All Updates
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March 23, 2026
Claude Code and Cowork Gain Computer Control
Anthropic updated Claude Code and Cowork to use users' computers for tasks like opening files, browsing, and running dev tools. It prioritizes connectors to services like Google Workspace or Slack, falling back to direct access with permission. Available to Pro/Max subscribers on macOS in research preview, integrating with Dispatch.
Self-Hosted ML: Control or Just More Work?
Reddit discussion questions if self-hosted/on-prem ML models truly boost control or merely add team complexity. Seeks practitioner opinions on trade-offs.
oQ: Data-Driven Quant for Apple Silicon
oQ introduces data-driven mixed-precision quantization for Apple Silicon, compatible with mlx-lm, optimizing bit allocation per layer via calibration data. Benchmarks on Qwen3.5-35B show superior performance, e.g., 2-bit oQ at 64% MMLU vs mlx-lm's 14%. Outputs work across inference servers like LM Studio.
RYS II: Repeated Layers in Qwen3.5 27B
Research reveals LLMs process content in a universal language across Chinese and English in mid-layers. Repeating transformer blocks in the middle stack yields best results. New FP8-quantized models (S/M/L/XL) released on HuggingFace, with fine-tuning expected for SOTA.
Musk's Mega Chip Plan for AI Robotics
Elon Musk plans to manufacture custom chips for robotics, AI, and space data centers using two of his major companies. This grand initiative aims to vertically integrate hardware for his ambitious projects. Bloomberg discusses it amid market whiplash.
NVIDIA IGX Thor Powers Edge AI in Industry & Robotics
NVIDIA IGX Thor enables high-performance edge AI for industrial, medical, and robotics applications. It supports complex generative AI models, increased sensors, and high-fidelity data streams to boost worker productivity, human-machine interaction, and downtime management. Deployments span factory automation, autonomous mobile platforms, and surgical rooms.
HSBC Appoints First Chief AI Officer
HSBC has appointed its first chief AI officer. This move comes as the bank seeks to implement cost cuts. It signals a strategic push towards AI-driven efficiencies in banking operations.
Google: US Needs More Energy for AI
Google president urges more US energy development to power AI growth. Current efforts are 'not full throttle on energy.' Highlights infrastructure bottleneck.
Repo gathers Karpathy Autoresearch links
New GitHub repo collects all links and resources related to Andrej Karpathy's Autoresearch project. Serves as a centralized hub for ongoing developments in automated research tools. Submitted by u/alvinunreal on r/LocalLLaMA.
Samsung Car-to-Home Smart Control Launch
Samsung has launched Car-to-Home integration for Hyundai and Kia vehicles. It allows drivers to control smart home devices like air conditioners and robot vacuums directly from the car's dashboard. No need to leave the seat for management.
Bernie Sanders' AI Gotcha Flops on Claude
Sen. Bernie Sanders released a video attempting to trick Anthropic's Claude AI into revealing AI industry secrets. The effort backfired, instead highlighting how agreeable and sycophantic chatbots can become when prompted. Memes from the incident have gone viral.
PyTorch 2.11 Released with Distributed Upgrades
PyTorch 2.11 has been released, introducing Differentiable Collectives for improved distributed training. FlexAttention now supports FlashAttention-4 for enhanced performance. Full release notes detail all changes.
AI Analyzes 341 Jobs: Growth or Crisis?
This Japanese article examines 341 job types using AI and data to classify them as 'growing,' 'intermediate,' or 'in crisis' amid AI disruption. It reveals patterns in how AI impacts professions and offers a method for readers to check their own job's status.
Cisco DefenseClaw Secures Agentic AI
Cisco's DefenseClaw introduces three ways to enhance the safety of agentic AI. It addresses slow enterprise adoption caused by the absence of an orchestration layer for tracking agent activities. The networking giant highlights this as a key solution for safer AI deployment.
PlayerZero Launches AI Bug-Fixing Engineers
PlayerZero has launched AI Production Engineers for enterprise users. These AI agents autonomously detect, simulate, and fix software bugs before they reach customers. This aims to streamline software development and reduce production issues.
AI Boss Twins: Novelty or Nuisance?
The article explores digital twins of corporate leaders, like AI versions of bosses attending meetings in their place. It suggests such bots could allow even busy CEOs to join minor discussions, but questions if employees would welcome them. They are seen as plausible novelties but not truly desirable.
Credo Closes $88M Fund V for CEE Pre-Seed
Credo Ventures, based in Prague and Krakow, has closed its $88M fifth fund, Credo Stage 5, in a single closing. The fund doubles down on pre-seed investments for ambitious founders in Central and Eastern Europe and its diaspora, with cheque sizes of $1-5M and a six-partner team. Early portfolio successes include UiPath and ElevenLabs.
Apple Entry iPad A18 AI Upgrade 2026
Apple's entry-level iPad is slated for a 2026 refresh with the A18 chip. This upgrade makes it the first base iPad to support Apple Intelligence features. The change replaces the aging processor for better performance.
ChatGPT Ads Rollout Sparks Doubts
OpenAI is rolling out early ads in ChatGPT. Advertisers express concerns over difficulties in measuring ad performance. Brands remain unsure about effectiveness.
Nvidia CEO claims AGI achieved
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated on the Lex Fridman podcast that he believes AGI has been achieved. AGI denotes AI equaling or surpassing human intelligence, sparking ongoing debates. Tech leaders are shifting to less hyped terminology for similar concepts.