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This repository contains a comprehensive collection of Agent Skills for building production-grade AI agent systems. They are categorized into Foundational skills, Architectural skills, and Operational skills. Each skill is structured for efficient context use. The patterns work on any agent platform that supports skills or allows custom instructions.
OpenTinker is an RL-as-a-Service infrastructure for foundation models. It features separation of programming and execution, separation of environment and training code, and seamless transition from training to inference. The platform enables users to perform RL training and inference without requiring local GPU resources by separating client-side programming from server-side execution. It provides a high-level Python API that abstracts away the complexity of distributed systems.
SGI-Bench is a benchmark for assessing Scientific General Intelligence across the entire research cycle, such as Deliberation, Conception, Action, and Perception. It spans 10 disciplines with over 1,000 expert-curated tasks inspired by major open scientific questions.
Cursor has announced partnerships to integrate its agent hook system with security and platform vendors. These hooks allow organizations to observe, modify, or block stages of the agent loop, supporting use cases like governance, dependency scanning, secrets management, and agent safety.
AI's utility in the coming decade will come from understanding the technology's strengths and where it can be used to augment human ability. It won't replace humans, at least in the short term, because we are too complex. However, the technology will eventually conquer territories we thought were exclusively ours. This will be the first time we will face true otherness, a new species of being.
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Alphabet agreed to acquire Intersect, a provider of energy and data center infrastructure, for $4.75 billion.
Google announced advanced governance features for Vertex AI Agent Builder, enhancing its Agent Engine to manage both short-term and long-term memory.
2026 may also be the first year the AI trade meaningfully splits into AI infra vs AI applications.
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Tokens on traditional blockchains are capital with fluctuating value, but they're also used for transaction and operational fees. This makes costs unpredictable, creates volatile markets for digital assets, and limits liquidity.
Binance processed $1.7 billion through suspicious accounts, including $144 million after its November 2023 $4.3 billion settlement, with 13 flagged accounts receiving $29 million from wallets later frozen by Israel and sanctioned by the US for Hizbollah and Iran connections. One Venezuelan account moved $93 million from terror-linked networks while another changed bank details 647 times in 14 months across 496 unique accounts, with physically impossible login patterns going undetected despite two independent monitors appointed in May 2024. Trump's October pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao loosened the compliance environment, as the Trump family expanded business ties through World Liberty Financial's massive USD1 stablecoin rollout on Binance.
Ghana's parliament has passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, legalizing crypto trading and requiring digital-asset participants to register with the Bank of Ghana or the SEC, depending on activity type. Ghana also signaled a 2026 focus on payments and FX settlement and will explore asset-backed digital settlement instruments, including gold-backed stablecoins.
Coinbase has entered into an agreement to acquire The Clearing Company. The acquisition adds specialized talent powering regulated onchain markets alongside the platform's existing crypto, derivatives, and equities offerings, expected to serve millions trading real-world event outcomes. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, with completion expected in January. Coinbase positions prediction markets as a natural fit for its unified asset class trading vision.
Tempo is prototyping subscription payments using access keys. After a user signs up and funds the account, they approve a recurring charge (demo'd as once-per-minute to mimic monthly billing) that continues until the user cancels. A screenshot in the thread shows the full flow: 1. create account, 2. add testnet funds, 3. Approve, 4. recurring charges, 5. cancel.
Creator Coins on Zora and Base are failing because platforms frame them as investment opportunities through trading contests and "green/red" categories rather than fan support tools, creating pump-and-dump cycles where early snipers and bots profit while late participants absorb losses, destroying community trust. Most creators lack audiences that sustain ongoing demand beyond initial Jesse Pollak amplification and platform features, with trading fees peaking in hours then vanishing as prices fall when temporary attention fades. Web2's sustainable model shows fans spending on merch, donations, and virtual gifts without profit expectations, suggesting Creator Coins should function as loyalty tokens and Content Coins as onchain tip jars where value flows from appreciation, not speculation.
Fintech hyperscalers Nubank, Klarna, and Revolut reached 127 million, 114 million, and 65 million customers, respectively, as the sector bifurcated between neobanks targeting mass affluent, stablecoins attacking corporate cross-border rails, and AI unbundling asset manager workflows, though only Stripe deployed industry-specific foundation models driving earnings despite AI assisting one in six Black Friday purchases. Banks posted record years through M&A tailwinds as prediction markets had their breakout with Wall Street making strategic bets, positioning platforms as price discovery rather than gambling. Financial nihilism emerged as a political force as consumers abandoned 60/40 portfolio retirement belief due to housing costs breaking the social contract, while open finance quietly succeeded as cash flow data was integrated into Experian and FICO scoring.
Aave Labs advanced a brand-rights proposal to Snapshot vote without author Ernesto Boado's consent, prompting accusations of a "hostile takeover attempt" from Marc Zeller, who criticized the holiday timing and recent wave of new delegations with sizable voting power. Boado called the action "disgraceful" and urged abstention as the proposal seeks to give AAVE token holders explicit control of domains, social handles, GitHub organizations, and naming rights currently stewarded by Aave Labs and BGD Labs. Aave Labs defended the move as following documented governance rules requiring a five-day ARFC minimum before voting, arguing prolonged debate was "hurting the Aave brand" and critics were trying to rewrite rules because they lacked votes. The dispute escalated earlier tensions over CoW Swap revenue allegedly diverted from the DAO treasury and a "poison pill" proposal suggesting the DAO absorb Aave Labs entirely, as the AAVE token slumped over 10% in 24 hours.
2026 will be defined by AI agents becoming “more expensive than people” in business, a major liquidity/IPO + M&A comeback, and the stack evolving toward long-horizon autonomous agents (8+ hour workstreams), agent observability, and agent-driven database stress. On crypto, 30% of international payments will be issued via stablecoins by December, and Cloudflare will become a gatekeeper for agentic payments via the x402/HTTP 402 Payment Required pattern.
The broad crypto market is one of the few asset classes down in 2025, and altcoin performance was an abysmal -42%.
Repeated blowups show token holders often lack real ownership if teams/founders can unilaterally change economics.
USDH just hit a new ATH in transfer volume, with greater than $1.8B moved over the last 3 weeks inside the Hyperliquid ecosystem.
Strategy (MSTR) raised about $748M by selling common shares.
Swedish startup Lovable raised $330 million at a $6.6 billion valuation, more than tripling its worth since its $1.8 billion Series A round in July. The vibe-coding platform, which lets users build apps through text prompts, reached $200 million in annual recurring revenue within a year of launching in 2024. Lovable serves major clients like Klarna and Uber. Over 100,000 new projects are created daily on its platform.
Google Gemini now includes an AI video detector that identifies content generated by Google's AI models using SynthID watermarking technology, which embeds imperceptible signals into generated media. Users can upload videos up to 100 MB and 90 seconds long to verify if they were AI-generated, with Gemini providing detailed analysis of specific segments containing synthetic elements. The tool only works with Google-created content and cannot detect videos from other AI platforms, limiting its effectiveness as a universal verification solution.
Apple's long-rumoured folding iPhone is now widely tipped to launch in 2026. Leaked CAD drawings suggest a shorter, wider form factor that unfolds into a landscape-oriented inner display rather than a square one. This design could make the phone more comfortable to hold while closed and more useful when open. It could potentially run iPad-style apps and offer a “best of both worlds” mix of portability and a large creative canvas.
Japanese companies historically excelled at making quality products but struggled with marketing, yet craft itself is becoming a powerful brand-building tool when made visible to customers. ASICS recovered from declining revenue by refining product specificity and quality rather than increasing advertising, while brands like UNIQLO, Toyota, and Nintendo demonstrate global success through engineered functionality and obsessive process control. Small companies like HUMAN MADE and Jacques Marie Mage have also grown significantly by making their Japanese craftsmanship legible through careful production details.
Strong UX research often faces resistance because it exposes internal flaws, poor decisions, and uncomfortable truths that challenge established authority and budgets within organizations. When quantitative and qualitative data conflict, designers should reconcile differences by tracking what's missing and triangulating findings across multiple sources rather than dismissing either perspective. Effective research presentation requires wrapping data in compelling stories that emphasize shared goals, demonstrate alternative futures, and provide clear paths forward that stakeholders can rally around.
The TARS framework offers a simple, repeatable way to measure feature impact by combining four metrics - Target audience size, Adoption, Retention, and Satisfaction - then mapping features on a 2×2 matrix to guide product strategy. By focusing on meaningful usage and user experience rather than blunt metrics like conversion rate, TARS helps teams connect UX work to real business value and decide which features to improve, prioritize, or rethink.
Yolly lets you create cinema-grade 4K videos with sound and high-resolution images in seconds using world-leading AI models.
Modor is a free online mockup generator to create professional product mockups. Design with ease using customizable templates of t-shirts, posters, devices, and more.
Discover website inspo curated at the component level. Browse UI patterns, layouts, animations, and more.
Texture in graphic design exists both physically and digitally, influencing viewers' perceptions, memories, and trust while preventing flat, sterile layouts. Different textures convey distinct psychological meanings: smooth surfaces suggest modernity and precision, rough textures communicate authenticity and durability, and soft gradients create a sense of calm. Designers should apply texture intentionally and subtly in typography, backgrounds, and branding to reinforce messages rather than distract, ensuring it aligns with brand personality and remains legible across devices.
Yahoo Mail's latest update focuses on reducing inbox clutter through a cleaner visual design with improved spacing, refined typography, and a more cohesive interface that prioritizes clarity over feature density. The team integrated AI in a restrained way to address high-friction tasks, such as scanning for essential messages and managing follow-ups, while keeping users in control and avoiding unnecessary attention-grabbing elements. A new "Catch Up" feature streamlines inbox clearing by reducing decision fatigue and transforming email maintenance into a faster, more intuitive process.
Weight Watchers has unveiled a new, largely functional rebrand to support its shift toward a healthcare-led model that includes access to physicians and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs alongside its traditional community and behaviour-change approach. The updated identity keeps the WW name with a subtle progress-bar line, brighter blue tones, and understated visuals, aiming to feel modern and credible rather than flashy as the brand enters this new era.
Frank Gehry's death prompted a reflection on three key lessons from his architectural work that apply to UX design.
Notable book cover designs in 2025 include series work by Stephen Smith for Julio Cortázar editions and Jim Stoddart's typographic Penguin Archive celebrating the publisher's 90th anniversary.
Alphabetical's new Saudi Now wordmark successfully unites British sans serif type and custom Arabic calligraphy into a fully bilingual, highly legible logo that beautifully expresses cultural dialogue and exchange between Saudi Arabia and the UK.
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Traditional logging is inadequate for modern, distributed systems, usually providing little useful context for debugging issues. A shift to "wide events" or canonical log lines, which are single, comprehensive log entries emitted per request per service, may solve this problem. These events are rich in high-cardinality and high-dimensionality data, allowing for powerful queries and analytics instead of string searches.
Scaling LLMs within large codebases requires investments in both guidance and oversight. Guidance focuses on providing LLMs with high-quality context, such as prompt libraries and well-structured, modular codebases, to allow for efficient "one-shot" code generation without needing a lot of rework. Oversight refers to human engineers who validate LLM choices, making sure of architectural integrity and aligned solutions.
AI coding agents have become so good that they have fundamentally transformed software engineering, making code implementation inexpensive. This means engineers are increasingly expected to focus on higher-level skills like architectural judgment, system-level thinking, and managing complex contexts across multiple domains. Devs will need to start adapting their workflows, including planning and steering AI agents and developing habits to maintain focus amidst asynchronous work.
In 2025, this dev left Sentry, launched a new company, and shifted his programming approach to embrace hands-off agentic coding with tools like Claude Code. He became deeply integrated with AI agents for tasks from code generation to daily organization. However, he's sometimes worried about emergent human-like tendencies of LLMs, questioning terms like "agent.”
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Tambo AI is a Generative UI SDK for React. It allows AI to dynamically render components based on natural language conversations. Components are defined with Zod schemas, which the AI then uses to generate one-time elements or manage persistent, interactable UI.
CocoIndex is a fast data transformation framework for AI. It uses a dataflow programming model, with plug-and-play building blocks and guaranteed data freshness through incremental processing and data lineage.
snitch is a prettier way to inspect network connections. It enables users to inspect network connections with a clean tui or styled tables. Examples are available in the repository.