2026
Vibe-code review: how Claude Opus writes beautiful C++ that does not work correctly
An analysis of the markus project created by Claude Opus: why beautifully written AI code can hide serious problems with quality and correct
How YOLO and OpenCV Learned to Parse Transport Waybills — and Why That Isn’t Enough
An analysis of the three main limitations of YOLO, OpenCV, and Hugging Face when parsing real transport waybills — and how to build logic on
OpenAI brings in Cognizant and CGI to bring Codex to the enterprise market
OpenAI is building a partner channel of system integrators for Codex, with Cognizant and CGI as the first partners to help the agent enter l
Snowflake updates AI platforms for business users and developers
Snowflake expands Snowflake Intelligence for business analysts and Cortex Code for technical teams — two AI tracks within a single ecosystem
Hugging Face: open-source AI gives defenders the same capabilities as attackers
Hugging Face explains why open models and tools are a structural advantage in cybersecurity, not a threat.
OpenAI launched Chronicle in Codex — a Windows Recall equivalent for developers
OpenAI released Chronicle in the Codex app: the feature takes screenshots so the AI agent can better understand a programmer's work context.
Sediment Palace: local memory for AI agents built on a geological-layer model
A developer proposed a memory architecture for AI agents in which fresh data settles in layers like geological sediment, compacting over tim
SpeShu.AI launches feature crowdsourcing: Habr users decide what goes into the next patch
Russian neural network aggregator SpeShu.AI invited the Habr audience to influence the product directly — vote for an idea, and the team wil
Claude Code barred to minors, Qwen Code goes paid, and Opus 4.7 uses 30% more tokens
In the weekly digest: Anthropic introduces an age restriction for Claude Code, Alibaba monetizes Qwen Code, and OpenAI expands Codex into a
Vibe coding without AI slop: how the targetai team sped up development 12x
The targetai team shared a method for working with LLM tools that can shorten the development cycle 8–12x without quality loss or AI slop bu
Google Lags Behind in the Race for AI Tools for Developers — Anthropic Pulls Ahead
Google’s leadership is concerned about falling behind Anthropic in AI coding tools. The company is trying to unify fragmented initiatives un
Amazon SageMaker and DVC: end-to-end traceability of ML models from data to prediction
AWS showed how to combine DVC and SageMaker MLflow Apps for full traceability of the ML pipeline — at the dataset and individual-record leve
AI agents create a new attack surface: how companies are building defenses
Corporate AI agents open new threat vectors — non-human identities already outnumber human identities in large enterprises.
Meta acquires Moltbook: a bet on the agentic internet and the future of advertising with AI
The acquisition of Moltbook seems unexpected, but it signals Meta’s strategy for the era of the agentic internet, where AI agents become the
Netflix could pay $600 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup — one of Netflix's biggest deals
Netflix is in talks to buy Ben Affleck's AI startup for about $600 million — potentially the largest acquisition in Netflix's history.
Zendesk acquires Forethought, a pioneer in agentic customer service
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, the TechCrunch Battlefield 2018-winning startup specializing in AI agents for customer support.
Ford launched an AI assistant for fleets — it monitors drivers' seat belt use
Ford Pro AI debuted at Work Truck Week and is available to Ford Pro Telematics subscribers: the system signals in real time whether the driv
Grammarly disabled an AI review feature that cloned editors' style without their knowledge
Superhuman disabled Expert Review in Grammarly, a feature that passed off AI edits as advice from real writers without asking their permissi
Journalist files class action against Grammarly for using her name in AI feature without consent
Journalist Julia Angwin accuses Grammarly of unlawfully using her identity in its "Expert Review" feature — without permission and for comme
Grammarly sued over AI feature that presented advice as coming from scientists without their consent
Grammarly shut down the Expert Review feature after a class-action lawsuit: the service attributed AI recommendations to real authors and sc
Google taught AI to predict floods using old newspaper reports
Google found an original way to solve the shortage of flood data: an LLM converts archival news texts into numerical indicators to train a f
Google Maps gets AI feature Ask Maps and updated Immersive Navigation
Google calls the launch of Immersive Navigation the biggest Maps update in a decade — alongside the AI assistant Ask Maps for conversational
Perplexity Personal Computer turns an old Mac into a local AI agent 24/7
Perplexity has launched Personal Computer, a tool that turns a spare Mac into a personal AI assistant with full access to files and control
Google Maps gets Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered feature for complex questions about places
Google has added Ask Maps to Maps, powered by Gemini: users can now ask unconventional questions about places and get detailed personalized
Google Maps launches Ask Maps — a Gemini-powered conversational interface for place search and trip planning
Google has added Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered chat assistant, to the Google Maps mobile app: it answers questions about places and plans route
Microsoft launched Copilot Health — AI assistant connects to medical records and wearable devices
Microsoft has opened a dedicated section in Copilot for analyzing lab results, data from wearable devices, and finding doctors.
Ben Affleck, Netflix, and a New Generation of AI for Film: Why Sora Falls Short
Sora, Veo, and Runway proved unsuitable for professional film production. Now AI companies are building specialized models geared toward the
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: why the company refused to take part in mass surveillance
The Pentagon deemed Anthropic a supply chain threat after the company refused to use Claude for mass surveillance of Americans — and filed a
Gumloop raises $50M from Benchmark so every employee can build AI agents
Venture capital firm Benchmark invested $50 million in Gumloop, a no-code platform for building AI agents that any employee can use.
Grammarly turned writers into “AI editors” without consent — class action filed
Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action against Grammarly: the service is accused of using writers’ texts to train AI without noti
Claude from Anthropic now generates charts and interactive diagrams directly in chat
Anthropic has updated Claude: the chatbot now creates visualizations on its own—charts, schematics, and interactive diagrams—when it determi
Atlassian cut 1,600 employees to invest in artificial intelligence
The company behind Jira and Confluence laid off 10% of its staff — about 1,600 people — redirecting the savings to AI feature development.
Tinder Reboots: Offline Events, Virtual Speed Dating, and AI for Matchmaking
Tinder unveiled a major redesign: live events, virtual speed dating, and AI features — an attempt to win back Gen Z, disillusioned with onli
Meta AI in Facebook Marketplace now automatically replies to buyers on behalf of sellers
Facebook Marketplace lets sellers use Meta AI to automatically draft replies to buyers based on information from the product listing.
Facebook Marketplace taught Meta AI to answer annoying questions about item availability
Meta added AI-powered auto-replies in Marketplace — now questions like 'Still available?' will be handled automatically.
Google does not rule out ads in Gemini: VP Nick Fox on AI monetization
Google Senior Vice President Nick Fox said the company is not closing the door on ads in Gemini and is studying how AI is changing its multi
Bumble launched AI assistant Bee for matching based on goals and compatibility
Bumble unveiled Bee, an AI assistant that changes the dating format: instead of swipes, it matches partners based on goals and compatibility
AI startup Rox valued at $1.2 billion: a new competitor in the CRM market
Rox AI, a startup founded by former New Relic chief growth officer, has been valued at $1.2 billion, offering an AI-native replacement for C
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: legal dispute with the Defense Department continues
The Wired Uncanny Valley podcast examines Anthropic’s unresolved standoff with the US Department of Defense, war memes, and AI’s threat to v
Palantir showed how the military can use AI chatbots to plan operations
Demonstration videos from Palantir and internal Pentagon documents show how chatbots based on Anthropic's Claude can analyze intelligence da
How the AI boom is devastating the gaming industry: memory shortages, rising prices, and layoffs
AI is becoming the main challenge for gamers and developers — RAM shortages are driving up console prices, while studios are laying off staf
China’s OpenClaw frenzy turns into a gold rush for AI companies
The open-source AI agent OpenClaw has sparked mass demand in China: users are renting servers and buying subscriptions just to test it, brin
Google's AI search increasingly directs users to YouTube and its own services instead of third-party sites
Google's generative AI search systematically favors the company's own platforms — YouTube and Google Search — at the expense of independent
Peacock bets on AI video, mobile sports and games to grow streaming
NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock is expanding into AI video, vertical clips and mobile games in an attempt to find growth without jo
Google bought Wiz for $32 billion — the largest venture-backed acquisition in history
Google has closed its purchase of cybersecurity startup Wiz for a record $32 billion — after a rejection a year ago, antitrust reviews, and
xAI starts from scratch again: Musk builds an AI coding tool with a team from Cursor
The xAI lab admitted that its first approach to building an AI coding tool failed and is starting over — with two senior executives poached
Microsoft to launch Gaming Copilot on Xbox Series X and S consoles in 2025
Microsoft will bring the AI assistant Gaming Copilot to Xbox Series X and Series S consoles by the end of 2025, the company announced at GDC
TechCrunch: the biggest AI events of 2026 — deals, protests, and high-stakes negotiations
TechCrunch took stock of the first months of 2026: major acquisitions, successes by independent developers, public protest, and negotiations
Nyne raises $5.3 million to give AI agents personal user context
Father-and-son startup Nyne has closed a $5.3 million seed round from Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons to build personal context inf
Meta considers laying off 20% of staff to fund AI infrastructure
Mark Zuckerberg's company could lay off one in five employees, with the savings directed toward aggressive investment in AI infrastructure a
Handshake hires improv actors to teach OpenAI human emotions
OpenAI contractor Handshake AI is seeking improv actors to create training data — AI models are being taught to convey real human emotions.
Lawyer in AI psychosis cases: chatbots are now linked to mass-casualty risk
A lawyer handling AI psychosis lawsuits warns that chatbots are already appearing in cases involving mass-casualty threats, while the techno
Google and Accel selected 5 Indian startups from 4,000 applications — and none was an AI wrapper
Google and Accel reviewed more than 4,000 applications for the Atoms accelerator and found that 70% of applicants were building wrapper prod
Models Search for 'AI Face Model' Jobs — and Become Tools for Scammers
WIRED studied dozens of Telegram channels with 'AI face model' vacancies — hired women unwittingly become the face of fraudulent schemes, wi
Eon Systems announced a digital emulation of a fly brain — but it’s not what it seems
The San Francisco startup claimed the “world’s first instantiation of whole-brain emulation,” but journalists and scientists urge readers no
OpenAI to launch an adult mode for ChatGPT: text only, no porn
OpenAI is preparing an “adult mode” for ChatGPT — it will allow users to generate erotic text, but not images, voice, or video.
Jensen Huang at GTC 2026: Nvidia sets the course for the future of AI and computing
Nvidia is holding its flagship GTC 2026 conference — Jensen Huang's keynote will define the company's AI and computing strategy for the comi
Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica Sue OpenAI Over 100,000 Articles
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster accuse OpenAI of unlawfully using nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles to train language models —
Fuse raised $25 million to displace legacy systems in U.S. credit unions
Startup Fuse built an AI-native platform for U.S. credit unions and announced a $5 million rescue fund that covers penalties for early termi
Nvidia DLSS 5 uses generative AI for photorealism in games and beyond
Nvidia’s fifth-generation DLSS creates pixels from scratch using generative AI and structured scene data — Jensen Huang already sees applica