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Think 2026: AI Maturity, CEO Trust & Governance Shift
Podcast panel live from IBM Think 2026: IBM execs recap conference AI announcements like the Bob agent and Concert platform, discuss an IBV CEO study on rising AI trust (64% comfortable with strategic decisions), and briefly cover VC funding trends.
NEO Automates Full ML Pipelines in VS Code from One Prompt
Demo of NEO, a VS Code extension for automating ML workflows locally: takes a prompt to build a chat moderation model by generating synthetic data, training a baseline classifier, deploying an inference API, and creating a basic web UI, with setup and integrations explained.
Bun's Fast Runtime Risks AI Agent Pivot
Glitchy livestream where the host troubleshoots OBS encoding lag while casually discussing Bun's runtime strengths, Hono integration, package manager security (like bunfig.toml for supply chain attacks), and its potential AI agent focus.
Freebuff: Free AI Coder 3x Faster Than Claude Code
Sponsored tutorial for Freebuff, an ad-supported CLI AI coding agent using free models like GLM 5.1, DeepSeek v4 Pro, Kimi K2.6, and MiniMax M2.7. Covers npm install, model selection, subagents, and a live project demo with comparisons to Claude Code's speed and limits.
Sell Custom AI Agents to Local Biz: Claude + Poppy Stack
Walkthrough of building a basic AI chat widget for a local business site: curate content (site, YouTube, Instagram) in Poppy, scrape products into a PDF with Claude Code, connect via Poppy API for queries, deploy to Vercel preview, and pitch as a $1k+ service with recurring upsells.
Bun Shifts to Anthropic-Optimized AI Agent Toolkit
Livestream of the host troubleshooting persistent video lag while discussing Bun's shift post-Anthropic acquisition: from Node.js alternative to an AI-agent toolkit with built-in SQLite/S3/Redis clients, WebView for headless browsing, and image APIs.
Copy This Lean AI Stack + Frameworks to Beat Overwhelm
Creator's tiered ranking of their personal AI tools—from S-tier daily drivers (Claude Code, VS Code, Glido) and A-tier weekly ones (Codex, Claude chat, Hermes Agent, Perplexity, Grok) down to experiments and graduated tools—plus a decision framework for ignoring hype.
Use Claude Code + Codex Together for Best AI Coding
Walkthrough of the Codex desktop app (OpenAI's coding tool), covering setup, UI, pricing, settings, plugins/skills, and a demo running Claude Code in its built-in terminal to use both together; includes pitches for the creator's paid masterclass and free community.
SaaStr's 20+ AI Agents: Train Hard, Replace Mediocre Humans
SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin recounts deploying 20+ off-the-shelf AI agents (like Deli for a content-trained chatbot, Qualified for inbound, Artisan for outbound SDRs) by spending weeks training them daily—now handling support, sales Q&A, and bookings better than their small team. Key takeaway: constant iteration beats plug-and-play.
Codex Chrome Extension Automates Browsers via Natural Language
Quick demo of installing OpenAI's Codex Chrome extension on Brave, then using it to navigate the creator's LLM Council site (a Karpathy fork) and post the "hot dog sandwich" question for a model debate.
DeepSeek-TUI: Viral Open-Source Claude Code Rival
News recap of DeepSeek-TUI, a Rust terminal agent powered by DeepSeek V4 that trended on GitHub with 10k+ stars. Covers the music/law student creator's story, viral buzz from devs, and features like sub-agents, context compression, and approval modes—no hands-on demo.
Anthropic's Compute Deal and Agents Challenge OpenAI
Casual on-the-ground chat from Anthropic's developer conference: two hosts recap announcements like the xAI compute deal, doubled usage limits, and new Claude Managed Agents features, speculate on OpenAI rivalry, and review the salmon bowl.
Marketing Brain: AI Vault for 18k Keyword SEO Strategies
Live demo of "Marketing Brain," an Obsidian vault template driven by Claude Code prompts and DataForSEO API to pull competitor keywords (e.g., 18k uniques from top 10 sites) and generate 30/60/90-day SEO plans via the presenter's FLOW framework. Runs it on two client sites with setup walkthrough.
AI Fuels Coinbase's One-Person Teams Amid Layoffs
News briefing dissecting Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's layoff announcement and push for AI-powered "one person teams" (engineer/designer/PM combos), weighing pros/cons against AI-washing critiques, plus quick hits on Claude's agent dreaming, Google Docs Gemini instructions, Spotify's API, Kanwas tool, and SaaS growth data.
DESIGN.md Makes AI UIs Consistent and On-Brand
Explains DESIGN.md, Google's markdown format for defining design systems (colors, typography, rules) that AI tools like Cursor/v0 can read to generate more consistent UIs from the same prompt. Includes a live demo, comparisons to Figma/JSON, and balanced pros/cons.
Build Videos with HTML + AI Agents via HyperFrames
Step-by-step beginner guide to installing Node.js 22, FFmpeg 7, and HyperFrames (with Claude Code or Codex CLI) on Windows/macOS/Linux, then generating and rendering a simple 5-second HTML/GSAP intro video to MP4 via live preview and agent prompts. Includes a short sponsor break for an AI coding community.
VS Code April 2026: Agents Window and Copilot CLI Upgrades
Quick 3-minute official demo of five VS Code April 2026 updates: Agents Window preview for agent workflows, a chat customizations eval extension, Copilot CLI thinking effort and remote control options, plus new Learn docs section. Directs to full release notes for the rest.
Agentic Design Systems: Figma to Claude Code Metadata
Tutorial on structuring Figma design system components (props, relationships, tokens) as AI-queryable metadata using a Claude Code skill, followed by a live demo building and iterating on a button with Figma MCP and Storybook. Part one of a series.
Optimize Live Agents: GEPA Prompts + Managed Vars
Hands-on workshop by Pydantic's Samuel Colvin: codes along optimizing an agent for extracting political relations from Wikipedia pages using Logfire evals, GEPA prompt evolution on a golden dataset, and managed variables for live prompt/model tweaks in a FastAPI app—no redeploys needed.
Clone Lib Repos to Make Agents Master Effect Patterns
Live workshop where Michael Arnaldi builds a TypeScript Effect app from an empty repo using AI agents like Claude 3.5 Sonnet, by cloning the Effect source code into the project to teach agents its patterns. Covers setup with Vitest tests, strict TS diagnostics, agent prompts, and a basic HTTP API, with real-time fixes and audience Q&A.
9 Free Tools to Pro-Up AI Vibe Designs
- Open Design — open-source Claude Design alternative that generates UIs from features using built-in brand design systems - Refero Styles — curated library of 2000+ SaaS design systems with markdown docs, Tailwind/CSS variables - Impeccable Style — agent skills to instruct coding models on using design systems (typography, color, interactions) - Emil Design Engineering — GitHub repo of Linear design engineer's principles for components, animations, best practices - Kittl — AI tool for generating and vectorizing on-brand icons/artwork - Design Spells — gallery of UI patterns from apps like Linear, ElevenLabs for inspiration - SVGL — library of vector logos/icons for tech companies and integrations - Cult UI — drop-in components, blocks, templates for ShadCN projects (onboarding, modals, layouts) - Untitled UI — pre-built UI templates and blocks for apps/landing pages
Motion.dev: GPU Animations with Springs and Independent Transforms
Quick demo of Motion.dev's `animate` function in vanilla JS: translating/rotating a box, tweaking duration, and adjusting spring bounce. Teases gestures, scroll, and layout animations without showing them.