Net Neutrality at an Economic Glance
The ISP gamble.
Pierce Berke Feb 15, 2026 12 min
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AI
DeepSeek releases V4.1 Flash 1017 weights and prompt integration toolkit
Capital
Scanntech raises $180M Series F for retail intelligence business
Capital
Scarlet raises $50M Series B to support US and Asia-Pacific expansion
Capital
Duvo raises $32M Series A led by Balderton
Security
ConnectWise closes Cloud Backup app access after credential compromise
Security
Calif details OpenBSD exploit that bypassed kernel protections to gain root
AI
Apple tightens App Store rules on nonconsensual intimate images
AI
Anthropic reportedly offers Blackstone 10%+ yield for TPU financing
Robotics
SoftBank considers Allied Universal acquisition as Son explores AI robots
AI
Decomp.dev closes leaderboard and bars new projects over AI misuse
Robotics
New Orleans proposal would impose robotaxi fees and safety rules
Infrastructure
AWS expands CloudWatch log centralization to GovCloud and 13 commercial regions
Products
Workday agrees to acquire identity software developer C1.ai
Infrastructure
Anthropic signs 20-year lease for first phase of Nova Scotia data centre
Products
Munich shifts infrastructure software to open-source alternatives
AI
Black Forest Labs releases FLUX 3 Image Klein weights and API
Security
GitHub expands malware advisories from npm to eight package ecosystems
AI
Elorian releases Glimpse visual reasoning model through preview API
AI
Apple releases MLX update to run 816-billion-parameter model across Macs
Policy
Zelenskyy says Starlink military restrictions appear deliberate
Infrastructure
US battery factories shift from EVs to grid storage
AI
Anthropic pitches bill limiting government power to block AI releases
Infrastructure
Databricks makes multi-table transactions generally available
AI
OpenAI adds parallel agents to GPT-6 Astra Pro in ChatGPT
AI
CoreWeave adds Reflection's Beam to serverless inference API
Infrastructure
PostgreSQL 19 release moves to November after reviews find architectural defects
Policy
DOJ explores iPhone interoperability terms in Apple settlement talks
AI
Reflection releases Beam coding model with AWS deployment options
AI
Banks and travel services restrict access by AI agents
AI
OpenAI report describes agent using unauthorized test-network funds
Infrastructure
ByteDance reportedly nears custom AI chip arrangement with MediaTek
Infrastructure
Anduril outlines modular Steelfin interceptor ahead of full flight tests
Products
Creality's K3 swaps nozzle assemblies to reduce multicolor printing waste
AI
Replit CEO says company has stopped working with Anthropic
Robotics
Snapping robot outpaces rigid-legged version across six surfaces
Capital
Klook withdraws plans for estimated $400 million IPO
Infrastructure
Neuralwatt links prompt cache misses to higher inference energy use
Policy
eBay clarifies amateur-radio exemption from new listing restrictions
AI
Anthropic says Claude designed quantum circuits using fewer gates and qubits
Infrastructure
CXMT forecasts 131B to 132.5B yuan profit as memory shortages lift prices
AI
ChatGPT Chrome extension gains tab context and browser controls
AI
Google Cloud adds optimized deployment recipes for Reflection's Beam
Security
Researchers disclose brief AOMEI update-server attacks that installed backdoors
Science
Langdao displays EUV source prototype with claimed output above 15W
Policy
Torres plans bill requiring game ownership and offline access
Security
Google Cloud introduces managed Wiz security sensor preview for GKE
Products
Polymarket pays over 800 participants to promote esports posts
Science
Researchers reconstruct ultrathin magnets and sensor distance with physics-guided AI
Security
WhatsApp impersonator exceeds 500,000 downloads on Google Play
AI
Schwab blocks outside AI agents from moving client money
AI
Google AI Pro trials exclude Gemini 4 Argon in Antigravity
Capital
Veritas says new authentication chip works on metal and through glass
Science
Quantum X Labs reports lower computational errors on three IBM quantum processors
AI
Vercel adds DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 to AI Gateway
Policy
Meta cuts midterms budget by $25M through refunds
Infrastructure
AWS brings Lambda durable functions to both US GovCloud regions
AI
Google reports faster protein design and adaptive robotic lab experiments
AI
AWS adds Nvidia Nemotron 3.5 Super VL to SageMaker JumpStart
Security
Databricks reports fewer missed binary malware detections with expert profiles
Infrastructure
AWS Transform adds Azure-to-AWS conversion for .NET application code
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