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Find longer articles in the blog, explore a topic through the guides, or browse earlier news.Merlio’s AppSumo lifetime deal pitches one dashboard for 40+ AI models, images, and video
Merlio is live on AppSumo with an all-in-one AI workspace pitch, but buyers should compare the deal language with the vendor’s own subscription and credit details before jumping in.
Read updateAgent-desktop turns accessibility trees into a native automation layer for AI agents
A new Show HN project packages desktop control as a Rust CLI with structured JSON, deterministic element references, and no screenshot-first browser workflow.
Read updateEMO shows how sparse AI models can keep most performance while using far fewer experts
AllenAI’s EMO release argues that mixture-of-experts models can become meaningfully modular instead of acting like one giant model with sparse marketing.
Read update1minAI’s current Dealify lifetime tiers target buyers who want many AI tools under one budget
Dealify is currently listing 1minAI lifetime plans at $39, $59, and $99, while 1minAI’s own site helps confirm the product scope, daily-credit model, and broader all-in-one positioning behind the deal.
Read updateGranite 4.1 details how IBM trained its new open 3B, 8B, and 30B models
IBM’s Granite 4.1 release explains a five-phase 15T-token training pipeline, 512K context extension, Apache 2.0 licensing, and why its dense 8B instruct model is meant to compete above its weight class.
Read updateActCam brings zero-shot camera-path control to AI video generation
ActCam is a new arXiv paper and project release that combines character-motion transfer with per-frame camera control, aiming to make AI video generation more useful for previs, creative testing, and controllable scene blocking.
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