News•Feb 21, 2026
WhatsApp Working on Anti-Spoiler Feature for Text Messages
WhatsApp is testing a new "Spoiler" formatting option that lets users conceal text behind a gray overlay, requiring recipients to tap to reveal the content. The feature will sit alongside existing styling tools such as Bold, Italic and Strikethrough in the compose menu. Users can also apply spoilers manually by wrapping text in double pipes (||example||). While the functionality is currently limited to text and is still in beta for iOS and Android, a broader rollout appears imminent.
By 9to5Mac
News•Feb 21, 2026
The Economics Of Retention: How MoEngage Built A Defensible Moat In A Crowded Market
MoEngage has turned the high cost of user retention—estimated at five to twenty‑five times acquisition expense—into a core SaaS proposition. After raising $280 million in a Series F round, the company reported close to $100 million in ARR and achieved profitability in the...
By Inc42
News•Feb 21, 2026
AI Could Make Your Next TV More Expensive
The surge in AI workloads is creating a global DRAM shortage, dubbed "RAMageddon," which is pushing memory prices up more than 400% year‑over‑year. Smart televisions, which typically contain 1‑8 GB of RAM, are expected to see price increases as manufacturers pass...
By Lifehacker – Two Cents (Money)
News•Feb 20, 2026
Krafton Introduces Terminus KIRA, Open-Source AI Agent Enhancing Game Development Workflows
Krafton unveiled Terminus KIRA, an open‑source AI agent designed to streamline game‑development workflows. Built as a desktop “virtual colleague,” KIRA repackages the internal KRIS system and adds self‑critique prompts to existing large language models. In Terminal‑Bench tests it achieved a 74.8%...
By Inven Global
News•Feb 20, 2026
JD Power: EV Owners Are Ridiculously Satisfied With Their Cars
JD Power’s 2026 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience study shows 96 % of EV owners would consider buying or leasing another electric car, the highest intent rate since the survey began in 2021. Satisfaction scores rose across the board, driven by expanded public...
By CleanTechnica
News•Feb 20, 2026
How Arintra’s Coding AI Helped Mercyhealth Boost Revenue by 5%
Mercyhealth, a 6‑hospital system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, deployed Arintra’s AI‑driven coding platform across 37 sites in 2023. The technology automates chart coding, writes medical codes directly into the EHR, and flags missed reimbursement opportunities. Since implementation, the...
By MedCity News
News•Feb 20, 2026
The Google Weather Android ‘App’ Is Going Away
Google is phasing out the dedicated Android Weather app, redirecting the homescreen shortcut to a Google Search weather results page. The legacy full‑screen weather experience, which displayed current conditions, hourly and 10‑day forecasts, is being replaced by a redesigned search...
By 9to5Google
News•Feb 20, 2026
When Infrastructure Problems Become Energy Assets
Denver’s National Western Center repurposed two 72‑inch wastewater mains as a heat‑recovery source. By extracting waste heat from the constant‑temperature sewage flow, the system now provides low‑carbon heating and cooling for the campus. The solution avoided costly new boiler plants,...
By Quality Digest
News•Feb 20, 2026
TrustedCranes B2B Marketplace Targets U.S. for Used Mobile Cranes
TrustedCranes, a Germany‑based startup, has launched a concierge‑style B2B marketplace for used mobile cranes with capacities of 30 tons and above, targeting U.S. contractors, rental firms and industrial operators. The platform acts as a broker, handling buyer inquiries, background checks and...
By Digital Commerce 360
News•Feb 20, 2026
Microsoft to Train 20 Lakh Teachers in AI by 2030, Launches Initiative in Delhi
Microsoft announced its "Microsoft Elevate for Educators in India" program, aiming to train 2 million teachers across 2 lakh institutions by 2030. The rollout began in Delhi, covering 75 CM SHRI schools where educators received hands‑on training with Microsoft Copilot. Partnerships with CBSE,...
By Indian Express AI
News•Feb 20, 2026
From Mental Health Issues to Cancer Care: AI Startups Reimagine Healthcare Access with Smart Diagnostics, Digital Tools, Tele-Doctors
At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, several startups unveiled AI‑driven solutions aimed at widening healthcare access. Clinics on Cloud introduced “Health ATMs” that combine on‑site screenings for 60+ conditions with tele‑doctor consults, claiming 90‑95% laboratory‑grade accuracy. Other launches...
By Indian Express AI
News•Feb 20, 2026
First Citizens Seeks New Mergers to Cross Growth Threshold
First Citizens BancShares, sitting at $230 billion in assets, is actively scouting acquisitions to push past the $250 billion regulatory threshold that imposes stricter capital and reporting rules. The bank recently secured 138 BMO Bank branches across 11 states, adding a solid...
By PYMNTS
News•Feb 20, 2026
Hong Kong: PolyU Advances Intelligent Transport Solutions
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University secured HK$18.6 million from the Smart Traffic Fund to launch three AI‑driven transport projects. One develops an end‑to‑end intelligent driving system for logistics using multi‑modal sensor fusion and a 360° bird’s‑eye view framework. A second creates...
By OpenGov Asia
News•Feb 20, 2026
The Philippines: Digital Banking Empowers Northern Negros Students
Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) launched its Cash‑Lite Campus Programme at the State University of Northern Negros, bringing digital banking to more than 2,000 students and campus partners. The initiative offers no‑deposit PISO Plus accounts, QR‑enabled person‑to‑merchant payments, and...
By OpenGov Asia
News•Feb 20, 2026
6 Lessons Shaping Health System Strategic Leaders’ Operational Approach for 2026
Health system leaders are reshaping 2026 operations amid technology, regulation, and labor pressures. Executives from Cedars‑Sinai to Novant Health stress frontline immersion, cost‑control focus, system‑design that simplifies right actions, and building trust through candid dialogue. Prioritizing a narrow set of...
By Becker’s Hospital Review
News•Feb 20, 2026
Ex-Google Employees Charged for ‘Stealing Trade Secrets’ Around Pixel’s Tensor Chip
U.S. federal prosecutors have indicted three individuals, including two former Google hardware engineers, on 14 felony counts for allegedly stealing trade secrets tied to Google’s Tensor AI chips used in Pixel devices. The charges encompass conspiracy, theft of trade secrets,...
By 9to5Google
News•Feb 20, 2026
NASA Report Declares Starliner Incident a Type A Mishap
NASA announced that the 2024 Boeing Starliner crewed flight test has been classified as a Type A mishap, the same designation used for the Challenger and Columbia disasters. The mishap stemmed from thruster failures, Boeing propulsion design flaws, and NASA’s overly...
By Astronomy Magazine
News•Feb 20, 2026
What Is a 'Seesaw Protein' That Switches Functions by Changing Shape?
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have engineered an artificial "seesaw protein" that alternates between a fluorescent marker and an enzymatic catalyst. The switch is controlled by a single amino‑acid change, pH shifts, or ligand binding, and only one...
By Phys.org – Biotechnology
News•Feb 20, 2026
Learning From FDA’s Moderna U-Turn
The FDA abruptly reversed its decision to approve Moderna’s mRNA‑based flu vaccine after the White House intervened, sparking intense discussion in biotech boardrooms. The reversal was driven by political considerations rather than new scientific data, underscoring the agency’s vulnerability to...
By BioCentury
News•Feb 20, 2026
Gensler’s 2026 Design Forecast: AI, Agility and Adaptation Redefine the Future of the Urban Built Environment
Gensler released its 2026 Design Forecast, highlighting how artificial intelligence, design agility, and climate adaptation are reshaping the urban built environment. The report adds country‑specific insights, showing Europe’s livability focus, Asia’s dense‑city innovation, and the Middle East’s resilience priorities. Six...
By FM Link
News•Feb 20, 2026
National Guard Team Clinches Award for Clawed Drone at Army Competition
The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division won the Best Innovation award at the Army’s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition for Project RED, a system that locates, identifies, and retrieves downed drones using AI and a robotic claw. The solution employs...
By Defense News – Unmanned
News•Feb 20, 2026
National Guard Team Clinches Award for Clawed Drone at Army Competition
Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division won the Best Innovation award at the U.S. Army’s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition in Huntsville, Alabama. Their Project RED system employs AI and a 3D‑printed carbon‑fiber claw to locate, retrieve,...
By Military Times
News•Feb 20, 2026
Resource: Privacy Law Directory — Codamail
Codamail has launched a Privacy Law Directory that maps data‑protection, surveillance and intelligence frameworks across 21 jurisdictions, including the United States, the European Union and key international partners. The resource is organized around the Five, Nine and Fourteen Eyes intelligence...
By DataBreaches.net
News•Feb 20, 2026
The White House Scrapped SBOMs in Favor of Agency-Managed Cyber Risk. Flexibility, Meet Accountability.
The Office of Management and Budget has withdrawn the mandatory software bill of materials (SBOM) requirement, replacing it with a risk‑based menu of options for federal agencies. This shift moves compliance from a prescriptive checklist to agency‑driven risk assessment, granting...
By Federal News Network
News•Feb 20, 2026
New FIS Unveiled at Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk International Airport unveiled a new two‑story, 26,000‑square‑foot Federal Inspection Services (FIS) building, designed to streamline customs and baggage handling. The $31 million project, funded partly by $13.5 million in federal aid, features floor‑to‑ceiling windows, an open floorplan, and a dedicated Global...
By Airport Improvement Magazine
News•Feb 20, 2026
AI News: Italy Sets the Rules for AI in the Workplace
Italy’s AI Act (Law No. 132) became effective on 10 October 2025, making Italy the first EU nation with a comprehensive national AI framework. The law classifies AI systems used for employment decisions as high‑risk, mirroring the EU AI Act, and imposes strict...
By National Law Review – Employment Law
News•Feb 20, 2026
DoD Wants Space-Based Commercial Imagery Solutions For Domain Awareness In GEO
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a solicitation for commercial space‑to‑space imaging solutions to monitor satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO). The contract calls for a minimum viable product delivering high‑resolution electro‑optical images within two years, enabling object identification and...
By Defense Daily
News•Feb 20, 2026
February 20, 2026 Quick Space Links
The post shares three space‑related items: Starlab’s full‑scale mock‑up displayed at Johnson Space Center, a reminder that Atlantis delivered the Destiny module to the ISS 25 years ago after three spacewalks, and the launch of Robert Zimmerman’s book *Genesis: the...
By Behind the Black
News•Feb 20, 2026
Croom Medical Breaks Ground on R&D Site in Ireland
Croom Medical has broken ground on ACOT, a 38,000‑square‑foot Advanced Centre of Orthopaedic Technologies in Croom, County Limerick. The project represents the company’s largest capital outlay in its 42‑year history and will serve as a combined R&D and industrialisation hub....
By Medical Design & Outsourcing
News•Feb 20, 2026
Anthropic: No, Absolutely Not, You May Not Use Third-Party Harnesses with Claude Subs
Anthropic has updated its Consumer Terms of Service to explicitly forbid the use of third‑party harnesses with Claude subscription accounts. The move targets token arbitrage where users accessed Claude models through cheaper subscription keys via external wrappers, undermining Anthropic’s subscription‑based...
By The Register
News•Feb 20, 2026
Motorola Razr (2025) and Razr Ultra Just Got Android 16 Updates, Earlier than Last Time
Motorola has pushed the Android 16 upgrade to its Razr (2025) and Razr Ultra flip phones, rolling it out to U.S. carriers such as Verizon ahead of the schedule announced in June. The update arrives months earlier than the Android 15 rollout...
By 9to5Google
News•Feb 20, 2026
Humanoid Home Robots Are on the Market—But Do We Really Want Them?
Norwegian‑US startup 1X launched Neo, a $20,000 consumer‑ready humanoid robot that can fold laundry and load dishwashers, but it relies on remote operators wearing VR headsets to handle complex tasks. The robot records video of its actions for future AI...
By Tech Xplore Robotics
News•Feb 20, 2026
AI Apps On The Google Play Store Are Leaking Customer Data And Photos
AdGuard is offering its Family Plan as a lifetime subscription for $15.97 through February 22, covering up to nine devices. The deal bundles enterprise‑grade ad blocking, tracker suppression, malware and phishing protection, and built‑in parental controls. Users receive continuous updates without...
By Mashable AI
News•Feb 20, 2026
How to Avoid a Fall by Balancing Cost and Performance in Drug Discovery
Balancing cost and performance in drug discovery requires a hybrid engineering‑led approach that combines on‑premise HPC with scalable cloud resources. Uncontrolled cloud scaling can drive unpredictable expenses, while pure on‑premise systems demand high upfront capital and maintenance. By implementing disciplined...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
News•Feb 20, 2026
How VR and AI Improve Soft Skills Development
A recent poll shows nearly half of executives believe new graduates lack essential soft skills, prompting universities to adopt immersive technologies. At UNCG, a VR game paired with an AI mentor trains cybersecurity students to conduct audit interviews with non‑technical...
By EdTech Magazine (Higher Ed)
News•Feb 20, 2026
Pixelated 089: Haven’t I Seen This Pixel Before?
Episode 88 of 9to5Google’s Pixelated podcast examines Google’s Pixel 10a, a modest refresh that largely mirrors its predecessor. The hosts dissect subtle hardware tweaks, camera adjustments, and pricing, while questioning whether the ‘a’ line should adopt longer generational gaps. They...
By 9to5Google
News•Feb 20, 2026
HID Reports Delicate Opportunity for Biometrics Adoption in Shaky Trust Environment
HID’s 2026 State of Security and Identity Report, based on a survey of over 1,500 security and IT leaders, shows digital identity management is a top priority for 73% of respondents. Three‑quarters of organizations have already deployed or are evaluating...
By Biometric Update
News•Feb 20, 2026
CDC Enterprise Architect to Detail Digital Transformation at HIMSS26
At HIMSS26, CDC Acting Chief Enterprise Architect Ryan M. Harrison will unveil the agency’s Technical Reference Architecture (TRA), a unified framework that codifies IT standards across CDC. The presentation targets both IT leaders and developers, illustrating how the TRA integrates...
By Healthcare IT News (HIMSS Media)
News•Feb 20, 2026
Maryland Turns to Tech to Improve Foster Care Outcomes for Children
Maryland’s Department of Human Services has rolled out Binti’s kinship‑search software to help caseworkers locate family members for children in foster care. Since its September launch, the tool has powered more than 4,500 searches and identified over 4,300 potential kin...
By Route Fifty — Finance (section)
News•Feb 20, 2026
State Department Clears Last Protest, Finalizes Awards for $10B Evolve IT Vehicle
The State Department has cleared the last protest against its $10 billion Evolve IT services vehicle and announced the final round of 48 contract awards across five functional categories. Evolve consolidates eleven existing contracts into a single multiple‑award vehicle with a...
By Washington Technology
News•Feb 20, 2026
Altesa BioSciences Raises $75M Series B
Altesa BioSciences announced an oversubscribed $75 million Series B round, led by Forbion with participation from Sanofi and existing backers Medicxi, Pitango, and Atlantic Partners. The financing will support the development of its lead candidate, vapendavir, targeting viral-driven exacerbations in COPD and...
By VC News Daily
News•Feb 20, 2026
Romanian Hacker Faces up to 7 Years for Breaching Oregon Emergency Management Department
A 45‑year‑old Romanian national, Catalin Dragomir, pleaded guilty to breaching Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management in June 2021 and selling the compromised access for roughly $3,000 in Bitcoin. The hacker also infiltrated ten additional U.S. companies, generating at least $250,000...
By DataBreaches.net
News•Feb 20, 2026
Media Authentication an Emerging Front in Battle Against Deepfakes: Microsoft Report
Microsoft released a report on media integrity and authentication (MIA), detailing techniques such as C2PA provenance, imperceptible watermarking, and soft‑hash fingerprinting to verify digital content origins. The study concludes that no single method can stop deepfakes, urging a layered approach...
By Biometric Update
News•Feb 20, 2026
5-Day Preoperative Radiotherapy in High-Risk STS Shows Manageable Toxicity
A phase‑2 single‑center trial evaluated a five‑day pre‑operative radiotherapy schedule in 110 patients with high‑risk soft‑tissue sarcoma. At two‑year follow‑up, grade ≥ 2 radiation‑related toxicities were observed in 14 of 74 evaluable patients, with lower rates in the extension cohort. Major wound...
By AJMC (The American Journal of Managed Care)
News•Feb 20, 2026
At an Inflection Point in HIV Science: Nicolas Chomont, PhD, Looks Ahead to CROI 2026
Nicolas Chomont, chair of CROI 2026’s scientific program, previewed the conference’s focus on emerging HIV research, including treatment, cure, and vaccine advances. The meeting will showcase extensive data on long‑acting antiretroviral therapies and address funding constraints affecting global HIV initiatives....
By AJMC (The American Journal of Managed Care)
News•Feb 20, 2026
Quantum: Photonic Inc. Names Executive Chair and Four Directors
Photonic Inc., a Vancouver‑based distributed quantum computing firm, announced a refreshed board after a CAD 180 million financing round. Alex van Someren returns as Executive Chair, while Don Mattrick takes the Vice Chair role. New directors include Nathan Medlock, Ashton Scordo, and existing founders Stephanie Simmons...
By InsideHPC (Quantum Computing)
News•Feb 20, 2026
5 Things To Know On Anthropic’s Claude Code Security
Anthropic announced that its Claude Code platform will now include Claude Code Security, an AI‑driven vulnerability‑scanning feature that reads and reasons about code like a human researcher. The tool, launched in a limited research preview, aims to uncover complex issues...
By CRN (US)
News•Feb 20, 2026
Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Circumvents Access Rules
Apache Tomcat’s CVE‑2026‑24733 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass security constraints that permit HEAD but deny GET requests by sending a malformed HEAD request using the obsolete HTTP/0.9 protocol. The flaw stems from Tomcat’s legacy handling of HTTP/0.9, which does not...
By eSecurity Planet
News•Feb 20, 2026
Researchers Examine How We Could Achieve Sustainable Water Systems for Space
Researchers led by David Bamidele Olawade reviewed sustainable water systems for space habitats. They note that the ISS’s Environmental Control and Life Support System already recovers 93% of water from urine, sweat and humidity but still faces power, durability and...
By Universe Today
News•Feb 20, 2026
UAlbany, UConn Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience
Researchers at the University at Albany and the University of Connecticut have launched the North American Forecasting Weather, Outage, Load & Damage Initiative to create an AI‑driven model that predicts storm‑related power outages across the United States and Canada. Backed...
By EnterpriseAI