February 16, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly resisting pressure from the U.S. Department of Defense to allow its AI models, including Claude, to be used for all lawful military

Entertainment industry organizations and major studios are raising concerns about Seedance 2.0, a generative AI video model released by ByteDance that enables users to create

India has approved a ₹100 billion ($1.1 billion) government-backed venture capital initiative aimed at accelerating investment in artificial intelligence, deep-tech startups, and advanced manufacturing. The

Physical AI startup Algorized has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Run Ventures, with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation

Rezolve AI, a Nasdaq-listed fintech focused on AI-driven commerce and payments infrastructure, has acquired customer engagement and loyalty technology company Reward for $230 million in

The University of Macau and Hong Kong Polytechnic University are formalizing their robotics collaboration with a new cross-border lab and a joint doctoral track. According

PRESS RELEASE — Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics (X-Humanoid) officially launched its latest general-purpose robot platform, the Embodied Tien Kung 3.0. Designed with a

Welcome to AI Insider’s The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we’re watching Feb. 15-Feb. 21. Weekend AI News Briefs OpenClaw Creator

Insider Brief DIC Corporation is putting fresh capital behind physical AI. The Tokyo-listed chemicals and materials company announced it has established a $62 million investment

Guest Post by Marvin Cheung Co-Managing Director, Quantum Oaks Advisory at Unbuilt Labs In my briefing last month, I offered an introduction to quantum for non-technical

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