
Amazon Prime members automatically qualify for a complimentary Grubhub+ subscription, which offers $0 delivery fees, reduced service fees, and a 5% credit on pickup orders. The benefit activates by linking the Prime account to Grubhub and remains active as long as the Prime membership is maintained. Canceling Prime immediately ends the Grubhub+ perks, though re‑joining restores them at no cost. The article also highlights related savings through Amex Gold and UK Prime’s Deliveroo Plus Silver offer.

Self‑described AI filmmaker Ian Durar announced he has secured about $30,000 to produce a fully AI‑generated feature and asked his X followers for plot ideas. The public solicitation drew sharp criticism from filmmakers, concept artists and screenwriters who dismissed the...
A new POLITICO poll reveals that citizens in the United States, Canada and other key NATO allies overwhelmingly consider cyberattacks on hospitals to be acts of war. Despite this public sentiment, NATO’s official response remains measured, emphasizing diplomatic channels and...
University of Tokyo researchers demonstrated that quantum reservoir computing (QRC) achieves its highest accuracy when operating at the edge of many‑body quantum chaos. By applying random‑matrix theory to the Sachdev‑Ye‑Kitaev (SYK) model, they identified two distinct chaos boundaries—in the time...
A new Icarus paper proposes that the Martian shield volcano Hecates Tholus hides debris‑covered glaciers, drawing a parallel with Antarctica’s Deception Island where ash‑laden eruptions insulated ice. The authors cite surface features—crevasses, bergschrunds and push moraines—as “smoking‑gun” evidence of past ice...

The Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC) unveiled a ₹1,500 crore roadmap to expand India’s inland water transport network, laying foundations for projects exceeding ₹150 crore, including cruise jetties in six states. Cargo movement on national waterways surged to 145.84 million tonnes in 2024‑25,...
LG Electronics USA has been awarded Leader-level recognition in the MindClick Sustainability Assessment Program for its hospitality TVs, digital signage, and commercial monitors. The evaluation highlighted top scores in guest health and responsible supply chain, making LG the only commercial...
The hospitality sector faced three data breaches this week. Choice Hotels International disclosed a social‑engineering attack that accessed franchisee and applicant records, including names and Social Security numbers, despite multi‑factor authentication. Wynn Resorts is alleged to have had 800,000 employee...

Email marketing remains a revenue powerhouse for ecommerce despite predictions of obsolescence, thanks to its owned, measurable nature. Marketers envision AI delivering true audience‑of‑one experiences, tailoring offers, timing, and content to each subscriber. Today’s AI tools, however, function more as...

Learning and Development leaders are turning to no‑code platforms to eliminate bottlenecks caused by IT backlogs. By using visual workflow builders, automated actions, and drag‑and‑drop portal designers, they can launch, update, and scale learning experiences in real time. The approach...

Nacon’s Revolution X Unlimited Xbox controller launches as a premium, Xbox‑Elite‑style pad with swappable sticks, rear paddles, a tiny customizable screen, and a full suite of accessories. Reviewers praise its chunky, comfortable feel and clicky button response, noting it competes directly with...

AI is reshaping nursing education, prompting curricula to incorporate AI documentation, simulation, and analytics tools. Hospitals face acute staffing gaps, with 25% of new nurses leaving within a year and a projected shortage of 63,700 RNs by 2030. Universities are...

WhatsApp has introduced a group message history feature, allowing admins to share a curated set of 25 to 100 past messages with new members. This gives newcomers context without granting unrestricted scroll‑back access to the entire chat. The feature rolls...

Security researchers at Veracode uncovered a malicious NPM package named buildrunner-dev that exploits a typosquatting trick to mimic the legitimate buildrunner tool. The package drops a massive batch script that conceals its true commands among random text and then downloads...

The Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby team has unveiled an “Officially Unsponsored” campaign, stripping its green‑and‑gold kit to all‑white uniforms with QR codes where sponsor logos would sit. The QR codes direct fans to SponsorSHOP, a digital marketplace that showcases naming‑rights,...
Researchers led by Texas A&M’s Dr. Vanderlei Bagnato are developing laser‑based, light‑activated therapies to combat antibiotic‑resistant infections. The method uses a safe photoreactive compound that, when activated by infrared light, disrupts bacterial defenses, allowing conventional antibiotics to work at normal...

Italian automation leader Comau unveiled the MATE‑XT GO, a lightweight wearable exoskeleton aimed at improving arm and shoulder ergonomics. Weighing less than 3 kg, the device can be donned in 30 seconds and removed in 10, delivering up to 50 % reduction in perceived...

Samsung confirmed that the upcoming Galaxy S26 series will ship with a new Perplexity hotword, “Hey Plex,” adding a third AI voice assistant alongside Google’s “Hey Google” and Samsung’s “Hey Bixby.” The integration is system‑level, with Perplexity pre‑installed and reachable via voice or a...
The Chelmsford Fire Department’s free "Get Alarmed Chelmsford" program installed smoke and carbon‑monoxide detectors in the mobile‑home‑dense Chelmsford Commons neighborhood, achieving a 25% enrollment rate in its first month. On Feb. 8, a detector installed through the initiative woke a family...

Newsguard evaluated the audio output of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Voice, Google’s Gemini Live, and Amazon’s Alexa+ by feeding each bot 20 false claims across health, politics, and world news. In neutral prompts, ChatGPT and Gemini reproduced falsehoods about 22‑23 percent of the...

A new scramble for Africa's critical minerals—lithium, cobalt, graphite, platinum‑group metals and rare‑earth elements—is driven by global green‑energy supply chains. The article argues that regional blocs such as SADC, ECOWAS and EAC must coordinate policies to move from raw‑material exports...

Rheinmetall, Germany's largest defence contractor, is weighing a bid for Munich‑based laser‑communications maker Mynaric, potentially derailing Rocket Lab's announced $150 million acquisition. The move reflects Europe’s push to keep critical aerospace and optical‑link technology under domestic control amid heightened scrutiny of...
The Chamera‑1 Hydro Power Station in Himachal Pradesh is a 540 MW underground facility operating three 180 MW units since 1984. It consistently outperforms its design output of 1,664 million units, having generated over 2,500 million units to date. The plant supplies long‑term power...

A New Zealand defendant used AI to draft remorse letters after pleading guilty to arson and biting a police officer. Judge Tom Gilbert recognized the letters were AI‑generated and questioned their sincerity during sentencing. The judge reduced the sentence by five...
India’s Comptroller and Auditor General will host a national conference on February 23 to review power sector trends and shape future audit plans. The event will bring together senior officials from the Centre, states and leading public‑sector utilities to discuss digitalisation,...
Entrepreneur Paul Ford, co‑founder of AI‑driven platform Aboard, wrote a New York Times essay highlighting the rapid improvement of Anthropic’s Claude Code, now costing $200 per month and enabling massive code generation. He argues that AI coding can turn software...
Fintech analysts are spotlighting iPayr International’s proprietary automation suite as a differentiated alternative to generic trading bots. The company’s four‑system framework, segmented by asset class, has moved from private stress‑testing to controlled global licensing in 2026. Early licensees report stronger...
iPayr International is pursuing a capacity-limited licensing model, granting access to its proprietary four-system automation suite only after applicant review. This scarcity-driven approach contrasts with the open-subscription SaaS model common among retail trading bots and is credited with accelerating the...

Israeli robotics firm Macushla unveiled the Shadowfax unmanned ground vehicle equipped with the SAURON remote‑controlled weapon station ahead of the Enforce Tac Nuremberg 2026 exhibition. The platform is lightweight, highly modular and can be re‑configured for combat, engineering or rescue missions. Demonstrations...
The Indian Biogas Association says the Union Budget 2026 excise‑duty waiver on compressed biogas (CBG) blended with CNG could unlock up to ₹1 lakh crore of investment, provided a clear, stable policy framework. A 5% blending target over five years would require...

Enterprises are still paying for legacy telecom services that are unused, creating hidden cost leaks. A data‑first approach—digitizing invoices, consolidating contracts, and applying AI/ML analytics—provides clear visibility into service usage and pricing. Companies that adopt this model can shift telecom...
Despite generous subsidies under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Chandigarh households have been slow to install rooftop solar. A CREST cost‑benefit study shows a 2‑3 kWp system can cut monthly bills by ₹1,000‑₹2,000 and deliver a payback in four to five years. Over a...

Meliá Hotels International has been listed for the ninth straight year in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026, placing it in the top 10% of the Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines sector. The company earned a 77‑point score, ranking first...

Nintendo released its Switch 2 eShop charts for February 22, 2026, listing the top‑selling titles across all games and download‑only categories. Mario Tennis Fever tops the overall list, while Resident Evil titles occupy several of the top five spots. Legacy AAA franchises such...

In January 2026 the UK’s National Space Operations Centre kept its warning and protection systems active around the clock to shield licensed satellites from a surge in solar activity and persistent orbital congestion. Geomagnetic storms and solar flares intensified, while...

Recent market turbulence has exposed the volatility of AI‑driven mega‑caps and the collateral damage to firms that could be disrupted by artificial intelligence. Investors are uncertain about which companies will ultimately benefit, leading to sharp price swings in both directions....

Anthropic introduced Claude Code Security, an AI‑powered add‑on to its Claude Code web tool that scans entire codebases and proposes patches for security flaws. The feature is initially available only to paid Claude Enterprise and Team customers, with accelerated access for open‑source maintainers....

Yoco’s international expansion chief Marcello Schermer says African fintechs must evolve from passive transaction recorders to proactive financial partners. After a decade of digitising payments, the continent now hosts over 5,000 startups and attracted $1.37 billion in 2024, with fintech capturing...
A new Nature Communications study reveals two neurobiologically distinct subtypes of adolescent major depressive disorder by analyzing information dynamics in sensory‑association cortices. One subtype shows heightened feedforward signaling, correlating with sensory hypersensitivity and anxiety, while the other exhibits reduced feedback...

gmp Architects completed three new schools in Bremerhaven using the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) model, marking the first public‑sector IPD project in Germany. The facilities, designed for roughly 1,750 pupils, opened between summer and autumn 2025 and replace aging buildings...
Jump, a Salt Lake City fintech that provides AI‑driven tools for financial advisors, announced an $80 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. The capital will accelerate development of its meeting‑preparation, research, and compliance automation platform and expand its sales force....

Peru’s Punta Lobos launch base, located near the magnetic equator, has become a hub for sub‑orbital atmospheric research. The domestically developed Paulet sounding‑rocket series, now in its I‑C iteration with indigenous telemetry, demonstrates Peru’s growing technical sovereignty. A 2028 NASA‑Peru “Cielo”...

Researchers at the University of Virginia and Google challenge the prevailing notion that longer chain‑of‑thought prompts improve large language model performance. They introduce the Deep‑Thinking Ratio (DTR), which measures the proportion of tokens that only stabilize in the final layers...

Nintendo’s Switch 2 launched in April 2025, but many developers still lack access to official dev kits two months later. Reports from Digital Foundry and Arkaden reveal that both indie and AAA studios are struggling to obtain hardware, with some being...
The FCC unanimously approved a report and order that expands the 900 MHz band from 6 MHz to a full 10 MHz for private‑wireless broadband use. The new rules let utilities, enterprises and critical‑infrastructure operators acquire the entire 5 × 5 MHz swath (896‑901/935‑940 MHz) while preserving...

Zoho celebrated its 30th anniversary at ZohoDay 2026 by unveiling AppOS, a new reliability layer that unifies its low‑code tools, AI agents and over 50 business applications. The platform aims to curb fragmentation caused by generative AI and coding agents...

A Fortune 500 auto firm needed to migrate from a 15‑year‑old EDB PostgreSQL 9.1 instance, but the application code was lost and only a JAR containing Oracle‑compatible SQL (e.g., bare SYSDATE) remained. Because PostgreSQL cannot add new keywords through extensions, the...
Invenergy announced a supply agreement with Tallgrass to provide natural‑gas infrastructure for up to three new gas‑fired power plants in Arizona’s Maricopa and Yuma counties. The deal comes as the utility expects electricity demand to surge more than 40% over...

Legacy aerospace primes are reshaping their business models as the U.S. Space Force pivots to faster, fixed‑price procurement. Northrop Grumman, after an 8% dip in 2025 space revenue, projects $11 billion in 2026 sales and is now the primary builder for...

MOFT finally released its long‑awaited MagSafe kickstand wallet with Find My support, a product first shown at CES 2025. The low‑profile vegan‑leather accessory holds two to three cards, doubles as a stand, and now includes a Bluetooth tracker with a 70 dB speaker....