Google updates its specialized Gemini 3 'Deep Think' reasoning mode to better solve modern science, research, and engineering challenges and expands access via the Gemini API to some researchers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
Google Gemini 3 Deep Think Gemini API researchers
Seedance 2.0 goes viral in China, gaining rapid public attention and usage.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
Seedance 2.0 China
OpenAI introduces GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, an ultra-fast model for real-time coding (~1,000 tokens/s) released as a research preview.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark
Reports indicate delays with Siri.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-13
Apple Siri
Apple's stock fell 5% on February 12, its worst day since April 2025, following FTC scrutiny of Apple News and reports of delays to Siri's anticipated AI update
CNBC · 2026-02-13 · #33
Seedance 2.0 is described as production-ready and supports 15-second multi-shot outputs with dual-channel audio.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
Seedance 2.0 15-sec multi-shot output dual-channel audio production-ready
YouTube launches an official app for the Apple Vision Pro, available starting today.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
YouTube Apple Vision Pro
MiniMax releases the MiniMax-M2.5 model, claiming it delivers on the 'intelligence too cheap to meter' promise.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
MiniMax MiniMax-M2.5
OpenAI reports that Codex has more than 1,000,000 weekly active users.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-13
OpenAI Codex
Zhipu AI releases GLM-5, an open-source LLM with enhanced coding capabilities and support for long-running agent tasks.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Zhipu AI GLM-5
Simile emerges from stealth.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Simile
Simile, which uses AI to help companies predict human behavior, including guessing items customers might buy, raised $100M led by Index and emerges from stealth
Bloomberg · 2026-02-12 · #50
Garry Tan launches 'Garry's List', a nonprofit organization.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Garry Tan Garry's List
YC's Garry Tan launches “Garry's List”, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting “moderate/pragmatic” political candidates and pro-growth policies in California
Mission Local · 2026-02-12 · #55
Robinhood launches a public testnet for Robinhood Chain.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Robinhood Robinhood Chain
Robinhood launches a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network on Arbitrum supporting 24/7 trading, with a broader rollout later in 2026
CoinDesk · 2026-02-12 · #61
Z.ai launches GLM-5, its flagship open-weight model.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Z.ai GLM-5
Z.ai launches GLM-5, saying its flagship open-weight model has “best-in-class performance among all open-source models” in reasoning, coding, and agentic tasks
Z.ai · 2026-02-12 · #2
Spotify says it is adopting AI to speed up coding and increase product development velocity.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Spotify AI
Spotify says AI is helping it speed up coding and product velocity and its best developers “have not written a single line of code since December”
TechCrunch · 2026-02-12 · #12
OpenAI launches a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a smaller variant of GPT-5.3-Codex for Pro users that it says generates code ~15x faster with ~80% faster roundtrip and 50% faster time-to-first-token.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark GPT-5.3-Codex Pro users
OpenAI launches 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, for Pro users
ZDNET · 2026-02-12 · #2
OpenAI releases GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, its first AI model to run on Cerebras Systems chips.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark
OpenAI reports Codex has more than 1 million weekly active users.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
OpenAI Codex
Ever positions itself as the first "AI-native, full-stack" retail marketplace for electric vehicles.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Ever retail marketplace for electric vehicles
Ever, which says it is the first “AI-native, full-stack” retail marketplace for electric vehicles, raised a $31M Series A led by Eclipse
TechCrunch · 2026-02-12 · #17
Spotify says AI is helping it speed up coding and increase product development velocity.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Spotify AI AI coding tools
Spotify says AI is helping it speed up coding and product velocity and its best developers “have not written a single line of code since December”
TechCrunch · 2026-02-12 · #12
YouTube launches an official app for the Apple Vision Pro that supports standard videos, 180° and 360° videos, and YouTube Shorts.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
YouTube Apple Vision Pro YouTube Shorts 180° videos 360° videos standard videos
YouTube launches an app for the Apple Vision Pro, with standard videos, 180° and 360° videos, and YouTube Shorts; devices with the M5 chip can play 8K videos
MacRumors · 2026-02-12 · #13
The YouTube app can play 8K videos on devices equipped with Apple's M5 chip.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
YouTube devices with M5 chip 8K videos
YouTube launches an app for the Apple Vision Pro, with standard videos, 180° and 360° videos, and YouTube Shorts; devices with the M5 chip can play 8K videos
MacRumors · 2026-02-12 · #13
Waymo begins deploying its sixth-generation Ojai robotaxis to provide rides to employees and their guests in San Francisco and Los Angeles, saying they can better navigate in harsh weather.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Waymo Ojai robotaxis sixth-generation driverless system
Waymo begins deploying its next-gen Ojai robotaxis, which it says can better navigate in harsh weather, starting with employees and their guests in SF and LA
CNBC · 2026-02-12 · #44
Google expands access to the Gemini 3 Deep Think capability via the Gemini API to some researchers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Google Gemini API researchers
Google updates Gemini 3 Deep Think to better solve modern science, research, and engineering challenges and expands it via the Gemini API to some researchers
The Keyword · 2026-02-12 · #3
MiniMax announces MiniMax-M2.5 model claiming it delivers on the "intelligence too cheap to meter" promise.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
MiniMax MiniMax-M2.5
MiniMax releases M2.5, claiming the model delivers on the “intelligence too cheap to meter” promise, priced at $0.30/1M input tokens and $1.20/1M output tokens
MiniMax · 2026-02-12 · #16
Google updates Gemini 3 Deep Think to better solve modern science, research, and engineering challenges.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Google Gemini 3 Deep Think
Google updates Gemini 3 Deep Think to better solve modern science, research, and engineering challenges and expands it via the Gemini API to some researchers
The Keyword · 2026-02-12 · #3
Sony launches the $330 WF-1000XM6 earbuds with AI-powered beamforming mics for improved voice call clarity, enhanced ANC, and hands-free Gemini support on Android.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds Gemini
Sony launches the $330 WF-1000XM6 earbuds, with AI-powered beamforming mics for enhanced voice call clarity, improved ANC, and hands-free Gemini on Android
Bloomberg · 2026-02-12 · #46
Nvidia releases a native GeForce Now app for select Amazon Fire TV sticks, offering up to 1080p at 60 fps; Fire TV users previously had to sideload it.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
Nvidia GeForce Now Amazon Fire TV sticks
Nvidia launches a native GeForce Now app on select Amazon Fire TV sticks, offering up to 1080p and 60fps gaming; Fire TV users previously had to sideload it
Engadget · 2026-02-12 · #29
ByteDance releases Seedance 2.0, a new AI video-generation model that has gone viral in China and reportedly impressed figures like Elon Musk.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
ByteDance Seedance 2.0
ByteDance's new AI video generation model Seedance 2.0 goes viral in China, with one state-backed newspaper saying it is bigger than DeepSeek's “Sputnik moment”
Reuters · 2026-02-12 · #15
TikTok US launches an opt-in Local Feed surfacing travel, news, events, shopping, and dining content near users' current location after changing its Terms of Service.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-12
TikTok US Local Feed location-based content
TikTok US launches an opt-in Local Feed for content tied to travel, news, events, shopping, and dining near the user's current location, after changing its ToS
TechCrunch · 2026-02-12 · #56
LayerZero Labs unveils Zero, a new Layer 1 blockchain, in collaboration with Citadel Securities, DTCC, Google Cloud, and Intercontinental Exchange.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-11
LayerZero Labs Zero Citadel Securities DTCC Google Cloud Intercontinental Exchange
LayerZero Labs launches Zero, a Layer 1 blockchain backed by Citadel Securities and Ark Invest, and partners with DTCC and Google Cloud to drive adoption
The Block · 2026-02-11 · #58