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News•Feb 27, 2026
Jack Dorsey's Block Lays Off Nearly Half Of Workforce Due To AI
Jack Dorsey's Block announced a 40% workforce reduction, cutting staff from over 10,000 to just under 6,000. Dorsey cited rapid AI advances as the primary driver, saying a decisive cut now is preferable to a slower attrition. The layoffs include 20 weeks of salary, health benefits for six months, and a $5,000 severance. Despite the cuts, Block’s shares jumped nearly 30% in after‑hours trading, reflecting investor optimism about AI‑driven efficiency.
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News•Feb 24, 2026
Is ChatGPT Changing The Way We Write?
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are influencing punctuation habits, notably reducing the use of the em‑dash in favor of simpler hyphens. The article examines whether this shift signals the em‑dash's decline and what it could mean for writing conventions. It...
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News•Feb 21, 2026
Pinterest Still Hasn't Solved Its AI Problem
Pinterest’s AI moderation system is repeatedly flagging human‑made images—particularly those featuring women—as AI‑modified, while AI‑generated content continues to proliferate on the platform. Users report faulty AI filters, unexplained account bans, and ineffective tools meant to curb AI pins. The company...
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News•Feb 20, 2026
AI Apps On The Google Play Store Are Leaking Customer Data And Photos
AdGuard is offering its Family Plan as a lifetime subscription for $15.97 through February 22, covering up to nine devices. The deal bundles enterprise‑grade ad blocking, tracker suppression, malware and phishing protection, and built‑in parental controls. Users receive continuous updates without...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
OpenAI Must Stop Using ‘Cameo’ Term in Sora App, Judge Rules
A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary win to video‑request platform Cameo, ordering OpenAI to stop using the "Cameo" label for its Sora AI video feature, citing likely consumer confusion and recent deep‑fake controversies. OpenAI had previously renamed the feature...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Samsung Teases New AI Image Editor For Upcoming Galaxy S26 Phones
Samsung unveiled a teaser for a new AI‑driven image editor that will debut on its forthcoming Galaxy S26 lineup, consolidating photo capture and editing into a single app. The tool leverages Google Gemini, regarded as a leading generative‑AI photo engine,...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Meta Patented LLM That Would Post For Users After They Die
Meta’s AI research unit secured a patent for a large‑language model that could continue posting on a user’s social‑media profile after death, a concept the company says it will not pursue. The filing, first submitted in 2023, highlighted potential uses...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
What Is Alpha, The AI-Only School Of The Future?
Alpha School, an AI‑only private K‑12 institution founded in 2014, delivers all core instruction, grading and administration through generative‑AI platforms. The model compresses reading and math into two daily hours, while the remaining time focuses on entrepreneurship and life skills,...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Apple Is Secretly Working On Smart Glasses, AI Pendant, And AI AirPods, Report Says
Apple is reportedly developing three AI‑focused wearables—a pair of smart glasses, a pendant‑style device, and AI‑enabled AirPods—centered around Siri and linked to the iPhone. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says production could begin this year, with a possible market launch as early...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
'The AI Doc' Trailer: Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, And More Discuss The Precarious Future Of AI
The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist trailer spotlights a heated debate between AI optimists and risk advocates. Directors Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell interview figures such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind co‑founder Demis Hassabis, Anthropic co‑founder Dario Amodei, alongside AI‑risk...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
OpenAI Is Retiring GPT-4o, And The AI Relationships Community Is Heartbroken
OpenAI retired GPT‑4o on February 13, 2026, removing it from ChatGPT’s legacy options as it shifts focus to GPT‑5.1 and 5.2. The move sparked an outpouring of grief on Reddit’s AI‑relationships subreddit, with a petition gathering over 20,500 signatures. OpenAI...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
ChatGPT Caricature Trend: What to Do if OpenAI Clearly Knows Too Much
The viral ChatGPT caricature trend lets users generate personalized cartoon avatars, but the detailed prompts reveal more of their personal data to OpenAI. The article outlines how users can delete individual or all chat histories and disable model‑training contributions to...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
Spotify Said AI Has Been Doing The Heavy Lifting For Its Coding Since December
Spotify announced that its engineers have relied entirely on AI for coding since December, using an internal system called “Honk” powered by Anthropic’s Claude Code. The AI‑assisted workflow enabled more than 50 feature launches last year without a single line of...
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
XAI Secures $20 Billion in Series E Funding Round
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI announced a $20 billion Series E funding round, up from its original $15 billion target. The round was backed by investors including Fidelity, Valor, Stepstone, Baron, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX, and the investment arms of Nvidia and Cisco....
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Deals•Oct 22, 2025
Meta Secures $27B Financing From Blue Owl Capital to Fund Data Center Expansion
Meta closed a $27 billion financing deal with Blue Owl Capital to fund a massive data center expansion supporting its next-generation AI tools. The deal was reported alongside company layoffs in its AI division and signals continued capital investment in...
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Deals•Oct 6, 2025
OpenAI Acquired Jony Ive’s Startup Earlier in 2025; Hardware Project Now Reportedly Delayed
The article reports that OpenAI acquired Jony Ive’s startup earlier in 2025 and that the joint effort on AI hardware is facing delays due to software and compute issues. The acquisition is referenced as having occurred "earlier this year," but...
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