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Claude Code Monitor Lets Developers Watch for Errors and Failing Tests in the Background
Anthropic has updated Claude Code with a Monitor tool that runs background scripts to watch for dev server errors, test failures, and production issues, activating only when a problem is detected.
OpenAI Adds $100 ChatGPT Pro Tier with 5x More Codex Usage
OpenAI has introduced a $100-per-month Pro tier for ChatGPT, offering five times more Codex usage than the $20 Plus plan. A limited-time promotion runs through May 31, 2026.
Gemini Notebooks: Google Merges Its Two Most Powerful AI Tools Into One Workflow
Google’s new Notebooks feature connects Gemini and NotebookLM into a single research workflow. Here’s why it’s a bigger deal than it looks.
Genspark AI Workspace 4.0 Brings Desktop Control, Office Plugins, and Automated Meeting Notes
Genspark AI Workspace 4.0 adds a native desktop client, Microsoft Office plugins, live meeting translation, and a faster automation engine in a single April 2026 release.
Almosafer Becomes First Saudi App on ChatGPT Platform, Offering AI-Powered Travel Planning
Almosafer has launched on the ChatGPT platform, becoming the first Saudi app to offer travel services through OpenAI’s AI interface. Users can now search over 1.5 million hotels via natural conversation in Arabic and English.
Mashreq Becomes First UAE Bank to Offer Cross-Border Digital Accounts for Non-Resident Egyptians
Mashreq has launched cross-border digital accounts for UAE-based Egyptians, allowing instant remote account opening in Egypt via the Mashreq UAE mobile app, with free real-time transfers through Quick Remit.
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Infobip Gathers Over 1,000 Engineers at DevDays 2026 to Advance AI Integration
Infobip gathered more than 1,000 engineers at DevDays 2026 to mark its 20th anniversary and deepen AI integration across its global communications platform.
IATA Proofs of Concept Show Contactless Travel Is Ready for Global Rollout
IATA published results from digital identity Proofs of Concept showing that contactless travel using biometrics and mobile wallets is technically ready. The tests spanned airlines and airports across Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Genetec Adds Visitor Management and Biometric Support to Security Center SaaS
Genetec has updated Security Center SaaS with a new front desk visitor workflow, expanded intrusion panel support, and optional facial authentication via SAFR SCAN integration.
SDAIA Issues Vibe Coding Guide to Support AI Adoption Across Saudi Sectors
SDAIA has issued a specialized guide on Vibe Coding, offering a systematic framework for integrating generative AI tools into software development across Saudi government and private sector organizations.
Top 5 GitHub AI Projects Trending This Week
Five open-source GitHub AI projects are trending hard this week, from the world’s largest prompt library to a Kubernetes-based cloud OS. Here is what each one does and why developers are starring them.
Qwen3.6-Plus Launches with 1M Context Window and Next-Level Agentic Coding
Alibaba’s Qwen3.6-Plus arrives with a 1M context window, top-tier agentic coding scores, and sharper multimodal vision. Open-source variants are coming soon.
Cursor Composer 2 Is Here: Frontier Coding AI at a Fraction of the Cost
Cursor has launched Composer 2, a new AI coding model with frontier-level benchmark scores and pricing starting at just $0.50 per million input tokens.
Gemma 4: Google’s Most Capable Open AI Models Are Here
Google has launched Gemma 4, its most capable open model family yet, available in four sizes from mobile-optimized edge models to a 31B dense model ranking third globally. Released under Apache 2.0, it supports 140+ languages and advanced agentic workflows.
Pika AI Video Call Feature Lets You Meet Your Agent Face-to-Face on Google Meet
Pika has launched a beta skill that lets any AI agent join a Google Meet call as a real-time avatar with voice cloning and persistent memory. Typing to your agent may soon be a thing of the past.
Cursor 3 AI Launches as a Full Agent Orchestration Platform
Cursor 3 AI launched today as a full agent orchestration platform, not just a code editor update. Agents now get dedicated compute environments and can run locally, over SSH, or in the cloud simultaneously.
Ollama 0.19 Powered by MLX Brings Fastest AI Performance on Apple Silicon
Ollama 0.19 is now powered by Apple’s MLX framework, delivering up to 57% faster prefill speeds and nearly double the decode performance on Apple Silicon. The update also introduces NVFP4 quantization support and smarter caching for coding agents.
Claude Code grill-me: Stop Wasted Builds With This 3-Line Skill
Ex-Vercel engineer Matt Pocock’s three-line Claude Code skill forces the AI to interview you before building — here’s how to install and use it.
Incomedia to Present WebSite X5 AI Website Builder at GITEX Africa 2026
Italian software company Incomedia will showcase WebSite X5 at GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech from April 7 to 9. The no-code platform includes an AI assistant that builds complete websites through conversation.
Claude Code Source Code Leaked via npm Source Map: 1,900 Files, 512,000+ Lines Exposed
Anthropic’s Claude Code had its entire source code — 1,900 files and 512,000+ lines — accidentally exposed via a source map file in the npm registry. Here’s what was inside and what every developer should learn from it.
National Geographic Society Partners with AWS to Digitize 15 Petabytes of Historic Media Archives
The National Geographic Society and AWS announced a partnership to migrate nearly 15 petabytes of historic media archives to a new AI-powered cloud platform, preserving 138 years of exploration content.
Careem Ramadan Trends 2026: Grocery Orders Triple at Suhoor, Bike Riders Cut 40 Tons of CO2
Careem released Ramadan 2026 usage data showing grocery orders tripled at Suhoor, one DineOut user saved SAR 2,388, and Medina bike riders removed 40.76 tons of CO2.