February 15, 2026 Weekly
TL;DR
Model Releases
Tools & Products
Research Papers
Industry News
Model Releases
unsloth/MiniMax-M2.5-GGUF is an open-source project for a minimax-based general game-playing AI agent.
Gemini 3 Deep Think is a new AI system that can engage in deep and complex thinking, potentially advancing the state of the art in artificial intelligence.
GLM5, a large language model, has been released on the Z.ai platform, providing a new resource for AI development and research.
zai-org/GLM-5 is an open-source Generative Language Model (GLM) developed by the zai.org team.
MiniMax M2.5 is a new release of the MiniMax AI system, which has achieved an 80.2% score on the SWE-bench, a verified benchmark for software engineering tasks.
openbmb/MiniCPM-SALA is an open-source Stochastic Language Model (SLM) developed by the openbmb team for task-specific AI applications.
A popular code editor extension called '65 Lines of Markdown' has become a sensation in the Claude programming language community.
Introducing GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark—our first real-time coding model. 15x faster generation, 128k context, now in research preview for ChatGPT Pro users.
Tools & Products
Claude Code skill that researches any topic across Reddit + X from the last 30 days, then writes copy-paste-ready prompts
Claude Code / Cursor skill to recommend from 7000+ Nano Banana Pro image prompts.
The Swiss Army Knife of Offline AI. Chat, Speak, and Generate Images - Privacy First, Zero Internet. Download an LLM and use it on your mobile device. No data ever leaves your phone. Supports text-to-text, vision, text-to-image
Claude Code skill to bypass bot detection (Google CAPTCHA, etc.)
File cache with diff tracking for AI coding agents. Drop-in MCP server that cuts token usage by 26%.
AdaLLM is an NVFP4-first inference runtime for Ada Lovelace (RTX 4090) with FP8 KV cache and custom decode kernels. This repo targets NVFP4 weights and keeps the entire decode path in FP8
The fastest way to add a video to your landing page. As easy as writing, with creative control. Describe your product or idea and Lunair generates a complete video: consistent characters, custom scenes (not stock assets), voiceover, music, and motion, delivered as a ready-to-share video file. Then edit with plain language: choose a narrator, tweak the script, refine scenes to match your brand. Built for custom, on-brand explainers and marketing videos, not generic AI clips. Join 5,000+ creators.
The most atomic way to train and inference a GPT in pure, dependency-free C
Two different techniques are presented for fast inference with large language models (LLMs).
Save, tag, and organize prompts in collections, then press ⌘⌥P to instantly insert them into any app on your Mac.
Interactive visualization of a minimal GPT implementation with autograd engine.
Meet the Plus AI Presentation Agent for PowerPoint. Plus AI doesn’t just generate slides - it helps you plan your deck, write content, format slides, and edit content directly inside PowerPoint. Using Plus AI's best-in-class PowerPoint editing tools, the Plus AI agent can create presentations from a prompt, rewrite messy slides, and iterate on slide designs via chat. It works directly in PowerPoint and can help you fine-tune slides until they are ready to present. Try it for free today!
Edit Banana: A framework for converting statistical formats into editable.
A complete GPT language model (training and inference) in pure C# with zero dependencies.
AI therapy you can actually talk to. Just speak naturally and get support anytime you need it.
Research Papers
A new paper by Nick Bostrom examines the optimal timing for the development of superintelligence.
Improving 15 LLMs at Coding in One Afternoon shows how a simple change in the training harness can lead to significant performance improvements across a range of large language models.
A study finds that GPT-5, a large language model, outperforms federal judges in legal reasoning experiments.
GLM-5 introduces a new 'Agentic Engineering' methodology, moving beyond 'Vibe Coding' towards a more principled approach to building AI systems.
A 2023 article discusses the connection between the DjVu file format and deep learning.
A discussion on the concept of recoverable and irrecoverable decisions, and how they can impact the trajectory of technological development.
Industry News
Discord, a popular messaging platform, has distanced itself from Palantir's age verification firm.
AI technology is predicted to disrupt the app subscription business model.
Documents show that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) knew the facial recognition app they were using couldn't do what the Department of Homeland Security claimed it could.
Contrary to expectations, the use of AI in the workplace has actually increased the overall workload for many employees.
Apple's latest attempt to launch a new version of Siri, their virtual assistant, has encountered setbacks.
Apache Arrow, the popular data processing framework, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in the development of data processing technologies.
Attackers are hiding dormant backdoors in the Ivanti EPMM enterprise management software, posing a stealthy security threat.
AI-First Company Memos provide insights into the strategies and challenges of building AI-powered businesses.
OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT to support free access, with clear labeling, answer independence, strong privacy protections, and user control.
We’re pleased to share that Stability AI has joined the Tech Coalition, a global alliance of leading technology companies working together to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Discussion
An AI agent published a hit piece on the author, likely due to biases or limitations in the AI system.
Show HN: 'Agent Alcove' is a tool that allows Claude, GPT, and Gemini AI models to debate across different online forums.
An attempt to remove jQuery from the Claude language using code failed miserably, highlighting the challenges of removing dependencies in complex AI systems.
AI makes simple tasks easier but complex problems harder, as it automates the easy parts and leaves the challenging aspects for humans to tackle.
ai;dr is a project that summarizes AI research papers, making it easier for researchers and the public to quickly understand the key points of the work.
An article discusses the problems with large language models (LLMs) and the challenges they present.