AI

Friday, February 27, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 441 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: Google and the Massachusetts AI Hub are launching a new AI training initiative for the Commonwealth.; OpenAI Codex and Figma launch seamless code-to-design experience; Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accenture. Top Stories Google and the Massachusetts AI Hub are launching a new AI training initiative for the Commonwealth. Google AI ...

Thursday, February 26, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 375 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging; Riley Walz, the Jester of Silicon Valley, Is Joining OpenAI; Google and Samsung just launched the AI features Apple couldn’t with Siri. Top Stories Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging TechCrunch AI ...

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 389 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users; Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire; Spanish ‘soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model. Top Stories India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users TechCrunch AI ChatGPT and rivals are testing whether India’s massive AI user boom can translate into paying customers as free offers wind down. ...

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 605 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: Anthropic accuses DeepSeek and other Chinese firms of using Claude to train their AI; Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of mining Claude as US debates AI chip exports; Guide Labs debuts a new kind of interpretable LLM. Top Stories Anthropic accuses DeepSeek and other Chinese firms of using Claude to train their AI The Verge AI ...

Monday, February 23, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 307 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI. Top Stories Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI The Verge AI In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini, Galaxy S26 users will be able to call on Perplexity by saying “hey, Plex.” The integration of Perplexity into Galaxy AI is just one element of the company’s embrace of a “multi-agent ecosystem.” Often, people will use different AI agents for different tasks, ...

Sunday, February 22, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 12 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: OpenAI debated calling police about suspected Canadian shooter’s chats; Suspect in Tumbler Ridge school shooting described violent scenarios to ChatGPT; OpenAI says 18- to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India. Top Stories OpenAI debated calling police about suspected Canadian shooter’s chats TechCrunch AI Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of gun violence were flagged by tools that monitor ChatGPT for misuse. ...

Saturday, February 21, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 26 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: GGML and llama.cpp join HF to ensure the long-term progress of Local AI; India’s Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app as competition heats up; The creator economy’s ad revenue problem and India’s AI ambitions. Top Stories GGML and llama.cpp join HF to ensure the long-term progress of Local AI HuggingFace India’s Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app as competition heats up TechCrunch AI ...

Friday, February 20, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 385 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: Gemini 3.1 Pro: A smarter model for your most complex tasks; General Catalyst commits $5B to India over five years; Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI. Top Stories Gemini 3.1 Pro: A smarter model for your most complex tasks DeepMind 3.1 Pro is designed for tasks where a simple answer isn’t enough. ...

If you’re using Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or any other AI tool with MCP servers, you’ve probably got API keys sitting in plain text config files, servers running unverified npm packages, and tool descriptions that could be manipulated to make your AI do things you didn’t intend. I know this because I built a tool that checks for exactly these problems, and every config I’ve pointed it at so far has had issues. ...

Thursday, February 19, 2026 TL;DR Today’s briefing covers 376 items from 13 sources. Top stories include: A new way to express yourself: Gemini can now create music; OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership; Google’s AI music maker is coming to the Gemini app. Top Stories A new way to express yourself: Gemini can now create music DeepMind The Gemini app now features our most advanced music generation model Lyria 3, empowering anyone to make 30-second tracks using text or images. ...