Financial Times:
Uber says it plans to launch Uber Eats in Austria and six other European countries in 2026, as it gains market share in the UK, Germany, France, and Spain  —  Ride-hailing company plans to step up competition to DoorDash-owned rival Wolt in Norway and Finland

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent now handles ~33% of its customer support issues in North America, and it is preparing to roll out the feature globally  —  Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent is now handling roughly a third of its customer support issues in North America, and it's preparing to roll out the feature globally.

Rani Molla / Sherwood News:
Amazon stock fell for the ninth straight day on Friday, its longest losing streak since 2006, opening at $244.98 on Feb. 3 and closing at $198.79 on Feb. 13  —  Amazon shares marked their ninth straight day of losses — the company's longest losing streak since 2006.

Axios:
Admin official: Pentagon may sever Anthropic relationship over AI safeguards; Anthropic says only mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons are off limits  —  The Pentagon is considering severing its relationship with Anthropic over the AI firm's insistence on maintaining some limitations …

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
India approves a $1.1B state-backed VC fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling down on an effort that debuted in 2016  —  India has cleared a $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital program that will channel government money into startups through private investors …