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03 Feb 2026

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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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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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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Carbon Robotics unveils Large Plant Model trained on 150M+ plants to transform farming

Seattle-based Carbon Robotics launched its Large Plant Model, an AI model that detects and identifies plants instantly without retraining. Trained on over 150 million photos from 100+ farms across 15 countries, the model powers LaserWeeder robots that use lasers to eliminate weeds, helping farmers reduce labor costs and herbicide use while improving yields.

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Intel partners with SoftBank to develop Z-Angle Memory that promises triple HBM capacity

Intel and SoftBank subsidiary Saimemory signed a collaborative agreement to develop Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a vertically-stacked memory technology designed to compete with High Bandwidth Memory in AI data centers. The next-generation memory promises 2 to 3 times more capacity, greater bandwidth, and half the power consumption of HBM, with prototypes expected in 2027 and mass production targeted for 2029.

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Adobe Firefly offers unlimited AI generations free until March 16 across multiple models

Adobe is removing generation limits from Firefly, its generative AI platform, through March 16. Subscribers can now create unlimited AI video and image generations up to 2K resolution using both Adobe's own models and third-party integrations including Google, OpenAI, and Runway. The limited-time promotion aims to help creators experiment at scale during a content-heavy period.

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02 Feb 2026

Firefox introduces AI browser kill switch to let users block all generative AI features

Mozilla announced that Firefox 148 will introduce comprehensive AI controls on February 24, allowing users to block all current and future generative AI features with a single toggle. The move comes after user backlash and addresses concerns from Firefox's community who want nothing to do with AI in their browser while still catering to those seeking AI tools.

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OpenAI launches Codex MacOS app with GPT-5.3 model to challenge Claude Code dominance

OpenAI released a new MacOS app for Codex, its AI coding tool, alongside the GPT-5.3-Codex model that runs 25% faster than previous versions. The launch marks OpenAI's push to catch up with Anthropic's Claude Code, which has dominated the agentic coding market and reached $1 billion in annualized revenue within six months of public release.

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Ring opens Search Party feature to everyone, pledges $1 million to animal shelters nationwide

Amazon's Ring is making its AI-powered Search Party feature available to anyone in the US, even those without Ring cameras. The feature has reunited more than one dog per day since launching last fall. Ring is also committing $1 million to equip 4,000 animal shelters with camera systems, expanding its network to help more lost dogs find their way home.

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Snowflake commits $200 million to OpenAI in multi-year enterprise AI partnership

Cloud data company Snowflake has entered a $200 million multi-year AI deal with OpenAI, bringing advanced models directly into its platform for over 12,600 customers. The partnership embeds OpenAI's capabilities into Snowflake Cortex AI and Snowflake Intelligence, enabling enterprises to build AI agents and run natural language queries on their data across all major cloud providers without compromising security or governance.

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Google Gemini tests tool to import chat history from ChatGPT and rival AI chatbots

Google Gemini is developing a beta feature called Import AI chats that allows users to transfer conversation histories from ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI platforms. The tool aims to eliminate the friction of switching AI chatbots by preserving conversational context, though imported data will be stored in Gemini activity and used for AI training.

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Nvidia confirms N1X and N1 chips for AI PCs, targeting Intel and AMD with RTX 5070 performance

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has officially confirmed the company's next-gen N1X and N1 Arm-based processors developed with MediaTek for AI PCs and gaming laptops. The chips promise RTX 5070-level GPU performance with low power consumption, directly challenging Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen AI processors in the AI PC CPU market.

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Waymo Robotaxi Strikes Child Near School, Sparking Federal Probe Into AI Driver Safety

A Waymo robotaxi struck a child who ran into the street near a Santa Monica elementary school, prompting a federal investigation into autonomous vehicle safety. The incident, which resulted in no reported injuries, has intensified debate over whether self-driving technology can match human judgment in complex scenarios like school zones, even as the company claims its AI driver reacted faster than any human could have.

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