AI News

February 18th, 2026

• Meta reportedly plans to launch a smartwatch this year | theverge.com
• Ring leak reveals expanded AI search party ambitions beyond lost pets, aiming to reduce crime | theverge.com
• Leonardo.Ai launches “Yours to Create” campaign, urging creators to embrace Generative AI | Leonardo AI on X
• OpenAI hires Instagram’s Charles Porch as VP of Global Creative Partnerships | vanityfair.com
• Apple iOS 26.4 adds CarPlay support for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini | macrumors.com
• Cursor launches pulgin marketplace to extend AI agents with external tools | cursor.com
• Autodesk invests $200M in World Labs to integrate world models into 3D workflows | techcrunch.com
• Google Gemini adds Lyria 3 for creating 30-second music tracks from text and images | blog.google
• Tavus unveils Phoenix-4 real-time human rendering model with emotion control | Tavus on X