STB Rejects UP-NS Merger Application as ‘Incomplete‘
January 16, 2026: In a decision predicted by Railway Age (“Why Not a Merger Timeout?,” Watching Washington, November 2025 issue), the Surface Transportation Board in a unanimous decision rejected, “without prejudice,” the Union Pacific (UP)-Norfolk Southern (NS) major merger application as...UP-NS Merger Dominates MARS 2026 Winter Meeting
Despite a snow squall that snarled traffic and shut down Chicago’s airports for a couple of hours, the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) opened its 2026 Winter Meeting with more than 1,100 registered attendees. Always an interesting forum, this year’s meeting took place soon after...
FalconStor Habanero simplifies compliant offsite backup for IBM Power users
FalconStor Software announced the launch of FalconStor Habanero, a globally available software-as-a-service offering designed to simplify secure offsite data protection for IBM Power customers. Habanero addresses a critical challenge facing the majority of IBM Power users: organizations that...
GitLab Duo Agent Platform solves the AI paradox in software delivery
GitLab announced the GitLab Duo Agent Platform, delivering agentic AI that enables teams to orchestrate agents across the entire software lifecycle. AI tools have been improving developers’ ability to write code, and in some cases, developers are reporting 10x productivity gains....
Cisco fixes AsyncOS vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-20393)
Cisco has finally shipped security updates for its Email Security Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager devices, which fix CVE-2025-20393, a vulnerability in the devices’ AsyncOS that has been exploited as a zero-day by suspected Chinese attackers since at least late November 2025. The...![<![CDATA[What is Daiichi Sankyo’s Strategy for Preparing for the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference?]]>](https://theindustryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/34ee0747a52360d557b4b857fc2466cc67f172b2-1280x720-1.jpg)
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