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Crustdata — Web Search API for AI Agents
SERP API built for AI agents needing live web context. Real-time Google search results in structured JSON for agent workflows. YC-backed. Supports geolocation and language params.
Notte — Browser Workflows to Automation
YC-backed open-source browser automation. Record workflows, deploy as serverless automation. Headless browsers, CAPTCHA handling, proxy support, AI-powered agents. 100% open source.
Zenflow — Multi-Agent AI Coding Orchestration
Specification-driven AI development that coordinates multiple agents. Visual workflow designer with verification loops. SOC 2/ISO 27001 certified. Supports multiple LLM providers.
Coda Quantum — Natural Language for Quantum Computing
Describe what you want in plain English, Coda generates quantum programs and executes them. Handles qubit selection, calibration, noise management. YC + NVIDIA backed.
RenameClick — Offline AI File Renamer
AI-powered file renamer for Mac/Windows with 4GB local model. Content-based renaming for images, PDFs, docs. EXIF extraction. Optional Ollama/LM Studio integration. Privacy-focused.
Doclific — Docs-as-Code with Auto-Updating Snippets
Open-source documentation tool. Docs live in repo with dynamic code snippets that auto-update line numbers. AI doc generation, ERD diagrams, Notion-like editor. Runs locally.
Git AutoReview — AI Code Review for GitHub
Runs Claude, Gemini, and GPT in parallel with smart merging. Human-in-the-loop: approve/reject each comment. Analyzes related files, not just diffs. BYOK support. Free tier: 10 reviews/day.
Major TTS release from Alibaba, Tesla goes unsupervised, and vLLM gets a huge funding round.
Full Qwen3-TTS family released: VoiceDesign, CustomVoice, and Base models. 5 models total (0.6B and 1.8B parameters) supporting 10 languages with voice cloning capabilities.
Apache 2.0 license. Paper and weights on HuggingFace. Significant step for open-source speech synthesis.
Tesla Launches Unsupervised Robotaxi in Austin
First fully unsupervised robotaxi rides now live in Austin using FSD. No safety monitor inside the vehicle. Confirmed by Tesla AI leadership. Major milestone for autonomous vehicles.
NVIDIA PersonaPlex — Real-Time Speech-to-Speech AI
7B parameter model with full duplex support. Voice and role control via prompts without fine-tuning. Handles interruptions and barge-ins naturally. Dual-stream architecture.
Apple Developing AirTag-Sized AI Pin
Small wearable AI pin with dual cameras designed to run Apple's upcoming Siri chatbot for iOS 27. Hardware companion for on-device AI assistant.
vLLM Creators Launch Inferact with $150M Seed
Led by a16z and Lightspeed at $800M valuation. Signals major shift from training to inference. Plans serverless vLLM deployment and expanded hardware support.
Job Applicants Sue Eightfold Over AI Hiring Tool
Lawsuit claims AI screening ratings are like credit scores and should be subject to FCRA. Significant legal precedent for AI hiring tools and algorithmic employment decisions.
Quick hits — local model updates.
Unsloth adds embedding model finetuning
1.8-3.3x faster with 20% less VRAM. Only ~3GB for 4bit QLoRA. Supports EmbeddingGemma and Qwen3.
GLM-OCR coming to HuggingFace Transformers
New OCR-focused model from Zhipu AI. PR merged into Transformers library.
Flux 2 workflows and Claude Code integration for ComfyUI.
VibeComfy — CLI Tools for Claude Code + ComfyUI
CLI tools that help Claude Code understand and edit ComfyUI workflows. Parses workflow JSON and provides editing capabilities. Agentify your Comfy usage.
Flux 2 Klein Built-In Face Swapping Workflow
Flux 2 Klein has decent face swapping without separate models. Shared workflow with tutorial video. A few seeds needed for good results.
Ace Step 1.5 music generation coming
Open source music model releasing end of month. Demo shows solid dubstep/melodic outputs.
Mac utilities, Jellyfin music player, and cURL's AI slop problem.
cURL Ends Bug Bounties Due to AI Slop Reports
Daniel Stenberg ends cURL's bug bounty program after flood of AI-generated garbage reports. "AI slop" wastes maintainer time with fabricated vulnerabilities. Significant example of AI misuse impacting open source.
Jellify — FOSS Music Player for Jellyfin
Just hit 1.0 in December. Active development with Discord community. iOS and Android support. Good alternative to Finamp for Jellyfin music streaming.
FlowPDF — Visual Pipeline Processor for PDFs
Chain commands to batch merge, watermark, OCR, compress, route files based on logic. Local PWA/WASM. Router nodes like "if >5MB then compress". Privacy-focused.
MiddleDrag — Middle-Click for Mac Trackpads
Open source three-finger tap for middle-click, three-finger drag for panning. MIT licensed, notarized. Works with Blender, Fusion 360. Install via Homebrew.
Tunnelmole — Open source ngrok alternative
Client and server both open source. Fully self-hostable. Node.js based.
EU Open Source Funding Consultation — Deadline Feb 3
NGI funding review. Supports Mastodon, Nextcloud, Matrix, CryptPad. Speak up for FOSS.