Feb 14, 2026 • 5 min

It's been a big — but rocky — week for AI models from China. Here's what's happened

New AI models launched by China's biggest players underscore how the country's companies are keeping up with the U.S.

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Feb 14, 2026 • 1 min

TSMC’s US investment plans at heart of $250bn puzzle for chip sector

Agreements reached between Taiwan and Trump administration imply big expansion for world’s biggest chipmaker

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Feb 14, 2026 • 3 min

Average IRS tax refund is up 10.9% so far this season, early filing data shows

The average IRS tax refund is up 10.9% so far this season, according to early filing data. Here's what taxpayers can expect.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 2 min

Anthropic got an 11% user boost from its OpenAI-bashing Super Bowl ad, data shows

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's Super Bowl ad campaign, which took a swipe at the ChatGPT maker's decision to bring ads to the platform.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 4 min

Elon Musk's xAI faces threat of NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from Mississippi data center

Law firms representing the NAACP sent xAI a notice of intent to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Mississippi.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 2 min

Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter ID requirements before midterms

President Donald Trump proclaims that he will find a way to implement national voter-ID requirements by November's elections.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 4 min

China's tech titans are giving away money and cars in 'The Lunar New Year AI War'

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model that created the viral Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fight videos got the attention of Elon Musk.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Early estimates point to lower Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027

Social Security beneficiaries saw a 2.8% boost to their checks in 2026. New estimates for 2027 find the cost-of-living adjustment may not be much higher.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Investor Matt Shumer says viral essay wasn't meant to scare people

The essay exploded across platforms like Elon Musk's X, prompting a range of praise and criticism from readers.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 6 min

Trump takes a beating from his own party amid Epstein files release and tariffs rebuke

A series of setbacks for the White House is drawing focus even as Trump touts a drug-pricing initiative, stock market gains, lower inflation as political wins.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Nvidia's stock is down and AMD is up. The culprit may be Arista.

Shares of Nvidia fell on Friday, while rival Advanced Micro Devices rallied after the CEO of Arista Networks said her company is shifting some workloads.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

What signal Lilly sends by stockpiling its GLP-1 weight loss pills ahead of FDA approval

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

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