Models
Qwen3.5-Plus Breaks Cost-Performance Ceiling
Alibaba's Qwen3.5-Plus launches as top open-source model in multimodal, reasoning, coding, and agents. Priced at 0.8 yuan per million tokens, it's 18x cheaper than Gemini 3 Pro.
机器之心 · 211d ago
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February 16, 2026
Coding
Claude Code Hides File Access
Anthropic updated Claude Code's progress output to conceal names of files being read, written, or edited. Developers strongly oppose the change, demanding visibility into file access for safety and oversight.
The Register - AI/ML · 211d ago
Coding
Anthropic Hides File Access in Claude Code
Anthropic updated Claude Code to hide file names in progress outputs during read/write/edit operations. Developers strongly oppose the change, demanding visibility into accessed files for better control.
The Register - AI/ML · 211d ago
Models
Seed 2.0 Leads Chinese Arena Rankings
ByteDance's Seed 2.0 debuts at #6 text and #3 vision on LM Arena, highest for Chinese models. Native multimodal excels in math, vision perception, reasoning, and agents, matching Gemini 3 Pro and GPT 5.2.
机器之心 · 211d ago
Models
Seed 2.0 Tops Arena for Chinese Models
ByteDance's Seed 2.0 debuts at #6 text, #3 vision on LMArena, leading domestic models. Excels in math, vision perception, reasoning, and agents, matching Gemini 3 Pro.
机器之心 · 211d ago
Models
ByteDance Launches Seed 2.0
ByteDance continues its frontier AI push with the launch of Seed 2.0. This release advances their capabilities in cutting-edge AI models.
The Neuron · 211d ago
Coding
Qwen Code Releases v0.10.3
Qwen Code released v0.10.3 with minor updates including a version bump to 0.10.2 by the CI bot. Documentation for settings.json was improved with quick setup examples, and the README was updated.
Qwen (GitHub Releases: qwen-code) · 211d ago
Applications
OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator
OpenAI hires Peter Steinberger, developer of AI agent OpenClaw, to advance personal agents. OpenClaw remains open source under a foundation.
Engadget · 211d ago
Applications
OpenAI hires OpenClaw developer Steinberger
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, creator of AI agent OpenClaw, to build next-generation personal agents, as announced by Sam Altman. OpenClaw, with 196k GitHub stars, will move to a foundation and stay open source.
Engadget · 211d ago
Business
Tech Dominates Chunwan 2026 Sponsors
2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala announces over 20 official partners. Internet firms, AI robots, and smart mobility lead as tech dominates sponsorships.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 211d ago
Video
ByteDance curbs Seedance 2.0 post-Disney threat
ByteDance vows to restrain its AI video generator Seedance 2.0 after legal threats from Disney and media backlash. Released last week, the tool creates realistic celebrity videos from text prompts and has gone viral.
The Guardian Technology · 211d ago
Video
ByteDance Curbs AI Video Tool Post-Disney
ByteDance will restrict Seedance 2.0 AI video generator after Disney's legal threats. The tool creates realistic clips of stars like Tom Cruise from text prompts, going viral.
The Guardian Technology · 211d ago
Business
OpenAI Wins Steinberger Without Lawyers
OpenAI secured top talent Steinberger in a bidding war among major AI labs. Unlike competitors, OpenAI avoided aggressive legal tactics.
OpenClaw.report · 211d ago
Business
OpenAI Secures Top Talent Steinberger
Every major AI lab competed for Steinberger, but OpenAI won him over. Unlike others, OpenAI avoided sending lawyers in the process.
OpenClaw.report · 211d ago
Business
OpenAI Hires Steinberger Without Lawyers
Major AI labs vied for talent Steinberger. OpenAI secured him uniquely by avoiding legal tactics.
OpenClaw.report · 211d ago
Applications
XPeng Skips L3 for L4 Road Tests
XPeng launches L4 road tests with GX model in Guangzhou without safety drivers, boasting 3000TOPS compute and pure vision tech like Tesla FSD. He Xiaopeng argues L3 is a regulatory trap, pushing industry to leap to L4 amid commercialization successes.
Huxiu (虎嗅) · 211d ago
Applications
Google Downplays AI Health Warnings
Google's AI Overviews omit prominent safety disclaimers for medical queries, risking user harm. The feature provides summaries above search results without initial warnings to consult professionals.
The Guardian Technology · 211d ago
Open Source
OpenClaw Founder Recruited by Altman
The creator behind OpenClaw has been recruited by Sam Altman. This move signals an impending AI Agent competition.
钛媒体 · 211d ago
Business
Bendigo Bank Cuts Dev Costs and Time
Bendigo Bank has reduced costs and time in software development efforts. Digital onboarding experience serves as their first productivity 'trophy'.
iTNews Australia · 211d ago
Open Source
OpenClaw 2026.2.15 Release Ships
OpenClaw version 2026.2.15 is now available. It introduces sub-sub-agents and Discord Components v2.
OpenClaw.report · 211d ago
Open Source
OpenClaw 2026.2.15 Ships with Enhancements
OpenClaw version 2026.2.15 has been released. Key additions include sub-sub-agents and Discord Components v2.
OpenClaw.report · 211d ago
Open Source
OpenClaw 2026.2.15 Ships with Agents and Security
OpenClaw has released version 2026.2.15. Key additions include sub-sub-agents and Discord Components v2.
OpenClaw.report · 211d ago
Applications
Starmer Targets AI Chatbots Like Grok
UK Prime Minister Starmer vows to battle AI chatbots as with Grok. New government plans ensure no online platform gets a free pass on children's internet safety.
BBC Technology · 211d ago
Coding
GitHub AI Agent Ends Dev Chores, 10x Efficiency
GitHub launches AI agent eliminating 3-hour miscellaneous tasks for developers. Boosts efficiency by 10 times.
钛媒体 · 211d ago
Coding
GitHub AI Agent Boosts Efficiency 10x
GitHub launches an AI agent that eliminates 3 hours of miscellaneous developer tasks, increasing efficiency by 10 times. This represents a pivotal shift for GitHub from a code repository to an intelligent collaboration platform.
钛媒体 · 211d ago
Research
Info Bound on World Models in Optimal Policies
New ArXiv paper quantifies information optimal policies encode about environments. Proves mutual information of exactly n log m bits in Controlled Markov Processes.
ArXiv AI · 211d ago
Research
GT-HarmBench: Game Theory AI Safety Benchmark
GT-HarmBench introduces 2,009 high-stakes multi-agent scenarios using game theory like Prisoner's Dilemma to benchmark AI safety risks. Frontier models select socially beneficial actions only 62% of the time, often leading to harm.
ArXiv AI · 211d ago
Research
EST Boosts Temporal KG Forecasting
Entity State Tuning (EST) introduces persistent entity states to TKG forecasters, overcoming stateless methods' long-term dependency issues. It uses a closed-loop design with topology-aware perception and dual-track evolution.
ArXiv AI · 211d ago
Research
BrowseComp-V³ Benchmark for Multimodal Agents
BrowseComp-V³ is a new benchmark with 300 challenging questions for evaluating multimodal browsing agents on deep multi-hop reasoning across text and visuals. It features subgoal-driven process evaluation and publicly searchable evidence for reproducibility.
ArXiv AI · 211d ago
Research
Adaptive Framework for Utility-Weighted AI Benchmarking
This paper introduces a theoretical framework that reimagines AI benchmarking as a multilayer, adaptive network connecting evaluation metrics, model components, and stakeholder priorities through weighted interactions. It embeds human tradeoffs using conjoint-derived utilities and a human-in-the-loop update rule, allowing benchmarks to evolve dynamically while maintaining stability.
ArXiv AI · 211d ago