February 12, 2026

Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI: Spotify credits Claude Code and its internal AI system Honk with speeding up development. Read More

A new version of OpenAI's Codex is powered by a new dedicated chip: OpenAI calls the new coding tool the "first milestone" in its relationship with the chipmaker. Read More

Aurora's driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers: CEO Chris Urmson called it a “superhuman” moment, adding that Aurora’s trucks can now carry freight 1,000 miles in 15 hours — faster than what a human driver can legally accomplish. Read More

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Anthropic raises another $30B in Series G, with a new value of $380B: The infusion of funding for the AI startup takes place as it is vying for customers and cultural attention with its competitor, OpenAI. Read More

Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha.: "I really want to see a mass driver on the moon that is shooting AI satellites into deep space." Read More

Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on 'agentic' autopilot: Didero functions as an agentic AI layer that sits on top of a company’s existing ERP, acting as a coordinator that reads incoming communications and automatically executes the necessary updates and tasks. Read More

Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website: Emails published by the Justice Department revealed cybersecurity veteran Vincenzo Iozzo emailed, and arranged to meet, Jeffrey Epstein multiple times between 2014 and 2018. Read More

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

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

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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