[2/18 17:00] World Labs $1B Funding / Meta $65M Election Campaign

AI News Flash for February 18, 2026 at 17:00 UTC. Topics: 1. World Labs $1B Funding https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/ai-pioneer-fei-fei-li-s-startup-world-labs-raises-1-billion 2. Meta $65M Election Campaign https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/technology/meta-65-million-election-ai.html 3. Google Gemini Music Generation https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/google-adds-music-generation-capabilities-to-the-gemini-app/ 4. Merck and Mayo Clinic AI Drug Discovery https://www.merck.com/news/merck-and-mayo-clinic-announce-new-research-and-development-collaboration-to-support-ai-enabled-drug-discovery-and-precision-medicine/