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What the OpenClaw moment means for enterprises: 5 big takeaways venturebeat.com/tech... via VentureBeat

Free boba and “red envelopes”: China’s AI giants launch marketing blitz for Lunar New Year Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu pledge millions and race to release new models before the holiday—fearing a new "DeepSeek shock" might steal the spotlight.

Free boba and “red envelopes”: China’s AI giants launch marketing blitz for Lunar New Year

Rail workers accused of using ChatGPT for legal help : Corruption probe takes detour as staff facing trial reportedly asked AI if seat-blocking scams caused financial damage

Romanian rail workers accused of bribery turned to ChatGPT for legal tips www.theregister.com/... via The Register

Blue Origin Is Coming For SpaceX With Over 5,000 Satellites Launching Sooner Than You'd Think - BGR Blue Origin's plans to launch its 5,000-strong TeraWave satellite constellation by the end of 2027 in order to compete with SpaceX's Starlink internet provider.

Blue Origin is coming for SpaceX with over 5,000 satellites launching sooner than you'd think

Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler The $20,000 experiment compiled a Linux kernel but needed deep human management.

Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler

Battle of the chatbots: Anthropic and OpenAI go head-to-head over ads in their AI products New Anthropic campaign suggests other AI platforms will incorporate targeted ads in their chatbot conversations

Battle of the chatbots: Anthropic and OpenAI go head-to-head over ads in their AI products

San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens | TechCrunch A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.

San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws around three dozen techcrunch.com/2026/... via TechCrunch

The State Department is scrubbing its X accounts of all posts from before Trump's second term According to a report from NPR, a FOIA request will be the only official way to access the archived posts after the purge.

The State Department is scrubbing its X accounts of all posts from before Trump's second term

Is the SaaSpocalypse nigh? The era of paying for software seats may be ending. Satya Nadella predicted the death of SaaS, and AI agents are making it real. Explore the SaaSpocalypse and the shift from tools to delivered outcomes.

Is the SaaSpocalypse nigh? The era of paying for software seats may be ending thenewstack.io/dawn-... via @thenewstack

The Anthropic Hive Mind As you’ve probably noticed, something is happening over at Anthropic. They are a spaceship that is beginning to take off.

After talking with ~40 people at Anthropic, a look at its “Yes, and...” culture where every idea is welcomed and judged based on vibes, like a hive mind

Apple integrates Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s Codex into Xcode 26.3 in push for ‘agentic coding’ venturebeat.com/tech... via VentureBeat

$50 on war in Iran: How geopolitical bets have surged on Polymarket, in five charts Online traders are betting millions on war, airstrikes, and political unrest.

$50 on war in Iran: How geopolitical bets have surged on Polymarket, in five charts

OpenAI debuts Frontier platform in bid for business bucks : IPO, we’re halfway there: AI, livin’ on a prayer

OpenAI chases business bucks with confusingly named Frontier platform www.theregister.com/... via The Register

Big Changes Are Coming To Apple In 2026 - BGR Siri’s revamp, new and updated smart‑home products, improvements to Apple’s laptop lineup, and even a new foldable iPhone are all changes expected in 2026.

Big changes are coming to Apple in 2026

Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon" AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.

Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android “very soon”

What does the disappearance of a $100bn deal mean for the AI economy? Apparent collapse of Nvidia–OpenAI tie-up raises questions about circular funding and who will bear the cost of AI’s expansion

What does the disappearance of a $100bn deal mean for the AI economy?

Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers | TechCrunch We’re starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan.

Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers techcrunch.com/2026/... via TechCrunch

X's latest Community Notes experiment allows AI to write the first draft X is experimenting with a new way for AI to write Community Notes with "collaborative notes."

X's latest Community Notes experiment allows AI to write the first draft

OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex helped build itself GPT-5.3-Codex helped debug its own training and is OpenAI's first model designated "high-capability" for cybersecurity tasks.

OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex helped build itself: thenewstack.io/opena... via @thenewstack

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6, which it says can analyze company data, regulatory filings, and market information; Anthropic now has 300K+ business users www.bloomberg.com/ne...

Databricks' serverless database slashes app development from months to days as companies prep for agentic AI venturebeat.com/data... via VentureBeat

Why won’t people buy these tiny electric cars? Despite seeming ideal for crowded cities, these compact cars captured just $11 billion of the $800 billion global EV market.

Why won’t people buy these tiny electric cars?

US Army seeks autonomous bio, chemical cleanup bots : Just in time for the predicted rise of AI-assisted threats

US Army looks for robots that can clean up chemical and bioweapons messes www.theregister.com/... via The Register

Europe's Offshore Wind Parks Are Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity - BGR Offshore wind parks have drawn concerns that their benefits might not outweigh their costs. However, those costs might not be as steep as expected.

Europe's offshore wind parks are doing a lot more than generating electricity

NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket You know, you're right, the flight rate—three years is a long time."

NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket

Elon Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content Pedro Sánchez says urgent action needed to protect children from ‘digital wild west’, drawing anger from owner of X

Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content

Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup 'won't comment' | TechCrunch Attia co-founded longevity medical testing startup Biograph, which came out of stealth a year ago.

Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup ‘won’t comment’ techcrunch.com/2026/... via TechCrunch

iPhone Fold rumors: Everything we know so far, including the leaked foldable design We're tracking all of the rumors about Apple's foldable phone, including when it could launch and possible price.

iPhone Fold rumors: Everything we know so far, including the leaked foldable design

Why Kubernetes is retiring Ingress NGINX Kubernetes is pulling the plug on Ingress NGINX in March 2026, and there's no drop-in replacement. Time to start planning—now.

Why Kubernetes is retiring Ingress NGINX: thenewstack.io/kuber... via @thenewstack

Claude is a space to think | Anthropic We’ve made a choice: Claude will remain ad-free. We explain why advertising incentives are incompatible with a genuinely helpful AI assistant, and how we plan to expand access without compromising user trust.

Anthropic says “Claude will remain ad-free”, its users “won't see ‘sponsored’ links adjacent to” conversations, and responses won't be influenced by advertisers