Monday, 9 February 2026
Everything this site carried that day, newest first. Stories are kept for a month, and the widely covered ones for a year.
Google — The Keyword / AI / Research / DeepMind / Developers
How AI trained on birds is surfacing underwater mysteries
Climate & Sustainability
The Markup
Blacklight, our privacy inspector tool, now tracks X and TikTok pixels
We’ve updated Blacklight, our popular privacy tool, to check for TikTok and X trackers.
Google — The Keyword / AI / Research / DeepMind / Developers
Accelerating Mathematical and Scientific Discovery with Gemini Deep Think
Research papers point to the growing impact of Deep Think across fields
APNIC Blog / RIPE Labs / Internet Society / 3GPP
Working Groups go to GOA
The 3GPP Working Groups of TSG CT and TSG SA are meeting this week in the West coast State of Goa. It is India’s smallest State, but one of great beauty and historic significance. The 3GPP Organizational Partner the Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) is hosting the…
Huntress
10 Endpoint Security Trends and Tips for 2026 | Huntress
Learn the latest endpoint security trends, from AI-powered defense to zero trust and human-led threat hunting that help under-resourced teams stop threats faster.
Databricks / ClickHouse / DuckDB / Supabase / Neon / PlanetScale
How LY Corporation uses ClickHouse to observe one of the largest Kafka deployments on earth
“ClickHouse plays a really important role in our automated monitoring efforts. We’re handling a massive amount of data—about seven million rows per second—but with just 24 servers, we’ve achieved outstanding cost performance.” - Haruki Okada, Senior Softw
Vercel (blog + changelog)
Introducing new token formats and secret scanning
When Vercel API credentials are accidentally committed to public GitHub repositories, gists and npm packages, Vercel now automatically revokes them to protect your account from unauthorized access. tokens API keys GitHub secret scanning When the exposed credentials are detected, you'll receive…
Vercel (blog + changelog)
How we built AEO tracking for coding agents
AI has changed the way that people find information. For businesses, this means it's critical to understand how LLMs search for and summarize their web content. We're building an AI Engine Optimization (AEO) system to track how models discover, interpret, and reference Vercel and our sites. This…
Vercel (blog + changelog)
Anyone can build agents, but it takes a platform to run them
Prototyping is democratized, but production deployment isn't. AI models have commoditized code and agent generation, making it possible for anyone to build sophisticated software in minutes. Claude can scaffold a fully functional agent before your morning coffee gets cold. But that same AI will…
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
The dominance of Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
There are more than a dozen licensed spaceports in the United States and even more prospective ones, yet nearly all the orbital launches in the country take place from two sites in Florida and California. Jeff Foust reports on how the Cape and Vandenberg have met the growing demand for launches…
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Breaking dishes: the space facility at Yevpatoriya
Last year the Ukrainian military attacked a satellite tracking station in Russian-occupied Crimea. Dwayne Day examines the long history of that facility, built during the Cold War.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
The Solar System Internet: Envisioning a networked future beyond Earth
Networking protocols used on Earth today don't work well in space, given distances and other challenges. Scott Pace and Yosuke Kaneko discuss how new protocols and approaches can enable enhanced communications across the solar system.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Much needed cargo for the Moon
Plans for lunar outposts, like the one included in an executive order by the White House in December, will require large amounts of cargo that would be unaffordable if delivered by the SLS. Ajay Kothari offers an alternative approach that avoids both the SLS as well as the complexities of in-space…
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Review: To See Far
The International Space Station program has a long, complex history that spans decades. Jeff Foust reviews a book that provides one former NASA manager's insights into the ISS and related programs from a key, early era.
OpenAI News
Bringing ChatGPT to GenAI.mil
OpenAI for Government announces the deployment of a custom ChatGPT on GenAI.mil, bringing secure, safety-forward AI to U.S. defense teams.
Hugging Face Blog
Transformers.js v4: Now Available on NPM!
