DHS signs a five-year, $1B blanket purchase agreement with Palantir.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-19
DHS Palantir
Docs: DHS has signed a five-year, $1B blanket purchase agreement with Palantir, allowing agencies like ICE to skip the competitive bidding process
Wired · 2026-02-19 · #2
OpenAI and Tata Group partner to secure 100MW of AI-ready data center capacity in India with plans to scale to 1GW.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-19
OpenAI Tata Group 100MW AI-ready capacity 1GW planned scale India
India-based Tata Group signs OpenAI as its first data center client, starting with 100MW of capacity, and plans to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise, starting with TCS
TechCrunch · 2026-02-19 · #21
Bluesky integrates Germ DM, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app built on the AT Protocol, making Germ DM the first private messenger natively available in the Bluesky app.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-19
Bluesky Germ DM AT Protocol
Bluesky integrates Germ DM, an E2E encrypted messaging app built on the AT Protocol, making it the first private messenger natively available in the Bluesky app
TechCrunch · 2026-02-19 · #57
Pine Labs announces plan to integrate OpenAI APIs into its payments infrastructure to enable AI-assisted settlement, reconciliation, and invoicing.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-19
Pine Labs OpenAI
Indian digital payments company Pine Labs plans to embed OpenAI APIs into its infrastructure to enable AI-assisted settlement, reconciliation, and invoicing
TechCrunch · 2026-02-19 · #53
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refused to join Narendra Modi's photo op with tech and business leaders at India's AI Summit.
denied 1 article 2026-02-19
Sam Altman Dario Amodei photo op Narendra Modi India's AI Summit
India's AI Summit: Modi orchestrated a photo op with tech and business leaders holding hands in a line, but Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refused to clasp hands
Bloomberg · 2026-02-19 · #2
OPM Director Scott Kupor says tech billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman will give talks to the US Tech Force.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-19
Elon Musk Sam Altman US Tech Force
US OPM Director Scott Kupor says tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Sam Altman will give talks to the US Tech Force, which is hiring ~1,000 software engineers
Financial Times · 2026-02-19 · #20
Lyria 3 supports Nano Banana-made cover art, indicating an integration between Google's music model and Nano Banana for generated track artwork.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-19
Google Nano Banana Lyria 3
Google rolls out Lyria 3, a generative music model to make 30-second tracks with Nano Banana-generated cover art, in beta in the Gemini app in eight languages
The Keyword · 2026-02-19 · #7
Figma and Anthropic announce partnership to launch Code to Canvas, enabling users to import code generated in Anthropic's Claude Code directly into Figma as editable designs.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
Figma Anthropic Code to Canvas Claude Code
Google signs a power purchase agreement with Ormat to receive up to 150 MW of geothermal energy for its Nevada data centers via NV Energy starting in 2028.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
Google Ormat Technologies NV Energy Nevada data centers
Google signs a power purchase agreement with Ormat to supply up to 150 MW of geothermal energy to its Nevada data centers through NV Energy starting in 2028
Bloomberg · 2026-02-18 · #62
MGX is Abu Dhabi's government-backed AI investment vehicle.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
MGX Abu Dhabi
A look at MGX, Abu Dhabi's AI investment vehicle that has Anthropic, xAI, and OpenAI stakes; the firm plans to spend up to $10B annually over the next few years
Bloomberg · 2026-02-18 · #58
OpenAI partners with six Indian higher-education institutions, including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS New Delhi, to provide ChatGPT Edu access to over 100,000 students.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
OpenAI IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad AIIMS New Delhi other Indian higher-education institutions
OpenAI partners with six Indian education institutions, including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS New Delhi, to provide ChatGPT Edu access to 100K+ students
TechCrunch · 2026-02-18 · #1
Over 4,000 Indian AI startups have joined Nvidia's global startup program.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
Nvidia Indian AI startups
Nvidia says it is working with Peak XV, Z47, and other VC firms in India to fund AI startups; 4,000+ Indian AI startups have joined its global startup program
CNBC · 2026-02-18 · #1
OpenAI creates a VP of global creative partnerships role and hires Charles Porch to signal a new focus on and to win over Hollywood and the broader entertainment industry.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
OpenAI Hollywood entertainment industry
OpenAI hires Instagram's VP of global partnerships, Charles Porch, as its first VP of global creative partnerships, seeking to win over a skeptical Hollywood
Vanity Fair · 2026-02-18 · #22
Meta commits to buy millions of Nvidia Blackwell and Rubin GPUs in a multiyear supply deal.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
Meta Nvidia Blackwell GPUs Rubin GPUs
World Labs and Autodesk are exploring integrating World Labs' AI models into Autodesk products.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-18
World Labs World Labs' AI models Autodesk products
Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $200M from Autodesk, part of a larger round; the companies are exploring integrating World Labs' AI models into Autodesk products
TechCrunch · 2026-02-18 · #17
Nvidia says it is working with Peak XV and other VC firms in India to fund AI startups.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-18
Nvidia Peak XV VC firms in India
Nvidia says it is working with Peak XV, Z47, and other VC firms in India to fund AI startups; 4,000+ Indian AI startups have joined its global startup program
CNBC · 2026-02-18 · #1
Infosys partners with Anthropic to build and deploy AI agents and services starting in telecommunications, with plans to expand into financial services, manufacturing, and software development.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Infosys Anthropic telecommunications financial services manufacturing software development
Meta commits to purchase millions of Nvidia Blackwell and Rubin GPUs under a multiyear supply agreement.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Meta Nvidia Blackwell GPUs Rubin GPUs
Meta commits to buy millions of Nvidia Blackwell and Rubin GPUs in a multiyear deal; source: Meta's in-house AI chip strategy has suffered technical challenges
Financial Times · 2026-02-17 · #3
Nexo is partnering with Bakkt to support its US relaunch.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Nexo Bakkt
Crypto lender Nexo says it is relaunching in the US in partnership with Bakkt, three years after leaving the US and paying a $45M fine to settle SEC charges
Reuters · 2026-02-17 · #50
Night Media represents social media celebrities, including Twitch streamer Kai Cenat.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Night Media Kai Cenat
Night Media, a talent agency that represents influencers like Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, raised $70M led by StepStone to expand into gaming, sports, and music
Bloomberg · 2026-02-17 · #27
Sources report OpenAI is assisting Applied Intuition with its submission to the DoD contest for voice-controlled autonomous drone swarms.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-17
OpenAI Applied Intuition
Replit discusses integrating Razorpay's technology, indicating an integration between Replit and Razorpay.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Replit Razorpay
Q&A with Replit CEO Amjad Masad, who says India is Replit's second-largest market by active users, on integrating Razorpay's tech, AI's impact on SaaS, and more
Moneycontrol · 2026-02-17 · #50
Figma and Anthropic announce a partnership to launch Code to Canvas integrating Anthropic's Claude Code with Figma.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Figma Anthropic Anthropic
Figma and Anthropic partner to launch Code to Canvas, letting users import code generated in Claude Code directly into Figma as editable designs
CNBC · 2026-02-17 · #9
Anthropic announces new partnerships in India to deepen its long-term commitment.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Anthropic
Figma partners with Anthropic to integrate Claude Code into Figma via the Code to Canvas feature.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-17
Figma Anthropic
Figma and Anthropic partner to launch Code to Canvas, letting users import code generated in Claude Code directly into Figma as editable designs
CNBC · 2026-02-17 · #9
Sources say OpenAI is assisting Applied Intuition with its submission to the $100M DoD drone swarm contest.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-16
OpenAI Applied Intuition DoD $100M contest
Sources: SpaceX and xAI are competing in a $100M DoD contest to make voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarms; OpenAI is helping Applied Intuition's submission
Bloomberg · 2026-02-16 · #17
A senior Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is close to cutting business ties with Anthropic.
rumored 1 article 2026-02-16
Pete Hegseth Anthropic
A senior official says Pentagon is “close” to designating Anthropic a “supply chain risk”, requiring all US military contractors to sever ties with the company
Axios · 2026-02-16 · #1
Jeff Dean co-designed Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs).
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-16
Jeff Dean TPUs
Q&A with Google Chief AI Scientist Jeff Dean about the evolution of Google Search, TPUs, coding agents, balancing model efficiency and performance, and more
Latent.Space · 2026-02-16 · #8
Peter Steinberger says he had phone calls with Sam Altman, as described on a podcast.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-16
Peter Steinberger Sam Altman
In a podcast, OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger describes his phone calls with Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman, and says he had been contacted by “every big VC”
Implicator.ai · 2026-02-16 · #12
Four years ago Yan Junjie pitched his vision for AI startup MiniMax Group Inc. to China's largest internet companies.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-16
Yan Junjie MiniMax Group Inc. China's largest internet companies
A look at a new generation of Chinese billionaire AI entrepreneurs who keep a low profile, with fortunes entwined with China's push for tech independence
Bloomberg · 2026-02-16 · #47