Vercel Launches Eve Framework for Agents; xAI Releases Grok 4.3

Vercel introduces eve, a framework that lets developers build agents by creating a single instructions file, akin to "Next.js for agents."
xAI releases Grok 4.3 on Amazon Bedrock, Grok Imagine 1.5 video generation model, and Grok Voice with industry-leading cost efficiency, integrated into Microsoft Office.
GLM-5.2 is open-sourced under MIT license, supporting 1M context and rivaling Opus in coding and agent tasks.
SpaceX Dragon returns, Falcon 9 lands; Starlink expands in Ukraine, on ships, and gains Iraq approval.
Replit named Databricks' App Generation Partner of the Year and listed on its Marketplace.
YC Demo Day shows Tasklet growing from $300K to $7M ARR, the most crowded Demo Day yet, and Paul Graham's "$100B question" challenge.

xAI releases Grok 4.3 now available on Amazon Bedrock, alongside Grok Imagine 1.5 for video generation. Grok Voice is ranked #1 in humanization index at only 15-25% of competitor costs, and Grok is integrated into PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, available across all major cloud platforms. — via 1 2 3 4 5
GLM-5.2 is released with significantly improved coding and agent performance, supports 1M context window, offers two inference effort levels, is open-sourced under MIT, and maintains the same API pricing. Internal evaluations rate it as comparable to Opus. Exo 0.14.0 already supports GLM-5.2 as the default model. — via 1 2 3
ENPIRE project achieves the first physical-world AutoResearch: 8 Codex agents control a robot cluster to autonomously complete high-precision tasks (e.g., zip-tying, pin sorting, GPU installation). The project is planned to be open-sourced. — via 1

Vercel unveils eve, a new framework positioned as "Next.js for agents": create an agent/instructions.md file describing the agent in natural language, and it can be deployed on Vercel seamlessly, embracing the file system. — via 1 2
Vercel Sandboxes now support 30-minute function calls and 24-hour sandbox lifecycles, enabling long-running agent tasks without timeouts, and combined with persistence for infinite state. — via 1
The Agent Stack (AI SDK, AI Gateway, Workflow SDK, Sandbox, Chat SDK, Vercel Connect) is integrated through eve for one-click agent development, solving data layer challenges (OAuth, tokens, credentials) with short-lived tokens and granular permissions. — via 1 2
Replit is named Databricks' 2026 App Generation Partner of the Year and is now available on the Databricks Marketplace. — via 1

SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully separates and returns to Earth, while Falcon 9 launches and lands successfully. — via 1
Starlink provides data services in Ukraine, deploys high-speed internet on over 30 ships, and Iraq approves Starlink's operating license. — via 1 2 3
A Tesla Model Y with FSD engaged autonomously navigates to a hospital after the driver experiences chest pain, with the son remotely guiding it; doctors confirm the FSD saved the driver's life. — via 1

YC Demo Day highlights: Tasklet grows from $300K to $7M annual run rate (highest in the batch); the Demo Day is the most crowded ever; Paul Graham challenges founders with the "$100B question" to inspire long-term ambition. — via 1 2 3
Paul Graham highlights a YC startup with exponential revenue growth, on track to $10M ARR in months, doing something highly noble. — via 1
Helion receives a permit for a fusion power plant (a sign of real progress), and an AI-powered phone automation company raises $100M. — via 1 2
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke criticizes Canadian digital regulation bills C-22, C-34, and C-36, arguing they create an unprecedented digital surveillance superpower with an unelected committee controlling speech and privacy. He urges Canadians to write to their MPs. — via 1 2

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