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On 9-10 Feb 2026 the UK simultaneously trumpeted a £100 m Fractile chip-lab expansion as proof of its AI growth strategy while a Safer Internet Day survey showed 60 % of 8-17-year-olds fear AI-generated sexual images, exposing a widening gap between industrial ambition and societal trust.
On 6-8 Feb 2026 Brussels ruled that TikTok’s interface violates the Digital Services Act and gave the firm a chance to redesign core features or face fines up to 6 % of global turnover.
On 9 Feb 2026 Elon Musk revealed SpaceX will aim to erect an autonomous Moon settlement within a decade, shelving near-term Mars colonisation plans.
Within one week, Apple confirmed a 38 % rebound in China iPhone revenue while multiple credible leaks locked in core specs—≥5,500 mAh battery, two-camera rear array, top-edge volume keys—for the late-2026 “iPhone Fold,” signalling a sweeping refresh from budget 17e to satellite-ready 18 Pro.
SpaceX has shelved its 2026 Mars attempt and, under NASA and investor pressure, set a new goal of landing an unmanned Starship on the Moon in March 2027.
On 6 Feb 2026 the FAA accepted SpaceX’s mishap report on a Feb 2 upper-stage ignition failure, clearing Falcon 9 to fly again just four days after the anomaly.
Leaked plans dated 6–8 Feb 2026 show Apple will, for the first time, let third-party voice assistants run inside CarPlay, with rollout promised “within the coming months.”
On 6 Feb 2026 the European Commission issued preliminary findings that TikTok’s infinite-scroll, autoplay and algorithm breach the Digital Services Act, ordering a redesign or face penalties of up to 6 % of worldwide turnover.
On 6 Feb 2026 SpaceX told investors it has abandoned its 2026 Mars timetable and will instead attempt to land an uncrewed Starship on the Moon by March 2027, realigning its roadmap with NASA’s Artemis needs.
On 6 Feb 2026 Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.6, the first public model that can ingest up to one million tokens and spin up coordinated “agent teams,” moving autonomous AI from single-chat sessions toward collaborative, production-grade knowledge work.
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