March 13, 2026 is marked by a structural announcement from Anthropic: the one-million token context window becomes generally available for Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 at no extra cost. Genspark reimagines the workspace concept with its “first AI employee”, Claw, and simultaneously announces $385 million raised. Perplexity brings Computer to mobile, Claude Code receives two consecutive updates (v2.1.75 and v2.1.76), and GitHub, xAI, Runway and Kimi round out a dense period of announcements.
1M token context window generally available
March 13 — Anthropic announces that the one-million token context window is generally available for Claude Opus 4.6 and Claude Sonnet 4.6. Previously available in early access with an extra fee, the 1M context is now included at the standard rate, with no long-context premium.
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Standard pricing across the entire 1M window, no extra fee |
| Images / PDFs | Up to 600 images or PDF pages (vs 100 previously) |
| Requests > 200K tokens | Work automatically, no special beta header required |
| MRCR v2 benchmark | Opus 4.6: 78.3% at 1M tokens — top score among frontier models |
| Claude Code | 1M context included by default for Max, Team and Enterprise plans |
| Availability | Claude Platform, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry |
Practically, loading an entire codebase, thousands of pages of contracts, or an agent’s full trace in a single conversation is now possible without extra configuration. Boris Cherny (head of Claude Code) confirmed using the 1M context exclusively for months and that it is now part of the default plans for Max, Team and Enterprise.
The 78.3% score on MRCR v2 (Multimodal Retrieval Coherence Rate) is particularly notable: it places Opus 4.6 first among frontier models on this benchmark that measures the ability to retrieve and use precise information within a very long window.
Genspark AI Workspace 3.0: “Your first AI employee”
March 13 — Genspark announces AI Workspace 3.0, a major conceptual pivot: the platform no longer presents itself as an AI-assisted workspace, but as a place where you hire AI agents to work for you. The startup reports 385 million.
The centerpiece of this release is Genspark Claw: the platform’s first “AI employee.” It runs continuously in a Genspark Cloud Computer dedicated per user — an isolated, persistent cloud environment — and connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Microsoft Teams and Slack to receive instructions and report task progress.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Genspark Claw | AI “employee” agent, runs 24/7 in a dedicated Cloud Computer, accessible via WhatsApp/Telegram/Teams/Slack |
| Genspark Cloud Computer | Isolated, persistent cloud environment assigned to each user |
| Genspark Workflows | Automates repetitive tasks across ~20 apps (Google, Office, etc.) via templates or custom workflows |
| Genspark Teams | Team messaging with integrated AI (DMs, groups, org discovery) — positioned as a free alternative to Slack |
| Meeting Bots | Bots that automatically join scheduled meetings, capture discussions, organize notes and send summaries |
| Speakly (iOS/Android) | AI voice dictation with AI-assisted editing, available on mobile |
| Chrome Extension | AI assistant in the Chrome sidebar with understanding of web page context |
Workspace 3.0’s positioning is summarized as: “You don’t work with the AI anymore — you hire the AI to work for you.” The additional funding signals that the platform, which now covers end-to-end use cases (communication, automation, meetings, content creation), is entering an accelerated expansion phase.
🔗 Announcement tweet 🔗 Genspark blog
Perplexity Computer available on mobile
March 13 — Perplexity announces Computer is coming to mobile devices. The feature, previously limited to desktop platforms, is now accessible from smartphones. Users can start any task on their mobile device and control Computer directly from their phone — browse the web, run complex queries and automate tasks without being at a computer.
“Perplexity Computer is now on mobile. Start any task on any device. Manage Computer from your phone.” — @perplexity_ai on X
The announcement generated over 900,000 views within hours, a sign of strong interest in agent mobility. The same day, Perplexity announced integration of the NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super model into its platform — accessible via the Perplexity interface, the Agent API and Computer — as part of the NVIDIA GTC conference.
🔗 Perplexity Computer mobile tweet 🔗 NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super tweet
Claude Code v2.1.75 and v2.1.76
v2.1.75: 1M context by default and universal voice mode
March 13 — Claude Code v2.1.75 directly integrates the general availability of the 1M context and rolls out voice mode broadly.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 1M context by default | Opus 4.6 automatically enabled on Max, Team and Enterprise plans |
| 100% voice mode rollout | Full deployment confirmed (after progressive rollout since March 3) |
/color | Set a custom color for the prompt bar per session |
/rename | View and edit the session name in the prompt bar |
| File memory timestamps | Helps Claude distinguish recent memories from older ones |
Notable fixes: voice mode did not activate correctly on new installs; the Claude Code header did not update the model name after /model; session crashes with undefined values in attachments; the Bash tool altered the ! character in commands with pipes.
v2.1.76: MCP Elicitation, /effort and PostCompact hook
March 14 — v2.1.76 (commit 420a188) brings several advanced features for developers and enterprise admins.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| MCP Elicitation | MCP servers can request structured inputs during a task via an interactive dialog (form fields or browser URL) |
Hooks Elicitation / ElicitationResult | To intercept and override responses to MCP requests |
Flag -n / --name | Set a display name for the session at startup |
worktree.sparsePaths | For large monorepos with claude --worktree, only checks necessary directories via git sparse-checkout |
Hook PostCompact | Fires after context compaction |
Command /effort | Set the model’s effort level |
feedbackSurveyRate | Enterprise admins can configure the sampling rate of the session quality survey |
Important fix: deferred tools (like ToolSearch) lost their input schemas after compaction, causing rejection of array and numeric parameters.
The Remote Control feature (launched March 13, relayed by Boris Cherny) also allows launching Claude Code sessions on your computer from your phone via claude remote-control — v2.1.76 fixes stabilize this feature (fixes for sessions dying silently, queued messages, WebSocket reconnection).
🔗 Claude Code CHANGELOG 🔗 Tweet voice mode + 1M 🔗 Tweet Remote Control
Claude Partner Network: $100M for partners
March 12 — Anthropic launches the Claude Partner Network, a program for organizations that help companies adopt Claude, backed by an initial $100 million commitment for 2026.
| Component | Detail |
|---|---|
| Investment | $100M committed for 2026, with expected growth |
| Direct support | Funding for training, commercial activation, co-marketing |
| Partner team | 5× growth of the dedicated team |
| Partner portal | Anthropic Academy materials, sales playbooks, co-marketing resources |
| Certification | Claude Certified Architect, Foundations — available at launch |
| Code Modernization Kit | For migrating legacy codebases and reducing technical debt |
Partners include Accenture (training 30,000 professionals on Claude), Deloitte, Cognizant and Infosys. Joining the network is free and open to any organization that resells Claude.
GitHub: Issue Fields and Copilot updates
March 12 — GitHub announces the public preview of Issue Fields: structured metadata fields for issues. Similar to Jira or Linear custom fields, they let you enrich issues with typed data (text, number, date, single or multi-select) to track business attributes directly in GitHub.
March 13 — Two Copilot updates round out the week:
- Copilot Student plan: students with GitHub Education benefits are automatically migrated to this new dedicated plan.
- Optional approval for Actions workflows: a new repository setting lets admins skip human approval when the Copilot coding agent opens a PR. The default behavior (approval required) remains — disabling is fully opt-in.
🔗 Issue Fields — public preview 🔗 Copilot Student plan 🔗 Copilot Agent — skip approval
In brief
xAI — Grok Imagine multi-image video: Grok Imagine can now create videos from up to 7 reference images (characters, locations, objects). Available on iOS, Android and Web since March 13. A March 14 update improves control over parameters and characters. 🔗 March 13 tweet | March 14 tweet
Google DeepMind — Platform 37 + The AI Exchange: On March 12, DeepMind revealed the name of its new London HQ: Platform 37, a nod to AlphaGo’s “Move 37” against Lee Sedol in 2016. Later in 2026, The AI Exchange will open in that building — a public space dedicated to exploring AI. 🔗 DeepMind announcement
Kimi: Kimi K2.5 becomes the default provider in BrowserOS, an open-source browser with an integrated AI agent capable of browsing the web, filling forms, logging into apps via MCP and running multi-step workflows (March 13). Zhilin Yang, founder and CEO of Moonshot AI, will present Kimi K2.5’s massive training strategies at NVIDIA GTC 2026 on March 17. 🔗 BrowserOS tweet | GTC tweet
Runway — Ethics of interactive AI characters: Three days after launching Runway Characters, the team published on March 12 a deep-dive on risks and safety measures for interactive AI avatars. Measures include banning child avatars and public figures without permission, mandatory transparency about AI nature, and a reporting portal for non-consensual use of likeness. The stance is notable: an interactive avatar can “overcome objections in real time,” which makes it fundamentally different from a static deepfake. 🔗 Runway article
Manus — First annual letter: On March 12, Manus published “Mens et Manus, Episode 1”, its first annual letter. It reviews the founding philosophy (“AI shouldn’t just think, it should also act”), user profiles that benefited most from the product, and sets goals for the coming year: broaden access and run the agent continuously. Manus has been integrated into Meta since December 2025. 🔗 Annual letter
Anthropic — Usage promotion ×2: From March 14 for two weeks, usage quotas are doubled outside peak hours (excluding 5am–11am PT weekdays / all day weekends) on all plans (Free, Pro, Max) and Claude Code. 🔗 Official tweet
OpenAI — Global Codex meetups: Codex ambassadors are organizing local meetups in several cities (Bengaluru on March 14, Mexico City on April 8) for hands-on workshops and workflow sharing. 🔗 Codex Meetups page
What this means
The general availability of the 1M context with no extra cost is the structural change of the week. By removing the premium on long windows, Anthropic lowers adoption friction for the use cases that need it most: large codebase analysis, document corpus processing, long-lived agents. The 78.3% MRCR v2 score confirms that performance does not degrade as you approach the million-token mark — which was the main obstacle to confident adoption of long-context windows. On Genspark’s side, the trajectory to 385M raise — indicates real traction, not just a communication pivot. The concept of Claw as an “AI employee” accessible via everyday messaging channels (WhatsApp, Slack) is a serious attempt to make autonomous agents usable without technical friction.
The clustering of announcements around NVIDIA GTC (Perplexity + Nemotron, Kimi, DeepMind Platform 37) confirms that the conference remains a moment of acceleration for the AI ecosystem beyond just hardware.
Sources
- 1M context window GA — Anthropic
- 1M GA Tweet — @claudeai
- Claude Code CHANGELOG
- Tweet v2.1.75 — @bcherny
- Remote Control tweet — @bcherny
- Claude Partner Network — Anthropic
- Tweet usage ×2 — @claudeai
- Genspark AI Workspace 3.0 — Tweet
- Genspark AI Workspace 3.0 — Blog
- Perplexity Computer on mobile
- NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super in Perplexity
- GitHub Issue Fields — public preview
- GitHub Copilot Student plan
- Copilot Agent skip approval
- Grok Imagine multi-image video — March 13
- Grok Imagine video — March 14
- Google DeepMind Platform 37
- Kimi K2.5 in BrowserOS
- Kimi CEO at NVIDIA GTC
- Runway — Ethical AI characters
- Manus — Annual letter
- OpenAI Codex Meetups
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