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Chain of News 13/03/2026

13/03/2026
**Today’s AI & DevOps Highlights for Next.js Builders** Claude’s latest model (Claude 3.5 Sonnet) is now available via the Anthropic API with a 30 % price cut and built‑in streaming support. For a Next.js front‑end, you can drop the new `stream` flag into your `fetch` calls and pipe the response directly into React Server Components, eliminating the need for a separate backend proxy. Anthropic also released a lightweight SDK that works in Vercel Edge Runtime, so you can run prompt‑engineering logic at the edge without spinning up a Node server. Pair this with Vercel’s new “Edge Config” to cache prompt templates and model parameters globally, cutting latency for personalized AI features like chat assistants or on‑the‑fly content generation. On the broader AI ecosystem, OpenAI announced a “function calling” beta for GPT‑4o that lets you describe your Next.js API routes as JSON schemas and have the model invoke them automatically. Hook the new `openai.beta.functions` client into your API routes, expose a single `/api/ai` endpoint, and let the model decide when

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Docker Blog

Achieving Test Reliability for Native E2E Testing: Beyond Fixing Broken Tests

End-to-end (E2E) tests are particularly important for native applications that run on various platforms (Android/iOS), screen sizes, and OS versions. E2E testing picks up differences in behavior across this fragmented ecosystem. But keeping E2E tests reliable is often more challenging than writing them in the first place. The fragmented device ecosystem, gaps in test frameworks,...

13/03/2026
Docker Blog

How to Run Claude Code with Docker: Local Models, MCP Servers, and Secure Sandboxes

Claude Code is quickly becoming a go-to AI coding assistant for developers and increasingly for non-developers who want to build with code. But to truly unlock its potential, it needs the right local infrastructure, tool access, and security boundaries. In this blog, we’ll show you how to run Claude Code with Docker to gain full...

13/03/2026
Docker Blog

Secure Agent Execution with NanoClaw and Docker Sandboxes

Agents have enormous potential to power secure, personal AI assistants that automate complex tasks and workflows. Realizing that potential, however, requires strong isolation, a codebase that teams can easily inspect and understand, and clear control boundaries they can trust. Today, NanoClaw, a lightweight agent framework, is integrating with Docker Sandboxes to deliver secure-by-design agent execution....

13/03/2026
Latent Space

[AINews] The high-return activity of raising your aspirations for LLMs

a quiet day lets us publish a thought from OpenAI researcher Aidan McLaughlin

13/03/2026
TechCrunch AI

Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it

After selling his AI startup to AMD for $665 million, Peter Sarlin is back with QuTwo, a new venture building the infrastructure it believes enterprises will need when quantum computing finally arrives.

13/03/2026
TechCrunch AI

Truecaller now lets you hang up on scammers — on behalf of your family

Caller identity platform Truecaller recently launched a new feature that lets one person become an admin of a family group, get alerts about fraud calls received by other members, and even end a call on their behalf if they suspect a family member might get scammed. The company, which has over 450 million users, first […]

13/03/2026
Hugging Face Blog

Build an Agent That Thinks Like a Data Scientist: How We Hit #1 on DABStep with Reusable Tool Generation

13/03/2026
TechCrunch AI

How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote

GTC — which stands for GPU Technology Conference — is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically uses the spotlight to announce new products, champion partnerships, and lay out its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI.

12/03/2026
Latent Space

Retrieval After RAG: Hybrid Search, Agents, and Database Design — Simon Hørup Eskildsen of Turbopuffer

Turbopuffer came out of a reading app.

12/03/2026
TechCrunch AI

Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say

Rox, founded in 2024 by the former chief growth officer of New Relic, offers an AI-native alternative to CRM tools.

12/03/2026
TechCrunch AI

Bumble introduces an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’

Bumble's new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals.

12/03/2026
TechCrunch AI

Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t do NSFW content

The new Sassy style can curse and roast you, but the fun ends there.

12/03/2026