Disney Pushes Back on Bytedance AI. Anthropic Limits Pentagon Access. Host Sues Google Over Voice. Startup Cuts AI Power Waste.

The AI news for February 16th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Disney takes action against ByteDance over AI-generated Star Wars and Marvel clips. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Disney-geht-nach-KI-generierten-Star-Wars-und-Marvel-Clips-gegen-Bytedance-vor-11177055.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Anthropic does not want to hand over its AI models for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-will-seine-ki-modelle-nicht-fuer-autonome-waffen-und-massenueberwachung-hergeben/ Longtime NPR host David Greene sues Google over NotebookLM voice Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/longtime-npr-host-david-greene-sues-google-over-notebooklm-voice/ As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/as-ai-data-centers-hit-power-limits-peak-xv-backs-indian-startup-c2i-to-fix-the-bottleneck/