Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust is trimming its DuPont (DD) stake, selling 100 shares to focus on value and industrial sectors. This move capitalizes on DuPont’s strong recent performance, with the stock up significantly year-to-date and since its Qnity Electronics separation. The trust is realizing approximately a 48% gain, reflecting a market rotation from tech to value stocks. The trust maintains a disciplined trading strategy with alert systems and waiting periods.

The AI & Big Data Expo in London shows a shift from generative AI excitement to practical integration challenges. Day two focused on crucial infrastructure like data lineage, observability, and compliance. Data maturity is key, as flawed data leads to unreliable AI. Regulated industries face complex deployment needing accuracy, attribution, and audit trails. AI is also reshaping developer workflows, with copilots accelerating coding but demanding new validation skills. Low-code/no-code platforms are democratizing AI development. The most effective AI applications solve specific, high-friction problems, emphasizing the need for robust data governance and training for successful AI transitions.

Virginia National Bankshares Corporation welcomes Robert Lee Burrows, Jr. to its Board of Directors, effective February 25, 2026. With over four decades in financial services, Burrows founded Banks Street Partners and played key roles in establishing several other financial institutions. His extensive experience in investment banking and corporate governance is expected to significantly contribute to the company’s growth.

OpenAI launches Frontier, an “intelligence layer” for enterprises to deploy and manage AI agents. The platform integrates various AI tools and data sources, enabling companies to use AI agents as “coworkers” without extensive IT changes. This move aims to strengthen OpenAI’s position in the lucrative enterprise market, complementing existing offerings like ChatGPT Enterprise. Frontier is initially available to select early adopters.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, called Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads “funny but dishonest.” Anthropic’s campaign highlights its ad-free Claude chatbot against OpenAI’s planned ads for free ChatGPT users. Altman denied Anthropic’s portrayal, calling it “deceptive” and stating OpenAI wouldn’t run ads as depicted. He contrasted their business models, suggesting Anthropic targets wealthy users while OpenAI serves a broader base. OpenAI maintains its ads will be clearly labeled and non-intrusive.

Ark Restaurants will report Q1 results on February 10, 2026. The company, with 16 restaurants, 12 fast-food concepts, and catering services across major US markets like NYC and Las Vegas, will host a conference call and webcast. Investors will be keen to hear about sales, costs, and consumer trends. The earnings call will provide insights into Ark Restaurants’ strategy and performance in the dynamic hospitality sector.

AI audio firm ElevenLabs has raised $500 million at an $11 billion valuation, led by Sequoia Capital and with participation from Nvidia and other major investors. The company, founded in 2022, offers a broad suite of AI audio solutions, including text-to-speech, dubbing, and conversational AI. With over $330 million in ARR for 2025, ElevenLabs plans to expand internationally and focus on reshaping human-technology interaction, eyeing a future IPO. This funding round reflects significant investor confidence in the booming AI sector.

Alphabet exceeded Q4 earnings expectations, with Google Cloud showing strong growth. The company plans a massive surge in AI investment for 2026, projecting capital expenditures of $175-185 billion to boost AI compute capacity and cloud demand. Despite strong financial results, the stock saw a slight dip. Gemini AI app usage is growing, and AI serving costs are decreasing. “Other Bets” faced a wider loss, impacted by Waymo’s compensation charge.

Microsoft researchers developed a scanner to detect “sleeper agent” LLMs with hidden backdoors. These models appear benign but activate with specific trigger phrases to perform malicious actions like insecure code generation or harmful content. The scanner leverages the tendency of poisoned models to intensely memorize trigger data, revealing anomalies in their internal processing, particularly attention patterns. This approach aims to secure the AI supply chain by auditing models before deployment, offering improved detection rates over existing methods without requiring model retraining.