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1. Google Introduces Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber
Google models target agentic workflows and cybersecurity applications through API and enterprise access.
2. LisanBench Creator Says CoT Monitorability Was Doomed
Pseudonymous LisanBench creator states CoT monitorability was doomed from the start.
3. Trump Administration Backs OpenAI Against New York Times
The filing argues training large language models on copyrighted texts serves US national interests.
4. Claude Opens Campus Ambassadors Program Applications
Official account announces expanded tracks for undergrads, graduate students, and PhDs or postdocs.
5. Cheng Lou Retweets Claim on Fable 5.1 Cursive
A retweet highlights an AI tool generating Chinese wild cursive script.
6. Kim Isenberg Predicts GPT-Astra Release Thursday
Post from German AI creator attributes prediction to several frequent leakers.
7. Posts Highlight Gemini 3.8 Flash Benchmark Scores
Creators share benchmark tables showing Gemini 3.8 Flash results.
8. Paul Graham Notes Twitter Hiding AI Replies as Probable Spam
Observation from the Y Combinator co-founder on hidden replies to his post.
9. Hiten Shah Retweets Test of New Posting Format
SaaS founder shares post from @kazarov_d on content presentation test.
10. Andrew Mayne Retweets ChatGPT Work Training Recommendation
Former OpenAI engineer retweets advice on starting with Codex tools.
11. ElevenLabs Appoints Ashley Kramer Chief Revenue Officer
The voice AI company announces the hire via its official account on X.
12. OpenAI Engineer Skips Line-by-Line Kernel Review
Retweet from SemiAnalysis founder notes compilers evolving beyond line-by-line code inspection.
13. Jason Calacanis Notes Part-Time Work Requests in Hiring
Investor Jason Calacanis shared observations on candidates requesting reduced schedules.
14. Grok Bot Awakens via Webhook in Routines
Engineer shares webhook trigger option for starting Grok bot routines from external events.
15. Fable 5.1 Max Tops Code Arena WebDev
Arena.ai posts that Fable 5.1 (Max) reached the top of its Code Arena WebDev leaderboard.
16. Anthropic Researcher Joe Benton Joins METR_Evals
Benton announces his move from managing Anthropic's Scalable Oversight team to the new role.
17. UnslothAI Announces MTP Speedup for Qwen3.8-Flash
Retweet by Unsloth AI co-founder shares local speed claims for Qwen model.
18. RIVR Robot Climbs and Descends Snowy Concrete Stairs
Tweet by Chris Paxton shows quadruped robot with wheeled feet carrying RIVR payload on snowy stairs.
19. Santiago Valdarrama Forecasts Rise of AI Service Companies
ML educator notes demand for firms sending engineers to automate client operations.
20. Fuzhao Xue Shares Looped MoE Transformer Work
Google DeepMind researcher reflects on school projects involving looped transformers and data efficiency.