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Visit website →Claude Code Token Usage Cut by 50%
By reducing repeated reads and verbose output in Claude Code, measured savings of 50%+ input and 20%+ output tokens were achieved.
Food waste down 25%
Afresh's AI demand forecasting has cut grocery store waste by up to 25%.
ElevenLabs Lipsync for Unreal
The LiveLink-based ElevenLabs lipsync bridge for Unreal Engine has been rebranded as NPSync and released with a 30-day free trial.
Analysis of Copilot Instructions
In an analysis of 28,721 repositories, 73% of instruction files turned out to be filler.
q1_0 speed explosion
By optimizing the q1_0/q8_0 dot path, up to 67x throughput improvement was reported on x86.
AI Surveillance Network Expands
License plate readers across thousands of US cities are combining with AI to expand into a surveillance network.
Jeff Bezos's AI Lab Reaches $38 Billion Valuation
Jeff Bezos's AI lab is set to reach a valuation of $38 billion through a large-scale investment round.
AI Power from Farmland Solar
Simulations show agrivoltaics could cover AI data center power demand using just 0.001~2% of farmland.
First AI Film Unveiled
Jio Studios has unveiled 'Krishna,' a Bollywood film that utilizes AI throughout production.
Dual GX10 Benchmark
This is a benchmark result running MiniMax M2.7 4bit on dual Asus GX10 at about 100W.
GitHub Copilot Overhauls Pricing Plans
GitHub Copilot has suspended new sign-ups for Pro and Pro+ and scaled back Claude Opus availability.
Qwen3.6 35B 8GB Setup
Shared a setup for running Qwen3.6-35B-A3B with llama-server on an RTX 4060 8GB VRAM, along with a thinking budget pitfall.
Desktop AI App
Open WebUI has released a desktop app that supports both local execution and remote connections.
AI Counseling Wins
In a trial of 995 college students, conversational AI was most effective at reducing anxiety.
Claude Browser Hook
Claude Desktop automatically installed a Native Messaging host into multiple Chromium browsers on macOS.
The $125 Billion Deal
Amazon and Anthropic have signed an AI infrastructure agreement worth up to $125 billion over 10 years.
GitHub Copilot Shifts to Token-Based Pricing
Microsoft will switch GitHub Copilot's pricing model from request-based to token-based and tighten usage limits.
Ultra-Low-Bit AI Strikes Back
With 1.58-bit ternary weights, an 8B model scored 75.5 points.
Amazon's $25 Billion Bet
A major cloud deal has been revealed in which Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic.