Timeline
Claude Code now ships with Plan mode as a first-class safety rail for cross-file refactors
Claude Code skills feature introduced, allowing reusable instruction packs in ~/.claude/skills/
Claude Code adds iOS Simulator support for building and testing iOS apps from the terminal
Plan-first workflows caught 71% of bad cross-file refactors before edits
Claude Code v2.1.181 released with 10% faster Linux startup
A developer has been operating a 4,000-product store end-to-end on Claude Code for a year, developing production rules for CLAUDE.md.
M3 model exceeded human gold-medal threshold on math benchmarks using MaxProof framework.
Published research paper on MiniMax-M2 series, designed end-to-end for agentic deployment with agent-driven data pipelines
Confirmed Minimax M3 model will launch in May 2026.
Made Music-2.6 model available for free on Cloudflare's platform for one week.
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Evidence (6 articles)
The AI Espionage Frontier: Anthropic Exposes Systematic Claude Data Extraction by Chinese AI Labs
Feb 23, 2026The AI Espionage Era: How Chinese Firms Launched Industrial-Scale Attacks on Claude
Feb 24, 2026Claude Code Steganography Flagged Chinese Users; Anthropic Rolls Back
Jul 1, 2026The Claude OAuth Workaround Is Dead. Here's How to Cut Your Claude Code API Bill Today
Mar 25, 2026Anthropic Exposes Massive AI Model Theft Operation Targeting Claude
Feb 23, 2026MiniMax Launches MMX-CLI, First Infrastructure Built for AI Agents
Apr 11, 2026