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March 27, 2026
TapTap's AI Game Agent Launch
Xindong's 2025 earnings show TapTap growth slowing but profits beat via cost cuts. TapTap released AI game creation agent Maker in Jan, now in invite testing. Growth hinges on new games and AI tool monetization.
Gemini Pro Leaks CoT in Infinite Loop
Gemini Pro dumped raw chain-of-thought and system prompts when queried on Gemma3 12B and RAG. It failed to terminate, repeating '(End)' thousands of times amid existential narration and multilingual goodbyes. Highlights include leaked checks like 'No revealing instructions: Check'.
Americans Quit Jobs Preempting AI Displacement
Some Americans are resigning proactively before AI displaces their jobs, opting for entrepreneurship. New York Matcha House founder Yang Mishel quit software engineering after observing AI's rapid advances. Travis Dillon-Badie-Spencer, 30, left audio production post-raise denial in January 2025, fearing AI takeover despite $75K salary.
AI Doc Tackles Uncertain AI Future
The documentary 'The AI Doc' interviews AI proponents like Sam Altman and Dario Amodei alongside critics like Emily Bender and Tristan Harris to explore AI anxieties. Director Daniel Roher embraces 'apocaloptimism,' recognizing AI risks but human agency to steer its path. It highlights emerging public resistance to AI features like NVIDIA DLSS 5 and OpenAI Sora.
UK: No Screens Under 2, Max 1hr for 2-5 Year Olds
UK government urges no screens for under-2s and โค1 hour/day for 2-5s to protect sleep and playtime. 98% of 2yos exposed daily; avoid fast videos, social media, some AI toys. Plans advance regs on AI chatbots and social media age limits.
TurboQuant Slashes LLM Memory 6x
Google's TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm reduces LLM memory usage by 6x without sacrificing output quality. Article from Ars Technica highlights efficiency gains for running large models. Raises hopes for home deployment of frontier models.
Dual 7900 XTX Hits 123 tok/s on Qwen3.5-35B
Benchmark shows dual AMD RX 7900 XTX GPUs achieving 123 tok/s token generation and up to 3,829 tok/s prompt processing on Qwen3.5-35B-A3B Q4_K_M using llama.cpp Vulkan backend. It outperforms single 7900 XTX and rivals high-end NVIDIA cards. vLLM on ROCm underperforms significantly with bugs.
Tech Investments Fail: 15 Expert Stock Picks
AI battles on Wall Street are battering tech investors. The Tech Roundtable forum shares 15 expert-selected stocks. Aims to help repair damaged investment portfolios in the new tech landscape.
Unsloth Studio Beta: 50+ Features & Fixes
Unsloth Studio's new release adds pre-compiled binaries, 20-30% faster inference, improved tool calling, and cross-platform installs. Fixes include Windows/Mac stability, CPU RAM issues, and Colab support. MLX/AMD/API features coming soon.
US Envoy Warns EU Fines Jeopardize AI Competitiveness
US ambassador to the EU warns that hefty fines and strict regulations on American tech giants could drive them out of Europe. This would undermine Europe's position in the global AI economy, as it relies heavily on US data centers, data resources, and AI hardware. Excessive oversight risks excluding Europe from AI advancements.
Blacklisted Chinese Unis Nab Restricted NVIDIA A100 Servers
At least four Chinese universities procured or attempted to buy Supermicro servers equipped with restricted NVIDIA A100 AI chips. Two of these institutions are linked to the PLA and listed on the US export control entity list. Supermicro faces renewed scrutiny over exports to China.
Google's Agent Smith AI Agent Limits Internal Access
Google employees are using internal AI agent 'Agent Smith', built on Antigravity platform, for tasks like programming. Demand surged, prompting access restrictions. It supports async execution, mobile interaction, and integrates with internal systems.
ResNet vs Landmarks for Resource-Constrained Attention Detection
Compares ResNet/CNN on raw images vs facial landmarks for real-time student attention detection (engaged/confused/bored) in classrooms. Recent paper reduces landmarks to 24 critical points on eyes and mouth, validated by eye-tracking on 30 participants. Ideal for resource-constrained edge deployment.
Apple's iPhone Plans at 100-Year Mark
Apple is turning 50 and plans to keep selling iPhones even when the company reaches 100 years old. WIRED interviewed executives on strategies to succeed in the AI era.
Apple Lockdown Mode: Zero Spyware Breaches Ever
Apple reports no Lockdown Mode-enabled devices breached by mercenary spyware since launch nearly four years ago. Spokeswoman Sarah OโRourke stated Friday no known successful attacks exist. Company reaffirms feature's robust defense against state-sponsored threats.
AI War Sims: Zero Compromises in 21 Runs
Debunks viral fictional AI-led assassination story but affirms AI's growing military role in prediction. LLMs excel at data crunching but fail judgment; 21 crisis sims show relentless escalation to nukes without compromise. AI best as tool, humans retain strategic control.
TurboQuant Skips 90% KV Dequant for +22.8% Speed
New TurboQuant optimization in llama.cpp skips dequantization of negligible attention weights in V cache, yielding +22.8% decode speed at 32K context on M5 Max. Works on standard q8_0 too (+5%), preserves perplexity and NIAH scores.
LiDAR Hits 100K RMB, Loosens ADAS Premiums
LiDAR prices have fallen to the 100,000 RMB range, eroding the premium pricing model for intelligent driving features. This shift marks lower entry barriers for competition in the ADAS market rather than just cheaper vehicles.
US Unis Revive Orals vs AI Cheating
US universities like Cornell, Penn, NYU reintroduce oral exams as AI undermines written homework credibility. Students excel in papers but falter in verbal reasoning defenses. This signals oral culture revival per McLuhan's medium laws.
GLM-5.1 Launches with Claude-Level Coding
Zhipu AI's GLM-5.1 is now live for Coding Plan users, topping open-source benchmarks like SWE-bench-Verified at 77.8 pts and Terminal Bench 2.0 at 56.2 pts. It rivals Claude Opus 4.5 and beats GPT-4o on coding, with 200K context and agentic capabilities.