# Digest: 2025-12-29 (v2)

## Status
phase: complete
updated: 2025-12-30T20:15:00
html_generated: 2025-12-30T20:10:00
items_count: 25
links_validated: true
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## Source 0: Product Hunt

### Fetch
- [x] Fetched 20 products at 2025-12-30T19:33:00

### Raw Data
| Rank | ID | Name | Tagline | Votes | Website |
|------|-----|------|---------|-------|---------|
| 1 | 1054929 | BizCard | Kill LinkedIn QR contacts | 450 | E-ink NFC business card |
| 2 | 924550 | Giselle | Build and run AI workflows. Open source | 442 | AI workflow builder |
| 3 | 1054554 | GitHub Wrapped 2025 | Your Year in Code 2025 | 294 | GitHub stats |
| 4 | 1053363 | Time | Time Zones and Meetings in macOS menu bar | 225 | macOS menu bar app |
| 5 | 1054897 | Dropstone | Recursive Swarm IDE. 10,000 Agents | 203 | AI coding IDE |
| 6 | 1055387 | ExtraBar | Build precise Mac actions, trigger from bar | 198 | macOS menu bar |
| 7 | 1055473 | InstallKit | Set up new Mac in minutes | 173 | Homebrew generator |
| 8 | 1055562 | NotebookLM Tools | Chrome extension for NotebookLM | 113 | Chrome extension |
| 9 | 1055571 | Molmo 2 | SOTA video understanding VLM | 100 | AI2 VLM model |
| 10 | 1055450 | BetaCircle | Get 12 android testers | 98 | Android testing |
| 11 | 1053605 | LeadsNinja | AI-powered LinkedIn outreach | 90 | LinkedIn tool |
| 12 | 1055449 | LottieChat | AI powered Lottie animation generator | 88 | Animation AI |
| 13 | 1054728 | UI Shelf | Beautiful UI components | 82 | UI library |
| 14 | 1053750 | Alpie Core | 4-bit Reasoning Model | 78 | Local LLM |
| 15 | 1055527 | RushNote | Minimal note-taking app | 73 | Note app |
| 16 | 1054820 | Kora | Control your AI - Your way | 73 | MCP connector |
| 17 | 1055545 | Ouro | Everything AI app for creators | 73 | AI tool |
| 18 | 1055508 | Tridora | Best notes app for iPhone | 68 | Note app |
| 19 | 1055455 | Saner.AI | Focus, Prioritize, and Deliver | 67 | AI productivity |
| 20 | 1055482 | Airbuds | Your personal hearing test | 65 | Hearing test |

### Initial Filter
| ID | Name | Decision | Reason |
|----|------|----------|--------|
| 1054929 | BizCard | CANDIDATE | Hardware - E-ink device, NFC, interesting gadget |
| 924550 | Giselle | CANDIDATE | AI workflow builder, open source, multi-model |
| 1054554 | GitHub Wrapped 2025 | SKIP | Fun but not particularly useful tool |
| 1053363 | Time | CANDIDATE | macOS menu bar, time zones, native app |
| 1054897 | Dropstone | CANDIDATE | AI coding tool, multi-agent architecture |
| 1055387 | ExtraBar | CANDIDATE | macOS menu bar, deep links, automation |
| 1055473 | InstallKit | CANDIDATE | macOS utility, Homebrew, setup tool |
| 1055562 | NotebookLM Tools | CANDIDATE | Chrome extension, NotebookLM enhancements |
| 1055571 | Molmo 2 | CANDIDATE | VLM from AI2, video understanding, open weights |
| 1055450 | BetaCircle | SKIP | Android-only, not relevant |
| 1053605 | LeadsNinja | SKIP | LinkedIn outreach, social media tool |
| 1055449 | LottieChat | CANDIDATE | Animation generation, could be useful for GenAI |
| 1054728 | UI Shelf | SKIP | Generic UI component library |
| 1053750 | Alpie Core | CANDIDATE | Local LLM, 4-bit, can run on consumer hardware |
| 1055527 | RushNote | SKIP | Note app, nothing novel vs Obsidian |
| 1054820 | Kora | CANDIDATE | MCP connector, AI control |
| 1055545 | Ouro | SKIP | Generic "AI for creators" wrapper |
| 1055508 | Tridora | SKIP | Note app for iPhone, nothing novel |
| 1055455 | Saner.AI | SKIP | Generic AI productivity, nothing special |
| 1055482 | Airbuds | SKIP | Wellness/fitness, skip |

### Analyzed Products

### Analyzed: BizCard (ID: 1054929)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://card.biz/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/bizcard-3
- votes: 450
- summary: |
    E-ink NFC business card that replaces QR code exchanges at networking events.
    Tap to share your profile without pulling out phones. Features AI notes that
    capture meeting context. Hardware gadget with live profile display.

### Analyzed: Giselle (ID: 924550)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://giselles.ai/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/giselle
- github: https://github.com/giselles-ai/giselle
- votes: 442
- summary: |
    Open source AI workflow builder with visual node editor. Mix and match models
    from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google in one canvas. Real-time tracking for long-running
    tasks. GitHub AI operations for issues/PRs. Apache 2.0 licensed, self-hostable.

### Analyzed: Time (ID: 1053363)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://menubartime.com/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/time-time-zones-in-your-menu-bar
- votes: 225
- summary: |
    Native macOS menu bar app for managing time zones. Features Time Scroller to
    preview times 24h ahead/behind, day/night visualization, one-click join for
    Zoom/Meet/Teams. SwiftUI, one-time purchase, privacy-first. Spiritual successor
    to abandoned Clocker app.

### Analyzed: Dropstone (ID: 1054897)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://www.dropstone.io/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/dropstone-2
- votes: 203
- summary: |
    AI coding IDE with "Recursive Swarm Architecture" that deploys up to 10,000
    scout agents to explore solution paths. D3 Engine for 24+ hour context retention.
    VS Code-compatible fork. Horizon Mode for architectural planning. MCP Server
    integration, Claude Code compatible. Interesting approach but marketing-heavy.

### Analyzed: ExtraBar (ID: 1055387)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://extrabar.app/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/extrabar
- votes: 198
- summary: |
    macOS menu bar command center. Deep links to Zoom, Slack, VS Code, Figma.
    Run shell scripts, trigger Shortcuts. 36+ app presets. Inline or floating bar mode.
    €9.99 launch price (normally €24.99). Overlaps with Raycast but more visual/GUI-focused.

### Analyzed: InstallKit (ID: 1055473)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://www.installkit.app/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/installkit
- votes: 173
- summary: |
    Ninite for Mac - select apps, generate single Homebrew command to install everything.
    Search 10,000+ formulae/casks. Perfect for new Mac setup or system restore.
    Simple, effective, free web tool.

### Analyzed: NotebookLM Tools (ID: 1055562)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/notebooklm-tools/hiibkpjljigehlnnecbgehkhfibmahjn
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notebooklm-tools-chrome-extension
- votes: 113
- summary: |
    Chrome extension adding missing features to NotebookLM: multi-language support,
    bulk source operations, notebook dashboard with search/filters, batch imports.
    Essential for heavy NotebookLM users.

### Analyzed: Molmo 2 (ID: 1055571)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://allenai.org/molmo
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/allen-institute-of-artificial-intelligence
- github: https://github.com/allenai/molmo
- votes: 100
- summary: |
    AI2's state-of-the-art video understanding VLM. Open weights, training data, code.
    8B/4B/7B variants. Returns precise pixel coordinates and timestamps. Outperforms
    Gemini 3 Pro on video tracking. Trained on 1/8th the data of Meta's PerceptionLM.
    Available on HuggingFace/Ollama. Major open-source VLM release.

### Analyzed: Alpie Core (ID: 1053750)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://169pi.ai/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/alpie-core
- huggingface: https://huggingface.co/169Pi/Alpie-Core
- ollama: https://ollama.com/169pi/alpie-core
- votes: 78
- summary: |
    32B 4-bit quantized reasoning model from India. Built on DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B.
    81.28% MMLU, 92.75% GSM8K, 57.8% SWE-Bench. Runs on consumer GPUs (16-24GB VRAM).
    65K context, Apache 2.0, OpenAI-compatible API. Beats Claude 3.5 Sonnet on some
    benchmarks while running locally.

### Analyzed: LottieChat (ID: 1055449)
- decision: SKIP
- reason: Cannot find official website or clear product info. Likely a generic wrapper.

### Analyzed: Kora (ID: 1054820)
- decision: SKIP
- reason: Cannot find official website. Product details unclear.

### Product Hunt Complete
- candidates_analyzed: 11
- included: 9
- phase: source-0-complete

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## Source 1: AI-LLMs

### Fetch
- [x] r/openai - 1 post (quiet day)
- [x] r/singularity - 15 posts
- [x] r/LocalLLaMA - 10 posts
- [x] r/artificial - 9 posts

### Initial Filter
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1pzfro6 | singularity | Claude Code team shipping features 100% by Opus 4.5 | CANDIDATE | Recursive AI development milestone |
| 1pzkkmt | singularity | Softbank $40B investment in OpenAI | CANDIDATE | Major funding news |
| 1pzg96t | singularity | New Paper on Continual Learning | CANDIDATE | Research paper |
| 1pz1aey | singularity | Meta acquires Manus | CANDIDATE | Major acquisition |
| 1pzfaxv | singularity | Zhipu AI files for IPO | CANDIDATE | First LLM company to IPO |
| 1pz4hci | singularity | "AI Slop" discussion | SKIP | Discussion/drama |
| 1pzbu9n | singularity | AI Plays Monopoly | SKIP | Entertainment |
| 1pz68fz | LocalLLaMA | Z AI IPO | CANDIDATE | Same as Zhipu AI story |
| 1pz67hm | LocalLLaMA | 5 new Korean models | CANDIDATE | New model releases |
| 1pywgsb | LocalLLaMA | Best LLM Open Source Tools 2025 | SKIP | Discussion/list |
| 1pywbnz | artificial | TRUMP AMERICA AI Act | SKIP | Political, not technical |
| 1pyzh5w | artificial | Space data centers for AI | SKIP | Speculative discussion |
| 1pzkdf1 | artificial | Training AI Co-Scientists | CANDIDATE | Meta research paper |

### Analyzed Posts

### Analyzed: Claude Code Team Shipping Features 100% by Opus 4.5 (ID: 1pzfro6)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 354
- card_type: featured
- urls:
    primary: https://x.com/bcherny/status/2004887829252317325
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1pzfro6/
    hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46407967
- summary: |
    Boris Cherny (Claude Code creator) reports shipping 259 PRs (497 commits, 40k lines added)
    in 30 days - every line written by Opus 4.5. Uses "Stop hooks" to run Claude for hours/days
    continuously. Demonstrates the AI-writing-AI feedback loop is now production-ready at Anthropic.

### Analyzed: Softbank $40B Investment in OpenAI (ID: 1pzkkmt)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 190
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/30/softbank-openai-investment.html
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1pzkkmt/
- summary: |
    Softbank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI. Massive injection of capital
    for OpenAI's continued scaling efforts.

### Analyzed: Meta Acquires Manus (ID: 1pz1aey)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 180
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://manus.im/blog/manus-joins-meta-for-next-era-of-innovation
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1pz1aey/
- summary: |
    Meta acquires Manus, the AI agent company that went viral earlier this year. Manus was known
    for agentic AI capabilities. Meta continues aggressive AI acquisitions.

### Analyzed: Zhipu AI (Z.ai) Files for IPO (ID: 1pzfaxv)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 51
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2025-12-30/zhipu-ai-seeks-up-to-640-million-in-hong-kong-ipo-102398696.html
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1pzfaxv/
- summary: |
    Zhipu AI (Z.ai) files for Hong Kong IPO on Jan 8, 2026 - first large language model company
    to go public globally, ahead of OpenAI/Anthropic. $6.7B valuation. Backed by Alibaba, Tencent.
    Their GLM-4.7 model ranks top among open-source models on coding benchmarks.

### Analyzed: 5 New Korean Models Released (ID: 1pz67hm)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 54
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/naver-hyperclovax
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1pz67hm/
- summary: |
    5 Korean LLMs announced: SKT A.X K1 (519B-A33B MoE), LG K-EXAONE (236B-A23B),
    Naver HyperCLOVA X SEED 8B Omni & 32B Think, Upstage Solar Open 102B-A12B.
    Major push from Korean tech giants into open-weight models.

### Analyzed: Training AI Co-Scientists with Rubric Rewards (ID: 1pzkdf1)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: artificial
- score: 5
- card_type: compact
- urls:
    primary: https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1pzkdf1/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1pzkdf1/
- summary: |
    Meta research: Training AI to assist scientists using rubric rewards extracted from papers.
    Finetuning Qwen3-30B with self-grading improves research plan quality.

### AI-LLMs Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 4
- candidates_analyzed: 7
- included: 6
- phase: source-1-complete

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## Source 2: GenAI-Media

### Fetch
- [x] r/StableDiffusion - 6 posts (quiet day)
- [x] r/midjourney - 11 posts (mostly showcases)
- [x] r/comfyui - 12 posts

### Initial Filter
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1pz00rd | comfyui | ComfyUI repo moving to Comfy Org | CANDIDATE | Organizational news |
| 1pyz36u | comfyui | ComfyUI-SAM3DBody multi-person update | CANDIDATE | Workflow tool update |
| 1pyywl4 | comfyui | FLUX 2 Lightning LoRA 8 steps | SKIP | Low engagement, brief mention |
| 1pyzcpf | comfyui | Art Vision LoRA for Z-Image Turbo | SKIP | Just a LoRA release |
| All midjourney posts | midjourney | Showcase posts | SKIP | Art showcases, not workflows |

### Analyzed Posts

### Analyzed: ComfyUI Repo Moving to Comfy Org (ID: 1pz00rd)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: comfyui
- score: 205
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/comfy-org
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/comfyui/comments/1pz00rd/
- summary: |
    ComfyUI repository officially moving from @comfyanonymous to Comfy-Org organization
    on GitHub by Jan 6. Redirects will be automatic. This represents the project's
    growth into a formal organization structure.

### Analyzed: ComfyUI-SAM3DBody Multi-Person Update (ID: 1pyz36u)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: comfyui
- score: 66
- card_type: compact
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/PozzettiAndrea/ComfyUI-SAM3DBody
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/comfyui/comments/1pyz36u/
- summary: |
    ComfyUI wrapper for Meta's SAM 3D Body updated with multi-person support and
    depth-based size correction. Useful for 3D body reconstruction from images.

### GenAI-Media Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 3
- candidates_analyzed: 2
- included: 2
- phase: source-2-complete
- note: Quiet day for GenAI, mostly showcase posts

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## Source 3: Apps-Software

### Fetch
- [x] r/macapps - 8 posts
- [x] r/selfhosted - 8 posts
- [x] r/opensource - 8 posts
- [x] r/SideProject - 25 posts

### Initial Filter
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1pyzd40 | macapps | ExtraBar | SKIP | Already covered in Product Hunt |
| 1pz0eam | macapps | QuakeNotch 2.1.1 | CANDIDATE | Quake terminal with AI, macOS |
| 1pyxkpg | selfhosted | Self hosted essentials | CANDIDATE | Great recommendations thread |
| 1pywu5v | selfhosted | Komodo + Forgejo + Renovate | CANDIDATE | Docker automation workflow |
| 1pyx5qz | selfhosted | Frigate + Kodi integration | CANDIDATE | Smart home integration |
| 1pyyf7x | selfhosted | Cartero - content aggregator | CANDIDATE | Self-hosted content distribution |
| 1pzfs96 | opensource | isle.chat - SSH chat | CANDIDATE | CLI chat over SSH |
| 1pz5n05 | opensource | DevConsole gamified tasks | CANDIDATE | Developer task tracker |
| 1pz58ov | SideProject | Voquill AI dictation | CANDIDATE | Open source dictation tool |
| 1pz7zat | SideProject | Gluten-free tax app | SKIP | Niche Canadian tax app |
| 1pzaeco | SideProject | LiteNotes | SKIP | Note app, user has Obsidian |
| 1pyw89h | SideProject | spendspace.io YNAB alt | CANDIDATE | Finance app alternative |

### Analyzed Posts

### Analyzed: Self Hosted Essentials (ID: 1pyxkpg)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 452
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1pyxkpg/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1pyxkpg/
- summary: |
    Community thread on essential self-hosted tools. Top picks: Vaultwarden (passwords),
    Dozzle (container logs), Homepage (dashboard). Great resource for discovering
    popular self-hosted solutions.

### Analyzed: Komodo + Forgejo + Renovate (ID: 1pywu5v)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 223
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://nickcunningh.am/blog/how-to-automate-version-updates-for-your-docker-stacks
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1pywu5v/
- summary: |
    Workflow for automated Docker image updates: Komodo deployment, Forgejo for Git,
    Renovate bot for PR creation. Email when updates available, merge to auto-redeploy.
    Elegant GitOps setup for home servers.

### Analyzed: Frigate + Kodi Integration (ID: 1pyx5qz)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 11
- card_type: compact
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/hardwarebob/kodi-frigate
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1pyx5qz/
- summary: |
    Kodi addon to display Frigate camera feeds as overlay when motion detected.
    Bridges NVR and media center for smart home integration.

### Analyzed: Cartero - Content Aggregator (ID: 1pyyf7x)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 5
- card_type: compact
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/dracarys18/cartero
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1pyyf7x/
- summary: |
    Self-hosted service to aggregate content from various sources and distribute to
    Discord, RSS, or other targets. Consolidates feeds into one place.

### Analyzed: isle.chat - SSH Chat Server (ID: 1pzfs96)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: opensource
- score: 8
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/ashfn/islechat
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1pzfs96/
- summary: |
    Self-hosted Discord-style chat over SSH with Bubble Tea TUI. Persistent messages,
    account-based. Join via: ssh user@isle.chat. IRC-like but modern.

### Analyzed: DevConsole - Gamified Task Tracker (ID: 1pz5n05)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: opensource
- score: 8
- card_type: compact
- urls:
    primary: https://reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1pz5n05/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1pz5n05/
- summary: |
    Open-source task management with retro terminal UI and gamification for developers.
    XP, levels, achievements for completing tasks.

### Analyzed: Voquill - AI Dictation Tool (ID: 1pz58ov)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: SideProject
- score: 11
- card_type: link
- urls:
    primary: https://voquill.com/
    github: https://github.com/josiahsrc/voquill
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1pz58ov/
- summary: |
    Free open-source AI dictation tool for all platforms. Desktop app for voice-to-text
    input. Alternative to MacWhisper and similar tools.

### Analyzed: QuakeNotch 2.1.1 (ID: 1pz0eam)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 5
- card_type: compact
- urls:
    primary: https://quakenotch.com/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1pz0eam/
- summary: |
    Quake-style dropdown terminal for macOS with on-device AI assistance. Zero energy
    consumption when hidden. Lives in the notch. 50% off launch discount.

### Apps-Software Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 4
- candidates_analyzed: 10
- included: 8
- phase: source-3-complete

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