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Micron 9650 PCIe Gen 6 data center SSD enters mass production

15 Feb 2026

Micron’s 9650 NVMe SSD is the first PCIe Gen 6 data center drive to reach mass production, delivering major performance and efficiency gains over PCIe Gen 5 models. The drive targets high-throughput Artificial Intelligence training and inference workloads with support for both air and liquid cooling.

artificial intelligence, data center, hardware, storage

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US reevaluates Chinese chip blacklist as CXMT and YMTC disappear from Pentagon list

15 Feb 2026

US policymakers appear to be recalibrating their approach to Chinese memory makers as CXMT and YMTC vanish from a key Pentagon list, even as major Artificial Intelligence players Alibaba and Baidu reportedly face new trade restrictions.

export controls, semiconductors, us china tech

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Artificial Intelligence voice cloning helps musician with ALS sing again

14 Feb 2026

After amyotrophic lateral sclerosis took away his ability to sing and play instruments, musician Patrick Darling used Artificial Intelligence voice cloning and music tools to return to the stage with his bandmates. The technology allowed him to re-create both his speaking and singing voice from fragmented, low quality recordings.

artificial intelligence, assistive technology, health, music

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sdny ruling finds generative artificial intelligence documents not privileged

14 Feb 2026

A federal judge in the Southern District of New York held that a defendant’s use of a public generative Artificial Intelligence tool to analyze his legal exposure was not protected by attorney client privilege or the work product doctrine. The decision highlights how platform terms, confidentiality, and attorney involvement determine whether Artificial Intelligence assisted analyses remain shielded in investigations and litigation.

artificial intelligence, attorney client privilege, compliance, legal technology

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Key legal shifts for in house counsel across artificial intelligence, data and governance

14 Feb 2026

In house legal teams in the UK and EU are facing a fast changing mix of artificial intelligence regulation, data protection reform, employment law overhaul and evolving corporate governance expectations. Recent moves on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, UK data adequacy, domestic data reform and virtual shareholder meetings will shape legal risk and compliance strategies over the coming years.

artificial intelligence, corporate governance, data protection, employment

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TRAIN Act seeks greater transparency in generative artificial intelligence training

14 Feb 2026

A new bipartisan TRAIN Act in the US House of Representatives aims to increase transparency and responsibility around generative artificial intelligence training practices. The proposal reflects growing congressional focus on how artificial intelligence systems are developed and governed.

artificial intelligence, policy, regulation

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Five trends shaping Artificial Intelligence infrastructure in 2026

14 Feb 2026

Data center operators face rising complexity as liquid cooling, regulation, supply constraints, edge inference and sovereign Artificial Intelligence strategies converge. Success increasingly depends on specialized expertise, partnerships and careful workload placement.

artificial intelligence, data-centers, infrastructure, regulation

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Global artificial intelligence race accelerates across infrastructure, regulation, and applications

14 Feb 2026

Tech giants, governments, and startups ramped up artificial intelligence investment, infrastructure buildouts, and regulatory positioning, while new models, agent platforms, and security concerns intensified competitive and ethical fault lines.

ai safety, enterprise software, generative ai, infrastructure, policy and regulation

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Palantir expands Artificial Intelligence models and no-code tools across Foundry and AIP

14 Feb 2026

Palantir is rolling out new Artificial Intelligence models, a generally available no-code model training workspace, and expanded workflow and developer capabilities across Foundry and AIP in February 2026.

artificial intelligence, developer tools, machine learning, palantir

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US Department of Labor outlines Artificial Intelligence literacy framework

14 Feb 2026

The US Department of Labor has released an Artificial Intelligence literacy framework that identifies core content areas and delivery principles intended to guide nationwide workforce and education efforts.

artificial intelligence, government policy, workforce development

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Samsung begins mass production of first commercial HBM4 for artificial intelligence computing

14 Feb 2026

Samsung has started mass production and customer shipments of its industry-first HBM4 memory, manufactured on an advanced 6th-generation 10 nm-class DRAM process. The company is positioning the new high bandwidth memory as a performance driver for next-generation artificial intelligence workloads.

artificial intelligence, hardware, memory, semiconductors

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AMD passes 40% server CPU revenue share for the first time

14 Feb 2026

AMD has surpassed 40% revenue share in the server CPU market, signaling rising average selling prices and stronger traction in data centers and desktops against Intel.

cpus, data-centers, market analysis, semiconductors