Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach |

In Brief Posted: 1:02 PM PST · February 13, 2026 Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach. On Friday, Figure…

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information |

12:19 PM PST · February 13, 2026 Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by…

OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model |

In Brief Posted: 10:10 AM PST · February 13, 2026 Starting Friday, OpenAI will cease providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models, including the popular…

Exclusive: The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker |

9:48 AM PST · February 13, 2026 The Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation into bankrupt electric vehicle startup Fisker last September, roughly one…

India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans |

India’s government has partnered with China’s Alibaba.com on an export-focused program aimed at helping startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers. The move highlights New…

A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now, Date Drop is the basis of his new startup |

As Valentine’s Day approaches at Stanford, some students may be gearing up for first dates — not with people they met on Tinder or Hinge,…

Anthropic's Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude's app into the top 10 |

9:16 AM PST · February 13, 2026 Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads — which feature darkly comedic scenarios of people seeking advice from chatbots, only to…

Roku to launch streaming bundles as part of its efforts to continue growing its profitability |

8:39 AM PST · February 13, 2026 Roku shared its fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 this week, as well as some exciting plans in the pipeline.…

Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push, not pull |

Elon Musk is addressing a wave of departures from xAI, including two more co-founders who left this week, bringing the total to six out of…

Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach |

7:54 AM PST · February 13, 2026 Dutch phone company Odido has confirmed a data breach affected millions of its customers. The company said in…