January 6, 2026 AI-DIGEST BY MAURO SICARD
From Product Hunt
Product Hunt

Strong day for AI agents, on-device models, and developer tools. Liquid AI's LFM2.5 is notable for edge deployment, and Forge CLI's GPU kernel optimization approach is clever.

Instruct 2.5 — Connect apps, describe jobs, automate AI agent platform that connects to your apps and executes tasks in plain English. Works across Salesforce, Slack, Gmail, and more. Convert successful runs into recurring workflows.
▲ 287 · instruct.ai
LFM2.5 — Next-gen on-device AI Liquid AI's multimodal stack (Text, Vision, Audio) in 1B parameters. 8x speedup for Audio model. Optimized for AMD and Qualcomm NPUs. Edge deployment for phones, laptops, automotive.
▲ 132 · liquid.ai
Forge CLI — Swarm agents optimize CUDA/Triton 32 AI agents compete in parallel to optimize GPU kernels. Enter HuggingFace model ID, get optimized code for every layer. Claims 5x faster than torch.compile(mode='max-autotune').
▲ 128 · rightnowai.co
Onlook Studio — Visual editor for React/Next.js Design directly in the real product with drag-and-drop editing. Changes translate instantly to code. AI-powered chat for design decisions. Free self-hosted version on GitHub.
▲ 104 · onlook.com
Unreal Speech API — Affordable TTS Text-to-speech API at $49/month vs ElevenLabs at $510/month for equivalent usage. 48 voices across 8 languages. Streams in 300ms. Per-word timestamps for sync.
▲ 104 · unrealspeech.com

Quick hits from Product Hunt.

Perplexity TV — AI search on Apple TV & Samsung Perplexity AI now available on Apple TV and Samsung TVs. Voice-driven AI search on the big screen.
▲ 107 · perplexity.ai
Tempo 3.0 — Seamless screen recording Screen recording with seamless editing built-in. macOS native.
▲ 108 · tempo.so
From Reddit
r/openai r/singularity r/LocalLLaMA r/artificial

Big CES 2026 news from Nvidia. Apple reportedly signing Gemini deal for Siri. Plus AI breakthroughs in medicine and robotics.

Apple signs exclusive Gemini deal for Siri

Reports indicate Apple signed exclusive deal with Google for Gemini-powered Siri, sidelining ChatGPT. Google offered model for ~$1B, runs on Apple infra without data access.

Apple gets whitelabeled model with full control. Major shift in AI assistant landscape if confirmed.

reddit.com · r/openai
Nvidia Alpamayo — Open AI for autonomous vehicles Nvidia unveils Alpamayo at CES 2026. Open-source 10B parameter VLA model for AVs with step-by-step reasoning. Includes 1,700+ hours driving data, AlpaSim simulation, and Cosmos integration.
Nvidia Vera Rubin — 5x faster AI inference Nvidia announces Vera Rubin platform at CES 2026. 5x faster AI inference, 10x reduction in operating costs. Named after astronomer. Ships late 2026. Major implications for AI accessibility.
Boston Dynamics Atlas production prototype at $50K New Atlas demo shows production model prototype. Hardware appears ready with 360-degree range of motion. Software is the remaining challenge. Major robotics milestone.

AI in science — two significant breakthroughs this week.

MIT & Microsoft: AI-designed cancer sensors AI-designed nanoparticle sensors for early-stage cancer detection. ML explored vast design spaces to find sensors tuned to specific biological cues.
Rentosertib — First fully AI-generated drug in trials First drug generated entirely by AI to reach mid-stage human clinical trials. Targets novel AI-discovered pathway. Being evaluated for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
From Reddit
r/StableDiffusion r/comfyui

LTX-2 dominates discussion. Community benchmarks show it running on 8GB GPUs. AMD finally gets official Windows ComfyUI support.

LTX-2 community benchmarks — runs on 8-16GB GPUs Update: Community benchmarks show LTX-2 running on 8GB-16GB GPUs. RTX 3070 mobile generates 97s video. 4090 does 242 frames in under 2 minutes. Uses Gemma 3 12B for text encoding.
Z-Image IMG2IMG V2 workflow for character LoRAs Optimized IMG2IMG workflow for Z-Image Turbo designed for character LoRAs. Achieves near-perfect image transfer with character consistency. Includes LoRA training advice.
Official NVIDIA guide: 4K AI video with LTX-2 Official NVIDIA guide for 4K AI video generation with LTX-2 and ComfyUI. RTX-optimized inference, recommended settings, and quality tips. Part of CES 2026 announcements.
Official AMD ROCm support for ComfyUI on Windows AMD ROCm support arrives on Windows for ComfyUI Desktop v0.7.0. Windows users can now use AMD Radeon GPUs and Ryzen AI processors for ComfyUI workflows.
From Reddit
r/macapps r/selfhosted r/opensource

A self-hosted AI mirror that runs locally, Jellyfin frontends for Apple TV, and a thoughtful piece on GitHub's ecosystem dominance.

Self-hosted AI mirror runs completely locally

Self-hosted AI assistant that runs locally as a physical mirror. Voice in, voice out. LLM with physical presence, not another UI.

Runs on personal hardware, no cloud dependencies. Massive interest from r/selfhosted community.

reddit.com · r/selfhosted
Alcove — Dynamic Island for Mac with Liquid Glass Alcove updated for macOS Tahoe with custom Liquid Glass design. Multiple glass variants available. Adds Dynamic Island functionality to Mac. Free trial.
Mediora — Jellyfin + arr stack for Apple TV Open-source tvOS app for Jellyfin with Sonarr/Radarr integration. Search, request, and watch media all in one Apple TV app. Also supports live IPTV.
Fladder v0.9.0 — Cross-platform Jellyfin frontend Cross-platform Jellyfin frontend with new Android TV support and Jellyseerr integration for requests. Available on Android 7+.
How GitHub's monopoly is destroying open source Thoughtful article on how GitHub's dominance harms the open source ecosystem. Argues for decentralization and alternatives. Popular discussion in r/opensource.
SSHC — Full-featured TUI SSH client Parses ~/.ssh/config. Built-in SFTP, port forwarding with history, live host status, K8s exec support. Like MobaXterm for terminal.