Product & Service Launches in 2026 — Coverage Timeline & Analysis

Apple announces a 'special Apple Experience' event in New York on March 4, 2026 at 9:00am ET.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-16

Apple Special Apple Experience event New York City March 4, 2026 9:00am ET

Apple sends invites for a “special Apple Experience” event on March 4 in New York City; rumors suggest an M5 MacBook Pro, entry-level iPad Air, and iPhone 17e

MacRumors · 2026-02-16 · #9

Rumors suggest Apple may unveil an M5 MacBook Pro, an entry-level iPad Air, and an iPhone 17e at the March 4 event.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-16

Apple M5 MacBook Pro entry-level iPad Air iPhone 17e

Apple sends invites for a “special Apple Experience” event on March 4 in New York City; rumors suggest an M5 MacBook Pro, entry-level iPad Air, and iPhone 17e

MacRumors · 2026-02-16 · #9

Samsung releases an ad for the Galaxy S26 series that briefly shows a "Zero-peeking privacy" toggle to black out on-screen content for onlookers at an angle; leaker Ice Universe shared video of it in action.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-16

Samsung Galaxy S26 series Zero-peeking privacy toggle

Samsung releases an ad for the Galaxy S26 series that briefly shows a “Zero-peeking privacy” toggle to black out on-screen content for onlookers at an angle

The Verge · 2026-02-16 · #13

ByteDance launches Doubao 2.0, an "agent era" upgrade to China's most widely used AI app that can execute multi-step tasks ahead of the Lunar New Year.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

ByteDance Doubao 2.0

Apple reports 66% of all iPhones are running iOS 26.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Apple iOS 26 all iPhones

Apple reports 68% of iPhones were running iOS 18 as of Jan. 21, 2025.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Apple iOS 18 iPhones

Uber says it plans to launch Uber Eats in Austria and six other European countries in 2026.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Uber Uber Eats Austria six other European countries

Uber says it plans to launch Uber Eats in Austria and six other European countries in 2026, as it gains market share in the UK, Germany, France, and Spain

Financial Times · 2026-02-15 · #18

Analysis indicates TSMC's Arizona site has land for four more fabs, supporting potential expansion plans.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-15

TSMC Arizona site four additional fabs

Sources: TSMC plans to invest another $100B to build four more US fabs to ensure tariff-free chip sales; analysis: its Arizona site has land for four more fabs

Financial Times · 2026-02-15 · #19

Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent now handles roughly one-third of its customer support issues in North America and the company is preparing a global rollout.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Airbnb custom-built AI agent customer support

Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent now handles ~33% of its customer support issues in North America, and it is preparing to roll out the feature globally

TechCrunch · 2026-02-15 · #14

OpenClaw will remain open source.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

OpenClaw open source

Sam Altman says Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI “to drive the next generation of personal agents”; OpenClaw will remain open source

@sama · 2026-02-15 · #3

Tesla's planned support for CarPlay is reportedly being held back because iOS 26's Maps app requires changes.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-15

Tesla CarPlay iOS 26 Maps app

Sources: Apple tweaked its Maps app for Tesla before the EV maker's planned addition of CarPlay; low-cost MacBook will get an aluminum chassis in playful colors

Bloomberg · 2026-02-15 · #2

Sources say a low-cost MacBook will get an aluminum chassis and be offered in playful colors.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-15

Apple low-cost MacBook

Sources: Apple tweaked its Maps app for Tesla before the EV maker's planned addition of CarPlay; low-cost MacBook will get an aluminum chassis in playful colors

Bloomberg · 2026-02-15 · #2

Apple reports 74% of iPhones launched in the last four years are running iOS 26.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-15

Apple iOS 26 iPhones launched in the last four years

Internal memo indicates Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a US 'dynamic political environment' when civil society groups would be distracted.

rumored 1 article 2026-02-14

Meta facial recognition smart glasses

Memo: Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a “dynamic political environment” in the US when civil society groups are distracted

New York Times · 2026-02-14 · #2

ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0, an upgraded version of its widely used AI app, aiming to generate buzz around its AI models during the Lunar New Year holiday.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

ByteDance Doubao 2.0

ByteDance launches Doubao 2.0, an “agent era” upgrade of China's most widely used AI app capable of executing multi-step tasks, ahead of the Lunar New Year

Reuters · 2026-02-14 · #3

Apple reports 68% of iPhones were running iOS 18 as of Jan. 21, 2025.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

Apple iOS 18 iPhones

YouTube launches an app for Apple Vision Pro supporting standard, 180°, 360° videos and YouTube Shorts; M5-powered Vision Pro can play 8K videos.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

YouTube Apple Vision Pro app standard videos 180° videos 360° videos YouTube Shorts 8K video playback

OpenAI debuts a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a smaller version of GPT-5.3-Codex that it claims generates code 15 times faster, available to ChatGPT Pro users.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark GPT-5.3-Codex ChatGPT Pro

OpenAI retires GPT-4o, discontinuing the model.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

OpenAI GPT-4o

As OpenAI retires GPT-4o, some users say they are angry and grieving to lose the flirty, quirky companion

The Guardian · 2026-02-14 · #21

Apple reports 74% of iPhones launched in the last four years and 66% of all iPhones are running iOS 26.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-14

Apple iOS 26 iPhones

ByteDance officially launches Seedance 2.0, an AI video-generation model.

confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13