NASA confirms target date for crewed Artemis II lunar flight
digitaltrends - NASA has announced a date for the second wet dress rehearsal for the SLS rocket that will send a crew of astronauts on a voyage around the moon in the highly anticipated Artemis II mission. The space agency also confirmed that the earliest the rocket coul…
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India AI Impact Summit: ‘Impact Over Hype’ At The Centre Of India’s AI Strategy
Lokesh Choudhary / inc42 - The opening day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi unfolded as a landmark moment in the…
- Frugal AI for developing countries; safety, publishers, digital IDs. (6)
- India pushes Global AI Commons, steering global policy. (9)
- Massive investments and data centers reshape India's AI landscape. (9)
- Other: miscellaneous tech and tools at the summit. (1)
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Frugal AI for developing countries; safety, publishers, digital IDs.
India pushes Global AI Commons, steering global policy.
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Exclusive: Pentagon warns Anthropic will "pay a price" as feud escalates
Dave Lawler / axios - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is "close" to cutting business ties with Anthropic and designating the AI company a "supply chain risk" — meaning anyone who wants to do business with the U.S. military has to cut ties with the company, a senior Pentagon off…
- Developer revolt: Anthropic hides Claude file access, transparency fight (3)
- Global expansion: Anthropic opens India office, enterprise partnerships (6)
- Other: CEO commentary and research angles (3)
- Pentagon showdown: supply-chain risk, contracts threatened over Claude (11)
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Developer revolt: Anthropic hides Claude file access, transparency fight
Global expansion: Anthropic opens India office, enterprise partnerships
Other: CEO commentary and research angles
Pentagon showdown: supply-chain risk, contracts threatened over Claude
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Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 7:20 am / permalink 19237 / 25 stories in 18 days
Animoca Brands clears major regulatory hurdle with new Dubai license
Jamie Crawley / coindesk - Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.
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UK to tighten online safety laws to include AI chatbots
ft - Keir Starmer to warn tech companies that ‘no platform gets a free pass’ after deepfake scandal involving Grok
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Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online
Mariella Moon / engadget - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been asking tech companies for information on accounts posting anti-ICE sentiments. According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and …
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Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid
Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - The use of the model through a contract with Palantir highlights the growing role of AI in the Pentagon.
- At Anthropic: mission statements, cash strain, and Super Bowl PR (3)
- Developers and users: Claude powering hacks, games, and bills (5)
- On the ground: commercial AI guided a covert raid (4)
- Palantir links and platform politics beyond the raid (1)
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At Anthropic: mission statements, cash strain, and Super Bowl PR
Developers and users: Claude powering hacks, games, and bills
On the ground: commercial AI guided a covert raid
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Google reports that state hackers from China, Russia and Iran are using Gemini in 'all stages' of attacks — phishing lures, coding and vulnerability testing get AI underpinnings from hostile actors
tomshardware - Hackers from Russian, China, India, North Korea, and elsewhere are using Google's Gemini AI to augment their attacks, Google says. From generating phishing lures, to translating text, coding, and vulnerability testing, Gemini is a core component of their …
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CFTC Chair Selig appoints crypto heavyweights to 35-person innovation advisory panel
Daniel Kuhn / theblock - CFTC Chair Selig said the IAC will help shape the watchdog's oversight of "breakthrough" technologies like AI and blockchain.
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Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system
Colin Demarest / axios - The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt laser system, Axios has confirmed.Why it matters: The Army sees the cutting-edge weapon as a way to combat drones without firing e…
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Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief
David McCabe / nytimes - Her departure comes after months of mounting tension over her division’s work to determine whether companies violated antitrust laws.
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Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
Joseph Cox / 404media - 404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.
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Israel charges two over Polymarket bets on classified military operations
ft - Civilian and reservist charged with security offences, bribery and obstructing justice after ‘red line’ crossed with online gambling
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US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing content
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused Apple of excluding right-leaning outlets from the top 20 articles in the Apple News feed.
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Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Counter OpenAI-Backed Super PACs in 2026 Midterms
Maria Garcia / implicator - Anthropic puts $20 million behind a pro-regulation super PAC, setting up a direct clash with OpenAI-backed political groups ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Why ‘deleted’ doesn’t mean gone: How police recovered Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell footage
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge - FBI Director Kash Patel said yesterday that investigators recovered footage from Savannah Guthrie's mother's doorbell camera using "residual data located in backend systems." This claim has many home security camera users asking an uncomfortable question:…
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Nexperia’s Chinese owner loses court battle over control of Dutch chipmaker
ft - Amsterdam court upholds decision to suspend Chinese CEO, hand power to EU-based directors and probe mismanagement allegations
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El Paso flights grounded 10 days for ‘special security reasons’
Dominic Preston / theverge - The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, grounding all flights in and out of the airport for the next 10 days. No explanation for the closure has been given, beyond a vague reference to "Sp…
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Google's Personal Data Removal Tool Now Covers Government IDs
msmash / slashdot - Google on Tuesday expanded its "Results about you" tool to let users request the removal of Search results containing government-issued ID numbers -- including driver's licenses, passports and Social Security numbers -- adding to the tool's existing abili…
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UK chip startup Fractile announces £100m expansion plans
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - British semiconductor startup Fractile has unveiled plans to boost its capabilities with a £100m expansion to its UK facilities. Fractile emerged from stealth in 2024 with a £12m seed investment led by Kindred Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund and Oxford …
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