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Figma Opens Its Canvas to AI Agents — Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot Can Now Design
Developer Productivity

Figma Opens Its Canvas to AI Agents — Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot Can Now Design

Figma's new use_figma MCP tool lets AI coding agents write directly to the design canvas, creating and editing real components from your design system. Open beta started March 24, free for paid plan users during the beta period.

Mar 26, 20265 min read
Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Is the Cheapest Capable Model Yet
AI Models

Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Is the Cheapest Capable Model Yet

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite with 2.5x faster response times and a $0.25 per million input token price tag. The model scores 86.9% on GPQA Diamond while beating older Gemini generations on reasoning.

Mar 26, 20265 min read
OpenAI Is Backing Away From Making ChatGPT a Shopping Portal
AI Tools

OpenAI Is Backing Away From Making ChatGPT a Shopping Portal

OpenAI is pivoting its ChatGPT commerce strategy away from direct in-chat purchasing toward a product research and comparison hub. Walmart is still building a full in-ChatGPT shopping experience, but the broader checkout vision is narrowing.

Mar 26, 20265 min read
OpenAI Kills Sora and Loses a $1 Billion Disney Deal in a Single Day
AI Models

OpenAI Kills Sora and Loses a $1 Billion Disney Deal in a Single Day

OpenAI announced it is shutting down the Sora video app and API after six months, taking the $1 billion Disney investment down with it. The underlying Sora 2 model survives, but as a product, it never found an audience.

Mar 26, 20265 min read
Trump's White House Releases Its National AI Policy Framework
AI Policy

Trump's White House Releases Its National AI Policy Framework

The Trump Administration unveiled a four-page National Policy Framework for AI on March 20, calling on Congress to pass federal legislation that would preempt most state-level AI laws. Seven policy priorities cover child safety, IP, free speech, and state preemption.

Mar 26, 20265 min read
Anthropic Launches Claude Computer Use on macOS — Your AI Can Now Control Your Mac
AI Tools

Anthropic Launches Claude Computer Use on macOS — Your AI Can Now Control Your Mac

Claude can now point, click, and navigate macOS autonomously. Available to Pro and Max subscribers as a research preview, the feature turns Claude into a hands-free digital coworker.

Mar 25, 20265 min read
Apple Sets WWDC 2026 for June 8–12, Promises AI Advancements and a New Siri
AI Tools

Apple Sets WWDC 2026 for June 8–12, Promises AI Advancements and a New Siri

Apple's developer conference returns to Cupertino this June with an explicit focus on AI, expected to debut a revamped Siri with personal context and on-screen awareness alongside Claude, Codex, and Gemini integrations.

Mar 25, 20265 min read
Arm Builds Its First In-House Chip in 35 Years — and Meta Is the Launch Customer
AI Infrastructure

Arm Builds Its First In-House Chip in 35 Years — and Meta Is the Launch Customer

Arm Holdings has announced the Arm AGI CPU, its first self-designed production chip after 35 years of exclusively licensing its architecture to other chipmakers. Meta is the chip's first customer, and OpenAI, Cerebras, and Cloudflare are among the launch partners.

Mar 25, 20265 min read
Anthropic Gives Claude Code an Auto Mode — With a Safety Leash Attached
AI Tools

Anthropic Gives Claude Code an Auto Mode — With a Safety Leash Attached

Anthropic's new auto mode for Claude Code lets the AI execute development tasks with far fewer approval prompts. It ships alongside two other agent tools, but Anthropic hasn't disclosed the exact criteria its safety layer uses to greenlight actions.

Mar 25, 20265 min read

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