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Alphabet’s Waymo launched its autonomous robotaxi service in Miami, its sixth U.S. city, starting with a 60-square-mile area with plans to expand coverage and add highway and airport routes in 2026.

Google announced the launch of Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgraded model with over double the reasoning performance of its predecessor Gemini 3 Pro, available in preview via Google AI Studio and Gemini API.

Alibaba introduced Qwen 3.5 on February 16, 2026, a 397 billion parameter hybrid vision-language model supporting 201 languages, emphasizing multilingual capabilities and efficient sparse compute.

Zipline raised $600 million in a recent funding round, highlighting investor interest in AI-powered platforms with applications in physical-world logistics and delivery.

Tech stocks saw a major correction as investors recalibrated expectations on AI disruption’s impact, particularly on software sectors, with Deutsche Bank calling it a market readjustment from overly optimistic valuations.

Amazon announced additional layoffs reallocating workforce towards AI-focused positions amid broader industry shifts in work processes as emphasized by Meta CEO Zuckerberg.

A global survey showed companies expect to spend 1.7% of revenue on AI in 2026, up from 0.8% in 2025. 72% of CEOs now lead AI decisions, signaling deep enterprise adoption.

Meta finalized its acquisition of Manus, valued at over $2 billion, and plans to integrate Manus’s autonomous agents into its advertising and shopping platforms to offer enhanced agentic tools.

Meta and OpenAI are in acquisition talks for OpenClaw, a top autonomous AI agent GitHub project used for automating email, browsing, and file management tasks.