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Image by Author   # Introduction  Building large language model (LLM) applications is very different from using consumer-facing tools like Claude Code, ChatGPT, or Codex. Those products are great for end users, but when you want to build your own LLM system, you need a lot more control over how everything works behind the scenes. That usually means working with libraries and frameworks that help you load open-source models, build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, serve models through APIs, fine-tune them on your own data, create agent-based workflows, and evaluate how well everything performs. The challenge is that LLM application development is…

Google just changed how developers do research. On April 21, 2026, they launched Deep Research Max. It runs on Gemini 3.1 Pro and is not just another chatbot upgrade. This is an autonomous AI research agent. It plans, searches, reads, reasons, and writes, all from a single API call. By the end, you get a fully cited report back. If you build AI apps, this guide is for you. You’ll understand how it works, set it up, and run your first research task today. What is Deep Research Max? Deep Research Max operates as a research analyst that functions through…

Google’s Nano Banana Pro finally has a worthy competitor, and if the results are anything to go by, it looks like this one may give it a run for its money. Putting its hat in the ring is none other than OpenAI, with its all-new ChatGPT Images 2.0. Now we all know the kind of quality that name brings to an AI product. The new image generation model is no different and now tries for the best spot on the list. Whether it is capable enough or not, we shall judge in this showdown between the two best image generation…

In 2026, AI-powered coding tools began revolutionizing software development, with Cursor v3 emerging as a leading example. Unlike traditional development environments, Cursor v3 offers a new way for developers to interact with their code by utilizing AI agents that assist in coding tasks. Cursor v3 goes beyond basic autocompletion offered by most IDEs by executing AI agents on tasks and using natural language for code generation and validation. In this article, we’ll explore unique features of Cursor V3 and how it can be used to transforms software development workflows. What is Cursor v3?  Cursor v3 is an AI-native code editor that automates software development without relying…

OpenAI is on a roll! While the company had everyone going gaga over its new image generation model, the ChatGPT Images 2.0, it decided now is not the time to stop. And lo and behold, out comes another banger from its offices, and mind you, this is the bigger one. The new version of its much-loved ChatGPT is here, and this one is called GPT 5.5. And with this launch, I expect things to change a lot in the AI era. Why? Let’s dive into the new GPT 5.5 model to understand this. What is GPT 5.5? It is the…

Image by Author   # Introduction  OpenClaw is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about open-source agent systems right now. But beyond the hype, the real question is simple: what are people actually using it for? At its core, OpenClaw helps turn AI from something you chat with into something that can actually do work for you. It connects messaging apps, tools, memory, automation, and agents into one system, so instead of jumping between platforms all day, you can trigger tasks from places you already use, like Telegram, WhatsApp, or Discord. In this article, we look at seven practical ways people…

The latest set of open-source models from DeepSeek are here. While the industry anticipated the dominance of “closed” iterations like GPT-5.5, the arrival of DeepSeek-V4 has ticked the dominance in the favour of open-source AI. By combining a 1.6 trillion parameter MoE architecture with a massive 1 million token context window, DeepSeek-V4 has effectively commoditized high-reasoning intelligence. This shift is changing the way we think about AI costs and capabilities. Let’s decode the latest variants of DeepSeek family. What is DeepSeek-V4? DeepSeek-V4 is the latest iteration of the DeepSeek model family, specifically designed to handle long-context data. It can proccess…

Image by Editor   # Introduction  Even though large language models (LLMs) are typically used for boxed, archetypal roles like “writing email messages” or “acting as advanced search engines”, they have a lot of hidden potential. It is just a matter of uncovering their hidden potential for creative problem-solving and expanding it into lesser-explored terrains. If you are keen to discover new examples of such unconventional things to do with LLMs, this article lists and exemplifies seven of them, going far beyond the usual chat interface and conversations.   # 1. Playing Personal Devil’s Advocate for Decisions  Conversational AI systems are meticulously…

Image by Editor   # Introduction  If you want to learn agent engineering by doing instead of just reading about it, the best way is still to fork real repos, run them locally, and change them for your own use. This is where the real learning happens. I’ve hand-picked the best 10 ones, the projects that are both useful and widely recognized, so you can see how agent apps are being built today. So, let’s get started.   # 1. OpenClaw  OpenClaw (~343k ⭐) is the one I would point to first if you want to see what the next wave of…

The AI image generation space has been highly competitive over the past 18 months. Models keep improving and replacing each other at the top. Google’s Nano Banana went viral in mid-2025. It topped the benchmarks and set a new standard for image quality. Now OpenAI has released ChatGPT Images 2.0, powered by gpt-image-2. Within hours of launch, it reached the #1 spot on the Image Arena leaderboard. This includes Text-to-Image, Single-Image Edit, and Multi-Image Edit. The bigger story is the gap. Arena called it the largest difference ever between the top two models. In this article, we break down what…