[2/19 11:00] Pentagon-Anthropic battle forces other AI labs into dilemma / Dueling AI Super PACs in 2026 midterm elections

AI News Flash for February 19, 2026 at 11:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Pentagon-Anthropic battle forces other AI labs into dilemma https://www.axios.com/2026/02/19/anthropic-pentagon-ai-fight-openai-google-xai 2. Dueling AI Super PACs in 2026 midterm elections https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/19/dueling-pacs-take-center-stage-in-midterm-elections-over-ai-regulation.html 3. DREAM opens Israel's first sovereign AI data center https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-887224 4. AI-driven DRAM shortage hitting consumer electronics prices https://www.axios.com/2026/02/19/ai-tv-prices-ram-memory-chips