OPEN-SOURCE
Cake Wallet Adds Self-Custodial Lightning Support Designed for Everyday Users
Cake Wallet adds self-custodial Lightning support, enabling fast, private Bitcoin payments without channel management or losing control of funds.
Iris Kode
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OPEN-SOURCE
NASA’s ExoMiner++ Expands Search for New Worlds
In January NASA published a new open-source artificial intelligence tool that they developed and says it is helping scientists around the world accelerate the search for planets beyond our solar system, a field known as exoplanet discovery.
BLOCKCHAIN
Kingdom of Bhutan To Become Validator on Sei Blockchain, Boosting National Technology Capacity
Bhutan to deploy a Sei validator amid a broader push into open, decentralized infrastructure. Led by DHI InnoTech and Sapien Capital.
OPEN-SOURCE
Open-Source Bio-Logger Offers New Window into Whale Communication
Open-source bio-logger from Harvard SEAS captures rich acoustic and behavioral data from free-swimming sperm whales, enabling ML-driven marine bioacoustics research and democratizing access for scientists worldwide.
SECURITY
94% of Americans don't understand privacy risks when using AI at work
94% of Americans miss privacy risks when using AI at work, and 24% can’t spot AI-driven scams. NordVPN’s data warns the AI era is widening privacy gaps—and scammers are getting sharper.
PRIVACY
Cake Wallet Adds Zcash With Shielded Transactions by Default
Cake Wallet has integrated Zcash (ZEC) with shielded transactions enabled by default. This ensures all outgoing transactions originate from shielded addresses, concealing sender, receiver, and amounts for maximum privacy.
AI
Top 10 Emerging Technology Trends Set to Shape 2026
Juniper Research unveils Top 10 Emerging Tech Trends for 2026: Post-quantum crypto, neuromorphic chips, physical AI robots, multi-agent systems, wireless EV charging, counter-drone tech, microfluidic cooling, multi-cloud, SMRs & open-source smart buildings.
SCIENCE
$6.5M Boost for Connected Science Knowledge
A new initiative, SYSTEM, secures $6.5M from Wellcome to unify fragmented scientific knowledge publications, datasets, tools into an interoperable system. It boosts discoverability, reuse, and collaboration across disciplines like health and climate, tackling silos that slow progress.
PRIVACY
Soverli Raises $2.6M Pre-Seed to Bring Secure and Convenient Digital Freedom to Every Smartphone
ETH Zurich spin-off Soverli launches a sovereign OS layer for any commercial smartphone — independent of Android and iOS, yet fully compatible and requiring no hardware changes.
TRAVEL
Matador Network's 2025 Travel Awards Spotlight 12 Must-Visit Gems.
Discover Matador Network's 2025 Travel Awards: Estonia, Oaxaca, Madeira, Türkiye, Baja California, and Qatar Airways top expert picks, while readers love Albania, Patagonia, Costa Rica, Rotorua, Nairobi, and Emirates. New Best Wildlife category shines. Plan your 2026 adventure now
AI
G2 Winter 2026 Reports: Rise of AI Software and New Market Leaders
G2’s Winter 2026 Reports analyze 1,300+ software categories, spotlighting the surge of AI-first tools like AEO, Agentic AI, and AI chatbots, shifts in vendor leadership, and why only 3% of products earn coveted Leader status as buyers head into 2026.
OPEN-SOURCE
Global Launch of Earth Rover Program Unveils “Soilsmology” on World Soil Day
Earth Rover’s new “Soilsmology” tech uses seismic waves and ultra‑low‑cost sensors to map soil health in real time, aiming to power food security, climate resilience, and a global open soil data network.