All Updates
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March 9, 2026
Tencent, ByteDance Launch Lobster AI Products
OpenClaw surges in popularity, leading Tencent and ByteDance to release their own 'little lobster' AI products. Samsung explores partnerships with multiple AI companies for a multi-model smartphone strategy. Wuxi Hi-tech Zone introduces 12 measures with up to 5M CNY subsidies for 'raising lobsters,' likely tied to OpenClaw compute.
Nvidia Plans Open-Source AI Agent Platform
Nvidia is preparing to launch an open-source AI agent platform ahead of its annual developer conference. The platform introduces a new software approach that embraces AI agents similar to OpenClaw.
Anthropic Launches Pricey Code Review Tool
Anthropic has debuted a new automated code review tool for hosted repositories containing AI-generated code. Despite being pricey and sluggish, it effectively identifies worthy issues. The tool expands on existing code review capabilities amid rising AI code usage.
FAA Greenlights eVTOL Tests in 26 US States
The US FAA has approved 8 pilot projects allowing companies like Archer Aviation, Beta Technologies, Joby Aviation, and Wisk to conduct large-scale electric aircraft tests starting this summer. The 3-year initiative spans 26 states to advance next-gen aviation for personal travel, regional transport, cargo logistics, and emergency medical services. It aims to maintain US leadership in advanced air mobility.
Pixel 11 Pro Fold Leaks: Thinner Body, Familiar Design
CAD renders of Google's next foldable flagship, Pixel 11 Pro Fold, have leaked ahead of its expected August launch. The design largely continues the previous generation's aesthetic. The device features a notably thinner body profile.
ChatGPT for Excel Beta Debuts
OpenAI announced the beta version of ChatGPT for Excel, enabling AI-assisted creation, updating, and analysis of spreadsheet models. Built on GPT-5.4, it achieves practical usability levels for real-world applications.
TikTok Cleared to Operate in Canada
Canada has reversed its earlier order to shut down TikTok's Canadian division. The ban was imposed for security reasons. TikTok can now continue full operations in the country.
Overcoming Uncanny Valley in AI Voices
AI speech synthesis shifts from technical mimicry to experiential adaptation to avoid uncanny valley effect. Traces TTS evolution across splicing, parametric, and generative stages. Urges focus on user psychology over hyper-realism for emotional resonance.
Brain Cells Power Data Centers
Cortical Labs is building two small data centers run by human brain cells in Singapore and Melbourne. Lab-grown neurons are placed onto silicon chips. This biocomputing experiment could rival Nvidia chips.
Fastest Rust VAD with Python Bindings
fast-vad is an ultra-fast voice activity detector in Rust with Python bindings for easy integration. Offers batch/streaming APIs and sensible defaults, trained on libriVAD dataset. Claims to be the fastest open-source VAD.
AI Redefines Journalism's Core Role
News organizations are urgently creating AI guidelines, debating if reporters can use AI for drafting, summarizing documents, or research. Some disclose AI assistance to readers, while others shun it for credibility. The article challenges the idea that journalistic trust stems solely from human-written sentences.
CUDA 13.2 Boosts Tile Support for Ampere, Ada, Blackwell
CUDA 13.2 introduces enhanced CUDA Tile support on compute capability 8.X architectures (NVIDIA Ampere and Ada), plus 10.X and 12.X (NVIDIA Blackwell). An upcoming CUDA Toolkit release will fully support all GPUs from Ampere onward. New Python features are also included for developers.
Azoma Launches AMP for AI Agent E-commerce
Azoma unveiled the Agentic Merchant Protocol (AMP), a framework for e-commerce brands to make products visible to AI shopping agents. Trusted by L’Oréal, Unilever, Mars, and Beiersdorf, it centralizes product data for distribution to AI-optimized platforms. This addresses the projected $190-385B agentic commerce market by 2030.
Nemotron 3 Nano Launches Serverless on Bedrock
NVIDIA’s Nemotron 3 Nano is now available as a fully managed serverless model on Amazon Bedrock. This follows prior support for Nemotron 2 Nano 9B and VL 12B models announced at AWS re:Invent. The blog covers model technical specs, use cases, and setup guidance for generative AI apps.
IAG Upskills Engineers for AI Prompts
IAG is preparing its software engineering teams for AI integration. The company is prioritizing prompt-driven skills to enhance AI capabilities. This strategic shift aims to future-proof their engineering practices.
IAG Gears Up Engineering for AI
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) is preparing its integration engineering teams for AI adoption. The company is prioritizing the development of prompt-driven skills to handle AI integration effectively.
Claude Models Now in India on Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock introduces Global cross-Region Inference for Anthropic Claude models in India. The post explains capabilities of each Claude variant and includes a code example to quickly build generative AI applications.
Dutch Warn Russian Hackers Target Signal, WhatsApp
Dutch military and domestic intelligence warn of Russian hackers' global campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts of dignitaries, military, and officials via fake support chatbots. Victims reveal PINs, enabling access to incoming messages. US Pentagon issued similar Signal warning last year.
PyTorch at NVIDIA GTC 2026 Booth & Talk
PyTorch announces strong presence at NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose, March 16-19, with demos at Meta Booth #338. Highlights include hands-on Helion kernel authoring and ExecuTorch on-device inference demos. Featured talk by core maintainer Alban Desmaison on PyTorch's high-performance AI from kernels to clusters.
AI Should Handle Bad Feedback First
A study finds moody humans should let AI process bad public feedback initially to avoid embarrassing responses. Angry company replies to customer complaints often become internet spectacles. Using AI for initial review handling could improve professionalism.