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Trump administration says China’s DeepSeek trains new AI model on Nvidia Blackwell chips
The Trump administration says China’s DeepSeek trained its latest AI model using Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, according to news reports from scanx.trade.
Nvidia‑Powered AI Shows Clear ROI Across Radiology, Drug Discovery, Survey Finds
According to a February 24, 2026 blog post by Kathy Benemann, Nvidia’s second‑annual “State of AI in Healthcare and Life Sciences” survey shows AI is now delivering clear ROI across radiology and drug discovery, shifting the sector from experimentation to execution.
Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic Brace for DeepSeek’s Next Major Release
Reuters, citing a senior Trump administration official, says Deepseek has trained its upcoming AI model on Nvidia’s newest Blackwell chips—despite a U.S. export ban—and will launch next week, prompting Google, OpenAI and Anthropic to brace for impact.
Meta launches its own AI chip, bypassing Nvidia in a bold hardware gamble
While most AI firms still lean on Nvidia’s GPUs, Meta unveiled its own custom AI chip this week, sidestepping the chipmaker entirely—news reports say the move marks a bold hardware gamble.
Pentagon Threatens to Cut Anthropic’s $200 Million Contract If It Won’t Drop “Woke” AI
The Pentagon warned Anthropic on Friday it will slash its $200 million contract and blacklist the firm unless it removes the guardrails on its Claude AI model, Edition reports.
Anthropic Faces $200 M Contract Threat as “Woke AI” Issue Sparks Hegseth Push, While
While Anthropic was poised to deliver a $200 million DoD AI contract, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now threatens to pull it by Friday unless the lab drops its safety standards over “woke AI” concerns, NPR reports.
Pentagon Gives Anthropic Friday to Deploy Claude; Hegseth Threat
The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday to remove guardrails on its Claude model for military use, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed CEO Dario Amodei, Engadget reports.
Microsoft President Brad Smith Warns Chinese AI Subsidies Threaten Global Competition
News reports say Microsoft President Brad Smith warned that generous Chinese AI subsidies threaten global competition, urging policymakers to confront the emerging imbalance.
Judge Dismisses xAI's Trade Secret Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Court Rules
According to Devdiscourse, a federal judge has thrown out xAI’s trade‑secret lawsuit against OpenAI, ruling the claims unsubstantiated and dismissing the case outright.
AMD Stakes 20% of Its Value on Mega AI Deals, Seals Long‑Term Meta Infrastructure Pact
20% of AMD’s market value is now tied to mega AI deals, including a long‑term Meta pact for next‑gen Venice and Verano CPUs and MI450 GPUs under a 6 GW commitment, Wccftech reports.
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Hundreds of millions of users have already seen hyper‑realistic clips—like a Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt showdown—created in seconds by ByteDance’s new Seedance 2.0 video generator, which launched in February 2026 and is reshaping the AI content landscape.
OpenAI slashes AI spending forecast to $600 B and unveils GPT‑5.3 Codex, its new general
OpenAI cut its AI‑spending forecast to $600 billion by 2030 and unveiled the new GPT‑5.3 Codex, a general‑purpose model, reports indicate.
Apple researchers launch Ferret‑UI Lite, on‑device AI that sees and controls user
While on‑device AI was limited to text, Apple now ships Ferret‑UI Lite that sees and manipulates screens. InfoQ reports the new model runs entirely on the device, enabling visual UI control.
Tesla registrations plunge 17% in Europe as BEV market jumps 14%
Tesla registered 8,075 vehicles in the EU, EFTA and UK in Jan 2026, a 17% drop year‑on‑year, while the broader BEV market grew 13.9%, Electrek reports citing ACEA data.
Tesla’s Used Model Explodes While Parked on Roadside, Prompting Safety Probe
He bought a £12,000 2022 Model 3 Performance hoping a cheap second‑hand Tesla would be a reliable daily, but on Nov 17 it detonated beside the road, Daily Mail reports.
IBM’s Blog Post Erases $30 Billion in Value, Prompting Immediate Developer Action
$30 billion vanished from IBM’s market cap after a single blog post triggered a 13.2% plunge—the steepest one‑day fall in 25 years—and a 26% slide in February, the worst month since 1968 (reports indicate).
Bytedance Launches Seedance 2.0, Its New AI Video Generator Hailed as Hopeful Yet Flawed
While viral AI clips were once novelty experiments, ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 now churns Hollywood‑level videos in seconds; reports indicate the February 2026 launch is praised as a hopeful leap forward but already flagged for glaring flaws.
Apple adopts AMUSE framework to boost multi‑speaker AI understanding
Apple ML Research reports that its new AMUSE benchmark targets the multi‑speaker, dialogue‑centric gaps in today’s multimodal LLMs—forcing models to track speakers, roles and events across audio‑visual streams.
Open Letter Demands Google End Mandatory Developer Registration for Android Apps
Keepandroidopen reports that a coalition of civil‑society groups, nonprofits and tech firms has sent an open letter to Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Vijaya Kaza demanding Google drop its new rule that forces every Android app developer to register before distribution.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3 Codex, the ultimate general‑work agent
2026 marks the debut of OpenAI’s GPT‑5.3 Codex, the first agent to manage the entire software lifecycle, according to a recent report.
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