Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has created a new role focused on improving engineering quality and appointed security executive Charlie Bell to the position, with Bell reporting directly to Nadella as Microsoft refocuses on security and product reliability.
Bitcoin slid below $70,000 as selling pressure from large investors grew. Institutional demand has weakened, with US spot Bitcoin ETFs turning net sellers in 2026 and outflows reaching about $1.2 billion over the past week.
New research shows a “knowledge model prompting” method can sharply boost AI planning: on a standard blocks-world test, a reasoning model’s accuracy jumped from 31.5% to 97.3% by structuring prompts to spell out what to do, how, and why.
Bhutan moved about $22M in bitcoin to a market maker, likely selling more of its mined holdings as Bitcoin’s price falls and mining costs rise. The country’s Bitcoin reserves have dropped from over 13,000 BTC in 2024 to about 5,700 BTC.
Canon unveils the RF 14mm F1.4L VCM, an ultra-wide, lightweight prime lens for its full-frame mirrorless cameras, optimized for low-light shooting like night skies. It goes on sale February 26 in the UK for £2,399.99
A new study from ManpowerGroup reports worker confidence in AI has dropped 18% in a year, even as workplace AI use rose 13%, highlighting growing frustration with AI tools and a lack of training on how to use them effectively
Bitcoin fell below $72,000 and is down about 43% from its record high as selling and $272 million in BTC liquidations hit the market. Analysts say long-term holders are cutting back and warn the price could fall further before the market settles.
Google’s parent Alphabet plans to spend up to $185B in 2026 on data centers and servers to power AI, doubling last year’s budget. About half of the new computing power will support its own services and half will support customers on Google Cloud.
Google says its Gemini AI app now has over 750 million monthly users, up about 100 million since last quarter, after the launch of Gemini 3. The company plans to double 2026 capital spending, mostly on AI, and expand Gemini into more phones and services.
Intel returns to desktop workstations with new Xeon 600 chips, offering up to 86 cores, support for 4TB of memory, 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes, and built‑in AI accelerators, with top models claiming up to 61% faster multithreaded performance than previous Xeons
Binance now holds the largest Bitcoin reserves among exchanges, with a reported lead of about $155 billion in total crypto reserves, highlighting its role as the biggest player in Bitcoin storage and trading services.
Google says its Gemini AI chatbot app has passed 750 million monthly users, up from 650 million last quarter, as the company rolls out its latest Gemini 3 model and cheaper subscriptions, underscoring rapid growth in consumer use of AI tools.
NASA used Anthropic’s Claude AI to plan two successful drives for the Perseverance rover on Mars, plotting waypoints from orbital images so the rover could travel about 1,500 feet autonomously with only minor human adjustments.
Bitcoin spot ETFs have seen about $2.9B in outflows over 12 trading days, as BTC fell below $73,000 to a new 2026 low. Options data shows more traders buying protection, suggesting many expect more price swings ahead.
Attackers used AI to rapidly hack an AWS cloud account, gaining admin control in under 10 minutes, compromising 19 identities, stealing secrets, and abusing cloud AI models and GPUs, researchers say.
Researchers found an exposed database in China leaking 8.7B records with names, addresses, phone numbers, and plain text passwords from individuals and businesses. Hosted by a “bulletproof” provider, it was open for weeks before being locked down.
Bitcoin open interest dropped by about $55B in 30 days as traders closed futures positions, while bitcoin moved down toward $72,000. Exchange reserves rose by around 34,000 BTC since mid-January, adding to short-term selling pressure.
AI startup Axiom used its new AxiomProver system to solve four long-standing unsolved math problems, including fully proving Fel’s Conjecture and a major Chen-Gendron conjecture, showing AI can now help create and verify advanced math proofs.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress the government will keep holding seized Bitcoin, which has grown from $500 million to over $15 billion, but cannot order banks to buy BTC or use bailouts to support the Bitcoin market.
Hackers have leaked data from recent breaches at Harvard and UPenn, posting over a million stolen alumni records from each university online after the schools reportedly refused to pay ransom, exposing contact and donation details.
