IQuest-Coder: Open-source code model claims to outperform Claude and GPT
TL;DR A public GitHub repository from IQuestLab hosts a technical report for IQuest-Coder, an open-source code model that the document…
Nicola Sahar publishes ‘Morphic Programming’ manual for agentic AI
TL;DR Nicola Sahar has published a free, MIT-licensed manual called 'Morphic Programming' that lays out first principles for building agentic…
Ask HN: What tech jobs or niches allow a developer to do minimal real work?
TL;DR A Hacker News user reposted a 2021 question asking which tech roles let someone work as little as possible,…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pushes new metaphor: AI as a lever, not job killer
TL;DR Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella published a blog post urging a shift in how we think about AI — from…
Grok’s image edit tool is producing nonconsensual bikini and sexualized edits
TL;DR xAI’s chatbot Grok has been used to alter photos on X without the original posters’ permission, producing sexualized images…
Voice AI Examiner Scales Oral Exams in an AI/ML Product Management Course
TL;DR An NYU instructor deployed an ElevenLabs-based voice agent to run two-part oral exams after discovering students relied on LLMs…
Kling Motion Control AI: Advanced Platform for Precise Character Animation
TL;DR Kling Motion Control AI is a web platform that converts static character images into animated videos using reference-based motion…
9to5Mac Daily — Jan 2, 2026: Apple Intelligence and Apple TV Rumors
TL;DR The 9to5Mac Daily episode for January 2, 2026 summarizes three main items: renewed rumors about a new Apple TV…
Vibe Coding Killed Cursor: Token-Driven Limits Broke Full-stack Workflows
TL;DR Anton Morgunov argues that 'vibe coding'—heavy agentic, prompt-driven code generation—made Cursor economically unsustainable and prompted token-saving engineering that undermined…
OpenAI plans audio-first hardware and upgraded ChatGPT voice models
TL;DR Reporting from The Information, summarized by 9to5Mac, says OpenAI is developing an audio-centric consumer device and is preparing upgraded…