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If you want to reach out to someone via DM, especially to ask for a favor, a job, or even money, don’t be like Frank. Instead, do this: > Always open like a normal person Start with: “Hey [Name], it’s [Your Name/Handle]” instead of jumping in with “deals?” or “WL?” > Talk to

If you’re vibecoding and building something, know this design is the epitome of vibecoding, like using em dashes in writing, 😂 Upgrade your agents’ design skills by checking below ⤵

Atp, I believe Claude is entirely run by AI. The pace of shipping is insane, like there are always new features every single day.

➥ GRVT & The Evolution of Yield: From Aave to What's Next Most DeFi users think yield means lending. Deposit USDC into Aave, earn 3-8% from borrowers paying interest, call it a day. That model works. It's battle-tested. It's also leaving enormous alpha on the table. Aave

The internet never had a payment layer. 30 years of duct tape: credit cards, subscriptions, API keys. Worked fine when humans were paying. AI agents can't fill in a checkout form. So in 10 months, the entire industry built one from scratch. 5 protocols. Full stack. Here's the

My thoughts after using Seedance 2.0 on CapCut. → The quality is amazing and generation is fast, but this feels like a nerfed version compared to what was teased earlier. → Multi-modal support is a GOAT. → Prompting is a bit different, but I was able to get good, consistent

X's user on Antarctica on Thursday:

Sora is short for SayOnaRA.

Yoooo, bring back The Raid vibes!

Dear Fellow Image Gen AI, Do you have any recommendations for models that work best for illustrations, especially with anime and game aesthetics? I've been using Midjourney and Nano Banana, but I still feel they're not quite good enough.

Cows are generating more data than your favorite AI startup. No, seriously. The Internet of Animals (IoA) isn’t a TED Talk concept anymore. It’s an $8 billion market where cattle wear better sensors than most fitness trackers, Peter Thiel is fighting to get in, and

Open Source and Crypto will win.

Congratulations for the rebrand, Castle Labs! I've known Francesco, Atomist and several others here, and I can say they are very solid/impressive. Castle is very underrated, in my opinion, one of the best research firms in this space.

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Guys, my twin kids have a birthday today, so I’ll be mostly logged off until tonight. But I’ve already scheduled posts for today. It’s Black Monday, so take some time off and enjoy time with your fam. Take care ♥️

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The War That's Breaking AI's Backbone The Middle East isn't just a conflict zone anymore. It's the single biggest structural threat to how the world builds and runs artificial intelligence, and most people haven't connected those dots yet. Here’s what’s actually happening, and

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We classified Agentic Commerce Ecosystem into 12-layer. - Frameworks - Identity - Payments - Wallets - Cards - Checkout - Merchant - Chains - Cross-Chain - DeFi - Analytics Check out our article here for more details + ecosystem dashboard. ⤵