Developer and AI researcher. Writes about language models, frameworks, developer tooling, and open source releases. Covers ML papers, the tech startup ecosystem, and programming trends.
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, its third Flash model in six weeks. The Cyber version, reserved for verified defenders, exceeds 70% accuracy detecting vulnerabilities across 20 programming languages.
The United States rejected a centralized AI regulation model at a global forum, while China called for cooperation ahead of the summit with Trump. We break down what’s at stake and how the different regulatory approaches compare.
A study published in Works in Progress challenges common sense about recycling: manufacturing a reusable product can consume thousands of times more energy than a disposable one. A cotton bag, for example, needs 173 uses to match a plastic one.
Engineer Dan Luu checked AI critic Ed Zitron’s predictions against Meta, Google, and Microsoft’s real financial data. The result: rising revenue and profits contradict the narrative of dying companies turning to AI out of desperation.
Weedout is a $1.99 macOS app that removes AI videos from YouTube’s feed, search, related videos, and Shorts, relying solely on the platform’s official “Made with AI” label. It doesn’t create accounts, doesn’t track users, and runs entirely locally.
Anthropic introduced Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, two versions of the same model with different safeguards. Fable 5.1 costs up to 45% less than its predecessor and is now available to all developers.
South Korea will allocate 9.4 trillion won to artificial intelligence in 2027, an 84% increase over the previous year. The figure is part of a record science budget of 29.65 trillion won proposed by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Fastpotify is a native Spotify client written in Rust that starts in under a second and uses between 100 and 250 MB of RAM. It includes Spotify Connect, a Winamp-style mini player mode, and MilkDrop visualizations, all under the MIT license.
Google has completed the removal of Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store, leaving out uBlock Origin and other classic ad blockers. Brave decided to rescue four of them by hosting them on its own backend, while Firefox continues to support MV2 indefinitely.
Playa Phone is a real phone booth installed at Burning Man that replaced coins with VoIP: anyone can dial the public number and talk for free for 5 minutes with a stranger. We break down how it works internally and how to replicate the idea with open source software.
