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Memory shortage could cause the biggest smartphone shipments dip in over a decade; plus, Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accenture Feb 26, 2026

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IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year

Also, Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio; plus, About 12% of US teens turn to AI for emotional support or advice Feb 26, 2026

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Recent findings also show that video podcasting -- while popular -- is not necessarily replacing audio shows.

Also, general purpose tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are not designed for this use, making mental health professionals wary.

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OpenAI COO says ads will be ‘an iterative process’; plus, OpenClaw's creator has some advice for AI builders Feb 25, 2026

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OpenAI introduced ads to ChatGPT earlier this month

Also, Peter Steinberger talks about the creation of his viral AI agent OpenClaw and how being more "playful" makes for a better way to learn AI coding.

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Spotify and Liquid Death release a limited-edition speaker shaped like… an urn? Feb 25, 2026

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Spotify and Liquid Death launched what might be the wildest product of the year: a speaker shaped like a urn.

Also, earlier this month, OpenAI launched a new platform called OpenAI Frontier for enterprises to build and manage agents, but OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said that businesses haven’t yet seen AI adoption at scale.

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Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases ‘personal superintelligence’; plus, Mogul says it has tracked $1.5B in music royalties Feb 24, 2026

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Meta is buying billions of dollars in AMD AI chips in a multiyear deal tied to a 160 million-share warrant, deepening its push to diversify beyond Nvidia and expand data center capacity.

Also, Mogul, which helps artists track royalties and value their catalogs, raised $5 million in a round led by the Yamaha Music Innovations Fund.

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Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of mining Claude as US debates AI chip exports Feb 24, 2026

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Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax of using 24,000 fake accounts to distill Claude’s AI capabilities, as U.S. officials debate export controls aimed at slowing China’s AI progress.

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Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras; plus, OpenAI calls in the consultants for its enterprise push Feb 23, 2026

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While some cities are moving to end their contracts with Flock over its links to ICE, others are taking matters into their own hands.

Also, OpenAI is partnering with four consulting giants in an effort to see more adoption of its OpenAI Frontier AI agent platform.

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China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead Feb 23, 2026

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China’s brain-computer interface industry is rapidly scaling from research to commercialization, driven by strong policy support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest.

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Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers Feb 20, 2026

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The technology promises to replace several parts of the grid with one device that’s both controllable and updatable.

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An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood’s energy storage business; plus, Toyota hires seven Agility humanoid robots for Canadian factory Feb 20, 2026

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Redwood Materials says its new energy storage business is the fastest growing unit within the company.

Plus, Toyota's robots will be unloading totes full of auto parts from an automated warehouse tugger.

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