mAIn Street #172: Anthropic says it will cover electricity price increases from its data centers​; ​AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimer’s​; AI productivity has an ‘intense’ downside, new study says


FEBRUARY 17, 2026

TODAY: Anthropic steps out front of complaints about AI companies and their data centers raising energy costs, claiming they WILL NOT allow the costs they generate to be passed along to consumers living in the relevant areas.

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  • THE HEADLINES: Anthropic says it will cover electricity price increases from its data centers​; ​AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimer’s​; OpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI; AI productivity has an ‘intense’ downside, new study says
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HIGHLIGHTS: Anthropic says it will cover electricity price increases from its data centers​; ​AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimer’s​; OpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI; AI productivity has an ‘intense’ downside, new study says

  1. When A.I. Comes to Town: The Backlash Over Data Centers
  2. Alibaba unveils new Qwen3.5 model for ‘agentic AI era’
  3. Viral AI video of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt leaves Hollywood flabbergasted: ‘It’s likely over for us’
  4. India kicks off AI Impact Summit amid rising safety concerns
  5. Are Anthropic’s new AI work tools game-changing for professionals?
  6. Alphabet sells rare 100-year bond to fund AI expansion as spending surges
  7. Waymo co-CEO on the Road to 1 Million Robotaxi Rides a Week
  8. AI’s challenge is not the tech, but the user: OpenAI chief economist
  9. NIST Allocates Over $3 Million to Small Businesses Advancing AI, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Quantum, and More
  10. Anthropic says it will cover electricity price increases from its data centers
  11. MrBeast just bought a banking app
  12. OpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI, open-source bot becomes foundation
  13. Introducing Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels in ChatGPT
  14. xAI tests Arena Mode with Parallel Agents for Grok Build
  15. US Military Used Claude AI in Venezuela Operation To Capture Maduro: Report
  16. Manus AI launched 24/7 Agent via Telegram and got suspended
  17. Microsoft’s AI Chief Targets AI Self-Sufficiency and OpenAI Independence
  18. ByteDance pledges to prevent unauthorised IP use on AI video tool after Disney threat
  19. Tom Lee Says AI Killed Software And Job Losses Are ‘Soon To Follow’
  20. Worried AI means you won’t get a job when you graduate? Here’s what the research says
  21. Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI-Fabricated Quotes About AI-Generated Article
  22. Rampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis
  23. KPMG partner fined over using AI to pass AI test
  24. A legal practitioner’s guide to AI & hallucinations
  25. AI uncovers the hidden genetic control centers driving Alzheimer’s
  26. Our new report details the latest ways threat actors are misusing AI.
  27. Brave launches most powerful search API for AI to date
  28. OpenAI says China’s DeepSeek trained its AI by distilling US models, memo shows
  29. From software to real estate, U.S. sectors under the grip of AI scare trade
  30. Grant proposals drafted with AI's help more likely to win NIH funding
  31. Can AI Help Students Navigate the Career Chaos It’s Creating?
  32. Inside the New York City Date Night for AI Lovers
  33. As Students Turn to ChatGPT for College Searches, AI Visibility Becomes Priority
  34. Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI
  35. Author of viral ‘Something Big is Coming’ essay says AI helped him write it — and that proves his point
  36. As AI investors eye Montana for new data centers, communities brace for water impacts
  37. Share values of property services firms tumble over fears of AI disruption
  38. IBM will hire your entry-level talent in the age of AI
  39. Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute, Axios reports
  40. UN approves 40-member scientific panel on the impact of artificial intelligence over US objections
  41. AI productivity has an ‘intense’ downside, new study says
  42. AI uncovers solutions to Erdős problems, moving closer to transforming math
  43. US Department of Labor releases AI literacy framework providing foundational content areas, delivery principles to guide nationwide efforts
  44. US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says
  45. Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support
  46. Fake AI Chrome Extensions Exposed 260,000 Users, Targeting Gmail
  47. Hollywood start-up proposes ‘AI bounty hunters’ to track film, TV misuse: report
  48. AI is evolving fast and may bring the fourth industrial revolution with it
  49. AI is advancing too quickly for research to keep up
  50. AI Engineers Are Driving a Boom in Prenups for a Surprising Reason
  51. Western Digital Has No More HDD Capacity Left, as CEO Reveals Massive AI Deals; Brace Yourself For Price Surges Ahead!
  52. Makers of AI chatbots that put children at risk face big fines or UK ban

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