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Personal News I got accepted into the Claude Code hackathon last week. 13,000 people applied, 500 got in. The hackathon just wrapped up today and I built Robo.app . Check it out, and watch the 3 min pitch video ! Here’s what caught my attention from Feb 10-16, 2026: 🚀 OpenAI Hires OpenClaw Founder for “Personal Agents” Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI to build next-gen personal agents - Sam Altman personally welcomed him. OpenClaw hit 100K GitHub stars in 2 days (fastest any repo has ever done that), now at 197K+. Both Meta and OpenAI made offers. The fact they’re building a dedicated personal agents team, not folding him into ChatGPT, signals a new product line. OpenClaw will transition to an independent open-source foundation that OpenAI will continue to support. ( @sama ) 🏋️ Three Major Model Launches in One Week Qwen 3.5-397B released - 397B total params, 17B active via hybrid linear attention + MoE. 87.8 MMLU-Pro, 83.6 LiveCodeBench v6, 76.4 SWE-bench Verified. Decoding 8.6x-19x faster than Qwen3-Max. Apache 2.0, 201 languages. Already on OpenRouter . ( @Ali_TongyiLab ) MiniMax M2.5: Sonnet-level coding at 1/20th Opus cost - 230B MoE, 10B active. 80.2% SWE-Bench Verified, $0.30/M input tokens. OpenHands confirmed it’s the first open model to beat Sonnet on their benchmark. Stock jumped 15.7%. If you’re running coding agents, test this as your workhorse model. ( VentureBeat ) ByteDance Seed 2.0 / Doubao 2.0 - Claims GPT-5.2 and Gemini 3 Pro level at ~1/10th cost. Doubao app has 155M weekly active users. China’s frontier labs aren’t 6 months behind anymore. ( @QuanquanGu ) 🌐 WebMCP: Every Website Becomes an API for Agents Google and Microsoft co-authored a W3C spec called WebMCP - Websites can now declare capabilities as structured tools via navigator.modelContext. Two modes: declarative (HTML forms self-describe) and imperative (JS exposes custom tools). 89% token efficiency improvement over screenshot-based agents. Available in Chrome 146 Canary behind a flag. ( @aakashgupta ) Pietro Schirano built a DoorDash agent demo - Adds items to cart and checks out without ever parsing UI. This is what “agents that talk to apps” looks like. ( @skirano ) Links: Chrome blog | W3C spec draft ...

Here’s what caught my attention from the past 48 hours (Feb 6-7, 2026): 🤖 Opus 4.6: The Agent Model Arrives Claude Opus 4.6 launches with agent teams, fast mode, and 1M context - SOTA on agentic coding benchmarks. Can plan before acting, catch its own mistakes, and coordinate parallel agents. This is the model designed for tasks that span hours, not minutes. ( @claudeai ) Agent teams are experimental but available now - Set CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS and spawn multiple agents that coordinate via shared task lists and a mailbox system. I’ve been running these all weekend. ( @bcherny ) Anthropic built a C compiler with agent teams - They mostly walked away. Two weeks later it compiled the Linux kernel. ( @AnthropicAI ) Fast mode: 2.5x output speed - Same model, faster inference. $30/150 MTok (50% discount through Feb 16). Toggle with /fast in Claude Code. Heads up: switching mid-conversation costs more because you pay fast mode price for the full context. ( @claudeai ) 🏎️ GPT-5.3-Codex Drops 57% SWE-Bench Pro, 76% TerminalBench, 64% OSWorld - 40% faster and <50% token usage vs 5.2-Codex. Mid-task steerability means you can course-correct while it’s working. The model was used to build itself. ( @sama ) Codex crosses 1M users - Dedicated macOS app, integrated into Xcode 26.3, rate limits doubled for paid plans through April. ( @sama ) 🐝 Agent Swarms Go Production Reverse-engineering Claude Code to save $200/day - Stan Girard figured out Claude Code’s filesystem-based agent protocol and built a REST API + TypeScript SDK around it. Uses his $200/month Max subscription instead of burning $200/day on API calls. Anthropic hasn’t commented. ( @_StanGirard ) Local agent swarms on a single GPU, no internet - Qwen3-Coder-Next on one GB10 GPU. 100 tokens/sec generation, 17,871 tokens/sec read, 256k context. No cloud, no quota anxiety. ( @iotcoi ) Anthropic PMs don’t write PRDs anymore - They use Claude Code to build the first version, dogfood it for weeks, then ship. This workflow took them from $1B to $9B run-rate in 12 months. ( @aakashgupta ) 💰 The SaaS Reckoning Goldman Sachs: SaaS has a 5-year shelf life - Application software will hit $780B by 2030 but agents will capture 60%+ of the economics. Current SaaS multiples are wrong. ( @aakashgupta ) OpenAI launches Frontier: AI coworkers for enterprise - Agents that connect CRM, data, ticketing, and internal tools. Sam’s framing: “People will manage teams of agents to do very complex things.” ( @sama ) “Ask what your token budget will be” - Ethan Mollick says if you’re considering a job offer, ask about your token budget. AI access is now a comp consideration. ( @emollick ) 🌟 The Tweet That Says It All Tobi Lütke endorses Pi over every funded AI coding tool - Pi has four tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash. No MCP, no sub-agents, no plan mode. Can write plugins for itself as you use it. Shopify’s CEO calling a solo dev’s project “the most interesting agent harness” is a statement about simplicity as strategy. ( @tobi ) 📋 Honorable Mentions Qwen3-Coder-Next - First open-weight coding agent model, 80B params, trained on 800K verifiable tasks Cloudflare R2 Local Uploads - Up to 75% faster uploads, <100ms reported Cloudflare Queues on free plan - 10k queue ops/day included in Workers free tier X API pay-per-use - New Console, XDK, and MCP for indie builders. I set this up and it’s working great. Xcode 26.3 gets Codex + Claude SDK - Apple sees agentic dev workflows as table stakes ESLint v10 - Flat config only, eslintrc is gone Postgres 18 OAuth 2.0 - OAuth for database auth ElevenLabs raises $500M at $11B - Voice AI is a category now Excalidraw MCP App - Natural language diagrams in Claude chat via MCP Apps protocol dbt Agent Skills - 9 auto-loading skills, key insight: MCP = tools, Skills = knowledge Nvidia Parakeet - 83ms transcription on M3, 26x faster than Lightning Whisper Chatterbox Turbo - Open source voice cloning in 5 seconds, <150ms latency Anthropic Startup Program - Up to $25K in credits, no VC required Ethereum ERC-8004 - Agent payment standard by Ethereum Foundation, MetaMask, Google, Coinbase Waymo World Model - Photorealistic simulation for rare edge cases, built on Genie 3 Claude Code /insights - Analyzes your past month of usage and gives workflow suggestions OpenRouter free router - Routes to free LLMs matched to your request awesome-llm-apps - 92.6k stars, copy-paste code for 9 categories of LLM apps This curated summary covers 182 liked and bookmarked tweets from Feb 6-7, 2026. The meta-story: we’re moving from “AI as assistant” to “AI as autonomous workforce” faster than most realize. ...

As I’ve been closely following AI and crypto developments, I am sharing some of the most interesting updates from the past few weeks (June 16 - July 7, 2025). Here’s what caught my attention: 🤖 AI Development & Tools Claude Code Evolution Claude Code Pro Tip: Custom Slash Commands - Track todos, file changes, learnings, and next steps ( @iannuttall ) Using Gemini CLI with Claude Code - Leverage 1M context window for codebase research ( @iannuttall ) Background Tasks in Claude Code - Enable background tasks with ENABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS=1 ( @iannuttall ) Claude Code Creators Join Cursor - @bcherny and @_catwu leave Anthropic for Cursor AI ( @ryancarson ) OpenAI Updates O3-Pro on Genspark (~$20/mo, paid annually) - OpenAI o3-pro now with unlimited use on Genspark Plus. They also give you 1-2 o3-pro queries per day on free plan, which is what i’m using. Only place I found with free access to o3-pro. ( @genspark_ai ) ChatGPT on WhatsApp - Image generation available via 1-800-ChatGPT ( @OpenAI ) API Primitives Update - Centrally manage, version, and optimize prompts across Playground, API, Evals ( @OpenAIDevs ) OpenAI DoD Contract - $200M contract to provide AI tools to Department of Defense ( @unusual_whales ) Google/Gemini Breakthrough Gemini 2.5 Pro Free Tier - Back in the free tier of the API ( @OfficialLoganK ) Scheduled Actions in Gemini - Pro/Ultra users can now schedule recurring tasks ( @GeminiApp ) MCP Support for AI Studio - Google working on Model Context Protocol support ( @testingcatalog ) 💰 Crypto & Finance Evolution Trading Infrastructure Coinbase Perpetual Futures - Launching July 21 for BTC and ETH, CFTC compliant, 24/7 trading ( @brian_armstrong ) Real World Asset Tokenization - Robinhood Chain: First Ethereum L2 optimized for trading real-world assets via Arbitrum ( @vladtenev ) Figma’s Bitcoin Strategy - $70M in Bitcoin ETFs, board approved for $30M more ( @tier10k ) Mainstream Adoption Signals Bitcoin as Mortgage Asset - Federal Housing Finance Agency officially recognizes crypto for mortgages ( @BitcoinMagazine ) Satoshi-Era Wallets Awakening - 8 dormant wallets move $8.6B in BTC after 14 years ( @WatcherGuru ) 🛠️ DevTools Cursor AI Revolution Cursor Mobile View - Create tasks, manage projects from phone ( @kregenrek ) Community Explosion - 29 meetups planned through mid-August ( @ericzakariasson ) Practical Dev Tips .gitignore Pattern - Use *.local.* for temporary files and outputs ( @mattpocockuk ) Use Bun for Speed - Faster compilation than npm/yarn with parallel package installation ( @claude_code ) Desktop Notifications - ntfy: Send notifications via simple HTTP/REST API ( @tom_doerr ) 🚀 Product Launches AI-Powered Creation Tools Nvidia PartPacker 3D - Generate editable 3D objects from single image with separate parts ( @victormustar ) OmniGen2 Image Editor - Open source Photoshop-grade edits without affecting rest of image ( @deedydas ) Firecrawl’s Perplexity Clone - Open source AI search with cited sources ( @firecrawl_dev ) Platform Integrations ElevenLabs MCP Support - Connect AI agents to Salesforce, HubSpot, Gmail instantly ( @elevenlabsio ) Anthropic Desktop Extensions - One-click MCP server installation for Claude Desktop ( @AnthropicAI ) 📊 Infrastructure & Performance Major Technical Achievements macOS Container Support - Native container support without Docker in macOS 26 Beta ( @jaydrogers ) and h/t James Qualls for the notice. Ethereum Gigagas Era - Justin Drake unveils roadmap targeting 10,000 TPS ( @WhaleInsider ) Helium Network Milestone - 1M daily active users, $300k HNT burned ( @amirhaleem ) Cost Revelations Figma’s AWS Bill - $300k/day AWS costs revealed in S-1 filing ( @DanielLockyer ) 🌟 Notable Industry Moves Nikita Bier to X - Joining as Head of Product after “posting to the top” ( @nikitabier ) Meta’s Superintelligence Team - Zuckerberg announces new team with hires from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google ( @kyliebytes ) Jack’s Weekend Project - bitchat: Bluetooth mesh network chat with IRC vibes ( @jack ). I tried it out but need someone else in range to fully try it. 💡 Randomness Mosquito Laser Defense - Startup using lidar and lasers to eliminate mosquitos in homes ( @ritwikpavan ) This curated summary focuses on the most impactful developments from my X likes (June 16 - July 7, 2025), emphasizing actionable insights in AI tooling, crypto infrastructure, and developer productivity. Hope you find something useful here! ...