Samsung Electronics is accelerating the expansion of the Galaxy AI ecosystem by officially announcing the inclusion of the Perflexity AI agent in its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S26 series. Perflexity is set to be available for immediate execution via the device's side button or the voice command "Hey Flex." The core of this integration is an agent-based user flow that handles tasks without the need to directly open an app. Users can invoke Perflexity with "Hey Flex" to register schedules or organize memos [… ]
Google has unveiled 'Jetpack Compose Glimmer,' a new design system for transparent display-based AI glasses. This is a dedicated interface framework for the Android augmented reality environment that attempts to fundamentally redefine existing mobile-centric design grammar. This project was led by Google Senior Visual Designer David Allin Reese. He stated that unlike traditional screen-based design, AI glasses [display] information over the real world rather than on a rectangular screen [… ]
Apple announced that it will hold a 'Special Apple Experience' event on March 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM (Eastern Time). The event will take place in New York, with simultaneous media events scheduled to be held in London and Shanghai. The invitation only briefly outlined the nature of the event, and did not officially disclose whether it would be publicly streamed or what products would be announced. Foreign media outlets speculate that this event is likely to be smaller in scale than a traditional large-scale keynote and will feature a format where attendees can experience new products firsthand on-site. Apple [… ]
Naver recently began officially supporting Dark Mode through the update to Naver Maps version 6.3. The implementation has been completed on iPhones, and rollout to Android smartphones is proceeding sequentially. Dark Mode is a user interface feature that lowers screen brightness by applying white text to a dark background instead of a bright one. It can reduce eye strain in nighttime or dark environments and help conserve battery power. Until now, Google Maps [… ] Dark Mode as a default feature
The new game Pokémon Pokopia, co-developed by The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Koei Tecmo, will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5, 2026. Based on the Pokémon universe, this life simulation game features a structure that blends the town-building aesthetics of Animal Crossing with the collection and quest flow of Stardew Valley. Players control a lonely Ditto rather than a traditional trainer. After waking up in a cave, Ditto meets a guide character named Professor Tangrowth and [… ] the abandoned […
Perflexity has unveiled 'Model Council,' a feature that runs multiple cutting-edge AI models simultaneously to combine answers. This initiative stems from the awareness that as frontier models rapidly advance, their strengths vary depending on the nature of the task, making it difficult for users to determine which model to select. Based on internal data showing that model performance varies more significantly across tasks such as coding, research, and creative work, Perflexity explained that it intends to establish multi-model validation as the standard workflow. Model [… ]
Beast Industries, the company of YouTube creator Mr. Beast Jimmy Donaldson, has acquired Step, a financial app for teenagers. The news of the acquisition was announced on February 9, 2026. Step is known as a service targeting teenagers and young adults in their early twenties that provides account and card features and helps with credit building and learning about saving and investing. The company stated that it has over 7 million users. Donaldson [learned about investing, credit management, and money management at a young age]
AI company Antropic ran an ad during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 9th, directly targeting rival OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising plan. The 30-second spot begins with a person seeking exercise advice in a park. The person responds mechanically, like a chatbot, before interjecting with an irrelevant product promotion. The ad concludes with a statement: "The ad is coming from AI, not Claude." OpenAI immediately protested. CEO Sam Altman stated […]
AI company Antropic unveiled its new AI model, "Claude Opus 4.6," on the 5th. This model demonstrates significantly superior performance in real-world tasks such as coding, data research, and document writing. According to Antropic, Opus 4.6 achieved top scores in several tests. In particular, it scored significantly higher than OpenAI's GPT-5.2 in tests assessing specialized skills such as finance and law. It also ranked first in a coding ability evaluation, […]
Mozilla is introducing an AI Control menu to Firefox that allows users to turn generative AI features on and off in one place. Mozilla stated that it aims to enhance user choice, reflecting the coexistence of users who are averse to AI and those who desire practical tools. The new feature is implemented by adding an AI Control section to the desktop Firefox settings. It will be applied starting with Firefox 148, with rollout scheduled to begin on February 24, 2026. This menu includes not only current features but also future additions [… ]
Antropic has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Atlassian Williams F1 Team, leveraging its AI interface, Claude. Under the agreement, Claude serves as the team's official accident partner. Financial terms were not disclosed. The key aspect of this collaboration is that it goes beyond mere sponsor logo exposure to actually integrate Claude throughout the organization. It is designed for team engineers and strategists to utilize Claude in establishing race strategies, vehicle development, and operational tasks. Claude branding [… ]
Moltbook, a social network dedicated to AI agents, has shown explosive growth immediately after its launch, placing it at the center of a debate regarding personal information and security risks. Unlike existing social media platforms where humans write posts, Moltbook is an experimental service that features a structure where only AI writes posts and comments, and even handles voting and management. Created by Matt Schlicht, CEO of the U.S. chatbot platform Octane AI, Moltbook is similar to Reddit in that it features a bulletin board and sub-community structure. Human users [… ]
