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February 11, 2026, 8:30 AM
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Matt Shumer:
GPT-5.3-Codex and Claude Opus 4.6 can meaningfully contribute to the improvement of AI models, a sign of what's coming for most knowledge work within five years  —  Think back to February 2020.  —  If you were paying close attention, you might have noticed a few people talking about a virus spreading overseas.
Matthias Bastian / The Decoder:
OpenAI updates ChatGPT's deep research tool with GPT-5.2, a full-screen report view, and an option to focus research on specific websites  —  The feature now runs on the new GPT-5.2 model, as OpenAI announced on X. A key addition is that users can connect apps to ChatGPT and—potentially very useful—search specific websites.
Financial Times:
xAI co-founder Jimmy Ba says he is leaving, the sixth co-founder to depart; sources and social media posts show at least six researchers left in recent weeks  —  Jimmy Ba will be the sixth member of the founding team to depart  —  A sixth co-founder of Elon Musk's xAI is leaving …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: OpenAI fired VP Ryan Beiermeister in January for alleged sexual discrimination; she had earlier raised concerns about the upcoming launch of adult mode  —  The executive, who was accused of sexual discrimination against a male employee, had raised concerns about upcoming launch of erotic content
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Docs: London-based AI chip startup Olix, founded by James Dacombe, CEO of brain monitoring startup CoMind, raised $220M led by Hummingbird at a $1B+ valuation  —  London-based Olix targets development of AI chips that are faster and cheaper than Nvidia's  —  A 25-year-old British entrepreneur …
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
Cloudflare reports Q4 revenue up 34% YoY to $614.5M, above $591.3M est., and forecasts full-year and Q1 revenue above estimates; NET jumps 14%+ pre-market  —  Shares of the cloud content delivery network CloudFlare Inc. jumped more than 14% in extended trading on the back of a solid top …
Isomorphic Labs:
Isomorphic Labs, a Google DeepMind spinoff, unveils IsoDDE, a drug design system it says surpasses AlphaFold 3 in predicting biomolecular structures  —  Today, we are excited to share an update on our progress towards a new frontier of drug design.  We have unlocked a new paradigm …
New York Times:
In opening statements in a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, YouTube argues it is an entertainment service like Netflix rather than a social network  —  The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform.  The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury.
New York Times:
xAI all-hands meeting: Elon Musk tells staff that xAI needs a factory on the moon to build AI satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space  —  In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.
Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg:
KPMG citing PitchBook data: UK fintech investment totaled almost $11B in 2025 across 418 deals, down from ~$13.4B in 2024 across 527 deals; Revolut raised $4B  —  Investment in the UK financial technology world plummeted by more than 20% last year to the lowest levels since the start …
Gideon Lewis-Kraus / New Yorker:
A profile of Anthropic and its key executives like Chris Olah, and a look at Project Vend, an internal “Claudius” experiment to run the office vending machine  —  Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system's mind—examining its neurons …
Sarah Wynn / The Block:
A US judge sentences ex-SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony to 100 months in prison for defrauding investors and orders him to forfeit ~$7.5M and two properties  —  Quick Take  — Braden John Karony was also ordered to forfeit about $7.5 million and two residential properties …
Max Buondonno / The Shortcut:
Samsung announces a Galaxy Unpacked event on February 25 at 10am PT in San Francisco, where it is expected to introduce the Galaxy S26 series  —  - 📆 February 25 is when Samsung will announce its Galaxy S26 phones  — 🎪 Media circus: the next Galaxy Unpacked event will occur in San Francisco
RT Watson / The Block:
LayerZero Labs unveils a new Layer 1 blockchain called Zero, in collaboration with Citadel Securities, DTCC, Google Cloud, and Intercontinental Exchange  —  Quick Take  — LayerZero is launching its own Layer 1 blockchain called Zero.  — Citadel Securities and Ark Invest have bought LayerZero's native ZRO token.
Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal:
Robinhood reports Q4 revenue up 27% YoY to $1.28B, below est., crypto revenue down 38% YoY to $221M, below est., and net income down 34% YoY; HOOD drops 5%+  —  The brokerage finished 2025 on a strong note, though its stock is down roughly 24% this year  —  Robinhood Markets finished 2025 …
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
A study of 596 Indian high-tech startups suggests that homegrown entrepreneurs fare better over the long run than returning diaspora with overseas experience  —  India's fiercely competitive startup field has provided evidence to suggest that homegrown entrepreneurs fare better over the long run …

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A new filing from Nexstar in the DirecTV lawsuit says the existing restraining order freezing the Nexstar-Tegna merger could jeopardize assets of both companies

Associated Press:
A US district court judge agrees to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS

Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi officials say a US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces are looking for her captors; one outlet identified her as Shelly Kittleson

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Amy Feldman / Forbes:
NYC-based Garner Health, a platform using data analytics to help workers find healthcare providers, raised a $118M Series D at a $1.35B valuation

Earlier Picks

Bloomberg:
Alphabet raised almost $32B in debt in less than 24 hours, selling sterling- and Swiss franc-denominated offerings, following February 9's $20B dollar debt sale
Bloomberg:
Kalshi says it registered over $1B in trades related to the Super Bowl; Piper Sandler analysts say Kalshi and Polymarket saw ~$1.2B in total trading on Sunday
The Verge:
Discord says that the “vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today” without needing to use a face scan or ID to verify their age
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
Akash Sriram / Reuters:
Lyft reports Q4 revenue up 3% YoY to $1.59B, below $1.76B est., forecasts Q1 adjusted EBITDA below est., and announces a $1B share buyback; LYFT drops 13%+
Ashley Stewart / Business Insider:
Slack messages: some staffers complained about Marc Benioff making jokes about ICE at a Salesforce event, including about ICE surveilling employee travel
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