[2/22 16:00] Over 30 US Cities Cancel AI Surveillance Contracts with Flock Safety / China's Brain-Computer Interface Industry Races Ahead

AI News Flash for February 22, 2026 at 16:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Over 30 US Cities Cancel AI Surveillance Contracts with Flock Safety https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-surveillance-flock-contracts 2. China's Brain-Computer Interface Industry Races Ahead https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/chinas-brain-computer-interface-industry-is-racing-ahead/ 3. Snyk CEO Steps Down, Saying AI Era Needs a Different Kind of Leader https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s11opqo00zx 4. London's Met Police Deploys Palantir AI to Flag Officer Misconduct https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/22/met-police-ai-tools-officer-misconduct-palantir