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It’s still frothy in AI, but memory chips now loom as a big bottleneck

By Robert Hof Feb 20, 2026

You know AI is still pretty frothy when a company with no product or even publicly stated plans for one gets a billion dollars from the likes of Sequoia and maybe Nvidia, Alphabet and…

Emerging Tech

New York reverses plans to allow robotaxis in major blow to Waymo

By James Farrell Feb 19, 2026

New York Governor Kathy Hochul today pulled a proposal that could have seen the state flooded with robotaxis. The proposal, which would have allowed driverless taxis in cities other than New York City, was…

Infra

Taalas raises $169M in funding to develop model-specific AI chips

By Maria Deutscher Feb 19, 2026

Taalas Inc., a startup that develops chips optimized to run specific artificial intelligence models, has raised $169 million in funding. Reuters reported today that the company’s backers include Quiet Capital, Fidelity and prominent semiconductor…

AI

Agentic finance automation startup Stacks raises $23M in funding

By Mike Wheatley Feb 19, 2026

London-based startup Stacks Technologies B.V. says enterprise financial operations are due for a much-needed injection of “agentic” automation after raising $23 million in an early-stage funding today. Today’s Series A round was led by…

AI

NIST launches AI Agent Standards Initiative as autonomous AI moves into production

By Duncan Riley Feb 19, 2026

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched the AI Agent Standards Initiative, a new program aimed at developing technical standards and guidance for autonomous artificial intelligence agents as their use accelerates…

AI

Google introduces Gemini 3.1 Pro model for advanced reasoning tasks

By Maria Deutscher Feb 19, 2026

Google LLC today introduced Gemini 3.1 Pro, a new reasoning model that outperforms Claude 4.6 Opus and GPT-5.2 across several benchmarks. The algorithm is available via more than a half-dozen of the search giant’s…

Security

Kyndryl launches Cyber Defense Operations Center to unify network and security operations

By Duncan Riley Feb 19, 2026

Information technology infrastructure services provider Kyndryl Holdings Inc. today launched its Cyber Defense Operations Center, a next-generation command hub that unifies network operations and security operations into a single, integrated operating model. Located in…

AI

DHS awards Palantir up to $1B to deploy AI and data analytics platforms

By Duncan Riley Feb 19, 2026

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Palantir Technologies Inc. a five-year blanket purchase to expand the department’s use of artificial intelligence and large-scale data analytics platforms across its agencies. The agreement, which…

Emerging Tech

Freeform reels in $67M for its 3D metal printing system

By Maria Deutscher Feb 19, 2026

Freeform Future Corp., a startup using custom 3D printers to make metal parts, has raised $67 million in funding. The company stated in its announcement of the deal today that Nvidia Corp.’s NVentures and…

Infra

The memory supercycle is here — and the AI funding frenzy is pouring fuel on it

By John Furrier Feb 19, 2026

It’s another week in which the funding frenzy in artificial intelligence continues unabated, as World Labs Inc. and Ineffable Intelligence Inc. each raised $1 billion — the latter even before it has a product.…

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It’s still frothy in AI, but memory chips now loom as a big bottleneck

New York reverses plans to allow robotaxis in major blow to Waymo

Taalas raises $169M in funding to develop model-specific AI chips

Agentic finance automation startup Stacks raises $23M in funding

NIST launches AI Agent Standards Initiative as autonomous AI moves into production

Google introduces Gemini 3.1 Pro model for advanced reasoning tasks

Kyndryl launches Cyber Defense Operations Center to unify network and security operations

DHS awards Palantir up to $1B to deploy AI and data analytics platforms

Freeform reels in $67M for its 3D metal printing system

The memory supercycle is here — and the AI funding frenzy is pouring fuel on it

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