English News Archive — Technology
February 2026
AI — AI — Bachelor Party Prank: Groom-Kidnapping Styled After Maduro Extradition Sets Airport Aflutter
AI — Trump bans Anthropic AI across US agencies as market turmoil and Pentagon talks reshape tech landscape amid rapid AI revolution
AI — Sam Altman Brokers Talks Between Anthropic and Pentagon Amid Ethics Clash Over AI Use
Science — Genomic Study Finds Human-Men and Neanderthal-Women Pairings Were Far More Common Than the Reverse
AI — OpenAI Secures \$110 Billion Funding, Partnering with Amazon and NVIDIA at \$730 Billion Valuation
AI — AI Breakthroughs Propel “World Models” Toward Real-World Intelligence
Technology — Anthropic Rejects Pentagon Offer, Defends AI as Non-Surveillance and Non-Lethal Military Use
Transportation — Missouri Trooper Cites Wrong-Way Truck Driver, Out of Service After Federal Regulation Violations
Space — SpaceX Eyes Orbital AI Data Centers: Solar-Powered Satellites Could Redefine Compute Costs, Experts Warn on Feasibility
Technology — PDF at a crossroads: can the iconic format outpace the AI revolution?
Web3 — Crypto Venture Funding Surges to \$8.5 Billion in Q4 2025, Hitting Highest Level Since 2022
Science — Hippocampal Neurogenesis Persists into Adulthood but Diminishes with Age and Alters in Alzheimer’s Pathology, Study Finds
Science — Quantum Network Achieves Kilometer-Scale Entanglement for Ultra-Precise Optical Interferometry
Technology — Russia Pledges Global Biotech Expertise, Fast-Tracks Vital Medicines and Closed-Loop Industry Innovations
Technology — Twin Tianfu Towers Illuminate Chengdu’s Skyline with Dynamic Blue-White Mosaic Waves
AI — Startups Challenge the PDF as They Race to Create an AI-Ready File Format
Technology — Microsoft and Starlink Join Forces to Bring High-Speed Internet to Kenya’s Rural Hubs, Boosting AI Readiness and Agritech Access
AI — AI reshapes documents: PDFs under pressure as structured data and generation tech eclipse fixed formats
AI — AI's Diverse Impact: Youth Hiring Remains Strong Overall Across Finance and Economics Sectors
AI — Transgender Comedian Sparks Outrage with Call to Kill Kids Over Bathroom Rights During Live Set
AI — AI-driven abundance: innovation reduces scarcity, boosts peace and living standards worldwide
AI — Elon Musk Accuses Anthropic of Massive Data Theft as Pentagon Backs xAI Over Claude in Defense Deal
Science — Librarians Emerge as Vital Partners in Advancing Open and Data-Driven Science
Technology — India’s Data Boom: It’s Building the Backbone of Tomorrow’s Digital Economy
AI — Can Heavy AI Use Weaken Human Thinking? New Study Warns of Cognitive Risks and Offers Solutions
Transportation — New York City Deploys 1,000+ Emergency Snow Shovelers Across Five Boroughs as Blizzard Strikes, Offering \$30/Hour Sign-Up and Warming Buses for Shelter
Technology — Former Radio DJ Turns Economic Booster, Propelling Loudoun County into a Global Data-Center Powerhouse with Targeted Incentives
Nuclear — China Expands Nuclear Arsenal, Reports of New Warheads and MIRV Capabilities Surface Amid Tension
Science — Puberty Triggers Surge in Male-Female Brain Connectivity Differences, Study Finds
AI — Matthew McConaughey Warns AI Is Reshaping Hollywood, Urges Actors to Protect Their Likeness
AI — China’s Humanoid Robots Dazzle in Demos but Struggle to Find Real Jobs
AI — Casey Wasserman at Center of Epstein Fallout as Hollywood Powerbroker Sells Agency <span style="display:none">[^1][^10][^2][^3][^4][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9]</span>
AI — Matthew McConaughey Urges Creatives to Protect Their Likeness as AI Reshapes Hollywood
Science — Earth’s “Heartbeat” Spikes Amid Solar Flare, Stirring Reports of Unusual Human Sensations
AI — Eric Dane Leaves Heartfelt Final Message to Daughters as ALS Claims Life at 53
AI — AI Chatbot Faces Backlash Over Contrasting Moral Judgments on Charlie Kirk and George Floyd
AI — Chinese AI video app sparks Hollywood alarm with ultra-realistic scenes, lifelike actors, and cinema-grade sound from prompts
Science — AI Framework ‘MULTI-evolve’ Accelerates Protein Engineering by Predicting Mutation Interactions in a Single Step
AI — Investors Power Up AI Boom as Compute Becomes the New Commodity
Science — Lasers Etch Data into Glass for Ultra-Dense, Millennia-Long Digital Storage
Technology — Rise in Youth Depression and Anxiety Tracks With Surging Social Media Use
AI — Modi’s Unity Gesture Sparks Subtle Rift as Altman and Amodei Refuse Linked Hands at AI Summit Group Photo
AI — AI Slump: AI-Generated Papers Threaten Computer Science Publishing Integrity and Overwhelm Conferences
Science — Sleeper Shark Captured on Film for the First Time in Antarctic Deep Waters
Technology — Zuckerberg Faces Courtroom Questions on Instagram's Impact on Teens as Meta History of Internal Studies Comes to Light
Technology — Microsoft Engineers Store Two Million Books in Durable Glass Data Chip
Technology — China Showcases Humanoid Robots and AI Stardom in Spring Festival Gala, signaling Robotics Push to Lead Global Manufacturing
Technology — Meta and Nvidia forge multiyear AI infrastructure partnership, deploying Grace CPUs, Blackwell/Rubin GPUs, Spectrum-X, and Confidential Computing across on‑prem, cloud, and WhatsApp features
AI — New York City Faces Major Budget Gap as Mayor Proposes 9.5% Property Tax Hike Across All Boroughs
Technology — Integrated Photonics Paves the Way for Scalable Quantum Communication Networks
Technology — Humanoid Robots Astound with Advanced Martial Arts Duet During China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Technology — International science and technology internship opens in London for 2026 applicants
Science — Parity switch in superconductors: single-electron quasiparticles emerge from collective coherence collapse
Technology — Elon Musk Unveils Vision to Put Life on One Platform: Payments, Messaging, Media, and More for a Billion Daily Users
Technology — Robots Hit New Speed Ceiling: Artificial Vision System Excels with 400% Faster Processing and Human-Like Perception
Science — Ultra-Precise Proton Measurement Tunes Standard Model to One in Ten Billionths
Technology — Musk Predicts X Will Surpass One Billion Daily Users as New Features Expand Its All-in-One Ecosystem
AI — Grok AI Surpasses One Billion Users as xAI Unveils Voice, Search, and Chat Upgrades
AI — Elon Musk Unveils Macrohard: Aiming to Emulate Entire Human Companies to Drive a New Era of Digital Prosperity
AI — Influential Food Vlogger Dies After Eating Deadly Devil Crab in Filmed Episode
Science — Scientists Learn from Performers to Boost Public Engagement: Clear Narratives, Pauses, and Expressive Delivery Make Science More Accessible
Technology — Elon Musk predicts smartphones will fade in favor of AI-powered edge devices within five years
AI — Perplexity Deep Research Tops AI Benchmark, Surging to 79.5% in Google DeepMind Deep Search QA Leadboard
Technology — France ramps AI push with €30M investment under France 2030, fueling rapid growth alongside Nvidia’s daily \$360M rebound
AI — Maxwell Seen in Brooklyn MDC Cell, Cleaning and Filing Ahead of 20-Year Sex Trafficking Sentence Release Highlights New Surveillance Footage
AI — Trump Declares AI a Bigger Leap Than the Internet, Says U.S. Soaring Ahead of China and Global Leaders
Technology — AI model reviews literature with human-like citation accuracy, surpassing major LLMs in accuracy and reliability
Industry & Manufacturing — Tariffs Fail to Revive U.S. Manufacturing as Jobs Plunge and Slump Deepens Across Regions
AI — Shanghai Skyline Dazzles with Coordinated Blue and Red Laser Show Across Iconic Towers
Web3 — Trump declares himself a “big crypto person,” signaling potential regulatory shifts and bold push for digital asset growth
Technology — Ultrasound Mind-Reading Startup Seeks Noninvasive Brain Modulation, Targeting Epilepsy to Depression with \$252 Million Backing
AI — Mass-Production Milestone: Walker S2 Humanoid Robots Demonstrate Synchronized Indoor Formation in Factory Acceptance Test
Transportation — California considers mileage tax amid protest, sparking concerns over rural burden and tracking requirements