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Company#12.0x usual34NvidiaThe chipmaker whose GPUs train and run most AI models. Why now: Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stockModel#2New31Claude Sonnet 5.5A version of Anthropic's Claude Sonnet models. Why now: Sonnet 5.5Model#32.3x usual26QwenAlibaba's family of open-weight AI models. Why now: abenzerps Qwen Image 2.1 Uncensored GGUFCompany#422OpenAIThe AI lab behind ChatGPT, the GPT models and Codex. Why now: OpenAI still doesn't seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activityAI product#519JevAn AI model that returns typed decisions, such as labels and choices, instead of generated text. Why now: Jeff – Jev-compatible 0.8B decision models, trained at home, ~30 msHardware#618MacApple's line of personal computers. Why now: Qwen3-VL 8B on a MacBook vs Opus 5.5 / Sonnet 5 / GPT-5.6 on 137 messy documents: beat GPT-5.6 on tax forms, lost badly…Company#716GoogleThe search, cloud, Android and Gemini company, part of Alphabet. Why now: So long Google, and thanks for all the nudesDeveloper tool#81.7x usual16MCPModel Context Protocol, an open standard for connecting AI models to tools and data. Why now: Launch HN: Vespper (YC F24) – SOTA Docx MCPModel#914Claude Opus 5.5A version of Anthropic's Claude Opus, its largest models. Why now: Prompting Claude Opus 5.5AI product#1014Claude CodeAnthropic's coding agent that works in the terminal and the editor. Why now: Building a Real App with Claude Code (Start to Finish)Company#1113AnthropicThe AI lab behind the Claude models and Claude Code. Why now: Anthropic cooked openai again 💀Company#122.7x usual13ElevenLabsAn AI voice company for speech generation and dubbing. Why now: ElevenLabs' new AI model supports enhanced speech capabilities, 90+ languagesData#13New13MongoDBA document database. Why now: MongoDB CEO resigns to join MetaAI product#141.6x usual13GitHub CopilotGitHub's AI coding assistant. Why now: Microsoft drops Copilot+ branding from its new laptopsCompany#1512MetaThe company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and the Llama models. Why now: MongoDB CEO resigns to join MetaAI product#161.6x usual12CodexOpenAI's coding agent. Why now: VS Code Expands Codex Harness - i-programmer.infoDeveloper tool#172.0x usual12SpaceXElon Musk's rocket and Starlink satellite company. Why now: SpaceX's Starship launching to orbit for first time ever todayModel#1812GeminiGoogle's family of AI models and its assistant app. Why now: Gemini Pro 4 (leak)Company#1912YouTubeGoogle's video platform. Why now: Is there a specific prompt that makes Gemini create proper youtube video summaries, with working timecodes?Model#2012Qwen3.8A version of Alibaba's Qwen open-weight models. Why now: Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8 27b (A must-have for low thinking!)
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1NvidiaThe chipmaker whose GPUs train and run most AI models. Why now: Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stockCompany2.0x usual34
2Claude Sonnet 5.5A version of Anthropic's Claude Sonnet models. Why now: Sonnet 5.5ModelNew31
3QwenAlibaba's family of open-weight AI models. Why now: abenzerps Qwen Image 2.1 Uncensored GGUFModel2.3x usual26
4OpenAIThe AI lab behind ChatGPT, the GPT models and Codex. Why now: OpenAI still doesn't seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activityCompany22
5JevAn AI model that returns typed decisions, such as labels and choices, instead of generated text. Why now: Jeff – Jev-compatible 0.8B decision models, trained at home, ~30 msAI product19
6MacApple's line of personal computers. Why now: Qwen3-VL 8B on a MacBook vs Opus 5.5 / Sonnet 5 / GPT-5.6 on 137 messy documents: beat GPT-5.6 on tax forms, lost badly…Hardware18
7GoogleThe search, cloud, Android and Gemini company, part of Alphabet. Why now: So long Google, and thanks for all the nudesCompany16
8MCPModel Context Protocol, an open standard for connecting AI models to tools and data. Why now: Launch HN: Vespper (YC F24) – SOTA Docx MCPDeveloper tool1.7x usual16
9Claude Opus 5.5A version of Anthropic's Claude Opus, its largest models. Why now: Prompting Claude Opus 5.5Model14
10Claude CodeAnthropic's coding agent that works in the terminal and the editor. Why now: Building a Real App with Claude Code (Start to Finish)AI product14
11AnthropicThe AI lab behind the Claude models and Claude Code. Why now: Anthropic cooked openai again 💀Company13
12ElevenLabsAn AI voice company for speech generation and dubbing. Why now: ElevenLabs' new AI model supports enhanced speech capabilities, 90+ languagesCompany2.7x usual13
13MongoDBA document database. Why now: MongoDB CEO resigns to join MetaDataNew13
14GitHub CopilotGitHub's AI coding assistant. Why now: Microsoft drops Copilot+ branding from its new laptopsAI product1.6x usual13
15MetaThe company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and the Llama models. Why now: MongoDB CEO resigns to join MetaCompany12
16CodexOpenAI's coding agent. Why now: VS Code Expands Codex Harness - i-programmer.infoAI product1.6x usual12
17SpaceXElon Musk's rocket and Starlink satellite company. Why now: SpaceX's Starship launching to orbit for first time ever todayDeveloper tool2.0x usual12
18GeminiGoogle's family of AI models and its assistant app. Why now: Gemini Pro 4 (leak)Model12
19YouTubeGoogle's video platform. Why now: Is there a specific prompt that makes Gemini create proper youtube video summaries, with working timecodes?Company12
20Qwen3.8A version of Alibaba's Qwen open-weight models. Why now: Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8 27b (A must-have for low thinking!)Model12

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