OPEN-SOURCE
Hermes Agent Just Became the Fastest-Growing AI Agent in GitHub History
50,782 stars. 366 contributors. 46 days. Here's what's driving the numbers and why it matters.
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CURSOR SHIPPED KIMI K2.5 AS THEIR OWN MODEL. HERE'S HOW IT UNRAVELED
Within 24 hours of Cursor announcing Composer 2 as their "in-house" frontier model, a developer intercepting API traffic found the real model ID. Moonshot AI's head of pretraining confirmed the tokenizer match and publicly asked why their license wasn't respected and no fees were paid.
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You Can Now Text Claude Code From Your Phone
Anthropic launches Claude Code Channels, letting you message your AI coding session from Telegram or Discord — all while your code stays local.
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Venice AI Launches Verifiable End-to-End Encryption
Venice AI introduces TEE and E2EE modes that make AI privacy cryptographically verifiable — turning trust into math and giving users proof, not promises.
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Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw: Why Developers Are Switching
A wave of developers on X are publicly switching from OpenClaw to Hermes Agent by Nous Research. Here's what's driving it — and whether it's the right move for you.
SECURITY
94% of Americans don't understand privacy risks when using AI at work
94% of Americans miss privacy risks when using AI at work, and 24% can’t spot AI-driven scams. NordVPN’s data warns the AI era is widening privacy gaps—and scammers are getting sharper.
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Top 10 Emerging Technology Trends Set to Shape 2026
Juniper Research unveils Top 10 Emerging Tech Trends for 2026: Post-quantum crypto, neuromorphic chips, physical AI robots, multi-agent systems, wireless EV charging, counter-drone tech, microfluidic cooling, multi-cloud, SMRs & open-source smart buildings.
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We Need to Talk About Grok
Grok's lax guardrails enable public harassment, from digitally undressing women to detailed stalking plans, sparking scrutiny of xAI's investors, Pentagon partnership, and school integrations amid growing ethical concerns.
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How to Build a Successful Bittensor Subnet: Lessons from Top Builders
Why do Bittensor subnets fail? We spoke with leading builders who revealed the hard‑earned do’s and don’ts of designing incentives, attracting miners, and turning a subnet into a real business
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G2 Winter 2026 Reports: Rise of AI Software and New Market Leaders
G2’s Winter 2026 Reports analyze 1,300+ software categories, spotlighting the surge of AI-first tools like AEO, Agentic AI, and AI chatbots, shifts in vendor leadership, and why only 3% of products earn coveted Leader status as buyers head into 2026.
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EverMemOS: AI Memory Breakthrough Enabling Long-Term Agent Continuity
EverMemOS introduces a new AI memory system that enables agents to retain long-term context, evolve behaviors, and build stable identities across sessions, outperforming previous models in memory and reasoning benchmarks.
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Second “Key Update” of the International AI Safety Report Released
The latest International AI Safety Report update highlights rising AI risks and progress. Despite improved defenses, sophisticated AI attacks succeed 50% of the time, data poisoning persists, and risk management lacks consistent effectiveness. It guides policymakers ahead of 2026’s full report.