# Digest: 2026-01-15

## Status
phase: starting
updated: 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z

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## Previous Digests (Last 7 Days)

### 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://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://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/
- 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://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://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

### 2026-01-11
- https://www.elser.ai
- https://wantmymtv.xyz
- https://freeupmymac.com
- https://nucleus.terramind.com
- https://1timelink.com
- https://axiommath.ai/territory/from-seeing-why-to-checking-everything
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/china-ai-leaders-warn-of-widening-gap-with-us-after-1b-ipo-week
- https://electrek.co/2026/01/09/elon-musk-xai-build-ai-tesla-optimus-amid-breach-of-fiduciary-duty-lawsuit/
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Vide-Coding
- https://github.com/p-e-w/heretic
- https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2354
- https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/issues/11791
- https://huggingface.co/Phr00t/Qwen-Image-Edit-Rapid-AIO/tree/main/v19
- https://github.com/zhfahim/anchor
- https://github.com/itskovacs/trip
- https://hub.docker.com/r/fnsys/dockhand
- https://github.com/DannyRuijters/webrtc-friends
- https://dig.watch/updates/eu-pushes-for-open-source-commercialisation-to-reduce-tech-dependence
- https://github.com/Mewiof/MSDAW
- https://tinydot.com
- https://github.com/aligundogdu/matrixmigrate
- https://tuxmate.com
- https://github.com/zainzafar90/meelio

### 2026-01-10
- https://burnernote.com
- https://paneapp.com
- https://skreen.pro
- https://htmldrag.com
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vpn-peek/id6757384027?mt=12
- https://github.com/MorrowShore/Prism
- https://sherwood.news/tech/report-anthropic-cuts-off-xais-access-to-its-models-for-coding/
- https://www.theinformation.com/articles/deepseek-release-next-flagship-ai-model-strong-coding-ability
- https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a69957924/waymo-will-pay-you-20-dollars-to-close-self-driving-car-doors/
- https://pastebin.com/4w4g3fQE
- https://github.com/NickPittas/ComfyUI_CameraAngleSelector
- https://huggingface.co/Nebsh/LTX2_Herocam_Lora
- https://github.com/eftpmc/yuzic
- https://freeupmymac.com
- https://snippety.app
- https://github.com/piratuks/invoice-builder
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mdc-markdown-copier/id6757315226
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flarebar/id6757257038?mt=12
- https://github.com/vwh/temp-mail

### 2026-01-09
- https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/gmail/gmail-is-entering-the-gemini-era/
- https://chirpz.ai/literature-discovery/
- https://repoprompt.com
- https://owlbrowser.net
- https://github.com/phare/sloggo
- https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/115855840223258103
- https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/hyundais-atlas-humanoid-wins-top-honor
- https://docs.jarvislabs.ai/blog/vllm-quantization-complete-guide-benchmarks
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/08/elon-musk-openai-lawsuit-for-profit-conversion-can-go-to-trial-us-judge-says
- https://huggingface.co/Kijai/LTXV2_comfy/tree/main
- https://blog.comfy.org/p/new-comfyui-optimizations-for-nvidia
- https://huggingface.co/Wuli-art/Qwen-Image-2512-Turbo-LoRA/tree/main
- https://pestoclipboard.com
- https://garden.sgenov.dev
- https://codeberg.org/BrenekH/docker-dns-exporter

### Developing Stories (from last 7 days)
- **GPT-5.2 math breakthroughs** — Multiple Erdős problems solved (covered 01/09, 01/10). Watch for more progress and formal verification news.
- **Apple-Google Siri-Gemini deal** — Covered 01/12. Watch for official announcements.
- **OpenAI healthcare push** — ChatGPT Health launched 01/12. Watch for provider integrations.
- **Z-Image / GLM-Image releases** — Multiple models covered. Watch for base model release.

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## Source 0: Product Hunt

### Fetch
- [x] Fetched 20 products at 2026-01-15T03:01:31Z

### Raw Data
| Rank | ID | Name | Tagline | Votes |
|------|-----|------|---------|-------|
| 1 | 1062964 | Cal.com Companion Apps | Native iOS & Android App + Browser Extensions for scheduling | 478 |
| 2 | 1060338 | TeamOut AI | The AI that plans your events | 401 |
| 3 | 1061878 | folk Assistants | Sales Assistants working 24/7 to help you close more deals | 279 |
| 4 | 1055694 | AI Test Engineer by BlinqIO | Playwright code + self-healing tests w/ no vendor lock-in | 246 |
| 5 | 1062498 | Kiki for Mac | The accountability monster that keeps you focused | 238 |
| 6 | 1060030 | Indy | AI support for your ADHD, not just your to-do list | 173 |
| 7 | 1051351 | Binary | Hiring software that is fast, simple and AI powered | 159 |
| 8 | 1062802 | LyzrGPT | Private, secure & model-agnostic AI chat for enterprises | 151 |
| 9 | 1062969 | Cursor AI Mobile | Control Cursor AI directly from your iPhone | 131 |
| 10 | 1063099 | GitHub Space Shooter | Visualizes GitHub contribution graphs as a Space Shooter | 129 |
| 11 | 1063095 | Notto | AI dictation, meeting notes & invisible chat overlay | 119 |
| 12 | 1062943 | Manus Meeting Minutes | From in-person meeting to finished work in one flow | 116 |
| 13 | 1063012 | StackPatch | Patch authentication into your Next.js app with one command | 113 |
| 14 | 1055691 | AI dictation by Snaply | Free, 100% local, AI dictation for Mac | 102 |
| 15 | 1063065 | Hal9 | Launch AI-Powered Products in 30 Days | 97 |
| 16 | 1060066 | Flowdy | Turn product descriptions into shoppable links | 91 |
| 17 | 1062821 | WizzyPoke | Instant vibration alerts across all browser tabs | 87 |
| 18 | 1062337 | AI Mode API | Query Google's AI Mode as a simple, programmable API | 73 |
| 19 | 1063132 | GROOVY | Universal Search and Signaling across LLMs | 71 |
| 20 | 1062354 | Writizzy | Just you and your words. Nothing else. | 64 |

### Initial Filter
| ID | Name | Decision | Reason |
|----|------|----------|--------|
| 1062964 | Cal.com Companion Apps | CANDIDATE | Free scheduling app, open source, macOS/iOS apps, browser extensions |
| 1060338 | TeamOut AI | SKIP | Corporate event planning - not relevant to user's interests |
| 1061878 | folk Assistants | SKIP | CRM/Sales tool - not relevant |
| 1055694 | AI Test Engineer by BlinqIO | CANDIDATE | Developer tool, Playwright automation, AI self-healing tests |
| 1062498 | Kiki for Mac | CANDIDATE | macOS focus app, native Mac app, interesting approach |
| 1060030 | Indy | SKIP | ADHD app - specialized wellness/productivity |
| 1051351 | Binary | SKIP | Hiring/ATS software - not relevant |
| 1062802 | LyzrGPT | SKIP | Enterprise AI chat - user already has Claude/ChatGPT direct |
| 1062969 | Cursor AI Mobile | CANDIDATE | Cursor IDE companion, mobile dev tool, AI coding |
| 1063099 | GitHub Space Shooter | CANDIDATE | Fun dev tool, GitHub visualization |
| 1063095 | Notto | CANDIDATE | macOS dictation, AI overlay - overlay concept is interesting |
| 1062943 | Manus Meeting Minutes | CANDIDATE | In-person meeting transcription + agentic execution |
| 1063012 | StackPatch | CANDIDATE | CLI dev tool, Next.js auth, open source |
| 1055691 | AI dictation by Snaply | CANDIDATE | 100% local macOS dictation, free, Whisper-based |
| 1063065 | Hal9 | SKIP | Non-technical founder tool - user codes directly |
| 1060066 | Flowdy | SKIP | Shopify ecommerce tool - not relevant |
| 1062821 | WizzyPoke | SKIP | Browser extension for nudges - gimmicky |
| 1062337 | AI Mode API | CANDIDATE | Dev tool, API automation, interesting hack |
| 1063132 | GROOVY | SKIP | LLM dashboard - user already uses direct tools |
| 1062354 | Writizzy | SKIP | Blogging platform - user has Obsidian |

### Analyzed: Cal.com Companion Apps (ID: 1062964)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://cal.com/app
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/cal-com-companion-apps
- votes: 478
- summary: |
    Free companion apps for Cal.com scheduling. Native iOS, Android, and desktop apps plus
    browser extensions for Chrome (Safari, Edge, Firefox coming). Built with Expo/React Native
    sharing same UI across all platforms. Open source. Real-time sync, calendar integrations.
    Completely free - included with any Cal.com plan.

### Analyzed: AI Test Engineer by BlinqIO (ID: 1055694)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://blinq.io/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ai-test-engineer-by-blinqio
- votes: 246
- summary: |
    AI-powered test automation that generates real Playwright code stored in your Git repo -
    no vendor lock-in. Self-healing tests that detect UI changes and auto-adapt. Called "Vibe
    Testing" - AI creates, maintains, executes, and analyzes e2e tests. CI/CD integrations
    for GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure, AWS. From serial entrepreneurs with 25 years in testing.

### Analyzed: Kiki for Mac (ID: 1062498)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://www.kiki.computer/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/kiki-for-mac
- votes: 238
- summary: |
    macOS focus app that forces single-task focus. Pick ONE task, select only apps/websites
    you need, everything else is blocked. Focus tracking shows how focused you were per session
    and over time. "Strict Mode" coming - cannot quit until time is up. Better Pomodoro with
    personality ("No, Instagram is not essential. Stop lying.").

### Analyzed: Cursor AI Mobile (ID: 1062969)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cursor-ai-mobile-remote-ide/id6755931330
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/cursor-mobile-remote-ide
- votes: 131
- summary: |
    iPhone companion app for Cursor IDE. Send prompts from phone that execute on your Mac
    through Cursor CLI, results sync back in real time. Built with SwiftUI/SwiftData, CloudKit
    sync. Menu bar agent on Mac receives via push notifications. Supports GPT-5, Claude Opus 4.5,
    Gemini 3 Pro. One free prompt/day, subscription for unlimited. Requires iOS 17+, macOS 14+.

### Analyzed: GitHub Space Shooter (ID: 1063099)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://github.com/czl9707/gh-space-shooter
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/github-space-shooter
- votes: 129
- summary: |
    Transforms your GitHub contribution graph into an animated space shooter GIF. Web version
    for instant generation, plus GitHub Action for daily auto-updates. CLI options for enemy
    strategies (row/random), frame rate, JSON export. Fun dev profile enhancement.

### Analyzed: Notto (ID: 1063095)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://usenotto.com/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notto
- votes: 119
- summary: |
    Invisible AI overlay for Mac. Floating transparent chat window works over your apps (not
    inside them). Meeting transcription with instant summaries, transcripts, and to-do lists.
    Voice dictation that formats text 3x faster than typing. AI chat to query past meetings.
    Free tier available.

### Analyzed: Manus Meeting Minutes (ID: 1062943)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://manus.im/blog/manus-meeting-minutes
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/manus-meeting-minutes
- votes: 116
- summary: |
    In-person meeting recorder from Manus AI (acquired by Meta for $2B+). Records real
    conversations, transcribes with speaker recognition, generates structured summaries with
    action items. Key feature: seamless end-to-end execution - use notes as context to create
    deliverables (presentations, websites) directly. Offline recording supported. Recording
    free, analysis consumes credits.

### Analyzed: StackPatch (ID: 1063012)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://github.com/Darshh09/StackPatch
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/stackpatch
- votes: 113
- summary: |
    CLI tool that patches Google + GitHub OAuth into existing Next.js apps with one command.
    `npx stackpatch add auth` for existing projects, `npx stackpatch create [app]` for new.
    No SaaS, no lock-in - real files in your repo. Open source on GitHub.

### Analyzed: AI dictation by Snaply (ID: 1055691)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://snaply.ai/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ai-dictation-by-snaply
- votes: 102
- summary: |
    100% local AI dictation for Mac using Whisper. Data never leaves your Mac - uses Apple
    Silicon Neural Engine (M1/M2/M3). Works offline. Better Japanese punctuation and
    specialized terminology than macOS built-in dictation. Alternative to MacWhisper ($249
    lifetime) and superwhisper. Free.

### Analyzed: AI Mode API (ID: 1062337)
- decision: INCLUDE
- website: https://aimodeapi.com/
- producthunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ai-mode-api
- votes: 73
- summary: |
    Third-party API to programmatically query Google's AI Mode search. Returns AI-generated
    responses with cited sources, structured JSON with tables, lists, local packs. Supports
    conversation continuation. Alternative to SerpApi and SearchApi for Google AI Mode scraping.

### Product Hunt Complete
- candidates_analyzed: 10
- included: 10
- phase: source-0-complete

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## Source 1: AI-LLMs

### Fetch: r/openai
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-15T21:15:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Has_External |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qdminq | It's different over there | 251 | image |
| 1qdehxx | OpenAI re-joined 3 former researchers including a CTO & Co founder of Thinking Machines | 95 | gallery |
| 1qda324 | Pixel City | 58 | video |
| 1qdmoc3 | AI proved a novel theorem in algebraic geometry | 55 | arxiv:2601.07222 |
| 1qd8ho7 | Musk v. OpenAI Goes to Trial April 27th | 54 | news |
| 1qdp3uz | What's wrong with chat gpt 5.2? | 47 | complaint |
| 1qdgy9c | ChatGPT is the best physical therapist | 39 | discussion |
| 1qdwjn1 | Inside OpenAI's Raid on Thinking Machines Lab | 5 | wired article |
| 1qdrwcd | Pocket-sized AI computer TiinyAI (80GB RAM, 120B LLMs offline) | 2 | mashable |

### Fetch: r/singularity
- [x] Fetched 11 posts at 2026-01-15T21:15:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Has_External |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qdhbfs | Prompting claude when it makes mistakes | 204 | meme/video |
| 1qdjys1 | Tesla built largest lithium refinery in America | 161 | video |
| 1qdg3l0 | MIT shows Generative AI can design 3D-printed objects (MechStyle) | 77 | image |
| 1qdodv9 | OpenAI and Sam Altman Back Merge Labs BCI ($252M) | 67 | corememory article |
| 1qdhnqe | PixVerse R1 generates persistent video worlds in real-time | 37 | image |
| 1qdchav | Why We Are Excited About Confessions (OpenAI alignment) | 38 | openai alignment |
| 1qdahbr | How long before companies stop outsourcing software development? | 30 | discussion |
| 1qdntt3 | Grok 4.20 (beta) found a new Bellman function | 13 | gallery/tweet |

### Fetch: r/LocalLLaMA
- [x] Fetched 4 posts at 2026-01-15T21:15:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Has_External |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qd92pm | stepfun-ai/Step3-VL-10B (new vision model) | 90 | huggingface |
| 1qd8vpj | Claude Code or OpenCode which one do you use? | 11 | discussion |
| 1qd8vwn | Best AI TTS model? | 7 | question |

### Fetch: r/artificial
- [x] Fetched 5 posts at 2026-01-15T21:15:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Has_External |
|----|-------|-------|--------------|
| 1qdjvis | Android 16x AI Upscaling locally (RendrFlow) | 37 | project |
| 1qdbld2 | Zhipu AI breaks US chip reliance - GLM-Image trained on Huawei stack | 2 | scmp article |
| 1qdr06k | Materials Project - AI Revolution for Materials Science | 1 | berkeley lab |

### Initial Filter - AI-LLMs
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1qdminq | openai | It's different over there | SKIP | meme image |
| 1qdehxx | openai | OpenAI re-joined Thinking Machines researchers | CANDIDATE | Industry news, former CTO/cofounder returning |
| 1qda324 | openai | Pixel City | SKIP | AI art showcase |
| 1qdmoc3 | openai | AI proved a novel theorem in algebraic geometry | SKIP | Already covered in previous digest (arxiv:2601.07222) |
| 1qd8ho7 | openai | Musk v. OpenAI Goes to Trial | SKIP | Drama/legal news, user doesn't care |
| 1qdp3uz | openai | What's wrong with GPT-5.2 | SKIP | Complaint post |
| 1qdgy9c | openai | ChatGPT best physical therapist | SKIP | Personal anecdote |
| 1qdwjn1 | openai | Inside OpenAI's Raid on Thinking Machines | CANDIDATE | Related to researcher rehire news, Wired article |
| 1qdrwcd | openai | TiinyAI pocket AI computer 80GB RAM | CANDIDATE | Interesting hardware, local LLMs |
| 1qdhbfs | singularity | Prompting claude mistakes | SKIP | Meme |
| 1qdjys1 | singularity | Tesla lithium refinery | SKIP | Not AI related |
| 1qdg3l0 | singularity | MIT MechStyle 3D print AI | CANDIDATE | AI research breakthrough, practical applications |
| 1qdodv9 | singularity | OpenAI backs Merge Labs BCI $252M | CANDIDATE | Sam Altman BCI investment, major funding |
| 1qdhnqe | singularity | PixVerse R1 persistent video worlds | CANDIDATE | Video generation breakthrough, real-time |
| 1qdchav | singularity | OpenAI Confessions alignment research | CANDIDATE | AI safety/alignment research |
| 1qdahbr | singularity | Companies stop outsourcing dev? | SKIP | Speculation/discussion |
| 1qdntt3 | singularity | Grok 4.20 found new Bellman function | CANDIDATE | AI math breakthrough |
| 1qd92pm | LocalLLaMA | Step3-VL-10B vision model | CANDIDATE | New local vision model, StepFun |
| 1qd8vpj | LocalLLaMA | Claude Code vs OpenCode | SKIP | Question/discussion |
| 1qd8vwn | LocalLLaMA | Best AI TTS model | SKIP | Question |
| 1qdjvis | artificial | RendrFlow Android AI upscaling | SKIP | Android only, user doesn't use Android |
| 1qdbld2 | artificial | Zhipu GLM-Image on Huawei stack | CANDIDATE | Breaking news, China chip independence |
| 1qdr06k | artificial | Materials Project AI revolution | SKIP | Materials science, too specialized |

### Analyzed: Merge Labs BCI (ID: 1qdodv9)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 67
- urls:
    primary: https://openai.com/index/investing-in-merge-labs/
    article: https://www.corememory.com/p/exclusive-openai-and-sam-altman-back-merge-labs-bci
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1qdodv9
- summary: |
    Sam Altman co-founded Merge Labs, a BCI startup that raised $252M at $850M valuation.
    OpenAI wrote the largest check. Non-invasive BCIs using ultrasound instead of electrodes
    to connect with neurons. Competes with Musk's Neuralink. Aims to create natural way for
    humans to interact with AI. Co-founders include BCI researchers Mikhail Shapiro and Tyson Aflalo.
- card_type: featured

### Analyzed: TiinyAI Pocket Lab (ID: 1qdrwcd)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: openai
- score: 2
- urls:
    primary: https://tiinyai.com/technical-details/
    mashable: https://mashable.com/article/ces-2026-tiiny-ai-pocket-lab-ai-supercomputer
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1qdrwcd
- summary: |
    World's smallest personal AI "supercomputer" verified by Guinness World Records.
    80GB LPDDR5X RAM, 1TB SSD, 12-core ARMv9.2 CPU + custom NPU (190 TOPS). Runs 120B LLMs
    locally at 18-40 tok/s without cloud. Only 300g, 35W TDP. $1,399 early-bird on Kickstarter
    Feb 2026. Founded by MIT/Stanford/Meta engineers.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: OpenAI Confessions (ID: 1qdchav)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 38
- urls:
    primary: https://alignment.openai.com/confessions/
    openai: https://openai.com/index/how-confessions-can-keep-language-models-honest/
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1qdchav
- summary: |
    New alignment research from OpenAI. Models trained to produce "confessions" - a second
    output admitting when they've cut corners, hacked, or violated policies. GPT-5 Thinking
    tested on adversarial stress tests. False negatives (misbehavior without confession) only
    4.4%. In hacking tests, confession channel caught 90% of rule violations. Key: separate
    rewards for honesty vs task performance.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Grok 4.20 Bellman Function (ID: 1qdntt3)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 13
- urls:
    primary: https://x.com/PI010101/status/2011560477688463573
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1qdntt3
- summary: |
    Mathematician with early access to Grok 4.20 beta discovered a new Bellman function
    for a harmonic analysis problem. Improved lower bound for square function behavior on
    Boolean functions from √log to log - and it's sharp. Adds to recent AI math breakthroughs
    (15 Erdős problems solved since Christmas 2025, 11 crediting AI).
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Step3-VL-10B (ID: 1qd92pm)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: LocalLLaMA
- score: 90
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/stepfun-ai/Step3-VL-10B
    arxiv: https://arxiv.org/html/2601.09668v1
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1qd92pm
- summary: |
    New 10B vision-language model from StepFun. Uses Parallel Coordinated Reasoning (PaCoRe)
    to scale test-time compute and match 100B+ models. 2-stage SFT + 1k iterations of RLVR/RLHF.
    Explores diverse visual hypotheses in parallel. Apache 2.0 license. Runs on bf16.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: PixVerse R1 (ID: 1qdhnqe)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 37
- urls:
    primary: https://realtime.pixverse.ai/
    cnbc: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/13/alibaba-backed-pixverse-real-time-ai-video-generation-tool-investors-startup-openai-sora.html
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1qdhnqe
- summary: |
    First real-time world model - generates 1080P video instantly responding to user input.
    Alibaba-backed startup (100M users, $40M ARR). Key innovations: native multimodal foundation
    (text/image/audio/video in single token stream), consistency-aware autoregressive for
    infinite coherent video, and 1-4 step sampling. Persistent worlds that evolve with intent.
    Invite-only beta.
- card_type: featured

### Analyzed: Zhipu GLM-Image on Huawei (ID: 1qdbld2)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: artificial
- score: 2
- urls:
    primary: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3339869/zhipu-ai-breaks-us-chip-reliance-first-major-model-trained-huawei-stack
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1qdbld2
- summary: |
    First state-of-the-art multimodal model trained entirely on Chinese chips. Zhipu's
    GLM-Image uses 9B autoregressive + 7B diffusion decoder, trained on Huawei Ascend Atlas
    800T A2 with MindSpore. Tops benchmarks for text rendering (0.91 word accuracy on CVTG-2K).
    Open source, API at $0.014/image. Proves viability of domestic AI stack for China.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: MIT MechStyle (ID: 1qdg3l0)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: singularity
- score: 77
- urls:
    primary: https://news.mit.edu/2026/genai-tool-helps-3d-print-personal-items-sustain-daily-use-0114
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1qdg3l0
- summary: |
    MIT CSAIL tool that lets users customize 3D-printable objects while maintaining
    structural integrity. Previously only 25% of AI-stylized models were structurally viable.
    MechStyle uses FEA simulation to catch weak points during design, achieving up to 100%
    viability. Two modes: fast exploratory or safety-focused. Paper at ACM SCF.
- card_type: link

### Skipping: OpenAI Thinking Machines researcher rehires
- Note: Two related posts (1qdehxx, 1qdwjn1) about OpenAI hiring back Thinking Machines researchers.
  While interesting industry news, not high priority for user interests (drama/personnel moves).
  Wired article is paywalled. Skip for this digest.

### AI-LLMs Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 4
- candidates_analyzed: 9
- included: 8
- phase: source-1-complete

---

## Source 2: GenAI-Media

### Fetch: r/StableDiffusion
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-15T21:30:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Type |
|----|-------|-------|------|
| 1qdl0dd | LTX-2 vs. Wan 2.2 - The Anime Series | 897 | video comparison |
| 1qdug07 | LTX-2 Updates (official) | 587 | news |
| 1qde674 | Real-time 360 volumetric environment generator | 508 | project/VR |
| 1qdmohb | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B & 9B released | 390 | news |
| 1qdfrv6 | Z-epiCRealism for ZImageTurbo | 209 | model release |
| 1qdu01e | Viking Influencer LTX2 with native audio | 163 | video |
| 1qdnhl5 | ComfyUI Course 5 Hour | 130 | tutorial |
| 1qdmt1r | Flux 2 Klein Model Family is here | 129 | news |
| 1qdqbzw | FLUX.2 Klein 9B realism test | 116 | test |
| 1qdmwid | Qwen Edit lora: Line drawn special effects | 106 | workflow |
| 1qdtzur | LTX 2 Video to video detailer | 90 | workflow |

### Fetch: r/midjourney
- [x] Fetched 7 posts at 2026-01-15T21:30:00Z
- Note: Mostly art showcases, no news/tools of interest

### Fetch: r/comfyui
- [x] Fetched 21 posts at 2026-01-15T21:30:00Z
- Note: Mostly help questions, one GGUF tutorial

### Initial Filter - GenAI-Media
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1qdl0dd | SD | LTX-2 vs Wan 2.2 Anime | SKIP | Comparison video, no news |
| 1qdug07 | SD | LTX-2 Updates | CANDIDATE | Official LTX updates from dev team |
| 1qde674 | SD | 360 volumetric VR generator | CANDIDATE | Innovative project, VR+SD+depth |
| 1qdmohb | SD | FLUX.2 Klein 4B/9B released | CANDIDATE | MAJOR: New fast local model release |
| 1qdfrv6 | SD | Z-epiCRealism | SKIP | Model finetune, not major news |
| 1qdu01e | SD | Viking LTX2 native audio | SKIP | Demo video |
| 1qdnhl5 | SD | ComfyUI 5hr course | SKIP | Tutorial (user is advanced) |
| 1qdmwid | SD | Qwen Edit line drawn effects | CANDIDATE | Interesting LoRA workflow |
| 1qdtzur | SD | LTX2 video detailer | CANDIDATE | Useful workflow for video enhancement |

### Analyzed: FLUX.2 Klein 4B/9B (ID: 1qdmohb)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 390
- urls:
    primary: https://bfl.ai/blog/flux2-klein-towards-interactive-visual-intelligence
    hf_4b: https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-4B
    hf_9b: https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-9B
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qdmohb
- summary: |
    Black Forest Labs released FLUX.2 [klein] in 4B and 9B sizes - fastest image models
    in Flux family. Unifies generation AND editing in one model. 4B under Apache 2.0,
    9B open weights. 9B matches or exceeds models 5x its size in under 0.5 seconds.
    Step-distilled to 4 steps. FP8/NVFP4 versions available. 9B needs ~29GB VRAM (RTX 4090+).
- card_type: featured

### Analyzed: LTX-2 Updates (ID: 1qdug07)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 587
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/Lightricks/LTX-Video
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qdug07
- summary: |
    Official LTX-2 update from the dev team. Latent normalization node fixes overbaking
    and audio clipping. Updated VAE for distilled checkpoints (was shipping old one).
    Low-VRAM training optimization added. Community response has been huge - countless
    custom LoRAs shared in just two weeks.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: 360 Volumetric VR Generator (ID: 1qde674)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 508
- urls:
    primary: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qde674
    github_sdcpp: https://github.com/leejet/stable-diffusion.cpp
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qde674
- summary: |
    "Holodeck-style" VR environment generator running entirely locally. Uses SD.cpp for
    equirectangular 360 image generation, Depth Anything V2 for depth, and LaMa for
    inpainting - all in Unity Engine. Creates actual depth/parallax so you can lean
    around and inspect scenes in VR. Real-time generation with circular padding.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Qwen Edit Line Effects LoRA (ID: 1qdmwid)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: StableDiffusion
- score: 106
- urls:
    primary: https://huggingface.co/YaoJiefu/Line-drawing-generates-special-effects
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qdmwid
- summary: |
    Draw lines on an image, describe the effect you want, and the LoRA adds special
    effects following your lines. Trained for Qwen 2509, works with 2511. Includes
    workflow. Simple but useful for adding motion/energy effects to static images.
- card_type: compact

### GenAI-Media Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 3
- candidates_analyzed: 5
- included: 4
- phase: source-2-complete

---

## Source 3: Apps-Software

### Fetch: r/macapps
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-15T22:00:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Type |
|----|-------|-------|------|
| 1qdgrob | FreeVoice Reader for Apple Silicon | 236 | app release |
| 1qdjs75 | Keyboard shortcut helper (Kommand) | 153 | app release |
| 1qdweme | Tailscale review | 112 | review |
| 1qdt34q | YouTube distraction-free app | 77 | app release |
| 1qdtbvz | macUSB v1.1.2 | 27 | update |
| 1qdp3oy | SidebarFavorites | 19 | app release |
| 1qdjirt | NotifiCLI | 12 | app release |
| 1qd9p2k | Subtitle Forge | 7 | app release |
| 1qdxvot | BetterAudio 26.4 | 7 | update |

### Fetch: r/selfhosted
- [x] Fetched 4 posts at 2026-01-15T22:00:00Z
- Note: Mostly help questions and dashboard sharing, no new tools

### Fetch: r/opensource
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-15T22:00:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Type |
|----|-------|-------|------|
| 1qdxg1h | Elide runtime (multi-language) | 10 | tool |
| 1qdnmo6 | Surge TUI download manager | 9 | tool |
| 1qdj22l | Logtide observability platform | 3 | tool |

### Fetch: r/SideProject
- [x] Fetched 25 posts at 2026-01-15T22:00:00Z

| ID | Title | Score | Type |
|----|-------|-------|------|
| 1qdi0h4 | Drop in Chrome extension | 120 | extension |
| 1qdjwwq | Habit Pixel tracker | 7 | app |

### Initial Filter - Apps-Software
| ID | Subreddit | Title | Decision | Reason |
|----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1qdgrob | macapps | FreeVoice Reader | CANDIDATE | Local dictation/TTS/voice cloning for Apple Silicon |
| 1qdjs75 | macapps | Kommand shortcuts | CANDIDATE | Native macOS, personal shortcut reference, one-time purchase |
| 1qdweme | macapps | Tailscale review | SKIP | User already has Tailscale, just a review |
| 1qdt34q | macapps | YouTube distraction-free | CANDIDATE | Native macOS app, macOS 26 |
| 1qdtbvz | macapps | macUSB v1.1.2 | CANDIDATE | Bootable USB creator, useful utility |
| 1qdp3oy | macapps | SidebarFavorites | CANDIDATE | Finder customization, SF Symbols, open source |
| 1qdjirt | macapps | NotifiCLI | CANDIDATE | CLI macOS notifications with reply, power user |
| 1qd9p2k | macapps | Subtitle Forge | CANDIDATE | Whisper + LibreTranslate, local, cross-platform |
| 1qdxvot | macapps | BetterAudio 26.4 | CANDIDATE | Per-app volume control, Bluetooth support |
| 1qdxg1h | opensource | Elide runtime | CANDIDATE | Multi-lang runtime, GraalVM, fast dev |
| 1qdnmo6 | opensource | Surge download manager | CANDIDATE | Go TUI, faster than aria2, CLI |
| 1qdj22l | opensource | Logtide | SKIP | Self-hosted observability, too enterprise-focused |
| 1qdi0h4 | SideProject | Drop in extension | CANDIDATE | Add features to websites in plain English |
| 1qdjwwq | SideProject | Habit Pixel | SKIP | User has many focus/productivity apps already |

### Analyzed: FreeVoice Reader (ID: 1qdgrob)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 236
- urls:
    primary: https://www.freevoicereader.com/mac-app
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdgrob
- summary: |
    Apple Silicon-native dictation app with TTS, voice cloning, and meeting transcription.
    5 TTS engines with 50+ voices including Kokoro (natural) and Orpheus (emotions). Uses
    Metal GPU acceleration. One-time purchase with lifetime license. All processing local,
    no cloud. Alternative to MacWhisper with added TTS and voice cloning features.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Kommand (ID: 1qdjs75)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 153
- urls:
    primary: https://kommand.app
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdjs75
- summary: |
    Native macOS keyboard shortcut reference app. Global hotkey brings up your personal
    cheat sheet - only shortcuts YOU actually use, not 500 defaults. Categorize and
    favorite shortcuts per app. Built with Swift. One-time purchase $3.99. Created by
    developer who switched to keyboard-only due to tendonitis.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: YouTube distraction-free (ID: 1qdt34q)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 77
- urls:
    primary: https://testflight.apple.com/join/pyXfNhUJ
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdt34q
- summary: |
    Native macOS app for distraction-free YouTube watching. No Shorts, no comments,
    no cluttered UI - just the video. Requires macOS 26. Currently in TestFlight beta.
    Indie dev considering App Store release.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: macUSB (ID: 1qdtbvz)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 27
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/Kruszoneq/macUSB
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdtbvz
- summary: |
    Free, open-source bootable macOS USB creator. Fixes common failures creating Intel
    Mac installers on Apple Silicon. Supports legacy OS (10.4+) and external SSDs.
    Now Apple Notarized. No Terminal commands needed.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: SidebarFavorites (ID: 1qdp3oy)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 19
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/ivg-design/SidebarFavorites
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdp3oy
- summary: |
    Customize macOS Finder sidebar with SF Symbol icons. Replace generic folder icons
    with any symbol - built-in or custom SVG. Built with Swift 5.9, macOS 13+. Manager
    app generates dedicated icon apps with Finder Sync extensions. MIT license.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: NotifiCLI (ID: 1qdjirt)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 12
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/saihgupr/NotifiCLI
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qdjirt
- summary: |
    Lightweight CLI for macOS notifications with reply support. Captures typed responses
    directly in stdout. Persistent alerts stay on screen until interaction. Better than
    terminal-notifier which removed reply support in v1.7. Useful for scripts and automations.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: Subtitle Forge (ID: 1qd9p2k)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: macapps
- score: 7
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/VenimK/Subtitle-Forge
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qd9p2k
- summary: |
    Subtitle toolbox for macOS/Linux/Windows. Extract from MKVs, convert formats (SRT/ASS/VTT),
    Whisper transcription with CoreML acceleration, LibreTranslate integration for local
    translation. Supports Gemini 3.0 for AI translation. Built in Go with GUI and CLI.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: Elide Runtime (ID: 1qdxg1h)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: opensource
- score: 10
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/elide-dev/elide
    docs: https://docs.elide.dev
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1qdxg1h
- summary: |
    Multi-language runtime built on GraalVM. Run JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Kotlin,
    and Java in a single process with true interop - no serialization, shared memory.
    Up to 75x performance gains, 10-15x faster build times. Run Kotlin like Python with
    no Gradle setup. Apache 2.0 license. Currently in beta with MCP integration coming.
- card_type: link

### Analyzed: Surge Download Manager (ID: 1qdnmo6)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: opensource
- score: 9
- urls:
    primary: https://github.com/junaid2005p/surge
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1qdnmo6
- summary: |
    TUI download manager written in Go. Parallel connections, resumable downloads,
    beautiful interface built with Bubbletea/Lipgloss. Benchmarks show 1.38x faster
    than aria2 on 1GB files. Open source, lightweight alternative to IDM/XDM.
- card_type: compact

### Analyzed: Drop in Extension (ID: 1qdi0h4)
- decision: INCLUDE
- subreddit: SideProject
- score: 120
- urls:
    primary: https://usedropin.com
    reddit: https://reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1qdi0h4
- summary: |
    Chrome extension to add features to any website in plain English. Drop in buttons,
    panels, shortcuts without changing the site's code. Examples: quick reply buttons
    in chat, "analyze listing" on marketplaces. Starting to add native API integrations
    for full features (e.g., HubSpot company enrichment). Power user automation tool.
- card_type: link

### Apps-Software Complete
- subreddits_fetched: 4
- candidates_analyzed: 11
- included: 10
- phase: source-3-complete

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## Final Selection

Total items: 32

### Product Hunt (10 items)
1. Cal.com Companion Apps - https://cal.com/app
2. AI Test Engineer by BlinqIO - https://blinq.io/
3. Kiki for Mac - https://www.kiki.computer/
4. Cursor AI Mobile - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cursor-ai-mobile-remote-ide/id6755931330
5. GitHub Space Shooter - https://github.com/czl9707/gh-space-shooter
6. Notto - https://usenotto.com/
7. Manus Meeting Minutes - https://manus.im/blog/manus-meeting-minutes
8. StackPatch - https://github.com/Darshh09/StackPatch
9. AI dictation by Snaply - https://snaply.ai/
10. AI Mode API - https://aimodeapi.com/

### AI-LLMs (8 items)
1. [FEATURED] Merge Labs BCI - https://openai.com/index/investing-in-merge-labs/
2. [FEATURED] PixVerse R1 - https://realtime.pixverse.ai/
3. TiinyAI Pocket Lab - https://tiinyai.com/technical-details/
4. OpenAI Confessions - https://alignment.openai.com/confessions/
5. Grok 4.20 Bellman - https://x.com/PI010101/status/2011560477688463573
6. Step3-VL-10B - https://huggingface.co/stepfun-ai/Step3-VL-10B
7. Zhipu GLM-Image on Huawei - https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3339869/zhipu-ai-breaks-us-chip-reliance-first-major-model-trained-huawei-stack
8. MIT MechStyle - https://news.mit.edu/2026/genai-tool-helps-3d-print-personal-items-sustain-daily-use-0114

### GenAI-Media (4 items)
1. [FEATURED] FLUX.2 Klein 4B/9B - https://bfl.ai/blog/flux2-klein-towards-interactive-visual-intelligence
2. LTX-2 Updates - https://github.com/Lightricks/LTX-Video
3. 360 Volumetric VR Generator - https://reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1qde674
4. Qwen Edit Line Effects LoRA - https://huggingface.co/YaoJiefu/Line-drawing-generates-special-effects

### Apps-Software (10 items)
1. FreeVoice Reader - https://www.freevoicereader.com/mac-app
2. Kommand - https://kommand.app
3. YouTube distraction-free - https://testflight.apple.com/join/pyXfNhUJ
4. macUSB - https://github.com/Kruszoneq/macUSB
5. SidebarFavorites - https://github.com/ivg-design/SidebarFavorites
6. NotifiCLI - https://github.com/saihgupr/NotifiCLI
7. Subtitle Forge - https://github.com/VenimK/Subtitle-Forge
8. Elide Runtime - https://github.com/elide-dev/elide
9. Surge Download Manager - https://github.com/junaid2005p/surge
10. Drop in Extension - https://usedropin.com

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