Liquid AI’s LFM2-2.6B-Exp Uses Pure Reinforcement Learning RL And Dynamic Hybrid Reasoning To Tighten Small Model Behavior
Liquid AI released LFM2-2.6B-Exp, an experimental checkpoint that adds a pure reinforcement‑learning (RL) stage to its 2.6 billion‑parameter LFM2 model. The RL fine‑tuning targets instruction following, knowledge retrieval, and math without altering the hybrid convolution‑attention architecture. Benchmark results show the model surpasses larger rivals on IFBench and improves its already strong GSM8K and IFEval scores. The checkpoint is open‑sourced on Hugging Face and optimized for on‑device and edge deployment.
Claude Anthropomorphizes; 5.2T Offers Stark, Non‑conscious Stance
if you run the same thread through ChatGPT 5.2 Thinking you get a far more sensible take. Here’s what 5.2T thinks of Opus 4.5’s response and how they compare My read on what’s going on rhetorically Claude’s answer is trying to...
Turn Slack Reactions Into High‑Signal Leads Instantly
This GTM workflow will multiply your pipeline: Scan Slack for 🔥-reacted leads → lock them into a system of record (Google Sheets is fine) → research what changed recently (new CMO or funding round) → learn ICP patterns → generate lookalike...
Is ChatGPT Plus Worth Your $20? Here's How It Compares to Free and Pro Plans
OpenAI’s ChatGPT now comes in three tiers: a free plan with limited usage, a $20‑per‑month Plus plan that offers priority access, legacy models, and higher limits for images, video and coding tools, and a $200‑per‑month Pro plan delivering near‑unlimited resources...
SANS Stormcast Sunday, December 28th, 2025: MongoDB Unauthenticated Memory Leak CVE-2025-14847
The episode warns that a critical MongoDB memory‑disclosure vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑14847), likened to Heartbleed, was patched on December 24 but is already being exploited in the wild. The flaw lets attackers manipulate BSON length fields to retrieve arbitrary memory, potentially exposing...
Robot Smashes Badminton World Record in China
Badminton-playing robot breaks Guinness World Record in China https://t.co/2WZDHIS31H via @YouTube #badminton #GWR #WorldRecord #AI #Robotics #Robotics #humanoid @SpirosMargaris @PawlowskiMario @mvollmer1 @gvalan @ipfconline1 @LaurentAlaus @Shi4Tech @Fisher85M @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @chboursin @3itcom @Fabriziobustama @sallyeaves @helene_wpli @ahier @rwang0 @EvanKirstel @RLDI_Lamy @Analytics_699 @Khulood_Almani @tewoz...
Upgrade Your Audio Setup, Land $18K Contracts
I once had a client who told me they’d sign with me instantly if I upgraded my microphone setup. They loved our work but hated the way my setup sounded. I ordered an XLR mic after call and our next stage they...
One Year of MCP — with David Soria Parra and AAIF Leads From OpenAI, Goose, Linux Foundation
The episode reviews the first year of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), tracing its evolution from a local experiment to a universal standard adopted by major AI firms and enterprises, and its recent transition into the Agentic AI Foundation under...
Tesla Fails to Reroute Around Real‑time Road Closures
Here's why I know AGI isn't here yet: there was just a major road blockage at Cottle Road and Blossom Hill Road in South San Jose. There is some sort of major police and fire action going on that has...
Separate Paid Performance From Brand Identity for Success
Reminder that your paid performance doesn’t have to match your brand identity. Who you are for your organic audience doesn’t have to match who you need to be to sell products. Determine what matters: performance or brand. Then decide how much you’re okay...
How to Build Production-Grade Agentic Workflows with GraphBit Using Deterministic Tools, Validated Execution Graphs, and Optional LLM Orchestration
The tutorial demonstrates how to build a production‑grade, agentic workflow for customer‑support ticket triage using GraphBit. It starts by configuring the GraphBit runtime, defining typed ticket data, and registering deterministic tools for classification, routing, and response drafting. These tools are...
AI Review Caught Hidden Unit Conversion Bug Before Release
Hell yeah I’m taking part in @Coderabbitai’s `Share the Bug` challenge with an app I’m building 🤘 The app is a wallpaper calculator for one of my wife’s online businesses (shameless plug → https://t.co/gvh0L0jKzl), so ppl can easily calculate how many rolls of...
Create Business Podcasts That Solve Real Buyer Problems
What kind of podcast should your business create? One that solves real problems for your buyer. Period. - Focus on being useful, not just entertaining - Interview experts, share insights, or break down trends - Keep every episode relevant to...
Get an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas? Discover the 3 Features that Revolutionized My Smart Home Setup
The article showcases three Alexa-driven features—Routines, Hunches, and Alexa Guard—that turn an Amazon Echo Dot into a smart‑home command center. It explains how custom routines automate lighting, climate and entertainment based on schedules or sensor triggers. Hunches learn user habits and make...
Tiny AI-Embedded Objects Enable Deterministic Enterprise Software
When Salesforce says the enterprise needs deterministic systems, @massoudmaestro lays out what it is talking about. It took a while to get him to really explain what he's building, a new kind of object-oriented programming, which he used to build...
Performance Before Payment Secures Deals
Yesterday, I got 2 emails from vendors trying to close deals by 12/31 with me. The first was a vendor that started off a bit rough, but then really delivered. They upgraded the team on the account, and they stepped...
The 3 A.m. Call That Changed The Way I Design APIs
A critical outage at 3:17 a.m. exposed a single‑point failure in a customer‑facing API, costing $14,000 in SLA credits and eroding trust. The incident led the author to create the “3 a.m. Test,” a design checklist that ensures on‑call engineers can quickly...
California Tops List as Worst State for Startup Exits
California already taxes founders far, far more than any other state. Far more. 5 worst states for startup exits (tax rate + QSBS combo): California - 13.3% + NO QSBS exclusion 💀 Hawaii - 7.25% + only 50% QSBS Alabama - 5% +...
In-Person Events Build Relational Wealth Beyond AI Hype
As marketing gets flooded with AI, one counterintuitive tactic is becoming more valuable. In-person connection. I'm talking about events. Dinners for 10 people. Mini-events for 20-30. Even larger gatherings with your customers. Nothing is going to replace human connection. Even if you don't...
AI Is Getting Better and Better at Generating Faces — but You Can Train to Spot the Fakes
A recent Royal Society Open Science study shows that AI‑generated faces are indistinguishable from real ones, even for super recognizers, who performed no better than chance. Typical observers performed worse than chance, routinely mistaking fakes for genuine photos. A brief...
AI Agents Halve B2B Sales Teams by 2026
Ok I'm not any sort of savant. But I chatted (using AI) with every SaaStr AI speaker from 2025 — from OpenAI to Anthropic to Zapier and beyond — reviewed 100+ past conversations, and synthesized what the best operators are actually...
Build AI Startup for $10M ARR, Not $1B Exit
If I were starting an AI company, I would not aim for a $1B exit. VCs will hate this, but I think the new startup model looks like this: In this 1,000 word post I’m going to cover: 1. Bootstrap...
OpenAI Seeks New "Head of Preparedness" For AI Risks Like Cyberattacks and Mental Health
OpenAI announced a new senior position, Head of Preparedness, to oversee safety risks associated with its AI models. The role will address threats ranging from cyber‑attack facilitation and mental‑health impacts to the dissemination of biological knowledge and self‑improving systems. It...
Using Claude Supports Unethical Data Theft
Where “AI agents” use systems built or empowered by authorial data taken without permission or consent from the authors those systems are irresponsible and support theft. This means any work done using Anthropic is irresponsible. I’m not interested in anyone...
Security Leadership Master Class 7 : Contrarian Takes
The final Security Leadership Master Class pivots to contrarian perspectives, exposing common cognitive traps and ritualistic practices in cybersecurity. It critiques binary thinking, where perfection is equated with success and any flaw signals failure, and highlights the rise of "ceremonial...
Resemble AI Drops Chatterbox Turbo, an Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model that Clones Voices in Five Seconds
Resemble AI has launched Chatterbox Turbo, an open‑source text‑to‑speech model that can clone a voice from just five seconds of audio. The model claims superior quality to Elevenlabs and Cartesia while producing the first audio chunk in under 150 ms, making...
10 AI Prompts to Supercharge Your Learning
AI isn’t just for producing answers — it’s a learning accelerator if you use it deliberately. This framework shows 10 high-leverage ways to learn anything faster with AI: 1. Explain like I’m 5 → simplify tough concepts 2. Examples &...
AI And The Death of The 2021 Sales Process
The post argues that the traditional 2021 B2B sales playbook is obsolete in an AI‑driven buying environment. Buyers now complete most research themselves and expect instant answers, so a four‑day response cost a $10k deal. Deploying AI agents that can...
AI Should Be a Chess Partner, Not a Replacement
Maybe a good analogy for how we should use AI in a sustainable way is chess. Chess engines surpassed human players decades ago, yet professional chess played by humans is still active and thriving. I am not a chess expert, but...
Hiring Head of Preparedness to Safeguard AI Risks
We are hiring a Head of Preparedness. This is a critical role at an important time; models are improving quickly and are now capable of many great things, but they are also starting to present some real challenges. The potential...
Identify Site Visitors, Generate 500 Leads in 3 Months
A friend of mine got 500 quality opportunities in 3 months after adding RB2B to his company's travel insurance site. Already closing deals from it. RB2B identifies visitors on their product pages, sends them through Zapier to Teams. Their sales teams then...
People Decisions Drive Business Success, Not Tools
The best investment I made this year wasn’t in a channel or a tool. It was in people. As the team grows, the difference between good and great becomes leverage. Strong leadership compounds. 👉 That’s why the talent bar can’t be delegated entirely. You...
The 7 Top Space and Defense Tech Startups From Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield has shortlisted 200 space and defense innovators, highlighting seven standout companies ranging from electric vertical take‑off aircraft to AI‑driven edge solutions. Airbility showcases a fixed‑wing eVTOL with distributed fan‑jet propulsion, while Astrum Drive Aerospace offers a propellant‑less...
Owning the Medium: How Brands Build Durable Advantage in Competitive Markets
The article argues that brands should shift from chasing fleeting channel reach to owning a medium—an expression format they control and can retain audiences within. It distinguishes mediums such as email newsletters, SMS, research hubs, and communities from distribution channels...
Remote Work: What We’ve Actually Learned About Leadership, Productivity, and People
Remote work isn’t a binary success‑or‑failure story; it thrives when the right leaders, job designs, and employee self‑management align. Data from Great Place To Work and Gallup show productivity remains strong overall but hinges on trust, clear expectations, and leadership...
China Publishes Draft of Regulations for Human-Like AI Tech
China’s Cyberspace Administration released draft interim measures regulating anthropomorphic, emotionally interactive AI services. The rules impose full‑lifecycle responsibility, mandatory AI identity disclosure, and strict consent requirements for using interaction and sensitive data. Providers must undergo tiered risk assessments, security reviews,...
AI Advances Highlight Real Job Replacement Risks
New Study Reveals True AI Capabilities — And Job Replacement Risk AI’s rapid advances come with real implications for the job market. This article explores what new research says about what AI can actually do — and where human skills...
Financial Buyers Beat Strategic Acqs for SaaS Exits
Every founder dreams of the "strategic" acquisition. You imagine Google, Meta, or Salesforce knocking on your door with a blank check because they "need" your tech. It’s a great story but it’s a rare outcome. Strategic deals are notorious for: > Months of...
Nearly Kept BabyAGI Closed, Then Opened Source
i almost didn’t open source babyagi
GLM 4.7 Auto‑fixes Rails Test, Saves Time
Good example of GLM 4.7 just one-shotting a fix for Rails PR to wrap it up while I was doing something else. All I fed it was the failing test from CI. Nothing groundbreaking, just time saved. https://t.co/E3ueHDW8AL https://t.co/7gje1UloFq
Scaling Secrets in AI Era Revealed by 10,000 Experts
https://t.co/5gjWmKLRrD is back. MAY 12-14 2026. The Secrets to Scaling in the Age of AI 10,000 of the best sharing how it's done https://t.co/f9I8gHsF4U
From Lookup to Autonomous Reasoning: RAG Evolution
RAG → Self-RAG → Agentic RAG AI retrieval is evolving fast — from simple lookup to autonomous reasoning. Great visual comparing all 3 approaches. Credit in image. #RAG #AgenticAI #AI #LLM #GenAI https://t.co/8NFynMyHJz
Niche Real‑Time News SaaS Delivers $800K Revenue, 70% Growth
Niche SaaS plays like this are game changers. Real-time news API for global coverage live on @acquiredotcom > $800K TTM revenue > $600K TTM profit > 70% YoY growth Full listing: https://t.co/qAPFWjNXCv https://t.co/3T3Kq6mdfG
Feedback Turns Years of Trial Into Five Conversations
Feedback can compress 5 years of trial and error into 5 conversations. Not asking for it is just ego.
LLMs Still Struggle With Reasoning, Knowledge, Understanding, Execution
Four important limitations of LLMs: 1. Reasoning 2. Knowledge or expertise 3. Understanding 4. Planning and execution Learn more: https://t.co/qs7PYuNc2I @mitsmr #CES2026 #AI #IoT #5G https://t.co/LoDCvxxMNf
Scaling to 2026 Starts with Culture‑Fit Hiring
Scaling into 2026 = people first. 🧑💻🚀 Moonshot AI’s CEO Aviv Frenkel on why hiring the right culture-fit talent is the hardest—and most important—part of scaling. 🎧 SaaS CFO Podcast Ep. 224 ▶️ https://t.co/4EAZEOUVMC #SaaS #AI https://t.co/zmI6T4zr2r
AI Code Models Deliver Undeniable Speed‑ups on Rails, Basecamp
Opus, Gemini 3, and MiniMax M2.1 are the first models I've thrown at major code bases like Rails and Basecamp where I've been genuinely impressed. By no means perfect, and you couldn't just let them vibe, but the speed-up is...
Future AI Must Blend Tech and Human Skills
Artificial general intelligence and artificial superintelligence must have technohuman competencies.
People Don’t Change; Best Marketers Tap Timeless Emotions
Marketing tactics, channels and tools change rapidly. People don’t. The best marketers find new ways to connect with old emotions.
