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Hacker News Mar 31
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Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent

After Anthropic released Claude Code's 2.1.88 update, users quickly discovered that it contained a package with a source map file containing its TypeScript codebase, with one person on X calling attention to the leak and posting a file containing the code. The leaked data reportedly contains more than 512,000 lines of code and provides a look into the inner workings of the AI-powered coding tool, as reported earlier by Ars Technica and VentureBeat. Users who have dug into the code claim to ha...

The Verge AI Mar 31
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You can now use ChatGPT with Apple’s CarPlay

ChatGPT is now accessible from your CarPlay dashboard if you have iOS 26.4 or newer and the latest version of the ChatGPT app, 9to5Mac reports. Apple's recently launched iOS 26.4 update added support for "voice-based conversational apps" in CarPlay, opening the door to let you use AI chatbots with voice features through Apple's in-car platform. When using ChatGPT through CarPlay, the app doesn't show text conversations, according to 9to5Mac - instead, you can only have conversations with the ...

The Verge AI Mar 31
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The Galaxy S26’s photo app can sloppify your memories

Love to see the BACKSST BOYS at the Sphere. The Google Pixel 9 walked so that the Samsung Galaxy S26 could run. Google introduced AI editing tools to Photos slowly. It started with changes to the background - make the sky more blue, or remove crowds of tourists. Things got weird once the company added natural language requests and let you ask for basically any change. There were some guardrails, but in many cases it was easy to prompt your way around them into creating a potentially harmful...

The Verge AI Mar 31
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Art schools are being torn apart by AI

The curriculum at creative institutions is evolving to handle gen AI tools, and a lot of people aren’t happy about it. | Image by Cath Virginia / The Verge When my baby brother, a 3D modelling and animation student, talks to me about his projects and studies, the pride I usually feel is becoming increasingly tainted by a growing sense of dread. As a creative professional and former design student myself, I understand all too well how fierce the competition for postgraduate jobs will be, but...

The Verge AI Mar 31
AI Research

Shifting to AI model customization is an architectural imperative

In the early days of large language models (LLMs), we grew accustomed to massive 10x jumps in reasoning and coding capability with every new model iteration. Today, those jumps have flattened into incremental gains. The exception is domain-specialized intelligence, where true step-function improvements are still the norm. When a model is fused with an organization’s…

MIT Technology Review AI Mar 31
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You can order Grubhub and Uber Eats ‘conversationally’ with Alexa Plus

Amazon is giving you a new way to order food through Grubhub and Uber Eats with Alexa without having to endure an awkward exchange just to add fries. Amazon said the entire process is meant to be conversational, building your order in a similar manner to ordering in a restaurant. That means changing your order, modifying an item, or adding a drink mid-conversation is as simple as saying so, without having to wait for Alexa to finish talking. Amazon said Alexa will only step in when you need ...

The Verge AI Mar 31
LLM Company

Accelerating the next phase of AI

OpenAI raises $122 billion in new funding to expand frontier AI globally, invest in next-generation compute, and meet growing demand for ChatGPT, Codex, and enterprise AI.

OpenAI Blog Mar 31