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• Positron Raises $230M Series B Led by Qatar Investment Authority to Scale AI Chips

  • February 4, 2026

  • Finance

  Positron has raised a $230 million Series B round led by the Qatar Investment Authority, giving the Reno-based semiconductor startup fresh capital as it works to scale its AI-focused chip technology.

• Apple Adds Agentic Coding Tools From OpenAI and Anthropic to Xcode 26.3

  • February 3, 2026

  • Core News and Trends

  Apple is bringing agentic coding tools directly into Xcode with the release of Xcode 26.3, announced Tuesday. The update allows developers to use AI agents — including Anthropic’s Claude Agent and...

• Fitbit Founders Launch Luffu, an AI App Designed to Help Families Coordinate Care

  • February 3, 2026

  • Healthcare

  Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman are launching a new AI startup called Luffu, aimed at helping families monitor and coordinate care across multiple relatives. Announced Tuesday, the...

• Mozilla Introduces New AI Controls in Firefox, Including an Option to Turn AI Off Completely

  • February 3, 2026

  • Core News and Trends

  Mozilla is giving Firefox users a new way to opt out of generative AI features entirely, introducing a setting that can block all current and future AI enhancements in the browser. Starting with...

• SpaceX Acquires Elon Musk’s AI Startup xAI in Deal Valued at $1.25 Trillion

  • February 2, 2026

  • Tech Deep Dive

  SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, a deal that SpaceX announced Monday and that Bloomberg News said values the combined company at $1.25 trillion. Musk framed the...

• OpenAI Launches Native macOS App for Codex With Multi-Agent Coding Workflows

  • February 2, 2026

  • Core News and Trends

  OpenAI has launched a native macOS app for Codex, giving developers a new way to use its AI coding agent with multi-agent workflows designed to run tasks in parallel. The app, released Monday, is...

• Carbon Robotics Unveils Large Plant Model to Help LaserWeeder Robots Identify Weeds Instantly

  • February 2, 2026

  • Energy and Sustainability

  Carbon Robotics is rolling out a new AI model designed to make its LaserWeeder robots much faster at recognizing plants in the field, giving farmers a new way to target weeds without the lengthy...

• FedEx Introduces New AI Tools to Improve Post-Purchase Tracking and Returns

  • February 2, 2026

  • Robotics and Automation

  FedEx has launched FedEx Tracking+ and FedEx Returns+, two new AI-powered digital tools aimed at improving the post-purchase experience for enterprise shippers. Announced this week, the solutions —...

• New Reddit-Style Platform Moltbook Lets AI Agents Post and Organize Without Humans

  • February 2, 2026

  • Core News and Trends

  Moltbook, a new Reddit-style social network built specifically for AI agents, has quickly grown into one of the largest live experiments in machine-to-machine social interaction yet. Launched days...

• Indonesia Restores Access to Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Under Strict Conditions

  • February 2, 2026

  • Society and Policy

  Indonesia has allowed Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok to resume operating in the country on a conditional basis, weeks after authorities blocked the service over concerns it was being used to generate...

• India Offers Zero Taxes Through 2047 to Attract Foreign Cloud and AI Workloads

  • February 2, 2026

  • Society and Policy

  India is offering foreign cloud providers a major new incentive to run AI and other computing workloads from inside the country, proposing zero taxes through 2047 on revenues from cloud services sold...

• NASA Uses Generative AI to Plan Perseverance Rover’s First Autonomous Drives on Mars

  • January 30, 2026

  • Tech Deep Dive

  NASA has successfully tested generative AI to help plan Perseverance’s first AI-designed drives on Mars, with the rover executing routes created without direct input from human planners on Dec. 8 and...