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NVIDIA and Sarvam AI engineers collaborate, optimizing AI inference for sovereign models, achieving sub-second TTFT. [develop

NVIDIA Co-Design Boosts Sarvam AI Inference, Cuts TTFT Below One Second

NVIDIA’s extreme hardware‑software co‑design has turned Sarvam AI’s sovereign models into a...

A person uses a laptop displaying "ChatGPT Crash Course" with a smartphone showing prompts, illustrating AI education.

Anthropic's mid-tier model offers 30‑minute ChatGPT crash course, 100+ prompts

Anthropic’s newest mid‑tier language model has been paired with a concise guide aimed at anyone who...

Python code on a screen, illustrating type hints, docstrings, error handling, and logging for FastMCP. [a11y.canada.ca](https

FastMCP offers Python tools with type hints, docstrings, error handling, logging

FastMCP isn’t just another Python wrapper for MCP servers and clients; it’s a modest attempt to...

Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgraded Deep Think AI model for complex tasks, displayed on a screen. [blog.google](https://blog

Gemini 3.1 Pro released as upgraded Gemini 3 Deep Think for complex tasks

Why does this matter? Google just pushed the next step in its Gemini line, following a “major...

🛠️ AI Tools & Apps

Microsoft Copilot bug: confidential emails summarized despite DLP, raising data privacy concerns [p4sc4l.substack.com](https:

Microsoft Copilot ignored sensitivity labels twice; DLP missed both

In the past eight months Microsoft’s Copilot has slipped past the very safeguards that enterprises...

AWS Kiro AI coding assistant, a disruptive force, caused a 13-hour outage due to staff error. [techzine.eu](https://www.techz

AWS blames staff after Kiro AI coding assistant triggers 13‑hour outage

The incident has reignited a quiet debate inside Amazon about how far its own AI can be trusted to...

A hacker's hands on a keyboard, with glowing code on screen, illustrating the exploitation of a Cline AI coding agent vulnera

Hacker Exploits Cline AI Coding Agent Vulnerability Highlighted by Researcher

Why should developers care about a single open‑source tool? Because a recent breach showed that the...

AI prototype with glowing brain learns to differentiate distraction from work, moving to full project [levelaccess.com](https

AI prototype learns to spot distraction versus work, moves to full project

A handful of developers have been tinkering with AI that watches the screen you’re looking at,...

💼 Business & Startups

Gold-foil "Liberty Mobile" phone, formerly Trump Mobile, with "enabler" headline [wccftech.com](https://wccftech.com/trump-mo

Trump Mobile unveiled as gold‑foil Liberty Mobile, termed “enabler”

The launch of a gold‑foil version of a phone branded “Trump Mobile” has sparked more questions than...

Doctor uses generative AI charting app on a tablet, reflecting "The Pitt's" exploration of AI in medicine.

The Pitt examines why doctors might embrace generative AI in clinical practice

Why should doctors care about generative AI at all? The question isn’t new, but the conversation...

A smartphone displays various chatbot app icons, representing Perplexity's shift from ads to user trust [heise.de](https://ww

Perplexity abandons ads as investors once eyed billions of users

Perplexity’s decision to scrap its advertising plans has caught the attention of anyone watching...

February 18, 2026 • 3 min read

Semiconductor chips on a circuit board, illustrating US efforts to limit AI chip sales to China for national security [usnews

Defense Firm Builds Explosive AI Agents; US Moves to Limit AI Chip Sales

A small defense contractor in Virginia has quietly demonstrated that AI can do more than crunch...

📊 Research & Benchmarks

Run:ai orchestrates 64 GPUs to serve 10,200 users, outperforming native schedulers for AI/ML workloads. [run.ai](https://www.

Run:ai on 64 GPUs serves 10,200 users, matching native scheduler

Why does the raw capacity of a GPU cluster matter when you can slice it into smaller pieces?

Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro AI model, a significant leap in AI capabilities, shown with benchmark scores.

Google unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro, hits 94.3% GPQA Diamond and coding Elo 2

Google rolled out Gemini 3.1 Pro this week, positioning it as the latest answer to the AI arms...

Diverse professionals collaborate on laptops, showcasing Google's AI Professional Certificate for workforce fluency.

Google launches AI Professional Certificate to boost fluency for workers

A growing chorus of executives is sounding the alarm on AI skill gaps across the corporate ladder.

Google.org launches USD 30 M AI for Government Innovation Impact Challenge

The AI Impact Summit 2026 is putting a spotlight on how public-sector bodies can tap emerging...

⚖️ Policy & Regulation

Pentagon building with an AI-generated overlay, symbolizing the military's push for AI integration despite ethical concerns.

Pentagon says AI firms must partner despite concerns over war‑crime claims

The Pentagon’s latest outreach to the artificial‑intelligence sector has sparked a debate that...

Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show" set, discussing CBS pulling his interview due to FCC concerns. [businessinsider.com](https

FCC scrutiny halts CBS broadcast of Stephen Colbert’s first video

The FCC’s recent review has put a stop to CBS’s plan to air Stephen Colbert’s first video interview...

Diagram of Agent0 framework: Curriculum Agent, Executor Agent, and shared tool integration in a co-evolution loop. [arxiv.org

Group-Evolving Agents match human-engineered AI, zero inference cost

The new framework, dubbed Group‑Evolving Agents (GEA), treats a cluster of AI entities as the core...

Chen discusses AI quality, emphasizing continuous experimentation, iteration, and improvement for optimal results. [accessibi

Chen says AI quality requires ongoing experimentation, iteration and improvement

The push for AI that can handle layered, real‑world queries has exposed a gap between impressive...

📈 Market Trends

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, rival AI CEOs, refuse to hold hands at India AI Impact Summit [aol.com](https://www.aol.com/arti

Handshake refusal highlights strained ties among leading AI labs

The recent handshake snub at a high‑profile AI summit has become the talk of conference rooms and...

A diverse group of researchers collaborating on a responsible AI project, highlighting embedded trust and safety.

2026 Report Shows Responsible AI Now Embedded in Product and Research

Why does a 2026 responsible‑AI report matter now? Because the AI market has been racing toward ever...

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 AI model achieves 79.6% on SWE-bench, offering cost-effective performance.

Anthropic's Sonnet 4.6 hits 79.6% on SWE-bench, costs one‑fifth of Opus

Why does this matter? Because Anthropic just put a price tag on flagship‑level coding ability.

Laurie Spiegel, composer and programmer, demonstrates Music Mouse, her "intelligent instrument" software [matrixsynth.com](ht

Laurie Spiegel says Music Mouse is an expert system, not generative AI

Why does Laurie Spiegel’s take on Music Mouse matter now? The software, first released in the late...

🔓 Open Source

WordPress launches opt‑in AI assistant to edit sites via prompts

Since its debut in 2003, WordPress has grown into the platform behind a third of all websites.

Hugging Face Hub interface displaying diverse AI models, datasets, and demo applications, symbolizing its vast repository.

Hugging Face Hub now hosts millions of models, hundreds k datasets, global demos

Why does the scale of an open‑source model repository matter now? While the AI field has been...

Twin Health's AI Digital Twin technology for diabetes and obesity management, showing a digital overlay on a person. [usa.twi

Twin Health's AI Digital Twins Target Diabetes, Obesity Management

Twin Health is betting on a new kind of software—AI‑driven digital twins—to help people wrestle...

February 16, 2026 • 3 min read

Hands-on guide: setting up Portainer with Docker Compose using `mkdir` commands on Ubuntu 24.04 [defencedev.com](https://defe

Guide: Set Up Portainer with Docker Compose Using Simple mkdir Commands

Portainer gives you a web‑based console to manage Docker containers, which is handy when you’re...

🏭 Industry Applications

February 20, 2026 • 3 min read

A Chevrolet Bolt EV at a dealership, symbolizing the financial challenges faced by GM, Ford, and Stellantis in the EV market

Blue Oval kills F‑150 Lightning, GM books USD 7.6 B charge, Stellantis follows

The auto world woke up to three headlines that read like a post‑mortem. Ford’s iconic pickup, the...

Close-up of a person's hands typing on a laptop, illustrating rapid data annotation for AI model training. [rapidata.ai](http

Rapidata aims to cut model cycles from months to days, cites data‑annotation woes

Rapidata is positioning itself as a fast‑track for AI teams that are sick of waiting months for...

February 19, 2026 • 3 min read

A person stands before a large, glowing AI brain, its complex network of connections symbolizing unproven climate claims.

Report Finds Only 25% of Tech's Climate Claims for Generative AI Hold Up

Big tech has been touting generative AI as a climate‑friendly tool, from carbon‑tracking models to...