{"slug":"moonshot-ai-s-kimi-k3-launch-2026-07-19","label":"DeepSeek Everything","item_count":17,"day_count":9,"source_count":3,"first_seen":"2026-08-03T11:00:07+00:00","last_updated":"2026-08-20T05:06:38+00:00","via_scout":true,"generated_at":"2026-08-20T10:12:22.237681+00:00","sources":["claude_blog","search_agent_engineering_news","search_cn_open_weight_labs"],"days":[{"date":"2026-08-03","items":[{"title":"China’s DeepSeek tests AI ‘harness’ as cheap V4 model jolts Silicon Valley - South China Morning Post","url":"https://news.google.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?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"China’s DeepSeek tests AI ‘harness’ as cheap V4 model jolts Silicon Valley South China Morning Post","why_it_matters":"Matches feed focus: harness.","sid":"20f9486748ccf8e7","published":"2026-08-03T11:00:07+00:00","editor_note":"SCMP's earliest sign DeepSeek was testing an AI 'harness', ten days before the open-source launch."}]},{"date":"2026-08-05","items":[{"title":"DeepSeek Code Is Coming: Everything DeepSeek Has Actually Confirmed - Memeburn","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTE1icEpQT1Y3MDE0RDRKZmUwc2ItR0N2MTdjdmFTM3hDY2JkNWdFMDI1ZWhZemR1U2R4UW9hTjdNZnVCSUVQYm4zNXN1U2RROVhfWFhTeHZGNnNYdUdvb2kybVBQcUN6WGJ5NjVsOG0zVlVCamxT?oc=5","source":"search_agent_engineering_news","type":"news","summary_1line":"DeepSeek Code Is Coming: Everything DeepSeek Has Actually Confirmed Memeburn","sid":"ad9a4a7af16c1d3c","published":"2026-08-05T10:13:37+00:00","editor_note":"First confirmation an agent-tooling release was coming, days before the Harness open-source drop."}]},{"date":"2026-08-11","items":[{"title":"Compliance API coverage extends to Claude Cowork and Claude Code | Claude by Anthropic","url":"https://claude.com/blog/compliance-api-cowork-and-claude-code","source":"claude_blog","type":"news","summary_1line":"Claude's Compliance API now covers Cowork across the desktop app, web, and mobile, as well as Claude Code in the CLI and desktop app. Coverage is in beta for Claude Enterprise customers.","why_it_matters":"Matches feed focus: claude code.","sid":"1efab94d119febe6","published":"2026-08-11T00:00:00+00:00","editor_note":"Anthropic extends Claude Cowork's Compliance API coverage — the product DeepSeek would soon position its Harness against."}]},{"date":"2026-08-12","items":[{"title":"Claude Cowork comes to the Chrome side panel | Claude by Anthropic","url":"https://claude.com/blog/cowork-chrome-side-panel","source":"claude_blog","type":"news","summary_1line":"The Claude in Chrome side panel is now a Claude Cowork session. 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