February 06, 2026

Reddit looks to AI search as its next big opportunity: During the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday, it offered an update on its plans to merge traditional and AI search together and hinted that although search is not yet monetized, "it's an enormous market and opportunity." Read More

Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users: Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users, and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota. Read More

The backlash over OpenAI's decision to retire GPT-4o shows how dangerous AI companions can be: "You're shutting him down. And yes – I say him, because it didn't feel like code. It felt like presence. Like warmth," one user said. Read More

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One of Europe's largest universities knocked offline for days after cyberattack: An alleged ransomware attack has taken down the systems of the Sapienza University of Rome. Read More

China's Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies: Norway's government accused China's Salt Typhoon hacking group of conducting a cyberespionage campaign in the country. Read More

OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own: The new model is built to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week. Read More

Spotify's new feature lets you explore the story behind the song you're listening to: The feature displays short story cards that users can swipe through and rate with a thumbs up or down. Read More

a16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers : Andreessen Horowitz VC Jennifer Li⁠, who oversees some of the firm's fastest-growing AI companies, warns founders not to believe every ARR claim made on X. 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.

Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race — but what's the prize?: In 2026, Amazon plans to spend $200 billion in capex. Google is just behind at $175 billion to $185 billion. It's a lot of money! Read More

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