News•Feb 19, 2026
Hims & Hers Acquires Australian Digital Health Eucalyptus for Up to $1.15B
Hims & Hers Health announced a definitive agreement to acquire Australian digital‑health firm Eucalyptus for up to $1.15 billion, with $240 million paid in cash and the balance structured as deferred and earn‑out payments. Eucalyptus, founded in 2019, serves more than 775,000 customers, generates an annual revenue run‑rate north of $450 million and has posted triple‑digit ARR growth each quarter of 2025. The deal gives Hims & Hers immediate entry into Australia and Japan while deepening its presence in the UK, Germany and Canada. Tim Doyle, Eucalyptus’s CEO, will join Hims & Hers as SVP of International.
By HIT Consultant
News•Feb 19, 2026
Create Studio-Quality Marketing Assets with Photoshoot in Pomelli
Google Labs launched Photoshoot, a new feature in its free Pomelli platform that transforms basic product photos into studio‑grade marketing images. The tool leverages Business DNA and the Nano Banana image‑generation model to apply brand‑specific aesthetics automatically. Users select a...
By Google Analytics Blog
News•Feb 19, 2026
SolarPower Europe’s New Hybrid Solar + BESS Due Diligence Reports Seek to Ensure ‘Long-Term Technical Excellence’
SolarPower Europe unveiled two technical due‑diligence reports aimed at utility‑scale hybrid solar‑PV and battery energy storage projects. The “Technical Due Diligence Best Practice Guidelines” and the third‑edition EPC Best‑Practice Guidelines provide a lifecycle framework covering planning, construction, operation and decommissioning,...
By PV-Tech
News•Feb 19, 2026
Chinese Telecom Hackers Likely Holding Stolen Data ‘in Perpetuity’ for Later Attempts, FBI Official Says
The FBI disclosed that the Chinese state‑backed group Salt Typhoon infiltrated dozens of telecom operators worldwide, exfiltrating data from over a million Americans. The hackers accessed U.S. lawful‑intercept systems, targeting communications of senior officials in a campaign that began at least...
By FCW (GovExec Technology)
News•Feb 19, 2026
From Prime Day and Black Friday to Surprise Spikes: Why Retailers Are Rethinking Peak Sales Readiness
Retailers are abandoning the outdated notion of seasonal peak‑sales windows and adopting a year‑round growth‑readiness mindset. Unexpected demand spikes—from TikTok trends to surprise influencer drops—can now rival traditional events like Prime Day, exposing fragile point‑to‑point integrations. Mark Simon of Celigo...
By Modern Retail
News•Feb 19, 2026
Why AI Is Altering Planning for 6G Mobile Networks
Operators are rethinking 6G network design as AI applications demand flexible traffic handling. The NGMN Alliance study warns that multimodal AI, such as AR glasses and autonomous vehicles, will reverse the traditional downlink‑heavy pattern, requiring more uplink capacity and adaptable...
By Telecoms Tech News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Luminus Leverages APC Partnership to Enhance Energy-Efficient LED Lighting Solutions
Luminus Devices and APC Electronics have formed an exclusive partnership that couples Luminus’s high‑brightness LED modules with APC‑E’s silicon‑carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. The integration promises up to 15% efficiency improvement in high‑power luminaires and a 50% reduction in power‑supply size...
By Semiconductor Today
News•Feb 19, 2026
US, China and Russia Dominate Europe’s Ecommerce Top 10
ECDB’s Global E‑commerce Compass 2026 reveals that U.S., Chinese and Russian platforms dominate Europe’s ecommerce landscape. Amazon leads with a 2025 GMV just under $232 billion, almost equal to the combined GMV of the next nine players. Russian marketplaces Ozon and...
By Ecommerce News Europe
News•Feb 19, 2026
How to Create a Mobile Device Management Policy for Your Org
Mobile device management (MDM) policies are now a core governance tool for protecting data across corporate, BYOD, and hybrid workforces. The guide outlines five essential steps—defining purpose, engaging stakeholders, drafting usage rules, setting enforcement, and ongoing review—to build a robust...
By TechTarget SearchERP
News•Feb 19, 2026
CarGurus Purportedly Breached by ShinyHunters
CarGurus disclosed that approximately 1.7 million corporate files were taken by the ShinyHunters hacking group after a voice‑phishing attack compromised its single‑sign‑on credentials on Feb 13. The attackers threatened to publish the data unless negotiations were reached by Feb 20. ShinyHunters has previously...
By SC Media
News•Feb 19, 2026
Obesity Biotech Verdiva Plans Big Year of Data, Explores Deals
Verdiva Bio, an obesity‑focused biotech, is gearing up for a data‑heavy 2026, with Phase 2 results for its lead long‑acting peptide slated for the third quarter. The company is also courting strategic partnerships, eyeing potential deals with major pharma players after...
By Endpoints News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Jump Secures $80M to Expand AI for Financial Advisors
Jump secured $80 million in Series B funding, led by Insight Partners, to build an AI operating system for financial advisors. The round brings total capital to $105 million and reflects rapid adoption, with the platform now serving over 27,000 advisors and adding...
By Just AI News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Federal AI Series: Security Priorities
Federal agencies are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence, prompting heightened focus on securing the underlying data and systems. Zscaler’s Federal Field CTO Chad Tetreault outlined the evolving AI threat landscape, highlighting supply‑chain vulnerabilities, data‑poisoning, prompt‑injection, and emerging agentic AI risks. He...
By GovernmentCIO Media & Research
News•Feb 19, 2026
Google Unveils America-India Connect Network
Google announced the America‑India Connect, a multi‑continent infrastructure program built around a five‑year $15 billion AI investment in India. The plan creates a new subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam and adds three submarine cables linking India with Singapore, South Africa and Australia,...
By SubTel Forum
News•Feb 19, 2026
Report: FinOps Priorities Are Shifting Left and Expanding
FinOps practitioners are moving financial decision‑making earlier in the software development lifecycle, a shift highlighted in the FinOps Foundation’s 2026 State of FinOps report based on 1,100 respondents. Pre‑deployment architecture guidance is now a top‑requested capability, and the scope of...
By SD Times
News•Feb 19, 2026
Caregivers Find Much-Needed Relief with This Unique Eldercare Solution
CareYaya, a student‑matching platform, connects college students with seniors and disabled adults to provide non‑medical in‑home assistance. By paying students directly at about $20 an hour, the service reduces care costs roughly 50 % compared with traditional agencies. The app’s algorithm...
By Employee Benefit News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Ice Maze: A Free Game That Makes English Learning Fun
Ice Maze is a free, browser‑based puzzle game that teaches English sentence structure through colour‑coded semantics. Developed by James Abela of Garden International School, the game lets students navigate a rabbit through mazes, collecting words to form grammatically correct sentences....
By Phaser – News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Illumination Zone: Episode 224 | Timothy Conlon of DarrowEverett Sits Down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson
Timothy Conlon, a DarrowEverett partner, discusses his transition from family law to eDiscovery on the Illumination Zone podcast, highlighting his new book *Electronic Evidence for Family Law Attorneys*. He explains how smartphones act as “supercomputers in a pocket,” storing self‑disclosed...
By EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Japan: Nintendo Switch 2 Sells 57K Units and Switch Family Sells 26K Units
Nintendo’s second‑generation console, the Switch 2, topped Japan’s hardware sales for the week of 9‑15 February, moving 57,779 units. The broader Switch family—including OLED, Lite and the original model—added another 26,481 units, bringing total weekly hardware shipments to over 84,000. PlayStation 5 titles...
By My Nintendo News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Securitization's Unique AI Playbook, and What's Driving It
Finance chiefs report mounting board pressure to adopt AI, mirroring similar urgency in the securitization sector. ABS leaders, like Vervent’s David Johnson, argue AI adoption must deliver speed, transparency, and control, enabling faster tape‑to‑trade cycles, cleaner data, and scalable compliance....
By Asset Securitization Report
News•Feb 19, 2026
Redefining Obesity Treatment Beyond GLP-1 Limits
BioSpace’s Denatured podcast featured Verdiva Bio’s R&D head Jane Hughes and MitoRx CEO Jon Rees discussing next‑generation obesity therapies that move beyond the limitations of GLP‑1 agonists. They highlighted how GLP‑1 treatments can cause muscle loss and suffer from poor...
By BioSpace
News•Feb 19, 2026
Scaling Warehouse Operations Through 3PL Outsourcing Models
Third‑party logistics (3PL) outsourcing is emerging as the preferred model for scaling warehouse operations amid surging freight volumes driven by e‑commerce. Purpose‑built 3PL facilities combine high‑speed infrastructure, real‑time inventory technology, and trained staff to keep inventory moving efficiently. Flexible capacity...
By Shipping and Freight Resource
News•Feb 19, 2026
Remcos RAT Expands Real-Time Surveillance Capabilities
A newly observed Remcos RAT variant now streams webcam footage and transmits keystrokes in real time, shifting from local data storage to direct, encrypted communication with attacker‑controlled servers. The malware decrypts its configuration only at runtime, loads critical Windows APIs...
By Infosecurity Magazine
News•Feb 19, 2026
Engine Problems for Japan’s Lunar Lander Company Ispace
Japanese lunar lander firm ispace announced delays in its third mission after encountering development problems with the VoidRunner engine, a joint effort with Agile Space Industries. The engine replacement forced redesigns, pushing the NASA‑backed CLPS mission from 2026 to 2027....
By Behind the Black
News•Feb 19, 2026
Associated Wholesale Grocers Adopts Forecasting and Fresh Optimization Solution
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) has chosen Relex’s forecasting and fresh‑product optimization platform to improve distribution‑center planning across its extensive network. The solution targets the cooperative’s 1,100 supermarket members operating in 3,500 locations across 33 states, aiming to boost forecast accuracy,...
By Retail TouchPoints
News•Feb 19, 2026
Archer Chooses Bristol as Its UK Engineering Hub
Archer announced that Bristol will host its new UK Engineering Hub, a centre designed to accelerate both commercial eVTOL and defence programmes. The company has already received hundreds of applications and begun hiring engineers to tap the city’s deep aerospace...
By Urban Air Mobility News
News•Feb 19, 2026
MedStar Health, Withings Bring Connected Devices to Concierge Medicine Program
MedStar Health is scaling its Signature concierge primary‑care program by partnering with Withings Health Solutions to supply patients with cellular blood‑pressure cuffs and scales. The collaboration leverages MedStar’s existing telehealth and remote‑patient‑monitoring infrastructure to collect real‑world physiologic data outside the...
By Healthcare Innovation
News•Feb 19, 2026
Crystals Grown in Space
NASA released an image of lysozyme protein crystals cultivated aboard the International Space Station using Redwire’s PIL-BOX hardware. The experiment is part of a broader study examining how microgravity influences crystal formation across various compounds. Lysozyme, a common immune protein,...
By NASA News (Breaking)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Palo Alto Networks CEO Sees AI as Demand Driver, Not a Threat
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora told investors AI will drive, not diminish, cybersecurity demand. He argued AI expands attack surfaces, creating new risk categories that require robust security solutions. The company posted 15% year‑over‑year revenue growth to $2.6 billion and...
By Cybersecurity Dive (Industry Dive)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Researchers Call for Help with Reproducibility Crisis
Researchers from the Netherlands and France have launched a collaborative effort to replicate a 2012 study that claimed fluorescent quantum dots could detect copper ions inside living cells. Backed by an €8 million European Research Council grant, the NanoBubbles project is...
By AZoNano
News•Feb 19, 2026
Elon Musk Boasts That Grok Says America Isn’t Built on Stolen Land, Which It Obviously Is
Elon Musk promoted xAI’s Grok chatbot for bluntly denying that the United States was built on stolen land, sharing a screenshot where Grok answers “No.” He praised the response as “BASED,” contrasting it with more nuanced answers from ChatGPT and...
By Futurism AI
News•Feb 19, 2026
Ulta Beauty’s Big Branding Play; Why Conglomerates Should Consolidate
Ulta Beauty’s latest branding initiative underscores a broader shift toward consolidation in the beauty sector. Record growth at niche perfume house Amouage, a surge in online fragrance sales, and the decline of traditional department‑store beauty hubs illustrate mounting pressure on...
By The Business of Fashion (BoF)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Altera Digital Health Names Sean Sykes as Executive Vice President for Ventus
Altera Digital Health announced the appointment of Sean Sykes as Executive Vice President for its Ventus portfolio, which delivers integrated revenue cycle and administrative solutions. Sykes brings more than 20 years of experience building high‑performing sales and customer‑success teams in...
By Digital Health Global
News•Feb 19, 2026
Setanta Space Launched to Make Next-Generation Spacecraft More Autonomous
Irish start‑up Setanta Space has launched to deliver modular, radiation‑tolerant onboard computing hardware paired with AI software that makes spacecraft more autonomous. The platform processes sensor data, detects anomalies, and makes decisions in orbit, cutting latency and reliance on ground...
By Irish Tech News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Mastering Serverless Data Pipelines: AWS Step Functions Best Practices for 2026
AWS Step Functions has become the backbone of serverless data pipelines, offering two workflow models—Standard for long‑running, exactly‑once jobs and Express for high‑frequency, short‑lived tasks. The article outlines best‑practice patterns such as the Claim Check for large payloads, using intrinsic...
By DZone – DevOps & CI/CD
News•Feb 19, 2026
Triplemoon Appoints Dr. Caroline Carney, CEO of Magellan Health, to Board of Directors
Triplemoon announced that Dr. Caroline Carney, CEO of Magellan Health and dual board‑certified psychiatrist‑internist, has joined its Board of Directors. The appointment coincides with a $3.5 million seed round led by Activate Venture Partners and LiveOak Ventures aimed at scaling its...
By Digital Health Global
News•Feb 19, 2026
The Space Company in the Grey Zone: How TEC’s Network Blurs Europe’s Sanctions Lines
The Exploration Company (TEC) is building the reusable Nyx capsule while its CEO Hélène Huby chairs the Karman Project, a Berlin‑based fellowship that brings together European space actors and Russian‑linked researchers. The network includes participants from sanctioned entities such as...
By Orbital Today
News•Feb 19, 2026
Simultaneous Multi-Cloud Deployment to AWS and GCP with CircleCI
A recent AWS outage highlighted the fragility of single‑cloud architectures, prompting firms to adopt multi‑cloud strategies. The article walks readers through building a unified CircleCI pipeline that simultaneously deploys a Node.js app to AWS ECS Fargate and Google Cloud Run....
By CircleCI – Blog
News•Feb 19, 2026
Agentic AI: The Next Competitive Advantage for Revenue Teams
Agentic AI is emerging as the next competitive edge for revenue teams, extending the capabilities of AI Assist by autonomously executing tasks within defined guardrails. The technology shifts sales workflows from recommendation‑only to action‑oriented, delivering real‑time clarity, expanded capacity, and...
By Outreach
News•Feb 19, 2026
Analysis: Palo Alto Networks Vs. Everyone
Palo Alto Networks marked the two‑year anniversary of its platformization strategy, a move that initially sank its stock but has since become an industry standard. CEO Nikesh Arora highlighted a “flywheel” effect as new customers consolidate tools onto Palo Alto’s...
By CRN (US)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Should Enterprises Upgrade to Windows 11 Now?
Enterprises face a critical decision as Windows 10 support ends in October 2025, prompting many to accelerate Windows 11 migration plans. The upgrade demands comprehensive hardware inventories to meet TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and higher memory and storage thresholds, as well as extensive application compatibility...
By TechTarget SearchERP
News•Feb 19, 2026
Biogen Stops Part of an MS Trial; Merck Reports More Enflonsia Data
Biogen announced it is halting the combination‑therapy arm of its multiple sclerosis (MS) trial after interim data showed insufficient efficacy and safety concerns. The decision pauses enrollment in the experimental regimen while the company continues evaluating its monotherapy components. Meanwhile,...
By Endpoints News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Medtronic’s RDN System Receives New Reimbursement Approval
Medtronic’s Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system has secured reimbursement approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, expanding coverage for resistant hypertension. The therapy, which uses radio‑frequency energy to ablate renal nerves via a single catheter, was previously approved...
By Cardiovascular Business
News•Feb 19, 2026
MCNEX and Valens Unveil QHD Automotive Cameras Using VA7000 Chipsets
South Korean module maker MCNEX and Valens Semiconductor have launched a new family of automotive front‑ and rear‑view cameras that deliver quad‑high‑definition (QHD) video using Valens’ VA7000 A‑PHY chipsets. The cameras transmit high‑resolution video over unshielded twisted‑pair (UTP) or low‑cost...
By Just Auto
News•Feb 19, 2026
The Rise of Claude Cowork Platform and the Potential to Shake Up the Legal Industry
Claude Cowork has launched a legal plug‑in that automates contract review, NDA triage, compliance workflows, and templated responses, positioning itself as a direct competitor to traditional law firms. The announcement triggered immediate market reactions, with SaaS giants Adobe, HubSpot and...
By Slaw (Canada’s Online Legal Magazine)
News•Feb 19, 2026
2026 Leaders Interview – Caroline Orange-Northey – Pinterest
Caroline Orange‑Northey, newly appointed Managing Director for Pinterest UK & Ireland, outlines her first 6‑12 month priorities, emphasizing accelerated advertiser adoption and AI‑driven product enhancements. She explains why Pinterest remains a compelling platform for 2026, highlighting its visual discovery engine,...
By ChannelX (formerly Tamebay)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Todd Howard Says Bethesda Isn't 'Fully Ignoring' AI
Bethesda game director Todd Howard said the studio is not ignoring AI but is using it only for data‑driven tasks, not for creative content. He described AI as an analytical tool to speed up big‑data and player‑behavior analysis while preserving...
By Game Developer (formerly Gamasutra)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Sudamala Resorts Elevates Sustainable Tourism with Solar Power Integration & Coral Reef Restoration Programs
Sudamala Resorts has installed a 300 kW solar system at its Seraya location, now covering 80‑85 % of the resort’s electricity needs. The array, featuring 480 panels and a 770 kWh battery, generates roughly 410,000 kWh of clean energy annually, cutting diesel use and...
By Green Lodging News
News•Feb 19, 2026
New Mexico Hospital Deploys AI Platform Enterprisewide
San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico, has rolled out Wellsheet’s AI documentation platform across its entire enterprise. The solution, already active in more than 100 U.S. hospitals, promises physicians 90‑120 minutes of daily documentation savings and a...
By Becker’s Hospital Review
News•Feb 19, 2026
Accounts in Transit: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Picks Up Pendulum
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry has been appointed U.S. agency of record for Pendulum, an AI‑driven social listening platform that captures brand mentions across text, audio, video and images. Marino will serve as the U.S. agency for Italian food icons Pasta...
By O’Dwyer’s PR