Technology News and Headlines
Market Intelligence for Professionals
Technology Pulse
EMAIL DIGESTS
Daily
Every morning
Weekly
Tuesday recap
EMAIL DIGESTS
Daily
Every morning
Weekly
Tuesday recap
A PYMNTS Intelligence study reveals a stark generational divide in digital healthcare. While 33% of Gen Z patients report their latest visit was virtual, only 5% of baby boomers did. Payment friction is the biggest hurdle for younger users, with 68% encountering barriers compared with just 18% of boomers. The findings suggest that the digital health revolution is being held back more by payment workflow challenges than by clinical adoption.
A University of Bonn randomized trial found that a two‑day, calorie‑restricted oatmeal diet lowered LDL cholesterol by about 10% in participants with metabolic syndrome. The intensive oat regimen also produced an average two‑kilogram weight loss and modest blood‑pressure reductions. Gut‑microbiome...
Digi International announced a $50 million cash acquisition of Particle, a subscription‑based edge‑to‑cloud platform that currently generates about $20 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). The deal lifts Digi’s IoT Products and Services segment ARR by roughly 60%, expanding it from $32 million...
The Economic Survey 2025‑26 softens earlier warnings about AI‑driven job losses, suggesting that fears may be exaggerated. It emphasizes that AI can boost productivity and create employment if supported by strong institutional frameworks. The report highlights AI’s experimental nature and urges...
![The Way Your Agency Handles Leads Will Define Success in 2026 [Webinar] via @Sejournal, @Hethr_campbell](/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto,fit=cover/https://cdn.searchenginejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1-105.png)
The webinar hosted by Search Engine Journal highlights that agencies’ ability to manage leads after capture will determine their success in 2026. It stresses that missed calls, delayed follow‑ups, and poor handoffs are eroding conversion rates and wasting ad spend....
Alpha Omega announced the Continuum Automation Framework, a unified ecosystem of AI‑driven accelerators designed to help federal agencies modernize, migrate, and secure mission‑critical systems. The platform comprises four modular components—Design, Code, Connect, and Secure—that replace manual processes with an end‑to‑end...
Researchers have developed hierarchical flower‑like Fe–Mo oxide electrocatalysts using a scalable reflux‑calcination method. The optimized Fe0.25Mo0.75O (FeMoO‑III) shows an OER overpotential of 240 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and an ORR half‑wave potential of 0.86 V, with durability exceeding 200 h. Integrated into both alkaline...
A recent industry study reveals that hearing‑aid abandonment rates have fallen to 15% in the U.S., down from 30% a decade ago, driven by improved device comfort, AI‑powered personalization, and direct‑to‑consumer sales channels. The research highlights that younger adults (35‑54)...
Researchers have created an ultrathin all‑carbon graphene foam thermal interface material using PMMA microsphere templating and finite‑element high‑throughput screening. The foam delivers exceptional thermal diffusivity—608.6 mm²/s in‑plane and 51.8 mm²/s through‑plane—and an ultra‑low contact thermal resistance of 0.104 K·cm²/W at 40 psi. Its bond‑line...
Laserfiche announced a major upgrade to its AI‑driven Smart Fields engine, adding automatic document classification and intelligent auto‑tagging. The new features let users describe desired data with natural‑language prompts, enabling the system to identify invoice, transcript, or contract types and...
The study presents a DNA‑assisted hydrothermal route to fabricate defect‑rich δ‑MnO₂ nanoflake cathodes for aqueous zinc‑ion batteries. DNA molecules coordinate with Mn ions, generating phosphate and nitrogen groups that create oxygen‑related defects and increase Mn³⁺ content while expanding interlayer spacing....
Researchers have demonstrated a ligand‑induced conversion of conventional CdSe magic‑size clusters (MSC‑391) into a newly identified MSC‑272 that absorbs at 272 nm. The transformation, driven by diphenylphosphine and cadmium carboxylate salts, yields a cluster with superior dispersibility and thermal stability up...
Applied Computing and KBR have unveiled INSITE 3.0, an AI‑driven platform that embeds physics‑based models to optimize ammonia plant operations. The solution leverages Applied Computing’s Orbital AI and KBR’s 75‑year ammonia expertise, targeting lower emissions, higher yields, and improved safety....
Researchers have developed a near‑infrared (NIR) triggered hydrogel bio‑ink that incorporates up‑conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with acrylic acid‑N‑vinyl‑2‑pyrrolidone and carboxymethyl cellulose. The NIR exposure induces rapid hydrogen‑bonding condensation, enabling in‑situ 3D printing of wound‑filling scaffolds. The printed hydrogel generates reactive oxygen...
Researchers engineered the pore environment of two isoreticular Zr‑MOFs, HIAM-411 (methyl‑functional) and HIAM-412 (amino‑functional), to tackle the long‑standing challenge of one‑step adsorptive separation of C2H2/C2H4/C2H6 mixtures. HIAM‑411 preferentially adsorbs acetylene and ethane but suffers low C2H2/C2H4 selectivity, limiting its efficiency....
SAP reported a robust Q4, with total revenue reaching €9.68 billion and cloud revenue climbing 26% to €5.61 billion, driving full‑year cloud sales to €21.0 billion, up 23% YoY. CEO Christian Klein highlighted that over two‑thirds of Q4 cloud orders now embed business...
Researchers have engineered a starch‑based hydrogel by covalently grafting protocatechuic acid, creating a bioinspired material that is both ultratough and rapidly piezoresistive. The hydrogel’s dynamic hydrogen bonds and π‑π interactions eliminate the typical brittleness‑hysteresis trade‑off, enabling reliable strain‑dependent resistance. Integrated...
Researchers engineered four zinc‑based metal‑organic frameworks (Zn‑MOFs) by modifying organic linkers with electron‑donating or -withdrawing groups, precisely controlling the type of reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced. The fluorine‑substituted MOF (HIAM‑3001F) favored superoxide generation, achieving near‑unity conversion and 88.5% yield in...
The Advertising Association and WARC report projects UK advertising expenditure to surpass £50 billion in 2026, following a 10.1% rise to £46.9 billion in 2025. Q3 2025 saw ad spend climb 11.4% to £12.5 billion, with search and online display making up 83%...
Researchers have created a corn‑like FePS3‑ZnPS3 heterostructure anode using a MOF‑on‑MOF templating method, coated with N‑doped carbon. The architecture combines heterointerfacial engineering and structural design to improve charge transfer and buffer volume expansion. The resulting anode delivers an initial discharge...
Ocado Group announced that its Canadian partner Sobeys will shut the Calgary customer fulfilment centre, citing slower‑than‑expected e‑commerce growth in Alberta. The closure will shave roughly £7 million from Ocado's FY26 fee revenue, but the company expects an £18 million compensation payment...
Bright Pattern, a global AI‑powered omnichannel contact‑center vendor, announced its participation at GITEX 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, scheduled for 11‑12 February. At the expo, the company will demonstrate its end‑to‑end customer‑engagement platform featuring virtual agents, real‑time transcription, summarization, interaction analytics,...
Highmont Group positions itself as a secure, web‑based trading platform offering CFDs on over 160 assets, including cryptocurrencies, Forex, stocks, and commodities. The service combines military‑grade encryption, segregated client accounts, and 24/7 live support with AI‑driven analytics, gap‑trading alerts, and...
Brivo released its 2026 Trends in Video Surveillance report, highlighting seven key trends shaping enterprise security. The study notes cloud‑based AI is now standard, enterprise cloud adoption is at a tipping point, and regulations around privacy and PII are becoming...
Researchers engineered the A‑site cation in 2D perovskite single crystals, creating MPDA (MPDAPb2I6) that prolongs hot‑carrier cooling to 80 ps—eight times longer than the DMePDA counterpart. The extended hot‑carrier lifetime boosts hot‑electron extraction efficiency to 51.4%, a six‑fold increase, and raises...
Researchers have introduced a double‑perovskite phosphor, Cs2NaYF6 doped with Pr3+, that exhibits optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) in the ultraviolet‑C (UVC) range. After X‑ray exposure, the material stores charge carriers in deep traps and releases them as persistent UVC light when...
Northwood Space, a Los Angeles‑based ground‑infrastructure provider for space missions, secured $100 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Washington Harbour Partners and co‑led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from several space‑focused venture firms. The capital will fund accelerated...
Klaviyo has launched a new app that embeds its marketing automation data directly into OpenAI’s ChatGPT. By tagging @Klaviyo, marketers can query real‑time campaign performance, revenue trends, and unsubscribe drivers, receiving results as interactive cards and plain‑language recommendations. The integration...
A thiol‑free hot‑injection technique enables the colloidal synthesis of quasi‑2D klockmannite CuSe nanocrystals, producing large nanosheets and uniform triangular nanoplatelets by tuning temperature and precursor ratios. The triangular plates, only 12–25 nm across, display strong near‑infrared plasmonic absorption driven by intrinsic...
Fixed‑price software development contracts lock cost, scope, and timeline before coding begins. Vendors deliver detailed requirements, defined features, milestones, and a change‑request process. Testing obligations include functional, integration, and user‑acceptance testing within agreed limits, while deployment covers production launch, basic...
UK online wine retailer Naked Wines reported that its peak‑season trading through the 13 weeks to 29 December 2025 was in line with internal guidance. Revenue fell 19 % year‑on‑year on a constant‑currency basis as the company sharpened its focus on a...
The Perspective reexamines CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals, showing that visible‑light excitation converts ambient O₂ into superoxide radical anions. These reactive species destabilize the crystal lattice, creating defects that paradoxically enable aerobic photocatalytic reactions. By linking defect formation, surface chemistry, and reaction...
The researchers combined beam‑effect‑corrected electrochemical liquid‑phase electron microscopy (EC‑LP‑EM) with bulk electrochemical testing to directly image silver nanostructures dissolving on a platinum substrate under open‑circuit conditions. Their workflow incorporates automated image analysis and beam‑effect assessment, delivering quantitative, real‑time data on...
Researchers have engineered an aggregation‑induced emission luminogen (AIEgen) that converts near‑infrared light into heat, forming photothermal nanoparticles for diabetic wound therapy. The NIR‑activated particles efficiently kill multidrug‑resistant bacteria such as MRSA and carbapenem‑resistant Pseudomonas, while also disrupting biofilms and mitigating...
Researchers have synthesized oxygen‑doped nanodiamonds (O‑ND) and copper‑doped nanodiamond composites (Cu‑OND) that excel in two‑electron oxygen reduction (ORR) and water oxidation (WOR), respectively. O‑ND raises ORR Faradaic efficiency from 71% to 87.1%, while Cu‑OND delivers 78.2% WOR efficiency. When paired...
Researchers introduced lithium bis‑trifluoromethanesulfonyl‑methide (LiCTf2), a methide‑based analogue of LiNTf2 that eliminates aluminum current‑collector corrosion and reinforces interfacial stability for Ni‑rich NMC cathodes. The CTf2⁻ anion forms low‑solubility Al³⁺ complexes and strengthens Li⁺ coordination, creating a hybrid inorganic‑organic cathode‑electrolyte interphase....
Researchers have engineered a biomimetic nanorobot (hPH‑RNPEC) that can be administered intranasally to deliver a combined payload of endogenous miRNAs and curcumin directly to the brain. The platform uses Pueraria lobata‑derived exosomes cloaked in neutrophil‑like membranes, a rabies virus glycoprotein...
EDO announced the launch of Always‑On, a cross‑platform measurement solution that streams automated outcomes data into media partners' analytics platforms. NBCUniversal and Paramount Global are the first to integrate the service, feeding real‑time performance insights for linear and streaming inventory....
Researchers have created a rapid, one-pot electrochemical sensor for breast‑cancer‑derived exosomes. The device leverages an aptamer‑triggered hybridization chain reaction combined with a streptavidin‑biotin cross‑link to assemble a G‑quadruplex‑DNA nano‑highway network at room temperature. Binding of the vimentin aptamer disassembles the...
Researchers engineered a self‑assembling peptide hydrogel (Fmoc‑DDIKVAV) to encapsulate adeno‑associated virus delivering brain‑derived neurotrophic factor (AAV‑BDNF). In a mouse Huntington's disease model, the hydrogel‑mediated delivery achieved markedly higher BDNF expression and neuroprotection in the striatum than direct AAV injection. The...
Researchers have shown that designing peptide charge distribution, together with pH, stoichiometry, and concentration, can selectively direct the co‑assembly of ionic complementary peptide binary mixtures. By adjusting these parameters, they control β‑sheet strand alignment, assembly kinetics, nanofiber morphology, and hydrogel...
Biotech firms are aggressively recruiting IT talent as the sector’s digital transformation accelerates. After a mid‑year dip in 2025, job postings rebounded in the last four months and January 2026 listings already surpass December’s total. Ten companies—including AbbVie, Amgen, Lilly...
20i has introduced Twentie, the web industry’s first unlimited managed hosting assistant, embedded directly into its platform. The AI‑driven tool accesses live account data to generate custom PDF and CSV reports, analyze performance metrics, and help with tasks like marketing...
Deezer has opened its AI‑generated music detection system to rival streaming services, extending a tool that tags and removes AI tracks from recommendations and royalty pools. The platform processes about 60,000 AI‑created songs each day, with 85% of those streams...
Contio has launched MeetingOS, the world’s first Decision Acceleration Platform, to turn inefficient meetings into decisive, outcome‑driven sessions. Powered by the Contio Intelligence Engine, the platform automatically drafts agendas, surfaces real‑time insights, and generates detailed notes and action items. Three...
Researchers have developed size‑tunable copper‑glutathione (Cu‑GSH) nanocapsules using a simple co‑precipitation method, enabling precise control over particle morphology. In kiwifruit trials, the optimized formulation delivered 77% therapeutic and 66% protective efficacy, outperforming conventional copper pesticides. Small spherical nanocapsules penetrated plant...
Researchers have engineered a spherical SiOx@LiPAA composite anode using spray‑drying, where lithiated polyacrylic acid forms a conductive, elastic coating. The LiPAA layer buffers silicon‑oxide volume expansion and fosters a thin, LiF‑rich solid‑electrolyte interphase. Electrochemical tests show 1,234 mAh g⁻¹ after 200 cycles...
Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that merges DNA‑functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO) electrolyte‑gated transistors (EGTs) with machine‑learning analytics to detect cancer‑ and neuro‑related microRNAs. The platform targets the miR‑34 family and achieves a limit of detection as low as...
Researchers used first‑principles calculations to evaluate transition‑metal‑doped hexagonal boron nitride (TM@h‑BN) monolayers for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia. Fe@h‑BN and Ir@h‑BN emerged as the most promising single‑atom catalysts, showing low limiting potentials of –0.45 V and –0.31 V respectively. Their balanced nitrate...
Researchers applied sulfur fumigation to reconfigure ceria nanoparticle surfaces, exposing (200) and (220) crystal facets and generating abundant oxygen vacancies. This structural shift dramatically boosts the particles’ reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capability while maintaining a liver‑targeting hydrodynamic size (~136 nm)....
