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Samsung claims minority Nvidia memory share as Intel backs AI chip rival TechDefused Newsroom · 12:58, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:12, 25 Feb
Generative AI could add $180bn to Canadian economy by 2030, Meta-backed study finds TechDefused Newsroom · 14:45, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:12, 25 Feb
OpenAI pitches investors on ChatGPT rebound as $100 billion funding round nears close TechDefused Newsroom · 14:56, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:12, 25 Feb
TotalEnergies signs largest US renewable deal to power Google's Texas data centres TechDefused Newsroom · 15:13, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:12, 25 Feb
Meta tests AI glasses to aid memory loss TechDefused Newsroom · 18:16, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA form industrial AI partnership TechDefused Newsroom · 18:21, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
NVIDIA and CoreWeave to accelerate AI factories TechDefused Newsroom · 18:26, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
Microsoft: AI conversations reshape retail search TechDefused Newsroom · 20:24, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
New guide ranks leading speech-to-text APIs for voice application developers TechDefused Newsroom · 20:28, 9 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT on Pentagon's secure AI platform TechDefused Newsroom · 17:50, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
Crypto.com hires chief people strategy officer to lead AI integration TechDefused Newsroom · 17:54, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
Square launches free AI assistant for UK businesses TechDefused Newsroom · 18:29, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
End-to-end speech models cut voice latency by up to 70%, Deepgram says TechDefused Newsroom · 18:54, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb
Saudi mega-project Qiddiya turns to Microsoft AI to manage construction complexity TechDefused Newsroom · 18:59, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Voice AI platforms face scrutiny over performance claims at scale, Deepgram says TechDefused Newsroom · 19:18, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Google Photos adds AI-powered Ask button for image search and editing TechDefused Newsroom · 19:23, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Microsoft survey finds 91% of people worry about AI harms as teen exposure to online risks rises TechDefused Newsroom · 19:27, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Facebook adds animated profile pictures TechDefused Newsroom · 19:33, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Microsoft warns enterprises to treat AI agents like employees in new security report TechDefused Newsroom · 19:42, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Vonage and C3 AI team up to support services in the field TechDefused Newsroom · 15:20, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Experian and Snowflake announce collab to integrate tools TechDefused Newsroom · 15:33, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Insuranse AI firm ManageMy raises $45m in funding round TechDefused Newsroom · 15:43, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Palo Alto Networks bolsters cyber-sec unit as it completes CyberArk acquisition TechDefused Newsroom · 16:07, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Wolfspeed deploys AI across factory operations using Snowflake platform TechDefused Newsroom · 17:40, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
OpenAI says its Codex AI agent wrote every line of code in new product repository TechDefused Newsroom · 17:43, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Google reshapes advertising and shopping tools around AI for 2026 TechDefused Newsroom · 17:46, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:10, 25 Feb
Glean unveils third-generation AI assistant with personalised enterprise knowledge graph TechDefused Newsroom · 20:47, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
ElevenLabs activates insurance policy covering actions of its AI voice agents TechDefused Newsroom · 21:01, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Udemy to insert its courses directly into ChatGPT TechDefused Newsroom · 08:13, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Deepgram triples concurrency limits for AI voice agents TechDefused Newsroom · 08:24, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Human API reveals man-bites-dog approach to agentic AI TechDefused Newsroom · 10:38, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Google launches AI experiences for arts, culture and heritage ahead of India summit TechDefused Newsroom · 11:33, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Nvidia deploys desktop supercomputers at universities and the South Pole TechDefused Newsroom · 17:13, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip partner to build AI-powered conversational booking platform TechDefused Newsroom · 17:25, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Microsoft pledges to train 3m people in AI skills in Saudi Arabia by 2030 TechDefused Newsroom · 17:30, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb
Oracle rolls out AI note-taking tool for NHS clinicians TechDefused Newsroom · 17:43, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:08, 25 Feb
AI inference providers claim up to 10x cost cuts on Nvidia's Blackwell chips TechDefused Newsroom · 17:49, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:08, 25 Feb
Google Cloud warns state-backed hackers are targeting Western defence suppliers TechDefused Newsroom · 18:01, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:08, 25 Feb
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Most US healthcare providers yet to deploy agentic AI despite growing confidence in its potential TechDefused Newsroom · 19:13, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:08, 25 Feb
Deepgram adds Hebrew, Persian and Urdu to its speech-to-text model TechDefused Newsroom · 19:16, 12 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:08, 25 Feb
DeepClaw lets users create a personal AI phone agent with a single call TechDefused Newsroom · 16:04, 14 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:08, 25 Feb
OpenAI's GPT-5.2 conjectured a physics formula that its authors later proved correct TechDefused Newsroom · 16:07, 14 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:08, 25 Feb
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