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The AI Coding Arms Race: Anthropic and OpenAI Trade Releases Minutes Apart

By Maria Konash Feb 6, 2026

Anthropic released Opus 4.6 with new agent team capabilities, while OpenAI quickly followed with a more advanced Codex model, underscoring intensifying competition in AI-powered software development.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

Meta Tests Standalone Vibes AI Video App

By Maria Konash Feb 5, 2026

Meta launches a standalone Vibes app for AI-generated videos, offering creation, remixing, and sharing tools, with upcoming freemium subscriptions planned.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

OpenAI CEO Faces Backlash Over Super Bowl AI Ad Feud

By Maria Konash Feb 5, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized rival Anthropic for its Super Bowl ads mocking ChatGPT, prompting widespread social media ridicule and debate over AI advertising practices.

AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Tech, News

OpenAI Launches Frontier to Scale Enterprise AI Agents

By Maria Konash Feb 5, 2026

OpenAI introduced Frontier, a platform enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and manage AI agents across business workflows. The system turns AI into practical coworkers that learn, act, and improve over time.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

ElevenLabs CEO Says Voice Is AI’s Next Interface

By Maria Konash Feb 5, 2026

ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski says voice is emerging as the primary way people will interact with AI, as models combine speech with reasoning and agentic capabilities.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

Anthropic Confirms Claude AI Will Remain Ad-Free

By Maria Konash Feb 4, 2026

Claude AI will remain ad-free, Anthropic says, ensuring conversations are unbiased and focused on productivity, while revenue comes from subscriptions and enterprise contracts.

AI & Machine Learning, News

Pinterest Fires Engineers Over Layoff Tracking Tool

By Maria Konash Feb 4, 2026

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready dismissed engineers who built an internal tool to track company layoffs, citing privacy violations and obstruction of company operations.

AI & Machine Learning, News, Startups & Investment

Lotus Health AI Raises $35M for AI-Powered Free Primary Care

By Maria Konash Feb 4, 2026

Lotus Health AI raised $35 million to expand its AI-powered primary care platform, which combines large language models with licensed physicians to deliver medical care nationwide.

AI & Machine Learning, News

OpenAI Launches Codex App to Coordinate AI Agents for Software Development

By Samantha Reed Feb 3, 2026

OpenAI has introduced the Codex app for macOS, a new desktop interface designed to help developers manage multiple AI agents in parallel and supervise long-running software projects more effectively.

AI & Machine Learning, Cloud & Infrastructure, News

Nvidia Shares Dip Amid OpenAI Investment Uncertainty

By Maria Konash Feb 2, 2026

Nvidia stock fell after reports raised questions about the final amount of its planned $100 billion investment in OpenAI, despite CEO Jensen Huang reaffirming commitment.

AI & Machine Learning, Cloud & Infrastructure, News

Oracle Plans $50B Fundraising to Support AI Expansion

By Maria Konash Feb 2, 2026

Oracle aims to raise $50 billion via equity and debt to fund AI infrastructure and data-center growth, easing investor concerns about financing its OpenAI partnerships.

AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Tech, News

Snowflake Teams With OpenAI for $200 Million AI Integration

By Maria Konash Feb 2, 2026

Snowflake has partnered with OpenAI to embed AI models directly into its cloud platform, enabling enterprises to analyse data and automate workflows using natural language queries.