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Company#12.7x usual39MetaThe company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and the Llama models. Why now: Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-specialModel#22.9x usual29Claude Opus 5.5A version of Anthropic's Claude Opus, its largest models. Why now: Opus 5.5 recreated an AI video output into a playable 90s fantasy walking simulatorModel#33.1x usual27QwenAlibaba's family of open-weight AI models. Why now: Qwen-Planner-Agent: A Closed-Loop AI-for-AI Framework for Real-World Mobile Planner AgentsCompany#426GoogleThe search, cloud, Android and Gemini company, part of Alphabet. Why now: Goodbye GoogleAI product#525JevAn AI model that returns typed decisions, such as labels and choices, instead of generated text. Why now: Ollaya – Ollama for open-source, Jev-style decision modelsCompany#61.8x usual23MicrosoftThe company behind Windows, Azure, GitHub and Copilot. Why now: Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOSAI product#73.2x usual22GitHub CopilotGitHub's AI coding assistant. Why now: Microsoft Abandons Personal AI Chatbot Race with Copilot RebootCompany#821OpenAIThe AI lab behind ChatGPT, the GPT models and Codex. Why now: Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-specialCompany#921AnthropicThe AI lab behind the Claude models and Claude Code. Why now: U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain riskCompany#102.1x usual19YouTubeGoogle's video platform. Why now: Ex-YouTube Engineer Rebuilds YouTube in 45 MinsDeveloper tool#112.3x usual19MuseMeta's family of AI models, including Muse Spark and Muse Wonder. Why now: Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-specialDeveloper tool#122.0x usual19LinuxThe open-source operating system kernel behind most servers and Android. Why now: The Netherlands Built a Nix-Basd Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICCDeveloper tool#133.9x usual18NixA package manager and Linux distribution with reproducible builds. Why now: Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOSCompany#1417NvidiaThe chipmaker whose GPUs train and run most AI models. Why now: Why world models matter #nvidia #ai #physicalai #robotsAI product#1513ChatGPTOpenAI's AI assistant. Why now: OpenAI appears to be working on a higher-end ChatGPT plan called “Pro Max” this new tier could cost between $500 and…Company#161.8x usual12OracleThe database and cloud company, now a large AI data center operator. Why now: Oracle on the hook to pay data centre investors even if site has no electricityDeveloper tool#171.7x usual12PythonThe programming language of data science and AI. Why now: Python data contract with Polars dataframe in mind?Hardware#1812MacApple's line of personal computers. Why now: Pentium II at 600Mhz with Voodoo 3 Emulated on 86Box with M6 Mac MiniCompany#191.8x usual12GitHubMicrosoft's code hosting platform, home of GitHub Copilot. Why now: We Built a Slack-to-GitHub PR Agent in a Few Lines of CodeDeveloper tool#201.8x usual11GitThe version control system nearly all code is kept in. Why now: Git-bug: Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in Git
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1MetaThe company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and the Llama models. Why now: Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-specialCompany2.7x usual39
2Claude Opus 5.5A version of Anthropic's Claude Opus, its largest models. Why now: Opus 5.5 recreated an AI video output into a playable 90s fantasy walking simulatorModel2.9x usual29
3QwenAlibaba's family of open-weight AI models. Why now: Qwen-Planner-Agent: A Closed-Loop AI-for-AI Framework for Real-World Mobile Planner AgentsModel3.1x usual27
4GoogleThe search, cloud, Android and Gemini company, part of Alphabet. Why now: Goodbye GoogleCompany26
5JevAn AI model that returns typed decisions, such as labels and choices, instead of generated text. Why now: Ollaya – Ollama for open-source, Jev-style decision modelsAI product25
6MicrosoftThe company behind Windows, Azure, GitHub and Copilot. Why now: Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOSCompany1.8x usual23
7GitHub CopilotGitHub's AI coding assistant. Why now: Microsoft Abandons Personal AI Chatbot Race with Copilot RebootAI product3.2x usual22
8OpenAIThe AI lab behind ChatGPT, the GPT models and Codex. Why now: Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-specialCompany21
9AnthropicThe AI lab behind the Claude models and Claude Code. Why now: U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain riskCompany21
10YouTubeGoogle's video platform. Why now: Ex-YouTube Engineer Rebuilds YouTube in 45 MinsCompany2.1x usual19
11MuseMeta's family of AI models, including Muse Spark and Muse Wonder. Why now: Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-specialDeveloper tool2.3x usual19
12LinuxThe open-source operating system kernel behind most servers and Android. Why now: The Netherlands Built a Nix-Basd Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICCDeveloper tool2.0x usual19
13NixA package manager and Linux distribution with reproducible builds. Why now: Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOSDeveloper tool3.9x usual18
14NvidiaThe chipmaker whose GPUs train and run most AI models. Why now: Why world models matter #nvidia #ai #physicalai #robotsCompany17
15ChatGPTOpenAI's AI assistant. Why now: OpenAI appears to be working on a higher-end ChatGPT plan called “Pro Max” this new tier could cost between $500 and…AI product13
16OracleThe database and cloud company, now a large AI data center operator. Why now: Oracle on the hook to pay data centre investors even if site has no electricityCompany1.8x usual12
17PythonThe programming language of data science and AI. Why now: Python data contract with Polars dataframe in mind?Developer tool1.7x usual12
18MacApple's line of personal computers. Why now: Pentium II at 600Mhz with Voodoo 3 Emulated on 86Box with M6 Mac MiniHardware12
19GitHubMicrosoft's code hosting platform, home of GitHub Copilot. Why now: We Built a Slack-to-GitHub PR Agent in a Few Lines of CodeCompany1.8x usual12
20GitThe version control system nearly all code is kept in. Why now: Git-bug: Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in GitDeveloper tool1.8x usual11

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