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Elon Musk’s Grok 5, Cursor, and the brutal new phase of the AI coding race

Elon Musk’s Grok 5, Cursor, and the brutal new phase of the AI coding race

xAI has finished training a 1.5 trillion-parameter Grok model powered by massive Cursor coding data, just as new agent models from DeepSeek and Alibaba reshape …

I replaced my social life with AI companions for a week — here’s what happened

I replaced my social life with AI companions for a week — here’s what happened

What actually happens when you swap your friends for AI companions for an entire week? This experiment dives into Replica, Grok characters, and a DIY animatroni…

How to run Ernie Image: the new best local AI image generator

How to run Ernie Image: the new best local AI image generator

Ernie Image is a powerful new open-source AI image generator that rivals top closed models, especially for text, posters, comics, and detailed scenes. Here’s ho…

Seedance 2.0 is wild for AI filmmaking: how to get consistent, cinematic shots

Seedance 2.0 is wild for AI filmmaking: how to get consistent, cinematic shots

Seedance 2.0 is quickly becoming a favorite for AI filmmakers thanks to its motion, emotion, and lip-sync quality. This guide walks through a full workflow: fro…

Why Google’s $80 billion cash grab is a major warning for the AI boom

Why Google’s $80 billion cash grab is a major warning for the AI boom

Alphabet is raising $80 billion to fund its AI ambitions – but the way it’s doing it is flashing red lights for the broader AI stock mania. Here’s what this mov…

ChatGPT Image 2: why it might be the new king of AI image generation

ChatGPT Image 2: why it might be the new king of AI image generation

OpenAI’s new GPT Image 2 model is setting a new bar for AI image generation, from pixel-perfect UI mockups to working barcodes and multi-step edits. Here’s what…

Don’t throw away your old phone – turn it into an AI-powered home assistant

Don’t throw away your old phone – turn it into an AI-powered home assistant

Got an old Android phone and a few forgotten gadgets in a drawer? Here’s how to turn that “junk” into a stylish, AI-powered smart home assistant with wireless c…

How to use Google Opal to build client-ready AI tools in under an hour

How to use Google Opal to build client-ready AI tools in under an hour

Google’s new Opal builder lets you create fully working AI mini-apps with no code, no subscription, and direct Gemini integration. Here’s how it works and how t…

This new browser-based AI agent can actually redesign its own UI

This new browser-based AI agent can actually redesign its own UI

Space Agent is a new open-source, browser-based AI agent that can rewrite its own interface on the fly. Instead of just editing files or calling tools, it dynam…

AI presentation tools battle: Manus vs Gamma vs NotebookLM vs AiPPT

AI presentation tools battle: Manus vs Gamma vs NotebookLM vs AiPPT

We put four popular AI presentation tools—Manus, Gamma, NotebookLM, and AiPPT—through the same test prompt. Here’s how they compare on speed, design, editing po…