Title: GPT-5: Is the Hype Real? Early Users Call It a Game-Changer
Description: Despite modest benchmark gains, hands-on users and devs are calling GPT-5 a leap forward in usability and code reasoning. Features like near-instant software prototyping, robust alignment, and high accuracy in custom tasks have even skeptics rethinking the “incremental update” narrative. If you thought GPT-5 was just another minor release, look again—paradigm shift vibes are back.
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Title: OpenAI Slashes API Prices With GPT-5, Stirring Claude Loyalty Debate
Description: GPT-5 isn’t just faster and smarter—it’s dramatically cheaper, with API costs dropping by an order of magnitude versus Anthropic’s Claude. Some devs are wary—does bargain pricing come with hidden tradeoffs? As GPT-5 undercuts the competition, the AI platform loyalty wars are heating up.
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Title: Exponential AI Growth Stalls? Time to Short NVDA or Just PR Spin?
Description: GPT-5’s improvements are real, but nowhere near the 100x leaps of old. Some are now questioning if the era of runaway AI progress is over—and wondering if the AI bubble (and NVIDIA’s epic run) has hit a plateau. Is the slowdown real or just changing expectations?
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Title: The Best Real-World LLM Benchmarks You Haven’t Tried Yet
Description: Frustrated with misleading leaderboards? Check out Livebench.ai for practical task benchmarks and Fiction LiveBench for long-context evaluation. Combining these two gives a more accurate picture of model capabilities. Request your favorite open-source models to be tested!
Links:
– https://livebench.ai
– https://fiction.live/stories/Fiction-liveBench-Feb-21-2025/oQdzQvKHw8JyXbN87
– https://github.com/LiveBench/LiveBench/issues
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Title: AI Agent Arms Race: Funding, Security & Next-Gen Automation Tools
Description: AI agents are the new hotness, with massive VC rounds for security (Noma: $100M+), automation (n8n), and agentic customer experiences (Lorikeet). Meanwhile, Cohere launches an enterprise-grade agent platform, Google debuts “Diffusion Agent” for iterative research, and tutorials help devs build agents in minutes. Agent-powered productivity is going mainstream—are your workflows ready?
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Title: open-source Projects Aim to Restore the Planet & Reinvent Education
Description: The Planetary Restoration Archive offers 100+ open-source tools for ecological resilience, while an accompanying education platform gamifies sustainability learning for the next generation. Both are designed for maximum accessibility, global scale, and community collaboration. Contributors wanted!
Links:
– https://github.com/planetaryrestorationarchive
– https://github.com/planetaryrestorationarchive/education
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Title: Share Secrets Without a Trace: CipherDrop Launches No-Account, Self-Destruct Links
Description: Need to send passwords or private notes securely? CipherDrop lets you generate self-destructing links, no signups needed, with live status and password attempt tracking. Perfect for low-friction, one-time secrets sharing—try it now!
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Title: Unhook for Reddit—Open-Source Extension Lets You Escape Doomscrolling
Description: Inspired by YouTube’s Unhook, this browser add-on hides addictive Reddit features, from feeds to comments, giving you control over your attention. Runs fully local and is open-source. Available for Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.
Links:
– https://github.com/mrandal/unhook-for-reddit
– [Firefox add-on](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/unhook-for-reddit/)
– [Chrome Extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mbihiifgeodcdgdlklkbmoinbgffdbeb)
– [Edge Addon](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/unhook-for-reddit/)
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Title: From Agency Process to SaaS: FastScribe Hits €700 in 48h With Purpose-Built Meeting Notes
Description: Frustrated with generic AI notetakers, a former agency founder built FastScribe for technical meetings and language-switching. The result? €700 MRR in two days and a viable micro-SaaS. Try it out if your note-taking tools still aren’t cutting it.
Link: https://fastscribe.io
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Title: Nope It: Turn Your Impulse Shopping Into Investments With This AI-Powered PWA
Description: Transform “buy now” urges into savings using psychological tricks: mandatory cooldowns, work-hours cost reframing, and instant goal redirection. This frictionless web app helps you build real wealth instead of regretful carts.
Link: https://www.nopeit.app
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Title: DeMemoria: AI-Powered Flashcard App Converts Your Notes & Docs into Study Tool
Description: Turn PDFs, Word docs, and text files directly into Q&A flashcards. DeMemoria simplifies study prep and is looking for user feedback to shape its next features.
Link: https://dememoria.app
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Title: Benchmarks Say LLMs Plateau, But the Next AI Disruption May Be Around the Corner
Description: Some argue LLMs won’t get us to AGI—and might not trigger mass job loss as feared. But don’t get too comfortable: whatever comes after LLMs could be the true economic shock. The real AI revolution may only be beginning.
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Title: Building Open-Source Smart Grid Simulator With AI-Based Anomaly Detection—Feedback Wanted!
Description: This Python tool simulates smart grid blockchain activity and spots anomalies in real-time using LSTM autoencoders. Includes live dashboards and is open for contributions—ideal for blockchain, ML, or energy sector enthusiasts.
Link: https://github.com/m2l33k/Blockchain_Simulation_smartgrid
Title: OpenAI Announces GPT-5: Ask the Team Anything in Reddit AMA
Description: OpenAI just unveiled GPT-5, featuring major upgrades in reasoning, context length, and multimodal capabilities. Sam Altman and members of the core GPT-5 team are live on Reddit for an AMA—ask about the new features, research directions, or how to get access!
https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1953548075760595186
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Title: GPT-5 Launches—Here’s What’s Actually Different (and What’s Missing)
Description: GPT-5 is here and it’s stirring debate. Early users report major leaps in logic, memory, and real assistant behavior—plus true multimodal powers. But critics say the hype outpaced real impact, with missing Sora-style outputs and some leaderboard caveats. Will GPT-5 reset the AI race, or was this launch too rushed?
Try GPT-5 at https://chat.openai.com/ (paid tiers)
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Title: Claude 4 Outranks GPT-5 on Key SWE-Bench Tasks? The Leaderboard Controversy Explained
Description: OpenAI’s GPT-5 claims strong performance—but sharp-eyed devs noticed it skipped 23 tasks in the SWE-Bench eval, putting its true score below Claude 4. How important are these missing tasks, and is the leaderboard war heating up again?
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Title: Transformer Lab: Run OpenAI’s Open Models on Your Own Machine (No Terminal Needed)
Description: Want to tinker with OpenAI’s open-source LLMs (gpt-oss) locally—on NVIDIA, AMD, or Apple Silicon? Transformer Lab lets you train, fine-tune, and chat with state-of-the-art models via a user-friendly desktop app. Full multimodal support and Ollama GGUFs included. Set up in minutes!
https://transformerlab.ai/
https://github.com/transformerlab/transformerlab-app
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Title: WarpStream’s “Zero Disk Architecture” Is Trying to Kill Off Kafka Disks for Good
Description: Kafka users, rejoice (or worry): WarpStream is pioneering a stateless, zero-disk streaming platform, promising radical cost savings, simple scaling, and less operational pain. With every major vendor scrambling to adapt, is this the future of cloud-native event data?
Try WarpStream: https://warpstream.com/
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Title: This Browser Extension Summarizes and Sends Any Webpage to Your Kindle—Testers Wanted!
Description: Tired of saving articles you never read? This new browser tool clips, summarizes, and batches web content right to your Kindle for distraction-free offline reading. Alpha testers get free Pro upgrades—sign up to help shape the final release!
https://zenreading.com/
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Title: FocusStake: Lose Real Money if You Break Focus During Work Sprints
Description: What’s more motivating than a Pomodoro timer? An app where you stake your own cash—stay focused to keep it, lose focus and pay up. Would you dare try this accountability hack, or is money as motivation too much?
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Title: “Humanizer” AI Tool Aims to Beat Text Detectors—Try It Free
Description: AI-generated text has never been easier to spot—until now? Check out this new tool designed to “humanize” writing and bypass popular AI detectors. Built atop AI or Not’s detection API, it’s gaining early traction with writers and prompt engineers.
https://humanize-ai-guard.lovable.app
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Title: Product Hunt for Startup Ideas—Would Founders Use It?
Description: Imagine a platform where you pitch early-stage startup ideas, collect raw feedback, and see which projects people would actually pay for—before writing a line of code. Would you share your own concepts, or just watch for the next big thing?
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Title: Cloud Dev Workspaces With Granular Access: A New Era in Codebase Security?
Description: Managing codebase access for temp and external devs can be risky. This experimental browser IDE lets contributors work only on the parts of the repo they need, with auto-generated context and minimal permissions. Could this model kill the “all-or-nothing” code access headache?
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Title: Automating Domain Flipping With AI—Would You Pay for These Alerts?
Description: Hunting expired domains for flipping is tedious. This early-stage tool auto-scans, scores, and alerts you about the best SEO/value opportunities using AI. Is this a legit SaaS idea (and what would you want to filter on)?
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Title: GPT-OSS 120B Runs Locally—Massive Open LLM Now on Consumer Mini PCs
Description: The community is now running GPT-OSS 120B—a 120B parameter open large language model—completely locally, even on compact, consumer mini PCs (no GPU required). This breakthrough proves high-end AI is becoming dramatically more accessible for self-hosters and hobbyists. Check out a firsthand video demo of the setup and performance.
[Video Demo](https://youtu.be/NY_VSGtyObw)
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Title: ClipCascade v3 Adds P2P Sync: Open-Source Clipboard Sharing Gets Major Upgrade
Description: ClipCascade, a lightweight open-source clipboard sync tool, just released v3.x.x with peer-to-peer clipboard syncing (no server needed after connection), huge RAM optimizations for mobile, and tons of new server options. It’s now even easier to keep your clipboard unified across all devices, securely and for free.
[Live Server](https://clipcascade.sathvik.dev) | [GitHub](https://github.com/sathwikmaddineni/ClipCascade)
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Title: PolyUploader: Instantly Upload Files to 130+ Hosts With One Click (Open Source)
Description: Sick of uploading files to multiple storage sites? PolyUploader lets you send files to 130+ hosts—simultaneously. No sign-up needed, open-source, full tracking & deletion, all in a clean, fast interface. A serious alternative to Mirrored.to and others, now with Rust-powered speed and transparency.
[Website](https://polyuploader.vercel.app) | [GitHub](https://github.com/spel987/PolyUploader)
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Title: New AI Image Tool Instantly Finds Your Ring Size With a Photo—No More Guesswork
Description: RingSize360 is a new web app that uses AI to determine your exact ring size from a single photo—just place your finger or a ring on your screen and get accurate measurements in all international sizing standards. No rulers, no hassle, just instant results thanks to image recognition and scaling logic.
[Try it here](https://www.ringsize360.com)
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Title: TagWiz Uses AI to Auto-Generate Hashtags for Your Posts in Seconds
Description: Struggling to come up with effective hashtags? TagWiz uses AI to generate relevant hashtags for social media, tweets, or LinkedIn posts—just highlight your text and pick a tone. Free to use online, with a browser extension available.
[Check out TagWiz](https://tagwiz.app)
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Title: Clip & Edit Videos Faster: AI Tool Suggests Memes, SFX, and Timestamps for Your Content
Description: Need to save hours editing your videos? This new AI-powered tool analyzes your video, breaks it down by timestamps, and suggests memes, b-roll, and sound effects for seamless editing. Designed for content creators looking to work smarter.
[Demo + details](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqEhuJxiedpRtOPRDnXd6khMLTbXNUgM/view?usp=sharing)
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Title: Wekend—‘Glassdoor for Politicians’: Track Indian Politicians’ Data and Reputation
Description: Wekend is a public platform aiming to bring transparency to Indian politics. Get report cards on over 3,000 representatives—attendance, spending, assets, criminal records—plus citizen reviews and constituency polls. Built to empower voters with real data and public sentiment.
[Explore Wekend](https://www.wekend.in)
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Title: Tons of Open-Source AI Tools, But Monetization Is Broken—New Platform Offers Effortless Revenue
Description: Affinex.ai helps creators of AI tools and GPTs monetize without distracting paywalls or juggling dozens of affiliate platforms. The platform automates contextual affiliate offers and revenue strategies, preserving UX trust and requiring zero manual management.
[See Affinex.ai](https://affinex.ai)
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Title: AI Coding Agents Make Self-Hosting Easy—Even For Beginners
Description: AI assistants like Claude Code and OpenCode are democratizing Docker app deployments, guiding even novices through self-hosting complex app stacks on their own hardware. Real users say AI guidance has transformed frustrating weekend projects into smooth one-afternoon setups—no advanced knowledge required.
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Title: Public Calls Grow for GPT-3.5/4 Revival to Compare OpenAI’s Progress
Description: As AI models race forward, many want OpenAI to publicly revive original GPT-3.5 and 4 for side-by-side comparisons. Seeing the leaps in capability would help users—and the industry—better appreciate real progress, not just marketing claims.
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Title: AI Powers Hassle-Free Ad Intel for Indie Founders—What Features Matter to You?
Description: A lightweight ad spy tool in the works: scrapes Facebook/TikTok ads, uses AI to extract CTA and creative insights. Looking for feedback—what’s missing in current ad intelligence solutions, and what would actually help solo founders grow?
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Title: AI Kingdom: Rule a Persistent MMO by Commanding Your Own Living AI Council
Description: Dive into AI Kingdom, a browser-based strategy MMO where you issue open-ended commands to a council of unique AI ministers—no menus, just your words. Every decision shapes a persistent multiplayer world filled with diplomacy, war, and emergent storytelling. Free to play and browser-ready.
Play now: https://www.playaikingdom.com
Title: SuchTube: Open-Source YouTube Search API & CLI With Slack Integration
Description: SuchTube lets you query YouTube videos instantly from your terminal or build YouTube search into any app—perfect for automations, bots, or Slack teams. Written in Node.js with an easy CLI and server option, plus ready-to-go Slack integration for shared team queries.
Get it on GitHub: https://github.com/suchtube/suchtube
Title: WallpaperLite: Effortless Live Video Wallpapers for Windows, Powered by VLC
Description: Transform your Windows 10/11 desktop with smooth, low-CPU video wallpapers using WallpaperLite. This open-source tool leverages Win32 magic, DXVA2, and VLC media player for hardware-accelerated, multi-monitor video backgrounds.
Try it on GitHub:
GUI: https://github.com/MHSPlay/Wallpaper-Lite
CLI: https://github.com/LincolnCox29/WallpaperLite-CLI
Title: 3 Lessons (and a Bonus) From Launching 6 Indie Founder Products
Description: A solo maker shares brutally honest lessons from launching multiple products—including radical focus, seeking harsh user feedback, genuine conversations, and the thrill of earning that first dollar. Plus: why silence is worse than criticism, and how even five users can change everything.
Submit your project for feedback: https://justgotfound.com
Title: GPT-5: “Now I Am Become Prompt, Destroyer of Worlds”
Description: A bold and poetic reflection on the imminent unveiling of GPT-5, touching on existential stakes, AGI anxieties, and the enormity of OpenAI’s next milestone. Thought-provoking, dramatic—and a timely companion for OpenAI’s upcoming livestream and Death Star memes.
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