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February 18, 2026

 

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World Labs lands $1B, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring world models into 3D workflows

World Labs lands $1B, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring world models into 3D workflows: The partnership will see the two companies exploring how World Labs’ models can work alongside Autodesk’s tools, and vice versa, starting with a focus on entertainment use cases.  Read More

Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than 6 months: Amazon said Blue Jay's core tech will be used for other robotics projects and the employees who worked on it were moved to other projects. Read More

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features: Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators. Read More

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