# News: February 25, 2026

> 8 curated links on AI agents, Python, security, Google Cloud, and engineering, selected by Médéric Hurier.

- Author: [Médéric Hurier (Fmind)](https://www.fmind.dev/)
- Published: 2026-02-25
- URL: https://www.fmind.dev/news/2026-02-25/

- [Build dynamic agentic workflows in Opal](<https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-labs/opal-agent/>): Google is introducing "agent steps" in Opal, allowing users to build dynamic workflows where an agent autonomously selects tools, models, and paths to complete complex tasks.
- [IBM posts steepest daily drop since 2000 after Anthropic says AI can modernize COBOL](<https://www.reuters.com/business/ibm-posts-steepest-daily-drop-since-2000-after-anthropic-says-ai-can-modernize-2026-02-24/>): IBM shares experienced their biggest decline in 25 years after Anthropic announced that its Claude Code tool can automate the modernization of COBOL codebases.
- [My lobster lost $450,000 this weekend](<https://pashpashpash.substack.com/p/my-lobster-lost-450000-this-weekend>): An autonomous AI agent named Lobstar Wilde accidentally transferred its entire wallet of $450,000 to a user due to a context window reset and memory failure, highlighting critical challenges in persistent memory for AI agents.
- [Google suspends OpenClaw users from Antigravity AI platform for "malicious usage"](<https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1re1rly/breaking_google_just_suspended_openclaw_users/>): Google has reportedly begun suspending users who utilize OpenClaw to access its Antigravity AI platform, citing terms of service violations related to unauthorized API harvesting.
- [ProducerAI: Your music creation partner, now in Google Labs](<https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-labs/producerai/>): Google Labs has launched ProducerAI, a music creation platform utilizing Gemini and Lyria 3 models to allow artists to create, refine, and remix high-quality musical content.
- [Get quantitative insights from text responses with Gemini in Google Forms](<https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/02/get-quantitative-insights-from-text-responses-with-gemini-in-forms.html>): Google Forms is introducing a Gemini-powered feature that categorizes text responses into themes and provides quantitative charts and counts for deeper data analysis.
- [AI avatars and AI voiceovers in Google Vids now available in seven new languages](<https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/02/vids-avatars-voiceovers-new-languages.html>): Google Vids has expanded support for AI avatars and voiceovers to seven additional languages, including French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Japanese.
- [New cartoon avatars in Google Vids](<https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/02/new-cartoon-avatars-in-google-vids.html>): Google Vids has added new 2D and 3D cartoon-styled AI avatars to provide more approachable and engaging options for educational and casual video content.