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Feb 19, 2026 Rapid AI model updates and Gemini’s new problem-solving release. Live courtroom testimony about social media design and teen wellbeing. Amazon overtakes Walmart in sales as AWS grows. Apple’s plans for AI-enabled glasses, a pendant, and camera AirPods. A futuristic glass storage system promising millennia-long data preservation.
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Gemini Advances In Reasoning
- Gemini 3.1 Pro focuses on improved core reasoning for complex tasks and rolls out to multiple Google AI products.
- Google claims it more than doubled reasoning performance versus 3 Pro, targeting ambitious agentic workflows next.
Zuckerberg On Beauty Filters And Free Expression
- Mark Zuckerberg described lifting a ban on certain beauty filters as rooted in free expression and called some critiques "paternalistic."
- He acknowledged internal disagreement and said there wasn't enough causal evidence linking filters to harm.
Amazon Tops Walmart By Revenue
- Amazon overtook Walmart in 2025 revenue driven largely by AWS, reporting $717 billion versus Walmart's $713.2 billion.
- Analysts note the win reflects cloud dominance more than retail superiority.