February 17, 2026

Apple is reportedly cooking up a trio of AI wearables: As the AI hardware space heats up, the iPhone maker has multiple smart products in development. Read More

Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6: Anthropic has released a new version of its mid-size Sonnet model, keeping pace with the company's four-month update cycle. Read More

Meta's own research found parental supervision doesn't really help curb teens' compulsive social media use: An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media. Read More

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WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more: The WordPress AI assistant doesn't need precisely tailored prompts, either. Read More

Amazon Fire TV's new interface is now rolling out in the US: Fire TV's new interface simplifies its layout and navigation and adds Alexa+. Read More

Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100M or more in 2026: Three U.S.-based AI companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion so far in 2026, with 14 others raising rounds of $100 million or more. Read More

SpaceX vets raise $50M Series A for data center links: Mesh aims to mass-produce optical transceivers for AI data centers. Read More

Just 8 months in, India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M: Indian vibe-coding platform Emergent was launched just eight months ago, and it now says it's generating annual recurring revenue of more than $100 million, thanks to surging demand by small businesses and non-technical users. 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.

Running AI models is turning into a memory game: When we talk about the cost of AI infrastructure, the focus is usually on Nvidia and GPUs -- but memory is an increasingly important part of the picture. Read More

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