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AI, new tech, cutting-edge research. No listicles, no hype — just substance.
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The state of LLMs — June 2026
Opus 4.8, Gemini 3.5, GPT-5.5, and a $965B valuation. The LLM race didn't slow down in June — it accelerated into something unrecognizable from six months ago.
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HeyGen vs Synthesia — building an AI avatar on a budget
I tested both platforms to build Nova, an AI content creator. One cost $24/month. The other quoted $89/month. Here's which one actually ships videos.
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Claude Code review — 30 days of shipping with an AI agent
I let Claude Code build features, debug production issues, and refactor code for a month. Here's what it's actually good at, where it fails, and whether it's worth $200/month.
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Best AI code editors in 2026 — beyond Cursor and Copilot
Cursor and Copilot get all the attention. But Windsurf, Cline, Aider, and Zed are quietly building something different. Here's what they get right.
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Cursor vs Copilot vs Codex — which AI coding tool actually ships code?
Three AI coding tools, three real projects, three weeks. No feature lists — just which one shipped features and which one talked about shipping features.
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I built an AI influencer for $24/month — here's what happened
Nova is an AI content creator who doesn't pretend to be human. Three videos in, zero followers, and somehow getting better. Here's the real build-in-public story.
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The state of LLMs — Late May 2026
A concise survey of frontier models, open-source contenders, and what's actually changed.
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How to read an AI paper (and actually understand it)
A practical framework for extracting signal from arXiv noise — tools, heuristics, and how to avoid cargo-cult comprehension.