[2/19 23:00] Mirai On-Device AI Inference Startup / NIH Expands AI Amid Staffing Cuts

AI News Flash for February 19, 2026 at 23:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Mirai On-Device AI Inference Startup https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/co-founders-behind-reface-and-prisma-join-hands-to-improve-on-device-model-inference-with-mirai/ 2. NIH Expands AI Amid Staffing Cuts https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/02/nih-expands-ai-pilots-amid-staffing-reductions/ 3. San Francisco Standard Goes AI-Native https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-san-francisco-standard-gets-150k-to-build-an-ai-powered-news-app/ 4. Emerald AI Data Center Power Optimization https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nvidia-to-deploy-emerald-ais-orchestration-software-at-96mw-aurora-data-center-in-manassas-virginia/