AI News for February 7, 2026 — 7min.ai

[NEWS] Big Tech commits $650B to AI capex in 2026, sparking chip rally and investor anxiety: Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft plan to spend roughly $650B on AI infrastructure in 2026, about 60% more than 2025.
[NEWS] Anthropic's $20B+ funding round set to close next week: Anthropic is finalizing a funding round likely exceeding $20B, slated to close as soon as next week.
[RESEARCH] Waymo uses DeepMind's Genie 3 to simulate rare driving scenarios like tornadoes and elephants: Waymo unveiled its World Model, built on Google DeepMind's Genie 3, to create hyper-realistic 3D simulations for testing autonomous driving edge cases.
[NEWS] Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet to London and Tokyo: Alphabet's Waymo raised $16B in funding to expand its autonomous vehicle operations to London and Tokyo while scaling its existing US fleet.
[NEWS] Apple to allow third-party AI chatbots in CarPlay: Apple is preparing to let users access voice-controlled AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others directly in CarPlay.
[OPINION] Software selloff draws dotcom bubble comparisons as SaaS stocks drop 30% from peak: The S&P 500 software index has fallen nearly 30% from its October peak, drawing comparisons to the dot-com era.
[NEWS] Reddit CEO pitches platform as 'most human place on the internet' amid AI slop concerns: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman told Q4 earnings analysts that Reddit's strength lies in authentic human conversation, not bot-driven content.
[NEWS] Amazon's $8B Anthropic bet balloons to $60.6B: Amazon disclosed it holds $45.8B in convertible notes and $14.8B in preferred stock in Anthropic, putting the total stake at $60.6B.
[NEWS] Semiconductor industry on track to hit $1T revenue in 2026, fueled by AI: The semiconductor industry will reach $1T in revenue this year for the first time, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
[NEWS] Nvidia authorized to sell AI chips to China, faces major risks returning to market: The US government authorized Nvidia to sell its workhorse AI chip to China, a win CEO Jensen Huang spent months lobbying for.

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