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xAI Grok-4.1 Adds Native Video Understanding and Temporal Action Localization
Grok-4.1 preview integrates dense video captioning, temporal action localization, and event grounding capabilities directly into the core model.
2026-02-20
DeepMind AlphaGeometry 2 Solves 92% of IMO Geometry Problems Autonomously
AlphaGeometry 2 reaches 92% solve rate on past 25 years of International Mathematical Olympiad geometry problems
2026-02-20
OpenAI o4-proto-2 Demonstrates Self-Evolving Prompt Engineering Loop
OpenAI released an internal preview of o4-proto-2 showing a self-evolving prompt engineering mechanism
2026-02-20
Mistral Codestral-Mamba: State-Space Model Achieves SOTA Efficiency on Long-Code Completion
4.1× faster inference than equivalent Transformer models at 256k context, while matching or exceeding pass@1 on HumanEval+, MultiPL-E, and BigCodeBench-hard.
2026-02-19
OpenAI o4-proto: First Model to Demonstrate Self-Improving Code Synthesis Loop Over Multiple Iterations
o4-proto shows closed-loop self-improvement: it writes code → runs tests → reads failures → rewrites improved version → repeats autonomously for up to 50 cycles
2026-02-19
Google DeepMind AlphaEvolve: Evolutionary Algorithm Guided by Gemini for Protein Engineering
AlphaEvolve combines Gemini multimodal reasoning with evolutionary search to design
2026-02-19
xAI Grok-4 Early Preview: Real-Time Multi-Modal World Model with Physics-Aware Forecasting
Grok-4 preview version integrates a native world model that jointly reasons over vision, language
2026-02-19
Anthropic Claude 4.3 Sonnet Introduces Native Hierarchical Task Decomposition for Long-Horizon Agents
Claude 4.3 Sonnet adds built-in hierarchical task decomposition
2026-02-19
Southeast Asia manufacturing supply chain diversification accelerates with shift from China exports
China's manufacturing PMI shows rising export orders in January, particularly to Southeast Asia, accelerating regional factory activity
2026-02-18
Malaysia ranks second in ASEAN in 2026 Asia Manufacturing Index
Dezan Shira & Associates' 2026 Asia Manufacturing Index ranks Malaysia second overall among 11 Asian economies
2026-02-18
AI-driven, human-centered manufacturing to define Southeast Asia in 2026
Rockwell Automation's outlook states that Southeast Asia manufacturing will continue diversifying in 2026
2026-02-18
ASEAN Manufacturing PMI remains strong in January 2026, with solid operating conditions improvement
S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.8 in January 2026 (from 52.7 in December), marking the seventh consecutive month of expansion.
2026-02-18