imaging, especially 3D scanning and advanced radiography, is reshaping orthodontic diagnostics and treatment planning. These tools generate highly detailed virtual models and clearer X‑ray images while exposing patients to less radiation. The technology enables personalized treatment plans, real‑time monitoring,...
By Healthcare Guys
News•Feb 26, 2026
The Citizen-Led Platform Trying to Make Nigeria’s Vote Collation Transparent
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission launched the IReV portal in 2020 to provide real‑time result viewing, but the 2023 presidential election saw delayed uploads and only 94.68% of polling‑unit results posted after two months. In response, citizen‑led platform E Don Kast was...
By TechCabal