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How to Transcribe Meetings with AI Without Monthly Fees
Applied AI

How to Transcribe Meetings with AI Without Monthly Fees

Keep your data private and ditch the subscription. Here's how to self-host AI meeting transcription with Whisper — no fees,…

18 Jun 20266 min
Ponytail for Claude Code: Less Code Without the Magic
Applied AI

Ponytail for Claude Code: Less Code Without the Magic

Ponytail for Claude Code curbs coding-agent overengineering. We review its benchmark, its limits, and when it offers more than a…

17 Jun 20267 min
Claude Fable 5: Power Means Nothing Without Trust
Applied AI

Claude Fable 5: Power Means Nothing Without Trust

Claude Fable 5 is Anthropic's most capable model yet, but hidden guardrails raise a trust question. See what it means…

12 Jun 20266 min
When AI Judges a Shelter Deal: Valencia's Dog Dilemma
Applied AI

When AI Judges a Shelter Deal: Valencia's Dog Dilemma

Valencia City Council awarded its animal shelters to a pest-control joint venture. I ran an adversarial AI peer review between…

10 Jun 20266 min
Semantic Search in Obsidian: gbrain vs grep Tested
Applied AI

Semantic Search in Obsidian: gbrain vs grep Tested

gbrain beat grep on every relational and semantic query across 31 tests — for under $0.01. See how semantic search…

9 Jun 20266 min
Automate AI Content With Zero Manual Approvals
Applied AI

Automate AI Content With Zero Manual Approvals

Manual approval on every piece is the bottleneck killing your output. See how to automate AI content end to end—and…

7 Jun 20267 min
Why Self-Improving AI Agents Need an Approval Gate
Applied AI

Why Self-Improving AI Agents Need an Approval Gate

A self-improving agent can learn a lot, but should never touch SOUL.md or AGENTS.md without human approval. Here is why…

22 Apr 20268 min
Anthropic Tests Removing Claude Code from the Pro Plan
Applied AI

Anthropic Tests Removing Claude Code from the Pro Plan

Anthropic is quietly testing the removal of Claude Code from its Pro plan. What it means and why platform dependency…

22 Apr 20263 min
The AI Revolution Can Also Make Us Better and Happier
Applied AI

The AI Revolution Can Also Make Us Better and Happier

AI is not just a threat — it is breaking down barriers. How I learned smart home automation in a…

21 Apr 20268 min
OpenAI Upgrades Agents SDK with Native Sandbox Execution
Applied AI

OpenAI Upgrades Agents SDK with Native Sandbox Execution

OpenAI adds native sandbox execution, configurable memory, and file tools to its Agents SDK. What it means for real-world AI…

19 Apr 20261 min