Updates

18 Feb 2026

EDPS urges stronger safeguards in EU temporary chat-scanning rules

EU legislators face renewed pressure from the EDPS to restrict indiscriminate chat scanning and strengthen protections before extending the temporary detection framework.

18 Feb 2026

India to host first global AI summit in the Global South

The AI Impact Summit 2026 will take place in New Delhi on 19–20 February.

18 Feb 2026

DeepMind chief outlines limits of current AGI systems

Human-level reasoning remains out of reach for AGI, according to DeepMind chief

18 Feb 2026

Mistral AI expands European footprint with acquisition of Koyeb

With fresh investment and new data-centre plans, Mistral AI expands its technical capabilities by acquiring Koyeb to support broader model and infrastructure development.

18 Feb 2026

WordPress.com integrates AI assistant into its editing workflow

The platform introduces deeper AI features that work inside posts, pages and the Media Library, offering streamlined site creation for users who enable the assistant.

18 Feb 2026

Rising DRAM prices push memory to the centre of AI strategy

Memory optimisation is emerging as a central factor in AI infrastructure, with rising DRAM prices and complex caching systems pushing companies to refine orchestration strategies and cut inference costs.

18 Feb 2026

China boosts AI leadership with major model launches ahead of Lunar New Year

Alibaba, ByteDance, and Zhipu introduced new models with improved reasoning and multimedia capabilities instead of incremental upgrades, as China prepares for a significant DeepSeek update.

17 Feb 2026

Report warns of widening 5G capability gap

As next-generation networks become the backbone of AI, industry and digital sovereignty strategies, the question is no longer who has 5G, but who can truly harness its full power.

17 Feb 2026

Meta explores AI system for digital afterlife

The newly approved patent raises profound questions about who controls a person’s digital presence, and what happens to it when life ends but data remains.

17 Feb 2026

AI cheating allegation sparks discrimination lawsuit

The case raises urgent questions about how universities handle AI suspicions when technology, academic integrity, and disability rights collide.