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The Week in AI: February 8–15, 2026

Anthropic at $380B, Airbnb automating 33% of support, and Bernie Sanders wants to pause data centers. This week AI stopped being about chatbots and became about industrial infrastructure. Here's what actually happened and why it matters.

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You Don't Need a Genius Idea — You Need a Good Problem to Solve

"Stop waiting for a flash of genius. Most successful businesses—from Spanx to Slack—didn't start with a revolutionary idea; they started because someone got annoyed by a problem and fixed it. In this Phase 0 guide, we dismantle the 'follow your passion' myth and show you how to use your own daily frustrations to build a viable business model."

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