# Digest: 2025-12-31

## Status
phase: starting
updated: 2025-12-31T00:00:00Z

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## Previous Digests (Last 7 Days)

### 2025-12-30
- https://briefmymeeting.com
- https://www.resemble.ai/chatterbox-turbo/
- https://github.com/tobi/AudioPriorityBar
- https://www.pockethost.shop/
- https://howtheymake.money
- https://x.com/bcherny/status/2004897269674639461
- https://huggingface.co/allura-forge/Llama-3.3-8B-Instruct
- https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HY-Motion-1.0
- https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/30/softbank-openai-investment.html
- https://codepointer.substack.com/p/llamacpp-accelerate-top-k-sampling
- https://huggingface.co/collections/tencent/hy-mt15
- https://github.com/Bitterbot-AI/topas_DSLPv1
- https://civitai.com/articles/19951/chroma-guide-v04
- https://www.pipitvoice.com/
- https://tidaldrift.app
- https://notchie.app
- https://letmewatchnow.com
- https://budgetboard.net
- https://github.com/Smaug6739/Alexandrie
- https://github.com/Xpycode/CropBatch

### 2025-12-29
- https://card.biz/
- https://giselles.ai/
- https://menubartime.com/
- https://www.dropstone.io/
- https://extrabar.app/
- https://www.installkit.app/
- https://allenai.org/molmo
- https://169pi.ai/
- https://x.com/bcherny/status/2004887829252317325
- https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/30/softbank-openai-investment.html
- https://manus.im/blog/manus-joins-meta-for-next-era-of-innovation
- https://www.caixinglobal.com/2025-12-30/zhipu-ai-seeks-up-to-640-million-in-hong-kong-ipo-102398696.html
- https://huggingface.co/naver-hyperclovax
- https://github.com/comfy-org
- https://github.com/PozzettiAndrea/ComfyUI-SAM3DBody
- https://nickcunningh.am/blog/how-to-automate-version-updates-for-your-self-hosted-docker-containers-with-gitea-renovate-and-komodo
- https://github.com/ashfn/islechat
- https://voquill.com/
- https://quakenotch.com/
- https://github.com/hardwarebob/kodi-frigate
- https://github.com/dracarys18/cartero

### Developing Stories
- None currently tracked

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## Source 0: Product Hunt

### Fetch
- [x] Fetched 20 products at 2025-12-31T03:01:14Z

### Raw Data
| Rank | Name | Tagline | Votes | Website |
|------|------|---------|-------|---------|
| 1 | Creaibo | Create 10x better content that sounds like you | 346 | https://creaibo.io/ |
| 2 | Foundire | First-round interviews on autopilot | 303 | - |
| 3 | wink-cursor | A lightweight smiley cursor with winks on click | 229 | https://www.npmjs.com/package/wink-cursor |
| 4 | Notchie | A teleprompter that lives in your Macbook's notch | 213 | https://notchie.app |
| 5 | Imajourn | Interactive wave and sound physics simulation | 171 | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/imajourn/id6755799080 |
| 6 | Vidcard | World's First Video Business Card | 139 | https://vidcard.tech/ |
| 7 | Trip Replay | Turn your travels into stunning videos | 128 | https://tripreplay.app/ |
| 8 | Inspiration by Mind Dock | Live AI trends from HuggingFace, ArXiv, GitHub | 93 | https://inspiration.minddock.ai |
| 9 | Running Form Analysis App | Upload a clip, get actionable form feedback | 82 | https://fruitfoxlu.github.io/StrideIQ/ |
| 10 | Finbos | AI powered financial intelligence app | 62 | - |
| 11-20 | Various | Low votes or not relevant | <30 | - |

### Initial Filter
| Name | Decision | Reason |
|------|----------|--------|
| Creaibo | SKIP | AI content creation tool, generic wrapper |
| Foundire | SKIP | HR/Interview automation, not in interests |
| wink-cursor | CANDIDATE | Fun dev tool, React component |
| Notchie | SKIP | Already covered 12-30 |
| Imajourn | CANDIDATE | macOS/iOS physics simulation, interesting |
| Vidcard | CANDIDATE | Unique hardware product, video business card |
| Trip Replay | CANDIDATE | Travel video tool, free and browser-based |
| Mind Dock | CANDIDATE | AI trends aggregator from HuggingFace/ArXiv |
| Running Form Analysis | SKIP | Fitness app, not in interests |
| Finbos | SKIP | Finance app, generic |

### Analyzed: wink-cursor
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://www.npmjs.com/package/wink-cursor
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/wink-cursor
- votes: 229
- summary: |
    Playful React component that replaces your cursor with an emoji that winks on click.
    Lightweight, customizable (size, duration, custom images). Good for landing pages
    and creative projects. Zero design effort needed.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Imajourn
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/imajourn/id6755799080
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/numatics
- votes: 171
- summary: |
    Interactive physics sandbox for wave and sound simulation. Features Chladni patterns,
    cymatics, audio reactivity, 3D particle sim. Works on iOS 17+ and macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon).
    Has Pro version for custom shapes and 3D models.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Vidcard
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://vidcard.tech/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/vidcard
- votes: 139
- summary: |
    Physical video business card with HD screen, NFC tracking, and wireless charging.
    Ultra-thin (<5mm). Inspired by Call of Duty's Atlas card. Tracks who views your profile.
    Launching on Kickstarter Jan 6.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Trip Replay
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://tripreplay.app/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/trip-replay
- votes: 128
- summary: |
    Browser-based tool to create animated travel videos for TikTok/Reels/Shorts.
    Add stops, pick transport mode (plane/car/train/boat), generates cinematic globe animation.
    Free, private, no sign-up. Uses WebCodecs for fast export.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Mind Dock Inspiration
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://inspiration.minddock.ai
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/product-hunt-launch-kit-for-ai-data-map
- votes: 93
- summary: |
    AI trends aggregator that integrates models, news, and research from HuggingFace,
    ArXiv, GitHub, and more. Delivers inspiration and trending AI content in one place.
- card_type: link

### Product Hunt Complete
- candidates_analyzed: 5
- included: 5
- phase: source-0-complete

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## Source 1: AI-LLMs

### Fetch
- [x] r/openai - 23 posts at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/singularity - 9 posts at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/LocalLLaMA - 25 posts at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/artificial - 8 posts at 2025-12-31

### Initial Filter
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1q094a3 | LocalLLaMA | Qwen-Image-2512 | CANDIDATE | Major open source image model release |
| 1q0bgvl | LocalLLaMA | Solar-Open-100B is out | CANDIDATE | New 100B MoE model, commercial license |
| 1q0ai5z | LocalLLaMA | Youtu-LLM-2B | CANDIDATE | Small 2B agentic model from Tencent |
| 1q0aj2o | LocalLLaMA | K-EXAONE-236B-A23B | CANDIDATE | Large MoE from LG AI Research |
| 1q0iu4m | LocalLLaMA | MAI-UI-8B | CANDIDATE | GUI agent foundation model |
| 1q0clou | LocalLLaMA | A.X K1 from SK Telecom | CANDIDATE | Upcoming large model, Jan 4 |
| 1q06z2l | LocalLLaMA | LLMRouter open-sourced | CANDIDATE | Unified routing library |
| 1q0kndt | LocalLLaMA | infer CLI tool | CANDIDATE | Pipe anything to LLM |
| 1q0ef74 | artificial | ChatGPT ads coming | CANDIDATE | Major OpenAI news |
| 1q07qrn | singularity | AI Futures Model update | SKIP | Speculation/forecasting |
| 1q0e1r6 | openai | OpenAI compensation packages | SKIP | Company drama |

### Analyzed: Qwen-Image-2512
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 561
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen-Image-2512
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q094a3/qwenimage2512/
    demo: https://chat.qwen.ai/?inputFeature=t2i
    gguf: https://huggingface.co/unsloth/Qwen-Image-2512-GGUF
- summary: |
    Alibaba releases Qwen-Image-2512, currently the strongest open-source text-to-image
    model. Features enhanced human realism (reduced AI look), finer natural textures,
    improved text rendering. GGUF available via Unsloth. Runs on CPU (55min for 512px)
    or GPU. Competitive with Imagen 4 and Gemini 3 Pro in blind tests.
- card_type: featured

### Analyzed: Solar-Open-100B
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 133
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/upstage/Solar-Open-100B
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q0bgvl/solaropen100b_is_out/
- summary: |
    Upstage releases Solar-Open-100B, a 102B MoE model (12B active) with commercial
    license. Trained on 19.7 trillion tokens. Unlike Solar Pro series, this version
    allows commercial use. Benchmarks TBA. Good size for local inference.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Youtu-LLM-2B
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 94
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/tencent/Youtu-LLM-2B
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q0ai5z/tencentyoutullm2b_hugging_face/
- summary: |
    Tencent releases Youtu-LLM, a tiny 1.96B parameter model with 128k context and
    native agentic capabilities. Uses MLA architecture. Outperforms similar-size models
    on commonsense, STEM, coding. Particularly strong at end-to-end agent tasks.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: MAI-UI-8B
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 33
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/Tongyi-MAI/MAI-UI-8B
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q0iu4m/tongyimaimaiui8b_hugging_face/
- summary: |
    Alibaba releases MAI-UI, a family of GUI agent foundation models (2B, 8B, 32B,
    235B-A22B variants). Features device-cloud collaboration, MCP tool calls,
    online RL training. Designed for computer use and UI automation.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: ChatGPT Ads
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: artificial
- score: 185
- urls:
    primary: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-chatgpt-sponsored-ads
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1q0ef74/openai_reportedly_planning_to_make_chatgpt/
- summary: |
    OpenAI reportedly planning to introduce ads into ChatGPT, with sponsored content
    being "prioritized" in conversations. Community reaction strongly negative,
    calling it "enshittification." Concerns about model alignment with advertiser interests.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: infer CLI
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 30
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/chethanreddy1/infer
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q0kndt/made_a_simple_cli_tool_to_pipe_anything_into_an/
- summary: |
    Simple CLI tool (~200 lines of C) to pipe anything into an LLM. Unix philosophy:
    ps aux | infer "what's eating my RAM". Works with OpenAI-compatible APIs.
    Examples: dmesg analysis, git log summaries, command help.
- card_type: compact

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

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## Source 2: GenAI-Media

### Fetch
- [x] r/StableDiffusion - 25 posts at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/midjourney - 1 post at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/comfyui - 24 posts at 2025-12-31

### Initial Filter
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1q08ro5 | StableDiffusion | Qwen-Image-2512 released | SKIP | Already covered in AI-LLMs |
| 1q0bvvs | StableDiffusion | ZiT Studio workflow | CANDIDATE | Comprehensive Z-Image Turbo workflow |
| 1q0fgoj | StableDiffusion | Qwen-Image-2512 Lightning LoRA | CANDIDATE | 4-step acceleration for Qwen |
| 1q0bqla | StableDiffusion | HY-Motion 1.0 ComfyUI | SKIP | Already covered 12-30 |
| 1q07foa | StableDiffusion | Anime-to-Real workflow | CANDIDATE | Practical workflow |
| 1q0cbpc | StableDiffusion | Zeta-Chroma model | CANDIDATE | New Chroma variant |

### Analyzed: ZiT Studio Workflow
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 78
- urls:
    primary: https://civitai.com/models/2260472?modelVersionId=2544604
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1q0bvvs/zit_studio_generate_inpaint_detailer_upscale/
- summary: |
    Comprehensive ComfyUI workflow for Z-Image Turbo. Features generate, inpaint,
    detailer, and upscale (latent + tiled + SeedVR2). Versatile and optimized
    for quality outputs after a month of refinement.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Qwen-Image-2512 Lightning
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 73
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/lightx2v/Qwen-Image-2512-Lightning
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1q0fgoj/qwen_image_2512_lightning_4steps_lora_by_lightx2v/
    github: https://github.com/ModelTC/Qwen-Image-Lightning/
- summary: |
    4-step acceleration LoRA for Qwen-Image-2512 by LightX2V. Dramatically reduces
    generation time while maintaining quality. Works with existing Qwen-Image setups.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: Anime-to-Real Workflow
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 165
- urls:
    primary: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1q07foa/best_animeanything_to_real_workflow/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1q07foa/best_animeanything_to_real_workflow/
- summary: |
    High-quality anime-to-photorealistic conversion workflow. Avoids plastic skin
    and wig-like hair common in other workflows. More consistent output with
    varied faces instead of same-face syndrome.
- card_type: link

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

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## Source 3: Apps-Software

### Fetch
- [x] r/macapps - 3 posts at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/selfhosted - 25 posts at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/opensource - 3 posts at 2025-12-31
- [x] r/SideProject - 17 posts at 2025-12-31

### Initial Filter
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1q06914 | macapps | Best Mac App of 2025 | CANDIDATE | Good community discussion |
| 1q0azab | selfhosted | Soulbeet 0.2.2 | CANDIDATE | Music manager for slskd/beets |
| 1q0de7y | selfhosted | Nimbus dashboard | CANDIDATE | Modern Homarr/Dashy alternative |
| 1q09hge | selfhosted | mssh | CANDIDATE | SSH behind NAT without VPN |
| 1q0d7w8 | selfhosted | rebook audiobook reader | CANDIDATE | Any voice narration |
| 1q0mzul | selfhosted | SoulSync v1.2 | CANDIDATE | Music discovery update |
| 1q0c5la | opensource | desktop-2fa | CANDIDATE | Offline 2FA authenticator |
| 1q08ca7 | SideProject | Domus Ratiō | CANDIDATE | Family finance self-hosted |

### Analyzed: Best Mac App 2025 Discussion
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 143
- urls:
    primary: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1q06914/whats_the_best_mac_app_of_2025/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1q06914/whats_the_best_mac_app_of_2025/
- summary: |
    Community discussion with 167 comments on the best Mac apps of 2025.
    Great resource for discovering apps to try in 2026. Covers productivity,
    creativity, organization, and more.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Soulbeet 0.2.2
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 241
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/Doc-Goblin/soulbeet
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1q0azab/soulbeet_022_overhauled_ui_proper_mobile_support/
- summary: |
    Web app bridging slskd and beets for easy music downloading and organization.
    v0.2.2 adds overhauled UI, mobile support, and smaller image. Fixes many
    community-reported issues.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Nimbus Dashboard
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 21
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/Turbootz/nimbus
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1q0de7y/i_built_nimbus_a_modern_opensource_dashboard_with/
- summary: |
    Modern open-source homelab dashboard with drag-and-drop widgets. Alternative
    to Homarr/Dashy. Go backend + Next.js frontend. Lightweight, UI-configurable
    (no YAML editing needed).
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: mssh
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: selfhosted
- score: 38
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/eznix86/mssh
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1q09hge/github_eznix86mssh_enable_ssh_access_to_machines/
- summary: |
    Tool to enable SSH access to machines behind NAT without a VPN. Built during
    Tailscale to Headscale migration. Works with reverse SSH proxies.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: desktop-2fa
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: opensource
- score: 11
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/WrogiStefan/desktop-2fa
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1q0c5la/desktop2fa_a_small_step_toward_user_autonomy/
- summary: |
    Offline, transparent 2FA authenticator. No phone, cloud, or vendor lock-in.
    Stores everything locally, uses open standards. Auditable code.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: Domus Ratiō
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: SideProject
- score: 1
- urls:
    primary: https://domusratio.moshmage.com
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1q08ca7/i_built_a_family_finances_and_calendar_app/
- summary: |
    Self-hostable family finance manager and calendar. Free tier available.
    Privacy-focused alternative to apps that sell your data. Unified spending
    tracking and scheduling.
- card_type: compact

### Apps-Software Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 4
- candidates_analyzed: 6
- included: 6
- phase: source-3-complete

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## Final Selection

Total items: 20

### Summary by Source
- Product Hunt: 5 items
- AI-LLMs: 6 items (1 featured)
- GenAI-Media: 3 items
- Apps-Software: 6 items

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## Completion

phase: complete
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