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A SQL injection vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑67987) was found in the Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) WordPress plugin affecting versions up to 10.3.1. The flaw allowed any logged‑in user with Subscriber‑level access to inject arbitrary SQL via the `_is_linking_` REST API parameter, potentially exposing or modifying site data. More than 40,000 WordPress sites using the plugin were at risk until Patchstack released a fix in version 10.3.2 that sanitises the parameter with `intval`. The issue was reported by Patchstack Alliance member Doan Dinh Van and publicly disclosed in January 2026.
AccurEdit, a Chinese biotech startup, closed a $75 million Series B round to accelerate its CRISPR‑based gene‑editing therapies. The funding, led by Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia China, will finance IND‑enabling studies and scale GMP manufacturing. Early preclinical data show over 90 percent editing...
Payments Canada announced Lisa Ford as its new Chief Legal and Policy Officer, effective February 17, 2026, to strengthen governance and integrate legal, compliance, and policy functions. Ford, a 2023 Women in Payments Thought Leadership Award winner, has shaped key legislation and...
Advance Auto Parts has introduced a three‑tier Advance Rewards loyalty program, replacing its Speed Perks scheme. The free‑to‑join tiers—1st Gear, 2nd Gear and Top Gear—award five to ten points per dollar and allow members to stack up to $100 in...
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has introduced a new General Code of Conduct aimed at decision‑makers across the financial sector. The code outlines five core principles—integrity, informed decision‑making, accountability, compliance, and fairness—to raise governance standards and ethical behavior. It...
The ECB’s latest SAFE survey shows tightening credit conditions for euro‑area firms, with 12% reporting higher loan rates and 14% facing stricter collateral requirements. Despite the financing squeeze, external funding demand rose modestly and digital payments surged 7.7% to 77.7 billion...
Modelence, a Y Combinator S25 startup, released an open‑source full‑stack framework built on TypeScript and MongoDB to streamline AI‑driven app development. The platform bundles authentication, database, cron jobs and observability, letting both AI agents and human developers focus on product logic....
Anthropic unveiled an AI‑powered legal‑automation plugin that can review contracts, triage NDAs, and streamline compliance workflows. The announcement sent European data‑centric stocks tumbling, with Relx down 14%, Pearson 4%, Sage 5.5% and Wolters Kluwer 10.5%. The broader market reacted sharply, pulling...
HubSpot unveils the Agentic Customer Platform, a unified system that embeds business context into AI agents to bridge the gap between AI output and real‑world results. The platform layers a Smart CRM that aggregates structured records, unstructured communications, and industry...
Researchers compared humans and AI in spotting synthetic media, finding AI excels at detecting deepfake images while humans outperform machines on deepfake videos. In tests, AI models achieved up to 97% accuracy on static faces, whereas participants identified only about...
Penguin Solutions announced that President and CEO Mark Adams will retire after a five‑year tenure, remaining as an advisor for nine months. The board appointed technology veteran Kash Shaikh as the new President and CEO, effective February 2, 2026. Shaikh...
In the latest Behind the Headlines episode, NVIDIA and Eli Lilly announced a $1 billion, five‑year AI co‑innovation lab aimed at fusing wet‑lab experiments with continuous‑learning computational models. Panelists highlighted AI’s growing role in lowering drug‑development costs and accelerating clinical‑trial timelines, moving...
Flinders University researchers have demonstrated that high concentrations of nanoplastics can damage kidney cells, altering shape, survival and regulatory functions. The laboratory study exposed renal cells to polystyrene, PMMA and polyethylene particles of varying sizes, finding toxicity depends on both...
NASA concluded its Artemis 2 wet‑dress rehearsal early after encountering multiple technical setbacks, including a liquid hydrogen leak and a valve that required retorquing. The countdown was automatically aborted when leak rates spiked, and cold‑weather conditions further complicated camera operations. As...
Kong Inc. announced the Kong MCP Registry, an enterprise directory within the Kong Konnect Catalog that registers, discovers, and governs Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and AI‑native tools. The registry extends Kong’s API Catalog, linking MCP servers to underlying APIs...
The 2025 wave of high‑profile outages highlighted an over‑reliance on a few hyperscalers and exposed lingering legacy technical debt. In 2026, AI agents are poised to take over routine monitoring and remediation, enabling self‑healing infrastructure. Organizations will adopt chaos‑engineering drills...
Aya Data secured a $900,000 seed round led by 54Collective, bringing its total financing to $1.15 million. The funding will accelerate AyaGrow, an AI‑driven precision‑agriculture platform, and AyaSpeech, a speech‑to‑speech system for African languages. Founded in 2021, the company already supplies...
Stabilus has launched a “Customized to Order” program for its IPR40 electromechanical spindle drives, allowing customers to specify connections, forces, stroke lengths and speeds. The IPR40 offers compact, IP67‑rated units with 12 V or 24 V options and can be paired with...
Daiichi Sankyo announced it is terminating development of its antibody‑drug conjugate (ADC) program aimed at solid‑tumor indications, citing strategic reprioritisation and cost considerations. The cancellation eliminates an estimated $200 million of projected R&D spend. Meanwhile, GlaxoSmithKline disclosed a reduction of roughly...
A new study published in Cell Reports Sustainability shows that China’s Sponge City Program (SCP) has boosted urban plant richness by more than 50 percent in the Wuxi demonstration zone. Between 2020 and 2023, 1,973 green‑infrastructure installations such as rain...
Levi Strauss & Co. is debuting an immersive "Home Turf" pop‑up in San Francisco from Feb 3‑5, timed with the Super Bowl at nearby Levi’s Stadium. The three‑day event blends live music, a Jordan Brand sneaker collaboration, and workshops tied to the...
Researchers have unveiled a magnetically controlled, battery‑free smart e‑pill that operates via external magnetic fields, eliminating the need for onboard power sources. The ultra‑thin, flexible device houses sensors for pH, temperature and pressure while also supporting on‑demand drug release. By...
A new review in Current Transplant Reports outlines how non‑invasive biomarkers are reshaping kidney transplant monitoring. It highlights circulating cell‑free DNA, urine microRNAs, and protein markers as early indicators of rejection and graft injury, potentially replacing invasive biopsies. The authors...
Berlin‑based enclaive closed a €4.1 million seed round led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund to accelerate its Multi‑Cloud Platform (eMCP). The funding will boost sales, marketing, product functionality and international expansion. eMCP lets organisations run workloads in...
Samsung has begun shipping a 4 TB PM9E1 M.2 2242 SSD that targets space‑constrained AI workstations such as Nvidia DGX Spark. The drive uses Samsung’s 236‑layer Gen 8 V‑NAND, dual‑sided DRAM, and a 5 nm Presto controller, delivering up to 2 million random read IOPS, 2.64 million...
UK retailers are confronting shrinking footfall, rising costs and a leaner workforce, with roughly 97,000 jobs cut this year. Artificial intelligence offers a way to streamline back‑office processes and free staff for higher‑value, customer‑facing activities. AI can automate routine admin...
A critical security flaw named DockerDash was disclosed in Docker's Ask Gordon AI assistant, allowing unverified Docker image metadata to become executable instructions. The vulnerability, identified by Noma Labs, enables remote code execution in cloud and CLI environments and data...
Orion Security, a New York‑based AI‑driven contextual data protection firm, announced a $32 million Series A round. The financing was led by Norwest and included strategic participation from IBM alongside existing backers such as PICO Venture Partners and Lama Partners. The new...
NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office has opened the Space‑to‑Soil Challenge, inviting teams to design SmallSat missions that embed adaptive sensing and onboard AI. The competition emphasizes real‑time interpretation of land‑surface data to support regenerative agriculture, sustainable forestry, and broader land‑resilience...
Researchers led by Liu et al. have engineered injectable organic di‑selenide hydrogel microspheres that simultaneously scavenge reactive oxygen species, suppress inflammation, and promote cartilage regeneration in osteoarthritis. The platform embeds selenium via dynamic covalent di‑selenide bonds, delivering sustained, oxidative‑responsive therapeutic...
Booths, the 178‑year‑old family grocer, has named Nigel Murray as its new chief executive, establishing a four‑role executive team that reports directly to him. Emma Booth, the sixth‑generation family member, was promoted to chief brand officer, becoming the first female...
Pasito, a New York‑based AI‑native workspace for group health and life insurers, closed a $21 million Series A round. Insight Partners led the financing, with participation from Y Combinator and insurance‑focused MTech Capital. The capital will fund product scaling, talent acquisition, and go‑to‑market...
The European Space Agency (ESA) is foregrounding sustainability across its portfolio, from clean‑space initiatives and zero‑debris targets to eco‑design of missions. Recent milestones include a metal 3D printer’s first product on the International Space Station and the upcoming EarthCARE satellite...
Threat actors used a publicly exposed AWS credential to launch an AI‑assisted attack that achieved full administrative control in under eight minutes. Large language models generated malicious Lambda code, enabling rapid privilege escalation, lateral movement across 19 principals, and costly...
Waud Capital Partners announced the creation of a Chief AI and Data Officer position, appointing Prithvi Raj to lead artificial‑intelligence and data initiatives across the firm and its portfolio. Raj arrives from Newmark, where he oversaw enterprise‑wide AI strategy, and...
Umanitek AG unveiled Guardian Agent, a decentralized AI identity protection platform that combats large language model hallucinations, deepfakes, impersonation, and IP infringement. The service monitors hundreds of millions of accounts, delivering real‑time risk scores and generating verifiable evidence packs to...
Anthropologie is expanding its print catalog program, increasing annual issues from five to seven in 2026. The retailer will boost total circulation to 2.5 million copies, up from 2 million. A test‑and‑learn methodology drives the change, allowing the brand to send catalogs...
IMUNON, a clinical‑stage biotech, is advancing a DNA‑mediated IL‑12 immunotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer into Phase 3 trials. The therapy uses the company’s TheraPlas nanoparticle platform to deliver an IL‑12 plasmid directly into the tumor microenvironment, converting “cold” tumors to “hot”...
A new systematic review and meta‑analysis by Marpaung et al. consolidates in‑vivo animal studies showing that Laportea species possess notable antinociceptive activity. The pain‑relieving effect stems from dual anti‑inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms that curb inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress. Efficacy differs...
Payments companies such as PayPal, Stripe, Affirm, Revolut and Checkout.com are applying for state and federal banking charters to gain direct access to credit‑card networks and eliminate reliance on partner banks. A special‑purpose charter, first granted to Fiserv, would let...
Fintech powerhouses such as Stripe, PayPal, Affirm, Revolut, Fiserv and Checkout.com are applying for federal or state banking charters. Analysts say the move promises greater control over payment settlement, cost savings and the ability to offer FDIC‑insured accounts. A special...
Claire’s, rescued from liquidation by Ames Watson’s $140 million acquisition in August 2025, has made its first C‑suite appointment by hiring former Athleta executive Michelle Goad as Chief Brand Officer. Goad will report to Ames Watson co‑founders Lawrence Berger and Tom Ripley...
Researchers at BMC Endocrine Disorders developed a machine‑learning system that classifies papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and multinodular goiter (MNG) using pre‑operative laboratory and cytology data. After extensive preprocessing and cross‑validation, models such as Random Forest, SVM, and K‑Nearest Neighbors were...
Ecovia Bio, a Livonia, Michigan biotech firm that produces biopolymer ingredients, closed a Series B financing round led by Pointe Angels. The amount raised was not disclosed, but the capital will be used to expand manufacturing capacity at its Livonia facility....
JPLoft announced an expansion of its mobile app development services, emphasizing scalable architecture, AI/ML integration, and industry‑specific solutions. The new portfolio adds native iOS/Android, cross‑platform, and progressive web app capabilities built on cloud‑native, microservices and API‑first principles. JPLoft targets high‑growth...
Avaap announced its elevation to Snowflake Premier Partner, underscoring its deep expertise in cloud data platforms and AI‑ready analytics. The designation grants early access to Snowflake’s roadmap, advanced training, and joint go‑to‑market initiatives. Avaap leverages this status alongside its Workday...
Derapi, a San Francisco‑based software firm developing connective infrastructure for the distributed energy ecosystem, announced a $7 million seed financing round. The round was led by Earthshot Ventures and featured participation from Tuesday Capital, Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, WYVC, Breakthrough Venture Capital,...
A recent study reveals that heightened SUMOylation of key transcription factors destabilizes regulatory T cells, leading to immune dysregulation. The researchers demonstrated that excessive SUMO modification impairs Foxp3 function, causing Tregs to lose suppressive capacity and produce pro‑inflammatory cytokines. In...
OpenAI’s Codex, a cloud‑based coding agent, is now being paired with AICC’s unified API platform to create a more flexible AI development stack. By routing Codex‑driven workflows through AICC, developers can tap over 300 models, slash token expenses by up...
A new study by researchers Pipada, Bikkina, and Joshi demonstrates that artificial intelligence can dramatically streamline pharmaceutical drug discovery and commercialization. The analysis shows AI‑driven platforms can halve development timelines and cut R&D expenditures by roughly a third while boosting...
