All Updates
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April 3, 2026
Beijing Mandates AI Ethics Committees
Chinese companies in AI must establish internal AI ethics review committees under new Beijing rules effective immediately. The mandate from 10 government bodies, including MIIT, ensures 'healthy' and 'controllable' AI progress amid rapid adoption by consumers and enterprises.
Gemma 4 KV Cache Bloats VRAM Even at 2K Context
User reports inability to fit Unsloth Gemma-4-31B-it-UD-Q8 (35GB) on 40GB VRAM at 2K context without Q4 KV quantization. Compares unfavorably to Qwen3.5-27B which fits full context unquantized. Suggests Qwen superior in benchmarks.
2025 Foundry Hits $320B on AI Surge
Counterpoint Research predicts 2025 global chip foundry revenue at $320 billion, up 16% YoY, driven by AI accelerator demand. Report introduces 'Foundry 2.0' for complex industry dynamics. TSMC and peers reap massive gains.
AI Fails Actor's Real-World Dating Test
Actor Rhik Samadder let AI craft his dating profile, messages, and prompts. Initial success faded as chatbot confidence collapsed in real dating. Story underscores AI limits in unpredictable interactions.
Perplexity Computer Launches US Tax Tools
Perplexity Computer adds tax module for US federal filings on IRS forms. Users can draft returns, audit pro-prepared docs, and create dashboards for complex taxes. Expands agent AI into financial services.
Mamba-3 Hits 0.9975 F1 on HDFS Logs
A new Mamba-3 based log anomaly detector achieved 0.9975 F1 on the HDFS benchmark, surpassing LogRobust's 0.996. Key innovations include template-based tokenization reducing vocabulary to ~50 and a tiny 4.9M parameter model that trains in 36 minutes on RTX 4090. This is the first SSM-based model for log anomaly detection with ultra-fast inference.
Samsung Displays Face China Market Crisis
Samsung has long dominated mid-to-high-end PC monitors with advanced panels and QD-OLED tech, becoming a favorite among enthusiasts. However, the company now faces a massive crisis that could force it to exit the China mainland market.
IREX Updates FireTrack for Smarter Fire AI Detection
IREX announced a major update to its FireTrack smoke and fire detection module, making it smarter and faster without requiring additional hardware. The upgrade expands applicability to critical infrastructure like energy sectors. Deployed across 10+ countries and over 300,000 cameras.
Hongguo Delists AI Face-Stealing Drama
Hongguo Short Drama issued a statement removing 'Taohuazan' after complaints of AI 'face stealing'. The producer failed to provide compliance evidence in 72 hours. The drama was fully delisted, with producer uploads suspended 15 days.
Qianli Tech 2025 Revenue Up 42% on AI+Auto
Qianli Technology reported 2025 annual revenue of 99.99 billion yuan, up 42.13%, with net profit rising 111% to 0.84 billion yuan. The growth was driven by AI+car commercialization breakthroughs, with auto business revenue surging 52.71% to 64.40 billion yuan. Manufacturing revenue reached 93.19 billion yuan, up 37.33%.
Gemma 4 31B Runs 256K Context on Single RTX 5090
Benchmark shows Gemma-4-31B achieving full 256K context on a single RTX 5090 using TurboQuant KV cache compression. Speeds range from 3,362 t/s at 4K to 899 t/s at 256K, with 61.5 t/s generation. VRAM usage peaks at 27.7GB, enabled by 4.5x KV compression.
Gemma 4 Aces Multilingual Tool Calling
Gemma 4 is the first LLM to hit 100% success in user's multilingual tool calling tests across English, German, and Japanese. Used in N8N voice assistant on 68GB VRAM setup with MoE models like Gemma4 26BA4B.
UK AI Institute Mandated Major Changes
The UK's leading AI research institute, the Alan Turing Institute, has been directed by its primary taxpayer funder to implement significant changes, including a better strategy and improved value for money. This follows a whistleblower complaint that led the charity watchdog to remind the board of its legal duties, as revealed by The Guardian last week.
Inspur Launches Enterprise OpenClaw 'Qian Xia'
Inspur Information live-released the industry's first enterprise-level OpenClaw solution named 'Qian Xia'. It enables scalable management and control of enterprise-grade Agents.
Alibaba's Versatile Model Hits Qwen App
Alibaba's Qwen APP debuts a new 'all-round acting' AI model, positioned as a counter to OpenAI's Sora. This launch delivers epic enhancements for AI content creation within the app.
Intel Arc Pro B70 In Stock $949
Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB graphics card is now in stock at Newegg for $949, with delivery in less than a week. Shared in r/LocalLLaMA for local LLM users.
ZhiJi LS8 Pre-Sales Hit 10K; Liu Xiang Endorsed
ZhiJi Auto announced Olympic champion Liu Xiang as its brand ambassador on April 3. The LS8 achieved over 10,000 small orders in 45 minutes since pre-sales started on March 26. It features Nvidia Thor chip, 520-line LiDAR, AI Ultra Agent 1.0, and launches April 16.
Qiangyi Q1 Profit Surges 655% on AI Demand
Qiangyi Shares forecasts Q1 2026 net profit at 1.06-1.21 billion yuan, up 655%-762% YoY. Growth stems from exploding AI computing power demand, surging orders for mature products, revenue confirmation from prior shipments, and optimized customer structure. Industry upturn amplifies scale effects.
AI Driving Up Insurance Claim Denials
Insurance companies increasingly use AI to approve or deny claims, with denial rates rising sharply. Doctors' professional opinions are losing influence in the process. The reliance on AI for these decisions is intensifying.
Netflix Launches VOID Video Deletion Model
Netflix released its first public AI model on Hugging Face: VOID for video object and interaction deletion. The model includes a Hugging Face repo, GitHub project page, and an interactive demo space. This marks Netflix's entry into open-source AI tools.