Databricks Hits $134B Valuation with $7B Funding Round
CNBC / TechMeme ↗
Databricks raised $5B in equity and $2B in debt at a $134B valuation, with annualized revenue crossing $5.4B (up 65% YoY).
AI BRIEFING · 2026-02-09
AI Briefing — February 9, 2026
The 10 most important AI stories of February 9, 2026, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.
OpenAI Launches Ad Testing in ChatGPT
OpenAI / TechMeme ↗
OpenAI has officially started testing ads in ChatGPT for Free and Go tier users in the US, marking a major shift in its revenue model.
Anthropic Skewers OpenAI in Super Bowl Ad 'Food Fight'
Business Insider ↗
Early data suggests Anthropic's snarky Super Bowl ad generated more buzz than OpenAI's, highlighting the intensifying 'frontier lab' rivalry.
Apollo Nears $3.4B Loan to Fund xAI's Nvidia Chip Blitz
The Information / TechMeme ↗
Apollo Global Management is nearing a $3.4B loan deal to help xAI acquire Nvidia chips, as the lab's burn rate reportedly hit $1B/month.
Monday.com Plunges 21% on AI Disruption Fears
CNBC / TechMeme ↗
Monday.com's stock plummeted after weak guidance, as investors fear agentic AI tools are beginning to supplant traditional project management software.
Moltbook AI Agent Social Network Exposed Human Data
Wired ↗
Moltbook, the social network for AI agents, has been exposed for leaking real human user data, raising major security concerns over agentic platforms.
Microsoft Red Team Obliterates AI Safety Guardrails
ZDNet ↗
The founder of Microsoft's AI Red Team revealed 'astonishing' research showing how safety guardrails on popular models can be bypassed with a single prompt.
Gather AI Raises $40M for Autonomous Warehouse Drones
TechCrunch / TechMeme ↗
Gather AI raised a $40M Series B to scale its 'curious' AI drones that autonomously monitor and manage warehouse inventory.
Autodesk Sues Google Over 'Flow' AI Trademark
Reuters / TechMeme ↗
Autodesk is suing Google for trademark infringement over the name of its 'Flow' AI filmmaking tool, used for movies and games.
InfiniMind: Ex-Googlers Build AI for Video Archive Intelligence
TechCrunch ↗
Former Google Japan leaders launched InfiniMind to turn vast, unused enterprise video archives into searchable, actionable business intelligence.
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