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February 10, 2026, 4:40 PM
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Juro Osawa / The Information:
xAI co-founder Tony Wu says he “resigned”, following co-founder Igor Babuschkin's exit in August 2025; Wu was in charge of reasoning and reported to Elon Musk  —  Tony Wu, one of xAI's cofounders, said he has resigned from Elon Musk's AI company.
Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg:
The UK CMA says Apple and Google committed to making app store changes to ensure fairness to developers and consumers, and asks market players for their views  —  Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google committed to making app stores changes to ensure fairness to developers and consumers …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Microsoft is automatically replacing Secure Boot certificates for older PCs before they start to expire later in 2026; Secure Boot was first introduced in 2011  —  Devices that don't receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates.
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years for fraud, files a long-shot request for a new trial, says new witness testimony could refute the prosecution's case  —  FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed a long-shot request for a new trial on the charges for which he's currently serving …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q4 revenue up 13% YoY to €4.5B, Premium users up 10% YoY to 290M, MAUs up 11% YoY to 751M, and a €701M operating income, above €639.1M est.  —  Shares of Spotify Technology SA jumped the most in nearly eight years after the Swedish music streaming giant added …
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Singapore blames China-backed hacking group UNC3886 for an 11+ months-long cyber-espionage campaign that targeted its four largest telecommunication companies  —  Singapore's government has blamed a known Chinese cyber-espionage group for targeting four of its top telecommunication companies as part of a months-long attack.
Stephen Foley / Financial Times:
Sources: KPMG negotiated a 14% lower fee for its 2025 audit by threatening to find a new accountant if Grant Thornton didn't pass on its cost savings from AI  —  Big Four accounting firm's move to cut fees for its own audit comes amid debate over pricing model
Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
Cisco unveils its Silicon One G300 switch chip, made using TSMC's 3nm tech, to take on Broadcom and Nvidia in AI infrastructure, set to go on sale in H2 2026  —  Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) on Tuesday launched a new chip and router designed to speed information through massive data centers …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg plans to buy a Miami mansion, likely for up to $200M, joining other tech billionaires in Florida as California proposes a 5% wealth tax  —  Local real-estate agents say the newly completed mansion on Miami's Indian Creek will likely fetch between $150 million and $200 million
Annie Bang / Bloomberg:
Tech Oversight Project: ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial, Meta paid for 3,500+ ads on CNN, Fox, and others to promote Instagram's Teen Accounts  —  Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. has paid for thousands of television commercials to promote its safety work with teens ahead …
Deana Kjuka / Bloomberg:
Russian media: Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor plans to limit access to Telegram from Tuesday, as the government promotes its Max “super app”  —  Telegram billionaire Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov vowed to resist Russian authorities' attempts to restrict access …
Sophie McEvoy / GamesIndustry.biz:
Tencent-owned Finnish video game maker Supercell reports 2025 revenue down 4% YoY to €2.65B, EBITDA up 6% YoY to €932M, and 290M monthly active players  —  Headcount grew 30% reaching 890 employees globally, developer contributed €220 million to Finnish economy
Nat Rubio-Licht / The Deep View:
NYC-based AI video startup Runway raised a $315M Series E led by General Atlantic, a source says at a $5.3B valuation, and says it will pre-train world models  —  The AI industry just got another indicator that the future lies beyond words alone.  —  On Tuesday, video AI firm Runway announced a $315 million Series E funding round.
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
YouTube rolls out an AI-powered playlist-generation tool that lets Premium and Music Premium subscribers on iOS and Android use text prompts to create playlists  —  YouTube is rolling out a new AI-powered playlist-generation feature that allows Premium users on iOS and Android to use text prompts to create playlists.
Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
A court filing in the iyO-OpenAI trademark case reveals that OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI device, which won't ship before the end of February 2027  —  A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.
Alicia Park / Forbes:
Polymarket partners with Singapore-based Kaito AI to launch “attention markets”, letting users bet on “mindshare” and “sentiment” metrics from social media  —  The prediction market is partnering with an AI engine that tracks social media data to create markets about cultural relevance.
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
Alibaba's DAMO Academy releases RynnBrain, an open-source foundation model that helps robots perform real-world tasks like navigating rooms, trained on Qwen3-VL  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. debuted an AI model that can help robots and other devices perform real-world tasks …
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU grants Google unconditional antitrust approval for Google's $32B acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz, saying it does not raise competition concerns  —  Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google gained unconditional EU antitrust approval on Tuesday for its $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz …
Brianna Wessling / The Robot Report:
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after more than 30 years with the company and plans to retire; CFO Amanda McMaster will take over as interim CEO  —  Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down from the company.  Playter took over as CEO in 2019 and led the company through its acquisition by Hyundai in 2020.
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Julie Bort / TechCrunch:
Entire, founded by ex-GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, raised a $60M seed at a $300M valuation to build open-source developer tools to better manage AI-written code  —  Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has raised the largest-ever seed round for a dev tool startup, according to its lead backer, Felicis.

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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sky agrees to acquire ITV's TV business for £1.6B, uniting the UK's two largest commercial broadcasters; ITV says shareholders will receive £950M from the deal

Alex Ritman / Variety:
AI-focused studio Particle 6 plans a full-length feature film to be led by the AI “actor” Tilly Norwood, as a hybrid production using film and TV professionals

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is studying its data to see why viewers quit its shows after S1, with some shows seeing a 30%-70% S2 drop, as it faces a quarter without hits

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Bloomberg:
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Earlier Picks

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
Juro Osawa / The Information:
Source: Chinese AI startup Zhipu anonymously released its new AI model GLM-5 on OpenRouter under the name Pony Alpha; Zhipu plans to debut GLM-5 later this week
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
Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia:
Alibaba and Tencent are releasing new models and spending millions on “red envelope” freebies to woo users ahead of the Lunar New Year
Leila Abboud / Financial Times:
President Macron calls for reduced reliance on the US and China, warning that the US could use tariffs in retaliation for the DSA and proposed social media bans
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
As OpenAI moves to retire GPT-4o on February 13, sources say it is being scrapped partly because OpenAI struggled to contain its potential for harmful outcomes
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
Opening statements in New Mexico's Meta lawsuit: state prosecutors argue that Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms, while Meta's attorney pushes back
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