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Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift

Margaux Nijkerk / coindesk - Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.

#blockchain #software #fintech #crypto #decentralisation #governance #technology #developertools #crypto

Crypto markets feel the chill, Base, ether.fi reorganize layer-2 landscape

15 days / coindesk / Jacob Joseph

Optimism Plunges Double Digits Amid Base's Tech Stack Overhaul

15 days / decrypt / Akash Girimath

Robinhood’s Layer 2 testnet sees four million transactions in first week, CEO Vlad Tenev says

15 days / theblock / Danny Park

Coinbase-Backed Ethereum Network Base to Dump Optimism Tech as Potential Token Looms

16 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

Coinbase-incubated Base network to ditch Optimism for ‘unified solution’

16 days / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift

16 days / coindesk / Margaux Nijkerk

Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19377 / 6 stories in 16 days


Microsoft releases KB5077241 Update preview with new features for Windows 11 users

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Microsoft has released a new build of Windows 11 to Windows Insiders signed up to the Release Preview Channel. The release of the KB5077241 update brings Windows 11 up to builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918 and includes a number of important changes and – im…

#software #windows #microsoft #broadband #internet #ux #technology #patching #updates #operatingsystems

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16 days / bsky / @techpowerup.com / techpowerup.com

Updated Windows 11 Taskbar Features Built‑in Network Speed Test - Available Now in Preview

16 days / techpowerup

Microsoft is bringing a built-in network speed test to Windows 11

16 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Windows 11 finally hits right note: MIDI 2.0 support arrives

16 days / theregister / Richard Speed

Microsoft releases KB5077241 Update preview with new features for Windows 11 users

16 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Microsoft Adds Built-in Internet Speed Test For Windows 11 Taskbar In Latest Preview Build, Alongside Several More Improvements

16 days / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19365 / 6 stories in 16 days


Dutch defense chief claims F-35 could be "jailbroken like an iPhone" to bypass US approval

techspot - In an interview with NR Nieuwsradio, Tuinman was asked if the F-35's software could be altered by European forces without the United States' consent should they lose the US as an ally – a prospect that has been repeatedly raised as tensions between the co…

#cybersecurity #software #defensetech #government #aviation #aerospace #supplychain #us #europe #eu

The hidden risk of driving a car that runs on someone else's code

16 days / techspot

Dutch defense chief claims F-35 could be "jailbroken like an iPhone" to bypass US approval

16 days / techspot

You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone, says Dutch defense chief

16 days / theregister / Connor Jones

Dutch Secretary of Defense threatens to 'jailbreak' nation's F-35 jet fighters — says it's just like jailbreaking an iPhone, in response to questions over software independence

16 days / tomshardware

Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 19359 / 4 stories in 16 days


Google I/O 2026 leans into AI, here’s what it means for you

digitaltrends - Google locked in I/O 2026 for May 19 to 20 and it’s already framing the event around Gemini and AI tooling. Here’s what’s confirmed, what’s missing, and how to plan what to watch.The post Google I/O 2026 leans into AI, here’s what it means for you appeare…

#ai #software #ml #google #genai #alphabet #updates #api #developertools #gemini

Google reveals when I/O 2026 will take place

16 days / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Google I/O 2026 leans into AI, here’s what it means for you

16 days / digitaltrends

Google I/O 2026: May 19-20 event confirmed via Gemini puzzles

16 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Gains Ahead of I/O as Gemini AI Updates Loom

16 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 5:21 am / permalink 19343 / 4 stories in 16 days


Claude Sonnet 4.6 Launches With 1M Context Window, Opus-Level Coding Performance

iclarified - Anthropic has officially released Claude Sonnet 4.6, a major update to its AI model that reportedly outperforms its predecessor in coding and agentic tasks. The release brings significant upgrades to computer use capabilities and introduces a massive cont…


Anthropic faces ethical, defense, and governance scrutiny over Claude

Do the people building the AI chatbot Claude understand what they've created?

16 days / npr / Tonya Mosley

Pentagon Threatens Anthropic with Supply Chain Risk Penalty

16 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei explains his spending caution, warning if AI growth forecasts are off by just a year, ‘then you go bankrupt’

16 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Anthropics Claude Sonnet 4.6 arrives with smarter search and coding skills but a concerning lack of ethical brakes

16 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner


Community demos, explainers, and user projects around Claude

Show HN: Beautiful interactive explainers generated with Claude Code

16 days / ycombinator


Sonnet 4.6: 1M‑token context and upgraded coding

Anthropic's mid-tier model punches up

16 days / therundown / Zach Mink

Anthropic says new Claude Sonnet 4.6 is much better at computer use

16 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Claude Sonnet 4.6 available: better in coding, reasoning, and agentic

16 days / techzine / Berry Zwets

Anthropic debuts Claude Sonnet 4.6 with massive 1M token context

16 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

[AINews] Claude Sonnet 4.6: clean upgrade of 4.5, mostly better with some caveats

16 days / latent / Latent.Space

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Launches With 1M Context Window, Opus-Level Coding Performance

17 days / iclarified

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Model Brings 'Much-Improved Coding Skills', Upgraded Free Tier

17 days / slashdot / BeauHD


Sonnet's $3 pricing threatens Opus-class models and competition

New AI models are losing their edge almost immediately

16 days / fastcompany / Chris Stokel-Walker

Sonnet 4.6 Explained: Anthropic’s New Mid-Tier Model Is Here

16 days / eweek / Grant Harvey

$3 Beats $15. Tesla Drops the A-Word.

16 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 19337 / 15 stories in 16 days


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