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Superhuman Docs (formerly Coda) vs. Notion: Which is best? [2026]
I've been using Notion to take notes and organize my life for a few years now. As you might expect with a popular app like Notion, there are quite a few alternatives these days. Superhuman Docs…
Read original →Zapier vs. Tray comparison: Which is best for enterprise automation? [2026]
It's easy to let edge cases influence your decision-making—thinking you need the most technical tool for the few times your developers will want to code their way out of a tough problem. And with enterprise software,…
Read original →Gilbert + Tobin rethinks the business of law with AI
A conversation with Sam Nickless, Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Gilbert + Tobin.
Read original →Helsing built an AI system that prepares targets for weapons systems and says every decision will carry a human name
Helsing has unveiled Clarity, an AI platform that uses agents to distill sensor data into target recommendations for weapons systems, all under human oversight and European control. But experience from the Iran war, Gaza, and a…
Read original →Anthropic says AI is eroding Nvidia's CUDA lead, cutting an AMD chip switch from months to three days
Anthropic claims it used AI itself to breach Nvidia's CUDA moat. The company's in-house model Mythos reportedly ported Claude to AMD GPUs in just three days, with almost no human intervention. Anthropic now runs Claude on…
Read original →WordCamp Asia 2027 Is Coming to Penang
Next year, WordCamp Asia 2027 heads to Penang, Malaysia. From April 9 to 11, the WordPress community will gather at the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre for three days of contribution, learning, and connection. Tickets are on…
Read original →US data brokers are selling half a billion dollars in RL training environments to Chinese AI labs
US data brokers like Mercor, Surge AI, and AfterQuery are selling roughly half a billion dollars' worth of AI training data to Chinese labs, according to a ChinaTalk investigation. That includes the same RL environments previously…
Read original →DeepL wants real-time translation to finally capture sarcasm and mood shifts
DeepL Voice's real-time translations are about to sound a lot more natural. The company's new Aure model carries over tone, emotion, emphasis, and speaking pace from the original speaker's voice into the target language. The article…
Read original →The 100 Most Mentioned Brands in ChatGPT (November 2026)
We counted how many of 5.5 million US ChatGPT answers mention each brand. Walmart comes first, named in 95,605 answers, almost twice as many as second-placed Target. Stores take six of the top 10 spots. Carmakers…
Read original →#241 – Tiffany Farriss on Drupal Funding, Community, and a Shared Journey With WordPress
Tiffany Farriss joined the podcast to talk about the sustainability issues affecting open source communities, drawing from her experience with the Drupal Association. Tiffany is currently the interim CEO of the Drupal Association, and is the…
Read original →Grok-built apps exposed patient data, plaintext passwords, and SpaceXSI's own sales pipeline
Security firm Claroc found more than 35,000 Grok-built apps open to anyone without login, including patient data and confidential SpaceXSI documents. The cause: "Anyone with the link" was preselected as the default access setting. SpaceXSI took…
Read original →[AINews] Mercor $750m Series D at $20B valuation, $3B run rate
November 10, 2026 — Google GA's Gemini 4 Carbon.
Read original →AI / coding tools.
Model updates, AI coding tools, agents, APIs, and practical AI shifts.
Gilbert + Tobin rethinks the business of law with AI
A conversation with Sam Nickless, Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Gilbert + Tobin.
Read original →Helsing built an AI system that prepares targets for weapons systems and says every decision will carry a human name
Helsing has unveiled Clarity, an AI platform that uses agents to distill sensor data into target recommendations for weapons systems, all under human oversight and European control. But experience from the Iran war, Gaza, and a…
Read original →Anthropic says AI is eroding Nvidia's CUDA lead, cutting an AMD chip switch from months to three days
Anthropic claims it used AI itself to breach Nvidia's CUDA moat. The company's in-house model Mythos reportedly ported Claude to AMD GPUs in just three days, with almost no human intervention. Anthropic now runs Claude on…
Read original →US data brokers are selling half a billion dollars in RL training environments to Chinese AI labs
US data brokers like Mercor, Surge AI, and AfterQuery are selling roughly half a billion dollars' worth of AI training data to Chinese labs, according to a ChinaTalk investigation. That includes the same RL environments previously…
Read original →DeepL wants real-time translation to finally capture sarcasm and mood shifts
DeepL Voice's real-time translations are about to sound a lot more natural. The company's new Aure model carries over tone, emotion, emphasis, and speaking pace from the original speaker's voice into the target language. The article…
Read original →Grok-built apps exposed patient data, plaintext passwords, and SpaceXSI's own sales pipeline
Security firm Claroc found more than 35,000 Grok-built apps open to anyone without login, including patient data and confidential SpaceXSI documents. The cause: "Anyone with the link" was preselected as the default access setting. SpaceXSI took…
Read original →WordPress watch.
WordPress core, plugin, developer, and ecosystem updates worth noticing.
WordCamp Asia 2027 Is Coming to Penang
Next year, WordCamp Asia 2027 heads to Penang, Malaysia. From April 9 to 11, the WordPress community will gather at the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre for three days of contribution, learning, and connection. Tickets are on…
Read original →#241 – Tiffany Farriss on Drupal Funding, Community, and a Shared Journey With WordPress
Tiffany Farriss joined the podcast to talk about the sustainability issues affecting open source communities, drawing from her experience with the Drupal Association. Tiffany is currently the interim CEO of the Drupal Association, and is the…
Read original →Automation / SaaS.
Automation, small SaaS, product, and business-tech updates.
Superhuman Docs (formerly Coda) vs. Notion: Which is best? [2026]
I've been using Notion to take notes and organize my life for a few years now. As you might expect with a popular app like Notion, there are quite a few alternatives these days. Superhuman Docs…
Read original →Zapier vs. Tray comparison: Which is best for enterprise automation? [2026]
It's easy to let edge cases influence your decision-making—thinking you need the most technical tool for the few times your developers will want to code their way out of a tough problem. And with enterprise software,…
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Experience the art and legacy of Dr. Esther Mahlangu
A new online archive of Esther Mahlangu’s life and art is now on Google Arts & Culture.
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