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Custom software, built to last

Custom software is rarely about technology — it's about decisions made under pressure, with incomplete information, against a deadline. Our writing on custom software development covers the decisions that actually shape outcomes: when to buy versus build, how to scope a delivery so it survives contact with reality, which architectural bets pay off, and how teams maintain velocity past the initial release. We draw on years of building enterprise platforms, ERP integrations, and consumer applications to share the patterns we use ourselves — and the anti-patterns we've learned to avoid. Whether you're commissioning your first custom platform or modernising a legacy system, this is engineering writing for people who have to make it work.

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Articles on Custom Software Development

AI, Web, Design

The emergence of the web data infrastructure layer for artificial intelligence (AI)

The emergence of the web data infrastructure layer for artificial intelligence (AI)

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AI, Automation, Web

Mistral Launches OCR 4, Transforming Document Extraction into a Comprehensive Enterprise AI Solution

Mistral Launches OCR 4, Transforming Document Extraction into a Comprehensive Enterprise AI Solution

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4 DAYS AGO

Web

New website names and shames companies that still do not offer passkeys to users

New website names and shames companies that still do not offer passkeys to users

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4 DAYS AGO

AI, Web, Design

Alibaba's model was never trained as an agent — and it improved agent performance across seven benchmarks

Alibaba's model was never trained as an agent — and it improved agent performance across seven benchmarks

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4 DAYS AGO

AI, Startups, Design

Stanford researchers will discuss their agentic AI 'scientists' that are on course to reshape drug discovery at VB Transform 2026

Stanford researchers will discuss their agentic AI 'scientists' that are on course to reshape drug discovery at VB Transform 2026

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5 DAYS AGO

AI, Web

Xiaomi's HarnessX Rewrites Its Own AI Scaffolding Mid-Task — Smaller Models Gain the Most Benefits

Xiaomi's HarnessX Rewrites Its Own AI Scaffolding Mid-Task — Smaller Models Gain the Most Benefits

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AI

Riot now allows you to enable its anti-cheat when you want to

Riot now allows you to enable its anti-cheat when you want to

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AI, Design

Figma Now Introduces AI Motion Graphics and Shader Tools

Figma Now Introduces AI Motion Graphics and Shader Tools

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5 DAYS AGO

Startups

Agility Robotics plans to go public through SPAC in a $2.5B deal

Agility Robotics plans to go public through SPAC in a $2.5B deal

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5 DAYS AGO

AI, Web, Design

OpenAI unveils its first custom AI inference chip, Jalapeño, in collaboration with Broadcom — and its development was accelerated using OpenAI's own models

OpenAI unveils its first custom AI inference chip, Jalapeño, in collaboration with Broadcom — and its development was accelerated using OpenAI's own models

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AI

Intuit will showcase how it has rebuilt its AI infrastructure to support fast and complex tasks at VB Transform 2026

Intuit will showcase how it has rebuilt its AI infrastructure to support fast and complex tasks at VB Transform 2026

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5 DAYS AGO

AI, Web

19 Prime Day Deals on Our Favorite Accessories for Switch 2

19 Prime Day Deals on Our Favorite Accessories for Switch 2

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5 DAYS AGO

Web

The Slate Auto electric pickup truck starts at $24,950

The Slate Auto electric pickup truck starts at $24,950

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AI, Startups

Slate Auto’s Radically Simple Electric Truck Starts at an Attractive $24,950

Slate Auto’s Radically Simple Electric Truck Starts at an Attractive $24,950

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5 DAYS AGO

AI, Startups

Qualcomm Acquires Buzzy Chip Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion

Qualcomm Acquires Buzzy Chip Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion

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5 DAYS AGO

AI

This flying solar-powered platform aims to deliver better internet connectivity from the air

This flying solar-powered platform aims to deliver better internet connectivity from the air

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Startups

French Startup Uses Special Polymers to Better Help Nerves Heal

French Startup Uses Special Polymers to Better Help Nerves Heal

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AI

Mark Zuckerberg Expresses Interest in a Prediction Market Too: NYT

Mark Zuckerberg Expresses Interest in a Prediction Market Too: NYT

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AI

India’s MoEngage Bets on the Future of Marketing with Millions of AI Agents

India’s MoEngage Bets on the Future of Marketing with Millions of AI Agents

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5 DAYS AGO

AI, Startups

Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero in strategic move

Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero in strategic move

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5 DAYS AGO

AI, Web

Dialog Claims It Was Hacked: A Misconfigured Website Left Its Members' Data Exposed

Dialog Claims It Was Hacked: A Misconfigured Website Left Its Members' Data Exposed

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5 DAYS AGO

AI, Automation, Web, Startups, Design

Enterprise-grade AI image generation in just 2 seconds is here: Krea 2 Raw and Turbo now available as open weights under a custom license

Enterprise-grade AI image generation in just 2 seconds is here: Krea 2 Raw and Turbo now available as open weights under a custom license

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6 DAYS AGO

AI

Zuckerberg reportedly wants to create a Polymarket clone — but without real money

Zuckerberg reportedly wants to create a Polymarket clone — but without real money

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6 DAYS AGO

AI, Web

Laptop prices are high these days, so here are some Prime Day deals that help a little

Laptop prices are high these days, so here are some Prime Day deals that help a little

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Web

Meta’s Smart Glasses Now Feature a Dedicated Charging Stand

Meta’s Smart Glasses Now Feature a Dedicated Charging Stand

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6 DAYS AGO

AI, Startups

Something's Off with Midjourney’s Unexpected Pivot to Body Scanners

Something's Off with Midjourney’s Unexpected Pivot to Body Scanners

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6 DAYS AGO

AI, Startups

Fika Jobs Secures $4M to Build a Video-First Hiring Platform Where AI Agents Interview Candidates

Fika Jobs Secures $4M to Build a Video-First Hiring Platform Where AI Agents Interview Candidates

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6 DAYS AGO

AI, Web

These are the best smart home deals available this Prime Day

These are the best smart home deals available this Prime Day

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6 DAYS AGO

AI

Federal Workers Cannot Remove the White House’s App From Their Phones

Federal Workers Cannot Remove the White House’s App From Their Phones

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6 DAYS AGO

AI

TurboFlow, aiming to be the ‘Kalshi of APAC,’ secures $6 million seed funding led by Pantera Capital

TurboFlow, aiming to be the ‘Kalshi of APAC,’ secures $6 million seed funding led by Pantera Capital

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6 DAYS AGO

AI

Ethereum Layer-2 Solution Taiko Warns Users to Withdraw Bridge Funds After Security Breach

Ethereum Layer-2 Solution Taiko Warns Users to Withdraw Bridge Funds After Security Breach

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6 DAYS AGO

AI

OpenAI launches new initiative called "Patch the Planet" to help find and patch open-source bugs

OpenAI launches new initiative called "Patch the Planet" to help find and patch open-source bugs

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6 DAYS AGO

AI

Anchorage Aims to Bring Banks Onchain with Its New Tokenized Deposit Platform

Anchorage Aims to Bring Banks Onchain with Its New Tokenized Deposit Platform

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6 DAYS AGO

AI, Web, Design

Alibaba's AI video model rises to No. 2 in global rankings, as OpenAI's Sora and ByteDance's Seedance drop in performance

Alibaba's AI video model rises to No. 2 in global rankings, as OpenAI's Sora and ByteDance's Seedance drop in performance

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AI

The AI world is getting ‘loopy’

The AI world is getting ‘loopy’

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AI

Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID

Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

OpenAI Launches Comprehensive Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos

OpenAI Launches Comprehensive Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Design

Mitigating Vendor Lock-In with Sakana AI's Fugu Multi-Agent Models

Mitigating Vendor Lock-In with Sakana AI's Fugu Multi-Agent Models

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups, Design

No Claude Fable 5? No problem: Sakana achieves groundbreaking performance with new Fugu multi-model, auto synthesis system

No Claude Fable 5? No problem: Sakana achieves groundbreaking performance with new Fugu multi-model, auto synthesis system

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1 WEEK AGO

Startups

WhatsApp appoints new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in the startup

WhatsApp appoints new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in the startup

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

Patreon CEO Jack Conte Discusses Supporting Artists in the AI Slop Era

Patreon CEO Jack Conte Discusses Supporting Artists in the AI Slop Era

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1 WEEK AGO

Startups

WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart is Stepping Down After Seven Years of Leadership

WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart is Stepping Down After Seven Years of Leadership

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

Read this before you vibe-code another app

Read this before you vibe-code another app

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

World Cup Scams Are Becoming Harder to Spot

World Cup Scams Are Becoming Harder to Spot

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

Polymarket Reportedly Compensated Creators to Post Deceptive Videos About Fake Bets

Polymarket Reportedly Compensated Creators to Post Deceptive Videos About Fake Bets

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

That viral clip you saw of someone winning big on Polymarket is likely fake

That viral clip you saw of someone winning big on Polymarket is likely fake

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

AI 'Amplification Spiral' May Be Causing Delusions Among Users, New Study Suggests

AI 'Amplification Spiral' May Be Causing Delusions Among Users, New Study Suggests

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1 WEEK AGO

Startups

This innovative startup built a fish-killing robot and chefs love the results

This innovative startup built a fish-killing robot and chefs love the results

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

In the Weights: Your New AI-Centric Vanity Search Tool

In the Weights: Your New AI-Centric Vanity Search Tool

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing the same for robots.

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing the same for robots.

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

Every fusion startup that has successfully raised over $100M

Every fusion startup that has successfully raised over $100M

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

SAP and Google Cloud deploy agentic commerce architecture

SAP and Google Cloud deploy agentic commerce architecture

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AI, Startups

The CEO of Allbirds’ New AI Venture Has a Plan, But No Employees

The CEO of Allbirds’ New AI Venture Has a Plan, But No Employees

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

The Download: Debates on AI Bottlenecks and BCI Trials Take Off

The Download: Debates on AI Bottlenecks and BCI Trials Take Off

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform: A Black Hole of Circular Grifting in Cryptocurrency

Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform: A Black Hole of Circular Grifting in Cryptocurrency

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Design

e2e-assure introduces Cumulo, the U.K.’s only sovereign, AI-driven, zero-day SOC platform to secure IT and OT environments

e2e-assure introduces Cumulo, the U.K.’s only sovereign, AI-driven, zero-day SOC platform to secure IT and OT environments

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web, Design

Anthropic's Claude Code Artifacts update introduces live, shared dashboards and interactive workspaces for enterprises

Anthropic's Claude Code Artifacts update introduces live, shared dashboards and interactive workspaces for enterprises

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

AI inference startup Baseten is reportedly raising $1.5 billion just months after its last mega funding round

AI inference startup Baseten is reportedly raising $1.5 billion just months after its last mega funding round

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1 WEEK AGO

Web

You can now use the Game Boy Camera with your smartphone

You can now use the Game Boy Camera with your smartphone

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

The 11 standout startups from YC’s Spring 2026 Demo Day, according to VCs

The 11 standout startups from YC’s Spring 2026 Demo Day, according to VCs

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

General Intuition in Talks to Raise $300M at Approximately $2B Valuation

General Intuition in Talks to Raise $300M at Approximately $2B Valuation

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web, Design

Who decides when AI is too dangerous?

Who decides when AI is too dangerous?

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

Google Calendar finally has more color options for events

Google Calendar finally has more color options for events

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to prevent them from driving into highway construction zones

Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to prevent them from driving into highway construction zones

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

How AI-Powered CMS Platforms Are Revolutionizing Enterprise Content Operations

How AI-Powered CMS Platforms Are Revolutionizing Enterprise Content Operations

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

CoinFund and Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace Finance in $32 Million Raise

CoinFund and Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace Finance in $32 Million Raise

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web, Startups, Design

Anthropic launches major Claude Design overhaul featuring design system imports, code round-trips, and a solution for its token-burning problem

Anthropic launches major Claude Design overhaul featuring design system imports, code round-trips, and a solution for its token-burning problem

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands

Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

Anthropic becomes the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition for sustainability

Anthropic becomes the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition for sustainability

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Heterosexual Hockey Show

No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Heterosexual Hockey Show

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

Mastodon Looks to Newsletters to Help Revive the Open Social Web Experience

Mastodon Looks to Newsletters to Help Revive the Open Social Web Experience

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

World model maker Odyssey secures $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other major investors

World model maker Odyssey secures $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other major investors

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Design

AI search grounded in Facebook posts: What could possibly go wrong?

AI search grounded in Facebook posts: What could possibly go wrong?

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

Will Matter Finally Be Able to Do What It Should Have Always Done?

Will Matter Finally Be Able to Do What It Should Have Always Done?

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1 WEEK AGO

Startups

Tim Heidecker Aims to Transform Infowars Into Adult Swim for the Internet

Tim Heidecker Aims to Transform Infowars Into Adult Swim for the Internet

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups, Design

The next humanoid robot might not look human at all

The next humanoid robot might not look human at all

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

Gate CrossEx: An Exchange-Native Solution to the Institutional Capital Fragmentation Problem

Gate CrossEx: An Exchange-Native Solution to the Institutional Capital Fragmentation Problem

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups

SpaceX Shares Hit New High as Elon Musk's Firm Announces Acquisition of AI Startup Cursor for $60 Billion

SpaceX Shares Hit New High as Elon Musk's Firm Announces Acquisition of AI Startup Cursor for $60 Billion

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1 WEEK AGO

Web3

Coinbase Gears Up to Launch Tokenized Stock Trading with Crypto and Equities Options

Coinbase Gears Up to Launch Tokenized Stock Trading with Crypto and Equities Options

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments

Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments

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1 WEEK AGO

AI

Coinbase introduces AI advisor, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in its finance push

Coinbase introduces AI advisor, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in its finance push

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web3

Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and Worldcoin Defy Crypto Slump as Traders Chase AI and DeFi Trends

Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and Worldcoin Defy Crypto Slump as Traders Chase AI and DeFi Trends

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Startups, Design

Z.ai’s open-weights GLM-5.2 outperforms GPT-5.5 on multiple long-horizon coding benchmarks for 1/6th the cost

Z.ai’s open-weights GLM-5.2 outperforms GPT-5.5 on multiple long-horizon coding benchmarks for 1/6th the cost

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Design

Qualcomm aims to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that goal

Qualcomm aims to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that goal

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AI

Plaud announces its software business has topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

Plaud announces its software business has topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

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AI, Startups

Payments startup Flutterwave achieves $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple

Payments startup Flutterwave achieves $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple

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AI, Startups

This startup’s super metals could soon be used in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives

This startup’s super metals could soon be used in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives

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AI

Want to Get a Data Center Online Quickly? Give It Some Flexibility.

Want to Get a Data Center Online Quickly? Give It Some Flexibility.

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AI, Startups

Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io successfully raises $62.5M and eyes acquisitions

Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io successfully raises $62.5M and eyes acquisitions

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web

HostGator Coupon Codes: Get 76% Off Hosting in June 2026

HostGator Coupon Codes: Get 76% Off Hosting in June 2026

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AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi Work Introduces 300 AI Agents to Your Desktop

Moonshot AI's Kimi Work Introduces 300 AI Agents to Your Desktop

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Web3

Pokémon Card Sales Are Surging on Crypto Platforms—Just Don't Call Them Gambling

Pokémon Card Sales Are Surging on Crypto Platforms—Just Don't Call Them Gambling

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AI, Startups

Reve 2.0 Review: The Best AI Image Generator for Enhanced Layout Control

Reve 2.0 Review: The Best AI Image Generator for Enhanced Layout Control

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1 WEEK AGO

AI, Web, Startups, Design

When deep research isn't enough for your business: Sakana AI launches 'ultra deep research' agent capable of producing 100+ page reports in just 8 hours

When deep research isn't enough for your business: Sakana AI launches 'ultra deep research' agent capable of producing 100+ page reports in just 8 hours

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AI

Meta’s New ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook Utilizes Public Information Across Its Platforms

Meta’s New ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook Utilizes Public Information Across Its Platforms

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI, Web, Design

85% of IT teams claim every AI agent is under control, but only 42% actually know who owns them.

85% of IT teams claim every AI agent is under control, but only 42% actually know who owns them.

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2 WEEKS AGO

Web3

If America Wants to Lead in Crypto, It Must Protect the People Who Build the Industry

If America Wants to Lead in Crypto, It Must Protect the People Who Build the Industry

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI, Automation, Web, Design

Skydio CEO Adam Bry Explains Why Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Draw Red Lines for Drone Use

Skydio CEO Adam Bry Explains Why Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Draw Red Lines for Drone Use

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AI, Web

My favorite Qi2 power bank is now cheaper than ever for Verge readers

My favorite Qi2 power bank is now cheaper than ever for Verge readers

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI

Salesforce acquires the AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce acquires the AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

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AI, Web

Google Earth’s flight simulator feature is now available in your browser

Google Earth’s flight simulator feature is now available in your browser

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI, Startups

Sarvam becomes India’s latest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

Sarvam becomes India’s latest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI, Startups

NanoClaw and JFrog launch innovative 'immune system' to block AI agents from downloading malicious code

NanoClaw and JFrog launch innovative 'immune system' to block AI agents from downloading malicious code

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI, Web, Design

MCP Solved Tool Calling: A2A Solved Coordination and What Solves Transport?

MCP Solved Tool Calling: A2A Solved Coordination and What Solves Transport?

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Web

The UK Implements a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16

The UK Implements a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16

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Startups

Andrew Yang believes the next big startup opportunity lies in lowering the cost of living

Andrew Yang believes the next big startup opportunity lies in lowering the cost of living

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AI, Startups

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

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Startups

Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly seeking a Trump pardon

Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly seeking a Trump pardon

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI, Automation, Web

PixelRAG Outperforms Text Parsers on Accuracy and Reduces AI Agent Token Costs by 10x

PixelRAG Outperforms Text Parsers on Accuracy and Reduces AI Agent Token Costs by 10x

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2 WEEKS AGO

AI, Startups, Design

Jeff Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus aims to build an ‘artificial general engineer’

Jeff Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus aims to build an ‘artificial general engineer’

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