Open Cosmos Awarded Liechtenstein Spectrum Filings for LEO Broadband Constellation
Open Cosmos has been awarded Liechtenstein’s priority Ka‑band spectrum filings to build a sovereign low‑Earth‑orbit broadband constellation for Europe. The company will launch the first two 100‑150 kg satellites by the end of Q1 2026 using Rocket Lab from New Zealand. Open Cosmos, already profitable for five years, has launched 13 satellites and has about 48 more in production, positioning it as a credible alternative to Starlink and Amazon Leo. The initiative targets government, enterprise and telecom customers seeking secure, non‑terrestrial communications.
Cloud Marketplace Pax8 Accidentally Exposes Data on 1,800 MSP Partners
Cloud commerce platform Pax8 inadvertently emailed an internal spreadsheet to fewer than 40 UK partners, exposing business data for roughly 1,800 managed service providers. The CSV listed more than 56,000 entries, including partner IDs, customer names, Microsoft SKU counts and...
Affirm Adds Account Balances and Cash Flow Trends to Underwriting
Affirm is enhancing its underwriting engine by incorporating real‑time account balances and cash‑flow trends from linked bank accounts and its own Money Account. The new data layer is already live for Affirm Card users and will soon roll out to...
#JPM26: Day 3 at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
Day three of the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference saw sessions winding down as investors turned their attention to key presentations, notably from Chinese contract research giant WuXi AppTec. The company used its slot to unveil a refreshed drug‑development platform and hint...
Graphene–Perovskite Hybrids Achieve Ultrasensitive Broadband Photodetection
Researchers have created graphene‑perovskite hybrid photodetectors by inkjet‑printing mixed‑phase CsPbBr₃/Cs₄PbBr₆ films directly onto CVD graphene. The intimate photogating between the high‑mobility graphene channel and the perovskite layer yields responsivities above 5.7 × 10⁴ A W⁻¹ and detectivities exceeding 10¹⁶ Jones at 312 nm. The “raisin‑bread” perovskite...
Fintech Awards London 2026 Launches at House of Lords with S&W as New Headline Sponsor
The Fintech Awards London 2026 officially launched at an exclusive ceremony in the House of Lords, signalling the sector’s growing prominence. S&W announced its partnership with Aon as a new headline sponsor, underscoring confidence in the UK fintech ecosystem. The...
Nearly Half of Consumers Would Choose Dental Visit than Wait a Week for Refund
TodayPay’s survey of 14,000 U.S. shoppers finds 44% would rather schedule a dental appointment than wait a week for a refund. An overwhelming 94% say an instant‑refund guarantee makes them more likely to complete a purchase, while 92% would shop...
How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
In early 2024 the leading U.S. AI firms—Anthropic, Google, Meta and OpenAI—publicly opposed military applications of their models, but within a year each reversed course, signing contracts and partnerships with the Pentagon and allied defense firms. OpenAI quietly lifted its...
Banks Aim for Agentic AI Scale in 2026: Report
Banks are accelerating the deployment of agentic AI in 2026, leveraging cloud platforms to build brand‑aligned, compliant AI agents. Accenture forecasts that 57% of banking executives will embed agents in risk, compliance, audit, fraud detection, and transaction monitoring, while 56%...
Space Operations Will Become More Dynamic This Year
2026 will see a surge of dynamic space operations driven by on‑orbit refueling and servicing capabilities. The U.S. Space Force and DARPA are fielding missions such as Tetra‑5, Victus Haze, Surgo, and Salo to prove autonomous docking, rapid‑response launches, and...
UK and EU Regulators Sign MoU to Strengthen Oversight of Critical Third Parties
The Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Supervisory Authorities. The MoU formalises cooperation on supervising critical third parties that operate under the UK’s CTP regime. It establishes...
ClearBid Global Markets Selects Archax as Digital Asset Partner for UK and EU Expansion
ClearBid Global Markets announced a partnership with Archax, the FCA‑regulated digital asset exchange, to extend its cross‑border digital bond trading and data platform into the United Kingdom and European Union. The collaboration gives CBGM access to Archax’s compliant custody, settlement...
PayPal and Deutsche Bank Strike Global Payments Deal
PayPal and Deutsche Bank announced an expansion of their long‑standing partnership to deliver enhanced payment solutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia‑Pacific. The deal integrates PayPal’s digital wallet and merchant services with Deutsche Bank’s banking infrastructure, enabling faster cross‑border...
Cuepilot.ai Is the Only Indian Company to Make It to the 2026 Gsv Cup 50.
India‑based CuePilot AI, an AI‑powered voice‑native preschool management platform, has been named to the 2026 GSV Cup 50, the global edtech competition that shortlisted 50 startups from more than 3,000 nominations. The selection positions CuePilot as the sole Indian entrant,...
#JPM26: Q&A with Bristol Myers Squibb CEO Chris Boerner on 2026 Outlook
Chris Boerner, in his third year as Bristol Myers Squibb CEO, opened the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference with a forward‑looking Q&A on the company’s 2026 outlook. He outlined a $45 billion revenue target, driven by late‑stage oncology and immunology assets, while emphasizing...
Citeline, Risklick Partner to Improve Protocol Design and Optimization
Citeline and Swiss AI firm Risklick have announced a partnership to deliver an end‑to‑end digital protocol development platform that combines Citeline’s clinical data and AI models with Risklick’s authoring workflow and AI assistant. The integrated solution automates protocol design, operational...
Victorian Department of Education Says Hackers Stole Students’ Data
The Victorian Department of Education disclosed that an unauthorized party accessed a database containing personal details and school‑issued email addresses of current and former students, along with encrypted passwords. More sensitive information such as birth dates, home addresses, and phone...
Why Human-in-the-Loop Is Key for Insurance AI
Insurance firms are rapidly launching AI projects—77% of carriers started major initiatives in 2024—but most remain in pilot mode. By 2025, nearly 90% will use AI, yet only about 7% are expected to scale beyond testing. The barrier is trust...
G7 Sets 2034 Deadline for Finance to Adopt Quantum-Safe Systems
The G7 Cyber Expert Group has issued a recommended roadmap urging financial institutions and public entities to fully adopt post‑quantum cryptography by 2034. The plan outlines six phases—from awareness and inventory to migration, testing and validation—spanning 2025‑2035. While advisory, it...
The Convergence of SaaS and AI: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
The article argues that artificial intelligence is evolving from a peripheral add‑on to the foundational layer of SaaS platforms. It outlines how AI‑driven automation, predictive analytics, and personalized experiences are reshaping product design, pricing models, and growth strategies. Real‑world examples...
How Neglectful People Processes Could Create the Next Financial Crisis
During FinextraTV’s Predict 2026, Harrington Star co‑founder Nadia Edwards‑Dashti and financial‑services executive Samantha Emery warned that the industry’s retreat from robust diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives could sow the seeds of a new financial crisis. They argued that labeling...
Reprisk Bolsters Leadership To Scale Trusted Ai Solutions For Business Conduct Risk Transparency
RepRisk, a Microsoft Frontier Firm providing reputational risk data, announced two senior hires to accelerate its AI‑driven business conduct solutions. Mikko Katila joins as Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing client growth, sales and partnerships, while Rebecca Bleasdale becomes Chief Marketing Officer,...
Cross River Bank Advocates for Maintaining Stablecoin Yield Regulations
Cross River Bank has urged the U.S. Senate to preserve the newly enacted GENIUS Act provisions that allow yields on stablecoin deposits. The bank argues that these rules create competitive parity between digital and traditional financial products and protect consumer...
Drill, Baby, Drill! How Walmart's Agentic Experimentation with Google and OpenAI Promises a New Shopping Experience
Walmart is teaming with Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol and OpenAI’s ChatGPT to embed native checkout directly inside AI conversations. The UCP will let users complete purchases without leaving Google Search, Gemini or ChatGPT, while Walmart supplies inventory data and its...
New Research: 64% of 3rd-Party Applications Access Sensitive Data Without Justification
New research shows 64% of third‑party applications on websites access sensitive data without a clear business justification, up from 51% in 2024. Only 39% of security leaders have deployed dedicated web‑exposure solutions, despite 81% ranking web attacks as a top...
ExtractAlpha Release Analyst Model Global
ExtractAlpha unveiled its Analyst Model Global, extending the firm’s AI‑driven stock‑selection engine to cover the United States, EMEA, APAC and the broader Americas. The new offering promises a single, consistent signal that can be applied across all major equity markets....
N Brown Group Appoints Natalie Rogers as Chief Operating Officer
N Brown Group has created a chief operating officer position and appointed Natalie Rogers, who has served as chief people and sustainability officer since 2024, to fill it. Rogers previously led people functions at Moonpig and Unum UK. The new role is...
JPM: Illumina Launches 'Unprecedented' Disease Biology Atlas
Illumina unveiled the Billion Cell Atlas, a genome‑wide perturbation database that profiles 20,000 genes across 250 disease‑relevant human cell types using CRISPR. The initial release contains data from 150 million cells and aims to expand to five billion cells within three years,...
Conferma Names Mark Ledsham as CEO
Conferma, a global corporate travel payments leader, announced Mark Ledsham as its new chief executive officer. Ledsham brings a track record of scaling fintech and financial services businesses, having held senior roles at Currencycloud, XE.com, Euronet Worldwide, OFX, Macquarie Group...
DIGDUG.DO Enters Zero Phase Public Testnet, Advancing a Transparent Model for Crypto Discovery and Distribution
Crypto discovery protocol DIGDUG.DO has entered its Zero Phase public testnet, offering a minimalist terminal interface that emphasizes transparency and verifiable progress. The system uses the native USDDD unit as an internal, non‑transferable fuel to manage access and pacing while...
Built for Mars: Monzo Savings Challenge Highlights Persistent Retention Gap
Monzo’s 1p Savings Challenge, a gamified deposit product, quickly attracted users, demonstrating the bank’s capacity to mobilise a large audience at launch. Built for Mars’ analysis shows the challenge’s strongest performance occurs in the first few days, with engagement plummeting...
Ex Nunc Intelligence Secures Funding to Expand Legal AI
Lausanne‑based LegalTech startup Ex Nunc Intelligence closed an oversubscribed €1.8 million pre‑seed round led by Spicehaus Partners. The capital will speed development of its Silex platform, add specialised AI agents, and reinforce its secure data‑silo infrastructure. Ex Nunc positions Silex as...
Zypto Wallet Review: Is It the Best DeFi Wallet?
Zypto positions itself as an all‑in‑one non‑custodial DeFi wallet that supports over 24,000 crypto assets across multiple blockchains. The app combines self‑custody, in‑app swaps, and real‑world payment tools such as crypto debit cards, bill payments, and a gift‑card marketplace. It...
Customer-Led Content Trends – Digital Silk Reveals 7 Common Idea Sources
Digital Silk’s new analysis maps seven primary sources organizations use to generate content ideas directly from customers. The study highlights questions, reviews, surveys, internal team insights, social interactions, community forums, and usage data as key inputs for content planning. By...
AVAIO Digital Launches AI-Ready Data Center Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas
AVAIO Digital announced the AVAIO Digital Leo campus, a new AI‑ready data center near Little Rock, Arkansas. The first phase involves a $6 billion investment, 150 MW of contracted grid power and the potential to scale to 1 GW. The 760‑acre site will...
Microsoft Fixes Three Zero-Days on Busy Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update, fixing 114 CVEs including three critical zero‑day bugs. The zero‑days are CVE‑2026‑20805 (information disclosure in Desktop Window Manager), CVE‑2026‑21265 (secure‑boot certificate bypass), and CVE‑2023‑31096 (elevation of privilege in legacy Agere modem drivers). The...
Abound Enters Mortgage Market Through Acquisition of Ahauz
Abound, a credit‑tech firm, is entering the mortgage market by acquiring Ahauz, a specialist shared‑equity lender. The deal lets Ahauz keep its focus while gaining Abound’s AI‑driven affordability engine and capital. Abound’s first product is a Help‑to‑Buy‑style equity loan offering...
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How Platform Engineering Is Dying and What that Means for Platform Engineers [Q&A]
Enterprises are moving away from building custom internal developer platforms because of hidden costs in time, talent, and maintenance. Instead they are adopting purpose‑built or open‑source platforms that deliver scalability, governance and a ready‑made developer experience. Lakmal Warusawithana explains that...
How Daimler Trucks North America Built a Living Knowledge Graph of Its Business
Daimler Trucks North America built a living knowledge graph using Neo4j Aura to map its entire IT landscape after splitting from its parent in 2021. By ingesting real‑time network‑flow data from ExtraHop and coupling it with Claude’s large language model,...
The Human Factor Behind Strong Financial Crime Risk Assessments
Financial crime risk assessments are often framed around models and technology, but their true strength hinges on the people involved. The article stresses that human judgment, engagement, and organizational culture determine the accuracy and usefulness of these assessments. It highlights...
What Is the Google 3 Pack? And How to Rank in It
The Google 3‑pack, also known as the local or map pack, displays the three most relevant local business listings for location‑based queries. It shows the business name, rating, price range, address, hours and a clickable map, often outranking traditional organic...
DN Report: 65% of Organizations Struggle to Achieve AI Success
Enterprises are hitting an "infrastructure wall" as AI adoption accelerates, with 65% of surveyed leaders saying their AI environments are too complex to manage. The 2026 AI Infrastructure Report, based on 600 U.S. IT and business decision‑makers, highlights cloud reliance...
Businesses Are Losing Control of AI - and Bosses Are Starting to Despair
A Dataiku survey reveals that half of senior British data leaders think more than half of their workforce is using generative‑AI tools without approval, a phenomenon dubbed “shadow AI.” 90% of those leaders flag data‑integration and proprietary‑data access as their...
BirdsEyeView Secures Funding to Expand Wildfire Modelling
European Space Agency‑backed InsurTech BirdsEyeView has closed an undisclosed seven‑figure funding round led by 24 Haymarket to accelerate its wildfire risk modelling and international expansion. The capital will fund rapid development of AI‑driven, satellite‑powered models, hiring of PhD‑level scientists, and...
Cybersecurity at the State and Local Level: Washington Has the Framework, It’s Time to Act
The March 2025 White House Executive Order calls on states, localities and tribal entities to own their cybersecurity preparedness, while the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) allocates $1 billion over four years to fund those efforts. The bipartisan PILLAR...
4 Ways to Increase Your Website Authority in 2026
Website authority—how trustworthy a site appears to search engines and AI models—directly influences visibility in both traditional and generative search results. Semrush’s Authority Score (0‑100) quantifies this trust, with top‑industry averages ranging from 53 in construction to 75 in finance....
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Spring CLI Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Commands on User Systems
A command‑injection flaw (CVE‑2026‑22718) has been discovered in the Spring CLI VS Code extension, affecting all versions up to 0.9.0. The vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to execute arbitrary commands, earning a medium severity rating and a CVSS score...
Is It Time for Internet Services to Adopt Identity Verification?
Australia has enacted a law prohibiting anyone under 16 from holding a social‑media account, forcing platforms to purge non‑compliant profiles. The move positions the country as a global test case for age‑based bans and sparks a broader debate on mandatory...
AstraZeneca Bets on In-House AI to Speed up Oncology Research
AstraZeneca is acquiring Boston‑based Modella AI to bring its pathology‑focused models, data, and talent directly into the company’s oncology research pipeline. The move shifts the relationship from a collaborative partnership to full ownership, aiming to embed AI in quantitative pathology,...
The Tech Leadership Realizing More than the Sum of Parts
Parts ASAP’s CIO John Fraser credits a "listen first, act later" culture and talent acquisition for building a resilient e‑commerce engine that keeps industrial equipment running. By deploying a custom product‑information management platform, the firm can publish thousands of SKUs...