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10 updates · 9 appsMarch 16, 2026

Your Daily AI Digest: Smarter Search, Easier Coding, and Powerful New AI Versions

Perplexity now intelligently selects between images, videos, or both based on your query.

Perplexity

1 update

Expanded summary · Perplexity

Perplexity can now intelligently choose between images, videos, or both to show you based on what you ask.

Smart media selection: Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control: Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter: Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs.

Learn more → You can now choose if you want to see images, videos, or both in your search results, and even turn them off if you prefer.

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Claude Code

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Expanded summary · Claude Code

Claude Code now uses a newer, smarter brain called Sonnet 4.5 by default.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the new default model in Claude Code. Run /model to switch models We’re introducing several upgrades to Claude Code: a native VS Code extension, version 2.0 of our terminal interface, and checkpoints for autonomous operation.

Powered by Sonnet 4.5, Claude Code now handles longer, more complex developme…

Run /model to switch models

Original reportingEnabling Claude Code to work more autonomouslyRead original

DeepSeek

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Expanded summary · DeepSeek

A new, improved version of DeepSeek, called V3.2, is now available to use in the app and on the web.

DeepSeek-V3.2: Official successor to V3.2-Exp. Now live on App, Web & API.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: Pushing the boundaries of reasoning capabilities.

API-only for now.

Original reportingDeepSeek-V3.2 Release | DeepSeek API DocsRead original

Cursor

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Expanded summary · Cursor

Cursor now works with over 30 new apps like Atlassian, Datadog, and GitLab, letting it help you across more of your work.

We've added more than 30 new plugins from partners such as Atlassian, Datadog, GitLab, Glean, Hugging Face, monday.com, and PlanetScale. Cursor can now read from, write to, and take actions across more of your stack.

Most plugins contain MCPs that cloud agents can use when kicked off manually or triggered automatically through automations.

Original reportingNew Plugins on the Cursor Marketplace · CursorRead original

Claude

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Expanded summary · Claude

A new, super smart version of Claude, called Opus 4.5, is now available for you to use.

Our newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is available today. It’s intelligent, efficient, and the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use.

It’s also meaningfully better at everyday tasks like deep research and working with s…

You can find Opus 4.5 in the Claude apps and on major cloud platforms.

Original reportingIntroducing Claude Opus 4.5Read original

Grok

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Expanded summary · Grok

Grok is an AI assistant built by xAI.

Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X.

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Gemini

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Expanded summary · Gemini

With a new funding commitment for open source security and helpful tools for defenders, we're shifting from identifying open source security threats to solving them.

With a new funding commitment for open source security and helpful tools for defenders, we're shifting from identifying open source security threats to solving them. Billions of people rely on an Internet built on open source software — which is software anyone can use — but that reliance only works if the software beneath it is secure.

That’s why for over 20 years, Google has championed open source by…

Original reportingOur latest investment in open source security for the AI eraRead original

Expanded summary · Gemini

Today, as a founding member of the Linux Foundation's Alpha-Omega Project , we’re pledging $12.5 million collectively with Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft/GitHub and OpenAI to furthe…

Gemini commits $12.5 million to the Alpha-Omega Project to solve open source security threats.

Original reportingBringing the power of Personal Intelligence to more peopleRead original

OpenAI Codex

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Expanded summary · OpenAI Codex

But when we built Codex Security, we made a deliberate design choice: we didn’t start by importing a static analysis report and asking the agent to triage it.

We designed the system to start with the repository itself—its architecture, tru… This isn’t just a theoretical pattern.

A reasonable reaction is: why not do both?

Start with a SAST report, then use the agent to reason deeper.

Original reportingWhy Codex Security Doesn’t Include a SAST ReportRead original

ChatGPT

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Expanded summary · ChatGPT

GPT‑5.4 mini significantly improves over GPT‑5 mini across coding, reasoning, multimodal understanding, and tool use, while running more than 2x faster.

It also approaches the performance of the larger GPT‑5.4 model on several evaluations,…

GPT‑5.4 nano is the smallest, cheapest version of GPT‑5.4 for tasks where speed and cost matter most.

Original reportingIntroducing GPT-5.4 mini and nanoRead original