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OpenAI:
OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT in the US for logged-in adult users on its Free and Go tiers, and says that the ads do not change ChatGPT's answers  —  Ads that support free access and don't change ChatGPT answers.  —  Today, we're beginning to test ads in ChatGPT in the U.S. The test …
Juro Osawa / The Information:
Source: Chinese AI startup Zhipu anonymously released its new AI model on OpenRouter under the name Pony Alpha; Zhipu plans to launch GLM-5 later this week  —  Zhipu, one of China's prominent AI developers, has anonymously released its new large language model under a different name on OpenRouter …
Kyle Baird / The Block:
Farcaster co-founders Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan, along with the team at Merkle, join stablecoin startup Tempo after Merkle's sale of Farcaster to Neynar  —  Quick Take  — Romero and Srinivasan's move follows Farcaster's sale to Neynar and the founders' exit from day-to-day leadership of the protocol.
Harvard Business Review:
An eight-month study at a US tech company finds AI tools didn't reduce work but intensified it, as employees worked faster and took on a broader range of tasks  —  Right now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI.  After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work …
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
In opening statements in New Mexico's suit against Meta, state prosecutors argue Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms, as Meta's attorney pushes back  —  Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation …
Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: despite AI ads outnumbering traditional Super Bowl ad categories like beer, nostalgia-driven ads from Budweiser and Dunkin' dominated social media  —  Budweiser and Dunkin' got the most attention on social media, but big tech's AI product demos may still have the last laugh, experts say
Ingrid Lunden / Resilience Media:
Munich-based Constellr, which builds thermal satellite imaging hardware and software, raised a €37M Series A, taking its total funding to €75M  —  Munich startup says defence and government interest ‘exploded’ its sales pipeline  —  Thermal imaging is a hot area right now in satellite tech …
Chester Dawson / Bloomberg:
Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI and Toyota begin commercial production of an autonomous Toyota bZ4X; Pony AI aims to have 3,000+ robotaxis by the end of 2026  —  Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI Inc. has started commercial production of a driverless vehicle in partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., one of its backers.
Bloomberg:
Sources: a VC firm backed by Fidelity billionaire Johnson's family shelves plans to sell its stake in ~40 Chinese tech companies as geopolitical factors ease  —  Eight Roads, a venture capital firm backed by Fidelity Investments' billionaire Johnson family, has shelved plans to sell its holdings …
Financial Times:
PitchBook: European VC investments rose 5% YoY to a post-pandemic high of €66B in 2025; AI-related deals accounted for 35%+, or €23.5B, up from €17.7B in 2024  —  Soaring valuations as venture capital flows to groups tied to continent's security and economic sovereignty

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Independent names Barney Henderson, Newsweek's publishing director, as UK editor and Jacqui Merrington, Mail Metro Media's AI director, as executive editor

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
E. W. Scripps agrees to sell its multicast network Court TV to Law&Crime owner Jellysmack, as it seeks to reduce debt tied to its Ion and Katz acquisitions

Nieman Lab:
Analysis: news organizations' open-source activity has fallen from a peak of 2,092 new public GitHub repositories in 2016 to 396 in 2025, an ~80% decline

More News

Valida Pau / The Information:
Beast Industries, the entertainment conglomerate founded by MrBeast and last valued at $5.2B, acquires Step Mobile, a teen-focused banking app

Earlier Picks

Financial Times:
Sources: Alphabet plans to sell a rare 100-year sterling bond, as Big Tech companies borrow more to fund their capex growth; IBM sold a 100-year bond in 1996
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Workday announces CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down and co-founder Aneel Bhusri is returning as CEO, effective immediately; WDAY closes down 5.13%
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Databricks raised $5B in equity financing and $2B in debt at a $134B valuation and says its annualized revenue crossed $5.4B for the January quarter, up 65% YoY
Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
Discord says it will roll out age verification globally from March to access some content; all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default”
Bloomberg:
Uber agrees to acquire Getir's delivery operations from Mubadala for $335M in cash and says it will take a 15% stake in the remaining portfolio for $100M
Brayden Lindrea / Cointelegraph:
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek launches ai.com in beta during the Super Bowl and opens username registration to let users get a private, personalized AI agent
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