In 2026, two leading open-source AI agent frameworks, Hermes and OpenClaw, dominate GitHub, each embodying a distinct philosophy for personal AI assistants. Hermes focuses on a self-improving, closed-…
The article describes the author's experience with chaotic client feedback processes for WordPress sites, involving scattered messages across WhatsApp, email, and Slack. To solve this, the author crea…
A self-taught 19-year-old developer in Nigeria tested Google DeepMind's Gemma 4 E2B model on an 8GB RAM laptop without a GPU. He fed the model a degraded, double-compressed WhatsApp screenshot of code…
The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that WhatsApp does not provide the end-to-end encryption it has publicly claimed since 2016, and that Meta can and does read users…
The article outlines a four-level framework for scaling AI agent usage, starting with a single Hermes Agent instance for prototyping and workflow refinement. It warns against prematurely adopting comp…
Hermes Agent, an open-source, self-improving AI agent by Nous Research, can function as a persistent "AI Ops Employee" for small SaaS products or indie developers. Unlike standard chatbots, Hermes ope…
A self-hosted AI agent built by an engineering manager to automate invoice data extraction from photos sent via WhatsApp. The system uses a workflow orchestration tool (n8n) to receive images, pass th…
Author's experience building an AI assistant using Gemma 4 to help Cameroonian applicants avoid mistakes on Canadian Express Entry immigration forms. Initial tests revealed that Gemma 4 gave incorrect…
Meta laid off approximately 8,000 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, in May as part of a major reorganization to shift its focus toward artificial intelligence. Additionally, around 7,000 other…
Meta India launched Business AI on WhatsApp for small businesses in India, enabling 24/7 AI-powered customer support, lead capture, appointment booking, and sales directly within the app without addit…
OpenAI models now run agent turns through the native Codex app-server harness by default in OpenClaw, replacing the previous approach where OpenClaw drove the model loop itself. The change gives Codex…
Meta launched Incognito Chat with Meta AI on WhatsApp and the Meta AI app, a private mode that prevents even Meta from accessing user conversations. The feature processes messages in a secure, tempora…
A podcast episode that begins with Joseph's account of obtaining Haotian AI, a real-time deepfake software used to impersonate others on video calls. The episode also covers a Yu-Gi-Oh trading card co…
A new tool from imagesv2 removes white backgrounds from GPT Image 2 outputs, delivering transparent PNGs with preserved soft edges for e-commerce, stickers, and slide decks. The service processes user…
NanoClaw is a self-hosted AI assistant built on Anthropic's Claude that runs entirely on a Raspberry Pi. Unlike standard stateless chatbots, it uses a structured memory system that extracts discrete f…
"ixpresso-core," a malicious Windows Remote Access Trojan (RAT) published on npm and disguised as a WhatsApp-integrated AI agent. Once installed, it deploys persistent malware called "Veltrix" that st…
People often must act against their personal ethics due to societal pressures, practical constraints, or imperfect circumstances, using examples like using Meta-owned WhatsApp or occasionally eating m…
AI systems enable a "diffusion of responsibility," where companies and developers avoid accountability for errors by blaming the AI itself or a single human "checker." It criticizes the AI assistant O…
The article describes a security flaw in WhatsApp where tapping the "X" icon on the two-step verification PIN prompt cancels the security check and grants full access to the app. This design choice al…