The week’s biggest tech news stories from Anthropic, Sony, Apple, and more for February 14, 2026.
After Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads, Claude’s app reached the top 10 on the U.S. App Store.
The infusion of funding for the AI startup takes place as it is vying for customers and cultural attention with its competitor, OpenAI.
Claude’s iOS app is testing a new Tasks hub that looks built for repeatable work runs. If it ships, it could bring Cowork-style automation to iPhone, with browser-driven routines and tighter controls.
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Anthropic has expanded Claude’s free tier with powerful file-creation tools, app integrations and customizable Skills.
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Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 dominated a simulated vending machine test by maximizing profits with surprisingly cutthroat strategies.
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WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic or find information about other internal site metrics.
Anthropic has promised Claude will remain ad-free, just weeks after OpenAI announced plans to bring ads to ChatGPT.
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The company says you can use plug-ins to “tell Claude how you like work done, which tools and data to pull from, how to handle critical workflows, and what slash commands to expose so your team gets more consistent outcomes.”