News•Feb 25, 2026
How the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Impacts Retail
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) now forces U.S. retailers to prove that imported goods are free of forced labor, shifting the evidentiary burden to importers. Within its first year of enforcement, Customs and Border Protection detained more than $1 billion in merchandise linked to Xinjiang or listed entities. Importers have roughly 30 days to submit clear, convincing evidence, or face prolonged detentions, penalties, and reputational damage. Retailers are therefore urged to adopt proactive supply‑chain mapping and documentation before shipments reach the border.
By Total Retail
News•Feb 25, 2026
Engineered Nanoplatform with Dual Anti‐Inflammatory and Microbiota‐Modulating Actions for Targeted Therapy in Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The study introduces BG/SOD@ZIF‑zc, a multifunctional nanoplatform that encapsulates superoxide dismutase within a copper‑doped ZIF framework and coats it with bacterial ghosts for targeted delivery to the colon. The formulation retains SOD activity in the harsh gastrointestinal tract, efficiently scavenges...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Telehealth Privacy and Security Aren’t as Scary as You Think
Telehealth’s rapid expansion has spotlighted privacy and security anxieties among clinicians, largely because these topics were never part of standard medical training. Fear‑driven HIPAA instruction and vague regulatory language amplify uncertainty, while the shift to digital platforms adds perceived technical...
By Telehealth.org News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Anthropic Clarifies How Claude Bots Crawl Sites and How to Block Them
Anthropic updated its crawler documentation, detailing three distinct user agents—ClaudeBot, Claude‑User, and Claude‑SearchBot—and their respective functions. ClaudeBot gathers public web content for training Anthropic’s generative AI models, Claude‑User retrieves pages in response to user queries, and Claude‑SearchBot indexes sites to...
By Search Engine Land
News•Feb 25, 2026
Joby and Uber Air Show How Passengers Will Be Able to Book an eVTOL Ride Using the Uber App
Joby Aviation announced that riders can book its all‑electric eVTOL air taxis directly through the Uber app under the “Uber Air powered by Joby” brand. The service will appear as an option when a trip qualifies, linking Uber Black pickup...
By Urban Air Mobility News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Sunbolt Expands Solar Charging Umbrella Lineup
Sunbolt announced an expanded Eclipse Solar Charging Umbrella lineup, adding a refreshed fabric‑canopy version with 88 W of high‑efficiency panels and a new permanent Aluminum Canopy model delivering 110 W. Both units are built in the United States, feature six dual‑port USB/USB‑C...
By Green Lodging News
News•Feb 25, 2026
4 Essential HR Software Features Every Large Organisation Should Prioritise
As enterprises scale, HR departments need software that can handle growing employee data, complex contracts, and diverse work patterns. The article outlines four essential features—centralised data management, intelligent workflows, employee development tools, and self‑service portals—that enable large organisations to maintain...
By Onrec
News•Feb 25, 2026
Cartwheel Claims AI Can Make 3D Animation Tasks as Much as 100x Faster
Cartwheel, a New York‑based AI animation platform, claims its technology can accelerate 3D animation workflows by up to 100 times. The startup was founded by former OpenAI researcher Andrew Carr and ex‑Google Creative Lab leader Jonathan Jarvis. Its tools are aimed at game...
By GamesBeat
News•Feb 25, 2026
SentinelOne Addresses Identity Risk Across Endpoints, Browsers, and AI Workflows
SentinelOne launched the Singularity Identity portfolio to protect non‑human identities such as AI agents, service accounts, APIs, and workloads. The solution moves beyond static authentication, requiring continuous validation of intent across endpoints, browsers, and AI workflows. By tying identity data...
By Help Net Security
News•Feb 25, 2026
MANUFACTURING & AUTOMATION EXCHANGE (MAX) SET TO DEBUT IN NASHVILLE MARCH 24-26 AT THE MUSIC CITY CENTER
The Manufacturing & Automation eXchange (MAX) will debut March 24‑26, 2026 at Nashville's Music City Center, merging the former Assembly Show South and Quality Show into a single, cross‑functional event. MAX will showcase a broad spectrum of manufacturing technologies, from...
By Manufacturing Tomorrow
News•Feb 25, 2026
Renewable Energy Company EDPR's 2025 Recurring Profit Jumps 50% on US Growth
EDP Renovaveis reported a 50% jump in recurring net profit for 2025, reaching €330 million, driven by rapid U.S. capacity expansion. EBITDA rose 17% to €1.95 billion, with a target of €2.1 billion for 2026. The company added 2 GW of new capacity, over...
By ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Energy Storage Co-Location with Solar PV Not a ‘Silver Bullet’
At the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London, analysts warned that pairing batteries with under‑performing solar farms is not a universal remedy. While co‑located projects can make efficient use of land, experts argue that standalone storage delivers the most valuable...
By Energy Storage News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Trends That Will Reshape Learning in 2026 with Lori Niles-Hofmann
Senior learning strategist Lori Niles‑Hofmann predicts that 2026 will see a sharp decline in generic, one‑size‑fits‑all training programs, replaced by AI‑driven tutors and performance‑support tools that deliver personalized, contextual learning experiences. She cautions against over‑hyping generative AI, emphasizing the need...
By ATD (Association for Talent Development) — Watch & Learn (webinars)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Top 5 Ways Broken Triage Increases Business Risk Instead of Reducing It
The article outlines five common triage failures that inflate business risk, from decisions made without execution evidence to manual, error‑prone processes. It shows how interactive sandboxes—exemplified by ANY.RUN—provide rapid execution evidence, enabling analysts to reach evidence‑backed verdicts within seconds. Reported...
By The Hacker News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Joule with SAP Signavio Solutions Is Now Generally Available
SAP announced that Joule, its generative‑AI platform, is now generally available integrated with SAP Signavio. The solution adds a natural‑language conversational layer to process models, allowing users to query owners, flow descriptions, and regional variations instantly. Joule orchestrates workflows across...
By Database Trends & Applications (DBTA)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Verdiva Bio Completes Enrolment for Phase 2b Study of Oral GLP‑1 Candidate VRB‑101
Verdiva Bio announced that enrollment for its phase 2b EVOLVE‑2 trial of VRB‑101, a once‑weekly oral GLP‑1 peptide analog for weight loss, is complete with more than 200 participants across 22 U.S. sites. The double‑blind, placebo‑controlled study will assess safety, tolerability...
By PharmaTimes
News•Feb 25, 2026
European Power Prices Plummet as Wind Surges and Demand Falls
European day‑ahead power contracts plunged on Wednesday as wind generation surged and demand fell across the region. Germany's baseload price dropped 20.6% to €75/MWh, while France’s fell 30% to €21/MWh. Wind output is set to reach 23.8 GW in Germany and...
By ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
News•Feb 25, 2026
MathWorks Joins EDGE AI Foundation
MathWorks announced its membership in the EDGE AI Foundation, a consortium dedicated to energy‑efficient artificial intelligence for edge devices. The partnership will let engineers leverage MATLAB and Simulink to train, integrate, and deploy AI models on embedded hardware while validating...
By Engineering.com
News•Feb 25, 2026
Veza Expands Platform with AI Access Agents for Enterprise Identity Governance
Veza announced the launch of Veza Access Agents, AI‑driven tools that automate identity and access governance for both human users and autonomous AI agents. The agents, built on AWS Bedrock, provide natural‑language interfaces for risk queries, permission visualizations, and AI‑assisted...
By Help Net Security
News•Feb 25, 2026
Eyeball Recognition, Surveillance Towers Part of $40 Million Immigration Awards for Local Florida Police
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his cabinet approved more than $40 million in state immigration grants for local law‑enforcement agencies. The funding will finance biometric iris scanners, AI‑enabled body cameras, license‑plate readers, surveillance towers and other detention‑related equipment. Six counties submitted...
By Route Fifty — Finance (section)
News•Feb 25, 2026
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Stratasys announced a 22% year‑over‑year reliability increase for its F900 industrial 3D printer, driven by manufacturing enhancements co‑developed with its Customer Advisory Board (CAB). The CAB, composed of aerospace, defense and automotive leaders, identified production‑scale barriers and helped shape improvements...
By Manufacturing Tomorrow
News•Feb 25, 2026
AI Erodes Trust in Hiring as 40% of UK Employers Extend Probation Periods
Deel’s survey of 500 UK HR leaders shows AI‑generated applications are eroding trust in traditional hiring. Forty percent of employers have already extended probation periods, and 77 % say assessing authenticity before hire is harder. CVs and cover letters are now...
By Employer News (UK)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Helm.ai Driver Achieves Vision-Only Urban Autonomy, Unlocking Scalability From Level 2+ Through Level 4
Helm.ai unveiled a production‑ready, vision‑only software stack that can power advanced Level 2+ driver assistance today and scale to Level 3 and Level 4 urban autonomy without HD maps or lidar. The system relies on the company’s Factored Embodied AI architecture, separating perception...
By RoboticsTomorrow
News•Feb 25, 2026
Marketers Complain of ‘Chaos, Burn-Out and Fatigue’
A new report from global B2B agency Tmp, based on surveys of 1,000 marketers and tech buyers in the UK and US, reveals that more than half of marketers describe their environment as chaotic, with 34% experiencing burnout and fatigue...
By DecisionMarketing
News•Feb 25, 2026
The Multimillion Dollar Mistake: Why the Technology Business Case Isn’t a Strategy
Retail and e‑commerce leaders are repeatedly overspending on warehouse and fulfillment platforms because they mistake a technology business case for a supply‑chain strategy. Vendor‑supplied ROI models promise payback in 12‑18 months but ignore data quality, process complexity, and organizational readiness....
By Total Retail
News•Feb 25, 2026
Elly Debuts AI-Native Hiring Platform and Raises $8M
Elly launched an AI-native hiring platform and closed an $8 million funding round led by Sorenson Capital, with Atomic and Next Wave Capital participating. The platform consolidates sourcing, interviewing, and applicant tracking into a single AI-driven system, automatically capturing interview insights...
By HRTechFeed
News•Feb 25, 2026
NGOs Want Ex-Meta MEP Removed From EU Digital Rules Relaxation
European Parliament MEP Aura Salla, a former Meta EU public‑policy director, was appointed lead legislator on the Digital Omnibus proposal. NGOs and transparency watchdogs are demanding her removal, citing a conflict of interest given her 2020‑2023 tenure at Meta. Salla,...
By EUobserver (EU)
News•Feb 25, 2026
CloudCasa Expands Red Hat OpenShift Data Protection Across Edge and Hybrid Cloud
CloudCasa has upgraded its backup and recovery platform to better serve Red Hat OpenShift deployments across core, edge, and hybrid cloud environments. The update adds native SMB protocol support as a backup target, letting customers use existing SMB storage or operator‑deployed...
By Help Net Security
News•Feb 25, 2026
Middle East UAV Market Underscored by $17bn in Unsigned Deals
The Middle East UAV market still has about $17 billion in pending contracts, according to Shephard Defence Insight. Saudi Arabia leads the pipeline, eyeing MQ‑9B and Gambit systems, while other regional programs remain unawarded. Recent trade shows in Dubai, Abu Dhabi...
By Shephard Media
News•Feb 25, 2026
Molecules Found in Martian Rock Hint at Ancient Life – New Study
A new study of carbon‑based molecules in the Martian sedimentary rock Cumberland, analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity rover, reveals long‑chain alkanes such as decane, undecane and dodencane. The researchers argue that the high concentrations of these complex organics cannot be fully...
By New Space Economy
News•Feb 25, 2026
Survey: Despite AI Tools, Freight Professionals Make Even More Decisions per Day
The Deep Current survey of 600 freight decision‑makers shows decision density rising despite AI adoption, with 74 % making over 50 operational choices daily and half exceeding 100. System fragmentation forces professionals to juggle five or more disconnected platforms, leading to...
By DC Velocity
News•Feb 25, 2026
H&M Pilots Dyehouse Water Recycling With Viridis
H&M Group partnered with Vancouver‑based Viridis Research to pilot an electrochemical oxidation system in Dhaka textile mills, treating wastewater from dye baths, equalization tanks, conventional treatment output and reverse‑osmosis reject streams. The trial achieved 99.56‑99.94% color removal and demonstrated the...
By Sourcing Journal
News•Feb 25, 2026
Tech CEOs Confused by Why Everybody Hates AI So Much
Tech CEOs, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, are baffled by a growing public backlash against AI, despite years of hype and massive investment. A 2025 Pew Research poll shows 60 % of Americans demand more personal control over...
By Futurism AI
News•Feb 25, 2026
If the Bot Lies, Who Pays?
A federal court in Georgia dismissed Mark Walters’ defamation lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the complaint lacked the required fault element. The ruling underscores that AI systems themselves cannot be liable for defamation because they lack intent and legal personhood. Liability...
By Talkers
News•Feb 25, 2026
PorterShed Launches Virtual Accelerator Programme with MyBertie.AI, Supported by the Western Development Commission
PorterShed has launched a six‑week virtual accelerator, “Get PSSF Ready with PorterShed x Bertie,” to help West Irish tech founders craft competitive applications for Enterprise Ireland’s Pre‑Seed Start Fund. The pilot, beginning 23 March, pairs PorterShed’s mentorship and launch track with...
By Irish Tech News
News•Feb 25, 2026
Bullhorn GRID Report: Staffing Firms Using AI See Stronger Growth, Faster Placements
Bullhorn’s 16th annual GRID report, based on a survey of nearly 2,300 recruitment professionals worldwide, finds that staffing firms that adopt artificial intelligence experience markedly stronger revenue growth and faster candidate placements. Top‑performing agencies are four times more likely to...
By HRTechFeed
News•Feb 25, 2026
TV Media Buyers Want Outcomes – So Nielsen Is Introducing More Advanced Audiences
Nielsen announced the addition of more than 200 advanced audience segments to its Nielsen ONE cross‑platform dashboard, drawing on Scarborough’s extensive U.S. consumer surveys. The new segments span demographics, purchase behavior and lifestyle categories, and are intended to improve TV...
By AdExchanger
News•Feb 25, 2026
This High-Density Hydro Storage System Ditches the Water
UK‑based RheEnergise has demonstrated a water‑free pumped‑storage system that uses a proprietary High‑Density Fluid, 2.5 times denser than water, to generate 500 kW in a pilot plant. The closed‑loop design replaces traditional reservoirs with a concrete lower tank and an 80‑metre...
By IEEE Spectrum – Energy
News•Feb 25, 2026
Millions Are Overdue For Colon Cancer Screening
The death of 48‑year‑old actor James Van Der Beek underscores a surge in colorectal cancer among adults under 50, prompting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to lower the screening start age to 45 in 2021. A 2024 report estimates that roughly...
By Forbes – Healthcare
News•Feb 25, 2026
Y Combinator Grad and AI Insurance Brokerage Harper Raises $47M
Harper, an AI‑native insurance brokerage founded by Y Combinator alumnus Dakotah Rice, announced a $46.8 million Series A and seed round led by Emergence Capital. Launched in 2024, the platform automates underwriting, routing, and document collection, enabling it to process over 1,000 policies...
By TechCrunch Venture Feed
News•Feb 25, 2026
Jira’s Latest Update Allows AI Agents and Humans to Work Side by Side
Atlassian introduced “Agents in Jira,” allowing AI agents to be assigned, tracked, and managed alongside human users within the Jira dashboard. The feature, now in open beta, lets teams assign tickets to AI, set deadlines, and monitor progress with the...
By TechCrunch Enterprise
News•Feb 25, 2026
Ads Decoded Episode 3 Explores How Google Is Reimagining Search Ads Experiences in a Way that Delivers Value for Both...
Google’s Ads Decoded episode 3 reveals how the company redesigns Search ad experiences to benefit both users and advertisers. The discussion, led by Ginny Marvin, Ads UI Product Manager Abby Butler, and Search Ads UX Lead Adam Bullock, details the...
By Google Analytics Blog
News•Feb 25, 2026
Why 'Call This Number' TOAD Emails Beat Gateways
Researchers at StrongestLayer analyzed about 5,000 phishing emails that evaded secure email gateways between December 2025 and early 2026. They found that telephone‑oriented attack delivery (TOAD), which consists solely of a phone number, represented roughly 28 % of all bypasses and...
By Dark Reading
News•Feb 25, 2026
Kore Enhances Integrate with Features that Manage and Transform Data
KoreTech unveiled a suite of updates to its Kore Integrate platform, adding new connectors for Canals.ai, Blue Yonder WMS, LeadSmart CRM, FieldPulse and Housecall Pro. The release also upgrades security protocols and promises support for Microsoft SQL Server 2025. Kore Integrate already...
By Database Trends & Applications (DBTA)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Male Infertility Care to Shift Treatment Burden From Women
Infertility has long been framed as a women's issue, yet about half of cases stem from male factors. New treatments such as Igyxos' IGX12 monoclonal antibody, which enhances follicle‑stimulating hormone activity, aim to improve sperm production and reduce the physical...
By Labiotech.eu
News•Feb 25, 2026
Entrinsik to Showcase Informer at Several Conferences Spring 2026
Entrinsik announced a spring 2026 roadshow, speaking and exhibiting at Accelerate, Ellucian Live, and MultiValue World. Scott Allen will lead a session on data‑driven agency growth at Accelerate, while the company will demo Informer AI Assistants for campus‑wide personalization at...
By Database Trends & Applications (DBTA)
News•Feb 25, 2026
The Future of Astronomy Is Both on Earth and in Space
The American Astronomical Society’s presidents rebut a recent call to move astronomy entirely off Earth, arguing that ground‑based observatories remain indispensable. They note that space telescopes, while transformative, are expensive, mission‑specific and unserviceable after launch. In contrast, terrestrial facilities can...
By SpaceNews
News•Feb 25, 2026
Industry Leaders Present India–UK/Europe Green Corridor Vision to President Murmu
Senior industry leaders from India, the UK and Europe briefed President Droupadi Murmu on a proposed India‑UK/Europe green corridor aimed at accelerating industrial decarbonisation and sustainable trade. The roadmap, led by Rajashree Birla, outlines technology transfer, catalytic capital flows and...
By ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Exclusive: Charter Space Launches an Insurance Brokerage
Charter Space has launched the Charter Interplanetary Risk Corporation (CIRC), a nationally licensed brokerage dedicated to providing insurance for space missions and related commercial risks. Building on its mission‑management software and data‑driven risk analytics, CIRC will place policies ranging from...
By Payload
News•Feb 25, 2026
How the OCC Is Handling Its Charter Application Workload
Bank charter applications surged in 2025, with 18 new OCC filings—equal to the total received in the previous four years combined. OCC chief Jonathan Gould frames the spike as a return to normal, emphasizing that new bank formation signals system...
By Banking Dive