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April 1, 2026

Daily AI Digest: April 1, 2026

Full public memo · 9 sections across all available sources.

Perplexity made search results smarter and gave you more control over media.

Perplexity

Perplexity

You can now get smarter search results that pick the best mix of images and videos for your questions.

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 → 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 → Perplexity now gives you smarter search results and more control over media. You can also choose to turn off certain media types or pick exactly what you want to see. Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between…

Source · Changelog
Source · Changelog
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Grok

Grok

Grok is an AI assistant built by xAI.

Grok is an AI assistant built by xAI. | Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X. Grok is an AI assistant built by xAI. Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X. Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X.

Source · Grok update
Source · Grok update

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Gradient Labs uses GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.4 mini and nano to power AI agents that automate banking support workflows with low latency and high reliability.

Gradient Labs uses GPT-4.1 and GPT-5.4 mini and nano to power AI agents that automate banking support workflows with low latency and high reliability. Gradient Labs gives every bank customer an AI account manager

Source · Gradient Labs gives every bank customer an AI account manager
Source · Gradient Labs gives every bank customer an AI account manager

OpenAI Codex

OpenAI Codex

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 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. Accelerating the next phase of AI

Source · Accelerating the next phase of AI
Source · Accelerating the next phase of AI

Claude Code

Claude Code

Honest mistakes . Here, the agent misunderstands the blast radius. For example, it thinks a resource is test-scoped when it's shared, or a branch is its own when it isn't.

Overeager behavior . In this case, the agent understands the user's goal, and is genuinely trying to help, but takes initiative beyond what the user would approve. For example, it uses a credential it happened to find or deletes somet… | Honest mistakes . Here, the agent misunderstands the blast radius. For example, it thinks a resource is test-scoped when it's shared, or a branch is its own when it isn&#x… Overeager behavior . In this case, the agent understands the user's goal, and is genuinely trying to help, but takes initiative beyond what the user would approve. For example, it uses a credential it happened to find or deletes somet… Honest mistakes . Here, the agent misunderstands the blast radius. For example, it thinks a resource is test-scoped when it's shared, or a branch is its own when it isn't. Prompt injection . Instructions planted in a file, webpage, or tool output hijack the agent, redirecting it from the user's task toward the… Prompt…

Source · Claude Code auto mode: a safer way to skip permissions
Source · Claude Code auto mode: a safer way to skip permissions

Cursor

Cursor

Cursor now supports self-hosted cloud agents that keep your code and tool execution entirely in your own network.

Cursor now supports self-hosted cloud agents that keep your code and tool execution entirely in your own network. | Your codebase, build outputs, and secrets all stay on internal machines running in your infrastructure, while the agent handles tool calls locally. | Self-hosted cloud agents offer the same capabilities as Cursor-hosted cloud agents, including isolated VMs, full development environments, multi-model ha… Cursor now supports self-hosted cloud agents that keep your code and tool execution entirely in your own network. Your codebase, build outputs, and secrets all stay on internal machines running in your infrastructure, while the agent handles tool calls locally. Self-hosted cloud agents offer the same capabilities as Cursor-hosted cloud agents, including isolated VMs, full development environments, multi-model harnesses, plugins, and more. Your codebase, build outputs, and secrets all stay on internal machines running in your infrastructure, while the agent handles tool……

Source · Self-hosted Cloud Agents · Cursor
Source · Self-hosted Cloud Agents · Cursor

DeepSeek

DeepSeek

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

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. | Introduces a new massive agent training data synthesis method covering 1,800+ environments & 85k+ complex instructions. 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. Introduces a new massive agent training data synthesis method covering 1,800+ environments & 85k+ complex instructions. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: Pushing the boundaries of reasoning capabilities. API-only for now. Introduces a new massive agent training data synthesis method covering 1,800+ environments & 85k+ complex instructions. 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. | Introduces a new massive agent…

Source · DeepSeek-V3.2 Release | DeepSeek API Docs
Source · DeepSeek-V3.2 Release | DeepSeek API Docs

Claude

Claude

Australian government and Anthropic sign MOU for AI safety and research

Today, Anthropic signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government to cooperate on AI safety research and support the goals of Australia’s National AI Plan. Our CEO, Dario Amodei, met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese… | At Anthropic, we believe that AI has the potential to significantly accelerate scientific progress. To this end, we are extending our AI for Science program to Australia, starti… Today, Anthropic signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government to cooperate on AI safety research and support the goals of Australia’s National AI Plan. Our CEO, Dario Amodei, met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese… At Anthropic, we believe that AI has the potential to significantly accelerate scientific progress. To this end, we are extending our AI for Science program to Australia, starting with an investment of AUD$3 million in Claude API credits t… A multidisciplinary team from the ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research is using Claude to…

Source · Australian government and Anthropic sign MOU for AI safety and research
Source · Australian government and Anthropic sign MOU for AI safety and research

Gemini

Gemini

Our most cost-effective video generation model is now available to developers in the Gemini API.

Our most cost-effective video generation model is now available to developers in the Gemini API. | We are introducing Veo 3.1 Lite , Google’s most cost-effective video model. This model empowers developers to build high-volume video applications, at less than 50% of the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast, but with the same speed. This rounds out the… | On April 7, we’ll also be reducing the pricing for Veo 3.1 Fast allowing for e… Our most cost-effective video generation model is now available to developers in the Gemini API. We are introducing Veo 3.1 Lite , Google’s most cost-effective video model. This model empowers developers to build high-volume video applications, at less than 50% of the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast, but with the same speed. This rounds out the… On April 7, we’ll also be reducing the pricing for Veo 3.1 Fast allowing for even more developers to integrate video generation into their products. On April 7, we’ll also be reducing the pricing for Veo 3.1 Fast allowing for even more…

Source · Build with Veo 3.1 Lite, our most cost-effective video generation model
Source · Build with Veo 3.1 Lite, our most cost-effective video generation model