Anthropic’s accusations against Chinese AI companies for large-scale model distillation, the Pentagon’s escalating conflict with Anthropic over military access to Claude, and takeover interest in PayPal following a steep stock decline. 

Scoop: Hegseth to meet Anthropic CEO as Pentagon threatens banishment
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/23/hegseth-dario-pentagon-meeting-antrhopic-claude

Apple releases videos from AI Reasoning and Planning workshop - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/23/apple-releases-videos-from-its-2025-ai-reasoning-and-planning-workshop/

PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/paypal-attracts-takeover-interest-after-stock-slump

New ‘Acme Weather’ app from Dark Sky creators wants to fix weather apps’ biggest problem - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/23/new-weather-app-from-dark-sky-forecasts/

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts - MacRumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/23/ios-26-4-beta-2-android-iphone-e2ee/