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Ohio State launches artificial intelligence fluency initiative for undergraduates

20 Feb 2026

Ohio State University is embedding artificial intelligence across its undergraduate curriculum so that, beginning with the class of 2029, every student graduates fluent in both their discipline and the application of artificial intelligence within it.

artificial intelligence, curriculum, higher education, teaching and learning

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Anthropic Pentagon clash exposes fault lines in artificial intelligence governance

20 Feb 2026

A dispute over Anthropic’s Claude model and a reported Pentagon operation highlights how self imposed ethical guardrails can collide with national security priorities in the race to deploy military artificial intelligence.

artificial intelligence, governance, military technology, policy

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Space startup uses multi agent artificial intelligence to design orbital factory in under two years

20 Feb 2026

Acme Space is using a three agent artificial intelligence architecture to design its Hyperion balloon launched orbital factory far faster and with far fewer engineers than traditional aerospace programs. The system cross checks creative concepts, physics feasibility and manufacturability to cut development cycles from months to minutes while keeping humans in charge of final designs.

aerospace and defense, artificial intelligence, design

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Y Combinator backs 153 open source startups across software, infrastructure and artificial intelligence

20 Feb 2026

Y Combinator now lists 153 open source startups spanning developer tools, infrastructure, security, and artificial intelligence, highlighting how open source underpins many of its most ambitious bets.

artificial intelligence, developer tools, open source, y combinator

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GLM 5 launch marks shift toward agentic engineering in artificial intelligence

20 Feb 2026

GLM 5, an open source large language model, is positioned to move software development beyond code generation toward autonomous, end-to-end system building. Its expanded scale, new training framework, and sparse attention design target long-horizon, goal directed tasks that resemble real engineering work.

artificial intelligence, large language models, open source, software engineering

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TrueFoundry expands Artificial Intelligence gateway, agentic infrastructure and compliance coverage

20 Feb 2026

TrueFoundry’s blog outlines a broad push into Artificial Intelligence gateways, multi‑agent infrastructure, cost and observability tooling, and strict compliance for enterprise deployments across major clouds.

artificial intelligence, cloud-computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, security

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Generative media in 2026 shifts to orchestration, open source, and world models

20 Feb 2026

Generative media is fragmenting into specialized models, complex workflows, and industry-specific use cases, with infrastructure and orchestration emerging as critical layers. Enterprises are prioritizing cost optimization, customization, and open-source tools as video and world models rapidly advance.

artificial intelligence, computer vision, developer tools, infrastructure

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Teamspeak usage surges as discord prepares strict age verification program

20 Feb 2026

Discord’s upcoming global age verification system is driving users to seek less restrictive communication platforms, triggering a surge of new registrations on Teamspeak. Hosting capacity in key regions has already been pushed to its limits as the service races to add new servers.

gaming, online safety, privacy, social platforms

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Intel sees artificial intelligence PCs reaching half of shipments by 2026

20 Feb 2026

Intel expects artificial intelligence PCs, defined by the presence of dedicated neural processing hardware, to approach half of global PC shipments by 2026, even as buyers prioritize performance and battery life over artificial intelligence features.

artificial intelligence, hardware, intel, pc industry

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Nvidia Blackwell Ultra targets agentic artificial intelligence with higher efficiency

20 Feb 2026

Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra platform is being positioned to power a surge in agentic artificial intelligence and coding assistants, with new data indicating major gains in throughput and cost efficiency over Hopper. Inference providers are adopting the architecture to handle rising software development workloads that demand low latency and long context processing.

artificial intelligence, cloud-computing, hardware, nvidia

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Jensen Huang teases surprise chip and new accelerators for GTC 2026

20 Feb 2026

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang signaled a major chip reveal and multiple new processors for GTC 2026, hinting at fresh accelerator architectures and deeper memory partnerships with SK hynix.

artificial intelligence, data center, nvidia, semiconductors

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The power struggles behind predictive technology

20 Feb 2026

Three new books trace how modern predictive technologies, from supervised learning algorithms to rational choice theory, have turned forecasts into tools of power and control. Together they argue that democratic oversight, human judgment, and resistance to self-fulfilling prophecies are essential correctives to an increasingly automated future.

artificial intelligence, ethics, society, technology policy