Big Tech capital expenditure for this year is predicted to rise 60pc from $410bn in 2025.
Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft are signalling a collective 2026 capital expenditure package of around $650bn, with AI, cloud and data centres as unsurprising high-ticket items. Wary investors, however, seem unhappy, and the Financial Times reported that Amazon, Google and Microsoft are set to lose $900bn in market cap altogether.
Big Tech capital expenditure predictions would mark a rise of 60pc from the $410bn spent in 2025 and 165pc from the $245bn spent the year before.
The four competitors see the race to provide AI compute as “the next winner-take-all or winner-takes-most market”, Gil Luria, an analyst at DA Davidson told Bloomberg. None of the companies are “willing to lose”, he added.
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Amazon shares fell by 11pc after the company’s earnings call yesterday (5 February) in which company president and CEO Andy Jassy announced a $200bn capital expenditure (capex) plan for the year, growing more than 50pc since last year.
He reasoned that a 24pc revenue growth in Amazon’s cloud offerings and a 22pc growth in advertising is evidence that the heavy spending is paying off. This year’s spending will be focused on AI, chips, robotics and low-Earth orbit satellites, Jassy said.
Meanwhile, Microsoft announced a $37.5bn quarterly capital expenditure bill on 28 January, just slightly more than analyst estimates. But the company was the worst hit among the four for a while, dropping 18pc since the announcement.
The company had also, for the first time, disclosed the true nature of its close economic relationship with OpenAI. It reported that roughly 45pc of its $625bn expected in future cloud contracts was from the start-up, leading to investor wariness on its over-reliance on one customer.
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Google parent Alphabet initially dropped 4pc in share price after it reported its earnings on Wednesday (4 February), but climbed back up to being just below 0.5pc since yesterday. Sales and earnings per share grew by 18pc and 31pc respectively during Q4, beating analyst expectations, while Alphabet’s cloud backlog grew by 55pc quarter-over-quarter to $240bn.
The company announced capex for the year between $175bn and $185bn, doubling expenses to meet customer demand and capitalise on the growth of the company’s AI offerings. Though despite fears of heavy spending, Gemini Enterprise is selling 8m seats and the Gemini App now has more than 750m monthly active users, which, Motley Fool reported, is keeping investors relatively content.
Lastly, Meta has announced its total expenses for 2026 to be in the range $115bn to $135bn. The growth, it said, is driven by an increased investment to support its Meta Superintelligence Labs efforts as well as its core business.
While the stocks rose 10pc after the earnings announcement, the Financial Times reports that it lost those gains after overall investor fear has pushed the tech-heavy Nasdaq down 4pc over the week.
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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is especially tricky, as a variety of words could fit the theme. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Zzzz… not very exciting.
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
HIND, DATE, DRUM, MOST, CHIN, PAIN, RAIN, NOSE, TOME, TOMES
Answers for today’s Strands puzzle
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
DULL, DREARY, HUMDRUM, MUNDANE, TIRESOME
Today’s Strands spangram
The completed NYT Strands puzzle for Feb. 7, 2026.
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Today’s Strands spangram is WATCHINGPAINTDRY. To find it, start with the W that’s three letters up from the bottom on the far-left row, and wind up, across and down.
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Toughest Strands puzzles
Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest.
#1: Dated slang. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.
#2: Thar she blows! I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.
#3: Off the hook. Again, it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK.
The final exposure control feature is one I use a lot, and it’s exposure compensation. This works with the auto exposure and can be used to combat the tendency to go too slow with the shutter speed be forcing the Ace Pro 2 to underexpose the image. The exposure comp here is the best among action cameras, running from –4 stops to + 4 stops in ⅓-stop increments. I set the Xplorer Grip to control EV, so when I am in auto mode, the dial is an exposure comp dial just like “real” camera. (The dial can also be set to control ISO, shutter speed, shooting mode, filter selection, and white balance.)
Even better, if you’re in manual mode and you want to go back to auto, the first click of the dial will open the side panel, the second will switch from manual to auto, the third will start adjusting your exposure value. This is a really fast way to get from a carefully composed exposure back to full auto without needing to get into the touchscreen menus.
The final thing worth mentioning is the included Leica color profiles. If you haven’t updated your firmware recently, you should. Insta360 has added a few more of these. Because I shoot RAW, I don’t use these much, but as color profiles go these are great, especially the new Leica high-contrast black and white, which is what I’ve been using most of the time. This way I get a black-and-white JPG and a full-color RAW file.
To be honest, I did not have high hopes for the Xplorer Grip Pro Kit. For me, action cameras have primarily been for shooting around water, and while that still works with the bare camera, it doesn’t with the grip. However, I was pleasantly surprised using the Ace Pro 2 with the Xplorer grip as an everyday camera.
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Sergii Gordieiev, the engineer behind “The Q,” is the mastermind behind some incredibly unique innovations, such as transforming regular bicycles into something entirely different. His new project involves disassembling a basic bike, removing the chain and derailleur, and replacing them with a chain composed of 3D printed gears. The end result is a stripped-down single-speeder that delivers power directly from the crank to the wheel, with no sign of chain slap or rattling worn chains.
Gordieev starts with a conventional bike, removes the chain, derailleur, and everything else, and then installs a one-of-a-kind spur gear combination created with Fusion 360. The drivetrain consists of a large gear that connects to the crank arms (where the chainring would normally be), as well as a series of smaller idler gears that fill the gap between the crank arms and the back wheel. Others have used three 16-tooth idler gears, but Gordieiev has opted for a series arrangement, which is simpler and more reliable.
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All of these components, as well as the mounts and supports that keep them firmly in place even when things go hairy, were created using the same 3D printer: a Phrozen ARCO. The epoxy used for these parts is of high quality, so they’re far more likely to last, which is useful because they can withstand the full force of your cycling without squeaking.
Gordieiev to go through a significant amount of trial and error to get the proper gear balance that will just function, smoothly, silently, and without the irritating slippage or backlash that comes with a regular chain. Getting everything to fit together in the first place is a real conundrum, because each gear must fit snuggly into an axle or bearing fastened to the frame, or the entire drivetrain will fly apart the moment you start pedaling.
When the bike is up and running, it is evident that the entire concept works in the real world. Sure, the moving teeth are a little louder than a quiet-shifting chain, but they move smoothly and consistently. While the power transfer is silky smooth, with almost no play from a worn chain, it’s a single-speed design, so you’re trapped heading downhill at full speed. [Source]
Need a new iPhone but aren’t sure whether to opt for the latest iPhone 17, or to save a bit of money and get 2024’s iPhone 16? You’ve come to the right place.
While not all of us necessarily need the latest flagship smartphone, and opting for an older one is a great way to save money, many worry that there could be too much of a sacrifice. After all, smartphones are ingrained in our everyday lives so they need to be reliable.
With this in mind, we’ve compared our reviews of the iPhone 17 to the iPhone 16 so you can decide which handset to go for.
Otherwise, make sure you visit our list of the best smartphones and, if you aren’t yet sold on an iPhone, our best Android phones will offer our favourite alternatives.
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Price and Availability
The iPhone 17 has a starting RRP of £799/$799, which is unsurprisingly more expensive than its younger sibling. However, it’s worth noting that this price is for the 256GB-sized handset.
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In comparison, while the iPhone 16 starts at a cheaper £699/$699, this is for a much smaller 128GB-sized handset. In fact, if you want to upgrade to 256GB, then its RRP rises to more than the iPhone 17, at £899/$899.
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Design
Both the iPhone 17 and iPhone 16 share the same design
iPhone 17 is fitted with Ceramic Shield 2
Both include the Action and Camera Control buttons
Other than their colour selection, and the iPhone 17 being slightly bigger, there isn’t much difference between the two iPhone’s designs. Both sport the same flat edged, rounded corner design that was first introduced with the iPhone 12 – and this certainly isn’t a bad thing. Even so, there are a few tweaks with the iPhone 17 that although might not be visible, help make the handset feel more premium.
Firstly, the iPhone 17 sports Apple’s Ceramic Shield 2 protection on both the front and back, whereas the iPhone 16 is fitted with the older Ceramic Shield. Apple claims that Ceramic Shield 2 is more durable than its predecessor and should prevent micro-scratches from forming. Admittedly, we didn’t put the iPhone 17 through particularly wild tests to determine whether this is true, we still found that the panels remained scratch-free after prolonged use.
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Otherwise, both the iPhone 17 and 16 have an IP68-rating and include the reprogrammable Action and Camera Control button.
Winner: iPhone 17
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Screen
iPhone 17 benefits from a 120Hz refresh rate while the iPhone 16 maxes out at 60Hz
The iPhone 17’s screen is slightly bigger at 6.3-inches
Both are OLED displays
Apple has finally taken the lead from the best Android phones (and even the majority of the best mid-range phones too) and introduced a 120Hz refresh rate to the iPhone 17. Coined ProMotion, the LTPO-enabled technology was previously reserved for its Pro models which was a huge bugbear for many. Instead, the iPhone 16 sports just a 60Hz refresh rate.
iPhone 17. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)
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As expected, the inclusion of ProMotion makes the iPhone 17 feel impressively smooth in both everyday use and when gaming too, especially in comparison to the iPhone 16. In fact, we hailed the iPhone 17 as having “the best screen yet on an entry-level iPhone”.
Otherwise, the iPhone 17 is actually slightly bigger than the iPhone 16, at 6.3-inches compared to 6.1-inches. Even so, both panels are OLED and support HDR10 and Dolby Vision content.
Winner: iPhone 17
Camera
Neither handset has a dedicated zoom lens but include a 2x in-sensor zoom instead
Both have main and ultrawide rear lenses, but the iPhone 17’s are both 48MP
The iPhone 17 has an upgraded 18MP square selfie camera
Apple made many thoughtful improvements with the iPhone 17’s camera hardware. While we’d still recommend opting for the iPhone 17 Pro if you’re serious about photography, the iPhone 17 is a brilliant choice for most casual snappers.
While both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 are equipped with a 48MP main lens which deliver consistently sharp and detailed shots, the iPhone 17 benefits from a 48MP ultrawide whereas the iPhone 16’s is just 12MP. The difference, perhaps unsurprisingly, is enormous as we found the iPhone 17 delivers a big jump in overall resolution and better low-light shots too.
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One area which lets both the iPhone 17 and iPhone 16 down is the lack of dedicated zoom lens, like their Pro alternatives. Even so, both handsets are fitted with an in-sensor 2x zoom instead, which allows you to get closer without sacrificing quality and detail too.
While the iPhone 16’s 12MP front lens is undoubtedly decent, the iPhone 17 boasts a welcome upgrade. Not only is the front camera 18MP but it’s now a square sensor which allows you to shoot portrait and landscape shots without actually having to rotate your phone. It may sound small, but it’s a seriously brilliant tweak.
The iPhone 17’s 120Hz refresh rate makes gaming and scrolling feel smoother
Apple has ditched the original 128GB storage option for 256GB with the iPhone 17
Although neither the iPhone 17 nor iPhone 16 are quite as powerful as their respective Pro siblings, both offer brilliant performance that’s enough for most users. In fact, unless you’re playing high-res AAA titles or editing multiple 4K video streams in LumaFusion, you’re unlikely to notice a difference.
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Powering the iPhone 17 is Apple’s A19 chip which, when paired with the 120Hz refresh, ensures apps open instantly, scrolling feels smooth and you can comfortably achieve high frame rates in games too.
iPhone 16. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)
Instead, the iPhone 16 runs on Apple’s A18 chip and remains a capable smartphone – even over a year on. In fact, we found in our benchmarking tests that it doesn’t come that far behind the iPhone 16 Pro Max. The biggest nuisance with the iPhone 16 is that it caps out at a 60Hz refresh rate. Even so, if you’re coming from an even older phone, you’re unlikely to notice this too much.
Winner: iPhone 17
Software
Both support iOS 26
New Liquid Glass interface is easy to use and, we think, looks great
Apple Intelligence remains an afterthought
When the iPhone 16 launched back in 2024, arguably one of the reasons to buy the phone was the promise of the vast Apple Intelligence toolkit. Unfortunately, nearly two years on, Apple Intelligence still hasn’t quite come into its own.
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iPhone 17 Siri. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)
Sure, Writing Tools is somewhat useful and Image Playground is fun for a while, but generally the AI toolkit fails to impress – especially when Gemini really does help to enhance the best Android phones. Essentially, with both the iPhone 17 and iPhone 16, we wouldn’t recommend buying either purely for Apple Intelligence.
Otherwise, both the iPhones support iOS 26. Overall we don’t have many qualms with iOS 26 and find the software is polished, easy-to-use and feels familiar, even with the new Liquid Glass design.
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Winner: Tie
Battery
Both offer all-day battery life
iPhone 17 benefits from faster 40W wired charging
Both support a max 25W wireless charging
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Apple has never boasted a strong reputation for battery life, especially when compared to many of the best Android phones which sport seriously mighty cells. Even so, we found that both the iPhone 17 and iPhone 16 are solid all-day handsets, as we easily ended days with some charge remaining.
Plus, if you want to top up during the day then it’s good to know both support wireless charging too.
However, the iPhone 17 benefits from faster 40W wired charging, which we found took around 85 minutes to reach 100%. In comparison, the iPhone 16 supports slightly slower speeds of 30W which took around 100 minutes to fully recharge.
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Winner: iPhone 17
Verdict
With a 120Hz refresh rate, powerful processor and improved camera camera hardware, the iPhone 17 is an easy recommendation for many – especially if you’re coming from an older iPhone.
Having said that, if you aren’t too fussed about having the absolute latest technologies and want to get a new-ish iPhone but without the high price tag, then the iPhone 16 remains a solid choice.
The company shared results from a new set of experiments with TechCrunch, suggesting that it could eliminate one of the most expensive and complex components of its fusion process – the laser preheating system – by making subtle adjustments to the machinery that ignites the reaction. Read Entire Article Source link
Without logs, it would be almost impossible to keep modern applications, cloud platforms, or customer-facing services running efficiently. Some might argue that logs are one of the most critical but least celebrated sources of truth in the digital era.
At its core, log management is about turning raw system logs — unprocessed, detailed records of a system’s activities, including server actions, user interactions, and error messages — into actionable insights.
As digital systems grow in scale and complexity, logs have evolved from a backroom tool into a critical driver of reliability, performance, and security across an entire business.
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Vice President of Sales for Log Management at Dynatrace.
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From a website crashing or pages loading too slowly, to customers encountering errors or even early signs of a cyberattack, logs provide teams with a clear view of what’s happening inside their digital systems.
Within an observability platform, they present the detailed “story” behind these events, helping teams move from simply knowing something is wrong to understanding why it’s happening and how to fix it before it impacts users.
Research has found that 87% of organizations claim to use logs as part of their observability solutions. That number shows how universal log usage has become. The question now is whether businesses are unlocking their full value. Collecting logs is one thing but interpreting them is another.
For too long, logs have been treated as clutter, something to store, sift, and forget. The reality is that they’re one of the clearest signals of how a business is running. Modern log management makes those signals impossible to ignore.
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The limits of traditional log management
As business digital estates grow more complex, the volume of logs generated across applications, infrastructure and business services has exploded. However, more logs do not automatically mean more insight. In fact, many teams are overwhelmed by sheer volume, struggling to separate meaningful signals from background noise.
This overload creates noise that makes it difficult to identify urgent issues, leaving IT and Security teams on the back foot during critical incidents and proactive response.
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The problem is as much about cost as complexity. Storing and managing log telemetry without a clear purpose often leads to escalating expenses that outpace the value delivered.
Traditional licensing and infrastructure models add to the problem. They often make log management feel like a financial liability than a strategic advantage.
Another common constraint is fragmentation. Logs often live across multiple tools, with different interfaces and storage models, slowing root cause analysis and complicating cross-team collaboration. In a cloud-native world where speed and scale are vital, this siloed approach is out of step with modern business needs.
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Together, these shortcomings point to the need for a smarter approach—one that focuses on clarity, efficiency, and value.
Turning logs into actionable intelligence
Taking a smarter approach to log management starts with a shift in perspective. Rather than treating logs as an endless stream of technical data, leading organizations use them as a lens to understand how their digital ecosystems truly perform.
The real value lies in not collecting everything but in knowing what matters and identifying which logs drive resilience, security, customer experience, or compliance, and filtering out the rest.
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AI is becoming an essential part of this process. Modern techniques can detect anomalies, trace issues back to their root cause, and even trigger automated fixes. This reduces manual investigation and accelerates recovery, allowing teams to move from firefighting to foresight.
Equally important is being selective. Forward-thinking organizations decide which logs to capture, which to discard, and how to route them most effectively. This helps control costs and ensures that attention is focused on the telemetry that delivers the greatest value.
When organizations find this balance, log management evolves from a tactical task to a strategic capability that strengthens both performance and resilience.
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Observability and the bigger picture
Log intelligence on its own is valuable, but it is only part of the story. The next frontier is AI powered observability, uniting logs with metrics that track performance, traces that map interactions, and events that reveal key system changes.
Combined in a single platform, these data types give teams a complete picture – connecting technical performance with genuine business impact and moving from a view of what happened to an understanding of why it happened and how to respond quickly.
Consider a global telecommunications provider that recently re-evaluated its log strategy. Managing more than 15TB of logs every day, stored for long periods and spread across thousands of dashboards, the team was buried in dashboards and redundant data.
By consolidating logs within a broader observability framework and replacing static alerts with intelligent detection, they cut through the noise across its systems. Able to focus on the signals that mattered most, the organization improved uptime, speed, and overall resilience.
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This example shows that observability delivers its greatest value when it helps teams cut through complexity. With logs feeding into a single platform, data becomes easier to interpret and act on, transforming technical insight into business intelligence.
Unlocking the true value of modern log management
Modern log management gives organizations the context they need to turn massive volumes of data into meaningful insight. Organizations that harness AI, automation, and broader observability, gain a clearer view of how their technology is supporting their goals.
Enterprises can analyze faster, automate smarter, and innovate with confidence.
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True modernization comes from changing how teams think about data. Now is the time to review current strategies, identify gaps, and adopt modern platforms that integrate AI, context, correlation, and smarter telemetry management practices because organizations can no longer afford to treat log management as a background IT task.
The companies that thrive will be those that treat logs not as exhaust from their systems, but as evidence of how their business thinks and performs. By bringing intelligence to the data they already have, they will turn observability into a source of continuous advantage and understand their business like never before.
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The 2026 Loki Prevost H3-45, a 45-foot diesel coach, arrives on the scene and completely upends all we thought we understood about what a motorhome should be. Built on the Prevost H3-45 VIP chassis, this beast boasts a 550 horsepower Volvo D13 engine mated with a huge 1,850 pound-feet of torque, resulting in a seriously smooth and confident drive that doesn’t go all dramatic. That chassis, of course, includes all of the bells and whistles, such as self-leveling suspension, electronic stability systems, and driving aids that make long trips a breeze rather than a grind.
Loki Coach approaches the conversion with a perfectly rational perspective, which is more than a bit refreshing. The lines are sleek and minimalist, all black with a hint of a glow from the continuous LED lighting that runs up the edge of the device; no flash, no bother. The quad slides significantly increase the living area, but you’d never know it by looking at it, as it still appears sleek and purposeful, with none of the bulbous overhang seen on some other rigs.
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Stepping inside, the area unfolds with great care and attention to detail. You’ve got hardwood cabinetry with nice soft-close hinges, all dovetail joinery, and stone surfaces everywhere, on the counters, the farmhouse sink, the dining table, as all the kitchen stuff is top-shelf GE Cafe appliances, such as a convection microwave, double-door fridge, drawer dishwasher, and it all just fits right into this super simple layout. You have two pantries and plenty of storage to keep everything organized, but it still feels wide and open.
Living areas, on the other hand, are all about getting it just right; a pull-out sofa anchors the lounge, and the bar setup near the driver’s seat is exactly what you need, and then there’s the workstation, which includes a 27″ monitor on a hydraulic lift, allowing you to simply start working without disrupting the entire flow. The chairs are really comfortable, and the Sonos audio system fills the space with sound, which even reaches outdoors under the power awnings. Of course, you have keyless access, a Ring doorbell camera, and a Garmin command center with all of the settings right at your fingertips.
Bedrooms are all about the king bed, which is flanked by dual wardrobes and a rising elevator TV, with padded ceilings throughout to help with acoustics. The back ensuite bathroom features a large tiled shower, a stone vanity, a cosmetics station, and even its own toilet with drawer. You also have a separate half bath up front with a porcelain macerating toilet and mirrored cupboards, a washing and dryer hidden behind retractable doors, a coffee station, and a second pantry.
This thing is all about energy independence, with 400 watts of solar on the roof, giant lithium batteries, a commercial onan generator, and hydronic heating that warms up the entire area. The water capacities of 172 gallons fresh, 115 gray, and 60 black are adequate for some extended off-grid living. It all works effortlessly, with the screens rising and falling without your notice, the lighting adjusting without any obvious switches, and everything humming silently in the background.
All of this refinement costs around $2.2 million, which is a reasonable sum for all of the artistry and attention to detail that has gone into this project. [Source]
Amid a push toward AI agents, with both Anthropic and OpenAI shipping multi-agent tools this week, Anthropic is more than ready to show off some of its more daring AI coding experiments. But as usual with claims of AI-related achievement, you’ll find some key caveats ahead.
On Thursday, Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini published a blog post describing how he set 16 instances of the company’s Claude Opus 4.6 AI model loose on a shared codebase with minimal supervision, tasking them with building a C compiler from scratch.
Over two weeks and nearly 2,000 Claude Code sessions costing about $20,000 in API fees, the AI model agents reportedly produced a 100,000-line Rust-based compiler capable of building a bootable Linux 6.9 kernel on x86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures.
Carlini, a research scientist on Anthropic’s Safeguards team who previously spent seven years at Google Brain and DeepMind, used a new feature launched with Claude Opus 4.6 called “agent teams.” In practice, each Claude instance ran inside its own Docker container, cloning a shared Git repository, claiming tasks by writing lock files, then pushing completed code back upstream. No orchestration agent directed traffic. Each instance independently identified whatever problem seemed most obvious to work on next and started solving it. When merge conflicts arose, the AI model instances resolved them on their own.
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The resulting compiler, which Anthropic has released on GitHub, can compile a range of major open source projects, including PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, FFmpeg, and QEMU. It achieved a 99 percent pass rate on the GCC torture test suite and, in what Carlini called “the developer’s ultimate litmus test,” compiled and ran Doom.
It’s worth noting that a C compiler is a near-ideal task for semi-autonomous AI model coding: The specification is decades old and well-defined, comprehensive test suites already exist, and there’s a known-good reference compiler to check against. Most real-world software projects have none of these advantages. The hard part of most development isn’t writing code that passes tests; it’s figuring out what the tests should be in the first place.
Alpine skiing live streams at the 2026 Winter Olympics will see Austria attempt to continue their historic dominance of this event, with challenges expected from Switzerland and France.
Austria have claimed 40 golds and 128 medals in total since alpine skiing was introduced to the winter games back in 1936. Switzerland came out on top in 2022, though, and they are expected to be strong again when the action gets under way on Saturday, February 7 (full schedule below).
Austria’s squad includes Marco Schwarz, Manu Feller and Julia Scheib, all of whom will be targeting a podium finish in their respective events. Marco Odermatt of Switzerland will be aiming to do his country proud after the recent tragic resort fire back home, while the USA are still waiting on the fitness of Lindsey Vonn. Other skiers worth watching are the veteran Italian Christof Innerhofer, and Italy’s Clement Noel, who won gold in the slalom in 2022.
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Here’s where to stream alpine skiing live and watch Winter Olympics 2026 online from anywhere and potentially for FREE.
Watch Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing 2026 for FREE
Alpine Skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be available to stream for free in a number of countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada.
How to watch any Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing stream using a VPN
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How to watch Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing live streams in the US
In the US, Winter Olympics coverage is available through Peacock, NBC, USA Network and CNBC and that is no different for the alpine skiing event.
The Peacock streaming service should be your first port of call, as it’s showing every single event live. You need at least a Peacock Premium subscription for access, with the Peacock price starting at $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year.
Alternatively, NBC, USA Network and CNBC will carry select coverage of alping skiing and you can access them through cord-cutters like Sling TV or YouTube TV.
Outside the US during the Winter Olympics? Use Norton VPN to access your alpine skiing coverage.
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How to watch Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing live streams in the UK
In the UK, alpine skiing coverage is shared between the BBC and TNT Sports via Discovery+.
One feed will run on BBC One or BBC Two, with live streaming available via BBC iPlayer, while a separate, digital-only feed will be available on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Just bear in mind that the BBC’s free-to-air coverage won’t be all-encompassing and so may not cover every minute of the alpine skiing.
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TNT Sports is providing comprehensive coverage. You can add the channels to your Sky, Virgin Media or EE TV package, or pay from £3.99 per month for Discovery+ which will be showing all the Winter Olympics action.
How to watch Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing live streams in Canada
In Canada, CBC has the rights to broadcast alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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You can watch select events on TV via free-to-air CBC Sports or, for much more extensive live and on-demand coverage of Milano Cortina 2026, head to its online CBC Gem streaming platform. More than 2,000 hours of action will be shown over the course of the Games, including every minute of the alpine skiing events.
If you aren’t in Canada for Milano Cortina, simply use a VPN to tune in from overseas.
How to watch Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing live streams in Australia
In Australia, the Winter Olympics are being shown on 9Now and Stan Sport.
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9Now is home to select free-to-air Milano Cortina coverage, but not necessarily all of the alpine skiing.
For comprehensive coverage, you’ll need to subscribe to Stan Sport. It costs AU$20 a month on top of a regular Stan subscription, which itself starts at AU$12 a month.
How to watch Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing live streams in New Zealand
In New Zealand, Sky Sport NZ is showing the alpine skiing.
You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service, starting at $29.99 per day or $54.99 per month.
Missing the alpine skiing due to commitments overseas?Norton VPN will give you access to your home streaming service.
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Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing FAQs
What is the Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing schedule 2026?
(All times CET)
Saturday, February 7 11.30am – Men’s downhill
Sunday, February 8 11.30am – Women’s downhill
Monday, February 9 10.30am, 2pm – Men’s team combined
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Tuesday, February 10 10.30am, 2pm – Women’s team combined
Wednesday, February 11 11.30m – Men’s super-G
Thursday, February 12 11.30m – Women’s super-G
Saturday, February 14 10am, 1.30pm – Men’s giant slalom
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Sunday, February 15 10am, 1.30pm – Women’s giant slalom
Monday, February 16 10am, 1.30pm – Men’s slalom
Wednesday, February 18 10am, 1.30pm – Women’s slalom
Can I watch Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing on my mobile?
Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone’s browser – for example, Peacock, BBC iPlayer and CBC Gem all have mobile apps.
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