February 15, 2026

The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead): Students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses. Read More

Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach: The company said hackers downloaded "a limited number of files" after breaking into an employee's account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach. Read More

Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts: The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of accounts that criticize ICE. Read More

New data from the 2026 "AI Shift in Multilingual Translation" survey of 400+ professionals shows 96% see translation quality as mission-critical, yet only 57% maintain a consistent brand voice across languages, exposing a costly AI gap in global customer communication. Learn more by reading the full report.

Nothing opens its first retail store in India: The two-story location will sell products from Nothing and the more affordable, mass-market brand CMF. Read More

India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fund: India's $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups. Read More

Hollywood isn't happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator: Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for "blatant" copyright infringement. Read More

Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems: A backend flaw in web admin dashboards used by one of India's largest pharmacy chains, exposed thousands of online pharmacy orders. Read More

Anthropic's Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude's app into the top 10: The numbers suggest that Anthropic's Super Bowl commercials, combined with Anthropic's recent release of its new Opus 4.6 model, worked to drive attention to Claude's app and its key differentiator from ChatGPT. Read More

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Is safety 'dead' at xAI?: Elon Musk is "actively" working to make xAI's Grok chatbot "more unhinged, according to a former employee. Read More

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February 13, 2026

The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker: The financial regulator revealed in a response to a TechCrunch records request that the probe was closed in September 2025. Read More

OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model: The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users' unhealthy relationships with the chatbot. Read More

India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans: India turns to Alibaba.com's B2B network of 50 million buyers in 200 countries to help businesses scale global exports. Read More

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Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach: The company said hackers downloaded "a limited number of files" after breaking into an employee's account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach. Read More

A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now, Date Drop is the basis of his new startup: "Our matches convert to actual dates at about 10x the rate of Tinder," Weng told TechCrunch. Read More

Amazon's Ring cancels partnership with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police: This news comes less than a week after Ring's Super Bowl commercial stoked controversy over the company's capacity for mass surveillance. Read More

Roku to launch streaming bundles as part of its efforts to continue growing its profitability: Roku delivered an impressive Q4, posting net income of $80.5 million. The company also outlined plans for streaming bundles. Read More

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information: The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee's inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries. Read More

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

Anthropic's Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude's app into the top 10: The numbers suggest that Anthropic's Super Bowl commercials, combined with Anthropic's recent release of its new Opus 4.6 model, worked to drive attention to Claude's app and its key differentiator from ChatGPT. Read More

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