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US judge blocks ex-Palantir staffers from poaching workers for new AI firm
By Daniel Wiessner Feb 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday granted Palantir Technologies' bid to block two ex-employees from soliciting its workers to join the company they launch...
Feb 18, 2026
Exclusive-US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
By Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content b...
Feb 18, 2026
Germany's Merz joins calls for social media limits for children
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed growing calls in Germany for controls on access to social media platforms by children, saying he had become increasingly persuaded of the ne...
Feb 18, 2026
Federal Communications Commission chair backs Nexstar, Tegna merger
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday he supports Nexstar's proposed $3.54 billion acquisition of Tegna that would make t...
Feb 18, 2026
AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raises $1 billion in funding
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Prominent computer scientist Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $1 billion in a funding round as the startup accelerates its efforts to advance "spatial intelligence." The startup said ...
Feb 18, 2026
Savings platform Vestwell raises $385 million at $2 billion valuation
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Vestwell raised $385 million in a Series E funding round, which doubled the valuation of the digital savings platform to $2 billion in over 2 years. Founded in 2016, Vestwell partne...
Feb 18, 2026
AI adoption already hitting Irish graduate jobs, finance department says
DUBLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Early evidence suggests artificial intelligence is weakening employment opportunities in some parts of Ireland's technology-focused economy, particularly for young graduates...
Feb 18, 2026
Microsoft to keep buying enough renewable energy to match all its electricity needs
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft has promised to keep buying enough renewable energy to match all its electricity needs after meeting that goal for the first time last year, as t...
Feb 18, 2026
Snap's direct revenue hits $1 billion annualized run rate as subscribers top 25 million
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Snap said on Wednesday its direct-revenue business has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate, driven by growth in its Snapchat+ subscription service, as the social media...
Feb 18, 2026
German court orders X to grant data access for Hungary election research
By Hakan Ersen BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A German appeals court has ordered social media platform X to give vetted researchers access to publicly available data linked to Hungary's April 12 election,...
Feb 18, 2026
