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Alphabet and Sea Partner on AI Tools for Shopee and Garena

Alphabet's Google and Sea Ltd have entered a strategic partnership to develop AI tools for Shopee and Garena, focusing on e-commerce and gaming applications.

February 20, 2026

OpenAI Partners with Tata Group for 100MW AI Data Center in India

OpenAI has partnered with India's Tata Group to secure 100 megawatts of AI-ready data center capacity, with plans to scale to 1 gigawatt as part of its Stargate infrastructure initiative.

February 19, 2026

Linux Foundation Report Finds Open Source Driving India’s AI Growth

A new report from the Linux Foundation and Meta shows that 76% of Indian startups use open source AI, with the country’s AI market projected to grow from $6 billion in 2024 to nearly $32 billion by 2031.

February 17, 2026

Moonshot AI Targets $10 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is seeking a $10 billion valuation in an expanded funding round supported by Alibaba and Tencent, following its recent $500 million raise at a $4.3 billion valuation.

February 17, 2026

NVIDIA Introduces PersonaPlex for Natural Full-Duplex AI Conversations

NVIDIA has released PersonaPlex, a new conversational AI model that combines real-time speech with customizable voices and roles, enabling natural, human-like interactions.

February 17, 2026

Ant Group Releases Ling-2.5-1T and Ring-2.5-1T Open-Source AI Models

Ant Group has announced Ling-2.5-1T, a trillion-parameter large language model, and Ring-2.5-1T, a hybrid linear-architecture reasoning model, expanding its open-source Ling model family. Both models are available on Hugging Face and ModelScope.

February 16, 2026

Cydelphi Emerges from Stealth with $3 Million for AI-Native DFIR Platform

Cydelphi has launched from stealth with $3 million in seed funding led by Glasswing Ventures to advance its AI-native Digital Forensics and Incident Response platform, designed to accelerate ransomware recovery.

February 16, 2026

Kyvos Integrates with Claude Cowork for Governed Agentic Analytics on Big Data

Kyvos Insights has launched an integration with Claude Cowork to enable governed agentic analytics across enterprise big data, ensuring consistent and controlled AI-driven workflows.

February 16, 2026

PR Newswire and Stacker Extend Partnership to Expand Earned Media Reach

PR Newswire and Stacker have expanded their partnership to integrate Feature Story Amplification into PR Newswire’s platform, enabling brands to distribute editorial stories across thousands of publisher outlets.

February 16, 2026

OpenAgent Becomes SEC-Registered Transfer Agent for Tokenized Assets

OpenAssets has launched OpenAgent, the first SEC-registered transfer agent built specifically for tokenized asset markets, following new regulatory guidance allowing on-chain shareholder recordkeeping.

February 16, 2026

Palo Alto Networks Completes CyberArk Acquisition, Plans Dual Listing on TASE

Palo Alto Networks has finalized its acquisition of CyberArk, integrating its identity security platform to strengthen protection across human, machine, and AI identities. The company also announced plans for a secondary listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker CYBR.

February 16, 2026

Cognizant Expands Partnership with Google Cloud to Scale Agentic AI

Cognizant has announced a new phase of its partnership with Google Cloud to help enterprises operationalize agentic AI at scale. The collaboration involves deploying Google Workspace and Gemini Enterprise internally and launching new AI-driven productivity offerings.

February 16, 2026

Lendbuzz Completes $246 Million Auto Loan Securitization

Lendbuzz has completed a $246 million asset-backed securitization backed by auto loans, marking its first transaction of 2026 and eleventh public securitization since 2021.

February 16, 2026

Lattice Semiconductor Reports $523 Million Revenue for 2025, Projects 37% Growth in Early 2026

Lattice Semiconductor reported $523.3 million in revenue for the full year 2025 with strong growth in communications and computing. The company expects up to 37% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026.

February 16, 2026

Maestro AI Raises $1.2 Million to Build Agentic OS for Mortgage Origination

Maestro AI has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding led by New Stack Ventures to expand its AI-driven platform that automates and coordinates mortgage origination workflows.

February 16, 2026

Mantle Deploys ERC-8004 Standard to Enable On-Chain AI Identity and Trust

Mantle has deployed the ERC-8004 standard on mainnet, introducing identity, reputation, and validation registries to support autonomous AI agents in decentralized finance and real-world asset markets.

February 16, 2026

Dell'Oro Group Forecasts 25% Annual Growth in Data Center Accelerators Driven by AI

Dell'Oro Group projects a 25% compound annual growth rate for the global data center accelerator market over the next five years, citing increasing adoption of AI workloads and custom accelerators by hyperscale cloud providers.

February 16, 2026

Williams-Sonoma Joins OpenAI’s Ad Pilot in ChatGPT

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has become one of the first companies to test advertising in ChatGPT through OpenAI’s Ad Pilot Program, exploring how branded content can appear in conversational contexts while maintaining transparency.

February 16, 2026

Energy Vault and Peak Energy Partner on Sodium-Ion Storage for AI Data Centers

Energy Vault and Peak Energy have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop a sodium-ion energy storage platform for AI-first data center operators, including a 1.5 GWh supply agreement for U.S.-manufactured batteries.

February 16, 2026

Luma AI Opens Riyadh Office and Partners with Publicis Groupe Middle East

Luma AI is establishing a new office in Riyadh and partnering with Publicis Groupe Middle East to advance AI-driven creative production across the MENA region through HUMAIN Create.

February 16, 2026