Releases and updates from the wider AI tools ecosystem.
Anthropic ends free third-party tool access for Claude Code subscribers, pushing users to pay-as-you-go pricing and sparking backlash from the developer community.
Microsoft released three proprietary AI models (transcription, voice, and image) through its Microsoft AI division, marking its most direct challenge yet to OpenAI and Google.
Salesforce unveiled 30 new AI features for Slack, transforming Slackbot into a full enterprise agent that can draft emails, transcribe meetings, and autonomously route work to external tools.
Runway launches $10M fund to back early-stage startups building video intelligence apps on its AI models.
Anthropic accidentally leaked Claude Code's full source code via an npm source map, exposing 512K+ lines of TypeScript and unreleased features like a virtual pet companion and autonomous agent mode.
Block releases Goose, a free open-source AI coding agent that matches Claude Code functionality without the $20-$200 monthly cost.
Block's open-source Goose agent offers a free alternative to Claude Code's $200/month pricing, gaining 27K GitHub stars and 60% adoption at Block.
Anthropic accidentally leaked details of Claude Mythos, its most powerful model yet, via an unsecured data cache. The company warns it poses "unprecedented cybersecurity risks" and could accelerate AI-driven cyberattacks.
Google launched switching tools for Gemini on March 26, enabling users to transfer memories and chat histories from ChatGPT and Claude. The tools aim to reduce switching costs in the competitive AI assistant market.
ATLAS enables a frozen 14B model to achieve 74.6% on LiveCodeBench using a single $500 GPU, outperforming Claude Sonnet 4.5 at 71.4%.
OpenAI shuts down Sora video app 8 months after launch, citing resource constraints and declining user interest after 1M downloads.
Gimlet Labs raised $80M to build multi-chip AI inference software that runs across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, ARM, Cerebras and d-Matrix—delivering 3-10x faster performance.
Cursor AI admits Composer 2 coding model was built on Moonshot AI's Kimi 2.5 without initial disclosure, sparking transparency questions.
WordPress.com now lets AI agents write, edit, and publish posts directly. Posts default to drafts requiring approval.
WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts directly on websites via MCP, raising concerns about machine-generated content proliferation and security risks.
ByteDance pauses Seedance 2.0 global launch after Disney and Netflix issue cease-and-desist letters over copyright concerns.
Anthropic's Claude Code charges up to $200/month while Goose, an open-source AI agent from Block, does the same job for free.
xAI hires two Cursor executives to rebuild its failed Macrohard coding tool after multiple iterations, leadership departures, and layoffs.
Meta acquires Moltbook, the viral social network for AI agents that grew to 1.5M agents in weeks. The founders join Meta Superintelligence Labs.
Lovable reached $400M ARR in March 2026, adding $100M in a single month with just 146 employees. The Swedish vibe-coding startup now serves enterprise clients including Klarna and Uber.
OpenAI launches Dynamic Visual Explanations in ChatGPT, letting users manipulate math and science concepts interactively. The feature covers 70+ topics and is free for all logged-in users.
Anthropic launches Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes pull requests and flags logic errors for enterprise developers.
Railway raised $100M to build an AI-native cloud platform as a simpler, cheaper alternative to AWS, already serving 2 million developers.
Grammarly's Expert Review feature uses AI to mimic real journalists and scholars without their consent, sparking accusations of "identity theft" and "necromancy."
