Nano Banana 2 just dropped in Gemini. Pro-level image quality at Flash-like speed, with more realistic scenes, vibrant lighting, richer textures, and sharper detail. It also nails multilingual text placement for logos, posters, invites, and infographics, and uses real-time
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DoD dismantles AI weapons testing team, outsources oversight to companies
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Last year DoD gutted the team responsible for testing and validation of AI weapons systems and fired its head – leaving the internal practices of companies selling the tech the last line of defense. This isn’t a situation we should find ourselves in, ever: technologyreview.com/2025/06… Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) A statement from Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, on our discussions with the Department of War. anthropic.com/news/statement… — https://nitter.net/AnthropicAI/status/2027150818575528261#m
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Tech Layoffs Reveal Bloated Workforce Problem
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one of the first essays i ever wrote on not boring was about how the covid job loss wasn't as bad as it seemed because a lot of people were comfortably stuck in bullshit jobs in bloated companies. block almost certainly didn't need 10,000 people.
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Being laid off in lowercase: tech industry job losses
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this is important in a lot of ways that people have already tweeted about, but imagine being let go in lowercase
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Anthropic Refuses Pentagon Surveillance Tools and Autonomous Weapons
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Dario Amodei just published one of the most significant statements in AI history — and is officially not backing down from The Pentagon. Anthropic won't build tools for mass surveillance of U.S. citizens or autonomous weapons without human oversight. The Department of War
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Blocks CEO Announces 40% Workforce Layoffs Due to AI
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This message from the CEO of Blocks, announcing the decision to lay off 40% of its workforce due to the changes brought by AI in recent months, is impactful. One detail in the message that the other day someone pointed out to me, which I hadn't reflected on, is that, of course,
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TSMC Taiwan Risk AI Chips Hyperscaler Capex Analysis
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For our first episode of our new show In-Context Cooking, we have the Founder & CEO of SemiAnalysis Dylan Patel.
— Latent.Space (@latentspacepod) 26 février 2026
We talk about:
• Taiwan endgame scenarios & TSMC risk
• AI export controls + Chinese talent flight
• $180–200B hyperscaler capex (is this a bubble?)
• Nvidia vs… pic.twitter.com/qvJCoGCiVqFor our first episode of our new show In-Context Cooking, we have the Founder & CEO of SemiAnalysis Dylan Patel. We talk about:
• Taiwan endgame scenarios & TSMC risk
• AI export controls + Chinese talent flight
• $180–200B hyperscaler capex (is this a bubble?) • Nvidia vs -
Beyond AI Company Labels: Integration Strategy
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i'll be in SF, ships in the night! idk, "can't be an AI company" seems like it eliminates from consideration all of the companies you would see have serious gains. we were not an "AI" company until we started using it for everything we do
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Microsoft launches Copilot Tasks in research preview
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BREAKING 🚨: Microsoft opens @Copilot Tasks in research preview for a small number of testers.
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 26 février 2026
Copilot Tasks can help users execute complex prompts using Researcher and Analyst agents.
Waitlist is open 👀 pic.twitter.com/6oGNMnmhX4BREAKING : Microsoft opens @Copilot Tasks in research preview for a small number of testers. Copilot Tasks can help users execute complex prompts using Researcher and Analyst agents. Waitlist is open
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Robotics breakthroughs: robot dogs, humanoids, autonomous vehicles investments
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Top stories in robotics today: – Unitree robot dog runs 11 mph, hauls 143 lb.
– Honor teases humanoid alongside robot phone
– Audi brings robot hands to the assembly line
– UK’s Wayve nabs $1.2B for $8B valuation
– Quick hits on other robotics news