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• [New] Key Insight: With urbanization and climate volatility rising, hydroponic container farm systems are projected to supply up to 50% of fresh greens and herbs in cities by 2028, leveraging less land, less water, and greater yield predictability. Farmonaut
• [New] As we approach 2025 and look to 2026 and beyond, the convergence of modular hydroponic container farms, smart hydroponic pipes, adaptive plant stands, and scalable horizontal hydroponic systems will shape the next era of modern agriculture. Farmonaut
• [New] Through the Sovereign Technology Alliance, Canada and Germany will deepen coordination with trusted partners to strengthen sovereign AI capacity and reduce strategic technology dependencies. The AI Journal
• [New] Quantum computing poses a future threat to Bitcoin, but not until around 2032. Crypto Briefing
• [New] By the 2026 the ethereum layer one protocol will have positioned itself more appropriately - GuestName Advancements in zkEVM technology are ahead of schedule. Crypto Briefing
• [New] By shifting identity verification to the Edge and combining it with advanced encryption techniques, Private ID removes one of the biggest vulnerabilities in digital identity systems: centralized storage of biometric data. FinancialContent
• [New] Several advances in quantum computing could bring it into the mainstream this year. OHO US
• [New] Prediction 1: Headless Architectures Will Become the Foundation of Digital Systems The digital landscape today is rapidly shifting towards more flexible, scalable, and user-centric systems. TDWI
• [New] When to partner: Enterprises accelerating transformation often work with an AI Software Development Company to deploy governance platforms, vertical models, or agentic systems faster than internal teams could deliver alone. SISGAIN
• [New] As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in core enterprise systems, success in 2026 will depend less on experimentation and more on disciplined execution. SISGAIN
• [New] The US Army's laser system, designed to protect against aerial threats, itself posed risks to civilian aviation-illustrating the challenge of deploying defensive systems in dense urban environments. Maxthon | Privacy Private Browser
• [New] Singapore's existing drone detection systems at Changi and Seletar airports, while advanced, require continuous upgrading to address evolving threats. Maxthon | Privacy Private Browser
• [New] Direct Strategic Implications for Singapore 2.1 Security and Counter-Drone Technology Transfer Singapore faces its own vulnerabilities to drone-based threats given its compact urban geography, critical infrastructure density, and status as a major aviation hub. Maxthon | Privacy Private Browser
• [New] Singapore, with its robust technological ecosystem and stringent regulatory framework, must anticipate similar challenges as drone technology becomes increasingly accessible and sophisticated globally. Maxthon | Privacy Private Browser
• [New] Another next-generation technology that will move from pilot to large-scale deployment in 2026 is AI. FinExtra
• [New] On Thursday, OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, its first model that will run on Cerebras Systems' dinner-place-sized AI accelerators, which feature some of the world's fastest on-chip memory. The Register
• [New] Luna Systems, a Dublin-based startup, has built something that might actually make urban cycling less nerve-wracking: an AI-powered rear-view camera that acts like the collision warning systems already standard in modern cars. New Atlas
• [New] Meta is partnering with Arable to provide irrigation technology to independent farmers in Indiana's Upper Wabash River Basin, a project it expects to restore 200 million gallons of water a year for 10 years and reduce costs for farmers. Verdict
• [New] Direct Liquid Cooling is forecast to surge, surpassing $8 billion by 2030, as it transitions from an enabling option to a foundational technology for AI factories; NVIDIA's latest Vera Rubin compute tray designs eliminate fans entirely, enabling fully liquid-cooled configurations. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Cabinet PDU & Busway will expand as overhead busway systems become the default architecture for slab-based AI factories; emerging DC power distribution architectures are expected to influence deployment choices toward the end of the decade. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Through a new MoU, the CCoE will ramp up its expertise in cloud, data engineering and edge computing, becoming one of three global R&D centers for FlytEDGE, alongside France and the United States. French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore

Last updated: 16 February 2026