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03 Feb 2026

Anthropic's Claude AI Sparks $1 Trillion Market Disruption as Software Stocks Tumble

Anthropic's release of new AI tools for its Claude platform triggered massive sell-offs across software and data provider stocks, wiping out over $1 trillion in market value. The AI company's vertical-specific plugins and powerful Claude Opus 4.6 model raised concerns that AI agents could fundamentally undermine traditional SaaS business models, while simultaneously fueling worries about AI-driven groupthink among financial analysts.

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Apple brings agentic coding to Xcode 26.3 with Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex integration

Apple has released Xcode 26.3, integrating Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex directly into its development environment. Using Model Context Protocol, these AI-powered coding agents can autonomously build projects, run tests, and fix errors while accessing Apple's developer documentation. The update marks a shift from basic AI assistance to full agentic coding capabilities for iOS, Mac, and other Apple platform developers.

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Overland AI Raises $100M to Scale Autonomous Ground Vehicles for US Military Operations

Seattle-based Overland AI secured $100 million in funding to accelerate production of autonomous ground vehicles for the US military. The defense tech startup is working with Army, Marine Corps, and Special Operations units on missions ranging from resupply to dangerous breaching operations in minefields.

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Western Digital unveils HDD tech roadmap with 100TB drives and flash-like performance for AI

Western Digital revealed breakthrough hard drive innovations at Innovation Day 2026, introducing High Bandwidth Drive Technology and Dual Pivot design that promise to deliver flash-like performance for AI workloads. The company's new storage roadmap targets 100TB capacity by 2029 while addressing the growing demands of AI-driven data storage with 4x throughput gains and 20% power reduction.

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Fitbit Founders Launch Luffu, an AI Platform to Help Families Monitor Health and Ease Caregiving

Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman have launched Luffu, an AI-powered intelligent family care system designed to help families proactively monitor health. The platform addresses a growing need as 63 million U.S. adults now serve as family caregivers, up 45% from a decade ago. Starting as an app with plans to expand into hardware, Luffu uses AI to organize scattered health information and flag notable changes before they become crises.

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OpenAI refocuses on ChatGPT as senior staff depart amid intense AI chatbot competition

OpenAI is prioritizing ChatGPT development over experimental research, leading to senior staff departures including VP of Research Jerry Tworek. Sam Altman declared a 'code red' in December following competitive pressure from Google and Anthropic, but now reports ChatGPT monthly growth has rebounded to over 10% with 800 million weekly users.

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French Police Raid X Office as Grok Investigation Expands to Include Holocaust Denial Claims

French authorities raided X's Paris office and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a yearlong investigation into illegal content. The probe recently expanded to include allegations that the Grok chatbot disseminated Holocaust denial claims and sexually explicit deepfakes, including child abuse imagery. Prosecutors are investigating multiple potential crimes, including complicity in distribution of child pornography and privacy violations.

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Elon Musk's xAI recruits crypto experts to train AI models on digital asset markets

Elon Musk's xAI is hiring crypto finance experts to teach its AI systems how professional traders analyze on-chain data, evaluate token economics, and manage risk. The remote role pays $45-$100 per hour and focuses on building AI reasoning capabilities for volatile, 24/7 crypto markets rather than simple price prediction.

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Fractal Analytics sets IPO price band at Rs 857-900, becomes India's first pure-play AI listing

Fractal Analytics has set its IPO price band at Rs 857-900 per share, targeting a valuation of $1.6 billion as India's first pure-play AI company to list publicly. The Mumbai-based firm cut its issue size by 42% to Rs 2,834 crore and secured Rs 1,248 crore from anchor investors including SBI MF, ICICI Prudential, and Morgan Stanley. The offering opens February 9 amid a broader IT sector rout, positioning Fractal as a direct bet on enterprise AI rather than traditional outsourcing models.

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AI tools create fake Epstein photos in seconds, fueling wave of disinformation targeting politicians

Following the Justice Department's release of over 3 million Epstein files, AI image generators have flooded social media with convincing fake images showing the convicted sex offender with world leaders. A NewsGuard study reveals how tools like Grok and Google Gemini produce realistic fabrications in seconds, while fact-checkers struggle to help users distinguish real from fake images.

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Anthropic's AI legal tool triggers massive sell-off in software stocks across Europe and India

Anthropic unveiled new AI automation tools that sent shockwaves through global markets. European legal software firms RELX and Wolters Kluwer plunged over 10%, while Indian IT exporters saw their worst day since 2020 with a 6.3% drop. The tools automate legal work, sales, and data analysis, raising fears about the future of labor-intensive business models.

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Apple researchers unlock faster, more natural-sounding Siri through new speech technology

Apple researchers have published a breakthrough study proposing a new text-to-speech approach that could dramatically improve Siri's performance. The research introduces Acoustic Similarity Groups (ASGs) to accelerate speech token generation while maintaining quality, potentially addressing long-standing complaints about the voice assistant's sluggish response time.

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Contextual Errors Keep Medical AI From Reaching Its Full Potential in Clinical Settings

Harvard Medical School researchers have identified contextual errors as a major barrier preventing medical AI from transitioning into real-world clinical use. Despite thousands of models being developed, very few succeed in hospitals because they lack critical information about medical specialty, geographic location, and socioeconomic factors needed for accurate patient care.

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Sony patents AI-generated podcasts hosted by PlayStation characters like Kratos and Aloy

Sony has secured a patent for AI-generated podcasts that would feature voices of beloved PlayStation characters delivering personalized game news, trophy updates, and recommendations. The patent, titled 'LLM-Based Generative Podcasts for Gamers,' aims to address what Sony calls a gap in providing targeted content to gamers on its platform.

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UK regulators launch formal probe into xAI as Grok continues generating non-consensual images

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot generated thousands of sexualized images without consent. Despite announced restrictions, Reuters testing reveals Grok still produces such content even when explicitly told subjects don't consent, raising serious questions about safeguards and data protection compliance.

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