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10 Feb 2026

Square launches AI assistant in UK to help SMEs turn data into smarter business decisions

Square has launched Square AI in the UK and Ireland, a free conversational AI assistant integrated into its commerce platform. The tool addresses a critical gap: while 53% of UK SMEs have experimented with AI, only 30% use it regularly. Square AI enables business owners to query sales, customer, and labour data in plain language, helping them combine instinct with insight without manual analysis.

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Arcane AI-Generated Video Condemned as Soulless by Netflix Show Animators

An AI-generated video created using Seedance 2.0 that mimics Netflix's Arcane has sparked backlash from the show's production team. Kammelin, a former Arcane production assistant, called the video soulless and deeply disrespectful, urging fans to create original art instead of relying on generative AI tools that scrape handmade work.

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Cisco unveils Silicon One G300 chip to challenge Broadcom and Nvidia in AI networking race

Cisco launched its Silicon One G300, a 102.4Tbps switching chip designed to compete with Broadcom and Nvidia in the booming AI infrastructure market. The chip features advanced congestion management and can support deployments of up to 128,000 GPUs using just 750 switches. Cisco claims its implementation achieves 33% better link utilization and can cut training times by up to 28%.

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European Insurer Stocks Tumble as AI-Powered Tool Triggers Selloff Across Insurance Sector

European insurance stocks fell sharply on Tuesday following a steep selloff in US insurance brokers after Insurify launched an AI-powered comparison tool built on ChatGPT. Major brokers like Willis Towers Watson, Aon, and Arthur J. Gallagher saw shares plunge 9-12% on Monday, triggering investor concerns about accelerating disruption within the insurance sector and sparking a broader market downturn.

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Vitalik Buterin Rejects 'Race to AGI,' Proposes Ethereum-Led Alternative for Safer AI Development

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is challenging Silicon Valley's AGI acceleration narrative, calling the 'race to AGI' a flawed framework that prioritizes status over safety. In a detailed post on X, he outlined a four-part roadmap positioning Ethereum as infrastructure for private, verifiable AI interactions, an economic layer for AI agents, and enhanced governance systems—offering a decentralized alternative to centralized AI development.

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AI Safety Concerns Drive Wave of Resignations as Researchers Warn of Existential Threats

Mrinank Sharma, head of Anthropic's safeguards research team, resigned citing concerns about AI safety and company values. His departure joins a growing exodus from major AI labs including OpenAI and xAI, with researchers warning about existential threats, ethical concerns, and the rapid advancement of AI systems capable of self-improvement.

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John Carmack proposes fiber optic cache to replace DRAM for streaming AI model weights

John Carmack, cofounder of id Software, has proposed using 200km fiber optic loops as a cache alternative to traditional DRAM for AI workloads. The concept leverages 256 Tb/s data rates to keep 32GB of data continuously streaming to AI accelerators, potentially offering significant power savings and addressing the ongoing memory crisis affecting AI development and consumer hardware costs.

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Ring's Search Party Super Bowl ad triggers mass surveillance fears and widespread backlash

Amazon's Ring aired a 30-second Super Bowl ad promoting its AI-powered Search Party feature designed to help find lost dogs using neighborhood cameras. But the heartwarming pitch backfired spectacularly, drawing fierce criticism from privacy advocates, lawmakers, and viewers who see it as a dystopian step toward mass surveillance. Combined with Ring's facial recognition rollout and Flock Safety partnership, the feature raises urgent questions about how quickly pet-finding technology could morph into tools for tracking humans.

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Anthropic faces lawsuit in India as local firm claims name rights since 2017

AI giant Anthropic is facing a legal challenge in India from a Bengaluru-based software company that says it has used the name since 2017. The local firm has filed a lawsuit seeking recognition of its prior use and ₹10 million in damages, citing customer confusion as Anthropic expands operations in the country.

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Samsung and Micron begin shipping HBM4 memory as race for AI acceleration hardware intensifies

Samsung and Micron have started mass production and shipping of HBM4 memory, the next-generation high-bandwidth memory critical for AI acceleration hardware. Samsung claims industry-first status with 11.7Gbps speeds and up to 3.3TB/s bandwidth, while Micron confirms it delivered product a quarter ahead of schedule. The development signals readiness for Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin accelerators launching in Q2 2026.

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Amazon plans AI content marketplace where publishers can license content to AI firms

Amazon is reportedly developing an AI content marketplace where media companies can license their content directly to AI firms. The Information reports that Amazon Web Services circulated slides mentioning the platform ahead of a publisher conference. The move comes as publishers struggle with declining traffic from AI summaries and seek new revenue streams.

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AI Decodes Rules of Mysterious Roman Board Game After 1,700 Years of Silence

A mysterious limestone tablet discovered in the Netherlands has puzzled researchers for over a century. Now, artificial intelligence has cracked the code, revealing it as a blocking game played by Romans—centuries earlier than such games were thought to exist in Europe. The breakthrough demonstrates how AI simulations can unlock secrets of ancient cultures.

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Trump Administration Pushes Tech Firms to Sign AI Data Center Compact on Grid Costs

The Trump administration is seeking commitments from technology companies through a new compact aimed at preventing AI data centers from driving up household electricity prices, straining water supplies, or undermining energy grid reliability. The draft agreement requires companies to cover 100% of infrastructure costs and implement community protection measures.

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AI Productivity Gains Come With a Hidden Cost: Employee Burnout and Longer Workdays

A Harvard Business Review study tracked 200 tech workers for eight months and found that AI tools led to work intensification rather than relief. Employees took on more tasks, worked longer hours, and experienced burnout despite productivity gains. The research reveals AI's promise to save workers from their jobs may be creating a different problem entirely.

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AI scams escalate as criminal networks use cheap tools to evade crackdown and dupe more victims

Criminal scam centers across Southeast Asia are deploying inexpensive AI tools to target victims at unprecedented speed, even as governments intensify crackdowns. Interpol officials report that scammers now use large language models, voice cloning, and deepfake technology to create sophisticated cons that are nearly impossible to detect. The global scam economy is estimated to steal $64 billion annually.

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