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Artificial Intelligence News 12 February 2026 - 13 February 2026

Apple stock price slips again as FTC Apple News warning and Siri AI delay report weigh on AAPL

Apple stock price slips again as FTC Apple News warning and Siri AI delay report weigh on AAPL

Apple shares fell 0.9% to $259.29 Friday morning after a 5% drop Thursday erased $200 billion in market value. The Federal Trade Commission warned Apple over alleged suppression of conservative outlets on Apple News, while a Bloomberg report said new Siri features may be delayed. Apple won a jury verdict in a 4G LTE patent dispute with Optis Wireless. The annual shareholder meeting is set for Feb. 24.
Microsoft stock price today: MSFT edges up after cool CPI, Aramco Azure AI pact

Microsoft stock price today: MSFT edges up after cool CPI, Aramco Azure AI pact

Microsoft shares rose 0.3% to $403.20 Friday morning after U.S. inflation data came in softer than expected. Saudi Aramco signed a non-binding MoU with Microsoft to explore industrial AI on Azure. Investors remain cautious about Big Tech’s AI spending, with Microsoft stock still down about 27% from its 52-week high. The company’s $0.91 dividend goes ex-dividend Feb. 19.
Equinix stock hovers near $960 premarket after 10% jump on AI-linked 2026 outlook

Equinix stock hovers near $960 premarket after 10% jump on AI-linked 2026 outlook

Equinix shares rose 0.2% to $959.99 premarket Friday after a 10.4% jump Thursday, following raised 2026 revenue guidance and a 10% dividend hike to $5.16 per share. Fourth-quarter revenue reached $2.42 billion with net income of $264 million, reversing a year-ago loss. Investors are watching inflation data and interest-rate moves for impact on real estate stocks.
British American Tobacco share price: BAT set for spotlight after AI job-cut warning and 2026 buyback plan

British American Tobacco share price: BAT set for spotlight after AI job-cut warning and 2026 buyback plan

BAT shares closed down 0.5% at 4,404p Thursday after the company warned an AI-led productivity drive could mean job cuts. Full-year revenue fell 1% to £25.61 billion, while adjusted profit from operations rose 2.3% to £11.28 billion. BAT raised its dividend 2% and announced a £1.3 billion buyback for 2026. The company said U.S. action on illicit vapes could cut unregulated market share by a third.
Krafton’s next bet after PUBG: humanoid robots, AI — and a 1 trillion won return plan

Krafton’s next bet after PUBG: humanoid robots, AI — and a 1 trillion won return plan

Krafton posted record 2025 revenue of 3.33 trillion won, up 22.8%, but net profit dropped 43.7% to 733.7 billion won. The PUBG maker announced its first cash dividend and a three-year, 1 trillion won shareholder return plan. Krafton is exploring “physical AI” for possible use in humanoid robotics, using in-game data as training material. The company is developing 15 new games and upgrading PUBG to Unreal Engine 5.
Kyndryl’s ‘policy-as-code’ guardrails target runaway AI agents as governance lags

Kyndryl’s ‘policy-as-code’ guardrails target runaway AI agents as governance lags

Kyndryl on Wednesday launched “policy-as-code” controls to enforce business rules on autonomous AI agents in regulated sectors. The company said its system blocks unauthorized actions and logs agent activity for compliance. PYMNTS and CIO.com highlighted rising concerns over accountability and called for stricter management as AI agents take on decision-making roles.
Bloom Energy stock price drops 9% as Wall Street questions AI payback ahead of CPI

Bloom Energy stock price drops 9% as Wall Street questions AI payback ahead of CPI

Bloom Energy shares fell 9.2% to $141.21 by 2:05 p.m. ET Thursday, reversing early gains as tech stocks slid ahead of Friday’s U.S. CPI report. Trading topped 10 million shares, with the stock swinging between $160.20 and $136.60. Other fuel-cell makers also declined. Investors weighed Bloom’s $6 billion backlog and 2026 revenue forecast against uncertainty over AI spending and Fed rate expectations.
Adobe stock price slips again as AI and rate jitters hit software — what’s next for ADBE

Adobe stock price slips again as AI and rate jitters hit software — what’s next for ADBE

Adobe shares fell 1.4% to $253.66 in Thursday afternoon trading, tracking a 2.7% drop in the S&P 500 software and services index. Investors cited concerns over AI disruption and shifting U.S. rate expectations ahead of Friday’s inflation data. The stock is down nearly 45% from its February 2025 high. Adobe’s next earnings call is set for March 12.
ServiceNow stock steadies near $100 after 5.5% slide as AI “prove-it” mood hits software

ServiceNow stock steadies near $100 after 5.5% slide as AI “prove-it” mood hits software

ServiceNow shares were little changed Thursday, trading near $100.64 after dropping 5.54% Wednesday. Kearney announced a new “agentic AI” partnership with ServiceNow. A securities filing showed Danielle Fontaine will become chief accounting officer Feb. 17, with Kevin McBride moving to executive vice president. Investors are watching Friday’s U.S. consumer price index report for signals on inflation and rates.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock price slides 3% as TripAdvisor slump revives AI-search worries

Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock price slides 3% as TripAdvisor slump revives AI-search worries

Booking Holdings shares fell 3.1% to $4,179.02 by late morning Thursday, ahead of its Feb. 18 earnings report. TripAdvisor plunged 16% after missing earnings estimates and warning of traffic declines from AI-driven search changes. Expedia and Airbnb each dropped about 2%. Investors are watching Friday’s U.S. CPI data and Booking’s results for signals on travel demand.
Cloudflare stock today: NET hovers near $189 after earnings pop, with AI agents and CPI in focus

Cloudflare stock today: NET hovers near $189 after earnings pop, with AI agents and CPI in focus

Cloudflare shares slipped 0.1% to $189.28 late Thursday morning after surging earlier in the week on strong earnings and a bullish AI-driven sales outlook. The company reported fourth-quarter revenue up 33.6% to $614.5 million and forecast 2026 revenue as high as $2.795 billion. Traders are watching Friday’s U.S. inflation data for signals on interest rates.
Amazon stock slips after Italy tax probe; $200B AI bill still hangs over AMZN

Amazon stock slips after Italy tax probe; $200B AI bill still hangs over AMZN

Amazon shares fell 0.9% to $202.34 after Italian tax police searched its Milan office and homes of seven managers in a new tax probe, Reuters reported. The stock has dropped 16% in February, erasing about $400 billion in value. Amazon recently agreed to pay €510 million to settle a separate Italian tax dispute. The company was not immediately available for comment.
Micron stock climbs on HBM4 shipping update as AI memory race heats up

Micron stock climbs on HBM4 shipping update as AI memory race heats up

Micron shares jumped 5% to $429.11 Thursday after the company said it is shipping HBM4 memory to customers. CFO Mark Murphy told investors demand far exceeds supply and expects tight conditions beyond 2026. Samsung and SK Hynix also announced HBM4 shipments. Analysts raised price targets, citing AI-driven demand and capacity constraints.
Meta stock slips as $10 billion Indiana AI data center plan collides with Ackman’s new stake

Meta stock slips as $10 billion Indiana AI data center plan collides with Ackman’s new stake

Meta shares fell nearly 1% to $662.15 Thursday morning after the company broke ground on a $10 billion, 1-gigawatt data center in Lebanon, Indiana. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square disclosed a $2 billion Meta stake acquired late last year. Meta expects capital expenditures to rise to $115–$135 billion in 2026, up from $72.22 billion in 2025, driven by AI infrastructure spending.
Nvidia stock price ticks up as AI cloud spending jumps and China chip politics shift

Nvidia stock price ticks up as AI cloud spending jumps and China chip politics shift

Nvidia shares rose 0.7% to $191.36 Thursday morning, reaching an intraday high of $193.55. Nebius Group reported increased capital spending on Nvidia-powered data centers, including a planned 240-megawatt site in France. Samsung began shipping HBM4 chips for AI accelerators. U.S. lawmakers signaled openness to some Nvidia chip sales to China but maintained restrictions on newer models.
Siemens stock jumps 6% after outlook raise as AI data-centre demand lifts mood

Siemens stock jumps 6% after outlook raise as AI data-centre demand lifts mood

Siemens shares surged over 6% Thursday after the company raised its full-year earnings outlook, citing strong demand for data-centre infrastructure and factory automation. Orders rose 10% to €21.4 billion in Q1, with industrial profit up 15% to €2.9 billion. The stock hit a record €271.6, briefly overtaking SAP as Germany’s most valuable listed firm. Investors await updates at the annual meeting in Munich.
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