News•Feb 24, 2026
What Is Claude Code Security? The New Anthropic AI Tool that Wiped Billions Off Cybersecurity Stocks
Anthropic unveiled Claude Code Security, an AI‑driven tool that scans codebases for vulnerabilities and proposes patches. The system leverages the Claude Opus 4.6 model to reason about data flows and business‑logic errors, reducing false positives through multi‑stage verification. Its launch triggered a sharp sell‑off in cybersecurity stocks, with companies such as CrowdStrike, Okta, Cloudflare, SailPoint and Zscaler losing billions in market value. The product is currently offered as a limited research preview to enterprise and team customers.
By Mint â Technology (India)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Plaza Premium Group, IAS Hospitality Expand Lounge Access Across Indonesia and Globally
Plaza Premium Group and IAS Hospitality have forged a partnership that links 26 IAS‑operated lounges in Indonesia with Plaza Premium’s global network of over 100 lounges. The agreement grants Plaza Premium’s airline and corporate clients access to Indonesian terminals where...
By TTG Asia
News•Feb 24, 2026
Essex Authorities Invest in AI Skills
Brentwood Borough and Rochford District Councils are embedding AI and data literacy into their 2025‑2028 Digital Strategy by training 33 staff members. They partnered with Multiverse to deliver two courses focused on turning data into insights and using AI tools...
By UKAuthority (UK)
News•Feb 24, 2026
CrowdStrike Hires Joe McPhillips
CrowdStrike appoints veteran Joe McPhillips as JAPAC SMB senior director after a year‑long sabbatical. McPhillips brings more than 30 years of cybersecurity experience, previously serving at SentinelOne, Cylance, Symantec, Intel Security, Riverbed and Commvault. He will build and scale the...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Government Advises on Future Regulation of EPGs
The UK government announced a two‑stage plan to close regulatory gaps in electronic programme guides (EPGs). Stage one will use secondary legislation to bring all EPGs delivered by existing regulated providers and portal services under Ofcom’s broadcast code by late...
By Advanced Television
News•Feb 24, 2026
From Nausea to Relief, How Beauty Founders and Execs Are Reacting to the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to block the Trump‑era tariffs on Chinese beauty products, ending weeks of uncertainty for the industry. Beauty founders and executives, who had been bracing for higher import costs, described the decision as a “relief” after...
By Glossy
News•Feb 24, 2026
Radiopharmaceutical Sector Shapes Supply Chain Around Fast-Decaying Products
Radiopharmaceutical manufacturers must design ultra‑fast supply chains because isotopes decay rapidly, turning each dose into a ticking clock. Companies such as NorthStar and Nucleus mitigate this by locating production near major airports, using private air freight for longer‑half‑life isotopes, and...
By BioSpace
News•Feb 24, 2026
Rodan + Fields Moves Beyond Social Selling with Influencer-Powered ‘C-Suite’ Campaign
Rodan + Fields is transitioning from a pure social‑selling model to an omnichannel strategy, launching its Pure C Serum on a new direct‑to‑consumer website and through Ulta Beauty. To amplify the rollout, the brand unveiled a “C‑Suite” influencer campaign featuring seven...
By Glossy
News•Feb 24, 2026
One-Fifth of Employers Lack Clear Aims for Staff Benefits
A CIPD survey of 1,059 UK reward and HR decision‑makers reveals that 22% of employers have no clear objectives for employee benefits. While 77% link benefits to at least one goal—most commonly retention (44%) and engagement (37%)—only 31% connect them...
By Personnel Today
News•Feb 24, 2026
Cybersecurity Jobs Available Right Now: February 24, 2026
The February 24 2026 roundup highlights a surge of cybersecurity openings across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia‑Pacific. Roles span application security, cloud security, product security, and OT/ICS specialties, with many positions emphasizing AI‑driven threat detection and zero‑trust architectures. Companies...
By Help Net Security
News•Feb 24, 2026
The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored
China’s growing threat to seize Taiwan has reignited U.S. fears over semiconductor supply chains. Taiwan manufactures roughly 90% of the world’s high‑end chips, feeding Apple, AMD, Qualcomm and AI data centers. Despite billions in Biden‑era grants and Trump‑era tariff threats,...
By The New York Times — Economy
News•Feb 24, 2026
Boom Times for Muni Bonds
State and local governments issued a record $498 billion in municipal bonds in 2024 and topped $580 billion in 2025, driven primarily by infrastructure, education, and transportation projects. The surge reflects a shift from waning federal pandemic aid to local financing for...
By Governing — Finance (section)
News•Feb 24, 2026
How Smarsh Built an AI Front Door for Regulated Industries — and Drove 59% Self-Service Adoption
Smarsh deployed an AI‑powered support agent, Archie, on Salesforce Agentforce 360 to create a unified front‑door for regulated‑industry customers. The system lets users describe needs in plain language, routing them to the right solution and reducing navigation friction. Early results...
By VentureBeat
News•Feb 24, 2026
Off Season Taps Into the NBA’s Growing Merchandise Sales with New Licensed Fashion Collection
Off Season, the fashion label known for NFL‑centric apparel, launched its first NBA‑focused ready‑to‑wear collection, featuring items from halter tops to track jackets. The line spotlights a select group of teams—including the Knicks, Warriors, Lakers and Clippers—and is sold through...
By Glossy
News•Feb 24, 2026
Drug Surveillance Systems and the Challenge of Powerful New Opioids
Emerging synthetic opioid cychlorphine, up to ten times more potent than fentanyl, has been linked to fatal overdoses across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Tennessee alone reports 19 deaths under investigation, with 12 confirmed, while...
By Governing — Finance (section)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Artemis Space Launch System Technical Overview
The Space Launch System (SLS) is NASA’s primary heavy‑lift vehicle for the Artemis program, using a modular block architecture that evolves from Block 1 to Block 2. It integrates heritage RS‑25 engines, five‑segment solid rocket boosters, and advanced upper stages to lift...
By New Space Economy
News•Feb 24, 2026
I Asked My Team to Record Their Messy AI Workflows—Here's What We Learned
Zapier shifted AI training from polished demos to raw workflow recordings, launching an internal “Behind the Build” series where employees captured their unfiltered problem‑solving with AI. The initiative highlighted behaviors of top AI users—starting with outcomes, iterating prompts, and knowing...
By Zapier – Blog
News•Feb 24, 2026
EU Fleets Law Could Provide Over Half the EV Sales Carmakers Need in 2030 — New Research
Transport & Environment research finds that an EU fleet‑electrification law could provide 57 % of the electric‑vehicle sales carmakers need to meet their 2030 CO₂ targets, but only if the Commission raises the proposed targets. The current draft sets an average 45 % EV...
By CleanTechnica
News•Feb 24, 2026
Samsung Ads Launches Immersive Carousel Home Screen Ad Unit
Samsung Ads has introduced an Immersive Carousel ad unit for Samsung Smart TV home screens across Europe, allowing up to five interactive tiles that rotate automatically or can be navigated with the remote. The format appears on the home screen,...
By Advanced Television
News•Feb 24, 2026
Behind the Resurgence: Zomato, Swiggy Regain Food Delivery Momentum in the Dec Quarter
India’s food‑delivery duopoly posted a strong rebound in the October‑December quarter, with Zomato’s gross order value climbing 21.3% and Swiggy’s rising 20.5%, both surpassing the 20% growth threshold. Monthly transacting users grew 21.5% to 24.9 million for Zomato and 18.1 million for...
By ETRetail (India)
News•Feb 24, 2026
New Battery Made “Exclusively” For Homes Launches Onto Red-Hot Australian Market
Energy‑LIB, a China‑based firm, has launched the LIB HomeStack battery and inverter in Australia, positioning it as the first system built exclusively for residential use. The stackable units come in 16 kWh, 32 kWh and 48 kWh capacities, operate at under 25 decibels and...
By RenewEconomy
News•Feb 24, 2026
Digital Government Minister Unapologetic over Service NSW Licensing Logjam
The NSW Department of Customer Service reports an average driver’s licence processing time of 19 days, just under the 20‑day benchmark, indicating mounting pressure on Service NSW. The backlog stems from a newly introduced overseas licence transfer scheme that forces many...
By The Mandarin (Australia)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Menarini Consolidates APAC Media Mandate with Agency Appointment
Menarini Asia‑Pacific has appointed Omnicom Media’s PHD as its regional media agency, expanding the partnership to seven additional markets—India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Korea—effective January 1 2026. The new remit consolidates media planning and buying across Menarini’s pharmaceutical and consumer‑health...
By Marketing-Interactive
News•Feb 24, 2026
Cotton On Accelerates India Growth with Apparel Group Partnership
Cotton On Group has signed a licensing partnership with Apparel Group to accelerate its expansion in India. The agreement outlines a phased omnichannel rollout that will launch brick‑and‑mortar stores, a dedicated e‑commerce site, and presence on key digital marketplaces. Apparel...
By Inside Retail Asia
News•Feb 24, 2026
Inside Koala Eco’s Disciplined Push Into the US Natural Channel
Koala Eco, an Australian natural‑care brand, has moved beyond its US entry phase to a disciplined scaling strategy focused on profitable growth. Co‑founders Paul Davidson and Jessica Bragdon prioritize performance per door, deepening presence in premium natural retailers like Sprouts...
By Inside Retail Australia
News•Feb 24, 2026
Russia's Kaspersky Fights Western Sanctions
Kaspersky Lab faces a cascade of Western sanctions that have crippled its European and U.S. operations. Germany’s BSI warning has slashed German sales by roughly 80%, while the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments have barred Kaspersky products and placed senior...
By bne IntelliNews
News•Feb 24, 2026
Ant Group’s Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ Each Surpass 100 Million Users During CNY Highlighting AI Adoption...
Ant Group reported that its AI‑powered payment service, Alipay AI Pay, and its AI Health application, AQ, each surpassed 100 million active users during the Chinese New Year holiday. The milestone underscores a rapid acceleration of AI‑driven consumer services in China,...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Feb 24, 2026
Best Practices Are Meaningless Without Audience Research
The article argues that generic best practices produce mediocre marketing results unless they are informed by audience research. It explains that understanding the specific audience’s preferences, language, and hang‑out places transforms bland tactics into resonant campaigns. Practical methods such as...
By SparkToro Blog
News•Feb 24, 2026
This Startup Wants to Make Chicken Cheaper in Nigeria with a Simple Solution
Cubeseed Africa is launching a digital marketplace that links Nigerian poultry farmers directly with restaurants, hotels and other buyers, bypassing traditional middlemen. By using escrow payments and a Sterling Bank‑backed credit line, the platform guarantees timely funds for farmers while...
By Techpoint Africa
News•Feb 24, 2026
Local Developer Pitches Gigawatt-Hour Big Battery to Help Perth Quit Coal
Western Australian developer RE Developments has lodged a $500 million proposal for a 250 MW/1 GWh battery at Baldavis, south of Perth. The project is one of 18 storage installations planned along the 330 kV transmission corridor linking Collie’s energy hub to the city. It...
By RenewEconomy
News•Feb 24, 2026
HMC Says “Fantastic” Wind, Solar and Battery Assets Can Rival Real Estate as the Fund’s Biggest Earner
HMC Capital’s Energy Transition Fund, after buying Neoen’s Victorian renewable assets and battery developer Stor‑Energy, secured a KKR commitment of up to $603 million, falling short of its $1 billion target and prompting a 16% share decline. CEO David Di Pilla defended the...
By RenewEconomy
News•Feb 24, 2026
India's Tech Infra as Public Good Can Be Emulated for AI Across Global South, Says ITU Official
India’s digital public infrastructure—most notably Aadhaar and UPI—has been highlighted by ITU strategic‑engagement chief Fred Werner as a replicable model for AI diffusion across the Global South. Werner argues that the country’s ability to scale technology for over a billion...
By ET Telecom (Economic Times)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Drug-Controlled CAR T Cells May Enable Safer Immunotherapy
Researchers at EPFL have created a drug‑controlled CAR‑T platform called DROP‑CAR that can be turned off on demand with the FDA‑approved BCL‑2 inhibitor venetoclax. The system places a reversible protein‑protein interaction on the cell surface, causing the CAR to dissociate...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Visa Expands Latin America Footprint: To Acquire Argentina’s Prisma Medios De Pago and Newpay
Visa announced the acquisition of Argentina’s Prisma Medios de Pago and the fintech platform Newpay, marking a strategic push into Latin America’s payments ecosystem. The combined deal, valued at over $200 million, will be funded largely with cash. By integrating Prisma’s...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Feb 24, 2026
Nvidia Lines up Partners to Boost Security for Industrial Operations
Nvidia announced expanded partnerships with Akamai, Forescout, Palo Alto Networks, Siemens and Xage to embed AI‑driven security into operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). Using Nvidia BlueField DPUs, the collaborations offload security workloads from host CPUs, enabling hardware‑isolated,...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 24, 2026
How Freedom Furniture Is Turning Casual Browsers Into Loyal Customers
Freedom Furniture is leveraging AI to unify its omnichannel retail experience, from discovery to post‑sale service. By expanding its catalog from 12,000 to over 70,000 SKUs through a dropship model, the retailer relies on AI‑driven search and recommendation engines that...
By Inside Retail Australia
News•Feb 24, 2026
Adore Beauty Sales Soar but Black Friday ‘Overperformance’ Hurts Profits
Adore Beauty posted an 8.7% year‑on‑year revenue increase to $111.9 million, delivering a record underlying EBITDA of $4.1 million, up 14.5%. The strong Black Friday‑Cyber Monday sales drove a 120‑basis‑point dip in gross profit margin, falling to 35% as discounting intensified. The...
By Inside Retail Australia
News•Feb 24, 2026
Boeing Demonstrates Large Language Model for Space-Grade Hardware
Boeing Space Mission Systems engineers have proven that a large language model can run on commercial off‑the‑shelf hardware and interpret satellite telemetry in natural language. The lab‑based test showed the model can generate human‑readable health reports, reducing latency compared with...
By SpaceNews
News•Feb 24, 2026
Space Force Starts Briefing Stakeholders on 15-Year Vision
The U.S. Space Force unveiled the prototype of its 15‑year force structure roadmap, detailing expected systems, support and personnel through 2040. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman highlighted three core mission areas—navigation warfare, space domain awareness, and satellite communications—and...
By Air & Space Forces Magazine
News•Feb 24, 2026
Government Looks to Clamp Down on Email Attachments Through ‘Cultural Change, Guidance and Technological Solutions’
The UK government’s Digital Service and Innovation Team (DSIT) is moving to curb the use of email attachments by civil servants, urging a shift to cloud‑based file sharing. Ministers highlighted that attachments increase human error and data‑loss risk, and new...
By PublicTechnology.net (UK)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Government Digital and Data Profession Unpacks New ‘Evaluator’ Role
The Government Digital and Data Profession has introduced a dedicated “digital evaluator” role within its capability framework to embed evaluation directly into agile digital projects. The initiative follows a Treasury‑led review that highlighted shortcomings in how digital programmes are funded,...
By PublicTechnology.net (UK)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Microsoft Brings C++ Smarts to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code
Microsoft announced that GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code now leverages C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness. The new capabilities are delivered through the C/C++ DevTools extension, enabling the AI agent to retrieve definitions, references, and call hierarchies...
By InfoWorld (sitewide)
News•Feb 24, 2026
CCAs Start Carrying Inert Missiles, Live Fire Shots Expected Later This Year
The U.S. Air Force has equipped its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes – General Atomics' YFQ-42A and Anduril's YFQ-44A – with inert AIM‑120 missiles, marking the first weapons‑carriage milestone for the uncrewed fighter program. Live‑fire testing is scheduled for later...
By Air & Space Forces Magazine
News•Feb 24, 2026
Court Tests Limits of Executive ‘Pause’ Power Over IIJA Transportation Funds
The U.S. District Court in Seattle on Jan. 23, 2026 vacated the Federal Highway Administration’s February 2025 suspension of the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program. The ruling restores the agency’s authority to obligate funds for state EV‑charging projects, effectively...
By Engineering News-Record (ENR)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Meink, Saltzman Make Case for Space Force Expansion
U.S. Space Force Secretary Troy Meink announced a push for sustained expansion as mission sets broaden, citing the need for more personnel and specialized skills. A key immediate step is enlarging the Space Warfighting Analysis Center to guide force design...
By SpaceNews
News•Feb 24, 2026
Cheil India Creates “Many Me’s in Me” Campaign for Samsung Galaxy Book5
Cheil India unveiled a brand film for Samsung’s Galaxy Book5 titled “Many Me’s in Me,” portraying a Gen Z protagonist navigating multiple creative identities. The ad positions the laptop’s AI capabilities—AI Select, Photo Remaster, and Copilot—as seamless enablers rather than technical...
By Campaign Brief Asia
News•Feb 24, 2026
China’s Xiaomi Starts In-House Appliance Production in Push for Quality
Xiaomi has launched an in‑house home‑appliance production line at a new Wuhan plant, investing roughly RMB 2.5 billion ($350 million) and achieving a capacity of up to 7 million units annually. The company plans to manufacture about 20% of its air‑conditioners and other key...
By KrASIA
News•Feb 24, 2026
Jupiter's Galilean Moons May Have Gained Life's Building Blocks at Birth
An international team led by Southwest Research Institute showed that complex organic molecules (COMs) could form in both the protosolar nebula and Jupiter’s circumplanetary disk, then be incorporated into the Galilean moons during their accretion. Their coupled disk‑evolution and grain‑transport...
By Phys.org - Space News
News•Feb 24, 2026
Inside Pakistan’s Pivot: From Assembling Kits to Designing Advanced Defence Solutions
At the 2026 World Defence Show in Riyadh, Pakistan’s defence industry announced a strategic shift from licence‑based kit assembly to indigenous design and systems integration. State‑run firms displayed a range of home‑developed products, including GIDS’s Shahpar UAVs and Blaze loitering...
By Quwa – Defence News & Analysis
News•Feb 24, 2026
System Isolates Single Extracellular Vesicle Surface Proteins to Map Function
UC Davis engineers unveiled VESSEL, a cell‑free platform that produces extracellular vesicles bearing a single surface protein. By isolating individual proteins, the system enables direct functional mapping, exemplified by the discovery that CADM1 promotes vesicle uptake. The approach is scalable...
By Phys.org – Nanotechnology