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Anthropic has released Sonnet 4.6, improving coding, instruction-following, and computer use. The new model has a context window of 1 million tokens and achieves record benchmark scores, including a 60.4% score on ARC-AGI-2.

WordPress.com has introduced a built-in AI assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more. The feature allows site owners to make changes with natural language commands and works with block themes. It can also update content, offer headline suggestions, and function as an editor.

Cohere has launched a family of open multilingual models called Tiny Aya, which support over 70 languages and can run on everyday devices without an internet connection. The models are available on HuggingFace and the Cohere Platform, and are ideal for researchers and developers building apps for audiences that speak native languages.

Meta is deploying Nvidia's standalone CPUs, including the Grace and upcoming Vera processors, to power general-purpose and AI workloads. This partnership will see millions of GPUs deployed over the next few years, with Meta taking advantage of Nvidia's confidential computing functionality for private processing and AI features in its WhatsApp service.

The Spanish government has launched a criminal investigation into social media giants X, Meta, and TikTok over their alleged role in producing and spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material. This comes as Spain moves to crack down on social media, with plans to ban it for kids under 16. The investigation targets X's AI chatbot Grok, which has faced scrutiny for generating sexualized images, including those of minors.

Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) has limitations in edge scenarios. A custom pod autoscaler (CPA) can provide more stable scale-up and scale-down behavior based on domain-specific metrics and multiple signal evaluations, making it suitable for edge environments with limited resources and low-latency requirements.

Aivolut AI Book Creator is a tool that helps plan, write, and prep books for Amazon KDP. It generates a cohesive manuscript from an idea or outline and allows customization of voice and style. The lifetime Starter Plan is on sale for $118.99, which is a significant discount from the regular price of $696.

Agent-native architecture allows AI to figure out what to do based on simple tools and skills, rather than pre-written code. This approach enables more flexible and creative problem-solving, but also introduces trade-offs such as slower performance and higher costs. Four apps, including Cora, Sparkle, Monologue, and a read-later app, demonstrate how to build agent-native applications, highlighting key principles such as parity, granularity, and composability.

A survey by CloudBolt found that 86% of VMware users are actively reducing their VMware footprint due to price increases, uncertainty, and vendor lock-in. The survey also found that 85% of respondents are concerned about future price hikes, and many are migrating to public cloud infrastructure and other platforms.

A group of MySQL users and developers have proposed creating an independent foundation to guide the future development of the database, citing concerns over Oracle's management and the database's declining popularity. The group has invited Oracle to join the initiative, but may move forward without the company's participation if no response is received by the end of March.

Oracle is making its Health Clinical AI Agent available to NHS trust and private practices. The AI tool drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, reducing administrative work and allowing clinicians to focus on patients.

Apple is accelerating development of three AI-powered wearables, including a pin-sized device, smart glasses, and AirPods with new AI capabilities, to stay competitive in the tech industry.

Adani Group will invest $100 billion over the next decade to build AI data centers in India, aiming to create a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem. The investment will focus on building renewable-energy-powered data centers to support AI workloads.

There has been a significant rise in ransomware attacks targeting industrial organizations, with 119 groups tracked in 2025, a 49% increase from 2024. The most targeted sectors were manufacturing and transportation, with attackers often using legitimate login credentials to gain access to systems.

Unilever has signed a 5-year contract with Google Cloud to become the leading supplier of cloud infrastructure for its data platforms, supplanting Microsoft Azure. The partnership will focus on transitioning key enterprise applications and data to Google Cloud, and building on the use of AI to enhance marketing functionality.

Tesla's robotaxi fleet has reportedly crashed at a rate 4 times higher than human drivers. The company has disclosed 14 crashes since launching the service last summer, with 5 new crashes in Austin involving Tesla Model Y vehicles with autonomous driving systems engaged.

Dragos' annual threat report reveals that China's Volt Typhoon hacking group continued to compromise US energy infrastructure in 2025, with the goal of disrupting or destroying critical systems. Three new threat groups were also identified, targeting critical infrastructure worldwide.

Lumen introduces a Multi-Cloud Gateway and enhanced metro datacentre connectivity to simplify connectivity, reduce complexity, and lower costs for AI workloads. The gateway provides private, high-capacity connectivity among enterprises, hyperscalers, and emerging cloud platforms, while the metro expansion offers up to 100Gbps connectivity between regional datacentres, campuses, and edge locations.

Infosys has partnered with Anthropic to integrate its Claude models with Infosys' Topaz AI-powered business automation platform, aiming to bring AI to telecommunications and other regulated industries, potentially automating routine work and improving service delivery.

Multiple popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions have been found to contain vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal local files and execute code remotely. The affected extensions include Live Server, Code Runner, Markdown Preview Enhanced, and Microsoft Live Preview, with over 128 million collective downloads. Researchers at Ox Security discovered the flaws and warned that keeping the vulnerable extensions could expose the corporate environment to lateral movement, data exfiltration, and system takeover.