Top Stories

• Palantir is involved in a dispute between AI company Anthropic and the Pentagon regarding limits on military use of its technology, particularly for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Fast Company
• Meta has struck a multiyear deal with Nvidia to expand its data centers with millions of AI chips, including next-generation CPUs and GPUs, marking a significant deployment for Nvidia Grace-only hardware. The Verge
• CISA issued an urgent warning regarding a Google Chromium 0-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-2441 under active exploitation, capable of allowing remote code execution on victim systems. Cyber Security News
• Singapore’s major telcos and Poland’s energy sector successfully defended against sophisticated zero-day cyberattacks, with attribution suggesting Chinese and Russia-aligned groups respectively. Dark Reading
• Researchers have demonstrated that AI assistants like Microsoft Copilot and xAI Grok can be exploited as stealthy command-and-control proxies for malware, posing a new challenge for enterprise security. Check Point Research
• The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Shein, a major e-commerce platform, to assess whether its platform design and recommender systems violate EU rules aimed at protecting users and minors. Fast Company
• The “Magnificent 7” tech stocks are reportedly down in early 2026, leading to new questions about the sustainability of AI spending and broader market risks. Fast Company
• Lawmakers are considering bipartisan bills aimed at incorporating skills-based hiring for federal cybersecurity positions and adjusting caps for employee separation incentives. Federal News Network
• Alibaba’s latest Qwen model is challenging proprietary AI model economics by demonstrating comparable performance on commodity hardware, offering enterprises potential cost reductions and deployment flexibility. AI News

Tech briefing automatically generated on 18 February 2026.