Matthias Bastian

Feb 21, 2026

Anthropic is rolling out new desktop features for Claude Code that take development automation a step further. The AI can now spin up development servers and display running web apps right in the interface, spot errors, and fix them on its own.

There's also a new code review feature that checks changes and drops comments directly in the diff view. For GitHub projects, Claude keeps an eye on pull requests in the background, automatically fixes CI errors, and can even merge PRs on its own once tests pass. That means developers can move on to new tasks while Claude Code works through open PRs behind the scenes. Sessions pick up seamlessly across CLI, desktop, web, and mobile. All updates are available now.

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Matthias Bastian

Feb 21, 2026

AI in practice

Anthropic's new AI security tool sends cybersecurity stocks tumbling

Matthias Bastian

Feb 21, 2026

AI and society

OpenAI staff debated alerting Canadian police about violent ChatGPT logs months before a deadly school shooting

Jesse Van Rootselaar left digital warning signs across multiple platforms before her shooting rampage in Tumbler Ridge, including in ChatGPT conversations. About a dozen OpenAI employees debated internally whether to alert Canadian police. Management decided against it. The case exposes a dilemma facing the entire online industry and AI chatbot companies in particular.

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Matthias Bastian

Feb 20, 2026

AI and society

Moltbook, the 'thriving' social network for AI agents, is just a small echo chamber researchers hijacked in days

Matthias Bastian

Feb 20, 2026

Short News

OpenAI's first smart speaker is expected to land between $200 and $300. According to The Information, the device packs a camera and facial recognition for purchases. It uses video to scan its surroundings and serve up proactive suggestions, like telling you to hit the sack early before a big meeting. A court filing from Vice President Peter Welinder puts the earliest ship date at February 2027.

The company's 200-plus-person hardware team is reportedly building out a whole product lineup. That includes smart glasses (mass production no earlier than 2028), prototypes of a smart lamp with no clear launch timeline, and an audio wearable called "Sweetpea" that's gunning for AirPods. There's also a stylus called "Gumdrop" in the works. Foxconn is reportedly handling manufacturing for the hardware lineup.

CEO Sam Altman has teased at least one device reveal for 2026. OpenAI isn't alone in this race. Companies like Meta and Apple are making similar bets on AI hardware as the next big computing platform.

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Matthias Bastian

Feb 19, 2026

AI in practice

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro with improved reasoning capabilities

Matthias Bastian

Feb 19, 2026

AI research

Deepmind veteran David Silver raises $1B seed round to build superintelligence without LLMs

Long-time DeepMind researcher David Silver is raising one billion dollars for his London-based AI start-up Ineffable Intelligence, the largest seed round in European start-up history. Instead of training on internet text like today’s LLMs, Silver is betting on reinforcement learning in simulated environments to build an “endlessly learning superintelligence.”

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Matthias Bastian

Feb 18, 2026

AI in practice

Google brings AI music generation to Gemini with Deepmind's Lyria 3

Matthias Bastian

Feb 18, 2026

Short News

World Labs, the AI startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, has raised one billion dollars in a new funding round. Backers include Autodesk, Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia, and AMD, according to a blog post from the company. World Labs builds so-called world models - AI systems designed to understand the three-dimensional world and make decisions within it. According to Bloomberg, Autodesk alone contributed 200 million dollars.

We are focused on accelerating our mission to advance spatial intelligence by building world models that revolutionize storytelling, creativity, robotics, scientific discovery, and beyond.

Late last year, World Labs launched its first product "Marble," which generates 3D worlds from images or text. The startup says it will use the new funding to expand into robotics and science applications. World Labs didn't disclose its valuation, but Bloomberg previously reported talks at around 5 billion dollars. Li is known for her work on the ImageNet project, which played a major role in advancing modern image recognition.

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Matthias Bastian

Feb 16, 2026

AI in practice

Manus launches its AI agent on Telegram, letting users run complex tasks directly in chat. Telegram is the first supported platform, with more on the way. Users connect via QR code, and it's available to everyone regardless of subscription tier.

Manus Agents brings the full web version's capabilities to chat, according to Manus: multi-step tasks, research, data processing, and document creation. Users can send voice messages, images, and files, and choose between two models: Manus 1.6 Max for complex tasks and Manus 1.6 Lite for quick queries. Manus says the agent can't access other Telegram chats. More details are on the Manus website.

The Telegram-first launch is notable given that Meta acquired the startup in late 2025. The deal is still under review by Chinese authorities, which could explain the choice. It's also possible that Meta wants Manus to test the feature somewhere not tied to its brand in case things go sideways. Agent technology remains fragile, especially around cybersecurity—something the hyped AI agent software OpenClawd recently showed the hard way.

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