Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)IPWatchdogSkiermont Derby LLP is Seeking an AssociateSkiermont Derby LLP, a trial boutique law firm, is looking to grow its patent litigation group. The firm is seeking an experienced patent litigation attorney with a strong technical background and an entrepreneurial spirit. Depending on industry and other background, the ideal experience level is three to five years of active litigation experience. Experience evaluating patent portfolios is a plus. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Dallas, Texas; however, remote work may be consid (opens original source in a new tab)JobOrtunities Help Wanted·24 August 2026
Logistics & Supply Chain (opens original source in a new tab)Supply Chain DiveSolving organized retail theft starts with better supply chain data integrityCargo theft hit $131M in Q1 alone. Why RFID and serialization are retailers' best defense. (opens original source in a new tab)24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)New ScientistPlastic bottles can be turned into edible, vanilla-flavour cookiesHundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic pollution are created each year. One option may be to turn the pollution into food, but critics voice concerns (opens original source in a new tab)Matthew Sparkes·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)WiredNASA’s New Space Telescope Is Poised to Discover Hidden Facets of the UniverseThe Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to discover as many as 200,000 new planets and reveal details about the elusive nature of dark matter and dark energy. (opens original source in a new tab)Jay Bennett·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)MIT Technology ReviewKids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know whyPeople have been talking to each other for at least 100,000 years, as best we can tell. And in all that time, there has been only one thing in the world that could learn a human language to perfect fluency: a human child. Now there are two. Four short years after the release of ChatGPT,… (opens original source in a new tab)Elise Cutts·24 August 2026
Logistics & Supply Chain (opens original source in a new tab)Supply Chain DiveThe future of freight audit isn’t finding more errors, it’s preventing themThe future of freight audit is to prevent errors, not just find them. (opens original source in a new tab)nVision Global·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryWhen payments grow beyond the gatewayAccepting payments is only the beginning. As businesses grow, recurring billing, settlements, reconciliation, payouts and compliance create a new layer of operational complexity—one that calls for a more connected approach. (opens original source in a new tab)24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Fintech News SingaporeDBS Takes Its AI Training Playbook to Singapore’s Finance Sector in Industry FirstDBS will draw on its experience providing AI training to 40,000 employees to help build AI skills across Singapore’s financial sector. The bank has signed a MoU with the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF) covering workforce development, job redesign and young talent development. DBS described it as IBF’s first such agreement with a [...] The post DBS Takes Its AI Training Playbook to Singapore’s Finance Sector in Industry First appeared first on Fintech Singapore. (opens original source in a new tab)Fintech News Singapore·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: Inside Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine triumphModerna and Merck's wild gambit on a cancer vaccine appears to have worked, despite big doubts, logistical challenges, and pandemic-era complications. (opens original source in a new tab)Matthew Herper, Jason Mast,and Angus Chen·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: FDA digital health leader promises generative AI regulatory guidance is comingFDA expects to issue guidance on policies regarding generative AI devices, according to Rick Abramson, the agency’s head of digital health policy. (opens original source in a new tab)Mario Aguilar·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: Medicaid transgender care rule sets precedent that could restrict coverage of other drugsThe legal theory used to restrict gender-affirming care for minors could be applied broadly, experts say. (opens original source in a new tab)John Wilkerson·24 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsOpinion: Medicine stopped shaking hands. We should start againA handshake takes only a few seconds but can make a major difference to a patient, an emergency physician writes. (opens original source in a new tab)Zain Khawaja·24 August 2026
