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Disney claims ByteDance used Star Wars and Marvel characters to train Seedance

The letter alleges Seedance is reproducing, distributing, and creating derivative works featuring Spider-Man, Darth Vader, and other characters, the person added.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026|ByREUTERS

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026.

UK's Starmer seeks greater powers to regulate online access

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said new powers are needed to regulate internet access and protect children from fast-evolving digital risks, including AI tools and social media.

FEBRUARY 16, 2026|ByREUTERS

pen AI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration created on September 12, 2025.

Pentagon considering ending $200 million Claude AI contract over limitations dispute - Axios

Anthropic, Claude AI's developer, argued against the use of its AI model for certain ops. after a report regarding the use of Claude during the raid that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

PROF. RONNIE LIDOR (left) and Ambassador of North Macedonia Shpend Sadiku (third from left) with faculty members of Levinsky-Wingate Center.

Grapevine: 'Guilty' by association

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 14, 2026|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

NRB convention to spotlight Israel, Iran, antisemitism, and AI

Faith-based media leaders prepare to tackle geopolitical tensions, technology ethics, and the future of religious broadcasting

FEBRUARY 14, 2026ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

Troy Miller at National Religious Broadcasters (NRB)

'Waze of marketing': Israeli startups invest some $50 million in sales, advertising with AI

Israeli startups Brandlight and WINN.AI announced $31 million and $18 million in investments, respectively, from a Series A funding round.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Israel’s diplomatic comeback: When innovation, not oil, define regional power - opinion

The Abraham Accords were about strengthening technological and economic collaboration – positioning for an era when innovation, not oil, would define regional power.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByHARLEY LIPPMAN

An illustrative image of an Israeli flag in the center of various symbols representing innovation and technology.

What to know about Elon Musk's merger of SpaceX with his AI company - explainer

Elon Musk’s merger of SpaceX and xAI brings together rockets, AI, and social media in a $1.25 trillion bet on space-based data centers. Here’s what the deal means and the challenges ahead.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByLAURENCE DARMIENTO/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2023.

Israeli start-up Matia secures $21 million investment to create AI-powered data pipeline platform

The company reported exponential growth in 2025, with ten times as many clients using its data analysis solutions, according to their statistics.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

'Times' journalist posts AI-generated picture of Isaac Herzog and Jeffrey Esptein, apologizes

Gabrielle Sivia Weiniger, a journalist for UK-based The Times, apologizes after posting a fake AI-generated photo showing Israeli President Isaac Herzog with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByJAMES GENN

An AI-generated picture faking President Isaac Herzog posing with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, and others, posted by a journalist for The Times on X/Twitter, February 9, 2026.

Iran's Reza Pahlavi: Trump needs to act, end IRGC's genocide on Iranians

"This is a genocide in the making," and Iranian protesters need help to neutralize elements the regime has used to brutalize its own citizenry, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told Hugh Hewitt.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByJAMES GENN