The Neural Daily 2026-02-18: New Episode

Apple is ditching the "face-bricks" for ambient smart glasses and pendants, while Meta writes a blank check to Nvidia to secure its throne in the new Inference Era. We break down Google’s search-monopoly panic, Anthropic’s pricing grenades, and whether Perplexity’s "anti-ad" gamble can actually survive the shifting landscape of digital truth. Strap in for a high-velocity look at the hardware, the hype, and the "vibe-based" economics of 2026.