Friday, July 17, 2026

Also

• Agent-Talk: Enabling Coding Agents to Work Together — Open-source framework for multi-agent coordination—agents talking to agents.
• Deja-Vu: Open-Source Memory for Coding Agents (SSH Synced) — If you're building agents that need persistent memory, this is a solid building block.
• Be the ChatBot: Interactive Demo — A fun, interactive way to understand how chatbot conversations flow.
• Can LLMs Perform Deep Technical Comprehension of Computer Architecture? — Research on whether LLMs can actually understand complex technical papers—results are nuanced.
• Why I Left Google DeepMind — A thoughtful perspective on AI research careers and priorities from someone on the inside.
• Spot Birds, Not Golf — A wry suggestion for hyperscalers on data center water usage—Simon Willison's dry wit at its finest.
• The Risk of Weather Data Sabotage Is Rising — As critical infrastructure depends more on forecasts, the threat model shifts. Worth thinking about.
• Mermaid to Unicode Box Art (grok-mermaid) — Convert Mermaid diagrams to ASCII art—useful for terminal-based workflows.
• Agentty: Drop-in Alternative to Claude Code in C++26 — A 11MB binary alternative to browser-based code editors—interesting experimental approach.
• Japan's Robotics Leaders Build on NVIDIA Cosmos for Physical AI — Physical AI is hitting critical mass in manufacturing and robotics—watch this space.