AI News Archive: February 2026 - Monthly Highlights
100 articles published this month
Google restricts Antigravity use, cuts OpenClaw access to enforce Terms
Google has tightened the reins on its Antigravity tool, effectively cutting off OpenClaw users in what it describes as a sweeping enforcement of its...
Governance system lets AI write entire SaaS codebase in an hour
In a field where speed often clashes with safety, a single engineer claimed to spin up a production‑ready SaaS product in just sixty minutes.
Anthropic alleges DeepSeek and Chinese firms used Claude's reasoning to train AI
Why does this matter? Because the accusation strikes at the heart of how frontier models are built and protected.
AI Researchers Resign, Bots Hire Humans, Anthropic Targeted, Evie Party
The AI community is buzzing with a string of oddball moves that feel more like a circus than a research lab.
![Researchers optimize LLMs with masked tokens for 3x faster inference, reducing visual tokens [arxiv.org].](https://cms.aidailypost.com/uploads/researchers_embed_mask_token_llm_weights_achieve_3_faster_inference_6d5f4725c6.webp)
Researchers embed mask token in LLM weights to achieve 3× faster inference
Three‑times faster inference sounds impressive, but the trick behind it isn’t a new hardware accelerator or a massive model prune.
Study finds transparency warnings fail to curb AI deepfake harm
Why do we keep tossing warnings at AI‑generated deepfakes? While platforms slap labels on synthetic videos, the damage often continues unchecked.
Anthropic releases Claude Code Security after 500+ flaws; dual-use dilemma
Anthropic’s latest offering, Claude Code Security, arrives on the heels of an internal audit that uncovered more than 500 vulnerabilities across its...
MCP Approach Suggests Specialized AI Agents Over Single Universal System
The MCP Revolution has sparked a debate about how far an open‑source AI framework should stretch itself.
Design Patterns Use JSON and Shared State to Coordinate Agentic AI
The push to make autonomous AI agents work together isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a technical hurdle that developers hit every day.
60% of 1,100 Developers and CTOs Say AI Agents Deliver Real ROI
A fresh survey of 1,100 developers and chief technology officers reveals a shift in how AI investments are being judged.
Oz report details why firms fail, teams save hours, 60% of agent PRs succeed
A wave of interest in “agentic” AI tools has left dozens of enterprises scrambling to stitch together their own assistants, only to discover hidden...
Samsung adds Perplexity AI agent to Galaxy, enabling OS integration
Samsung’s latest software update folds the Perplexity AI chatbot straight into the heart of its Galaxy lineup, moving the service beyond a...
Early 2026: Privacy Helplessness Grows as Meta Tests Limits in US
Early 2026 feels like a turning point for privacy in the United States. While the tech sector touts innovation, a growing number of users report...
Test Shows ‘-ai’ Trick Blocks Google AI Overviews Only on Desktop Browsers
If you’ve ever tried to mute Google’s AI‑generated “web guide” from your search results, you might have heard about the “‑ai” suffix hack.
Sampath's approach: Teams stitch agents, models, systems for future work
Sampath isn’t just tinkering with a new app; he’s mapping out how organizations might actually “own” their AI instead of treating it like a rented...
Tumbler Ridge shooter shared scenarios with ChatGPT; OpenAI did not notify police
Why does a teen’s conversation with an AI matter to a small British Columbia town?
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning performance in benchmark
Google’s latest Gemini 3.1 Pro arrives with a promise that feels almost too tidy: a “Deep Think Mini” that can toggle its reasoning depth at will.
Runlayer adds OpenClaw security, boosting prompt injection resistance to 95%
Why should a CIO care about prompt injection? The risk isn’t new, but the numbers are.
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 rely on to keep confidential material contained.
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 F‑150 Lightning, was pulled from the lineup, ending...
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 fanfare.
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 feels more like a policy showdown than a tech...
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 touch production code.
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 Twitter feeds alike.
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 practical inference engine, shaving the...
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?
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 often stalls at headlines that paint the technology...
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 the AI‑driven search space.
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 very code‑assistant many rely on can be turned...
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 needs to get up to speed on ChatGPT fast.
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 race.
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 make the development experience feel less like a...
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 update to Gemini 3 Deep Think” that aimed at “modern...
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 with Texas legislator James Talarico.
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.
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 model iterations.
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, trying to tell the difference between a spreadsheet...
Google embeds Lyria, expanding AI music beyond niche platforms Suno, Udio
Google has slipped its own AI‑driven music engine, Lyria, into Gemini, the chat model that powers its consumer products.
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 unit of evolution rather than a single model.
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 data—it can trigger explosives in a controlled test.
Nvidia and Meta ink deal; Nvidia touts hardware for inference and AI training
Meta’s latest partnership with Nvidia marks a rare public alignment between a social‑media heavyweight and the chipmaker that powers most of today’s...
![Alibaba's Qwen 3.5 AI model, with 397B total and 17B active parameters, outperforms larger models [implicator.ai] at 60% lowe](https://cms.aidailypost.com/uploads/alibabas_qwen_35_397b_a17_beats_larger_model_via_multitoken_b70ac799ca.webp)
Alibaba's Qwen 3.5 397B-A17 beats larger model via multi‑token prediction, cheaper
Alibaba’s latest language model, the Qwen 3.5 397B‑A17, is pulling off something that looks almost paradoxical: it outperforms the company’s own...
Google adds Lyria 3 text‑to‑music to Gemini, enabling song creation via prompts
Google has woven its newest audio model into the Gemini app, turning a chat‑based interface into a makeshift studio.
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 benchmarks and the messy reality of decision‑makers...
Gemini app expands tools, now generates music alongside images and video
Since its debut, the Gemini app has been a sandbox for visual creators, letting users spin up images and stitch together video with a few taps.
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 energy‑optimising data centers.
Graphite blends stacked PRs with AI analysis for faster, higher-quality reviews
Why do developers keep hunting for the next code‑review assistant? Because the bottleneck isn’t just the number of pull requests—it’s how they’re...
Perplexity distances itself from ads as AI firms grapple with trust
Why are AI chatbots suddenly whispering about ads? The question has been bubbling up as investors watch the sector pour billions into compute and...
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 technology without waiting for a miracle.
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.
Meta secures millions of Nvidia AI chips as Nvidia begins selling own AI CPUs
Why does this matter now? Nvidia has just begun offering its own AI‑focused CPUs to external customers—a move it’s never made before.
Google Sets Dates for I/O 2026, Promises Keynotes, Demos and Fireside Chats
Google has finally put a calendar on the wall for its flagship developer conference, confirming that the 2026 edition will run from May 19‑21.
![OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI, integrating his autonomous AI agent technology into ChatGPT. [llmrumors.com]](https://cms.aidailypost.com/uploads/openai_buys_openclaw_whose_unhinged_stance_conflicted_langchain_ban_c8d08d4225.webp)
OpenAI buys OpenClaw, whose ‘unhinged’ stance conflicted with LangChain ban
OpenAI’s recent purchase of OpenClaw has sparked more than a typical merger headline.
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 more capable, personalized and multimodal models,...
Google's AI search results add hover pop‑up links in Overviews and AI Mode
Why does the way Google surfaces citations matter now? While the AI‑driven Overviews and AI Mode have been praised for summarizing information on the...
Google urges full‑stack, collaborative security to fight bad actors at MSC 2026
Google’s keynote at MSC 2026 pivots from glossy AI demos to a stark reminder: the technology’s promise is only as strong as the safeguards behind it.
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.
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 chasing ever‑larger checkpoints, a single hub has...
![SurrealDB 3.0: agent memory, business logic, and multimodal data unified in a single database [surrealdb.com]](https://cms.aidailypost.com/uploads/surrealdb_30_stores_agent_memory_business_logic_multimodal_data_one_db_a03ca59110.webp)
SurrealDB 3.0 stores agent memory, business logic, and multimodal data in one DB
Most retrieval‑augmented generation pipelines juggle a handful of specialized stores: one for raw text, another for embeddings, a third for graph...
Qodo 2.1 links memory to agents, cutting coding errors by 11%
Qodo’s latest release, version 2.1, promises a measurable lift in how coding assistants handle their own knowledge base.
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 1980s, still shows up whenever discussions drift...
Samsung launches AI ad “Brighten Your After Hours” to demo Galaxy S26 video
Samsung’s newest promotional push leans heavily on artificial‑intelligence, sprinkling AI‑crafted clips across its social feeds to tease the...
Anthropic-Pentagon AI feud escalates as You.com co-founders Socher, McCann cited
Why does this matter? The Pentagon’s latest tussle with Anthropic has pulled two of You.com’s founders—Richard Socher and Bryan McCann—into the...
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 with diabetes and obesity.
Anthropic and Infosys join to create AI agents for telecom and regulated sectors
Why does a partnership between a San Francisco‑based AI startup and an Indian consulting giant matter now?
Small English town becomes hub as UK labels data centers critical infrastructure
Why does a quiet market town in northern England suddenly appear on AI roadmaps? The answer lies in a policy shift that turned ordinary server farms...
LWiAI Podcast #234 covers Anthropic's Opus 4.6 agent teams and OpenAI's GPT‑5.3‑C
The latest LWiAI Podcast, episode #234, dives deep into the most recent model rollouts that have the AI community buzzing.
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 building a self‑hosted AI stack from scratch.
Cerebras Leads Top 5 Fast LLM APIs with Low Latency, High Token Rate
Cerebras has just clinched the top spot among the five fastest large‑language‑model APIs, a claim that hinges on two metrics most engineers watch:...
ByteDance to tighten safeguards after Disney, Paramount allege AI model IP breach
Hollywood studios are pressing the biggest Chinese tech firm over a new generative‑AI offering that, according to them, is pulling content straight...
AI's new physics discovery; Spotify devs wrote no code this year, CEO says
Why does a music‑streaming giant suddenly stop typing code? The question feels odd until you see how AI is reshaping workrooms that once resembled...
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ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Boosts AI Video Capabilities, Fuels Stock Rally
The rollout of Seedance 2.0 has put ByteDance back in the spotlight of China’s fast‑moving AI video race.
OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger, Altman says
OpenAI’s talent roster just got a notable addition, and the move hints at where the company’s research may be heading next.
![Nvidia and Groq logos racing on a circuit board, symbolizing the AI chip competition for real-time AI. [financialcontent.com]](https://cms.aidailypost.com/uploads/nvidia_groq_race_limestone_realtime_ai_targeting_10_lower_token_cost_4120e0ae10.webp)
Nvidia, Groq race in limestone to real‑time AI, targeting 10× lower token cost
Why does the push for real‑time AI matter now? Enterprises are staring at a cost cliff: inference for massive‑scale models can chew through budgets...
Author despises Casio’s USD 429 Moflin AI pet despite its calm promise
Casio’s latest foray into the consumer‑AI market arrives as a sleek, tabletop companion priced at USD 429.
Krafton goes ‘AI First’ and EA teams with Stability AI despite limits
Why are industry giants pouring resources into a technology that still struggles to craft believable game worlds?
US and Germany use data to map bobsled tracks and fix performance gaps
Winter sport isn’t just about raw power; it’s about precision down a curve measured in milliseconds.
![AI Valentine Claire, a literary editor, gives vague memoir advice to a journalist. [insidehighered.com]](https://cms.aidailypost.com/uploads/ai_valentine_claire_literary_editor_gives_vague_memoir_advice_2f939e7002.webp)
AI Valentine Claire, a literary editor, gives vague memoir advice to journalist
When I signed up for an AI‑driven “valentine” service, I imagined a polished digital companion that could sharpen my prose and point me toward the...
Samsung Sets Galaxy Unpacked Date; Fitbit AI Coach Hits iOS at USD 10/mo
Samsung has finally put a calendar on the wall for its next Galaxy Unpacked, a move that usually draws a flood of hardware rumors and developer...
![Yan, a Chinese influencer, protests OpenAI's decision to drop the GPT-4o model, holding a "Keep 4o" sign [philstartech.com].](https://cms.aidailypost.com/uploads/openai_drops_4o_model_chinese_fan_yan_3k_rednote_followers_protests_4160dd1c13.webp)
OpenAI drops 4o model, Chinese fan Yan (3k RedNote followers) protests
OpenAI’s decision to retire its 4o language model has sparked an unexpected ripple across the Chinese AI‑enthusiast community.
Hyperchat AI turned Super Bowl viewers into a high‑IQ team, now for enterprises
Why should a football‑night experiment matter to a CFO? During the last Super Bowl, a handful of AI agents turned a chaotic audience into a...
Gemini adds practice SAT and JEE Main tests via simple text prompts
Why does a language model that can chat about poetry suddenly become a test‑taking partner?
Moltworker isolates OpenClaw tests with containers encrypted storage, Zero Trust
Testing autonomous agents on a corporate laptop sounds straightforward—run the code, watch the output, tweak the parameters.
xAI faces staff exodus as human errors blunt raw AI intelligence
The exodus at xAI isn’t just a numbers game; it’s a symptom of something deeper. Over the past weeks, dozens of engineers and researchers have...
Ring’s ‘adorable’ surveillance hellscape highlighted on Vergecast
Ring’s latest Super Bowl spot has become a flashpoint for privacy watchdogs and everyday users alike.
Zillow ramps up AI amid uncertainty, as Google makes a bold move
Zillow’s latest AI rollout feels like a sprint through fog. The real‑estate platform has been pouring resources into generative tools, yet the...
Meta plans facial recognition for AI smart glasses, amid privacy concerns
Meta’s push to turn its upcoming AI‑powered glasses into a social‑aware device has resurfaced at a time when privacy watchdogs are busy elsewhere.
Optimizing Vertex AI Search Queries to Cut Latency and Preserve Quality
Building a search experience on Vertex AI isn’t just about plugging in a model and watching results appear.
Anthropic and CodePath launch Claude Code in US's biggest college CS program
Anthropic has teamed up with CodePath to embed its Claude Code model into the curriculum of the nation’s largest computer‑science program, housed at...
Study Finds Stigma Causes Shame for Some in AI Relationships
Why does this matter? Because as AI companions slip from novelty into daily life, the emotional fallout isn’t always glossy.
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Samsung Q990C Named Best Dolby Atmos Soundbar; Q990D to Stay Under USD 1k, 11.1.4‑ch
Why does a soundbar matter when you’re already juggling a streaming‑heavy home? Because the speaker you choose can make or break the experience,...
Google's upgrade teaches zero-shot selection, embeddings, QA workflows
Google’s latest upgrade promises a tighter grip on the kinds of reasoning tasks that have long tripped up large models.
Nvidia technique reduces LLM reasoning cost 8‑fold while preserving accuracy
Nvidia’s latest method claims an eight‑fold drop in the compute needed for large‑language‑model reasoning, yet it says accuracy stays intact.
Palantir staff balk at ICE expansion, citing ethical concerns over AI ties
Palantir’s internal pushback against a new contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has turned into a flashpoint for the company’s...
Google Chrome releases early preview of WebMCP, offering two APIs for AI agents
Google Chrome’s early‑preview rollout of WebMCP is the browser’s first step toward turning ordinary web pages into something an AI can actually...
z.ai's GLM-5 logs record low hallucination rate, beats Moonshot's Kimi K2.5
Why does a new open‑source model matter when the market is already crowded with proprietary giants?
MiniMax's M2.5 costs 1/20 of Claude Opus, covers 30% of HQ tasks
MiniMax’s latest release, the open‑source M2.5 and its lighter variant M2.5 Lightning, is drawing attention because it claims near‑state‑of‑the‑art...
OpenAI deploys Cerebras chips for 15x faster code generation
OpenAI’s latest rollout swaps Nvidia‑based hardware for Cerebras’s wafer‑scale chips, promising code‑generation speeds up to fifteen times faster...
OpenAI President donates millions to Trump, says it’s for humanity
OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman, has quietly funneled several million dollars into former President Donald Trump’s political operation, framing the...
Gemini 3 Deep Think Boosts Reasoning with Mathematical and Algorithmic Rigor
Last year, Deep Think’s specialized variants proved they could tackle some of the toughest reasoning problems, earning gold‑medal scores at both math...