From Clawd, Moltbot to OpenClaw: Viral Self-Hosted AI Agent Rebrands the Third Time
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Peter Steinberger's self-hosted AI tool has rebranded to OpenClaw after trademark conflicts forced changes from Clawd to Moltbot, reaching 100,000 GitHub stars.The post From Clawd, Moltbot to OpenClaw: Viral Self-Hosted AI Agent Rebrands the Third Time ap…
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Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons and surveillance safeguards
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - The Pentagon wants unrestricted access to AI technology. Anthropic is demanding guarantees against autonomous weapons control and domestic surveillance. A $200 million contract hangs in the balance.The article Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons …
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OpenAI to kill off GPT-4o, along with other legacy models
Erik van Klinken / techzine - OpenAI is permanently retiring its GPT-4o model on February 13, 2026, along with several other older models. Despite bringing it back once after user backlash, the company says improvements in GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.2 now make the transition viable, with only …
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Google Maps Now Lets You Chat With Gemini AI While Walking or Biking
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Google Maps now lets you talk to Gemini while following walking or cycling directions. The latest update is an extension to the AI chatbot's existing conversational navigation feature in driving mode that rolled out in November.You can now ask Gemini hand…
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DeepSeek reportedly gets China's approval to buy NVIDIA's H200 AI chips
Mariella Moon / engadget - The Chinese government has given DeepSeek its approval to purchase NVIDIA’s H200 AI chips, according to Reuters. ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have also reportedly received permission from Beijing to buy a total of 400,000 H200 GPUs. Reuters says Chinese…
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Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to its first users. The prototype creates interactive worlds from text or images in real time.The article Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation appeared first on …
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If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab controls are for you
digitaltrends - Vivaldi 7.8 skips AI flash and focuses on faster tab tiling, letting you drag tabs into split views and open links straight into a tile, so your main page stays anchored while you compare.The post If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab cont…
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Google rolls out Gemini sidebar and Nano Banana in Chrome
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Google has begun rolling out Gemini-powered tools to the Chrome browser starting today, including a sidebar for multitasking chats, an image generator, and previews of task automation, following its recent AI updates to Gmail. The initial feature introduc…
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OpenAI is about to raise $60 billion
Berry Zwets / techzine - Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI. Nvidia is negotiating for up to $30 billion, Microsoft for less than $10 billion, and newcomer Amazon for possibly more than $20 billion. This is according to The Informatio…
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China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports
J.D. Capelouto / semafor - China began allowing purchases of Nvidia’s powerful H200 chips for the first time, pointing to a nascent US-China rapprochement ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump in April.
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IBM stock soars after-hours on strong revenue performance
Paul Gillin / siliconangle - Nearly five years to the day after being named chief executive of IBM Corp., Arvind Krishna joined Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh in taking a victory lap today as the company posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year results, driven primarily by…
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ServiceNow falls 6% despite better-than-expected fourth-quarter results
cnbc - ServiceNow announced an expanded partnership with Anthropic about a week after it inked a similar deal with competitor OpenAI.
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock: Gains Momentum on Earnings Beat as Ottawa Moves to Restore News Access
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Meta stock jumps after earnings as Canada reopens talks on news access Canada restarts talks with Meta as earnings boost stock momentum Meta rallies after earnings beat amid Canada news access negotiations Strong Meta earnings fuel stock surge as Can…
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(PR) Microsoft Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results
techpowerup - Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:Revenue was $81.3 billion and increased 17% (up 15% in constant currency)Operating income was $38.3 …
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From Clawdbot to Moltbot: How This AI Agent Went Viral, and Changed Identities, in 72 Hours
Macy Meyer / cnet - An AI tool that can text you and use your apps? It blew up online. What came next involved crypto scammers, IP lawyers and more.
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Google launches Major Gemini AI Update for Chrome in Canada: What’s New
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is rolling out new AI features for Chrome that bring its Gemini assistant directly into the browser, starting on macOS, Windows, and Chromebook Plus, according to the company on Wednesday. The update adds a new Gemini side panel in Chrome that lets…
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Apple and Nvidia considering Intel for 2028 chip production, report claims — non-core products may be outsourced, driven by tariffs and geopolitical concerns
tomshardware - Apple and Nvidia are reportedly working with Intel to produce some of their products in the U.S., but it is an open question which of their products Intel can actually make.
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U.K. Competition Watchdog Plans New Rules for Google’s AI Overviews Under Tech Law
Edith Hancock / wsj - Under the plans, publishers could stop their content being used to power AI Overviews, or to train AI models outside of Google search and make sure their content is properly cited in AI results.
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SoftBank Group (SFTBY) Stock: Eyes Massive $30B Bet to Tighten Grip on OpenAI
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR SoftBank plans a $30B OpenAI push to drive massive AI growth and scale. New funding talks could lift OpenAI’s valuation sharply toward $830B. AI infrastructure demand fuels one of tech’s biggest funding rounds. SoftBank aims to anchor future AI domin…
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Amazon cutting another 16,000 jobs
Ben Berkowitz / axios - Amazon said Wednesday it will cut another 16,000 jobs, just three months after slashing 14,000 roles across the company in a broad efficiency drive.The big picture: Companies have become outspoken about trying to do more with fewer people, for a mix of re…
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