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Prakhar Khanna / ZDNET:
Samsung unveils the $1,299+ Galaxy S26 Ultra with a Privacy Display feature that limits screen legibility, a new agentic AI, an improved night mode, and more  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Samsung's Galaxy S26 series sports a much-needed design upgrade.  — Top features include Privacy Display and truly useful AI.
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google launches task automation for Gemini on Pixel 10 and Samsung Galaxy S26, enabling Gemini to autonomously perform tasks using apps like Uber and DoorDash  —  Gemini's in the driver's seat. … Google's Gemini AI is getting one step closer to being more like an actual assistant.
Patrick Holland / CNET:
Samsung announces the Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus, featuring a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset, starting at $899 and $1099, respectively, a $100 hike  —  I went hands-on with Samsung's newest base and plus model phones.  The Galaxy S26 has a larger screen and a bigger battery, while the S26 Plus is a lot like the S25 Plus.
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Hands-on with Galaxy S26 Ultra's Privacy Display: the two sets of pixels that lets users toggle the viewing angle to prevent screen peeking is very impressive  —  New hardware features?  At a time like this? … Maybe it's a reflection of just how slow hardware innovation has been …
John Higgins / The Verge:
Samsung launches the $179 Galaxy Buds 4 and $249 Buds 4 Pro, keeping the AirPods-esque design, with better battery life and noise canceling, available March 11
The Verge:
A live blog of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked February 2026, where the company announced the Galaxy S26 series
Ian King / Bloomberg:
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 73% YoY to $68.13B, vs. $66.21B est., Data Center revenue up 75% to $62.3B, and forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates  —  Nvidia Corp., the world's most valuable company, gave another bullish quarterly revenue forecast, signaling that the massive build-out of AI computing remains on track.
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Kalshi says it has suspended an editor for MrBeast and a former GOP California gubernatorial candidate for insider trading, its first public enforcement action  —  An editor who works for YouTube's biggest creator, MrBeast, has been suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi …
Bloomberg:
Gambit Security: an unknown hacker used Claude to steal 150GB of Mexican government data, including 195M taxpayer records, in December 2025 and January 2026  —  A hacker exploited Anthropic PBC's artificial intelligence chatbot to carry out a series of attacks against Mexican government agencies …
Jason Hiner / The Deep View:
Perplexity launches Perplexity Computer, “a general-purpose digital worker” that can route work across 19 AI models, available initially for Max subscribers  —  Claude Code and OpenClaw have taken 2026 by storm by offering the first glimpses of personal AI agents.
Chris Stokel-Walker / New Scientist:
A study finds GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash deployed tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of 21 simulated war game scenarios, and never surrendered  —  Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
Reuters:
Diplomatic cable: US officials order diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate how US tech companies handle foreigners' data, citing risks to AI services  —  President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling …
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri says Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI use Workday tools and “no amount of vibe coding” could replace them; WDAY is down about 40% YTD  —  Workday Inc. Chief Executive Officer Aneel Bhusri said leading AI companies like Anthropic — which investors fear …
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Anthropic acquires Vercept, whose Vy desktop agent lets users control a Mac or PC with natural language, to “advance Claude's computer use capabilities”  —  Anthropic is acquiring Vercept, a Seattle startup founded by alumni of the Allen Institute for AI, in a move that illustrates …
Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Salesforce reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $11.2B, vs. $11.18B est., forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates, and announces a $50B share repurchase program  —  Salesforce (CRM.N) forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, betting on strong demand …
Reuters:
Sources: DeepSeek did not share its upcoming V4 model with US chipmakers, including AMD and Nvidia, but granted early access to Chinese companies like Huawei  —  DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence lab whose low-cost model rattled global markets last year, has not shown U.S. chipmakers …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Adobe updates Firefly to add Quick Cut, a new AI tool to edit footage and B-roll to create a first draft of the final video based on user prompts  —  The video editor in Adobe Firefly is getting a new feature called Quick Cut that uses AI to edit footage and B-roll to create a first draft of the final video based on user instructions.
Axios:
Sources: DOD asked Boeing and Lockheed Martin to assess their reliance on Claude, a first step toward blacklisting Anthropic; Lockheed confirms it was contacted  —  The Pentagon asked two major defense contractors on Wednesday to provide an assessment of their reliance on Anthropic's AI model …
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
Alibaba Cloud releases a cheap AI coding tool built on open-source models like Alibaba's Qwen 3.5, as well as Zhipu, Moonshot, and MiniMax models  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the Chinese e-commerce player that has become a leader in artificial intelligence, is stepping up a push …
More: Benzinga
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Snowflake reports Q4 product revenue up 30% YoY to $1.23B, vs. $1.18B est., and forecasts Q1 and FY 2027 product revenue above estimates  —  Snowflake (SNOW.N) forecast fiscal 2027 product revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, a sign that new clients are turning …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Court records: the FBI subpoenaed X for details about Grok prompts a man allegedly used to create 200+ sexual deepfakes of a woman he knew in real life  —  This article was produced in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records.  Subscribe to them here.

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Yasmin Khorram / Politico:
Sources: Netflix's Ted Sarandos plans to attend White House meetings Thursday, amid the WBD bid battle and after Trump's demand that Netflix fire Susan Rice

Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount reports Q4 revenue of $8.15B, a net loss of $573M, and DTC revenue up 10% YoY to $2.213B; Paramount+ subs reach 78.9M, up 4%

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Edison Research's Share of Ear survey: podcasts have overtaken talk radio for the first time in the US, capturing 40% listening time vs. 39% for radio

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Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
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Jane Ruffino / Wired:
A look at TAT-8, the first transoceanic fiber-optic cable, which went into service in 1988, was retired in 2002, and is now being pulled up for recycling
Pew Research Center:
A survey of US teens: 57% use AI chatbots to search for info, 54% use them to do schoolwork, 47% for fun or entertainment, 12% for emotional support, and more
Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
Discord says it won't roll out age verification globally in March as previously planned, delaying the change until H2 2026 after it adds verification options
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