# Digest: 2026-01-18

## Status
phase: starting
updated: 2026-01-18 21:00 UTC

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## Previous Digests (Last 7 Days)

### 2026-01-17
- https://github.com/slopus/happy
- https://trylinknotch.com/
- https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stealthhound/kfpjimcgffpfjkdpclfciknibimaodmj
- https://colloqio.app/
- https://x.com/i/status/2012155529338949916
- https://github.com/deepseek-ai/Engram
- https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/xais-colossus-2-first-gigawatt-datacenter
- https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.16.699856v1
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1130003/mechanistic-interpretability-ai-research-models-2026-breakthrough-technologies/
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VYrKf7jq52BIi43mZpsP8QCypr9oHtCO/view
- https://github.com/romandev-codex/ComfyUI-Downloader
- https://apps.apple.com/app/kommand-shortcut-manager/id6752623076
- https://testflight.apple.com/join/pyXfNhUJ
- https://koito.io/
- https://github.com/lklynet/aurral
- https://github.com/mangerlahn/Latest

### 2026-01-16
- https://1code.dev
- https://www.boomvideo.app
- https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/translategemma/
- https://stracti.com
- https://waylight.ai
- https://github.com/grab/cursor-talk-to-figma-mcp
- https://adbwrench.com
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lekh-ai/id6757496953
- https://duckeebs.com
- https://openai.com/index/our-approach-to-advertising-and-expanding-access/
- https://openai.com/index/the-truth-elon-left-out/
- https://archivara.org/pdf/73f95490-f7d9-4851-80ca-fb5354f49014
- https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/096d94c1a91c6480806d8f24b2344c7e2a4bc666.pdf
- https://www.autonews.com/technology/ane-fully-automated-car-plant-china-us-0115/
- https://x.com/sama/status/2012243893744443706
- https://github.com/RandomInternetPreson/ComfyUI_LTX-2_VRAM_Memory_Management
- https://github.com/RageCat73/RCWorkflows/blob/main/011426-LTX2-AudioSync-i2v-Ver2.json
- https://github.com/bwya77/DockAnchor
- https://substage.app
- https://github.com/MobAI-App/mobai-marketplace
- https://github.com/vanstrouble/vscode-alfred-workflow
- https://www.regionshare.com
- https://github.com/omachala/heroshot
- https://github.com/nnnkkk7/memtui
- https://avely.me
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sharp-memories/id6757504998

### 2026-01-15
- https://cal.com/app
- https://blinq.io/
- https://www.kiki.computer/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cursor-ai-mobile-remote-ide/id6755931330
- https://github.com/czl9707/gh-space-shooter
- https://usenotto.com/
- https://manus.im/blog/manus-meeting-minutes
- https://github.com/Darshh09/StackPatch
- https://snaply.ai/
- https://aimodeapi.com/
- https://openai.com/index/investing-in-merge-labs/
- https://realtime.pixverse.ai/
- https://tiinyai.com/technical-details/
- https://alignment.openai.com/confessions/
- https://x.com/PI010101/status/2011560477688463573
- https://huggingface.co/stepfun-ai/Step3-VL-10B
- https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3339869/zhipu-ai-breaks-us-chip-reliance-first-major-model-trained-huawei-stack
- https://news.mit.edu/2026/genai-tool-helps-3d-print-personal-items-sustain-daily-use-0114
- https://bfl.ai/blog/flux2-klein-towards-interactive-visual-intelligence
- https://github.com/Lightricks/LTX-Video
- https://huggingface.co/YaoJiefu/Line-drawing-generates-special-effects
- https://www.freevoicereader.com/mac-app
- https://apps.apple.com/app/kommand-shortcut-manager/id6752623076
- https://github.com/elide-dev/elide
- https://usedropin.com
- https://github.com/Kruszoneq/macUSB
- https://github.com/ivg-design/SidebarFavorites
- https://github.com/saihgupr/NotifiCLI
- https://github.com/VenimK/Subtitle-Forge
- https://github.com/junaid2005p/surge

### 2026-01-14
- https://www.remio.ai/
- https://www.simpl.sh/
- https://app.ekamoira.com/
- https://github.com/sung01299/tabdog
- https://taphouse.multimodalsolutions.gr/
- https://cli.knowns.dev/
- https://trytidey.com/
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07222
- https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/personal-intelligence/
- https://archivara.org/pdf/927a9c63-afb5-4789-8ed5-c323e961056e
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/openai-signs-deal-reportedly-worth-10-billion-for-compute-from-cerebras/
- https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/us-senate-passes-grok-ai-explicit-images-bill
- https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/gpt-5.2-codex
- https://kyutai.org/blog/2026-01-13-pocket-tts
- https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/kaggle-community-benchmarks/
- https://files.catbox.moe/djp6j1.json
- https://github.com/yvann-ba/ComfyUI_Yvann-Nodes
- https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/Qwen-Image-Edit-2511-Unblur-Upscale
- https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/
- https://iordv.github.io/Droppy
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/repomance/id6756920720
- https://tarun-yadav.com/murmur
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sublimated/id6757111538?mt=12

### 2026-01-13
- https://claude.com/download
- https://www.phia.app
- https://voquill.com
- https://recent.dev
- https://getmeety.app
- https://dawiso.com
- https://www.beambrowser.app/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-grok-ai-pentagon-growing-backlash/
- https://confer.to
- https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense
- https://ltx.io/model/ltx-2
- https://github.com/ekwek1/soprano
- https://github.com/ostris/ai-toolkit
- https://github.com/mattogodoy/nametag
- https://tuancao.gumroad.com/l/keeper-photo
- https://relinq.app
- https://github.com/simpledms/simpledms
- https://github.com/bbbneo333/aurora
- https://wangchujiang.com/audioer/

### 2026-01-12
- https://atlas.co/new/
- https://trophy.so
- https://www.cubic.dev
- https://app.superdesign.dev/library
- https://www.adject.ai
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/apple-google-ai-siri-gemini.html
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-11/anthropic-adds-features-for-doctors-patients-in-health-care-push
- https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-health/
- https://pub.sakana.ai/DroPE/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS_z60kjVEk
- https://the-decoder.com/chinese-researchers-diagnose-ai-image-models-with-aphasia-like-disorder-develop-self-healing-framework/
- https://github.com/deepbeepmeep/Wan2GP
- https://huggingface.co/alibaba-pai/Z-Image-Turbo-Fun-Controlnet-Union-2.1
- https://huggingface.co/GitMylo/Wan_2.2_nvfp4/tree/main
- https://modelscope.cn/models/PAI/Qwen-Image-2512-Fun-Controlnet-Union
- https://github.com/calibrain/shelfmark
- https://github.com/civilblur/youlag
- https://wallspace.app
- https://pura-vida.in/apps/pdf-auditor/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/docklock-lite/id6741814079?mt=12
- https://github.com/jackchuka/dutix
- https://geoguesslite.com

### Developing Stories (from last 7 days)
- **GPT-5.2 Erdős Problem** — Covered 01/09. Terence Tao confirmed. Watch for peer review, verification progress.
- **xAI Colossus 2 datacenter** — Covered 01/17. First gigawatt datacenter. Watch for more details.
- **DeepSeek Engram** — Covered 01/17. New memory architecture for LLMs. Watch for benchmarks.
- **Mechanistic interpretability breakthrough** — MIT Tech Review 01/12. Watch for applications.

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## Source 0: Product Hunt

### Fetch
- [x] Fetched 20 products at 2026-01-18 21:01 UTC

### Raw Data
| Rank | ID | Name | Tagline | Votes | PH_URL |
|------|-----|------|---------|-------|--------|
| 1 | 1063352 | OMEGA Ω™ | 3.6MB browser that never tracks, profiles, or sells data | 319 | producthunt.com/r/ESE5IG6JIKE27B |
| 2 | 1061940 | caricature.life | Create a minimalist caricature. No login. No tracking. | 265 | producthunt.com/r/XE56TE5SWDW7ID |
| 3 | 1060658 | Purifai | App-aware copy/paste that removes unsupported formatting | 185 | producthunt.com/r/VSEIE73KEKTNVT |
| 4 | 1062436 | Movens | Your travel organizer, live on the Lock Screen | 177 | producthunt.com/r/5ZQI7BP4MLWRHV |
| 5 | 1064223 | Cloudchipr | Cloud costs observability, management and automation | 133 | producthunt.com/r/JQC2JGOX6SJA2R |
| 6 | 1063968 | OpenWork | Open-source Claude Work alternative, powered by OpenCode | 54 | producthunt.com/r/GZZMO6KC3IACH6 |
| 7 | 1060789 | Lifemap | Life-planning and coaching app | 38 | producthunt.com/r/F6FEUWNJ6O3XYB |
| 8 | 1064115 | ReachLLM | AI Search & LLM Visibility Platform | 25 | producthunt.com/r/FENMH4QBO4GMQU |
| 9 | 1060321 | Qrystal Uplink | Cloud-based watchdog for IoT/ESP32 | 12 | producthunt.com/r/NVJTL2IH2O4PIX |
| 10 | 1063915 | Train Custom AI on Face & Style | Create thumbnails with your face/style | 10 | producthunt.com/r/XJNF4Z37ILN2JW |
| 11 | 1064365 | Browser Lock | Lock browser with password | 6 | producthunt.com/r/5ZJI7DOJBA4JTQ |
| 12 | 1064197 | OutreachOS | LinkedIn CRM for solopreneurs | 5 | producthunt.com/r/EHGGUQRODQEVSB |
| 13 | 1064133 | WebsiteKit | Website tools for SEO, favicons, security headers | 5 | producthunt.com/r/HZXYYBHELDKGOV |
| 14 | 1064179 | Lumimmo | AI photo enhancement, pay-per-use | 5 | producthunt.com/r/UA7IN6JYNE4LZP |
| 15 | 1053756 | Find My Stack | AI software discovery for SMBs | 5 | producthunt.com/r/AQX4E4PGTF3HKC |
| 16 | 1064295 | KeepHer | Relationship reminder assistant | 5 | producthunt.com/r/IR53GCUL5ANSYT |
| 17 | 1064164 | AI Chat Formatter | Format ChatGPT/Claude output for platforms | 4 | producthunt.com/r/GESJFNVWTEBUNY |
| 18 | 1064132 | Macabolic | Native macOS video downloader | 4 | producthunt.com/r/FPJRR4UK4LICL7 |
| 19 | 1064163 | dr-manhattan | CCXT for prediction markets | 4 | producthunt.com/r/6O37YAU726MVMC |
| 20 | 1064141 | Dukonix | Mobile-first inventory & sales app | 4 | producthunt.com/r/GE2PNDADMILVYW |

### Initial Filter
| ID | Name | Decision | Reason |
|----|------|----------|--------|
| 1063352 | OMEGA Ω™ | CANDIDATE | macOS native browser, privacy-focused, Swift+WebKit, power user features |
| 1061940 | caricature.life | SKIP | Generic AI image tool, not power user focused |
| 1060658 | Purifai | CANDIDATE | macOS utility for clipboard formatting, solves real problem with AI paste |
| 1062436 | Movens | CANDIDATE | iOS travel app with Live Activities, Lock Screen widgets - practical utility |
| 1064223 | Cloudchipr | SKIP | Enterprise cloud costs tool, not personal use |
| 1063968 | OpenWork | CANDIDATE | Open-source Claude Work alternative, agentic workflows, highly relevant |
| 1060789 | Lifemap | SKIP | Life coaching/wellness app |
| 1064115 | ReachLLM | SKIP | SEO/marketing tool |
| 1060321 | Qrystal Uplink | CANDIDATE | IoT watchdog for ESP32, developer/hardware focused |
| 1063915 | Train Custom AI | SKIP | Thumbnail generator for creators |
| 1064365 | Browser Lock | SKIP | Simple browser extension |
| 1064197 | OutreachOS | SKIP | LinkedIn CRM, social media tool |
| 1064133 | WebsiteKit | CANDIDATE | Developer toolkit for web setup, SEO, security headers - useful |
| 1064179 | Lumimmo | SKIP | Generic AI photo tool |
| 1053756 | Find My Stack | SKIP | SMB software discovery |
| 1064295 | KeepHer | SKIP | Relationship app |
| 1064164 | AI Chat Formatter | SKIP | Simple web tool, similar to Purifai but web-based |
| 1064132 | Macabolic | CANDIDATE | Native macOS video downloader, open-source, SwiftUI, yt-dlp frontend |
| 1064163 | dr-manhattan | CANDIDATE | Prediction markets API, interesting dev tool with MCP integration |
| 1064141 | Dukonix | SKIP | Mobile inventory app for small businesses |

### Analyzed: OMEGA Ω™ (ID: 1063352)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://omega.bz/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/omega-fastest-lightest-browser-ever
- votes: 319
- summary: |
    Ultra-lightweight 3.6MB native macOS browser built with Swift + WebKit.
    Privacy-first with network-level tracker blocking, fingerprinting protection,
    and YouTube ad neutralization. Features Amnesia Mode (RAM-only browsing),
    Fortress Mode (aggressive blocking), and Nuke button. Smart search shortcuts.
    One-time purchase, no tracking, no data brokerage.

### Analyzed: Purifai (ID: 1060658)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://purifai.app/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/purifai-smart-paste-for-mac
- votes: 185
- summary: |
    macOS utility that fixes clipboard formatting when pasting from AI tools.
    App-aware cleaning - removes weird fonts/headings while preserving structure
    (lists, bold, spacing). Works with Mail, Slack, Notion, Docs. 11MB native app,
    fully offline, no tracking. One-time $9.99. Solves the "AI paste looks pasted" problem.

### Analyzed: Movens (ID: 1062436)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/movens-trip-organizer/id6757230586
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/movens
- votes: 177
- summary: |
    iOS travel organizer with Live Activities and Lock Screen widgets. Pin gate codes,
    WiFi passwords, seat numbers directly to Lock Screen. Attach PDF tickets/boarding passes
    for one-tap access from Dynamic Island. Completely offline, no account required.
    Privacy-focused travel wallet that makes essential info instantly accessible.

### Analyzed: OpenWork (ID: 1063968)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://openwork.software/
- github: https://github.com/different-ai/openwork
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/openwork
- votes: 54
- summary: |
    Open-source desktop app for agentic work, positioned as Claude Work alternative.
    Built on OpenCode ecosystem with extensible skills/plugins via built-in package manager.
    Local-first, no hosted lock-in. BYOK (bring your own API keys). Obsidian-like extensibility
    for agentic workflows. Free, signed + notarized macOS DMG available.

### Analyzed: Qrystal Uplink (ID: 1060321)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://uplink.qrystal.partners/
- github: https://github.com/weareqrystal/qrystal_uplink_sdks
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/qrystal-uplink
- votes: 12
- summary: |
    Cloud-based watchdog for ESP32 and IoT fleets. Fail-closed monitoring - if device
    goes silent, you get instant alerts. Official SDKs for ESP-IDF, Arduino, MicroPython.
    Replaces weeks of infrastructure work with 5-minute integration. No servers to manage.
    Beta pricing with 20% off until Jan 24.

### Analyzed: WebsiteKit (ID: 1064133)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://websitekit.dev/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/websitekit
- votes: 5
- summary: |
    Free developer toolkit with 15+ tools for web production setup. Generates meta tags,
    favicons, security headers, sitemaps, robots.txt, JSON-LD schemas, privacy policies.
    Configure once and reuse across all generators. No login required, all data saved
    locally in browser. Goal: become largest tool library with 100+ tools.

### Analyzed: Macabolic (ID: 1064132)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://alinuxpengui.github.io/Macabolic/
- github: https://github.com/alinuxpengui/Macabolic
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/macabolic-video-downloader-for-macos
- votes: 4
- summary: |
    Native macOS video downloader built with SwiftUI. Frontend for yt-dlp supporting
    thousands of sites. Playlist support, SponsorBlock integration, auto-updates yt-dlp.
    Open source (GPL-3.0), no ads, no tracking, no subscriptions. Inspired by Parabolic
    from Linux. Install via Homebrew or DMG.

### Analyzed: dr-manhattan (ID: 1064163)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://drmanhattan.xyz/
- github: https://github.com/guzus/dr-manhattan
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/dr-manhattan
- votes: 4
- summary: |
    CCXT-style unified API for prediction markets. Write once, deploy across Polymarket,
    Kalshi, Opinion, Limitless, Predict.fun. WebSocket support for real-time data.
    MCP server integration for Claude Code/Desktop. Python, Rust, and TypeScript versions.
    Open source (MIT). Built for traders, developers, and researchers.

### Product Hunt Complete
- candidates_analyzed: 8
- included: 8
- phase: source-0-complete

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## Source 1: AI-LLMs

### Fetch: r/openai
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-18 21:03 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score | External_URL |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qg8thq | Bro's not gonna be spared in the uprising | 1337 | (image meme) |
| 1qgbfpb | Cursor AI CEO shares GPT 5.2 agents building 3M+ lines browser | 201 | (video) |
| 1qgi3rq | Official: OpenAI reports annual revenue 2025 over $20B | 184 | openai.com/index/... |
| 1qfzt1y | OpenAI could run out of cash by mid-2027 | 110 | tomshardware.com |
| 1qg5bg4 | Another Erdos problem(#281) solved by GPT-5.2 | 87 | erdosproblems.com |
| 1qg9vwo | AI invented novel matrix multiplication algorithm | 23 | archivara.org (covered 01/16) |

### Fetch: r/singularity
- [x] Fetched 4 posts at 2026-01-18 21:03 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score | External_URL |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qgb1j5 | Cursor AI CEO shares GPT 5.2 agents building 3M+ lines browser | 613 | (video) |
| 1qg2g10 | NASA's Artemis II rocket reaches launch pad | 308 | space.com |
| 1qg8uc5 | Goldman Sachs: AI could automate 25% of all work hours | 190 | (image) |
| 1qgah6e | Hinton analogy: LLMs are like 10,000 undergraduates | 35 | (text) |

### Fetch: r/LocalLLaMA
- [x] Fetched 11 posts at 2026-01-18 21:03 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score | External_URL |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qfxu1r | CPA-Qwen3-8B-v0: Specialized LLM for Accounting | 15 | huggingface.co |
| 1qfysbh | Training LLM on synthetic outputs - collapse? | 6 | (discussion) |
| 1qfyay4 | ShowUI-Aloha: LLM controls computer | 4 | github.com/showlab/ShowUI-Aloha |
| 1qfzn6o | Tool: 5 AIs debate facts before answering | 4 | github.com/KeaBase/kea-research |
| 1qfxs48 | mcpbr: MCP server benchmark runner | 2 | github.com/greynewell/mcpbr |

### Fetch: r/artificial
- [x] Fetched 9 posts at 2026-01-18 21:03 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score | External_URL |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qg9zcm | Steam updates AI disclosure for player-consumed content | 64 | pcgamer.com |
| 1qg7ls5 | ChatGPT can now remember conversations from a year ago | 34 | techradar.com |
| 1qgbmgv | Asked Gemini what it'd do with iPhone + root access | 15 | (discussion) |

### Initial Filter AI-LLMs
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1qgbfpb | openai | Cursor CEO: GPT 5.2 agents build 3M lines browser | CANDIDATE | Major news about agentic coding at scale |
| 1qgi3rq | openai | OpenAI 2025 revenue over $20B | CANDIDATE | Business news about OpenAI |
| 1qg5bg4 | openai | Another Erdos problem #281 solved by GPT-5.2 | CANDIDATE | Follow-up to developing story, math breakthrough |
| 1qg8thq | openai | Meme about AI uprising | SKIP | Meme/humor |
| 1qfzt1y | openai | OpenAI cash runway concerns | SKIP | Speculation/financial drama |
| 1qg9vwo | openai | AI invented matrix mult algorithm | SKIP | Already covered 01/16 |
| 1qg2g10 | singularity | Artemis II reaches launch pad | SKIP | Not AI related |
| 1qg8uc5 | singularity | Goldman Sachs 25% automation | CANDIDATE | Societal impact analysis |
| 1qfxu1r | LocalLLaMA | CPA-Qwen3-8B specialized model | SKIP | Niche specialized model |
| 1qfyay4 | LocalLLaMA | ShowUI-Aloha LLM computer control | CANDIDATE | Computer use model, high priority |
| 1qfzn6o | LocalLLaMA | 5 AIs debate tool | SKIP | Self-promo, low engagement |
| 1qfxs48 | LocalLLaMA | mcpbr MCP benchmark tool | CANDIDATE | MCP related tool |
| 1qg9zcm | artificial | Steam AI disclosure update | CANDIDATE | Interesting policy news |
| 1qg7ls5 | artificial | ChatGPT year-long memory | CANDIDATE | New ChatGPT feature |

### Analyzed: Cursor CEO GPT-5.2 browser (ID: 1qgbfpb)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: openai, singularity
- score: 201 + 613
- urls:
    primary: https://x.com/mntruell/status/2011562190286045552
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1qgbfpb
- summary: |
    Cursor CEO Michael Truell shared GPT-5.2 agents building a 3M+ line web browser
    in one week of uninterrupted work. Custom rendering engine in Rust, HTML parsing,
    CSS cascade, layout, JS VM. "Kind of works" - demonstrates scaling of autonomous
    coding agents. Multi-agent hierarchy with Planners and Workers.
- card_type: featured

### Analyzed: OpenAI 2025 revenue $20B (ID: 1qgi3rq)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: openai
- score: 184
- urls:
    primary: https://openai.com/index/a-business-that-scales-with-the-value-of-intelligence/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1qgi3rq
- summary: |
    OpenAI officially reports 2025 annual revenue exceeded $20B. CFO Sarah Friar:
    ARR went from $2B exiting 2023 to over $20B now. 800M weekly active users,
    1M business customers. Company valued at $500B, aims for hundreds of billions
    in revenue by 2030.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Another Erdős problem #281 solved (ID: 1qg5bg4)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: openai
- score: 87
- urls:
    primary: https://www.erdosproblems.com/forum/thread/281
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1qg5bg4
- summary: |
    Update: Fourth Erdős problem solved by GPT-5.2 Pro in 2026. Problem #281 from number
    theory cracked. Terence Tao called it "perhaps the most unambiguous instance" of AI
    solving open math. Note: Prior solution by Erdős himself later found. Follows #728,
    #729, #397. New database shows ~1-2% success rate overall.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Goldman Sachs 25% automation (ID: 1qg8uc5)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 190
- urls:
    primary: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1qg8uc5
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1qg8uc5
- summary: |
    Goldman Sachs analysis: AI could automate ~25% of global work hours, but only
    6-7% of jobs permanently displaced. Past tech shifts reshaped labor, didn't erase it.
    40% of today's jobs didn't exist 85 years ago. New roles may emerge.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: ShowUI-Aloha (ID: 1qfyay4)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 4
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/showlab/ShowUI-Aloha
    arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07181
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1qfyay4
- summary: |
    Human-taught GUI agent for Windows/macOS. Learns complex tasks from single human
    demonstration via "record-parse-learn" pipeline. 60.1% success rate on OSWorld
    benchmark (361 tasks). Cross-platform recorder, LLM-based planner, desktop executor.
    Generalizes from one demo to entire task family.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: mcpbr MCP benchmark (ID: 1qfxs48)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 2
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/greynewell/mcpbr
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1qfxs48
- summary: |
    MCP server benchmark runner. Evaluates your MCP server against SWE-bench tasks.
    Runs controlled experiments: same model, same tasks - only variable is your MCP server.
    Compares MCP agent vs baseline without MCP. "No vibes, just data."
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: Steam AI disclosure (ID: 1qg9zcm)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: artificial
- score: 64
- urls:
    primary: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/steam-updates-ai-disclosure-form-to-specify-that-its-focused-on-ai-generated-content-that-is-consumed-by-players-not-efficiency-tools-used-behind-the-scenes/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1qg9zcm
- summary: |
    Valve updated Steam AI disclosure form. Dev tools like AI coding helpers, debugging,
    animation cleanup no longer require disclosure. Focus is on AI content "consumed by
    players" - art, sound, narrative. Live-generated AI content requires guardrails;
    failure to prevent inappropriate content = removal from store.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: ChatGPT year-long memory (ID: 1qg7ls5)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: artificial
- score: 34
- urls:
    primary: https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/after-todays-big-memory-upgrade-chatgpt-can-now-remember-conversations-from-a-year-ago-and-link-you-directly-to-them
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1qg7ls5
- summary: |
    ChatGPT Plus/Pro memory upgrade. Can now recall conversations from a year ago
    and link directly to them. Ask about that chili recipe from last year - it finds it
    with a source link. Chat history becomes searchable and permanent. Settings allow
    opting out.
- card_type: link

### AI-LLMs Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 4
- candidates_analyzed: 8
- included: 8
- phase: source-1-complete

---

## Source 2: GenAI-Media

### Fetch: r/StableDiffusion
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-18 21:08 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score |
|----|-------|-------|
| 1qg0tnw | Temporal time dilation for 60s LTX-2 video in 2min | 416 |
| 1qg6y8j | How to generate proper Japanese in LTX-2 | 341 |
| 1qfylsf | FLUX.2-Klein Training now in AI-Toolkit, 8GB VRAM | 221 |
| 1qg26gw | Dresser v1.0 clothing generation workflow | 201 |
| 1qg5ph5 | FLUX 2 Klein 4B vs 9B multi-camera angles | 186 |
| 1qgdmx4 | Conclusions after 2000 Flux Klein 9B images | 121 |
| 1qg3c1t | VIBE-Image-Edit framework | 25 |

### Fetch: r/midjourney
- [x] Fetched 4 posts at 2026-01-18 21:08 UTC
(Mostly showcase posts, no news/workflows)

### Fetch: r/comfyui
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-18 21:08 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score |
|----|-------|-------|
| 1qg0q52 | ComfyUI-RMBG v3.0.0 - Florence-2, YOLOv8, SAM3 | 167 |
| 1qg6hq7 | Fix dependency conflicts before node install | 44 |
| 1qgbjlu | LTX-2 Fallout vibes on RTX 5090 | 31 |

### Initial Filter GenAI-Media
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1qg0tnw | StableDiffusion | Temporal dilation 60s LTX-2 video | SKIP | Workflow but no practical business use |
| 1qfylsf | StableDiffusion | FLUX.2-Klein Training LoRA 8GB VRAM | CANDIDATE | Training news, runs on consumer hardware |
| 1qg26gw | StableDiffusion | Dresser clothing gen workflow | CANDIDATE | Asset creation workflow for visual novels |
| 1qgdmx4 | StableDiffusion | Conclusions 2000 Flux Klein images | SKIP | Dataset creation, not general interest |
| 1qg3c1t | StableDiffusion | VIBE-Image-Edit | CANDIDATE | Open-source image editing framework |
| 1qg0q52 | comfyui | ComfyUI-RMBG v3.0.0 | CANDIDATE | Major update: Florence-2, SAM3, segmentation |
| 1qg6hq7 | comfyui | Fix dependency conflicts | SKIP | ComfyUI maintenance, not creative |

### Analyzed: FLUX.2-Klein LoRA Training (ID: 1qfylsf)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 221
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/ostris/ai-toolkit
    simpletuner: https://github.com/bghira/SimpleTuner/blob/main/documentation/quickstart/FLUX2.md
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qfylsf
- summary: |
    FLUX.2 Klein LoRA training now supported in AI-Toolkit, SimpleTuner, OneTrainer.
    4B model fits on 8GB VRAM (Int8 quantization). 9B needs ~14GB. Training tools
    pushed to main branches. Consumer-accessible fine-tuning for latest FLUX models.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Dresser clothing workflow (ID: 1qg26gw)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 201
- urls:
    primary: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qg26gw
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qg26gw
- summary: |
    ComfyUI workflow for generating clothing assets from sketch + prompt. Uses SAM3
    for mask separation into alpha channel. Designed for visual novel clothing assets.
    Body shape preservation. Works with IL/SDXL/NoobAI models.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: VIBE-Image-Edit (ID: 1qg3c1t)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 25
- urls:
    primary: https://riko0.github.io/VIBE/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qg3c1t
- summary: |
    VIBE - open-source framework for text-guided image editing. Powerful editing
    capabilities via natural language instructions.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: ComfyUI-RMBG v3.0.0 (ID: 1qg0q52)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: comfyui
- score: 167
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/1038lab/ComfyUI-RMBG
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/comfyui/comments/1qg0q52
- summary: |
    Major ComfyUI-RMBG update. New nodes for Florence-2, YOLOv8, SAM3. Advanced
    background removal, object/face/clothes/fashion segmentation. Clean masking
    pipelines for production workflows.
- card_type: link

### GenAI-Media Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 3
- candidates_analyzed: 4
- included: 4
- phase: source-2-complete

---

## Source 3: Apps-Software

### Fetch: r/macapps (week)
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-18 21:15 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score |
|----|-------|-------|
| 1qdweme | Tailscale: Best Free App Most Mac Power Users Aren't Using | 386 |
| 1qdt34q | I wanted to watch YouTube without distractions, so I built an app | 356 |
| 1qdgrob | FreeVoice Reader for Apple Silicon | 265 |
| 1qdjs75 | Kommand - keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet (tendonitis dev) | 217 |
| 1qc092g | Apple Creator Studio goes Subscription | 161 |
| 1qei50l | DockAnchor 2.0 - Stop dock from moving to another screen | 146 |
| 1qcehxn | Macrowave - Turn Mac Into Private Radio Station | 110 |
| 1qdifkq | Square Sketch - iA Writer for vector graphics | 97 |
| 1qcwhkw | Free lightweight MacUpdater alternative | 88 |
| 1qb0u6w | Wallspace.app - Live wallpaper app | 88 |
| 1qdum04 | Warning: Malicious Links on Reddit | 83 |
| 1qegmms | Substage: Instant Actions - Finder command bar | 66 |
| 1qdtbvz | macUSB v1.1.2 - bootable macOS USB drives | 66 |
| 1qfyeq1 | File-Sharing Tools I Trust | 63 |
| 1qfb1zz | CCCCorners - supercharge Mac hot corners | 62 |
| 1qc03na | Relinq - menu bar music link converter | 56 |
| 1qcrjvs | Droppy - Notch app, free and open source | 54 |
| 1qfhmte | Roam FM 1.2.0 - tune into North Korea from menu bar | 53 |
| 1qbdmhz | Raycast vs Monarch comparison | 54 |
| 1qf6phx | Switching to Bloom file manager | 48 |
| 1qbj590 | LaunchOS - Launchpad replacement for macOS 26 | 49 |
| 1qdp3oy | SidebarFavorites - customize sidebar icons | 47 |
| 1qbk9fe | Keeper - Fast Photo culling app | 44 |
| 1qdxvot | BetterAudio 26.4 - App volumes, external display support | 37 |

### Fetch: r/selfhosted (week)
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-18 21:15 UTC

Top posts:
| ID | Title | Score |
|----|-------|-------|
| 1qc014a | AI slop flooding self-hosted/FOSS space | 2046 |
| 1qfp2t0 | MOD: Introducing Vibe Code Friday | 1795 |
| 1qffed2 | Learn from my mistakes - selfhosting lessons | 940 |
| 1qcvwck | Koito v0.1.3 - self-hosted scrobbler | 629 |
| 1qb0c7n | Youlag v4.1.0 - modernize FreshRSS for YouTube | 594 |
| 1qbijkl | Vibe-Coded Is New Made in China | 574 |
| 1qe1gy3 | Aurral - Overseer for Lidarr | 485 |
| 1qax2sm | Favorite lightweight selfhosted apps? | 335 |
| 1qeoify | Emergency KVM for homelab - BIOS to SSH | 254 |
| 1qaxkeq | Shelfmark v1.0.0 (CWA Book Downloader renamed) | 237 |
| 1qdsu88 | Why hard drives so expensive in 2026? | 235 |
| 1qbriq6 | AI deeply subsidised - self-hosting vs Google AI math | 235 |
| 1qazzty | Securing home server from SSH bots | 210 |
| 1qbawcz | YourLastFM - self-hosted alternative to YourSpotify | 156 |
| 1qcm5r5 | Best MinIO Alternative: RustFS, Garage, SeaweedFS | 155 |
| 1qccoxw | Quiz: selfhosted service or Pokémon? | 150 |
| 1qef78k | MusicGrabber - grab singles without Lidarr drama | 148 |
| 1qbq302 | Nametag - personal relationships manager | 144 |
| 1qdtmz4 | Shoutout to Booklore team! | 143 |
| 1qfcahg | Plex vs Emby vs Jellyfin lifetime | 144 |

### Initial Filter Apps-Software
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1qdweme | macapps | Tailscale best free app | SKIP | Tailscale already well known, review not news |
| 1qdt34q | macapps | Distraction-free YouTube app | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/17 |
| 1qdgrob | macapps | FreeVoice Reader | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/15 |
| 1qdjs75 | macapps | Kommand keyboard shortcuts | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/17 |
| 1qc092g | macapps | Apple Creator Studio subscription | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/14 |
| 1qei50l | macapps | DockAnchor 2.0 | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/16 |
| 1qcehxn | macapps | Macrowave radio station | CANDIDATE | Turn Mac into private radio, interesting utility |
| 1qdifkq | macapps | Square Sketch vector graphics | CANDIDATE | Minimalist vector drawing app, iA Writer inspired |
| 1qcwhkw | macapps | Free MacUpdater alternative | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/17 (Latest) |
| 1qb0u6w | macapps | Wallspace live wallpaper | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/12 |
| 1qdum04 | macapps | Warning malicious links | CANDIDATE | Security warning for community |
| 1qegmms | macapps | Substage Instant Actions | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/16 |
| 1qdtbvz | macapps | macUSB v1.1.2 | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/15 |
| 1qfyeq1 | macapps | File-Sharing Tools review | CANDIDATE | Useful review of file-sharing tools |
| 1qfb1zz | macapps | CCCCorners hot corners | CANDIDATE | New hot corners app with themes |
| 1qc03na | macapps | Relinq music link converter | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/13 |
| 1qcrjvs | macapps | Droppy notch app | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/14 |
| 1qfhmte | macapps | Roam FM 1.2.0 | CANDIDATE | Radio app update, can tune to specific locations |
| 1qbdmhz | macapps | Raycast vs Monarch | CANDIDATE | Useful comparison of spotlight replacements |
| 1qf6phx | macapps | Switching to Bloom | CANDIDATE | File manager review/switch story |
| 1qbj590 | macapps | LaunchOS - Launchpad replacement | CANDIDATE | macOS 26 Launchpad replacement |
| 1qdp3oy | macapps | SidebarFavorites | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/15 |
| 1qbk9fe | macapps | Keeper photo culling | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/13 |
| 1qdxvot | macapps | BetterAudio 26.4 | CANDIDATE | Per-app volume control, new feature |
| 1qc014a | selfhosted | AI slop flooding FOSS | SKIP | Meta discussion, not a tool |
| 1qfp2t0 | selfhosted | Vibe Code Friday announcement | SKIP | Meta/mod announcement |
| 1qffed2 | selfhosted | Learn from selfhosting mistakes | CANDIDATE | Useful lessons for selfhosters |
| 1qcvwck | selfhosted | Koito v0.1.3 scrobbler | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/17 |
| 1qb0c7n | selfhosted | Youlag v4.1.0 FreshRSS | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/12 |
| 1qbijkl | selfhosted | Vibe-Coded article | SKIP | Opinion piece, not a tool |
| 1qe1gy3 | selfhosted | Aurral Lidarr overseer | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/17 |
| 1qax2sm | selfhosted | Favorite lightweight apps | SKIP | Discussion thread, no new tools |
| 1qeoify | selfhosted | Emergency KVM BIOS to SSH | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/17 |
| 1qaxkeq | selfhosted | Shelfmark v1.0.0 | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/12 |
| 1qbriq6 | selfhosted | AI subsidised math | SKIP | Discussion, not a tool |
| 1qbawcz | selfhosted | YourLastFM | CANDIDATE | Self-hosted LastFM stats dashboard |
| 1qcm5r5 | selfhosted | MinIO alternatives | CANDIDATE | Useful comparison of object storage |
| 1qef78k | selfhosted | MusicGrabber | CANDIDATE | Single track grabber for music |
| 1qbq302 | selfhosted | Nametag relationships manager | SKIP | Covered in previous digest 01/13 |
| 1qdtmz4 | selfhosted | Booklore shoutout | SKIP | Appreciation post, not news |

### Analyzed: Macrowave (ID: 1qcehxn)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 110
- urls:
    primary: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6746954963
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qcehxn
- summary: |
    Native macOS app that turns your Mac into a private radio station.
    Broadcast audio to friends/colleagues - stream from any app or mic.
    Skeuomorphic design with beautiful UI. Listeners don't need the app.
    Use cases: DJ sets with coworkers, live podcasts, private radio stations.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Square Sketch (ID: 1qdifkq)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 99
- urls:
    primary: https://squaresight.io/en/sketch/index.html
    appstore: https://apps.apple.com/app/square-sketch/id6477753172
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdifkq
- summary: |
    Minimalist vector drawing app inspired by iA Writer's philosophy.
    Digital graph paper with modeless UI (no toolbar). Influenced by Larry
    Tesler and Jef Raskin's UI design principles. Native SwiftUI + AppKit.
    $30 one-time purchase. "Deceptively capable" per user reviews.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: CCCCorners (ID: 1qfb1zz)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 62
- urls:
    primary: https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/ccccorners/id6754601983
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qfb1zz
- summary: |
    Hot corners utility for macOS 11+. Assign apps, keyboard shortcuts,
    or Shortcuts automations to corners. Smart toggle: activate once to
    launch, again to close. Modifier key support. Themes: dark/light/system.
    No permissions required for core functionality. Privacy-focused.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: BetterAudio 26.4 (ID: 1qdxvot)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 37
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/rokartur/BetterAudio
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdxvot
- summary: |
    Per-app volume control for macOS - finally! Control Spotify separately
    from meetings. Core feature is 100% free forever. Beta, requires driver
    install. External display + bluetooth support. SoundSource alternative.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: LaunchOS (ID: 1qbj590)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 47
- urls:
    primary: https://launchosapp.com
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qbj590
- summary: |
    Launchpad replacement for macOS 26 (Tahoe removed Launchpad). Imports
    your existing layout, matches native feel. Adds features Apple never did:
    vertical scroll, adjustable grid, external drives, sorting. No SIP disable
    needed. Low RAM usage. "Best launchpad replacement" per users.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Roam FM 1.2.0 (ID: 1qfhmte)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 54
- urls:
    primary: https://roamfm.app
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qfhmte
- summary: |
    Update: Menu bar radio app now lets you double-click countries on the
    globe to explore their stations. Random discovery within that region.
    New favorites feature. "Tune into North Korea for a wild vibe."
    macOS Radio Garden alternative with better UX.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: YourLastFM (ID: 1qbawcz)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 159
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/Gomaink/your_lastfm
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1qbawcz
- summary: |
    Self-hosted Last.fm stats dashboard. Syncs scrobbles to local SQLite,
    generates stats locally. Top artists/tracks/albums, listening time,
    daily averages, time filters. Docker deploy, mobile-friendly UI.
    "Drop it in your homelab and forget about it" alternative to YourSpotify.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: MusicGrabber (ID: 1qef78k)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 148
- urls:
    primary: https://gitlab.com/g33kphr33k/musicgrabber
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1qef78k
- summary: |
    Self-hosted tool for grabbing single tracks without downloading entire
    discographies. "I just want that one song I heard on the radio." Uses
    yt-dlp. Note: FLAC conversion from YouTube is controversial (lossy source).
    Built with AI assistance by 30-year dev. Scratches an itch Lidarr doesn't.
- card_type: compact

### Apps-Software Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 2
- candidates_analyzed: 8
- included: 8
- phase: source-3-complete

---

## Final Selection

Total items: 28

### Product Hunt (8 items)
1. OMEGA Ω™ — Privacy browser
2. Purifai — Clipboard formatter
3. Movens — Travel organizer
4. OpenWork — Claude Work alternative
5. WebsiteKit — Dev tools
6. Macabolic — Video downloader
7. dr-manhattan — Prediction markets API
8. Qrystal Uplink — IoT watchdog

### AI-LLMs (8 items)
1. Cursor CEO GPT-5.2 browser (featured)
2. OpenAI $20B revenue
3. Erdős problem #281 solved
4. ShowUI-Aloha GUI agent
5. Steam AI disclosure update
6. ChatGPT year-long memory
7. mcpbr MCP benchmark
8. Goldman Sachs 25% automation

### GenAI-Media (4 items)
1. FLUX.2 Klein LoRA training
2. ComfyUI-RMBG v3.0.0
3. Dresser clothing workflow
4. VIBE-Image-Edit

### Apps-Software (8 items)
1. Macrowave — Private radio
2. Square Sketch — Vector graphics
3. LaunchOS — Launchpad replacement
4. YourLastFM — Self-hosted stats
5. CCCCorners — Hot corners
6. BetterAudio — Per-app volume
7. Roam FM — Radio discovery
8. MusicGrabber — Single tracks

---

## Completion

phase: complete
html_generated: 2026-01-18 21:30 UTC
items_count: 28
links_validated: true
permissions_set: true
telegram_sent: true
completion_signaled: true
