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Lucía Moreno

Lucía covers AI and software, with a focus on what tools cost and what happens to the files people give them. Her OSBBD guides explore model limits, app permissions and ways to move work between services. She likes useful software, clear documentation and long bike rides.

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Docker ·

Docker Moves Agent Sandboxes Into the Cloud

Docker says its new managed sandboxes let agent jobs continue after a developer's laptop shuts down.

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Generative video ·

LemonSlice Releases CWM-1 for Interactive Avatars

The model generates a character and surrounding scene during a conversation, with controls for movement.

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AI security ·

Aikido Introduces Altar, an Open-Weight Security Model

Altar is designed to support security work inside an organization's own infrastructure.

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AI coding ·

How to Compare AI Coding Assistants on Your Project

Use the same small tasks and review the resulting changes, test evidence and cleanup effort.

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Fastly ·

Fastly Introduces Controls for AI API Traffic

AI Runtime Control combines virtual keys, spending controls, request visibility and provider failover.

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AI evaluation ·

How to Test an AI Tool Before Giving It Real Work

Build a small set of real tasks with known outcomes, then record errors, cost and the help each run needs.

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Passkeys ·

Password Managers and Passkeys: How They Work Together

Passkeys change how you sign in. A password manager can still help store credentials and manage recovery.

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Open source ·

Open-Weight vs. Open-Source AI: Why the Difference Matters

Downloading model weights does not tell you what you may do with them or how the model was built.

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Open source ·

Can Open Source Replace Your Paid Productivity Apps?

Compare the files and workflows you need to preserve, including collaboration and support.

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AI costs ·

The Hidden Costs of an AI Workflow

Compare the cost of a completed job, including retries, tools and review—not just the price of one prompt.

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Browser extensions ·

Browser Extensions: What Their Permissions Allow

Match an extension's website access and browser permissions to the job you installed it to perform.

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AI privacy ·

What Happens to the Files You Upload to an AI Assistant?

Uploading, storing, retrieving and training are separate operations. Check each one before sharing a file.

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AI models ·

Microsoft previews MAI-Thinking-1 on Foundry

The reasoning model supports a 256K context window and tools for enterprise applications.

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Local-first ·

Local-First Software: What Works Without the Cloud?

A local working copy can keep you productive offline, but sync, collaboration and backups still need scrutiny.

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Local AI ·

Running AI Locally: What Your Laptop Can Handle

Memory, context length and model size determine whether local AI feels usable on your machine.

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AI agents ·

Cloudflare releases its open-source AI workspace

Cloudflare OS connects company tools to agents, with permissions and spending controls.

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Note-taking ·

Before You Switch Note-Taking Apps, Test the Export

Export a small, messy notebook first. Check links, attachments and structure before moving your full archive.

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AI agents ·

AI Agents vs. Chatbots: What Actually Changes?

An agent can choose and run the next step. That changes permissions, costs and the way you check its work.

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Open source ·

Blender 5.2 LTS adds remote asset libraries

The July release carries two years of support and new tools for rendering, drawing and simulation.

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Productivity ·

Firefox 152 brings Android tab groups and new settings

Mozilla separates features rolling out now from future PDF, container and mobile VPN work.

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AI coding ·

Cohere releases North Mini Code for coding agents

The Apache-licensed model offers downloadable weights and a 256K context window.

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Open source ·

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS arrives with a security overhaul

Resolute Raccoon adds Rust system tools, hardware-backed disk encryption and Linux 7.0.

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AI models ·

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live opens to developers

Google's preview targets voice and vision agents, with support for more than 90 languages.

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