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Earnings Surge, AI Capex Debate Drives Tech Outlook
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Earnings Surge, AI Capex Debate Drives Tech Outlook

The Week Ahead In Technology for February 16, 2026. Markets reopen after Presidents’ Day into a big earnings week. $ADI is the key semi cycle read with 41% EPS growth expected. $PANW tests enterprise cyber spend. $CDNS gives a read on...

By Patrick Moorhead
Market Can Only Meet Half to Two‑Thirds of Demand
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Market Can Only Meet Half to Two‑Thirds of Demand

Morgan Stanley hosted $MU CFO. "the gap is significant" "commentary that the state of the market is such that it can only support 50% to 2/3rds of key customers’ demand," https://t.co/NLNcHwM3ri

By Ben Bajarin
Apple Podcasts Adds Video to Rival YouTube, Spotify
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Apple Podcasts Adds Video to Rival YouTube, Spotify

Apple Podcasts Is Launching New Video Features, Looking to Keep Pace With YouTube and Spotify https://t.co/mnCRH7Q9Bu

By Todd Spangler
Semiconductors Shift From Volume to ASP‑Driven Value
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Semiconductors Shift From Volume to ASP‑Driven Value

Modeled a range of scenarios, but showing mid-bull to make a key point. For the first time in semiconductor industry history, value creation is primarily an ASP story not a volume story. https://t.co/IoHFb65Gmq

By Ben Bajarin
Amazon's High Capex-to-FCF Isn't New, Still Managed Well
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Amazon's High Capex-to-FCF Isn't New, Still Managed Well

Working on my $AMZN growth thesis report for this week, and just helpful to point out, that this high capex to FCF is not uncharted territory for Amazon. I get there is more competition this time than e-comm but they...

By Ben Bajarin
Gemini Adds True Split-Screen Support for All Devices
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Gemini Adds True Split-Screen Support for All Devices

Gemini’s split-screen upgrade is here, and it's not just for tablets anymore Gemini can now read your other apps in split screen — no overlay needed. ✅ Details and demo - https://t.co/pl9uA5FBL4 https://t.co/yrbjwraKjP

By AssembleDebug (Shiv)
Memory Limits Will Bind Semiconductors Through 2030
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Memory Limits Will Bind Semiconductors Through 2030

Hard to really say past 2027 for certainty at this point, but its very easy to lay out the scenarios that keep memory constrained to 2030. Really not just memory, the depth of the constraints are so deep across...

By Ben Bajarin
Google Trials Android Auto Cellular Status Icons for Android 16
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Google Trials Android Auto Cellular Status Icons for Android 16

Google is testing new Android Auto icons to display cellular status, in line with Android 16’s icon design ✅ Details - https://t.co/i0KU9u5PsA https://t.co/BxOp6Qv7wg

By AssembleDebug (Shiv)
Google Signals Upcoming Android Auto Video App Support
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Google Signals Upcoming Android Auto Video App Support

Google hasn't forgotten about video apps for Android Auto A new code flag suggests the long-awaited entertainment feature is still in active development and could be rolled out to supported cars soon ✅ Details - https://t.co/FbpCZLXFnn https://t.co/K9ivrgsd19

By AssembleDebug (Shiv)
OneUI 9 Wide Fold Leaks and Android Canary Updates
SocialFeb 15, 2026

OneUI 9 Wide Fold Leaks and Android Canary Updates

🚨 AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [09 - 14 Feb, 2026] This week was focused on some big leaks from OneUI 9 regarding the Samsung "Wide" fold. Google also released Android Canary and its first Android 17 beta 1 update....

By AssembleDebug (Shiv)
Ring Ends Police‑alert Partnership After Super Bowl Ad Backlash
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Ring Ends Police‑alert Partnership After Super Bowl Ad Backlash

Amazon’s Ring Scraps Police-Notification Partnership After Backlash Over Super Bowl Ad About AI-Enabled Dog Finder https://t.co/nG8OTj4GwM via @variety

By Todd Spangler
Vision Pro Turns YouTube Into Massive, Portable Cinema
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Vision Pro Turns YouTube Into Massive, Portable Cinema

Just tried out the YouTube app in the Vision Pro that shipped today. It makes a TV way bigger than the $8,000 TV on my wall. And nicer. Can drag that big screen around my house. People just don't understand how...

By Robert Scoble
Google Backs Apple Vision Pro, Hinting at AI Partnership
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Google Backs Apple Vision Pro, Hinting at AI Partnership

It's great to see the Apple Vision Pro being invested in by Google. This might have something to do with the Google and Apple AI deal, and if it does, it's a great sign. I hope to see Google Genie...

By Robert Scoble
Seedance 2.0 Crafts 15‑Second Narrative Arcs
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Seedance 2.0 Crafts 15‑Second Narrative Arcs

The most interesting thing about Seedance 2.0 is that clips can be just long enough (15 seconds) to have something interesting happen, and the LLM behind it is good enough to actually make a little narrative arc, rather than cut...

By Ethan Mollick
Checking In: How Is Your Xbox Ally Holding Up?
SocialFeb 7, 2026

Checking In: How Is Your Xbox Ally Holding Up?

Now that’s it’s been a few months, I’m curious if you bought an Xbox Ally how is it holding up?

By Austin Evans