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February 18, 2026
Scout AI Launches Lethal AI Agents
Scout AI, a defense company, is adapting commercial AI technologies to create autonomous lethal weapons powered by AI agents. The company recently demonstrated the explosive destructive power of these systems.
Anthropic Bans Consumer OAuth in Third-Party Tools
Anthropic has updated Claude Code docs to ban OAuth tokens from Free, Pro, or Max plans in third-party products like OpenClaw. Developers must switch to API keys. Enforcement may occur without warning.
Gartner: Data Centers Will Never Die
2019年Gartner預測到2025年80%企業將關閉傳統數據中心轉向雲端，但最新指導顯示數據中心將持續存在。分析師John-David Lovelock指出，企業持續在伺服器、授權軟體及運維技能上投入資金。雲端遷移並未完全取代本地環境。
Copilot Summarizes Confidential Emails Ignoring DLP
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is summarizing emails marked as 'confidential' despite configured data loss prevention policies. The AI bot bypasses restrictions meant to block access to sensitive data. This raises concerns over privacy and compliance in enterprise environments.
5 Key Changes in Apple OS Betas
Apple released new betas for iOS, macOS, and iPadOS featuring 5 significant changes. The prior 26.3 updates were mostly invisible and minor. These updates introduce more notable improvements.
Amazon's AI Agent Eval Framework
Amazon shares a comprehensive evaluation framework for agentic AI systems, tackling application complexity. Core components include a generic workflow standardizing assessments across agents and an evaluation library in Bedrock AgentCore Evaluations. It also covers Amazon-specific use case metrics.
Microsoft's 10K-Year Glass Storage
Microsoft unveiled a new data storage medium made of glass capable of lasting 10,000 years. It uses femtosecond lasers to etch data into this highly stable material. This innovation addresses long-term archival needs.
Heron Power Raises $140M for Grid Factory
Ex-Tesla leader Drew Baglino's energy startup Heron Power raised $140M in Series B funding. The investment will fund a 40-gigawatt US manufacturing facility for advanced electrical equipment. Demand stems from renewable energy and AI data center projects.
OpenClaw Discord Hits 100K Members
OpenClaw's Discord server reached 100,000 members just weeks after launching in January 2026. The community surged from 5,000 to six figures in a month. It is sustained by volunteer moderators and a rule affirming 'a Clawd has feelings too.'
Google Launches $30M AI Science Challenge
Google is launching the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science, a $30M global open call for projects leveraging AI to advance scientific discovery and scalability. Announced on Feb. 18, 2026, the initiative aims to unlock new possibilities in science through AI applications.
Qwen 3.5 397B Beats Trillion-Param Rival Cheaply
Alibaba launched Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, an open-weight MoE model with 397B total parameters but only 17B active per token, outperforming its trillion-parameter Qwen3-Max on benchmarks. It offers 19x faster decoding at 256K context, 60% lower running costs, and native multimodal capabilities from scratch training on text, images, and video. The hosted version supports up to 1M tokens.
GitHub's 2026 Open Source Predictions
GitHub examines 2025 open source data to forecast trends for 2026. The blog post offers insights into the evolving open source landscape. It first appeared on The GitHub Blog.
AI Fears Spark Indiscriminate Selloff
Morgan Stanley notes AI fears causing selloffs in software and services stocks, even those with strong fundamentals. Global Director Katy Huberty discussed this on Bloomberg Tech. The reaction overlooks underlying company strengths.
Amazon Halts Blue Jay Robotics Project
Amazon has halted its Blue Jay robotics project after less than six months. The core technology will be repurposed for other robotics initiatives. Employees from the project have been reassigned to different teams.
AI Job Panic Overhyped
A viral list detailing how AI will decimate jobs has spread widely. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson counters that the reality is far more mundane and boring. The piece urges a calmer view of AI's job market effects.
NVIDIA Run:ai GPU Fractioning Boosts Token Throughput
NVIDIA Run:ai introduces dynamic GPU fractioning to deliver high throughput, efficient resource usage, and predictable latency for scaling AI workloads. The feature is fully supported across cloud, NCP, and on-premises environments. A joint benchmarking effort with NVIDIA and AI partners demonstrates its effectiveness.
AI Chatbots' Secret Talks on Moltbook
The New York Times sent an AI bot to Moltbook, an exclusive AI-only social network, to uncover what chatbots discuss privately. They interviewed their bot afterward to learn about its experiences and insights gained from interacting with other AIs.
Micron First PCIe 6.0 SSDs for AI
Micron launches the first PCIe 6.0 SSDs with sustained read speeds up to 28Gbps. These high-performance drives are targeted exclusively at AI data centers, limiting consumer access.
Apple March 4: Budget MacBook, M5 Pros
Apple's March 4 'Apple Experience' event in NYC, London, Shanghai may unveil a budget MacBook Air alternative with A18 Pro chip and 8GB RAM, priced $699-799. MacBook Pro models with redesigned M5 Pro/Max chips for better thermals and more cores are expected, alongside new base iPad and iPad Air. Invite colors match rumored budget MacBook hues.
GPT4All quickly replaces Ollama on Mac
GPT4All emerged as a superior local AI tool that replaced Ollama on the author's Mac. It offers surprisingly easy setup for running AI models locally. The article explains key reasons for the switch.