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31,958 matchesQWEN3 235B THINKING (HUGGING FACE REPO)
Alibaba's latest open-source thinking model achieves 92.3% on AIME25 math competitions, matching OpenAI's O4-mini performance while surpassing it on coding benchmarks with 74.1% on LiveCodeBench. The 235B parameter mixture-of-experts model activates only 22B parameters during inference, making it more efficient than traditional dense models.
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COLLABLLM
CollabLLM is an open-source framework that trains language models to ask strategic questions and guide conversations rather than make assumptions, using "Multiturn-aware Reward" that evaluates responses based on their long-term impact on conversation outcomes rather than immediate helpfulness.
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AGENTICSEEK
A fully local, voice-enabled AI assistant that autonomously browses the web, writes code, and plans tasks. It was designed to be a private open-source alternative to Manus AI with no cloud dependencies.
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EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED SO FAR ABOUT OPENAI'S AGENTS
This article looks at what OpenAI's new Agents can do, can't do, their available applications and tools, and more. Examples of work done by the agent are provided in the article. There are still many things OpenAI's Agents are unable to do. There are also many performance and output issues, making the product seem unfinished.
2025.07.28
THE CLOUD COST CONUNDRUM: RISING EXPENSES HINDER AI INNOVATION IN EUROPE
High cloud infrastructure costs are slowing AI development in Europe. Compute-intensive workloads like model training are facing sharp budget constraints. Many startups report needing to scale back experiments or delay releases due to rising cloud bills. The region's innovators are calling for more efficient architectures and pricing models to remain competitive globally.
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THE DOMINANCE OF CHINESE OPEN MODELS IS UNDERSOLD
The top four open source AI models are from Chinese labs.
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THE 14 PAINS OF BILLING FOR AI AGENTS
The original billing complexity hasn't gone away, we've just added a whole new layer of agentic complexity on top.
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USING GITHUB SPARK TO REVERSE ENGINEER GITHUB SPARK
GitHub Spark is GitHub's implementation of the prompt-to-app pattern - this post explores its system prompt in detail.
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FASTER HUGGING FACE CLI
Hugging Face has renamed its CLI from huggingface-cli to hf, reorganizing the command structure into a more intuitive format.
2025.07.28
GALAXY EXECUTES LARGEST-EVER BITCOIN SALE FOR EARLY INVESTOR
Galaxy facilitated a historic sale of over 80K BTC worth around $9 billion on behalf of a Satoshi-era investor, marking the largest bitcoin transaction by value to date. The sale, part of the investor's broader estate planning strategy, signals one of the earliest and most substantial exits from the digital asset market.
2025.07.28
EX-BLACKROCK EXEC JOINS LUBIN'S ETH TREASURY COMPANY AS CO-CEO
Joseph Chalom, previously a managing director at BlackRock, where he spearheaded the firm's digital assets strategy and institutional partnerships, has joined SharpLink Gaming, Inc., a major Ethereum treasury company led by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, as co-CEO. SharpLink currently manages a $1.3 billion ETH treasury, positioning it as one of the largest holders behind Peter Thiel-backed BitMine.
2025.07.28
AAVE V4 INTRODUCES "RISK PREMIUMS"
Aave V4 will replace the current one-size-fits-all borrowing rates with "Risk Premiums," reflecting the true risk of users' collateral and providing more accurate and fair lending terms. High-quality collateral like ETH will have lower borrowing costs, while riskier assets will incur higher premiums, improving market efficiency, incentivizing stronger collateral, and enabling customized risk management across specialized markets.
2025.07.28
CROSSMINT UNVEILS UNIFIED WALLET API, SIMPLIFYING MULTI-CHAIN TRANSFERS
Crossmint has introduced a new unified Send API that enables developers to transfer funds across any blockchain using just one line of code. The service removes the complexity of handling RPC connections, AML checks, gas sponsorship, and multi-chain management, streamlining wallet functionality for developers.
2025.07.28
MEGAETH ECOSYSTEM: WHERE NO LIMITS EXIST
MegaETH refactors the EVM into a real‑time L2 that targets 100k TPS, gigagas throughput, and millisecond latency by pairing high‑RAM sequencers, replica/prover nodes, EigenDA for data availability, dual “mini‑block + EVM block” views, and RISC Zero–powered ZK fraud proofs that settle disputes in about an hour. Its MegaMafia accelerator seeded 15 native projects, while “The Fluffle” soulbound NFT plus a $10M community raise anchors genuine contributors and curbs mercenary farming. These dApps showcase capabilities impossible on previous chains: sub‑second order‐book updates, atomic funding farming, micro‑liquidations, live prediction markets, and verifiable 3D asset streaming.
2025.07.28
$ENA IS CIRCLE'S CATCH UP TRADE
A $360 million SPAC merger will rebrand TLGY as StablecoinX, using roughly $260 million in new cash to buy $ENA on the open market and locking another ~$60 million in tokens on its Nasdaq balance sheet, retiring about 10% of the float. The structure creates a MicroStrategy‑style flywheel – as ENA appreciates, StablecoinX's NAV and share price rise, enabling cheaper follow-on equity raises that fund yet more ENA purchases. Investors gain two avenues, direct token exposure via exchanges such as Upbit and an equity proxy once “USDE” lists, while Korean retail, already driving Circle's post‑IPO surge, is positioned as an early demand hub. The immediate buyback plus public‑company visibility introduces a lasting demand shock for ENA and amplifies its role as a high‑beta stablecoin play relative to Circle and Tether.
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THE FUTURE OF AIRDROPS & TOKEN DISTRIBUTION
Airdrops alone no longer guarantee effective community ownership. Post‑2024 cycles revealed weak buy‑side liquidity, faster sell‑offs, and costly middlemen, pushing teams toward demand‑driven, data‑rich ICOs alongside narrower airdrops. The emerging best practice rewards “incentivized alignment” while still tracking “unincentivized signaling” such as organic usage spikes or surprise‑season engagement. Robust analytics are essential – projects must mine on‑ and off‑chain behavior to allocate supply to high‑conviction contributors and predict future value‑add, resetting expectations for both teams and investors.
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WHAT THE F*CK HAPPENED TO CRYPTO X AI?
The late‑2024 AI‑token frenzy fizzled because ~95 % of “agent” coins and resource networks were speculative vaporware. Most now show abandoned roadmaps, single‑digit TVL, or sub‑$5M caps despite a $10B sector headline. Yet, a latent bid for AI exposure persists, and a handful of private teams are building real, net‑new products that crypto alone can unlock, including synthetic GPU‑backed stables, incentive‑driven data networks, and onchain model access. The next wave must ditch lazy tokenization and instead fuse crypto primitives only where they add irreplaceable value while meeting mainstream users on familiar fronts.
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A BRIEF THOUGHT ON DATS
As demand has flipped to oversupply, a wave of unlocks between September and November should crush NAV premiums, and most late entrants will be hit hard as floats explode from 2% to 95%.
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DKING IS REBRANDING TO SIRE
DKING is rebranding to SIRE to sidestep potential trademark liabilities, converting all tokens 1:1 and introducing a SIRE/USDC liquidity pool on Aerodrome alongside a lower trading tax.
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WINDTREE SECURES OVER $500M EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT TO BUILD BNB TREASURY
Windtree Therapeutics secured up to $520 million in equity financing, including a $500 million equity line of credit and a $20 million direct investment from Build and Build Corp, to significantly increase its Binance Coin (BNB) holdings, potentially becoming one of the largest corporate holders of BNB.
2025.07.28
DRAGONFLY EXEC SAYS US GOVT CONSIDERING CHARGES AGAINST THE FIRM
Dragonfly Ventures confirmed the U.S. government is contemplating charges against it for investing in PepperSec, the developers behind Tornado Cash, in 2020.
2025.07.28
YOUTUBE SHORTS IS ADDING AN IMAGE-TO-VIDEO AI TOOL, NEW AI EFFECTS
YouTube is launching new generative AI features for Shorts creators, including an image-to-video tool that transforms static photos into six-second videos, as well as new AI effects for artistic transformations. The image-to-video feature, powered by Google's Veo 2 model, is rolling out this week in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, with broader availability planned for later. YouTube also introduced AI Playground as a central hub for generative AI creation tools, accessible through the Create button for users in the same initial markets.
2025.07.28
PROMPT, PROTOTYPE, PERFECT: FIGMA MAKE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL USERS
Figma Make has moved out of beta and is now available to all users alongside other Figma AI features. The tool enables designers, product managers, and engineers to rapidly create high-fidelity prototypes, regardless of their technical background, thereby democratizing prototyping and improving cross-functional collaboration. Teams at Figma report that Make helps them explore ideas faster, align on product decisions more effectively, and reduce iteration cycles between design and development.
2025.07.28
IOS 26 PUBLIC BETA NOW AVAILABLE WITH NEW DESIGN AND MORE
iOS 26 marks a major shift in Apple's software naming strategy, aligning version numbers across platforms with the calendar year, and introduces a sweeping visual overhaul called Liquid Glass, which features dynamic, glass-like UI elements and fluid animations. Alongside this redesign, iOS 26 revamps the Phone app with a unified layout, Call Screening to filter unknown calls, and Hold Assist to detect when someone returns to the line—enhancing both aesthetics and usability.
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AI NEEDS UI
AI makes good UI more critical than ever. Visual interfaces often outperform text-only interactions in efficiency, accessibility, and user comprehension across various contexts. The most successful AI implementations integrate into existing UIs rather than replacing them with conversational interfaces, creating AI-augmented experiences.
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UNDERSTANDING HOW TO TALK WITH EXECUTIVES IS A REQUIRED DESIGN SKILL
Designers frequently struggle to communicate effectively with executives, often losing their attention during meetings and failing to demonstrate business impact. Key strategies include keeping presentations concise, translating UX metrics into business terms that are scalable, and leveraging data visualization to enhance clarity. Effective executive communication has become a required design skill for career advancement and gaining approval for design ideas.
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VANILLA MOMENTS
A quirky story about a car failing to start after buying vanilla ice cream illustrates a deeper truth: small, real-world behaviours—“vanilla moments”—can expose hidden flaws in even the best-designed systems. These moments highlight the value of observation over theory. Designers should approach their work with humility, curiosity, and a commitment to learning from how people actually interact with products in everyday life.
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LO-FI EFFECTS
Apply lo-fi effects to your images and videos: dithering, halftone, gradients, patterns, and more.
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND AD SPECS CHEAT SHEET
Instantly find the latest social media and ad specs in this searchable directory. Download ready-to-use templates with safe zones for any size.
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IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCT IMAGE WORKFLOW WITH AI
All-in-one AI platform for bulk image editing: background removal, white background generation, compression, and SEO alt text.
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THE HIDDEN COST OF POOR NAVIGATION: HOW INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE DIRECTLY IMPACTS BUSINESS METRICS
Poor website information architecture creates hidden business costs through lost revenue, increased support tickets, and users abandoning tasks when navigation fails. Companies like Wayfair increased category page views by 23% and conversions by 15% simply by restructuring navigation to match user expectations. Effective information architecture requires aligning the website structure with users' mental models through card sorting and user journey mapping, rather than relying on internal organization.
2025.07.28
TINY SCREENS, BIG IMPACT: THE FORGOTTEN ART OF DEVELOPING WEB APPS FOR FEATURE PHONES
Despite common assumptions, flip phones, which can now feature 4G, WiFi, and app capabilities, remain significant, with over 200 million non-smartphones sold annually. Developers can tap into this underserved market through organic growth opportunities while adapting designs for small screens and keyboard navigation. Modern remote browser technologies, such as Cloud Phone and KaiOS, make building web apps for these devices easier than ever before.
2025.07.28
ADOBE CLAIMS ITS AI TOOLS ARE 'COMMERCIALLY SAFE', BUT DOES THAT STACK UP?
Adobe markets its Firefly AI models as "commercially safe" because they're trained exclusively on licensed content.
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BIG TECH'S AI PUSH IS GOING TO DEVOUR AD AGENCIES. OR IS IT?
AI technology is increasingly being used to create advertisements across social media and television, generating mixed reactions from critics who call them either genius or soulless.
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Coinbase's $65M observability bill showed how fast costs can grow. They're not alone: observability costs are spiraling out of control [5] across industries.
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INSIDE TRUMP'S AMBITIOUS AI ACTION PLAN
Trump scrapped Biden's AI safety rules to let markets "win the AI race" - but forgot to include a game plan. The 28-page blueprint backs open-source AI and cuts regulation while keeping technical standards. Good for researchers who need tool access. Bad for implementation: 103 vague actions with no deadlines, no funding, and a third don't even name who's responsible. They'll track job losses but ignore AI fraud and discrimination. Stanford HAI says without details, even good ideas like regulatory sandboxes will die in bureaucracy.
2025.07.28
PALANTIR JOINS LIST OF 20 MOST VALUABLE U.S. COMPANIES, WITH STOCK MORE THAN DOUBLING IN 2025
Palantir's stock surge has made it one of the 20 most valuable U.S. companies, with its market cap reaching $375 billion, surpassing Home Depot and Procter & Gamble. Investor confidence is driven by its robust AI segment and its strengthened ties with the U.S. government, reflected in a 45% revenue increase from its government business. Despite being valued at 273 times forward earnings, the company remains small in revenue compared to peers in the top 20.
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INVESTORS ARE SUDDENLY PULLING OUT OF AI
Investors who poured $104.3 billion into AI startups in 2025 are now seeing lower returns upon exiting, with just $36 billion in cashouts reported. Despite this disparity, AI funding continues to surge, led by massive investments in companies like OpenAI and Scale AI. There are concerns of an "AI bubble" echo, with some major players like Microsoft pulling back, signaling caution around overvaluation risks.
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MAX MRR: YOUR GROWTH CEILING
Churn rate literally sets your maximum company size - divide new MRR by churn to see your ceiling. Buffer discovered this brutally: at 6% churn and $8,400 new MRR monthly, it was mathematically capped at $140k forever. Even tripling marketing couldn't help because exponential churn always catches linear growth. When COVID pushed churn to 7%, revenue crashed 35% overnight. Here's the magic: cutting churn from 6% to 3% doubles your ceiling instantly. Buffer finally grasped this, reduced churn, and growth exploded.
2025.07.28
SHOULD MY COMPANY INVEST IN A REDDIT STRATEGY?
Reddit isn't just about Google rankings anymore - it's training the AI that your customers use to research products. One First Republic Bank user found something surprising. Reddit visitors converted just as well as Google visitors. However, paid Reddit ads completely failed. The difference is authenticity - Reddit users instantly reject anything that feels like marketing. The real value is using Reddit as a research lab. You can see exactly what customers ask about your competitors when no one's watching.
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5 HARSH TRUTHS OF MANAGING PRODUCT FEEDBACK
Managing product feedback is challenging due to its messy, disorganized nature, and often low-quality submissions. It requires significant effort to gather, organize, and prioritize feedback, differentiating between valuable signals and irrelevant noise. Despite these challenges, understanding customer feedback is vital for building products that users love and can significantly impact a company's success.
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MASTRA
The TypeScript agent framework.
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GOLPOL AI
Turn your docs into an explainer video.
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NAYLA
Nayla is an AI-powered browser and workspace that connects tabs and apps to automate tasks, extract data, and assist during calls.
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DATA IS ACTUALLY NOT A GREAT VC-BACKED BUSINESS
Getting value from data is still incredibly hard, making data businesses terrible VC investments. Auren Hoffman predicted exponential demand, but fewer than 100 hedge funds buy alternative data today. After 1,000 SaaS unicorns, there's been one DaaS unicorn: ZoomInfo, which never took VC. Data companies grow slowly with predictable revenue - perfect for PE, not VCs needing explosive growth.
2025.07.28
UNRELEASED OPENAI MODEL ACHIEVES GOLD MEDAL ON INTERNATIONAL MATH OLYMPIAD
OpenAI's latest experimental reasoning model solved 5 of 6 problems on the 2025 International Math Olympiad, earning 35/42 points. The model won't be released for several months.
2025.07.28
CURSOR ACQUIRES KOALA TO CHALLENGE GITHUB COPILOT
Anysphere acquired AI-powered CRM startup Koala to develop a dedicated enterprise-readiness team as it battles GitHub Copilot for large Fortune 500 contracts.
2025.07.28