[2/9 22:00] Alphabet $15B Bond Sale for AI Investment / AI-Powered Scam Centers Expanding in Southeast Asia

AI News Flash for February 09, 2026 at 22:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Alphabet $15B Bond Sale for AI Investment https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/alphabet-highlights-new-ai-related-risks-in-tapping-debt-market.html 2. AI-Powered Scam Centers Expanding in Southeast Asia https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/ai-helps-scam-centers-evade-clampdown-in-asia-dupe-more-victims 3. South Korea Triples AI Investment to 10.1 Trillion Won https://www.politico.com/newsletters/forecast/2026/02/09/inside-south-koreas-ai-boom-00771829 4. Opentrons Partners with NVIDIA for Lab AI Robotics https://www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-discovery/opentrons-uses-nvidia-tech-to-build-training-data-that-powers-physical-ai-in-the-lab/ 5. VA Reports 367 AI Use Cases, Sharp Increase https://www.meritalk.com/articles/va-reports-367-ai-use-cases-in-2025-as-deployments-expand/