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What Changed in AI Across Learning, Business, and Technology Today

February 12, 2026

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AI is no longer knocking on the door. It is already rearranging the room.
From classrooms to grocery carts to massive data centers, this week shows how fast the shift is happening.

Inside this issue:

  • New research on AI’s real impact on student well-being

  • Leadership changes reshaping xAI’s future after the SpaceX move

  • Uber Eats’ smart assistant transforming grocery shopping

  • Anthropic’s bold step to control rising AI energy costs

  • Codex redefining how developers build and verify software

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Codex is changing day-to-day software development in a practical way. It no longer just writes code. It validates changes, runs tests, launches apps, and confirms results without constant supervision.

Tasks that once required careful manual checking, like risky logging refactorings across many files, can now be completed and verified in about 10 minutes.

The real shift is simple. Developers spend less time babysitting code and more time building what matters.

xAI restructures after SpaceX merger as two co-founders depart, shrinking leadership and signaling bold ambitions in space-based AI, new divisions, and rapid hiring to power its dollar future.

Uber Eats launches an AI Cart Assistant that turns lists or photos into instant grocery orders, personalizes choices from past purchases, and speeds shoppers from idea to checkout in seconds.

Anthropic vows to absorb data center electricity costs, fund grid upgrades, support new power sources, and reduce peak demand use to protect residents as AI energy consumption and public scrutiny continue rising.

A Laughter Moment

AI is rapidly reshaping student life in higher education. But does it truly improve well-being or quietly harm it? A global review revealed how little we actually know.

Out of 180 Web of Science studies and 73 Scopus papers, only 11 empirical studies directly examined AI’s impact on student well-being.

Here is what the evidence shows.

How AI Supports Student Well-Being

  • Personalized learning reduces stress and improves motivation.

  • AI chatbots expand access to mental health support.

  • Studies of 401 students and 401 faculty report higher happiness and lower workload pressure.

  • Assistive and inclusive tools help diverse learners succeed.

Takeaway
AI can enhance learning and emotional support. But without balance, it may erode human connection and long-term well-being.

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