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SOFTBANK VISION FUND REPORTS $2.4 BILLION QUARTERLY GAIN DRIVEN BY OPENAI VALUATION SURGE
SoftBank Group reported a strong quarterly performance as gains in artificial-intelligence investments, particularly its stake in OpenAI, helped lift the Vision Fund back into profitability.
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February 14, 2026
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U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE CHATGPT ACCESS TO 3 MILLION PERSONNEL VIA GENAI.MIL PLATFORM
The U.S. Department of Defense is significantly expanding its artificial-intelligence infrastructure through a partnership with OpenAl that will bring ChatGPT capabilities to approximately three million military and civilian personnel via the secure GenAI.mil platform.
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February 14, 2026
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APPLE TO RETIRE ITUNES WISH LISTS, ENCOURAGES USERS TO TRANSFER SAVED TITLES
Apple is preparing to discontinue the longstanding iTunes Wish List feature, signaling another step in the gradual transition away from the legacy iTunes ecosystem toward unified media services centered on Apple TV and the broader Apple media platform.
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February 14, 2026
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2.5 Billion ACTIVE DEVICES DRIVE RECORD PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE HARDWARE LINEUP
Apple is rewriting benchmarks. Revenue hit an all-time high of $143.8 billion in its latest quarter, up 16% year-over-year and surpassing Wall Street estimates by roughly $5 billion.
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February 14, 2026
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AI SAFETY RESEARCHERS EXIT MAJOR LABS, WARNING OF DATA RISKS AND INDUSTRY PRESSURES
Two prominent artificial intelligence safety researchers have stepped down from leading AI organizations, issuing warnings that rapid commercialization and expanding data collection could create long-term risks if oversight mechanisms fail to keep pace with technological development.
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February 14, 2026
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BYTEDANCE PUSHES INTO CUSTOM AI CHIPS TO SECURE COMPUTE SUPPLY
ByteDance is accelerating its push into artificial intelligence infrastructure by developing its own custom AI processor, a move aimed at securing long-term access to high-performance computing resources as demand for advanced chips intensifies worldwide.
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February 14, 2026
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X MONEY PAYMENTS PLATFORM ENTERS BETA AS MUSK PUSHES “EVERYTHING APP” STRATEGY
Elon Musk's social platform X is moving closer to launching its long-anticipated financial services product, X Money, a payments infrastructure designed to transform the platform into a full-scale financial ecosystem.
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February 14, 2026
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SPACEX ACCELERATES LUNAR AMBITIONS WITH PLAN FOR SELF-SUSTAINING MOON CITY
SpaceX is shifting the near-term focus of its long-range space settlement strategy, prioritizing the establishment of a permanent lunar presence that could evolve into a self-sustaining city within the next decade.
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February 14, 2026
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DOCTORS WARN AI HEALTH ADVICE COULD INCREASE RISKS FOR PATIENTS
Artificial intelligence tools are rapidly becoming a common source of health information for millions of people, but medical organizations are increasingly raising alarms about the dangers of relying on AI-generated treatment advice.
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February 14, 2026
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RIVIAN BRINGS FULL VEHICLE CONTROL TO APPLE WATCH WITH NEW EV REMOTE APP
Rivian is expanding its connected-vehicle ecosystem with a dedicated Apple Watch application designed to transform the smartwatch into a fully functional remote control for its electric vehicles.
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February 14, 2026
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MLB PLAYERS AGREE TO AI AVATARS THAT CAN CHAT WITH FANS
Major League Baseball players are taking a significant step into the next phase of digital fandom.
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MUSK AT $800 BILLION: HOW A SPACE-AI MERGER REWROTE THE GLOBAL WEALTH MAP
Elon Musk has crossed a line no one in modern business had ever reached.
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GOOGLE TEASES PIXEL 10A AHEAD OF FEBRUARY PRE-ORDERS
Google has offered its first official glimpse of the Pixel 10a, confirming the arrival of its next midrange smartphone while keeping most technical details under wraps.
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PLURIBUS SEASON 2 IS MOVING FORWARD-JUST NOT AT A RUSHED PACE
Vince Gilligan has confirmed that Pluribus will return for a second season, but viewers hoping for a lightning-fast turnaround will need patience.
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APPLE FINDS A WAY TO MAKE AI SPEECH FASTER WITHOUT SACRIFICING NATURAL SOUND
Apple researchers have introduced a new method that significantly speeds up artificial speech generation while preserving clarity, tone, and speaker identity.
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APPLE EXTENDS IMESSAGE AND FACETIME SUPPORT ON OLDER MACS AND APPLE WATCHES
Apple has issued new software updates for older Macs and Apple Watches that can't upgrade to the latest operating systems, preventing a behind-the-scenes certificate expiration from disrupting core services like iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation.
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CALIFORNIA PLANS NEW EV INCENTIVES THAT WILL REQUIRE AUTOMAKERS TO MATCH STATE FUNDS
California is preparing a major overhaul of its electric-vehicle incentive strategy, proposing a $200 million program that would require automakers to match state funds in order to participate.
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APPLE SPORTS ADDS LIVE PGA AND LPGA COVERAGE TO IPHONE
Apple has expanded the Apple Sports app with full support for men’s and women’s professional golf, giving iPhone users real-time access to scores, leaderboards, and round-by-round performance across the biggest tournaments.
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APPLE EXPANDS AI SUPPORT ASSISTANT WITH DEVICE DIAGNOSTICS AND SMARTER HELP TOOLS
Apple is quietly deepening its use of artificial intelligence in customer support, rolling out new features to the Al-powered assistant inside the Apple Support app.
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SPACEX AND ΧΑΙ COMBINE IN BOLD BET ON ORBITAL AI INFRASTRUCTURE
Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX will acquire xAI, creating what analysts say could become the most valuable private company in the world. The merger brings together SpaceX's launch, satellite, and orbital operations with xAI's large-scale artificial intelligence models, forming a single platform designed to power AI workloads from space.
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AMAZON TURNS TO AI TO SPEED UP TV AND FILM PRODUCTION
Amazon is moving deeper into artificial intelligence for entertainment, unveiling plans to use AI tools to accelerate how movies and television series are developed, produced, and finished.
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THE FAMILIAR MINI TRACKER UPGRADED WITH IMPROVED PRECISION FINDING
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CRIMSON DESERT SURGES PAST 2 MILLION WISHLISTS AS HYPE BUILDS FOR 2026
South Korean developer Pearl Abyss has confirmed that its long-awaited open-world action RPG Crimson Desert has crossed a major milestone: more than two million wishlists across global digital storefronts.
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AMAZON CUTS THOUSANDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RETAIL JOBS AS IT EXITS FRESH AND GO STORES
Amazon is laying off 3,339 employees in Southern California as it shuts down its Fresh grocery stores and automated Amazon Go markets, marking another major retreat from its physical retail ambitions.
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SAM ALTMAN SLAMS ANTHROPIC'S SUPER BOWL ADS AS 'DISHONEST' IN ESCALATING AI RIVALRY
The rivalry between leading artificial intelligence companies spilled into the mainstream this week after a high-profile Super Bowl advertising campaign ignited a public war of words. What began as a marketing push quickly turned into a broader debate over trust, monetization, and how AI assistants should behave as they become deeply embedded in everyday life.
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APPLE READIES NEXT MACBOOK PRO REFRESH AS M5 CHIP LAUNCH NEARS
Apple appears to be preparing the first major Mac hardware release of 2026, with growing signs pointing to the imminent debut of new MacBook Pro models powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
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TSMC PLANS ADVANCED AI CHIP PRODUCTION IN JAPAN AS KUMAMOTO PLANT MOVES TO 3NM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is preparing to take a major step in its global expansion strategy by bringing some of its most advanced chipmaking technology to Japan.
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APPLE'S SILENT AI BET: WHY ITS $2 BILLION Q.AI DEAL SIGNALS A NEW ERA FOR VOICE COMPUTING
Apple has quietly completed one of the largest acquisitions in its history, purchasing Israeli startup Q.ai for an estimated $2 billion.
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INTEL AND SOFTBANK BET ON NEXT-GENERATION AI MEMORY WITH ZAM PARTNERSHIP
A new partnership between Intel and a SoftBank-backed memory startup is bringing the chipmaker back into the memory conversation—without building fabs or returning to conventional DRAM manufacturing.
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Nvidia has moved into the top position at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, pushing Apple into second place in what has long been the most closely watched customer relationship in the global chip industry.
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