Stream Deck+ Recreates Codex Micro: Map ChatGPT Agent Controls, Costs and Trade-offs
TL;DR David Gewirtz rebuilt most of OpenAI’s Codex Micro control surface using an Elgato Stream Deck+ and a handful of plugins, icons, and hotkeys. The result is a cheaper, more flexible multi‑app setup that reproduces agent switching, accept/decline, branching, mic toggle, dial behavior, and pulsing status lights, with trade‑offs around native status integration, tactile keycaps, […]
Local AI on a Laptop: What Offline Demos Omit and What Executives Must Demand
A single-laptop demo that matters, and the facts it omits A demo titled “The Best AI Model Runs On Your Laptop Now” suggests a local model can not only generate good output but also take actions, send email, update CRM records, post to Slack, all while running “100% offline.” That’s a persuasive claim for business […]
Eightco’s $406M Treasury: Public Bet on OpenAI Exposure, Worldcoin Identity, and the Creator Economy
Eightco’s $406M treasury: a public company staking capital on AI, biometric identity, and creators On June 11, Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS) published a press release reporting approximately $406 million in treasury assets as of June 10, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET (company reported). The disclosure groups the treasury into three thematic bets: artificial intelligence (indirect […]
Alibaba Qwen3.8‑Max Preview: 2.4T Sparse MoE Multimodal Model — Active Parameters Drive Cost
Alibaba previews Qwen3.8‑Max‑Preview, a 2.4T sparse MoE multimodal model, days after Moonshot’s Kimi K3 open‑weight launch At the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 19, 2026, Alibaba’s Qwen team announced Qwen3.8‑Max‑Preview. The company calls it a 2.4 trillion‑parameter, sparse Mixture‑of‑Experts (MoE) multimodal model and said weights will be released “soon.” The preview is available […]
Vetting a 2 Million Subscribers Claim: Metrics, Checklist and AI Playbook for Brands & Creators
A “2 million subscribers” banner can be PR gold, or a misleading vanity metric for potential partners. “From launches and livestreams to the moments in between, thank you for watching, learning, and building with us.” “Here’s a look back at some of what we’ve shared on the way to 2 million subscribers. We’re grateful you’ve […]
AI Forecasting for Bitcoin and Cardano: Grok vs DeepSeek Outlook for Sept 2025
Short-term crypto forecasting often looks less like weather prediction and more like refereeing a fight between macro, ETF flows, and product upgrades. Captain Altcoin published a head-to-head, two AI forecasting systems, Grok and DeepSeek AI, were asked where Bitcoin (BTC) and Cardano (ADA) would land by the end of September 2025. Below are the published […]
AI Consciousness: A Pragmatic Governance Roadmap for Boards and Executives
Could AI be conscious? In January 2024 Anthropic published a constitution for its model Claude that warned: “We are caught in a difficult position where we neither want to overstate the likelihood of Claude’s moral patienthood nor dismiss it out of hand.” Around the same time Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei said his company couldn’t rule […]
Victoria proposes VCAT power to identify anonymous social media users and ease child‑harm suits
The Victorian government wants VCAT to be able to compel platforms to reveal the identities of anonymous accounts accused of online vilification, according to an AAP report. The package also proposes removing the statutory requirement that families prove a child has suffered a permanent impairment of at least 10% before bringing negligence claims for psychiatric […]
No‑Code Open‑Source AI Platforms: Prototype Fast, Verify Dependencies, Replatform for Production
TL;DR No-code, open-source platforms now let teams prototype LLM apps, retrieval-augmented systems (RAG), and simple agent workflows in minutes, but prototypes often outgrow them. Use no-code OSS to validate use cases quickly, verify every dependency (models, vector stores, managed services) before calling something “self‑hosted, ” and expect to replatform to an orchestration runtime for reliability, […]
Pixel 11 priorities: battery life, user AI controls, and a practical Pixel Glow
Ten years with a Pixel taught me one thing: prioritize usefulness over sparkle Google has scheduled an event for Aug. 12, and leaks and reports point to a Pixel 11 lineup alongside a redesigned Fold and a new Pixel Watch. That timing has me paying attention, but recent rumors about a rear “Pixel Glow” LED […]