The AI Pulse Blog

Weekly tool launches, adoption trends, citation analysis, and honest takes on the AI tool landscape.

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Weekly AI Adoption Report: March 31, 2026 โ€” Agents Everywhere, Sora Dead, Claude Code Surges
Claude Code auto mode drives adoption spike, Sora officially shuts down, NVIDIA launches enterprise agent infrastructure, Chinese models close the gap.
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China's AI Models Are Catching Up Fast: MiniMax M2.5 and the New Global Race
Five new AI models from China in March 2026. MiniMax M2.5 rivals Claude Opus at a fraction of the cost. The multi-model future is here.
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NVIDIA Agent Toolkit: Enterprise AI Agents Just Got Real
NVIDIA's new Agent Toolkit lets enterprises build autonomous AI agents mixing open-source and frontier models. The orchestration layer is the new moat.
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AI Adoption Report: March 24, 2026 โ€” GPT-5.4, AI Ad Agents, and LinkedIn Citations
GPT-5.4 launches with 1M token context, Meta ships autonomous ad agents, LinkedIn becomes the top AI citation source, and Apple's new Siri is imminent.
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GPT-5.4 vs Claude in 2026: 1M Token Context Window Showdown
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 brings a million-token context window and autonomous workflows. Claude counters with superior reasoning. We tested both head-to-head.
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AI Agents Are Replacing Ad Managers โ€” Here Is What to Do About It
Meta launched autonomous ad agents. AI ad spend hit $57B. Which tools are leading the shift and what marketers need to know right now.
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Weekly Adoption Report: March 10, 2026
Claude Pro citations up 31%, Sora down 12%, and three new tools entered our tracking. Plus: why Cursor is dominating AI coding citations this quarter.
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New This Week: Pomelli, Moda, and Seedance Join the Directory
Three new tools reviewed this week. Google's Pomelli scores 8.9 for marketing, Moda brings editable AI design, and ByteDance's Seedance pushes video generation forward.
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Cursor vs Claude Code: The AI Coding Editor War in 2026
We analyzed both across in-depth analysis. Here's why Cursor still edges ahead โ€” and where Claude Code is catching up fast.
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The Rise of "Vibe Coding": How AI Code Editors Are Changing Who Can Build Software
AI code editors like Cursor, Lovable, and Bolt are turning non-developers into app builders. We analyze the trend and the tools leading it.
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Why Your Page Disappeared from Perplexity Citations (And How to Get It Back)
We analyzed 500 pages that lost AI citations in February. The #1 reason wasn't content quality โ€” it was a simple technical fix most sites are missing.
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How to Choose an AI Writing Tool in 2026: The Decision Framework
With 27 AI writing tools in our directory, choosing one is overwhelming. Here's the framework we use to match tools to use cases.
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AI Tool Price Tracker: February Changes
ElevenLabs raised its Starter plan by $2, Midjourney dropped its Basic tier, and three tools went from paid to freemium. Full breakdown inside.

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