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A new issue every week. AI, new model releases, the research we're doing, and how things actually work under the hood.

No theory for theory's sake. Everything here comes from real tests we've run, real deployments we've done, and real products we're building. If we haven't tried it ourselves, we don't write about it.

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May 21, 2026

Difference Between AI and Agents

There is a lot of hype around AI Agents right now, but what is an agent? How is implementing agents different from implementing AI? In this issue we break down the core definitions and differences

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May 14, 2026

Model Spotlight: EXAONE 4.0 32B

This issues model spotlight is EXAONE 4.0 32B

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May 7, 2026

AI Bubble & Opportunities

Is AI a bubble? If so, what does that look like, and where are the opportunities to turn a profit in the current and future AI economy? We explore these questions in this issue

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April 29, 2026

Model Spotlight: Gemma 4 Effective

Issue #4 (B): Gemma 4 E4B & E2B

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April 22, 2026

OpenClaw vs. Hermes Agent

Comparing Hermes Agent and OpenClaw. In this ussue we'll cover what these tools do, ideal use cases, and alternative options.

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April 15, 2026

Model Spotlight: GLM 4.5 Air

This week, the newsletter model spotlight is GLM 4.5 Air.

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April 6, 2026

Welcome

We are now publishing our research. Everything we're working on with self-hosted AI, new tools, and new projects, will be published in a weekly newsletter.

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