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Apple’s annual Swift Student Challenge returns for 2026.

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Apple launches 2026 Swift Student Challenge
Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting students worldwide to create interactive Swift playgrounds by February 28.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Spotify’s latest feature adds meaning to tracks

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Spotify’s About the Song gives fans more depth
Spotify launches About the Song, a beta feature giving Premium users swipeable stories behind tracks in six English-speaking markets.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are heading to your dashboard.

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CarPlay is opening up to third-party AI assistants
Apple is opening CarPlay to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, giving drivers access to advanced AI assistants while keeping Siri as the default.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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A $69 deal that replaces $20/month subscriptions.

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Lifetime AI assistant in Chrome for $69
Get a lifetime AI assistant inside Chrome with unlimited queries across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for just $69, saving hundreds in subscription costs.
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February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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GPT-5.3-Codex brings speed, reasoning, and autonomy to coding

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GPT-5.3-Codex brings speed, reasoning, and autonomy to coding
OpenAI’s GPT-5.3-Codex pushes Codex beyond code generation, turning it into an agent that can reason, operate tools, and collaborate across real developer workflows.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 with massive context and agent power

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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 with massive context and agent power
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 introduces agentic AI designed to plan, execute, and revise complex work across massive codebases and documents.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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Perplexity’s Model Council runs several AI models at once and merges their answers into one clear response.

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Perplexity’s Model Council lets multiple AI models answer together
Perplexity’s Model Council runs multiple AI models in parallel and delivers a single synthesized answer designed to reduce bias and blind spots.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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OpenAI is building the middle layer for all AI agents

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Frontier is OpenAI’s answer to enterprise AI chaos
OpenAI’s Frontier platform aims to manage, govern, and coordinate all enterprise AI agents from a single control layer built for real production use.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Perplexity upgrades Deep Research for Max users, Pro rollout next

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Perplexity upgrades Deep Research for Max users, Pro rollout next
Perplexity’s upgraded Deep Research brings faster reasoning, stronger sourcing, and benchmark-leading performance to Max users, with Pro access rolling out soon.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Google Pixel 10a launches globally February 18

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Google Pixel 10a launches globally February 18
Google confirms Pixel 10a pre-orders open February 18, bringing flagship-inspired design and smart features to the midrange segment.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Alexa+ is here for everyone and Prime members get it free

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Alexa+ finally launches for all US users
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February 5, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Ring’s lost-dog Search Party now works even if you don’t own a Ring camera.

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Ring opens its lost dog Search Party feature to everyone
Ring is opening its AI-powered Search Party feature to non-camera owners, allowing anyone in the U.S. to use neighborhood Ring cameras to help locate missing dogs faster.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Apple launches an Education Hub to train supplier workers in India

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Apple opens its first supplier Education Hub in India
Apple has launched a new Education Hub in India to train supplier employees in coding, robotics, automation, and digital skills as manufacturing expands.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Anthropic argues that trust breaks when ads enter personal AI conversations.

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Claude will stay ad-free as AI rivals chase sponsored answers
Anthropic says ads will not appear inside Claude, positioning its AI assistant as a paid, trust-focused space for thinking rather than a new advertising surface.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Live golf scores now sit alongside football and basketball in Apple Sports.

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Apple Sports finally brings live golf scores to iPhone
Apple Sports adds PGA and LPGA golf coverage with live leaderboards, player scorecards, and real-time updates designed for quick checking on iPhone.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Xcode 26.3 lets Claude and Codex run builds and fix errors

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Apple adds agentic AI coding to Xcode 26.3
Apple’s Xcode 26.3 introduces agentic coding, allowing AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI to autonomously build features, run builds, fix errors, and modify projects.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Claude becomes a first-class AI agent inside Apple’s Xcode

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Claude becomes a first-class AI agent inside Apple’s Xcode
Apple’s Xcode 26.3 adds native support for Claude’s Agent SDK, allowing AI agents to reason across projects, modify multiple files, and verify changes using Previews.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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SpaceX and xAI merge, creating Musk’s most ambitious company yet

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Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX ahead of a huge IPO
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX with his AI start-up xAI, creating a trillion-dollar private company that blends rockets, satellites, social data, and artificial intelligence.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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OpenAI’s Codex now runs as a full macOS app

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OpenAI launches Codex app for macOS developers
OpenAI’s new Codex macOS app turns AI coding into a full workflow tool with multi-agent projects, reusable skills, and background automations.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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Snowflake and OpenAI team up in $200 million enterprise AI partnership

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Snowflake strikes $200M OpenAI deal to bring AI directly into enterprise data
Snowflake has signed a $200 million multi-year deal with OpenAI to bring frontier AI models directly into its AI Data Cloud for secure enterprise use.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Apple appears ready to refresh its MacBook Pro lineup with faster M5 Pro and M5 Max processors this spring.

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Apple may unveil M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros in March
Apple is expected to launch new MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips in March, focusing on performance upgrades rather than a major redesign.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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You can now talk to Google Maps while walking or cycling

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You can now talk to Google Maps while walking or cycling
Google Maps now lets users chat with Gemini AI while walking or biking, offering hands-free answers, local recommendations, and quick actions directly during navigation.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Apple’s AI brain drain now includes senior Siri leadership.

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Apple loses key AI minds to Google and Meta
Apple is losing more AI researchers and a senior Siri executive to Google and Meta, raising questions about its AI strategy just as it prepares a major Siri upgrade.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Apple runs on Anthropic, even if users never see it.

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Apple’s internal AI backbone runs on Anthropic
Apple’s public AI story hides a deeper reliance on Anthropic models used daily by engineers, designers, and security teams inside Apple Park.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Kimi K2.5 lands on Perplexity, bringing open-source reasoning to paid users

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Perplexity Pro and Max now include Kimi K2.5 reasoning model
Perplexity has added Kimi K2.5 to its paid plans, giving users access to a powerful open-source reasoning model built for long research, coding, and multimodal tasks.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:58 AM