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April 1, 2026
Interlink Switches to AI-Optimized Markdown Site
Internet provider Interlink is revamping its corporate website from HTML to Markdown format for better AI accessibility. The change prioritizes AI agents over human users. Officials confirm it's not an April Fool's prank.
SMIC Launches $432M Shanghai Chip Firm
Shanghai Xin Sanwei Semiconductor Ltd. was recently established with 4.32 billion USD registered capital. Wholly owned by SMIC Holding Ltd., with Wang Yong as legal rep. Scope includes IC manufacturing, sales, chip production, and import/export.
36Kr Launches AI Stock Sentiment Mini-Program
36Kr launched a WeChat mini-program powered by AI large models like Wenxin Yiyan and Doubao, combined with proprietary sentiment big data, to deliver institutional-grade insights for retail investors. It offers real-time stock monitoring, sentiment rankings, customized AI daily reports, and multi-channel coverage to pinpoint stock-moving events.
DJI Sues Insta360 Over Patent Ownership
DJI has sued Insta360 and former employees over ownership of 6 patents in drone flight control, structure, and image processing. The case, DJI's first such domestic lawsuit, is set for hearing on April 3 in Shenzhen court. Insta360 claims the inventions were independent post-employment innovations.
Oracle Lays Off 491 in AI Engineering Shift
Oracle is cutting 491 jobs in Washington state as it shifts to AI-led engineering. The layoffs impact over 230 software developers and 48 software development employees, including senior director and vice president roles.
Kioxia Ends 2D NAND Production Era
Kioxia will cease production of all 2D planar NAND and early BiCS 3D NAND products by 2028. This marks the end of 41-year 2D NAND lifecycle, shifting fully to advanced 3D NAND. Last orders by 2026, shipments until end of 2028.
Gartner: Half of GenAI Firms to Fund LLM Observability by 2028
Gartner forecasts that by 2028, 50% of generative AI-adopting companies will invest in LLM observability tools. Explainable AI is highlighted as a key driver. This reflects growing needs for monitoring LLM performance and risks.
Axios npm Hit by Trojan Supply Chain Attack
Hackers stole an npm token from an axios maintainer to publish two malicious versions with a cross-platform RAT. The packages targeted macOS, Windows, and Linux, live for three hours and detected infecting 135 systems. This is the third major npm compromise in seven months, bypassing recommended defenses via CLI publish.
Meituan 2025 Revenue: 3649B Yuan, AI Breakthrough
Meituan's 2025 annual revenue reached 3649 billion yuan. AI and internationalization drive breakthroughs beyond core delivery. Food retail and international segments generated 1040 billion yuan, up 19% year-over-year.
Meta's Prompting Boosts LLM Code Review to 93%
Meta's semi-formal reasoning prompting requires LLMs to complete logical certificates by stating premises, tracing execution paths, and deriving conclusions for execution-free code analysis. It achieves up to 93% accuracy in code review, fault localization, and QA tasks. This cuts infrastructure costs for agentic code reasoning in large repos.
Perplexity AI Sued for Secret Data Sharing
Perplexity AI faces a lawsuit accusing it of surreptitiously sharing users' personal information with Meta and Google. The complaint alleges violations of California privacy laws.
Gradient Labs' AI Managers for Bank Customers
Gradient Labs launches AI account managers for every bank customer. Powered by GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.4 mini/nano models, these AI agents automate banking support workflows. They deliver low latency and high reliability for seamless service.
Insilico's $2.75B Eli Lilly GLP-1 Deal
Insilico Medicine secures a $2.75 billion partnership with Eli Lilly in the competitive GLP-1 oral drug market. Lilly's gradual investments meet Insilico's AI+biotech ambitions, questioning the market's potential. The deal challenges industry norms of high upfront payments and low realization rates.
Vibe Coding Ignites AI Code Crisis
Apple delisted AI coding app Anything and froze updates for Replit over unapproved code execution. Vibe Coding, popularized by Karpathy, enables non-coders to build apps but floods markets with insecure 'shit mountains'—10% of Lovable apps expose user data. Open source maintainers face DDoS-like AI junk PRs and false bugs.
Mercor Cyberattack via LiteLLM Compromise
AI recruiting startup Mercor confirmed a security incident linked to a compromise in the open-source LiteLLM project. An extortion hacking crew claimed responsibility for stealing data from Mercor's systems.
AI Boosts Open-Source Devs
Open-source developers are discovering AI's growing utility in maintaining current and neglected programs when applied correctly. Legal concerns and output quality issues remain significant hurdles.
UPenn Team Raises Millions for Golf AI Hardware
PathFinder, founded by UPenn GRASP Lab 00后 alumni, secured tens of millions RMB in angel funding from Jinqui Fund for its golf AI Agent hardware. The device uses pure-vision tech for trajectory reconstruction, swing analysis, and personalized AI coaching. Pre-orders exceed thousands; Kickstarter launch planned for mid-2026.
Vocci Ring AI Note Ring Pre-Sale Launches
Vocci Ring, the world's first AI note-taking ring from Gyges Labs, opens global pre-sale after CES 2026 debut and 4 awards. It enables anytime-on AI agent control via finger gestures and voice, without screens or phones. Targets professionals for seamless productivity in any scenario.
Baidu Robotaxi Outage Strands Passengers
A suspected system failure caused Baidu’s robotaxis to freeze across Wuhan, leaving passengers stranded on highways. The outage led to traffic disruptions and reports of crashes. Investigations are underway into the cause.
Baidu Ex-President: China AI Tokenization Exploding
Former Baidu President Zhang Yaqin states AI tokenization is surging in China beyond OpenClaw's earlier illustrations. He leads China's Institute of AI Industry Research at Tsinghua University. He shared insights in a Bloomberg interview in Beijing.