February 12, 2026

xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands: On Wednesday, xAI took the rare step of publishing its full 45-minute all-hands presentation to the X platform, making it widely available. Read More

OpenAI disbands mission alignment team: The team's leader has been given a new role as OpenAI's chief futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company. Read More

Apple acquires all rights to Severance, will produce future seasons in-house: The show is expected to run for four seasons, with the possibility of spin-offs, a prequel, and foreign versions. Read More

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Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users: Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim's computer by clicking a malicious link or opening a file. Patch now. Read More

Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push, not pull: At least nine engineers, including two co-founders, have announced their exits from xAI in the past week, fueling online speculation and raising questions about stability at Musk’s AI company amid mounting controversy. Read More

Amazon's new eero Signal keeps you connected to the internet when outages occur: A new device from eero will keep you online even if your ISP goes down. Read More

AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say: General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round for the four-year-old startup, according to our sources. Read More

Apple's Siri revamp reportedly delayed... again: While the new Siri was expected to launch with the upcoming iOS 26.4 update in March, now, the changes are expected to roll out more slowly over time, reportedly postponing some features until the May iOS update, or even until the release of iOS 27 in September. Read More

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US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing content: In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused Apple of excluding right-leaning outlets from the top 20 articles in the Apple News feed. Read More

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