February 20, 2026
Tech
Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC
Late last year, New York Assembly member Alex Bores became the target of a campaign by a pro-AI super PAC…
February 20, 2026
Tech
DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies
The Department of Homeland Security is moving to consolidate its face recognition and other biometric technologies into a single system…
February 20, 2026
Tech
Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more
Apple this week released the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 26.4, which introduces several new features, including…
February 20, 2026
Tech
Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans
A PDF that Department of Homeland Security officials provided to New Hampshire governor Kelly Ayotte’s office about a new effort…
February 20, 2026
Tech
Great news for xAI: Grok is now pretty good at answering questions about Baldur’s Gate
Different AI labs have different priorities. OpenAI has traditionally focused on consumer users, for instance, while its rival Anthropic tends…
February 20, 2026
Tech
AI Safety Meets the War Machine
When Anthropic last year became the first major AI company cleared by the US government for classified use—including military applications—the…
February 20, 2026
Tech
Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies
A U.S. federal court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to five years in prison for his part in a long-running…
February 20, 2026
Tech
Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app
Threads already has over 400 million monthly users, but Meta wants to push that number even higher. With the launch…
February 20, 2026
Tech
Toy Story 5 takes aim at creepy AI toys: ‘I’m always listening’
When the first Toy Story movie came out in 1995, Google didn’t exist yet and Apple was on the verge…
February 20, 2026
Tech
Meta’s metaverse leaves virtual reality
Meta has announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that will see it leave…