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Burger King rolls out AI headsets that track employee 'friendliness'

bbc - The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers.

#voice #openai #aiethics #genai #business #chatgpt #jobs #food #assistant #digitalprivacy

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 19852 / 6 stories in 8 days


Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Model With Faster Image Generation

BeauHD / slashdot - Google has launched Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), a faster, more realistic image generation model that becomes the default across Gemini, Search, Lens, and Flow. TechCrunch reports: The new Nano Banana 2 retains some of the high-fidelity charact…


On-site: Nano Banana 2 — faster, higher-fidelity, 4K-capable model

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Reaction: hands-on takes and market moves after launch


Rolled out: integration across Gemini, Search, Lens, and regions


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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:22 pm / permalink 19848 / 14 stories in 8 days


Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

Hayden Field / theverge - Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It's the culmination of a dramatic exchange of public statements, social media post…


Anthropic refuses Pentagon demands, CEO: 'cannot in good conscience'

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Industry and lawmakers react — Congress, Google workers, policy debate

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Pentagon escalates: deadlines, $200M contract threat, supply-chain risk


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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 19844 / 46 stories in 8 days


Firefox 148 Lets You Kill All AI Features in One Click

msmash / slashdot - Mozilla has released Firefox 148 for Windows, macOS and Linux, bringing a new AI Settings section that lets users disable all of the browser's AI-powered features in one click and then selectively re-enable the ones they actually want, such as the local t…

#ai #dataprivacy #browsers #aiethics #genai #ux #updates #digitalprivacy

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19841 / 5 stories in 8 days


CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock: Slides Despite 110% Revenue Growth and Major AI Wins

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR CoreWeave tops revenue, but losses deepen and shares slide after hours. 110% growth isn’t enough as margins slip and profitability misses hit the stock. Debt climbs past $21B as CoreWeave scales power and absorbs rising costs. Backlog jumps to $66.8B…

#ai #startups #vc #cloud #genai #stockmarket #earnings #business #datacenter

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 19840 / 7 stories in 8 days


Block Inc slashes 40% of its staff as Jack Dorsey pushes ‘smaller, flatter’ AI strategy

Jason Shubnell / theblock - Block is reducing its staff from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000, Dorsey said in a note to the company.


AI-driven mass layoffs — Dorsey's companywide reset

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Costs, earnings, banking growth: business impact


Market rallies: stock surge after layoffs announced

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19833 / 25 stories in 8 days


Meta Sues Advertisers Over Alleged Celebrity Impersonation Scams

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is suing advertisers who have allegedly impersonated celebrities to defraud consumers. The tech giant announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it had taken “technical enforcement actions” against the accused scammers, such as suspending their payment method…

#meta #social #aiethics #genai #cybercrime #scam #contentmoderation #litigation #ads #advertising

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 3:20 pm / permalink 19829 / 3 stories in 8 days


Anthropic can't stop humanizing its AI models, now Claude Opus 3 gets a retirement blog

Jonathan Kemper / the-decoder - Anthropic is retiring its Claude Opus 3 AI model and letting it publish weekly essays on Substack. The company says it conducted "retirement interviews" to ask the model about its wishes, and it "enthusiastically" agreed. The move is a prime example of ho…


Anthropic upgrades Claude: better vision, scheduled tasks, education research


CEO resists Pentagon demands; contract fight over safeguards

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Retired Claude writes Substack essays, blurring PR and personhood


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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 19825 / 12 stories in 8 days


Apple Releases Xcode 26.3 With Support for AI Agents From Anthropic and OpenAI

Juli Clover / macrumors - After several weeks of testing, Apple today released Xcode 26.3, an update that allows developers to use tools like Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex for app creation directly in Xcode.With support for agentic coding, Xcode can complete more com…

#ai #automation #software #ml #apple #anthropic #genai #updates #api #developertools

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19822 / 5 stories in 8 days


Perplexity Wants to Replace Your Computer With 19 AIs

Grant Harvey / eweek - Perplexity Computer launches with 19 specialized AI models working in parallel to build apps, dashboards, research, and more from a single prompt.The post Perplexity Wants to Replace Your Computer With 19 AIs appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #startups #automation #software #ml #aiethics #genai #assistant #developertools #perplexity

Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19818 / 4 stories in 8 days


Amazon’s $50 Billion OpenAI Investment Could Hinge on AGI

PYMNTS / pymnts - Amazon’s proposed $50 billion investment in OpenAI reportedly has some conditions attached. As The Information reported Wednesday (Feb. 25), sources in contact with OpenAI executives say the decision to invest could depend on whether the artificial intell…

#ai #vc #cloud #amazon #openai #genai #stockmarket #business #technology

Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19815 / 3 stories in 8 days


OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office

Joel Khalili / wired - The San Francisco-based AI lab is growing its research team in London. The move puts it in direct competition with Google DeepMind for top research talent in the UK.

#ai #ml #techpolicy #openai #genai #business #uk #jobs #europe #research

Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19806 / 4 stories in 8 days


Google launches Nano Banana 2 AI image model in 141 countries

Erin / testingcatalog - What's new? Google released Nano Banana 2, a model using real-time web data to generate images with text; it is in Gemini, Google Search, Vertex AI and 141 countries with 8 languages;


On the ground: Nano Banana 2 rolls out across Google

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OTHER: Guides, comparisons, and how-to coverage


Reporter: API price cuts, competition shake up market


Reporter: Speed and Pro-level image-quality improvements

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US Pentagon Pressures Anthropic to Lift AI Guardrails: What Does It Mean For AI Governance?

Aakriti Bansal / medianama - The Dario Amodei-led AI company has already reworked a commitment within its Responsible Scaling Policy, even though stakeholders say the change is unrelated.The post US Pentagon Pressures Anthropic to Lift AI Guardrails: What Does It Mean For AI Governan…

#ai #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #aiethics #genai #government #us #safety

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19792 / 9 stories in 8 days


Ocean Mode comes to the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, but don’t take it diving just yet

digitaltrends - Samsung introduces Ocean Mode on the Galaxy S26 series, helping users capture more vibrant underwater photos. Here’s how it works and the risks you need to understand before taking it into the ocean.The post Ocean Mode comes to the Samsung Galaxy S26 seri…


At launch: Pre-orders, deals, comparisons and hardware changes.

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Live: Gemini's Circle to Search expands into multi-object AI.

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On the ground: Ultra's advanced privacy display unveiled.


Reporting: Ocean Mode and audio AI boost capture quality.

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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 19781 / 18 stories in 8 days


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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

U.S. authorities are drafting new export rules requiring government approval for certain AI accelerators before overseas sales, aiming to limit adversaries’ access to advanced chips. The Commerce Department confirmed a tough approach that stops short of prior proposals but signals significant restrictions, forcing vendors and customers to navigate fresh geopolitical red tape. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...



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