Overview
Today’s feed circles around new interfaces and access. We get courtside sport in spatial video, big models running on plain CPUs, and an agent that can run your Mac from your phone. Developers pick up faster code search, robotics gets fresh scrutiny from markets and the road, and there is a splash of culture, from AI-made fashion to a timeless note on kind speech. Even old computers get a way back onto the web.
The big picture
Courtside from your sofa
Live immersive NBA games arrive on Apple Vision Pro with Spectrum Front Row. The first broadcast is Lakers vs Bucks on 9 January, with seven dynamic angles such as courtside and the scorer’s table, and up to 150 Mbps spatial video. It builds on Apple’s NextVR buy and visionOS 2.6 work, with commentary from Mark Rogondino and Danny Green. It is free in the Lakers market, and full replays land nationwide within 24 hours.
Big models on small irons
Microsoft’s bitnet.cpp brings 1‑bit LLM inference to CPUs, letting users run models up to 100B parameters without GPUs. Reported gains include 1.37x to 6.17x faster inference and 55.4% to 82.2% lower energy use on CPUs. A 2B model can hit around 5 to 7 tokens per second on common hardware. The repo includes a simple path to clone, prep a conda env, pull a BitNet model, and run prompts locally.
Your phone, your Mac, your agent
A demo shows a personal agent that chats on your iPhone and takes actions on your Mac. It uses Cloudflare Agents and Raycast to open apps, create notes, and more. Interest from builders is immediate, and a teasing “soon” hints that more tools for edge‑hosted agents are near.
Find the code, not just the repo
repogrep.com offers fast, conversational search across public GitHub repos. In a quick demo it finds React’s hooks source in under ten seconds. Built by Ami.dev, it optimises cloning and API calls, and uses Cerebras models for context‑aware retrieval. Developers like the chat flow compared with static grep sites.
Robots on the road and in the forecasts
Fresh 4K footage shows two Tesla Cybercabs driving at night on wet roads, complete with inductive charging light bars and smooth lane work. Commenters point to a “twin strategy” where cars compare predicted and real paths to speed learning. It fuels talk of 2026 robotaxi plans, even as regulators keep watching.
In parallel, Goldman Sachs puts the humanoid robots market at $38B within a decade, spotlighting a stack of firms by layer: NVDA for the intelligence layer, AMZN in logistics, TSLA for the physical bots, and PLTR for orchestration. Replies argue the estimate is low if adoption compounds.
Old kit, new life online
Pieter Levels built an HTTP proxy so pre‑2013 browsers without modern HTTPS can browse the web again. His retro demo features a CRT, Raspberry Pi 5, and even faux dial‑up, with Internet Explorer 6 roaming present‑day sites through the proxy.
Why reactor pools glow blue
Cherenkov radiation creates that striking blue halo in reactor pools when charged particles move through water faster than light does in that medium. The clip shows a TRIGA test that boosts the glow. Beyond reactors, detectors like IceCube use the same effect to spot traces from cosmic events.
Creative AI on the timeline
Elon Musk posts a short fashion reel made with Grok Imagine. The clip cycles through surreal looks, a reminder that image and video generation keeps pushing into glossy, editorial styles that a few years ago needed big studios.
A money app refresh in Nigeria
Busha 3.0 lands with a new look and updated trading flows for BTC, USDT, and more. As a SEC‑licensed exchange in Nigeria serving over a million users, it leans into the pitch of a daily “money app” for crypto use.
A morning note on kind speech
PM Narendra Modi shares a Chanakya Niti couplet: sweet words cost nothing, yet please everyone. The short video animates related verses, tying cultural wisdom to daily conduct.
Creator deals for model access
Higgsfield AI extends an 85% off flash sale that bundles image models and short access to video models like Kling 2.6. The offer uses social engagement for extra credits, a sign of how model access is being packaged for makers.
Why it matters
Immersive sport is a clear use case for spatial headsets. If Front Row works at broadcast scale, it pressures rights holders, ISPs, and clubs to invest in high‑bitrate pipelines and multi‑angle production, not just re‑projected TV feeds.
CPU‑first AI widens access. Running large models without a GPU lowers the bar for labs, startups, and hobbyists, and pairs naturally with agent workflows that act on your own devices. Expect more agent‑as‑runtime tooling at the edge.
Developer time is precious. Tools like repogrep compress the path from “where is this logic” to “I can fix it”, which matters when modern stacks sprawl across dozens of repos. Even a few saved minutes per search add up across teams.
Autonomy is moving from splashy demos to closer scrutiny. Night drives of Cybercabs show progress, while Goldman’s forecast frames who might capture value across chips, embodiment, logistics, and control software. Regulation and safety data remain the gates.
Creative tools are racing to the mass market. From Grok Imagine clips to flash‑sale bundles, distribution and price are as important as model quality. Creators gain options, but should read terms, limits, and data policies with care.
Fintech in Africa keeps maturing. A licenced exchange polishing its app hints at steady, local growth, not just bull‑market noise.
Science and civility still cut through. A clear Cherenkov explainer and a public note on kind speech both remind us that curiosity and grace are worth keeping in daily view.
