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for: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks

bbc - The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.

#gaming #dataprivacy #techpolicy #streaming #internet #apps #community #contentmoderation #digitalid

TeamSpeak Reports Massive Surge of New Users Following Discord Verification Requirement

16 days / techpowerup

Roblox, Reddit and Discord users compelled to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel

16 days / reddit / /u/ph-sub

'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks

17 days / bbc

Discord Rival Maxes Out Hosting Capacity As Players Flee Age-Verification Crackdown

17 days / slashdot / BeauHD

TeamSpeak sees massive surge as frustrated Discord users jump ship

17 days / techspot

Stripe-owned stablecoin platform Bridge wins conditional OCC approval for national bank charter

Sarah Wynn / theblock - Stablecoin platform Bridge, acquired by Stripe last year, received conditional approval from the OCC, the firm said on Tuesday.

#startups #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #payments #crypto

Stripe-Owned Bridge Clears OCC Hurdle for Federal Bank Charter

17 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Stripe-Owned Bridge Gains National Bank Trust Charter to Boost Stablecoin Offerings

17 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

Stripe-owned stablecoin platform Bridge wins conditional OCC approval for national bank charter

17 days / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval of national bank trust charter

17 days / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

Palantir is caught in the middle of a brewing fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon

Rebecca Heilweil / fastcompany - A dispute between AI company Anthropic and the Pentagon over how the military can use the company’s technology has now gone public. Amid tense negotiations, Anthropic has reportedly called for limits on two key applications: mass surveillance and autonomo…

#ai #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #aiethics #genai #government #supplychain #palantir #regulation

I found Claude for Government buried in the Claude Desktop binary. Here's what Anthropic built, how it got deployed, and the line they're still holding against the Pentagon.

16 days / reddit / /u/aaddrick

‘Woke’ AI Feud Escalates Between Pentagon and Anthropic

17 days / wsj / Keach Hagey

Palantir partnership is at heart of Anthropic, Pentagon rift www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

17 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

Good to know! www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

17 days / bsky / @ajvicens.bsky.social / ajvicens.bsky.social

"Soon after the Maduro raid, during a regular check-in that Palantir holds with Anthropic, an Anthropic official discussed the operation with a Palantir senior executive, who gathered from the exchange that the AI startup disapproved of its technolog

17 days / bsky / @justinhendrix.bsky.social / justinhendrix.bsky.social

Palantir partnership is at heart of Anthropic, Pentagon rift

17 days / semafor / Reed Albergotti

Palantir is caught in the middle of a brewing fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon

17 days / fastcompany / Rebecca Heilweil

Pentagon Weighs Axing $200M Anthropic Deal in Moral Standoff Over AI Safeguards

17 days / eweek / Grant Harvey

Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

17 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla’s 45 Austin Robotaxis now have 14 crashes on the books since launching in June

Max Knoblauch / sherwood - Tesla submitted five new crash reports in January involving its Austin Robotaxi fleet, Electrek reports.

#techpolicy #selfdriving #robotaxis #cars #aiethics #government #tesla #us #automotive #safety

California regulators decide not to suspend Tesla sales in the state

16 days / techxplore

Tesla (TSLA) Stock: Holds Steady After Autopilot Removed

16 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Tesla Relents, Reportedly Stops Using the Term ‘Autopilot’ in California

16 days / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Tesla dodges 30-day suspension in California after removing Autopilot

16 days / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans

17 days / ycombinator

Ride the Tesla RoboTaxi: only one out of every three will get into an accident! sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...

17 days / bsky / @kentremendous.bsky.social / kentremendous.bsky.social

Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That’s 4x Higher Than Humans

17 days / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That’s 4x Higher Than Humans

17 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans

17 days / ycombinator

Tesla’s 45 Austin Robotaxis now have 14 crashes on the books since launching in June

17 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source — Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role

tomshardware - OpenAI has hired the creator of popular agentic AI tool OpenClaw, but has decided to keep the project open source. Despite its old Claude-inspired name, Anthropic threatened Steinberger with legal action ahead of multiple name changes.

#ai #cybersecurity #techpolicy #openai #aiethics #genai #jobs #safety #regulation #openclaw

“I don’t do this for the money… I want to have fun and have impact.” sources.news/p/how-did-me...

16 days / bsky / @alexeheath.com / alexeheath.com

Mac mini shortages are starting to happen — and the OpenClaw AI boom is a key reason

16 days / reddit / /u/Thepunnisherrr

How did Meta lose the ClawFather?

16 days / sources / Alex Heath

This Viral AI Project Went From Side Hustle to Coveted Prize in Three Months

17 days / wsj / Angel Au-Yeung

MyClaw launches managed, always-on OpenClaw agent

17 days / testingcatalog / Nero Soares

AI agents drive buzz for Raspberry Pi mini-computers

17 days / semafor / Brendan Ruberry

The Year of the Agent: OpenAI Strikes Deal With OpenClaw Founder

17 days / cnet / Macy Meyer

Meta and Other Tech Companies Ban OpenClaw Over Cybersecurity Concerns

17 days / wired / Paresh Dave

OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source — Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role

17 days / tomshardware

Meta patented LLM that would post for users after they die

mashable - Meta recently won a patent for an LLM that would simulate users' accounts and post, like, and comment on their behalf, including for the accounts of people who have died.

#ai #techpolicy #meta #aiethics #genai #law #contentmoderation #intellectualproperty #digitalprivacy

Meta’s “After You Die” AI Just Got Patented

16 days / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Meta patented LLM that would post for users after they die

17 days / mashable

Meta patents AI that could continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users

17 days / techspot

Meta patents AI that lets dead people post from the great beyond

17 days / fastcompany / Chris Morris

CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

Jesse Hamilton / coindesk - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.

#fintech #techpolicy #government #finance #us #commodities #law #litigation #regulation #polymarket

CFTC claims exclusive federal authority over prediction markets in new brief, clashing with states

17 days / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Kalshi Bid to Pause Nevada Enforcement

17 days / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

State officials have filed two dozen suits against prediction market operators, trying to protect traditional casino revenue and stop underage gambling. The Trump administration’s message to them: Drop dead. www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

17 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

17 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

CFTC Asserts Authority to Police Prediction Markets

17 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

CFTC to states: hands off prediction markets

17 days / semafor / Rohan Goswami

CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

17 days / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

'See You in Court': CFTC Chair Defends Jurisdiction as States Fight Prediction Markets

17 days / decrypt / Stacy Elliott

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

#techpolicy #government #uk #mentalhealth #australia #contentmoderation #safety #digitalprivacy #regulation

Australia's ban: reports show harms for disabled and isolated youth (2)
Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits (7)
Platforms and studies: age checks, user exodus, and Meta research (2)
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Australia's ban: reports show harms for disabled and isolated youth

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned

17 days / techdirt / Mike Masnick

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

17 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits

More countries weigh social media bans for children

17 days / semafor / Tom Chivers

UK Considers Australian-Style Social Media Ban for Under-16s - Central News South Africa

17 days / co

UK Govt to Seek New Powers from Parliament to Restrict Social Media Use for Children

17 days / medianama / Rohit Singh

Turkish Parliament set to debate age limit for social media | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah

18 days / dailysabah

Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media - Wandsworth Times

18 days / wandsworthguardian

Keir Starmer declares 'months' timeline for social media age clampdown in UK - theregister.com

18 days / theregister

PM: “No platform gets a free pass”: Government takes action to keep children safe online - GOV.UK

19 days / gov

Platforms and studies: age checks, user exodus, and Meta research

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

17 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed by Exodus of Players Fleeing Age-Verification

17 days / ycombinator

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An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/metas-own-research-found-parental-supervision-doesnt-really-help-curb-teens-compulsive-social-media-use/

17 days / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales

Andre Revilla / engadget - The European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into low-cost fast fashion retailer Shein. EC officials are concerned about the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material, as well as the potentially addictive design of its sh…