News•Feb 21, 2026
SpaceX’s Most-Flown Falcon Booster Launches on Record 33rd Flight
SpaceX launched its most‑flown Falcon 9 booster, B1067, on its 33rd mission, adding 28 Starlink broadband satellites to a constellation exceeding 9,700 units. The launch from Cape Canaveral’s SLC‑40 occurred at 10:47 p.m. EST under favorable weather conditions and concluded with a successful droneship landing. SpaceX is targeting certification for up to 40 flights per booster, extending the vehicle’s operational lifespan. The mission marks the 143rd landing on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship and the 575th booster recovery overall.
By Spaceflight Now
News•Feb 21, 2026
“It’s a GEO, Jim, but Not as We Know It”
Geostationary satellite operators are confronting a paradigm shift as the traditional 6‑tonne GEO platform loses its economic appeal. SES, now the world’s largest GEO fleet after acquiring Intelsat, announced it will replace most of its 100‑satellite roster with sub‑1000 kg “HummingSat”...
By SatNews
News•Feb 21, 2026
Engineered Nanoparticles Could Deliver Better Targeted Cancer Treatment to Lymph Nodes
Scientists at McGill University and the Goodman Cancer Institute have engineered nanoparticles that deliver an existing immunotherapy directly to metastatic lymph nodes. The nanocomplex senses a molecule abundant in cancer‑laden nodes, activating the drug only at the disease site while...
By Phys.org – Nanotechnology
News•Feb 21, 2026
Is Your Travel Data Safe with Agentic AI
Agentic AI is rapidly entering the travel sector, automating itinerary management and personalizing experiences. However, its ability to process massive volumes of sensitive travel data introduces new security vulnerabilities. Experts stress encryption, strict access controls, continuous behavior monitoring, and compliance...
By Security Boulevard
News•Feb 21, 2026
Space Organizations in the Asia Pacific
Asia‑Pacific space agencies, from giants like CNSA and ISRO to emerging programs in Indonesia and Peru, are rapidly expanding capabilities across human spaceflight, lunar exploration, and Earth observation. Government bodies are bolstered by growing private‑sector participation, delivering cost‑effective launch services...
By New Space Economy
News•Feb 21, 2026
Sam Altman Would Like Remind You that Humans Use a Lot of Energy, Too
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told an Indian Express audience that claims about ChatGPT’s water consumption are unfounded, while conceding that AI’s overall energy use is a genuine concern. He highlighted the industry’s shift away from evaporative cooling, reducing per‑query water...
By TechCrunch AI
News•Feb 21, 2026
Guide to the Top 20 QA Metrics that Matter
The article presents a comprehensive guide to the twenty most critical quality‑assurance (QA) metrics that software teams should monitor. It distinguishes quantitative metrics—such as escaped bugs, test coverage, and cost per bug fix—from qualitative, derived metrics like defect leakage and...
By TestRail (Gurock) – Blog
News•Feb 21, 2026
Is There a Community Edition of Palantir? Meet OpenPlanter: An Open Source Recursive AI Agent for Your Micro Surveillance Use...
OpenPlanter is an open‑source recursive AI agent designed for micro‑surveillance and investigative journalism. It can ingest heterogeneous data—CSV, JSON, PDFs—and perform entity resolution with probabilistic anomaly detection. The platform uses a recursive sub‑agent delegation engine (default max‑depth 4) and a 2026‑grade...
By MarkTechPost
News•Feb 21, 2026
A Trillionth of a Second: How Lasers May Sharpen Next-Gen Cryo-ET Microscopy
Scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute and Cornell’s Maxson lab have linked a pulsed laser to a cryo‑electron tomography (cryo‑ET) microscope, creating a proof‑of‑concept that modulates electron phase to boost image contrast. The technique exploits laser‑induced lensing within a trillionth of...
By Phys.org – Biotechnology
News•Feb 21, 2026
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Summit’ Is an All-in-One Portfolio Tracker for iPhone and iPad
Summit is an indie‑made iOS/iPad portfolio tracker that consolidates investments from multiple brokerages into a single, clean dashboard. The app offers real‑time on‑device valuation, cost‑basis tracking, and an analytics tab, while requiring manual data entry or CSV import to populate...
By 9to5Mac
News•Feb 21, 2026
Top 5 Synthetic Data Generation Products to Watch in 2026
Synthetic data generation has moved from niche to core enterprise AI, with Gartner predicting three‑quarters of businesses will use generative AI for synthetic customer data by 2026. K2view remains the benchmark for large‑scale, end‑to‑end synthetic data workflows, while Mostly AI,...
By Datafloq
News•Feb 21, 2026
Man Letting AI Rent Human Bodies Says Elon Musk Is His Hero
Alexander Liteplo launched RentAHuman, an online marketplace where people lease their bodies to autonomous AI agents. The platform claims more than 530,000 human workers and positions AI bots as virtual bosses, even citing Claude as a preferred manager. Early usage...
By Futurism AI
News•Feb 21, 2026
Last Chance for Australians to Send Message to the Universe on Voyager Project’s 50th Anniversary
Australia’s Powerhouse Museum is offering a final chance for citizens to record a voice message for deep‑space broadcast in honor of Voyager’s 50th anniversary. The HUMANS (Humanity United with MIT Art and Nanotechnology in Space) project, which already has more...
By The Guardian - Space
News•Feb 21, 2026
JD Power's Top-Rated Wireless Home Internet Provider Isn't Verizon Or AT&T
JD Power’s 2025 U.S. Residential Internet Service Provider Satisfaction Study names T‑Mobile as the top‑rated wireless home internet provider, scoring 663 on a 1,000‑point scale for the second year running. The study, based on thousands of customer responses from August 2024‑August 2025,...
By SlashGear
News•Feb 21, 2026
What Is the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization?
The Asia‑Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) is an intergovernmental body headquartered in Beijing that unites eight member states and several observers to pool satellite resources, data, and expertise. Since its launch in 2008, APSCO has facilitated shared satellite constellations, a...
By New Space Economy
News•Feb 21, 2026
Safe Ultrasound Opens Brain Barrier via Tight Junctions
Researchers have detailed how focused ultrasound safely and reversibly opens the blood‑brain barrier by transiently reorganizing tight‑junction proteins. The study shows that pulsed ultrasound creates a brief paracellular window that permits therapeutic agents to reach brain tissue without causing inflammation...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Feb 21, 2026
Figure Technology Faces Major Data Breach Impacting Nearly One Million Customers
Figure Technology Solutions, the largest non‑bank home‑equity lender, disclosed a data breach affecting roughly 967,000 customer accounts. The breach resulted from a social‑engineering (vishing) attack on a single employee, allowing the ShinyHunters group to exfiltrate personal identifiers such as names,...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 21, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Warns "the World Is Not Prepared" As OpenAI Accelerates Research Using Its Own AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that artificial general intelligence is "pretty close" and that superintelligence could arrive soon, citing the company’s internal use of AI to accelerate development. He claimed OpenAI already has models more capable than those publicly released...
By THE DECODER
News•Feb 21, 2026
Ephrin-A1–EphA2 Signaling: New Fracture Prevention Target
Researchers have identified the Ephrin‑A1/EphA2 signaling axis as a promising therapeutic target for preventing osteoporotic fractures. Preclinical studies demonstrated that blocking EphA2 activity enhances bone formation and improves microarchitecture in mouse models of age‑related bone loss. The findings suggest that...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Feb 21, 2026
Defence at the Final Frontier: Space and U.S.-India Prospects
The $1.5 billion NISAR satellite, a joint NASA‑ISRO venture, showcases the deepening U.S.–India space partnership. India’s Make‑in‑India agenda is accelerating indigenous defense‑related space capabilities, from ISR payloads to resilient communications. Meanwhile, China’s anti‑satellite tests and Pakistan’s growing space ties heighten regional...
By Defence24 (Poland)
News•Feb 21, 2026
Input Latency Sees Big Reduction for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Thanks to New Unofficial Mod
An unofficial “Latency Mod” released by modder BluJay reduces Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s input lag by roughly three frames offline and eliminates the additional four frames of artificial latency in online play. The change brings online responsiveness in line with...
By EventHubs
News•Feb 21, 2026
Using NMOS and Ember+ to Control IP Codecs
Audio codec manufacturers are adopting open protocols NMOS and Ember+ to streamline IP‑based broadcast workflows. Tieline’s codecs now support NMOS IS‑04, IS‑05, and IS‑07 for discovery, connection management, and event handling, while Ember+ exposes a hierarchical parameter tree for granular...
By Radio World
News•Feb 21, 2026
Android 16’s Smartest New Feature Has a Frustrating Catch You’ll Notice Immediately
Android 16 introduces predictive back animation, a gesture‑based navigation that shows a preview of the previous screen when swiping from the device edges. The feature is enabled by default, but its behavior varies across devices and apps—some show a back arrow,...
By MakeUseOf
News•Feb 21, 2026
4 PowerShell Commands that Fix Common Windows Problems Fast
A How‑To‑Geek guide spotlights four PowerShell one‑liners that streamline common Windows maintenance tasks. The commands let users instantly audit disk usage, enumerate and uninstall Store apps, reset the network stack, and pinpoint resource‑hungry processes. By running these scripts as administrator,...
By How-To Geek
News•Feb 21, 2026
Intel Bartlett Lake-S CPUs Reportedly Wield 12 Blazing P-Cores and 5.8 GHz Boost — Turbocharged Chips that Will Not Make...
Intel’s upcoming Bartlett Lake (Core 200E) processors will feature only high‑performance P‑cores, with configurations up to 12 cores and single‑thread boost frequencies reaching 5.9 GHz. The lineup spans three power envelopes—125 W, 65 W, and 45 W—offering varying core counts, L3 cache sizes, and integrated‑GPU...
By Tom's Hardware
News•Feb 21, 2026
SpaceX Launches 25 More Starlink Satellites
SpaceX launched 25 additional Starlink satellites from Vandenberg aboard a Falcon 9, marking the booster B1063’s 31st flight and successful drone‑ship landing. The launch pushes SpaceX’s 2026 tally to 21 missions, outpacing all other providers combined. Reuse statistics place the B1063...
By Behind the Black
News•Feb 21, 2026
Predator Spyware Hooks iOS SpringBoard to Hide Mic, Camera Activity
Intellexa’s Predator spyware can silently record iPhone camera and microphone feeds by hijacking iOS 14’s SpringBoard UI layer. Using a kernel‑level hook called HiddenDot::setupHook, the malware nullifies the SBSensorActivityDataProvider, preventing the green and orange privacy dots from ever lighting up. Jamf’s...
By BleepingComputer
News•Feb 21, 2026
You Can't Afford DDR5 Right Now: Why Used AM4 and Last-Gen GPUs Are a Budget Goldmine
The surge in AI‑driven workloads has pushed DDR5 memory prices to three‑times their 2024 levels, making new builds prohibitively expensive. Meanwhile, the secondary market offers used DDR4 RAM, prior‑generation GPUs and AM4 Ryzen CPUs at a fraction of the cost,...
By How-To Geek
News•Feb 21, 2026
How Eyes Affect Our Perception of a Humanoid Robot's Mind
Researchers at Tampere University and the University of Bremen used AI‑generated images to compare humanoid robots with and without eyes. Participants consistently rated the eye‑equipped robots as possessing higher agency and experience, regardless of age‑like appearance or eye placement. The...
By Tech Xplore Robotics
News•Feb 21, 2026
NDSS 2025 -DUMPLING: Fine-Grained Differential JavaScript Engine Fuzzing
Researchers at EPFL and KIT introduced DUMPLING, a fine‑grained differential fuzzer that instruments JavaScript engines rather than the input code. By extracting detailed execution state dumps from both interpreted and JIT‑compiled paths, DUMPLING can spot subtle divergences that traditional fuzzers...
By Security Boulevard
News•Feb 21, 2026
You’re Using the App Drawer on Your Android Phone Wrong
The article argues that Android’s traditional app drawer—an alphabetical grid—has become inefficient as users now install hundreds of apps. It traces the drawer’s origins to the 2008 T‑Mobile G1 and notes that its core functionality has changed little. Modern launchers...
By How-To Geek
News•Feb 21, 2026
Pinterest Still Hasn't Solved Its AI Problem
Pinterest’s AI moderation system is repeatedly flagging human‑made images—particularly those featuring women—as AI‑modified, while AI‑generated content continues to proliferate on the platform. Users report faulty AI filters, unexplained account bans, and ineffective tools meant to curb AI pins. The company...
By Mashable AI
News•Feb 21, 2026
Myanmar Passenger Plane Struck in Alleged FPV Drone Attack at Myitkyina Airport
On 20 February 2026 an ATR‑72‑600 operated by Myanmar National Airlines was struck by an alleged first‑person‑view (FPV) drone while preparing for take‑off at Myitkyina Airport. The impact caused minor damage to the nose, mid‑body and tail, but no passengers or crew...
By sUAS News
News•Feb 21, 2026
3 Reasons I Still Can’t Switch to Linux: Where Windows Still Wins
How‑To‑Geek editor Nick Lewis argues that despite Linux’s customization and resource efficiency, Windows still outperforms it in three critical areas: built‑in biometric authentication, window management, and software ecosystem support. Windows Hello prompts users during installation, offering seamless fingerprint and facial...
By How-To Geek
News•Feb 21, 2026
14 Simple Gadgets To Make Your Home More Cozy
A curated list of 14 affordable and premium gadgets helps transform homes into cozy retreats. Items range from heated towel warmers and mug warmers to smart bulbs, white‑noise machines, and AI‑driven sleep pods, each backed by strong Amazon ratings. Prices...
By SlashGear
News•Feb 21, 2026
Lenovo Alerts Partners to Looming Price Hikes on Consumer and Server Products — Soaring Memory Costs Drive the Surge
Lenovo warned its channel partners that select consumer PCs and server configurations will see price increases in March due to a sharp rise in DRAM and 3D NAND costs. Partners must place orders by February 25 and have them received by February 28...
By Tom's Hardware
News•Feb 21, 2026
Stop Buying PCs Expecting Them to Last 10 Years
Spending twice as much on a high‑end PC does not double its lifespan or performance because hardware becomes obsolete quickly. The article shows that a flagship GPU from 2017, the GTX 1080 Ti, is outclassed by a budget RTX 4060 six years later....
By How-To Geek
News•Feb 21, 2026
MerLin: Framework for Differentiable Photonic Quantum Machine Learning
MerLin 0.3, an open‑source framework from Quandela, brings photonic and hybrid quantum machine learning into standard AI pipelines. Built on the Perceval SDK, it uses Strong Linear Optical Simulation to compute exact quantum states inside a PyTorch‑native environment via a QuantumLayer...
By Quantum Computing Report
News•Feb 21, 2026
Visual Drone Detection Moves Into Critical Infrastructure Playbooks
Unauthorized drone activity around critical infrastructure is surging, prompting agencies like CISA to issue updated guidance for operators. Incidents have risen dramatically—over 217% across facilities and up to 300% at European airports—driving demand for specialized visual detection systems. The global...
By The Robot Report
News•Feb 21, 2026
This Free Tool Is Perfect for Diagnosing Problems with Your PC
LatencyMon is a free Windows utility that diagnoses hidden latency issues causing audio crackles, video stutter, and input lag. Unlike Task Manager, it measures hardware interrupt execution times and highlights problematic *.sys* drivers. The tool presents a clear verdict and...
By MakeUseOf
News•Feb 21, 2026
AI Data Centers Turn to High-Temperature Superconductors
AI‑driven hyperscale data centers are straining existing power grids, prompting Microsoft and other cloud providers to explore high‑temperature superconductors (HTS) as a replacement for copper wiring. Microsoft has pledged $75 million to Veir, a developer of REBCO‑based HTS tape, and is...
By IEEE Spectrum – Energy
News•Feb 21, 2026
What's the Point of a Space Station Around the Moon?
The Lunar Gateway, a planned orbiting space station, is a cornerstone of NASA’s Artemis program, intended to support crewed lunar missions, scientific research, and technology testing for future Mars trips. Although most international hardware has already been built and is...
By Space.com
News•Feb 21, 2026
I Tried Winhance to Debloat and Optimize My Windows 11 PC, and I Wish I'd Done It Sooner
The author tested Winhance, a Windows 11 debloating utility, and observed noticeable performance gains. By disabling telemetry and unused services, boot‑time RAM usage fell from roughly 40% to 15%, and overall memory consumption stayed under 30% during typical work. Gaming metrics...
By Windows Central
News•Feb 21, 2026
Apple @ Work: How the iPhone Forced the Entire Printing Industry to Adopt AirPrint
Apple introduced AirPrint in 2010 as a consumer‑focused printing feature. As iPhones and iPads entered enterprises, executives demanded driver‑less printing. Printer manufacturers like HP, Canon, Xerox and Ricoh added native AirPrint support, making it a purchase prerequisite. Complementary solutions such...
By 9to5Mac
News•Feb 21, 2026
Amazon: AI-Assisted Hacker Breached 600 Fortinet Firewalls in 5 Weeks
Amazon’s Integrated Security team warned that a Russian‑speaking threat actor leveraged generative AI services to automate a campaign that compromised more than 600 FortiGate firewalls in 55 countries between Jan 11 and Feb 18, 2026. The attackers scanned for internet‑exposed management ports,...
By BleepingComputer
News•Feb 21, 2026
Hubert 'Depesz' Lubaczewski: Per-Worker, and Global, IO Bandwidth in Explain Plans
Jeremy Schneider added per‑worker I/O bandwidth metrics to explain.depesz.com’s EXPLAIN output. The change displays both average per‑worker speed and total exclusive bandwidth, clarifying why summed I/O time can exceed wall‑clock time in parallel scans. In the example, 39 GB read in...
By Planet PostgreSQL (aggregator)
News•Feb 21, 2026
Nashville International Airport Partners with The Boring Company to Launch Zero-Emission Music City Loop
Nashville International Airport (BNA) has partnered with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to build the Music City Loop, a zero‑emission underground high‑speed transit system linking the airport with downtown and key transit hubs. The all‑electric loop is designed to accommodate...
By Future Travel Experience
News•Feb 21, 2026
This Is How You Do It: Dentist Speaks Out After Practice Hit by Cyber Attack
Grange Dental Care in Northern Ireland suffered a cyber attack on Thursday morning, resulting in fraudulent invoice emails being sent from its system. The breach was identified at 9:50 am, and the dentist immediately alerted his IT provider, who halted the...
By DataBreaches.net
News•Feb 21, 2026
Discord’s Age Verification Data Has a Frontend Leak — Now What?
Discord’s new age‑verification system, powered by identity vendor Persona, has a critical frontend exposure. Security researchers discovered that verification components are reachable on the public web, potentially revealing users’ age‑related data. The flaw adds urgency to Discord’s 2026 compliance roadmap,...
By DataBreaches.net
News•Feb 21, 2026
Melbourne Airport Deploys Veovo Intelligent Airport Platform to Enhance CX and Operational Efficiency
Melbourne Airport has rolled out the Veovo Intelligent Airport Platform, a web‑based system that unifies flight, resource and operational data into a single source of truth. The platform leverages management‑by‑exception alerts and continuous integration to improve real‑time coordination among operations...
By Future Travel Experience