Magnificent 7 Weekly Briefing

February 13, 2026

Tech giants accelerated AI advances and a data center boom. Tesla saw executive exits and tanking sales. Microsoft battled numerous zero-day flaws, and more.

• Google rolled out the upgraded Gemini 3 Deep Think, which achieved passing marks in tough benchmarks, while NVIDIA highlighted that partners achieved up to 10x cost reduction for AI inference using its Blackwell platform. ¹²³⁴
• Multiple tech giants announced massive infrastructure projects, including Meta breaking ground on a $10 billion, 1GW data center in Indiana, Amazon confirming a $5 billion data center project in Washington, and Google investing in TeraWulf’s shift from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers. ⁵⁶⁷⁸
• Google faced multiple new challenges globally, including renewed EU antitrust probes concerning its ad pricing practices and an antitrust complaint from European publishers regarding its AI Overviews product. ^91011121314
• Microsoft disclosed an "extraordinarily high" number of actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, issuing multiple urgent fixes for flaws affecting Windows and Office users; Apple also patched a critical iOS zero-day exploit. ^{1516171819202122}
• Tesla experienced significant executive turnover, including multiple sales leaders departing, amid a major strategic shift toward robotics, while retail sales in China reportedly tanked 45% year-over-year. ^2324252627
• The company also announced plans to discontinue the older Model S and Model X vehicles, focusing instead on competitive $300,000 pricing for the long-range Semi, while Amazon began closing all of its Amazon Fresh store locations. ²⁸²⁹³⁰
• Other developments included Apple's advanced Siri AI features reportedly being delayed until late 2026 due to technical issues, and Amazon expanding its Same-Day Prescription Delivery service to 4,500 cities and gaining FCC approval for its Leo satellite launches. ^313233343536

Sources

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2. Google releases Gemini 3 Deep Think upgrade Google
3. Partners cut AI inference costs up to 10x on Blackwell Nvidia
4. Microsoft and Health Management Academy release agentic AI readiness research Microsoft
5. Meta breaks ground on 1GW data center in Lebanon Indiana Meta
6. It’s official. Amazon is $5B mystery data center developer near Tri-Cities yahoo.com
7. Google Backs TeraWulf Shift From Bitcoin Mining To AI Data Centers finance.yahoo.com
8. Google confirms new data center development in Kansas City’s Northland kctv5.com
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11. European Publishers Council files EU antitrust complaint about Google s AI Overviews reuters.com
12. Apple, Google Offer App Store Changes to Allay CMA’s Concerns - Bloomberg bloomberg.com
13. Apple and Google agree app store changes to appease UK regulator reuters.com
14. Google welcomes CMA acceptance of mobile ecosystem commitments Google
15. Microsoft Discloses 'Extraordinarily High' Number Of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Researcher crn.com
16. Microsoft s February Update Fixes 6 Actively Exploited Zero Days, Update ASAP hothardware.com
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18. Critical Notepad vulnerability reignites criticism of Microsoft’s forced AI features cybernews.com
19. Apple Patches iOS Zero-Day Exploited in 'Extremely Sophisticated Attack' securityweek.com
20. Apple s iOS 26.3 Security Update Addresses A Huge iPhone Exploit tech.yahoo.com
21. Microsoft Triple Warning — 3 Windows Security Bypass Threats Confirmed forbes.com
22. Check for Windows 11 updates. Microsoft patched a big vulnerability. mashable.com
23. More Tesla, xAI Execs Resign—Why Leaders Keep Ditching Elon Musk finance.yahoo.com
24. Tesla sales exec departs as company shifts gears to robots seekingalpha.com
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26. Tesla executive moves on after 13 years: It has been a privilege to serve teslarati.com
27. Tesla’s China Sales Tank 45% – What’s Really Happening Behind the Export Numbers? finance.yahoo.com
28. Why is Tesla killing Model S and X? Behind the controversial move usatoday.com
29. Tesla To Charge $300,000 For Long-Range Semi, Undercutting Rivals By Over $145,000: Report finance.yahoo.com
30. All Amazon Fresh stores closing, leaving presumed location vacant in Rochester Hills candgnews.com
31. Stay Patient, Apple Fans: Siri AI Delayed Again to Late 2026 at the Earliest cnet.com
32. Apple Intelligence — everything you need to know about Apple s AI tech.yahoo.com
33. Amazon Pharmacy Expanding Same-Day Prescription Delivery to 2,000 More Areas au.pcmag.com
34. Amazon Pharmacy expands Same-Day Delivery to 4,500 cities Amazon
35. Amazon gets FCC approval to launch 4,500 Leo internet satellites cnbc.com
36. Amazon Leo prepares for first Arianespace mission Amazon