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February 12, 2026
Anthropic Raises $30B at $380B Valuation
Anthropic secured $30 billion in Series G funding led by GIC and Coatue, reaching a $380 billion post-money valuation. The capital will drive frontier research, product development, and infrastructure growth in enterprise AI and coding. Run-rate revenue hit $14 billion, with over 10x annual growth for the past three years.
$30B Series G Funding at $380B Valuation
Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding led by GIC and Coatue, reaching $380 billion post-money valuation. Funds will drive frontier research, product development, and infrastructure. Run-rate revenue hits $14 billion with 10x annual growth over three years.
Spotify Devs Code-Free Since Dec Thanks to AI
Spotify reports its best developers haven't written code since December due to AI assistance. The company credits Anthropic's Claude Code and its internal Honk system. These tools have dramatically sped up development workflows.
Spotify Devs Code-Free Since December via AI
Spotify reports its best developers haven't written code since December, crediting AI tools. The company highlights Claude Code from Anthropic and its internal system Honk for accelerating development.
Spotify Devs Go Code-Free with AI Tools
Spotify's top developers haven't written code since December due to AI. They credit Anthropic's Claude Code and internal Honk system for massive productivity gains. This has sped up overall development cycles.
OpenAI Spark Codes 15x Faster
OpenAI launched the Spark model, which codes 15x faster than GPT-5.3-Codex. It enables ultra-fast, conversational AI coding. Users must tolerate some trade-offs.
AI Disruption Fears Crash Property Shares
Shares in commercial property services firms plummeted amid AI disruption concerns. Wall Street declines spread to European stocks. Analysts believe the sell-off overstates AI's near-term threat to complex deals.
OpenAI's Cerebras Instant Code Model
OpenAI launched GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark on Cerebras chips for near-instant code generation at 1000+ tokens/sec. First major non-Nvidia inference partnership complements GPUs for low-latency. Available to Pro users via apps and extensions.
OpenAI Codex-Spark Hits Instant Code Gen
OpenAI launches Codex-Spark on Cerebras chips for >1000 tokens/sec coding, first beyond-Nvidia inference. Optimized for low-latency real-time collaboration with 128k context. Tradeoffs in complex tasks for speed.
New Codex Version Powered by Dedicated Chip
OpenAI has launched a new version of its Codex coding tool powered by a dedicated chip. The company hails it as the first milestone in its partnership with the chipmaker. This upgrade targets enhanced coding AI performance.
Chip-Powered OpenAI Codex Update
OpenAI has released a new version of its Codex coding tool powered by a dedicated chip. The company calls it the first milestone in its relationship with the chipmaker.
Interrupt: LangChain's Agent Conference Unveiled
LangChain announces Interrupt, the Agent Conference for production insights. Attracts over 1,000 developers, product leaders, researchers, and founders. Focuses on what's working and upcoming in agents.
Interrupt: LangChain Agent Conference Announced
LangChain hosts Interrupt conference for 1,000+ builders. Targets developers, leaders, researchers, founders. Shares production agent insights and future trends.
Claude Free Tier Gets Pro Perks
Anthropic added four perks previously exclusive to Pro subscribers to Claude's free users. These updates enhance free tier capabilities significantly. The author is cancelling their Pro subscription due to this.
Strategies for Safe AI Deference
Deferring to capable AIs is inevitable for risk management as control fails. Focus on minimal capability threshold, wise epistemics, and alignment on messy tasks. Prosaic methods for rushed scenarios using supervised AI labor.
Safely Deferring to Capable AIs
The article explores strategies for safely deferring key decisions to advanced AIs, especially in rushed scenarios where control becomes infeasible. It emphasizes deferring only slightly above the capability needed for automating safety research, assuming scheming is handled separately. Prosaic methods and supervised AI labor are proposed to enhance alignment, wisdom, and effectiveness on complex tasks.
Chrome Launches WebMCP for AI Agents
Google Chrome has shipped WebMCP in early preview via Chrome 146 Canary, enabling websites to expose structured tools for AI agents. Developed by Google and Microsoft, it uses the navigator.modelContext API to bridge human-designed sites with AI needs. This eliminates inefficient scraping and parsing methods.
4 AI Vulns Exploited Rapidly
Four critical AI vulnerabilities are exploited faster than defenses can respond. Includes prompt injection and deepfake fraud. Several flaws lack known fixes.
Altman Slams Musk's OpenAI Attacks as Absurd
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Elon Musk's frequent attacks on OpenAI absurd in a Forbes interview. He recounts his lifelong passion for science, energy, and AI since age 18. The story highlights his consistent focus on core ideas.
Altman Slams Musk's Attacks as Absurd
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, in a Forbes cover interview, calls Elon Musk's persistent attacks 'absurd.' Altman shares his lifelong obsession with AI, science, and energy from age 18. The profile frames his massive commercial bets in AI.