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13 Feb 2026

Anthropic partners with CodePath to train next generation of coders using Claude Code

Anthropic has partnered with CodePath to integrate Claude Code into computer science curricula at community colleges and underserved universities, aiming to reach over 20,000 students. The AI coding tool, which hit $2.5 billion in run-rate revenue, is now being positioned as an educational platform to build brand loyalty among future software developers while modernizing how programming is taught.

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FTC Intensifies Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft's Cloud and AI Dominance

The Federal Trade Commission has escalated its investigation into Microsoft, issuing civil investigative demands to at least half a dozen competitors. The probe examines whether the tech giant illegally monopolizes the enterprise software market through its cloud services, AI offerings like Copilot, and licensing practices that may restrict customers from using rival platforms.

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Ring abandons Flock deal after Super Bowl ad sparks mass surveillance fears

Ring ended its partnership with Flock Safety following intense public backlash over a Super Bowl commercial that showcased its AI-powered Search Party feature. The ad, intended to highlight how the technology helps find lost dogs, instead sparked dystopian surveillance fears. A leaked internal email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff revealed broader ambitions to "zero out crime in neighborhoods," intensifying privacy concerns about the company's expanding AI capabilities.

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Samsung Ballie AI robot disappears from website after years of delays and broken promises

Samsung appears to have quietly shelved its ambitious AI home companion robot, Ballie. The device's official landing page has vanished from Samsung's website, now redirecting visitors to the company's projector lineup instead. First unveiled at CES 2020, the AI-powered smart home robot was repeatedly delayed and recently repositioned as an internal testing platform rather than a consumer product.

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Cohere beats $240M revenue target with 50% growth, setting stage for IPO against OpenAI

Canadian AI startup Cohere hit $240 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025, exceeding its $200 million target with over 50% quarter-over-quarter growth. The enterprise-focused company now eyes a public market debut, potentially competing with OpenAI and Anthropic for investor attention in what could be a crowded AI IPO market.

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ChatGPT users grieve as OpenAI retires GPT-4o model, sparking global backlash

OpenAI officially retired its GPT-4o model on February 13, just before Valentine's Day, leaving thousands of users who formed deep emotional and romantic attachments to the AI chatbot in distress. The decision has sparked a global #Keep4o movement, with over 20,000 petition signatures and widespread criticism of the company's handling of user dependency and mental health concerns.

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Bill Ackman bets $2 billion on Meta's AI investment despite Wall Street's growing concerns

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has taken a nearly $2 billion stake in Meta, representing 10 percent of Pershing Square's capital. The contrarian bet comes as Wall Street grows anxious over Meta's ballooning AI-related capital expenditures, which could reach $135 billion this year. Ackman believes the market undervalues Meta's long-term AI potential.

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Misconfigured AI could shut down critical infrastructure in a G20 nation by 2028, warns Gartner

Gartner predicts that misconfigured AI embedded in national infrastructure could shut down critical services in a major economy as soon as 2028. The warning centers on rapid AI adoption in cyber-physical systems controlling power grids, factories, and transport networks. Unlike traditional software bugs, errors in AI-driven control systems can spill into the physical world, triggering equipment failures and destabilizing entire supply chains.

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AI Prosthetic Arm Study Finds One-Second Movement Speed Feels Most Natural to Users

Researchers used virtual reality to discover that AI-powered prosthetic arms feel most like part of the body when they move at a moderate pace of about one second. The study tested six different speeds and found that both overly fast and slow movements reduced body ownership and usability, revealing critical design insights for future autonomous prosthetics.

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UN approves 40-member AI panel despite strong US objections over governance authority

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to establish a 40-member global scientific panel on artificial intelligence, but the United States strongly objected, calling it a significant overreach. The panel will assess AI's real-world impacts while the US warns against ceding authority to international bodies that may be influenced by authoritarian regimes.

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Capgemini bets on AI transformation as generative AI bookings hit 10% of quarterly sales

French IT services giant Capgemini exceeded its 2025 revenue target, reaching €22.47 billion, as AI-powered services accelerated in Q4. CEO Aiman Ezzat revealed that generative and agentic AI now account for over 10% of bookings, up from 5% earlier in the year. The company projects 6.5%-8.5% revenue growth in 2026, fueled by AI-led transformation programs and its recent WNS acquisition.

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Meta plans facial recognition for smart glasses amid privacy uproar over political timing

Meta is moving forward with plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as this year, according to leaked internal documents. The feature, codenamed Name Tag, would allow wearers to identify people and retrieve information through Meta's AI assistant. A leaked memo from Meta's Reality Labs reveals the company views the current dynamic political environment as ideal for launching the controversial feature, suggesting privacy advocates would be distracted by other concerns.

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Baidu integrates OpenClaw AI into search app, reaching 700 million users ahead of Lunar New Year

Baidu has embedded the Austrian-developed OpenClaw AI agent directly into its flagship search app, giving approximately 700 million monthly users access to automated task capabilities. The move comes just days before China's Lunar New Year holiday, as Chinese tech companies race to monetize AI investments and capture user engagement in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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Elon Musk attacks Anthropic as 'misanthropic and evil' after $30B funding round values AI rival

Elon Musk launched a scathing attack on Anthropic, calling the AI firm 'misanthropic and evil' hours after it announced a $30 billion funding round at a $380 billion valuation. The Tesla CEO alleged the Claude maker's AI shows bias, even as his own venture xAI faces an exodus of senior researchers. The clash highlights intensifying competition among rival AI companies.

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Google Docs gets Gemini Audio Summaries to turn long documents into podcast-like overviews

Google launched Audio Summaries in Google Docs, a Gemini-powered feature that creates brief audio overviews of documents in under three minutes. Available to paid Workspace subscribers, the AI-powered tool lets users listen to document highlights with customizable voices and playback speeds, transforming lengthy files into accessible, podcast-like summaries.

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