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HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT IN AGENTIC CODING

The speed of development in the agentic coding space has been eye-wateringly meteoric. There have been eleven paradigm shifts in ten months. Next year will be when polished harnesses meet new age models. Context management is everything. The degree to which next year's tools will translate intent into working code will be mind-blowing.

NESTED LEARNING REPRODUCTION

This repository contains a high-fidelity reproduction of Google's Nested Learning architecture. It is fully open-source and uv-managed. A copy of Google DeepMind's original Nested Learning Paper is included in the repository.

INTRODUCTION TO AGENTS (3 HOUR READ)

AI is changing from models that excel at passive, discrete tasks to a new class of software capable of autonomous problem-solving and task execution. The new frontier is built around AI agents. This page contains a whitepaper written by Google researchers that introduces readers to AI agents. AI agents are complete applications that plan and take actions to achieve goals. They combine models' ability to reason with the practical ability to act.

THREE AI MEGADEALS ARE BREAKING NEW GROUND ON WALL STREET

Some of the biggest AI infrastructure deals that Meta, OpenAI, and xAI are part of involve innovative, and in some cases risky, funding schemes. These tech titans are offering sweeteners in their deals because they need to offload risk as the cost of the AI arms race soars. While banks and fund managers are writing big checks for now, many are worried about how the complicated deals will perform when the AI frenzy calms down. This article takes a close look at some of the biggest AI megadeals so far.

ANTHROPIC LAUNCHES USE CASE LIBRARY

Anthropic released a searchable library of 45+ practical use cases demonstrating Claude's capabilities across professional work, marketing, education, research, and personal tasks, each with specific prompts and step-by-step guidance.

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SOFTBANK'S NVIDIA SALE RATTLES MARKET, RAISES QUESTIONS

For the second time in the last decade, SoftBank sold all of its remaining Nvidia stake worth $5.8 billion.

AMD REVEALS NEW ROADMAP FOR ITS RYZEN CPUS, TEASING ZEN 7 AS THE TRUE "NEXT-GENERATION" LEAP

Zen 6 will leverage TSMC's flagship 2nm process nodes.

EMOTIONAL AGENTS

We know AI will eventually develop the ability to be emotional, but how we will use that emotionality is still unknown.

HAS GOOGLE QUIETLY SOLVED TWO OF AI'S OLDEST PROBLEMS?

Google's newest model appears to be able to read difficult handwritten historical documents just as well as expert humans and also analyze them in deep and nuanced ways.

BANK OF ENGLAND CONFIRMS PLANS FOR STABLECOIN HOLDING LIMITS

The Bank of England confirmed plans to introduce "temporary" stablecoin holding limits of £20,000 per coin for individuals and £10 million for businesses, with exemptions for exchanges and large merchants, inviting industry criticism that the rules exceed US and EU restrictions. Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden defended the caps as necessary to protect the commercial banking sector that underpins mortgages, while the BOE proposed issuers back stablecoins with 60% short-term UK government debt and 40% Bank of England accounts. The framework applies only to sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins used for retail payments and wholesale settlement. Consultation will run until February before final rules are published later next year.

SENATE AG RELEASES DRAFT OF CRYPTO MARKET STRUCTURE LEGISLATION

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a draft crypto market structure bill that defines CFTC oversight of spot markets, though bracketed sections show lawmakers haven't finalized key provisions, including DeFi developer protections and CFTC commissioner requirements. The legislation must be combined with the Senate Banking Committee's version before advancing, a process complicated by internal Republican disagreements and Senator Elizabeth Warren's objections over industry risks and Trump's crypto stake. The bill directs CFTC and SEC to jointly develop rules on portfolio margining and intermediary oversight while defining blockchain-related terms under the Commodity Exchange Act. Senate floor passage may slip to Q1 2026 despite Trump's original August deadline as committees work through amendments and stakeholder negotiations.

COINBASE LAUNCHES PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL TOKEN OFFERINGS

Coinbase launched a token sales platform that offers retail investors access to digital assets before exchange listing, marking the first US public token offerings since the 2018 ICO crash that led to regulatory crackdowns and billions in losses. The platform will host monthly sales with algorithmic allocation during one-week windows, featuring anti-dumping mechanisms including reduced allocations for immediate sellers and six-month lockups for issuers and affiliates. Monad will debut next week as the first project. Coinbase has committed to list all tokens sold through the platform as part of its strategy to diversify beyond trading fees and build an "everything exchange" for blockchain-based financial services.

SQUARE BITCOIN PAYMENTS GO LIVE

Square activated Bitcoin payments for 4 million US merchants with zero processing fees through 2027, enabling Lightning Network transactions that convert instantly to USD or remain in BTC at merchant discretion. The platform allows businesses to automatically convert up to 50% of daily sales into Bitcoin for treasury holdings. Internal surveys show 29% of businesses exploring conversions and 89% of interested merchants planning long-term BTC accumulation.

DEBUNKING AERODROME FUD: EMISSIONS ≠ INFLATION

Token emissions don't automatically cause hyperinflation. Nearly half of all AERO is locked, removing it from circulation and keeping real inflation around 5.6%, comparable to gold. Emissions aren't cash burn, they're equity distribution. Aerodrome generates $185M annualized revenue with zero dollar outflow while veAERO holders earn all protocol income plus rebases. With 49% of supply locked, 60% Base DEX market share, and partners like Coinbase and Circle, Aerodrome is following the blitzscaling playbook used by Amazon and Google to dominate markets.

UNISWAP TOKEN INCREASE AFTER FEE SWITCH PROPOSAL

Uniswap's UNI token increased 41.5% in 24 hours and 83% over the week following the "UNIfication" proposal that activates protocol fees to fund a perpetual token burn, including a one-time retroactive burn of roughly 100 million tokens from the treasury. The DEX generates $650 million in daily volume and over $2 billion in annualized fees, but has lacked a mechanism to return value to token holders until now. The overhaul introduces MEV discount auctions, eliminates front-end interface fees, and deploys v4 "aggregator hooks" to turn Uniswap into an onchain aggregator that collects fees on external liquidity while deepening its competitive moat against centralized exchanges.

COINBASE ICO PLATFORM SIGNALS A NEW ERA FOR US CRYPTO REGULATION

Coinbase's upcoming ICO platform is the clearest signal yet that the CLARITY Act, legislation redefining token launches as legal capital formation tools, is on track to pass. What was once considered a criminal offense in the US is transforming into a regulated framework for startups to raise capital, distribute ownership, and return profits through buybacks or dividends. This shift could mark a turning point for the global crypto industry, enabling open, compliant tokenized capital markets accessible to builders and investors worldwide.

USDC FACES REGULATORY SPLIT BETWEEN US AND EU FRAMEWORKS

Circle has just 12 months to address a fundamental regulatory conflict. USDC cannot comply with both the EU's MiCA framework and the US GENIUS Act under a single token structure. MiCA mandates 30% of reserves be held in EU banks, while GENIUS requires 100% backing in US Treasuries, making dual compliance impossible. This could force Circle to issue two separate tokens (USDC-US and USDC-EU), splitting $35B in liquidity. This would fragment DeFi liquidity pools, regional redemption limits, and likely cause price divergence between the two versions, marking a major challenge for stablecoin interoperability across regulatory borders.

VLAD TENEV ON TOKENIZATION OF EQUITIES

Robinhood is still in Phase 1 - Phase 2 and 3 will enable secondary trading and DeFi integrations.

UNISWAP FEE SWITCH STRENGTHENS AERODROME'S ADVANTAGE

Uniswap's decision to activate its fee switch could backfire, making it bearish for Uniswap, but bullish for Aerodrome, which already dominates Base with roughly 2:1 trading volume.

THE RACE TO POWER STABLECOIN PAYMENTS IN THE AI ECONOMY

As fintechs quietly integrate stablecoins behind the scenes, the real opportunity lies in becoming the default payment connector for AI systems like ChatGPT.

ETHEREUM EXPANDS DECENTRALIZATION AS SOLANA AND BITCOIN CENTRALIZE

Ethereum, already the most decentralized network, is set to become even more accessible and censorship-resistant.

MICROSOFT IS REDESIGNING WINDOWS 11'S CONTEXT MENU

Microsoft is redesigning Windows 11's right-click context menu after four years of user complaints about clutter, introducing a "Split Context Menu" that organizes options into context-aware nested sections based on file type. The new design reduces menu length by up to 38% and features a modern semi-transparent "Acrylic" appearance. No release date has been announced. Showcased during the WinUI Community Call, the update groups related actions together—like image options under "Open with Photos"—with secondary menus appearing on hover.

IPHONE AIR 2 IS DELAYED UNTIL 2027 SO APPLE CAN ADD A SECOND CAMERA TO IT

Apple has reportedly pushed the iPhone Air 2 from fall 2026 to a tentative spring 2027 release as it redesigns the device—most notably to add a second rear camera—though that target may still slip. The current model's weak sales prompted the overhaul, but the change is complex because iPhone designs are typically finalized about two years before release.

THE IMPORTANT REASON BEHIND DORITOS' NEW MINIMALIST PACKAGING

Frito-Lay's minimalist Simply NKD Cheetos and Doritos show how packaging can manipulate perception—using stripped-back design to signal health, purity, and moral superiority even when the product itself is only slightly modified. The line illustrates how “healthwashed” minimalism convinces consumers they're making a healthier choice, highlighting the persuasive power of packaging in shaping belief and behaviour.

WHEN HUMANS ADD NEGATIVE VALUE: AI ALONE VS. HUMAN–AI SYNERGY

Research shows that in many analytical tasks, human involvement now degrades AI performance because people introduce bias and error when overriding superior AI systems. While creative domains still benefit from human-AI collaboration, with AI generating options and humans providing judgment, this synergy window is narrowing as AI continues to improve. The future requires humans to focus on strategic agency and goal-setting, rather than interfering with AI's execution.

STRATEGY-TO-PIXELS

Modern strategy has compressed from quarterly planning to daily decision-making, requiring practitioners to maintain hands-on craft while expanding their influence across entire systems. True strategic work means scaling one's craft through ownership and agency—understanding dependencies, architectural decisions, and cross-team impacts—rather than stepping away from execution into purely advisory roles. The shift favors those who can fluidly move between strategic thinking and actual building, proving concepts through prototypes and demos rather than lengthy documents.

MAX OTTIGNON: AI IS SO HYPED, DESIGNERS PRETEND TO USE IT MORE THAN THEY ACTUALLY DO

AI is being overhyped in branding, with some designers and companies pretending to use it, but the real issue is that branding has become generic—and AI risks amplifying sameness unless it's used to amplify ideas, craft, and difference rather than efficiency. Agencies should focus on quality, start with strong ideas, embrace experimentation, and fight apathy, because while AI can make good designers better, it cannot replace the deep, distinctive thinking required to build memorable brands.

OPEN-SOURCE APP GENERATOR

Generate full-stack apps with a built-in database, zero config auth, file uploads, real-time UIs, and background workflows.

VISUAL EDITOR FOR REAL CODE

Layrr is a browser coding agent interface that allows you to select elements and send instructions directly to Claude Code.

USING DESIGN TOKENS AS VARIABLES: BEST PRACTICES

HOW VISUAL CONSISTENCY BUILDS CLIENT TRUST ACROSS EVERY TOUCHPOINT

Visual consistency across all client touchpoints builds trust by creating familiarity and signaling professionalism, making clients perceive brands as more reliable and credible. Design cohesion requires integrated systems spanning digital platforms, communication tools, and repeated content templates to maintain unified visual tone and emotional signature throughout every interaction. When brands deliver seamless visual experiences that feel intentional at every stage, they transform design into a trust-building asset that increases client loyalty, referrals, and perceived value over time.

FROM DESIGN TO DIRECTION: BRIDGING PRODUCT DESIGN AND AI THINKING

Product design is evolving from arranging interfaces to orchestrating systems of learning, where concepts from AI, like data, loss, gradients, and training mirror how designers already iterate, reduce friction, and optimize user journeys. As generative systems increasingly shape interfaces, designers shift from controlling every pixel to guiding intent, feedback loops, and signals across product, experience, and business layers, making design less about screens and more about system-level optimisation.

DEVASTATING GRAPHIC SHOWS JUST HOW BAD THE COCA-COLA CHRISTMAS AD REALLY IS

Coca-Cola's AI-generated Christmas advertisement has sparked widespread criticism after a LinkedIn graphic exposed glaring inconsistencies, including trucks with physically impossible designs where payloads extend beyond wheels and vehicle features that change between shots.

HOW AI IS TURNING THE AD INDUSTRY ON ITS HEAD

Million-dollar commercial shoots might disappear within a year as AI dramatically reduces production costs.

GOT SOMETHING IN PLACE? NO NEED TO RIP AND REPLACE. PropelAuth BYO

lets you quickly add advanced authentication features like Enterprise SSO, session management, and passkeys.

DRAWING TEXT ON SCREEN - WHAT COULD BE SIMPLER?

This dev rewrote a text-based file manager in Go as a learning exercise, focusing on input and output handling. They used C# and explored different rendering methods, including console methods, GDI, DirectX, and Vulkan. They found that direct text drawing with DirectX performed the best for normal use, better than texture-based caching despite the latter's advantage in extreme stress test scenarios. However, efficient text rendering is more complex than it initially appears.

WE RAN OVER 600 IMAGE GENERATIONS TO COMPARE AI MODELS

A long-time developer of iOS photo apps compared the performance of OpenAI, Gemini, and Seedream AI models on various image editing tasks. They ran over 600 image generations using naive prompts and representative photos to assess the trade-offs between quality, prompt complexity, and pricing for each model. OpenAI was the best at transformative and creative edits, and Gemini was better for realistic edits and detail preservation, while Seedream was a good middle ground.

USING ATOMIC STATE TO IMPROVE REACT PERFORMANCE IN DEEPLY NESTED COMPONENT TREES

Harbor solved React performance issues in its clinical trial data capture application by switching from vanilla React Context to atomic state management with Jotai. The traditional Context approach caused entire component trees to rerender when any single node's state changed, which became expensive in their deeply nested "event → form → field group → field" hierarchy. By using Jotai's atomic state system, it was able to create granular state atoms that only trigger rerenders in components that actually depend on the changed data.

COLLABORATION SUCKS

Excessive collaboration slows progress in companies. Instead, the company should have a "driver" mentality where individuals take ownership and minimize unnecessary feedback. This means defaulting to shipping, seeking specific input, and prioritizing post-shipment feedback.

VERTICAL INTEGRATION IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS

Vertical integration, which means tight integration between different tools in a development stack, is necessary for developer productivity. Examples of such vertically integrated workflows include automated build artifact sharing and interactive debugging across languages. While building a vertically integrated development environment as a product is challenging, the glue code connecting different tools is where the real value lies.

TUSK DRIFT

The Tusk Drift SDK enables deterministic API testing by recording and replaying API calls. It captures real-world API interactions and uses the Tusk CLI to replay them as tests, identifying regressions by intercepting outbound requests with recorded data. The SDK uses Node.js and supports various packages and versions, including HTTP/HTTPS, GRPC, PG, Firestore, and more.

ADK FOR GO

The Agent Development Kit (ADK) is an open-source, code-first Go toolkit designed for building, evaluating, and deploying AI agents. It applies software development principles to AI agent creation and makes the orchestration of agent workflows easier. It is model and deployment-agnostic, and has a tool ecosystem with modular multi-agent systems.

PERSPECTIVE

Perspective is an interactive analytics and data visualization component ideal for large, streaming datasets. It provides a fast, memory-efficient query engine written in C++ and a framework-agnostic User Interface as a Custom Element. Perspective can be used in the browser via WebAssembly or virtually via a WebSocket server using Python/Node.

META'S CHIEF AI SCIENTIST YANN LECUN REPORTEDLY PLANS TO LEAVE TO BUILD HIS OWN STARTUP

Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, is reportedly planning to leave the company in the coming months to start his own startup focused on world models. LeCun's departure comes at a challenging time for Meta, which has been restructuring its AI organization amid concerns it's falling behind competitors like OpenAI and Google.

A CATALOG OF SIDE EFFECTS

This blog post discusses different approaches compilers use to track the effects of Intermediate Representation (IR) instructions, focusing on how these effects influence optimizations like instruction re-ordering and dead code elimination. There are two main representation methods: bitsets, as used in Cinder and other compilers like HHVM and ART, and heap range lists, as implemented in JavaScriptCore. Bitsets are compact and precise, while range lists offer more long-term flexibility.