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Microsoft Fabric rolls out broad previews, general availability upgrades, and Power BI semantic model changes

10 Feb 2026

Microsoft Fabric is adding dozens of preview capabilities across OneLake, Data Factory, Real-Time Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence tooling, while promoting key features such as Cosmos DB mirroring, Lakehouse schemas, and SQL database into general availability. Power BI default semantic models are also being decoupled and retired on a set timeline, changing how reporting models are managed.

artificial intelligence, business intelligence, data platforms, microsoft

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New York proposal seeks multi year pause on new data centres amid resource concerns

10 Feb 2026

New York lawmakers are proposing a multi year pause on new data centres to study their impact on water, electricity and gas, aligning the state with a growing national push to rein in infrastructure growth driven by the Artificial Intelligence boom.

artificial intelligence, energy, infrastructure, public policy

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Digitimes highlights artificial intelligence boom reshaping global tech, trade and chip supply chains

9 Feb 2026

A rolling digest of early February 2026 coverage tracks how artificial intelligence demand is driving record capex, memory shortages, geopolitical realignments and new partnerships from the United States and Europe to Japan, China and India.

artificial intelligence, asia tech, cloud infrastructure, semiconductors

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Micron’s memory chips position it as a quiet artificial intelligence powerhouse

9 Feb 2026

Micron Technology is emerging as a critical supplier in the artificial intelligence hardware stack, leveraging high-bandwidth memory and a favorable valuation as hyperscalers ramp up spending.

artificial intelligence, data-centers, investing, semiconductors

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Higgsfield reaches 1.3B valuation as generative video startup becomes new unicorn

9 Feb 2026

Generative video startup Higgsfield, founded by a former Snap executive, has reached a 1.3B valuation after securing an 80M funding extension, positioning itself as a fast-moving challenger in professional video creation.

artificial intelligence, funding, startups, video generation

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Claude plugins jolt markets as artificial intelligence risk focus shifts to competitiveness

9 Feb 2026

Recent market turmoil following Anthropic’s Claude plugins highlights that the most urgent artificial intelligence risk for many firms is not model failure, but being left behind as competitors automate knowledge work faster.

artificial intelligence, compliance, digital transformation, enterprise IT

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Artificial intelligence reshapes the future of farming

9 Feb 2026

Artificial intelligence is being positioned as a core technology for the next generation of farming, from autonomous machinery to data driven crop decisions. Early deployments are already changing how producers manage fields, labor and inputs.

agriculture, artificial intelligence, automation

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Nvidia deploys generative artificial intelligence tools to 30,000 engineers

9 Feb 2026

Nvidia has rolled out generative artificial intelligence coding tools to 30,000 engineers through a customized Cursor environment from Anysphere, reporting up to three times higher code output while maintaining strict quality controls for mission-critical software.

artificial intelligence tools, nvidia, semiconductors, software engineering

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Nvidia positioned for $300 billion upside from meta artificial intelligence buildout

9 Feb 2026

Meta is planning a massive new data center footprint for artificial intelligence workloads, and Nvidia could capture an estimated $300 billion in revenue from the buildout if projections hold. The scale highlights how big tech’s artificial intelligence race is reshaping energy use, infrastructure, and investor expectations.

artificial intelligence, data-centers, meta, nvidia

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Artificial Intelligence collapses startup costs and empowers solo founders

8 Feb 2026

Cheap, capable artificial intelligence tools are erasing traditional startup barriers and turning experienced operators into potential one person companies. The biggest obstacle is shifting identity away from job titles and toward building independent ventures.

artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, future of work, startups

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Intel hires GPU chief as it targets Nvidia in datacenter artificial intelligence chips

8 Feb 2026

Intel has hired a new GPU architect under Lip-Bu Tan and confirmed plans to build datacenter GPUs designed to compete directly with Nvidia in artificial intelligence workloads.

artificial intelligence, enterprise hardware, semiconductors

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Intel and AMD report extended cpu delivery delays for china customers

8 Feb 2026

Intel and AMD have warned customers in china about months-long delays for cpu deliveries, signaling growing strain in the chip supply chain.

artificial intelligence, china, semiconductors, supply chain