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  • Anthropic is exploring building proprietary AI chips, a step that could increase hardware competition and raise its capital spending needs.
  • The chip-design effort remains preliminary with no dedicated team, final design, or committed timeline, limiting immediate market impact.
  • Anthropic still relies on Google and Amazon processors and signed long-term deals with Google and Broadcom to secure capacity.
  • Claude's rapid revenue acceleration signals growing demand for large AI models and supports Anthropic's ability to fund infrastructure expansion.
  • Other major AI firms are reportedly debating in-house chip development, suggesting broader upward pressure on chip-sector investment and supply-chain shifts.
  • Meta removed Facebook and Instagram ads recruiting plaintiffs for youth "addiction" litigation and barred trial-lawyer recruitment on its platforms.

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Voyager CEO Flags Cooling as Major Barrier to Space-Based Data Centers

Voyager CEO Flags Cooling as Major Barrier to Space-Based Data Centers

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor says space-based data centers are plausible long-term but cooling in vacuum presents a significant engineering constraint that makes a two-year timeline unrealistic. Voyager continues development of its Starlab replacement for the ISS with partners and plans for a 2029 launch, while interest in the sector grows…

Canada and France Expand Diplomatic Footprint in Nuuk Amid Arctic Tensions

Canada and France Expand Diplomatic Footprint in Nuuk Amid Arctic Tensions

Canada and France are increasing their diplomatic presence in Greenland by opening consulates in Nuuk, moves framed as efforts to deepen Arctic engagement amid renewed U.S. interest in acquiring the island. Canadian officials will attend a consulate opening on Friday while Paris has signaled plans for a consulate general, emphasizing scientific and…

Utime Shares Drop Sharply After Board-Approved 5-for-1 Reverse Split

Utime Shares Drop Sharply After Board-Approved 5-for-1 Reverse Split

Utime Limited said it will implement a 5-for-1 share consolidation effective February 17, 2026, combining every five Class A ordinary shares into a single share with a higher par value. The announcement triggered a 29.6% fall in the company’s stock in premarket trading, while the company said ownership percentages will remain largely unchanged asid…

Gauzy Shares Slide After Nasdaq Flags Board Independence Shortfall

Gauzy Shares Slide After Nasdaq Flags Board Independence Shortfall

Gauzy Ltd. (NASDAQ:GAUZ) fell 5.7% in premarket trading Friday after Nasdaq notified the company that its current board composition does not meet the exchange's independence standards following two director resignations. The company has until March 20, 2026 - 45 calendar days from the notice - to either add independent directors or submit a plan to…

European Regulators Intensify Probes and Fines Targeting Major Tech Firms

European Regulators Intensify Probes and Fines Targeting Major Tech Firms

European authorities have mounted a sustained regulatory campaign against large technology companies in recent years, opening multiple antitrust and digital-services inquiries and issuing fines under a range of rules including the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA). Actions cover Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, T…

BoE Chief Economist Cautions Against Overconfidence in Short-Term Inflation Dip

BoE Chief Economist Cautions Against Overconfidence in Short-Term Inflation Dip

Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill warned that the central bank should not become overly reassured by an anticipated fall in headline inflation to around 2% in April driven by lower regulated energy prices. Speaking to businesses after the Bank's February rate decision, Pill stressed the need for monetary policy to remain vigilant against per…

Philip Morris Sees Higher Annual Profit as Zyn Pouch Sales Strengthen

Philip Morris Sees Higher Annual Profit as Zyn Pouch Sales Strengthen

Philip Morris International has raised its full-year profit outlook, citing momentum in sales of its Zyn nicotine pouch brand. The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings in line with expectations and said U.S. nicotine pouch volumes rose 19% in the quarter. Management projects 2026 adjusted EPS above consensus, but rising competition and…

Meloni Seeks to Downplay ICE Controversy as She Meets U.S. Vice President in Milan

Meloni Seeks to Downplay ICE Controversy as She Meets U.S. Vice President in Milan

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Milan on Friday, hours before the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, to reaffirm the strength of U.S.-Italian relations. The meeting, which included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, occurred against a backdrop of domestic criticism in Italy over reports that analysts linke…