In late March 2026, a series of developments converged to reshape sentiment in the large model sector. Anthropic faced a major source code leak of Claude Code due to an engineer error. At nearly the same time, Chinese large model firm Z.ai released its first annual report since listing, with CEO Zhang Peng explicitly naming Anthropic as the company's benchmark; meanwhile, rising contender DeepSeek experienced three consecutive days of service disruptions from March 29 to 31, affecting both web and API access
As the global AI race accelerates, Huawei's 2025 annual report leaves little ambiguity: AI now sits at the core of its strategy. The 147-page filing references "AI" 421 times, an unusually explicit signal of strategic depth. The company is pursuing a "foundation first, expansion later" model, pairing heavy R&D with infrastructure buildout to scale its AI position
Sharp has named Tetsuji Kawamura as its president and chief executive officer, effective April 1, marking a shift from restructuring to growth as the company looks to expand its global brand alongside parent Foxconn Technology Group
