Morning Brief

1. Alibaba DAMO Academy releases MAOSS AI model for fatty liver screening
2. ASUS launches NUC 16 Pro mini PC
3. Microsoft launches Microsoft 365 E7 subscription with new AI features
4. OpenAI introduces application security agent Codex Security
5. Mozilla and Anthropic discover multiple Firefox security vulnerabilities using Claude
6. Briefs worth a quick look

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Alibaba DAMO Academy releases MAOSS AI model for fatty liver screening

On March 9, Alibaba DAMO Academy announced in a blog post that it has jointly developed an AI model for fatty liver screening called MAOSS, in collaboration with Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University and Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital affiliated with Nanjing University. The model uses common diagnostic data such as non-contrast CT scans and serum indicators to accurately screen liver fat stages and assess the progression of liver fibrosis. It increases the detection rate of high-risk patients from 16.6% to 52.4%, providing early warning signals for intervention and enabling earlier-stage management of chronic liver disease. The research paper has been published in Nature Communications. Source

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ASUS launches NUC 16 Pro mini PC

On March 9, ASUS launched the NUC 16 Pro mini PC on domestic e-commerce platforms in China. The device features an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H processor, 32 GB RAM, and 1 TB storage, priced at 10,999 yuan. The unit measures 14.4 × 11.7 × 4.2 mm and features the ASUS logo on the front, along with two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) ports and one USB-C Gen 2 (10 Gbps) port. The top-left corner of the chassis carries the NUC branding. On the rear, the device provides two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two HDMI 2.1 ports (optionally replaceable with two DisplayPort outputs), two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) ports, and two 2.5G Ethernet ports. The system is powered by a 16-core Intel Core Ultra X7 358H processor and uses a dual-fan cooling system, with 32 GB of onboard LPDDR5x 8533 MHz memory. It supports PCIe 5.0 SSDs and offers tool-free quick upgrades. Networking includes Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 support. Source

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Microsoft launches Microsoft 365 E7 subscription with new AI features

On March 9, Microsoft introduced a range of new AI-related services as part of its “Frontier Transformation” initiative, all of which will be included in a new subscription tier called Microsoft 365 E7: The Frontier Suite, scheduled to launch on May 1. The third wave of updates for Microsoft 365 Copilot will roll out across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. The update introduces a new Work IQ intelligence layer that considers employees’ working styles, collaborators, and task contexts to provide deeper integration within the workplace environment. In addition, Copilot Chat at this subscription tier incorporates Anthropic’s Claude model, while OpenAI’s models will also be upgraded to their latest generation. The AI assistant Claude Cowork will be integrated into the Microsoft 365 Copilot service as Copilot Cowork. Microsoft also announced the Agent 365 control platform, which allows organizations to monitor and manage the status of AI agents across the entire organization. The Microsoft 365 E7 subscription is priced at $99 per user per month. Source

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OpenAI introduces application security agent Codex Security

Recently, OpenAI announced the launch of an application security agent called Codex Security. According to OpenAI, Codex Security can build deep contextual understanding of a project, identify complex vulnerabilities that other tools may miss, and provide higher-confidence analysis results along with remediation suggestions. Codex Security was previously known as the Aardvark feature, which underwent limited private testing with a small group of customers last year. Compared with the earlier test version, the current system has reduced the rate of falsely inflated vulnerability severity ratings by more than 90%, while the false positive rate across full codebase scans has decreased by 50%. Codex Security is now being rolled out to ChatGPT Enterprise, Business, and Edu customers, with a one-month free trial available. OpenAI has also begun inviting the first group of open-source maintainers to join the Codex for OSS program, offering free ChatGPT Pro and Plus accounts, code review support, and access to Codex Security tools to support the open-source ecosystem. Source

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Mozilla and Anthropic discover multiple Firefox security vulnerabilities using Claude

Recently, Anthropic published a blog post announcing that its researchers collaborated with Mozilla researchers to use Claude Opus 4.6 to identify 22 security vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser within two weeks. Among them, 14 were classified by Mozilla as high-severity vulnerabilities, representing roughly one-fifth of the total number of high-severity Firefox vulnerabilities fixed throughout the entire year of 2025. The vulnerabilities include a Use-After-Free memory flaw that could allow attackers to overwrite data with arbitrary malicious content. All of these vulnerabilities have been patched in Firefox 148.0. Anthropic also conducted additional testing on Claude’s ability to create exploit code based on discovered vulnerabilities. The results showed that Opus 4.6 is significantly stronger at discovering vulnerabilities than at exploiting them. Anthropic also stated that Claude Opus 4.6 has been used to discover vulnerabilities in major open-source projects such as the Linux kernel. Source

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Briefs worth a quick look

• According to Z Finance, Tencent is reportedly developing a one-click launcher package for OpenClaw called QClaw, which allows users to quickly link the tool with QQ and WeChat after installation. Meanwhile, The STAR Market Daily reports that WeCom (Enterprise WeChat) has officially pushed a notification announcing support for OpenClaw integration, enabling quick access through OpenClaw and allowing data to be written directly into Smart Sheets. Source Source2
• On March 8, Baidu AI Cloud held OpenClaw developer pop-up events in several cities including Beijing and Shanghai, providing on-site OpenClaw installation for participants. Source
• On March 9, ByteDance’s Volcano Engine officially launched ArkClaw, a cloud-based SaaS version of OpenClaw that can be used directly through a web interface. ArkClaw already supports multiple mainstream instant messaging apps and is compatible with models such as GLM, MiniMax, and Kimi. Users in the Volcano Ark Coding Plan can gain early access. Source
• On March 9, Tencent Cloud launched the full-scenario AI agent platform WorkBuddy. According to Tencent, WorkBuddy is fully compatible with OpenClaw skills, includes more than 20 built-in skill packages, and supports the MCP protocol. It enables multi-window, multi-agent parallel workflows. The domestic version supports models such as Hunyuan, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, and MiniMax. Supported integrations include tools such as WeCom, QQ, Feishu, and DingTalk. Source
• On March 9, Weibo integrated Kimi Claw, which can now be used through Weibo direct messages via the Weibo Lobster Assistant. Source
• On March 9, the National Supercomputing Internet Platform announced an upgrade to its OpenClaw services, enabling interoperability between Feishu and WeCom. Source
• On the evening of March 9, Nexperia China announced that its self-developed “12-inch platform” had successfully achieved small-batch mass production of bipolar discrete devices on 12-inch wafers. However, the original announcement published on Nexperia Semiconductor’s official WeChat account was deleted shortly afterward. Earlier, on March 6, Nexperia China had issued a notice stating that Nexperia B.V. had disabled all office accounts of employees in China on March 3, causing operational disruptions in the region. The Chinese IT and business teams subsequently activated contingency plans and have largely restored operations. Source
• On March 9, the X platform added a new option for image posts called “Prevent Grok from Editing.” Testing indicates that the feature only prevents other users from editing images in replies using the @Grok function. Source