Daily AI App Digest for March 20, 2026

No new user-facing features from top AI apps today.

Grok

1 update

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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Perplexity

1 update

Expanded summary · Perplexity

Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

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.

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Claude Code

1 update

Expanded summary · Claude Code

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the new default model in Claude Code. Run /model to switch models

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.

Run /model to switch models

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DeepSeek

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Expanded summary · DeepSeek

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.

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ChatGPT

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How OpenAI uses chain-of-thought monitoring to study misalignment in internal coding agents—analyzing real-world deployments to detect risks and strengthen AI safety safeguards.

OpenAI details chain-of-thought monitoring to strengthen AI safety safeguards in internal coding age

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Gemini

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Expanded summary · Gemini

Get shopping recommendations, tech support, and travel itineraries tailored to you.

Personal Intelligence is now available in the U.S. for free-tier users.

Get tailored shopping recommendations: Looking for the perfect bag to match your new shoes?

Original reportingBringing the power of Personal Intelligence to more peopleRead original ↗

OpenAI Codex

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Expanded summary · OpenAI Codex

Accelerates Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools

OpenAI accelerates Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools.

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Cursor

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Expanded summary · Cursor

Composer 2 is now available in Cursor: frontier-level coding performance with strong results on challenging coding tasks.

Standard: $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output tokens Fast (default): $1.50/M input, $7.50/M output tokens Standard: $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output tokens Fast (default): $1.50/M input, $7.50/M output tokens Standard: $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output tokens Fast (default): $1.50/M input, $7.50/M output tokens

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Claude

1 update

Expanded summary · Claude

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…

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