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Saturday, 21 February 2026 Ā· Global Edition Ā· Updated 01:25 CST
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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.

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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.

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Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers

We’re starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan.

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NASA astronauts can now bring their phones with them on their mission to the moon

Get ready for some selfies that are out of this world. Crew-12 is expected to head to the International Space Station next week, while the highly anticipated Artemis II mission -- which will bring humans around the moon for the first time since the 1

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OpenAI launchesĀ a way for enterprises to build andĀ manage AI agents

OpenAI launched Frontier, a new platform designed for enterprises to build and deploy agents while treating them like human employees.

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Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new ā€˜agent teams’

The newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its capabilities and appeal, allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers.

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Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools

AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent.

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Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated ā€˜Vibes’ videos

Launched last September, Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from others.

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Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work

The fusion power startup recently completed some experiments at Sandia National Laboratories and shared the results exclusively with TechCrunch.

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Trump’s critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric

The administration's $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China's influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy.

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Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans

The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a "significant number of individuals’ personal information" from the govtech giant's systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than 100 million people across America.

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Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis

Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises.

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Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers

Substack said that customer data was accessed in October 2025 but wasn't discovered until early February.

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ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI

ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI, as OpenAI, Google, and Apple push conversational systems into wearables, new hardware, and everyday interactions.

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HBO is turning Baldur’s Gate into a TV show

HBO is developing a Baldur's Gate TV show that will continue the story of Larian Studios' hit RPG Baldur's Gate 3, according to Deadline. The Last Of Us co-creator Craig Mazin will serve as the show's creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunn

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