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AI Technical Weekly | 2026-W37: Agent Permissions and Inference Routing Move into Runtime
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Observation period: September 7–13, 2026
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- Models & ProductsWhy Anthropic Acquired Vercept for Computer UseWhy Anthropic acquired Vercept, what its computer-use team contributes, and why Claude's earlier OSWorld score should not be attributed to the acquisition.
- Business & AdoptionWhen AI Marketing Has to Move Beyond TrafficWhen algorithmic traffic fades, what remains of a brand? This marketing reflection distinguishes rented attention from trust, understood value, and lasting relationships.
- Platforms & IndustryHow AI Is Reshaping Competition Among Tech GiantsAI competition links data ownership, computing resources, and vertically integrated platforms. Explore the analogy with semiconductor manufacturing and open competition.
- Platforms & IndustryAI Platforms, Data Control and the Case for Specialist ProvidersAn industry viewpoint on how data, content and distribution shape AI platform competition, and where specialist providers may find room to compete.
- Compute & SemiconductorsTaiwan's AI Advantage Needs an Industrial EcosystemTaiwan's role in AI extends across technology suppliers and industrial capabilities. The analysis considers how a connected ecosystem can support its competitive position.
- Compute & SemiconductorsTSMC's Global Strategy in the AI Infrastructure RaceA strategic analysis considers TSMC's position amid U.S.–China AI competition, including global expansion, technological leadership, and supply-chain pressures.
- Platforms & IndustryThe U.S. AI Manhattan Project and Global CompetitionA review of the USCC's proposed AI Manhattan Project examines its strategic aims and possible implications for global technology competition and national capability.