Net Neutrality at an Economic Glance
The ISP gamble.
Pierce Berke Feb 15, 2026 12 min
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Marvell announces $115 billion Lumentum acquisition
Robotics
Tutor Intelligence raises $75 million for robot training and deployment
AI
Trajectory raises $45 million and opens model post-training platform
Capital
Larridin raises $30 million to measure enterprise AI spending
Robotics
Tutor raises $75M Series B led by a16z
AI
Nvidia reportedly requires cloud clients to direct 51%+ of services outside China
Science
SealCall preprint demonstrates encrypted safety checks for AI agent tool calls
AI
Preprint demonstrates correction for unintended effects of language model steering
Science
Researchers demonstrate tiny magnetic inductors with more than twice the inductance
Science
Cobalt catalyst demonstrates ammonia synthesis at 300 °C
Products
Salesforce signs agreement to acquire voice-agent company Cresta
Products
Ibotta revenue rises 17% as third-party redemptions expand
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Advanced Energy revenue rises 50% as chip-equipment demand grows
Infrastructure
Microsoft and Lumen expand joint sales of networking for Azure AI
AI
Claude opens message threads beta for long-running agents
Robotics
Toyota and Waymo unveil bZ4X robotaxi for Japan testing in 2027
Products
Match Group revenue falls 3% as paying users decline to 13.8M
Infrastructure
AWS expands newer Oracle database instances to additional regions
AI
Nvidia opens workload failure diagnosis software to infrastructure teams
Security
Mercado Bitcoin pauses deposits and withdrawals after breach
AI
Nvidia details open-source service for automated training recovery
AI
Hippocratic AI releases Polaris 6 Ultra with speech-planning upgrades
Security
CrowdStrike links AI agents to attacks on more than 200 organizations
Products
Palantir revenue rises 96% as US commercial sales reach $984M
Products
Roku quarterly revenue rises 24% to $1.5B
Security
Google says it dismantled backdoor in 1.3 million Android devices
Security
Germany warns lawmakers their iPhones may have been targeted by spyware
Products
Snap settles teen harm lawsuit ahead of its first trial
Products
Grab raises annual revenue and profit forecasts
Capital
Anthropic selects eight firms for Australian IPO retail offer
Security
Attackers target unpatched WordPress payment flaw that exposes wallet credentials
Robotics
Tesla tests two dozen Cybercabs on Detroit-area roads
AI
Preprint reports agent context compression with up to 50.68% fewer attention pairs
AI
Variational AI signs Merck drug discovery deal worth up to $349 million
Products
Onsemi prioritizes AI data centers as supply limits automotive orders
Products
Apple forecasts lower holiday margins as memory and Siri AI costs rise
Products
Apple annual R&D spending rises 32% to $45.77 billion
Products
Apple cannot predict when iPhone Duo supply will meet demand
Products
Apple reports $114.48 billion quarterly revenue and $30.71 billion profit
Products
Chip stocks lose more than $400 billion as Intel decline continues
Products
Google agrees to give Prospect recruitment access to UK offices
Products
Meta sets March 2027 deadline for final Quest 2 and Quest Pro OS update
Security
SentinelOne plans security monitoring inside Claude Cowork virtual machines
Science
Researchers increase isolated ruthenium loading in carbon catalysts
Products
New Zealand registers Revolut as its 27th bank
Robotics
BMW plans urban driver assistance in Germany from 2027
AI
xAI introduces Data Bot to share its data team's analytics workflows
Products
Ford pledges to keep driving data out of broker sales
Security
Abrigo restores most Sageworks functions after suspicious activity
Science
Compact CRISPR system activates six genes from one viral package in mice
AI
Qualcomm reports first silicon tests of near-memory AI computing
Products
Google plans Quick Share integration tools for Android and iOS apps
AI
Google brings experimental Dreambeans app to India in 13 local languages
AI
Huawei reportedly plans Samsung and SK Hynix memory for Ascend flagship
AI
Salesforce agrees to pay $2.7B for Cresta, source says
Products
Apple inventory reaches $14.54B as memory stockpiling continues
AI
Anthropic IPO investors seek $1.5T to $1.6T valuation
AI
Vercel removes prior review requirement for new MCP clients
Products
SUSE cuts approximately 10% of staff, memo says
AI
Nvidia publishes preview Kubernetes configurations for Vera Rubin
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