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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.
More: Gizmodo, Bloomberg, Benzinga, Ars Technica, Implicator.ai, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, WinBuzzer, CNBC, and The Decoder
X: @yuhu_ai_, @himanshustwts, @ns123abc, @aiandcloudtech, @umbisam, @theo_wayt, @alvaromysterio, @llmjunky, @yuchenj_uw, @hadas_gold, @ricburton, @scobleizer, @urvicodes, @thedaviddosu, @trace_cohen, @factorydoge69, @daniel_mac8, @alexia, @graceihle, @teortaxestex, and @seconds_0. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Forums: r/singularity
| Russell Brandom / TechCrunch: |
Five members of xAI's 12-person founding team have now left the company, with four of the departures coming in just the last year — Monday night, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced he was leaving the company. “It's time for my next chapter,” Wu wrote in a late-night post on X.| 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 …
More: GOV.UK, Financial Times, BBC, Computerworld, The Times, Reuters, iPhone in Canada, Kuwait Times, Mobilegamer.biz, Courthouse News Service, iThinkDifferent, The Register, Mobile World Live, Android Headlines, The Mac Observer, Engadget, Mashable, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, ComputerWeekly.com, UKTN, and AppleInsider
X: @epicnewsroom, @cmagovuk, @kayjebelli, and @appfairness
| 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 — Either because they aren't accessing age-restricted experiences, or if its AI predicts they're old enough.| 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 …
More: CoinDesk, The Block, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, Engadget, Courthouse News Service, Bitcoin Magazine, CoinGape, Crypto Briefing, Bitcoinist.com, and Coinpedia Fintech News
X: @sbf_ftx, @innercitypress, @sbf_ftx, @kshaughnessy2, @birdyword, @adamscochran, and @molcranenewman. Bluesky: @marypcbuk
| 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
More: Samsung Newsroom, 9to5Google, ZDNET, How-To Geek, PCMag, Bloomberg, XDA Developers, Android Police, Engadget, The Verge, Android Central, Tom's Guide, Android Authority, PhoneArena, YouTube, Pocket-lint, Android Headlines, Mashable, SamMobile, SammyGuru, and Gizchina
X: @samsungmobile, @cartidise, @thegalox_, and @anxiousholly
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify reports Q4 revenue up 13% YoY to €4.5B, MAUs up 11% to 751M, above estimates, and Premium users up 10% to 290M; SPOT closes up 14.75% — Shares of Spotify Technology SA jumped the most in nearly eight years after the Swedish music streaming giant added a record number of users last quarter …
More: Spotify, Inside Radio, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, Los Angeles Times, CNBC, The Hollywood Reporter, Benzinga, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Variety, Forbes, Barchart.com, iPhone in Canada, Barron's Online, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, Digital Music News, Yahoo Finance, The Wrap, Thurrott, Business Wire, and Wall Street Journal
X: @xpangler, @richlightshed, @spotifynews, @eldsjal, and @sutnio
| Tarun Pathak / Counterpoint Research: |
Global installed base of active smartphones grew 2% in 2025; eight OEMs had 200M+ active devices each, and nearly one in four active smartphones is an iPhone — Tarun is a Research Director with Counterpoint Research, based out of Gurgaon (near New Delhi).
More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, and PhoneArena
| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
Ex-SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony is sentenced to 100 months in prison for defrauding investors and is ordered to forfeit ~$7.5M and two residential properties — Quick Take — Braden John Karony was also ordered to forfeit about $7.5 million and two residential properties …
More: US Department of Justice, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Blockchain.News, BeInCrypto, and Crypto Briefing. X: @coffeebreak_yt
| 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 … | 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.
More: Windows Blog, PCWorld, iTnews, BleepingComputer, Thurrott, Cybersecurity Dive, Windows Central, PCMag, ZDNET, Ars Technica, Engadget, Neowin, Notebookcheck, and XDA Developers. Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk
| 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.
More: Agence France-Presse, The Wrap, Associated Press, Sky News, Bloomberg, and CNN. Bluesky: @caseynewton
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Facebook rolls out the ability for users to animate their profile picture and to restyle Stories or Memories using preset options or a text-based AI prompt — With preset animations, you can have a still photo wave to your friends or put on a party hat.
More: Meta Newsroom, MacRumors, Engadget, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada, and Mashable. Threads: @mattnavarra
| 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 — - Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made jokes about ICE during an employee event, internal messages show. — Some employees took to Slack to express anger and disappointment.| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
Sen. Warren plans bipartisan legislation with Sen. Banks that bans the sale of certain AI chips to China after Dario Amodei met with Warren and other lawmakers — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) plans to introduce bipartisan legislation with Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) banning the sale … | 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
More: Bloomberg. X: @rakeshsfnyc, @denehyxxl, @going_concern, @dkthomp, @toonithecreator, @reubenr80027912, @edzitron, @malaikadiva, @bearlyai, @bearlyai, @rohanpaul_ai, @boringbiz_, @lugaricano, and @dellannaluca. LinkedIn: Matt Phillips
Bluesky: @seldo.com, @caseynewton, @stevecooke.org, @msmarymary, @stevenjcbuckley, @ljon, and @tonytassell
| 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
More: San Francisco Business Times, HotAir, Business Insider, Architectural Digest, The Post Millennial, Bloomberg, ZeroHedge News, Miami, FL Patch, International Liberty, Fox Business, ELLE Decor, The Information, The Ankler, NewsMax.com, and New York Post
| Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal: |
Robinhood reports Q4 revenue up 27% YoY to $1.28B, below est., crypto revenue down 38% to $221M, below est., and net income down 34%; HOOD drops 5%+ after hours — The brokerage finished 2025 on a strong note, though its stock is down roughly 24% this year| 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.
More: TechCrunch, Runway, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, Crunchbase News, Implicator.ai, and Unite.AI
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Satellite executives, investors, and researchers say Elon Musk's plan to launch data centers into space by 2029 is highly ambitious, but the idea is plausible — Tech billionaire's desire to put computer infrastructure into orbit is central to $1.25tn plan to merge SpaceX with xAI| 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 — Kalshi Inc. said it registered over $1 billion in trades related to the Super Bowl, a record surge that underscored the threat …
More: Fortune, PYMNTS.com, Mirror US, crypto.news, Forbes on YouTube, CNBC, Mirror US, The Guardian, Forbes, Front Office Sports, and Unchained
| 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 …
X: @krishnanrohit, @albrgr, @edzitron, @newyorker, @newyorker, @ilex_ulmus, @tightspreadz, @shakeelhashim, and @rachaelrad
LinkedIn: Danielle Ghiglieri, Alessandro Niccolò Tirapani, and John Renaldi. Bluesky: @frankpasquale
| 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.
More: SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, The New Stack, Implicator.ai, The Information, FinSMEs, Bloomberg, Axios, and WinBuzzer
X: @mvanhorn, @ryancarson, @gergelyorosz, @brianrumao, @ashtom, @basisset, and @asenkut
| 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 …
More: The Moscow Times, CyberInsider, Le Monde, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, Reuters, Türkiye Today, Reuters, and The Kyiv Independent
X: @noelreports, @noelreports, @jayinkyiv, @mike_eckel, @darthputinkgb, @cyberknow20, @chriso_wiki, @rajdianos, @uwukko, @durov, @delfoo, @ozkaterji, @durov, @jurgen_nauditt, and @mylovanov. Bluesky: @campuscodi.risky.biz
| 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.| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
The UK FCA adds Blockchain.com to its registry of licensed crypto companies; Blockchain.com withdrew its application in 2022 and pivoted operations to Lithuania — The London-based company elected to withdraw its application for FCA licensing in March 2022 having not won approval ahead of an impending deadline.
More: Blockchain.com, PYMNTS.com, Decrypt, Bitcoin Insider, NewsBTC, Yahoo Finance, and The Block
| 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.| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
Newo, which offers AI voice and text agents that act as always-on front desks for SMBs, raised a $25M Series A, bringing its total funding to $32M — Artificial intelligence voice infrastructure startup Newo Inc. announced today that it has raised $25 million in new funding …
More: FinSMEs, Tech Funding News, Unite.AI, and Ventureburn
| 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 …
More: European Commission, InfoRiskToday.com, The Times of Israel, Globes, CTech, CRN, and The Economic Times. Forums: r/wallstreetbets
| 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.| 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
More: Supercell, Game World Observer, PocketGamer.biz, Bloomberg, and Financial Times
| Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
Lyft reports Q4 revenue up 3% YoY to $1.59B vs. $1.76B est., forecasts Q1 adjusted EBITDA below est., announces a $1B share buyback; LYFT drops 13%+ after hours — Lyft (LYFT.O) forecast first-quarter adjusted core profit below expectations on Tuesday as severe U.S. winter storms weigh on demand …
More: The Information, Bloomberg, CNBC, Dow Jones Newswires, Lyft, Sherwood News, and Benzinga
| 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 …
More: CNBC, PYMNTS.com, Blockonomi, Moneycontrol, Semafor, and Pandaily
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