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A thoughtful look at AI, automation and the things we build with them.

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AI news digest — September 22, 2026: open agent models, JetBrains Air, coding-agent security

AI news digest Sep 22: MiMo-V2.6 open weights, single-GPU Xing agent, MiniMax Code, JetBrains Air, Plugin4Shell, Grok 4.7.

Machine Made WorldsSep 22, 2026 · 6 min read

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AutomationComparison

Cheap Flagships: GPT-6 Sol vs Luna vs Opus 5.5

GPT-6 Sol ($2/$10) vs Luna ($0.10/$0.50) vs Opus 5.5 ($4/$20): vendor-cited prices, per-task costs, and when cheaper beats the flagship.

Sep 23, 2026 9 min read↗

AutomationRadar

Link radar, September 22, 2026

Five reads: PR page GA, credential inventory exports, Grok 4.7 in Copilot, OpenAI Academy paths, and math-AI advisory group.

Sep 22, 2026 2 min read↗

EssaysGlossary

What is Vector database?

A vector database stores embedding vectors so search finds meaning, not keywords. How similarity indexes work and how builders use them.

Sep 22, 2026 1 min read↗

Local AIGlossary

What is Prompt caching?

Prompt caching is a provider-billed discount for reusing a stable prompt prefix. What it caches, what it costs, and where the breakpoints go.

Sep 22, 2026 1 min read↗

Local AIGlossary

What is Prefix caching?

Prefix caching reuses stored attention work across requests that share the same opening tokens. How it hits, and how builders keep it hot.

Sep 22, 2026 2 min read↗

From the arcade

Small games, hand-built.

Play in the arcade

2 min play

Star Harvest

Pilot a little ship, gather drifting stars and dodge the rocks. Chain quick pickups to grow your combo.

90-second run↗

2 min play

Star Drift

Thread falling debris in a little ship. Hold Space to brake, chain pickups to grow your combo.

90-second run↗

10 min play

Star Relay

Twist relay tiles to link the reactor to the beacon. Six quiet levels, a move budget, no timer.

Turn-based puzzle↗

Follow your curiosity

Local AI Automation Design Essays

An open invitation

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