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Adyen and Forage have announced a strategic partnership to enable SNAP EBT payments on Adyen’s U.S. commerce platform. The collaboration integrates Forage’s compliance‑focused EBT processing with Adyen’s unified payment APIs, allowing grocery, convenience and select food retailers to accept government food benefits. Merchants can onboard SNAP functionality within days, reducing the need for separate legacy terminals. This move opens a high‑volume consumer segment to Adyen’s network and simplifies the checkout experience for SNAP beneficiaries.
TransAct Technologies announced the appointment of Dana Loof as Chief Marketing Officer to steer its global marketing strategy and accelerate growth of its BOHA! platform and casino‑gaming solutions. Loof brings a 30‑year track record in high‑growth tech firms, including senior...
Silicon Valley is channeling tens of millions of dollars into the 2026 midterm elections through a new wave of AI‑focused super PACs, aiming to block state‑level AI regulations and promote a unified national framework. The flagship PAC, Leading the Future,...
Enterprise software vendors are accelerating the retirement of perpetual‑license products, declaring many versions End of Availability and pushing customers toward cloud‑based SaaS suites. While the shift may raise short‑term costs, research shows that modern subscription models deliver better cybersecurity, functionality,...
Adversa AI’s Agentic AI Security Platform has been named a winner in the 2026 BIG Innovation Awards for Innovative Products – Software, as announced by the Business Intelligence Group. The platform tackles the emerging attack surface of autonomous AI agents,...
Guavapay’s founder and chief executive stepped down as a director while the London‑based fintech braces for a High Court hearing. Mastercard has filed a winding‑up petition, alleging unpaid debts and breach of contract. The company is preparing a legal defence...
Enterprises accelerating AI adoption face a critical gap in identity verification. A GBG report shows 31% of businesses struggle to detect fraud during onboarding, exposing AI workflows to manipulation. Enterprise‑grade verification combines biometrics, document validation, API checks, MFA and continuous...
ImmunityBio announced an FDA pathway to refile for Anktiva in papillary‑only NMIBC after an initial rejection. The IL‑15 agonist, already approved for BCG‑refractory CIS, generated $113 million in sales last year. Data from the QUILT‑3.032 trial show a 58.2% 12‑month disease‑free...
University of Calgary researchers have developed an AI‑driven early‑warning system that can predict whirling disease in trout and salmon using minimal data. By training a hidden Markov model on a single confirmed outbreak and leveraging readily available environmental metrics such...
ErrTraffic is a traffic‑distribution system that powers ClickFix social‑engineering attacks by deliberately corrupting website visuals—a technique dubbed “GlitchFix.” When a victim visits a compromised page, the script distorts text, CSS and cursor movement before presenting a fake update prompt that...
ADLINK unveiled the Express‑PTL COM‑HPC Mini, the first COM Express module built around Intel’s Core Ultra 3 processors. The board merges a 12‑core Intel Arc GPU, an NPU 5 delivering up to 50 TOPS, and a hybrid CPU layout for a combined 180 TOPS...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the World Economic Forum that his engineers now rely entirely on AI to generate code, editing only the output. He predicts AI models could handle end‑to‑end software‑engineering tasks within the next six to twelve months....
Xactly announced the promotion of long‑time executives Kandarp Desai to Chief Technology Officer and Christopher Li to Chief Product Officer. The moves come after recent CMO and CHRO hires, completing a strategic refresh of the senior leadership team. Both leaders...
At the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy quickly reached roughly 3,100 patients within its first week, underscoring strong demand for oral obesity therapies. Eli Lilly’s competing oral candidate, orforglipron, saw its FDA decision pushed back to April 10, despite...
Datarails announced a $70 million Series C round, pushing its total funding above $175 million. The startup’s FinanceOS platform embeds AI directly into Excel, letting finance teams link data across ERP, CRM, and HR systems. Revenue surged more than 70 percent last year while...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pulling back from enforcement, leaving a regulatory gap that state attorneys general and banking agencies are moving to fill. States are hiring former CFPB staff and enacting laws such as New York's FAIR Act...
In 2025, 65% of consumers completed purchases through brand text messages, marking the first time text messaging outpaced email for promotional offers in Vibes’ nine‑year study. The report also found 81% of respondents view RCS messaging as superior to SMS,...
At Predict 2026, Mambu CEO Fernando Zandona highlighted how Gen Z and Gen Alpha are reshaping banking expectations, treating money as an expression of personal values. He argued that these AI‑native cohorts demand seamless, real‑time, embedded finance experiences. Zandona forecasted AI‑driven personalization and...
Sitecore announced the expansion of its Global Reseller Program with a new Global Elite initiative, appointing FPT Software as the first elite partner. The elite status grants FPT exclusive reseller rights in Vietnam and non‑exclusive rights across selected Asian and...
Oracle has issued its first Critical Patch Update for 2026, delivering 337 security patches that address roughly 230 unique CVEs across more than 30 products. More than two dozen of the fixes target critical‑severity bugs, and over 235 patches remediate...
Elvijs Plugis argues that modern growth is limited by execution, not capital, especially in the 12‑24 months after funding. He promotes an execution‑led investment model that embeds ownership, governance, and operational authority before large capital deployments. The approach treats execution...
Q/C Technologies announced the appointment of Chelsea Voss, a senior technical staff member at OpenAI, to its Board of Directors. Voss brings extensive experience in machine‑learning infrastructure, model evaluation, and hardware reliability, complementing Q/C’s focus on quantum‑class photonic computing. The...
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned five tanning‑related advertising campaigns after finding them to be misleading and irresponsible. The ads, from SunShine Co, Tanbox Towcester, The Sun Company, Tan & Deliver Home Hire Sunbeds and Byrokko, claimed sunbeds...
Golden Visa holders who obtain Greek residency by investment face distinct tax obligations that require proactive, long‑term planning. The article outlines how residency classification, income stream alignment, and asset‑holding structures influence reporting duties and liability. It emphasizes early design of...
Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike has launched Confer, a privacy‑first AI chatbot that encrypts every conversation end‑to‑end. The service uses passkey authentication, server‑side encryption, and runs in a Trusted Execution Environment to prevent data leakage. A free tier allows 20 messages...
In 2026 AI success hinges on high‑quality, ethically sourced training data rather than sheer volume. Leading providers such as Scale AI, Appen, Shaip, Defined.ai, TELUS International, iMerit, and Sama differentiate themselves through domain expertise, rigorous governance, and support for generative‑AI...
Georgia Tech Research Institute unveiled a cryogenic vacuum chamber that dramatically reduces vibration and magnetic‑field noise for trapped‑ion quantum experiments. The design embeds magnetic shielding inside the chamber and uses ceramic‑plastic posts for vibration isolation, while an integrated RF coil...
The article argues that relying solely on CVSS scores misguides vulnerability prioritization. Real‑world incidents like Equifax, SolarWinds, and Log4Shell show that medium‑scoring flaws can cause outsized damage when they propagate through interconnected systems. It introduces the Unified Linkage Model (ULM)...
Gartner’s inaugural Magic Quadrant introduces Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) as a formal replacement for traditional vulnerability management, emphasizing Continuous Threat Exposure Management. The report evaluated 20 vendors on continuous discovery, risk‑informed prioritization, and cross‑environment visibility. Data shows 74 % of identified...
Western Circle, the fintech parent of Cashfloat, has rolled out a values‑driven, AI‑powered lending model that promises faster, more transparent credit decisions for UK consumers. The firm’s proprietary engine delivers approval or rejection in an average of 2.49 minutes, a...
Liverpool Football Club has signed a multi‑year global partnership with SAS, appointing the tech giant as its official AI marketing automation partner. The club will roll out SAS Customer Intelligence 360 and SAS Viya to power real‑time analytics, campaign management...
Researchers from the University of Birmingham reported that the ELSA feasibility trial screened roughly 17,000 UK children aged three to 13 using a finger‑prick autoantibody test, identifying early‑stage type 1 diabetes before symptoms appear. The study found 75 children with...
Sophelio announced it has completed its transition from Sapientai to a new corporate identity, signaling a shift from a research‑focused startup to a scalable AI data‑platform provider. The rebrand emphasizes a signal‑first, provenance‑driven approach for complex, multimodal scientific systems. Over...
In this episode, MIT professor Priya Donti explains why the power grid must be constantly optimized to balance unpredictable demand, variable renewable supply, and line losses. She highlights AI’s role in delivering more accurate real‑time forecasts of renewable output, solving...
Security researchers have uncovered a new Magecart‑style campaign that injects obfuscated JavaScript from cc-analytics.com/app.js into e‑commerce checkout pages. The script captures credit‑card numbers and billing details, then exfiltrates them to attacker‑controlled servers at pstatics.com via XMLHttpRequest POSTs. Infrastructure analysis reveals...
Seth Godin argues that pricing across industries is shaped more by cultural identity than pure economics. Creators view their work as cultural stewardship, leading to price norms that signal belonging rather than profit maximization. Dynamic pricing in concerts sparked moral...
Formulary Financial has emerged from stealth with a $4.6 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures and backed by several other investors. The startup offers an AI-native fund administration platform that consolidates data, automates workflows, and delivers real‑time reporting across the...
Scientists have unveiled a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grasp objects from either side, breaking the traditional one‑sided design of most manipulators. The hand, available in five‑ and six‑fingered versions with a 16 cm palm, can detach from its...
Scientists at RIKEN have introduced a focused ion beam technique that can carve three‑dimensional nanostructures directly from single‑crystal materials. Using this method they sculpted helical devices from the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co₃Sn₂S₂, which displayed a switchable diode effect that reverses...
The 18th European Space Conference convenes in Brussels on 27‑28 January 2026, spotlighting European autonomy, resilience, competitiveness, security and defence. ESA’s participation follows the Ministerial Council’s approval of a historic €22.3 billion budget, reinforcing its mandate in security‑related activities. Sessions will highlight strengthened...
Morrisons posted a resilient 2025 financial year, keeping underlying EBITDA steady at £835 million despite a cyber‑attack, higher inflation and unexpected budget‑driven costs. Group like‑for‑like sales rose 2.8% to £15.8 billion, with a 3.4% lift over the Christmas period. Its online division...
Linnworks introduced Spotlight AI, the inaugural offering in its Commerce Ops Intelligence suite, to automate repetitive ecommerce tasks and surface operational blind spots. The AI engine continuously scans order‑processing workflows, flags manual actions, and recommends high‑impact automations. Early adopters reported...
3 E Network Technology Group announced an accelerated rollout of high‑density AI and high‑performance computing infrastructure in Finland, leveraging the country’s reliable, low‑carbon power grid. The modular design will support rack power densities of 50‑100 kW, employ advanced liquid‑cooling, and target competitive...
Tethral, a San Francisco startup, is bringing its vibecoding platform to connected homes, allowing users to orchestrate lighting, sound, temperature and other devices through simple natural‑language prompts. The technology translates mood‑based intent into coordinated actions, leveraging existing smart‑home hardware while...
cside unveiled Privacy Watch, an AI‑driven platform that continuously monitors client‑side third‑party scripts for hidden data collection and privacy violations. The tool automatically generates evidence logs and regulation‑specific reports to help organizations meet GDPR, CPRA, HIPAA and emerging state‑level requirements. With...
Researchers in China have discovered an interface‑specific structural‑compositional transformation in a bulk Pd₄₀Ni₄₀P₂₀ nanoglass that occurs well below its glass transition temperature. Using a two‑step process of inert‑gas‑condensed nanoparticles and 8 GPa consolidation, they produced a dense granular nanostructured glass whose...
The PayTail Summit gathered leading retailers, e‑commerce platforms and payment innovators to chart the next phase of retail commerce and digital payments. Speakers examined how real‑time settlement, tokenization and AI‑driven fraud tools are reshaping checkout experiences. Case studies highlighted buy‑now‑pay‑later...
AI Magazine, a BizClik brand, unveiled its annual Top 100 AI Leaders 2026, naming OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as the #1 influencer. The list spans CEOs, researchers, ethicists and entrepreneurs shaping AI across technology, finance, healthcare, manufacturing and energy. It...
Money Movement 2026 merges two flagship conferences, drawing a broad spectrum of banks, credit unions, regulators, PSPs, retailers, and fintech innovators. The event expects over 350 senior attendees and 150 leading companies, with two‑in‑three decision makers represented. Featuring more than...
The January 2026 PYMNTS "Agentic AI Report" finds that power users are rapidly embracing autonomous AI agents, while the broader consumer base remains wary of handing over control. Enthusiasm is strongest for low‑risk, reversible tasks, and drops sharply for financial...
