Lung Cancer Trial to Proceed After FDA Releases Hold on Merck, Daiichi’s ADC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted the partial clinical hold on Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s antibody‑drug conjugate ifinatamab deruxtecan (I‑DXd) in the Phase III IDeate‑Lung02 trial for relapsed small‑cell lung cancer. The companies can now resume enrollment and data collection in the United States, though the European Union regulator still maintains a hold. Merck and Daiichi have introduced stricter eligibility criteria, more frequent safety reviews, and additional investigator training to curb the previously observed interstitial lung disease‑related deaths. The move follows a 48.2% response rate in the earlier Phase II IDeate‑Lung01 study and builds on the broader DX‑based ADC platform that already delivered approvals such as Enhertu and Datroway.
Digital Bank OakNorth Extends £4 Million Revolving Credit Line to Verso Wealth Management
OakNorth has granted Verso Wealth Management a £4 million revolving credit facility to fund its aggressive acquisition strategy of independent financial adviser firms across the UK. The digital‑first lender, which has deployed $18 billion in financing, offers flexible, covenant‑light capital that preserves...
Anthropic's Claude Cowork Was Built in Under Two Weeks Using Claude Code to Write the Code
Anthropic unveiled Claude Cowork, an AI‑powered collaboration app built in roughly one and a half weeks. The majority of its code was generated by Claude Code, the company’s own code‑generation model, according to inventor Boris Cherny. Product manager Felix Rieseberg said the sprint‑and‑a‑half effort...
Tuya Smart Launches Aura, an AI Companion Robot Designed for Pets
Tuya Smart introduced Aura, an AI‑powered pet companion robot, at CES 2026, extending its AI cloud and physical AI roadmap. The device blends autonomous navigation, computer vision, sound recognition and generative AI to monitor behavior, infer emotional states and interact through...
Search Marketing’s Insight Gap: When Automation Replaces Understanding via @Sejournal, @Coreydmorris
Search marketing has rapidly adopted automation—from AI‑generated content to automated bidding—boosting efficiency and scale. However, leaders now face an "insights gap" where performance shifts are visible but their causes remain unclear, eroding confidence in decision‑making. The article argues the problem...
Acronis Launches Archival Storage to Give MSPs Long-Term, Compliant Data Retention
Acronis International launched Archival Storage, a compliance‑focused, long‑term data retention service aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) and their SMB customers. The solution uses AWS S3‑compatible object storage, offering millisecond retrieval, 11×9 durability and 99.5% availability, while eliminating egress and...
Marea Takes Drug for Acromegaly to Phase 2
Marea Therapeutics announced that its experimental drug for acromegaly has entered Phase 2 clinical testing. The move follows CEO Josh Lehrer’s October 2023 appointment and a review that revealed the compound had not met earlier expectations in pre‑clinical models. The Phase 2...
Salesforce Rolls Out New Slackbot AI Agent as It Battles Microsoft and Google in Workplace AI
Salesforce launched a rebuilt Slackbot AI agent for Business+ and Enterprise+ customers, powered by Anthropic’s Claude large language model and integrated with Salesforce records, Google Drive, calendars, and Slack history. Internally, 80,000 employees adopted it rapidly, achieving 96% satisfaction and...
Can You Afford the Total Cost of Free Java?
Running Java on a free, unsupported JVM carries hidden risks as exploit timelines have accelerated dramatically. In 2023, attackers began leveraging newly disclosed Java flaws within five days, and some incidents occurred in under an hour. Without commercial support, organizations...
Slackbot Is an AI Agent Now
Salesforce has launched a generative‑AI version of Slackbot, now positioned as an autonomous AI agent for Business+ and Enterprise+ customers. The new Slackbot can retrieve data, draft emails, schedule meetings, and interact with external tools such as Microsoft Teams and...
Noah and Nala Launch Instant Stablecoin Settlement Network
Noah and NALA announced a strategic partnership to create an instant stablecoin settlement network for cross‑border payments. The platform lets global businesses collect USD and pay out local currency in minutes, targeting the estimated $850 bn liquidity gap in Africa and...
"Slackbot Isn’t Just Another Copilot or AI Assistant - It’s the Front Door to the Agentic Enterprise" - Salesforce's New...
Salesforce has made Slackbot, its AI‑powered conversational assistant, generally available to Business+ and Enterprise+ customers, expanding the Dreamforce 2025 preview into a production feature. Slackbot links Slack conversations with Salesforce records and third‑party apps such as Google Drive, enabling it...
Slack’s Automated Bot Is Getting an Upgrade Into an AI Workplace Helper
Slack is revamping its native Slackbot into an AI‑powered workplace assistant for paid customers. The new bot can summarize discussions, retrieve data from integrated apps, draft reports and Canvas documents, and schedule meetings via plain‑language prompts. Leveraging retrieval‑augmented generation, it...
Why Sakana AI’s Big Win Is a Big Deal for the Future of Enterprise Agents
Japanese startup Sakana AI’s coding agent ALE‑Agent captured first place in the AtCoder Heuristic Contest, outpacing more than 800 human competitors. The four‑hour run leveraged inference‑time scaling, generating, testing, and iterating hundreds of solutions. By introducing a "Virtual Power" concept,...
BodySnatcher (CVE-2025-12420): A Broken Authentication and Agentic Hijacking Vulnerability in ServiceNow
ServiceNow’s Virtual Agent API and Now Assist AI Agents contain a critical broken‑authentication flaw (CVE‑2025‑12420) that lets unauthenticated attackers impersonate any user using only an email address. The vulnerability exploits a static provider secret and email‑only auto‑linking to bypass MFA...
HoneyTrap: Outsmarting Jailbreak Attacks on Large Language Models
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, UIUC and Zhejiang University introduced HoneyTrap, a deceptive‑defense framework that counters multi‑turn jailbreak attacks on large language models. The system employs four specialized defensive agents to mislead attackers, prolong interactions, and drain computational resources...
JPMorgan's Profit Dips as It Preps for Apple Card Portfolio
JPMorgan reported fourth‑quarter net income of $13 billion, but earnings per share fell to $4.63, missing forecasts after a one‑time $2.2 billion credit‑loss provision tied to its expanding credit‑card business. The bank will replace Goldman Sachs as the platform for Apple’s $20 billion...
Survey Shows Insurers Lagging on Compliance Screening
A LSEG Risk Intelligence survey reveals insurers lag behind peers in compliance screening, with 75% reporting data‑update delays and 80% citing inflexible tools. Manual remediation workloads affect 81% of firms, while high false‑positive rates persist at 75%. Despite these hurdles,...
IAltA Acquires BridgeFT
iAltA Holdings announced the acquisition of BridgeFT, a cloud‑native, API‑first wealth infrastructure firm. BridgeFT’s WealthTech API unifies client and portfolio data, eliminating the need for multiple bespoke integrations. The deal gives iAltA a ready‑made data‑layer to simplify technology stacks, cut...
CallTrackingMetrics Rebrands to CTM
CallTrackingMetrics has rebranded as CTM, signaling its transition from a call‑analytics vendor to an AI‑driven communications intelligence platform. The new identity comes with a refreshed visual brand, website, and a suite of enterprise‑grade features launched in Q4, including Adobe Analytics...
Armenia Probes Alleged Sale of 8 Million Government Records on Hacker Forum
Armenian authorities have launched a probe after a hacker identified as dk0m claimed to be selling eight million government records on a dark‑web forum. The data allegedly originates from a state notification system that distributes legal and administrative notices. Officials...
Massive Cyberattack on Polish Power System in December Failed, Minister Says
Poland’s power grid endured its biggest cyberattack in years during the last week of December, according to Energy Minister Milosz Motyka. The operation attempted to sever communication links between renewable energy installations and distribution operators, but was ultimately thwarted with...
Noction Adds Automatic Anomaly Detection to IRP v4.3 for Faster DDoS Mitigation
Noction launched Intelligent Routing Platform (IRP) v4.3, adding Automatic Anomaly Detection (AAD) that spots abnormal traffic and triggers edge‑level DDoS mitigation. The system can automatically apply BGP FlowSpec filters or blackhole traffic, with optional operator review. IRP v4.3 also upgrades Commit Control...
Lords Committee Warns on Private Credit Risks to UK Stability
The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee reports that private‑market assets under management have surged from under $4 trillion in 2008 to roughly $16 trillion today, with about $185 billion in the UK. While private credit has delivered strong returns and funded...
Android Banking Malware deVixor Actively Targeting Users with Ransomware Capabilities.
Android banking trojan deVixor, active since October 2025, is distributing through counterfeit automotive‑sale websites targeting Iranian users. The malware harvests SMS OTPs, banking credentials, and cryptocurrency exchange data, and can remotely lock devices with a ransomware command demanding 50 TRX. Its...
Q4 2025 Malware Trends: Telegram Backdoor, Banking Trojans Surge, Joker Returns to Google Play
Doctor Web’s Q4 2025 mobile‑malware report reveals a modified Telegram X app delivering the Android.Backdoor.Baohuo.1.origin backdoor, compromising roughly 58,000 Android devices across phones, tablets, smart TVs and in‑car systems. The same period saw a 65% surge in Android banking trojans and the re‑appearance...
Superorganism Raises $25M to Back Biodiversity Startups
Superorganism, launched in 2023, closed its inaugural fund with $25.9 million from investors including the Cisco Foundation and Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan. The firm will write $250,000‑$500,000 checks for pre‑seed and seed‑stage biodiversity startups and donate 10 % of profits to...
OutSystems Welcomes SaaS Veteran Fay Sien Goon as Chief Financial Officer
OutSystems announced that Fay Sien Goon will serve as its new chief financial officer. Goon arrives with more than two decades of SaaS finance leadership, most recently as CFO of AppFolio and earlier as chief accounting officer at ServiceNow. In her role...
Global Autism: Risks, Burden, and Implications Uncovered
A 2026 Pediatric Research study by Saad et al. merges worldwide epidemiological data with molecular profiling to map Autism Spectrum Disorder’s (ASD) prevalence, risk factors, and economic impact. The analysis reveals a global prevalence of roughly 1.2%, with marked regional...
Show HN: SnackBase – Open-Source, GxP-Compliant Back End for Python Teams
SnackBase is an open‑source Python backend that provides instant CRUD APIs, built‑in GxP compliance, and immutable audit logs. It offers multi‑tenancy, row‑level security, and a comprehensive permissions engine, allowing SaaS developers to isolate data across organizations. The platform includes out‑of‑the‑box...
Euna Solutions Acquires GrantExec, Advancing AI-Driven Grants Discovery and Research
Euna Solutions announced the acquisition of GrantExec, an AI‑native startup that streamlines grant discovery for nonprofits, universities and community organizations. GrantExec, founded in 2022, uses artificial intelligence to organize tens of thousands of live grant opportunities from government and private...
Brazil Orders Meta to Suspend Policy Banning Third-Party AI Chatbots From WhatsApp
Brazil’s competition authority (CADE) has ordered Meta to halt its WhatsApp Business API rule that blocks third‑party AI chatbots, launching an antitrust probe into the policy’s exclusivity. The restriction, introduced in October, would have prevented services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and...
Keeper Security Strengthens Atlassian Williams F1 Team’s Cyber Defenses With KeeperPAM
Keeper Security released a case study showing how its unified, cloud‑native PAM solution, KeeperPAM, fortifies the Atlassian Williams Formula 1 team’s cyber defenses. The platform delivers zero‑trust, zero‑knowledge controls, role‑based access, privileged session monitoring and automated provisioning for a globally distributed...
How Analytics Capability Has Quietly Reshaped IT Operations
In 2025 IT operations moved beyond monitoring tools to a mature analytics capability that governs insight creation, trust, and decision‑making. Organizations that built governance, decision rights, and analytical skills outperformed those that relied solely on advanced observability platforms. The shift...
ColorTokens Achieves FedRAMP® Moderate ATO for Xshield™
ColorTokens announced that its Xshield Enterprise Microsegmentation Platform has received a FedRAMP® Moderate Authority to Operate, confirming compliance with hundreds of NIST SP 800‑53 controls. The authorization, validated by an accredited third‑party assessment organization, allows the solution to handle Controlled Unclassified Information...
Revolut to Tackle Impersonation Scams
Revolut, the UK‑based challenger bank, has launched a new security feature aimed at curbing impersonation scams that have surged across digital banking. The measure adds an extra verification step for outbound transfers and leverages AI to flag suspicious account changes....
Minimal Ubuntu Pro Expands Canonical’s Cloud Security Offerings
Canonical has launched Minimal Ubuntu Pro images for public cloud platforms, delivering a leaner base OS with only essential components. The images retain Ubuntu Pro’s extended security maintenance, covering core packages and critical cloud functionality. They are now available through...
Dataroid Raises $6.6M to Scale Its Analytics Platform Worldwide
Istanbul‑based Dataroid announced a $6.6 million pre‑Series A round led by FinAI Venture Capital, with participation from Tacirler’s Future Impact fund and Endeavor Catalyst. The funding follows a $2 million raise last year and will be used to boost AI‑driven analytics, accelerate...
Novartis Licenses Radiopharma Asset From Chinese Biotech for $50M Upfront
Novartis has agreed to pay $50 million upfront to license a peptide‑based radiopharmaceutical asset from China’s Zonsen PepLib Biotech. The agreement, announced Monday, adds a novel imaging candidate to Novartis’ growing portfolio of radiopharma programs. Zonsen PepLib, a biotech focused on...
Sisense Delivers Faster, Smarter Analytics with AI
Sisense announced a new AI‑powered analytics platform featuring a Managed Large Language Model, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, and an Intelligence assistant. The Managed LLM provides a ready‑to‑use foundation for generative analytics, while MCP securely connects external AI tools...
Global AML Fines Fall, but Singapore Ramps up Scrutiny
Singapore’s Monetary Authority recorded a 579% jump in AML and CFT fines in 2025, the sharpest increase after a major money‑laundering scandal. The regulator is tightening supervision of private banking and cross‑border wealth flows to preserve its hub status. Meanwhile,...
Signal Creator Moxie Marlinspike Wants to Do for AI What He Did for Messaging
Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of Signal, has launched Confer, an open‑source AI assistant that encrypts user prompts and LLM responses end‑to‑end. The system uses passkeys, trusted execution environments, and remote attestation to keep data unreadable to operators, hackers, or law‑enforcement....
#JPM26: Day 2 at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
Amgen announced on day two of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference that its experimental long‑acting obesity injection, Maritide, met primary endpoints in a Phase 2 trial. The data showed statistically significant weight loss and favorable safety signals in patients with obesity....
Home Depot Launches Creator Portal
Home Depot unveiled the Home Depot Creator Portal, a centralized hub that links digital content creators with the retailer’s DIY and décor ecosystem. The platform offers creators campaign opportunities, training resources, product catalogs, and storefront capabilities to monetize their home‑improvement...
CyRC Advisory: Vulnerability in Broadcom Chipset Causes Network Disruption and Client Disconnection on Wireless Routers
The Black Duck Cybersecurity Research Center identified a high‑severity vulnerability in Broadcom’s wireless chipset used in ASUS RT‑BE86U routers. A single over‑the‑air frame can render the 5 GHz Wi‑Fi network unresponsive, forcing a manual router reset and potentially corrupting ongoing data...
2026 Will Be the Year of Space Nuclear Power and Surviving the Lunar Night
In 2026 the lunar surface agenda pivots from short‑term landings to surviving the two‑week, –250 °C night, making reliable power essential. Zeno Power’s CEO Tyler Bernstein says radioisotope power systems (RPS) are now the preferred solution for both lunar and future...
Orbion Delivers 33 Electric Thrusters to York Space for U.S. Military Constellation
Orbion delivered 33 Aurora Hall‑effect electric thrusters to York Space Systems, marking York's first public acknowledgment of the propulsion supplier. The units will likely power a U.S. Space Development Agency satellite constellation supporting data transport, tracking, and missile‑defense missions. Orbion...
From 2025 to 2026: Listen to the Startups and VCs Behind the Year’s Biggest Tech Stories
Tech.eu released a special podcast that flips the usual journalist‑led format by inviting the founders and investors behind 2025’s most‑read stories to discuss the year’s defining moments. Guests included TEKEVER’s CEO, Cherry Ventures’ founding partner, Bolt’s president and other key...
European Tech in 2025: The Data, the Deals, and What Comes Next
Tech.eu’s 2025 Annual Report shows European tech investment reached €72 billion, the second‑strongest in three years, despite a 3.2 % dip from the 2024 peak. The UK stayed the top‑funded market, while fintech led sector performance with €11.1 billion raised across 397 rounds....
Key Learnings From the Latest CyRC Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities
Black Duck Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) disclosed high‑risk Wi‑Fi vulnerabilities in ASUS and TP‑Link routers that allow network disruption with a single malformed frame. The flaws were identified through Defensics fuzz testing and bypass WPA2/WPA3 encryption, highlighting protocol‑level weaknesses. Vendors...