Perplexity built CobbleDB with two engineers and AI agents

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said delays in building out AI infrastructure restrict who can access the technology, speaking Tuesday at the Canada Investment Summit.

Version 2.1.273 adds x-claude-code-request-class, x-claude-code-agent-type, x-claude-code-prev-tool-durations, x-claude-code-compaction and x-claude-code-context-compacted headers for LLM gateways, opt-in via CLAUDE_CODE_GATEWAY_HINT_HEADERS=1. Also adds MCP server disconnect notifications and session forking for --remote-control sessions.

An r/LocalLLaMA post titled "censorship has begun on HuggingFace" points to a removed model page, audnai/penclaw-GLM-5.3-abliterated-for-offensive-cyber, as evidence of takedowns. The thread offers no official HuggingFace statement or confirmation of the removal reason.

Microsoft agreed to guardrails and privacy standards for its AI in schools, negotiated with the American Federation of Teachers, with legally binding terms and third-party audits. OpenAI and Anthropic say they are discussing similar pacts; Google has not said whether it will follow.

A Reddit user reports that adding a portrait-distance constraint to the prompt keeps framing closer and stops the camera from pulling into a distant shot, avoiding face distortion in MiniMax H3 video output.

The WhatsApp Business Tools MCP server connects AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to the WhatsApp Business Platform, handling account creation, phone number verification, Cloud API registration, and template editing. It expands Meta's existing MCP servers for ads and app configuration.

Good Start Labs, spun out of Every with $3.6M from General Catalyst, Inovia and Every, turns games like Diplomacy into verifiable RL training material. CEO Alex Duffy says fine-tuning on Diplomacy improved customer support and industrial operations benchmarks.