[2/17 21:00] Pentagon JETMS AI Task Management for 150K Users / JPMorgan Says AI Costs May Trigger Bank Mergers

AI News Flash for February 17, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Pentagon JETMS AI Task Management for 150K Users https://defensescoop.com/2026/02/17/pentagon-ai-joint-enterprise-task-management-system-jetms/ 2. JPMorgan Says AI Costs May Trigger Bank Mergers https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/jpmorgan-chase-analysts-predict-ai-costs-could-trigger-bank-mergers 3. AI Shifts SaaS From Subscriptions to Consumption https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/ai-moves-saas-subscriptions-consumption 4. Stanford HAI Flags AI Sovereignty Definition Gap https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-sovereigntys-definitional-dilemma