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Anthropic’s logo is displayed on stage during the company’s Builders Summit on Monday, February 16, 2026 in Bangalore, India. Photographer: Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic on Monday accused three Chinese AI companies of engaging in a coordinated campaign to extract information from its models, becoming the latest US tech company to level such allegations after OpenAI made similar accusations.According to a statement from Anthropic, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax (the three companies in question), they jointly launched a “distillation attack” campaign in which Claude was bombarded with prompts created specifically to train their own models.Smaller…

Team USA hockey players hold emotional celebration with Johnny Gaudreau’s children after 2026 OlympicsJack Hughes made history at the 2026 Olympics, but he didn’t need teeth to do it. The U.S. hockey player who scored the winning goal against Canada said what went through his head the moment he had his tooth broken during a game on February 22nd. “My first thought was, ‘I’m going to call a penalty,'” Jack said at the U.S. men’s hockey gold medal press conference. “Actually, the first thing I thought was I looked on the ice and saw my teeth.” “I was like, ‘Here…

Alberto Case | Getty ImagesMore details from the Financial Advisor Handbook:Here’s a look at other cases impacting the financial advisor business.More than 12 million student loan borrowers are enrolled in IDR plans, according to higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.Forgiven federal student loans can now be considered income by the IRS, potentially resulting in a large tax liability. The average loan balance for borrowers enrolled in IDR plans is about $57,000, Kantrowitz said. Kantrowitz estimates that for those in the 22% tax bracket, that exemption would result in a tax liability of more than $12,000. Low-income earners, those in the 12%…

The company announced Tuesday that its generative AI music tool ProducerAI will become part of Google Labs. Powered by The Chain Screening, the ProducerAI platform allows users to generate music by writing natural language requests (such as “Create a lo-fi beat”). It uses Google DeepMind’s Lyria 3 music generation model and can convert text and image input to audio output. Last week, Google announced that its Lyria 3 features would be coming to its flagship Gemini app, but ProducerAI will allow users to communicate with AI models more like “collaboration partners,” in the words of Elias Roman, senior director of…

Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang attends the 56th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.Dennis Bariboos | ReutersThe year has gotten off to a tough start for technology investors. Seven of the $8 trillion tech companies have posted losses so far.The only exception is Nvidia. As of Monday’s close, the company’s stock is up 2.7% in 2026, while the Nasdaq is down more than 2.5%. microsoft, Amazon and tesla Both were double-digit decreases. Heading into NVIDIA’s quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, Wall Street has a pretty clear picture of where the company stands. That’s because…

Nancy Guthrie’s health condition revealed, requires medication to survive As the search continues for Nancy, authorities have stressed that she needs to take daily medication to survive, something she likely doesn’t have. “This woman is an 84-year-old woman who suffers from several physical illnesses, has physical problems, and requires medication,” Nanos said at a press conference on February 2. “Medications can be fatal if not taken within 24 hours.” “So we implore anyone who knows anything about this, anyone who has seen anything, anyone who has heard anything, to contact us,” he continued. “Call 911. We don’t need another tragic…

Who: Real Madrid vs BenficaContent: Champions League play-offs, second legLocation: Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, SpainDate and time: Wednesday 9pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: Get everything ready on Al Jazeera Sports from 17:00 GMT ahead of the live text commentary stream.Real Madrid hold a slim 1-0 lead over Benfica heading into the second leg of a Champions League play-off overshadowed by racism allegations.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listUEFA has suspended Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni from Wednesday’s second leg for racially abusing Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, who scored the only goal in the first leg in Lisbon last week.Meanwhile, Benfica manager…

Mortgage rates are nearly 1 percentage point lower than they were a year ago, allowing some homeowners to save money by refinancing.The 30-year fixed rate fell to 5.99% on Monday from 6.96% a year earlier, according to Mortgage News Daily. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage refinance applications rose 7% last week and were up 132% from the same week last year.Many homeowners still hold mortgages at interest rates well below today’s levels, but the proportion is increasing, raising the cost of borrowing. According to Realtor.com, roughly one in five borrowers currently has a mortgage rate of 6% or…

Fintech startup Stripe is now worth $159 billion after a secondary sale of shares to employees and shareholders, the company announced Tuesday.This valuation represents sharp growth compared to the $91.5 billion a year ago. Stripe’s valuation nearly tripled to $95 billion in 2021. According to a company release, Thrive Capital, Coatue Management, a16z and others are participating in the tender offer, and Stripe also plans to buy back its own shares. Current and former employees are eligible to sell their shares.The company also provided an update on its business, with total payments volume increasing to $1.9 trillion in 2025, an…

The opening song of Taylor Swift’s “A Showgirl” references Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” who meets a tragic fate. According to the song’s lyrics, Taylor “could have drowned in depression” if she hadn’t been saved by true love. “I heard you calling/With a megaphone,” Taylor sings. “Do you want to see me alone?” The lyrics seem to be a nod to the beginning of Travis Kelce’s romance on the New Heights podcast, where he criticized Taylor for not meeting him on his Ellas tour. “I swore allegiance to me, myself, and me,” the lyrics continue. “Just before you…