Tech Pulse Daily
Curated by Dillip Chowdary • Feb 14, 2026
Today's Top Highlights
- ☁️ Amazon's $200B AWS Surge: Amazon commits $200 billion to AWS infrastructure and custom AI silicon, leading a $700B industry-wide capex wave.
- 🦾 Medtronic Stealth AXiS: FDA clears Medtronic's advanced surgical robotics platform featuring LiveAlign real-time anatomical tracking.
- 🍎 Apple Zero-Day Patch: Apple patches first zero-day of 2026 (CVE-2026-20700), a critical memory corruption vulnerability in dyld.
- 📡 Miniaturized Radar Chip: Science Tokyo researchers develop a 0.24 mm² radar chip for next-gen wireless and high-precision sensing.
- ⚛️ Singapore's Quantum Budget: Singapore prioritizes quantum technology in 2026 budget to secure its status as a global deep-tech innovation hub.
- 🛡️ Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA): 15 global tech leaders launch TTA at Munich Security Conference to standardize AI transparency and security.
- 🔋 ByteDance Chip Expansion: ByteDance's in-house chip team exceeds 1,000 employees as they pivot to custom AI hardware for TikTok infrastructure.
☁️ Amazon's $200B Bet: The Era of Custom AI Silicon
Amazon has officially announced a massive $200 billion capital expenditure for 2026, focused entirely on AWS infrastructure and the development of custom AI silicon. This is part of a broader $700 billion industry-wide wave, where tech titans are racing to secure the power and compute capacity required for the next generation of autonomous agents. Amazon's focus on in-house chips (Trainium and Inferentia) signals a move toward total vertical integration, reducing reliance on external GPU providers.
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🦾 Medtronic Stealth AXiS: Real-Time Surgical Precision
In a major milestone for medical robotics, Medtronic has received FDA clearance for its Stealth AXiS™ surgical system. This platform redefines spine surgery by integrating planning, navigation, and robotics into a single interface. The standout feature is LiveAlign™, which provides real-time segmental tracking, allowing surgeons to visualize anatomical motion during the procedure without manual recalibration. This solves the long-standing 'anatomical shift' problem in robotic-assisted spinal interventions.
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🍎 Apple CVE-2026-20700: The First Zero-Day of the Year
Apple has released critical patches for the first major zero-day vulnerability of 2026. Tracked as CVE-2026-20700, the vulnerability is a memory corruption issue in dyld (the dynamic linker) affecting iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe. The exploit allows for kernel-level code execution via malformed Mach-O binaries, bypassing traditional sandbox protections. Security researchers noted that this flaw was being leveraged in highly targeted state-sponsored campaigns before the patch was available.
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🛡️ Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA): Standardizing the Global Stack
Fifteen of the world’s leading technology companies have formally launched the Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA) at the Munich Security Conference. This alliance aims to create a unified transparency standard for AI model weights and semiconductor provenance. The TTA is a direct response to the increasing complexity of global supply chains and the rise of 'software-defined conflict,' providing a verifiable baseline for the security of autonomous agents managing critical energy and financial infrastructure.
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