Xiaomi open-sourced a coding agent that outperforms Claude Code on marathon tasks, Dario Amodei proposed regulating AI like aviation, and VCs finally admitted what everyone suspected: trillions on paper, nothing at the register. Here's what mattered this period.
🤖 AI
Xiaomi released MiMo Code — and it beat Claude Code
Xiaomi open-sourced its terminal coding agent MiMo Code: on long tasks with 200+ steps, it outperformed Claude Code thanks to cross-session memory — a dedicated subagent keeps running notes throughout the project. Code is on GitHub under MIT license.
Amodei proposed regulating AI like aviation
AnthropicCEO Dario Amodei published a policy essay on governing AI in the exponential era: mandatory safety testing for models, an oversight body modeled on the FAA, and a pre-planned response to mass job displacement — from wage insurance to taxes on AI.
💻 Software
Less than a third of Google searches lead anywhere
SparkToro found that in early 2026, 68% of Google queries ended with zero clicks — up from 60% in 2024. AI Overviews now appear on one in five searches and cut through-traffic by nearly 60%.
Homebrew 6.0 tightened the screws on security
The macOS package manager got a tap trust mechanism: third-party repositories now need to be explicitly marked as trusted, or their code won't run. They also enabled the sandbox on Linux and made the fast JSON API the default.
⚙️ Robots and hardware
The Roomba creator built a fuzzy home robot
Colin Angle, the guy who invented the robot vacuum, unveiled The Familiar — a soft, dog-sized robot that converses and bonds with the people it lives with. No ads, no feed, no attention race: by default it sends nothing to the cloud and asks permission before going online.
NASA named the Artemis 3 crew and its three-ship plan
The agency unveiled a mission that looks like a construction kit: astronauts launch in an Orion capsule, spend three days in orbit, then transfer first to Blue Origin's Blue Moon, then to SpaceX's Starship. The lunar landing is currently penciled in for 2028 — despite the recent explosion that damaged the launch pad.
💰 Business
VC is rich on paper and broke in practice
Demo days are packed, $500M funds are announced one after another, but the money has stopped flowing back to investors: IPOs and acquisitions have been frozen for years. There are over 1,500 unicorns on the books worth ~$6T, while secondary-market stakes trade at 40–60% below official valuations.
Instacart: being honest about empty shelves boosted spending by 5.8%
An experiment with 1.2 million shoppers found that warning customers about low-stock items ahead of time led to 5.8% more spending over six months. They bought the scarce item less often, came back more often — and returns due to out-of-stock items dropped by 2.6%.
Half of Americans fear AI will put someone in their household out of work
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 53% were worried about their own job or a family member's, while overall anxiety about AI rose to 73% from 68% in 2023. Among Democrats, 61% are worried; among Republicans, 47%.