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18 February 2026 Vol 19
Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office

Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office

Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office of the…
Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago.…
Recent books from the MIT community

Recent books from the MIT community

Data, Systems, and Society: Harness AI for Societal GoodBy Munther A. Dahleh, professor of EECS and founding director of the…
Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome

Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome

Anthropic is launching a research preview of a browser-based AI agent powered by its Claude AI models, the company announced…
Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors

Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors

Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a…
A Radiohead song from 1997 is on the Hot 100 charts, thanks to TikTok

A Radiohead song from 1997 is on the Hot 100 charts, thanks to TikTok

Thanks to an unexpected surge in popularity on TikTok, Radiohead now has its fourth-ever song on the Billboard Hot 100:…
Anthropic settles AI book-training lawsuit with authors

Anthropic settles AI book-training lawsuit with authors

Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit with a group of fiction and nonfiction authors, as announced in a filing…
Libby’s library app adds an AI discovery feature, and not everyone is thrilled

Libby’s library app adds an AI discovery feature, and not everyone is thrilled

Library e-book and audiobook app Libby is adding AI, much to the disappointment of some readers and librarians, who would…
DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded…
Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral

Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral

Two years ago, Apple announced its Watch Series 9 as its first carbon-neutral product. From cradle to grave, the company…