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| Prakhar Khanna / ZDNET: |
Samsung unveils the $1,299+ Galaxy S26 Ultra with a Privacy Display that limits side-angle screen legibility, a new agentic AI, 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
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| John Higgins / The Verge: |
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| 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. failed to impress investors with its latest forecast, signaling that concerns about an overheated AI economy will continue to dog the company.
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| 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 …
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| 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.
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
New York's AG sues Valve over its use of loot boxes, accusing the game developer of violating state gambling laws and threatening to addict children to gambling — New York's attorney general sued Valve, a video game developer whose franchises include Counter-Strike, Team Fortress and Dota …
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| Rebecca Szkutak / TechCrunch: |
Alphabet's Intrinsic, which builds AI models and software for industrial robots, joins Google; it will remain a distinct entity and work with Google DeepMind — Google is moving further into physical AI by bringing a familiar robotics software platform under its wing.| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Filing: C3.ai plans to cut ~26% of its workforce; the company had ~1,200 employees as of April 2025; C3.ai shares drop 20%+ after hours on weaker FY guidance — C3.ai Inc., a maker of data analysis software, is cutting about a quarter of its workforce after the appointment of a new chief executive officer.
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| 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 … | Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Thrive invested $1B in OpenAI in 2025 at a $285B valuation in a transaction akin to a call option; OpenAI was separately raising at a $830B valuation — Joshua Kushner's firm Thrive Capital recently invested in OpenAI at a valuation of $285 billion, about a third of the price … | 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 … | Eric Newcomer / Newcomer: |
Leaked Thrive deck: $26.8B in AUM as of June 30, 2025, deal value peaked in Q4 2021, positive DPI for four early funds, including 2.4x for 2016's Thrive V, more — We've got an inside look at Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital's performance View in browser EXCLUSIVE: Thrive Netted 2.4x DPI from 2016 Fund.| The Information: |
Sources: Saronic, which is building autonomous warships, is raising up to $1.5B at a ~$7.5B pre-money valuation; Saronic was last valued at $3.4B a year ago — Saronic, a startup that builds autonomous warships, is raising as much as $1.5 billion in a financing that would value the company … | Paul Sandle / Reuters: |
The UK's Virgin Media O2 launches Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service, powered by Starlink and initially available for £3/month on select Samsung devices — Britain's Virgin Media O2 launched Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service on Thursday, bringing text messages …
More: The Sun and ZeroHedge News
| Katie McQue / The Guardian: |
New Mexico's Meta lawsuit: some police officers testify that Meta's AI is sending a flood of “junk” CSAM reports that are draining resources and slowing cases — Officers say flood of low-quality reports is draining resources and slowing cases amid New Mexico lawsuit| Anhata Rooprai / Reuters: |
Zoom reports Q4 revenue up 5.3% YoY to $1.25B, vs. $1.23B est., online revenue up 2.6% to $489.7M, and forecasts Q1 adjusted profit per share below estimates — Zoom Communications (ZM.O) forecast quarterly profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling intense competition …
More: CNBC, Zoom Communications, Inc., Tech in Asia, SiliconANGLE, Yahoo Finance, and Bloomberg
| 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 … | 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
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| 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 …
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| Emma Colton / Fox News: |
Source: Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI will sign White House's initiative to build their own electricity supply for AI data centers — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI will sign agreement to build their own electricity supply for AI data centers
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| 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 … | Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Source: Google plans to test search changes in Europe, displaying results from competing vertical search services next to its own, seeking to avoid EU fines — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google is poised to start testing changes to its search results to give rivals more prominence …
More: PYMNTS.com
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
AMD will buy $150M in Nutanix stock and provide up to $100M to fund joint initiatives to develop an infrastructure platform for powering AI applications — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will buy $150 million in Nutanix Inc. stock as part of a new partnership that also includes joint engineering and sales efforts.| 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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