Google released Nano Banana 2, also called Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, expanding AI image generation with real-time web search grounding and structured visual outputs.
Anthropic broadened its Enterprise AI Agents push with new Claude integrations across Slack, DocuSign, FactSet, and Gmail, prompting a rebound in software stocks.
ProducerAI joins Google Labs as Google expands Lyria 3 music creation in Gemini, starting with 30-second tracks and SynthID watermarking.
Sarvam opened Indus in limited beta, powered by its 105B sovereign model, and outlined new products across document intelligence, speech, on-device AI, dubbing, and agent infrastructure.
Gemini 3.1 Pro enters preview in February 2026 with adjustable thinking modes, a verified 77.1% ARC-AGI-2 score, and expanded rollout across Gemini and developer tools.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 narrows the gap with Opus 4.6, offering 1M token context, improved coding, and stronger office automation at lower cost.
ByteDance introduces Safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following legal threats from Disney and Paramount and warnings from the Motion Picture Association and SAG-AFTRA.
Alibaba introduced Qwen3.5 on February 16, 2026, pairing open-weight release with a hosted 1M-context model and efficiency gains designed for AI agents.
ByteDance released Seedance 2.0 in February 2026, enabling multimodal AI video generation with audio. Hollywood groups including the Motion Picture Association and SAG-AFTRA condemned the model over copyright concerns.
