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How to Run dots3-note Locally on vLLM or SGLang
A hardware and setup guide to deploying dots3-note-prev-fp8 locally with vLLM or SGLang, covering FP8 quantization and 8-GPU serving.
Spotify's AI Persona Badge: How the New Disclosure Rules Work
Spotify plans to label AI-generated artist profiles with a badge and cut undisclosed AI acts from recommendations. Here's what that actually means.
Susan Kare and the Design Rules Behind the Original Mac's Icons
Susan Kare explains how she designed Happy Mac, Chicago font, and the Command key symbol, and the constraints that shaped early Mac icon design.
What Is Tencent's WorldClaw? AI-Generated 3D Worlds Explained
Tencent's WorldClaw turns text prompts into editable 3D worlds with separate assets, built on GPT Image 2, Meta's SAM 3, and Hunyuan 3D.
What Is Grok Bot? xAI's Install-and-Go AI Agent Explained
Grok Bot is xAI's no-code AI agent platform where named bots share one cloud computer. Here's how it works and who it's for.
Five Bubble Alternatives for Apps That Need a Real Backend
Bubble is a capable visual builder, but some apps need generated code and a native backend. Five alternatives, compared honestly.
Five Cursor Alternatives If You'd Rather Not Touch Code
Cursor is built for editing code you already own. Here are five alternatives, including tools that skip the codebase entirely.
Five Glide Alternatives When Your App Outgrows a Spreadsheet
Glide is great for spreadsheet-simple apps. Here are five alternatives for when you need real auth, a real database, and a full backend.
Five Retool Alternatives Your Ops Team Can Actually Maintain
Retool needs an engineer to wire up. Five alternatives — including one that compiles a full app from a plain-language spec — for teams that don't have one.
Five v0 Alternatives When You Need a Backend, Not Just a UI
v0 is excellent at generating frontend components. Here are five alternatives to reach for when the project needs a real backend too.
How to Use Codex's Browser Agent and Computer Use Features
A practical guide to Codex's browser agent for QA testing, password-protected logins, and turning repeated browser tasks into reusable automation skills.
What Is DeepSeek Harness? The Plug-In Coding Agent Explained
DeepSeek Harness is a plug-in based agentic coding framework that can even call Claude Code or Codex as sub-agents. Here's how it works.
How to Run DeepSeek V4 Pro Locally with vLLM or SGLang
A practical guide to deploying DeepSeek V4 Pro locally with vLLM or SGLang, including DSpark speculative decoding and hardware configs.
GLM-5.3 Benchmark Results: How It Stacks Up Against Opus 5, Fable 5
GLM-5.3 scores 91% on an independent coding benchmark, topping Opus 5 and Kimi K3 while matching Fable 5 on tough 3D and UI tasks.
GLM-5.3: ZAI's New Model Shows Unexpected Cybersecurity Skills
ZAI's GLM-5.3 pairs frontier coding benchmarks with surprising cybersecurity gains, arriving first through a coding plan ahead of open weights.
Grok 4.6 Pricing, Access, and Usage Limits Explained
Grok 4.6 costs $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. Here's where to access it and how the launch-week double usage promo works.
Grok 4.6 Explained: xAI's Flagship Nears GPT-5.6 and Claude Levels
Grok 4.6 lands near GPT-5.6 and Claude Opus 5 on major benchmarks at roughly half the cost. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Grok Bot vs Claude Code: Which AI Coding Agent Wins?
Grok Bot vs Claude Code compared on setup time, mobile computer-use, multi-agent collaboration, and reliability, based on hands-on testing.
How to Install and Set Up DeepSeek Harness Locally
A step-by-step guide to installing DeepSeek Harness from source, adding your API key, setting permissions, and configuring plugins.
How to Run MiniMax Music 3 Locally for AI Song Generation
A practical guide to installing MiniMax Music 3 locally, covering VRAM needs, the Gradio setup, and what the open music model actually delivers.
MiniMax Music 3: The Open-Weight AI Music Model, Explained
MiniMax Music 3 is an open-weight AI music generator you can run locally. Here's how it works, what it needs, and how it stacks up to Suno.
MiniMax Music 3 Review: Is This Open AI Music Model Any Good?
A hands-on test of MiniMax Music 3 across pop, Bollywood, and cumbia genres finds solid English vocals but weak multilingual output.
North MicroVision 2.4B: Installing Cohere's Local OCR Vision Model
Cohere's North MicroVision is a 2.4B open vision model for OCR and documents. Here's how to install it, its real VRAM use, and where it falls short.
North MicroVision OCR Accuracy: What Real Tests Show
Hands-on testing of Cohere's North MicroVision shows strong invoice and French OCR, shaky handwriting results, and weak Urdu and Indonesian accuracy.