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Building AI That Actually Helps You Live Better | Better Stack Podcast Ep. 7
In this episode, we sit down with Ben, the founder and engineer behind Spec - an OS-level AI assistant for your Mac. Ben shares how he built Spec almost entirely himself, why he pivoted from roboti...
Tiny AI Is About to Change Everything (IBM Granite 4.0)
IBM’s new Granite 4 models show that real progress in AI can come from going smaller, not bigger. In this video, we explore how these compact models work, why they are efficient, and how they can r...
Why Leaving React Was Remix 3's BIGGEST Gamble (That Paid Off)
Remix 3 just changed frontend frameworks forever by ditching React and coming up with a completely new system. This new JavaScript framework brings you manual fine-grained reactivity that makes you...
The Missing Layer in Your AI Stack: Supermemory
Modern AI assistants are powerful but forget everything once the chat ends. In this video, we explore Supermemory, a tool that gives your AI a persistent long-term memory so it can recall facts, co...
Google Just Made A HISTORICAL Quantum Breakthrough!
Google just pulled off something historic - the first verifiable quantum advantage. Their new Willow chip ran the Quantum Echoes algorithm 13,000× faster than the best supercomputers, proving that ...
Why You NEED to Try Cloudflare's Sandbox SDK Today
Cloudflare's Sandbox SDK changes everything for AI code execution. This new tool lets developers run untested AI-generated code, or any code, safely in isolated environments. Learn how it works wit...
ViewTransition: The BEST Way to Animate React Components
React's new View Transitions component announced at React Conf 2025 makes animating components easier than ever before using the browser's native View Transitions API, eliminating the need for cust...
Expo, AI, and the Future of Mobile Development with Beto | Better Stack Podcast Ep. 6
In this episode of the Better Stack podcast, Richard, James, and Andris are joined by Beto, a Developer Success Engineer at Expo. They discuss Beto's role at Expo, the benefits of using Expo for Re...
Why CapnWeb is the LAST RPC Library You'll Need
CapnWeb is Cloudflare's 10KB RPC library that's making traditional remote procedure calls obsolete. Unlike tRPC and GraphQL, CapnWeb uses object capability security and promise pipelining to elimin...
Figure 03 and the Future of Robotics
Humanoid robots have evolved faster than anyone expected and Figure 03 is proof of that. In this video, we break down how Figure’s engineering leap happened: from advanced actuators and hybrid cont...
On-call scheduling | Changelog #13
🔗 Relevant Links Changelog blog: https://betterstack.com/community/blog/changelog-13-on-call-scheduling/ On-call docs: https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/getting-started-with-oncall-v2/ ❤️ More a...
Mastra: The AI Framework That Changes Everything
Mastra AI is a TypeScript framework for building custom AI agents with tools, memory, and MCP servers. This video shows how to create AI agents using Mastra's developer-friendly approach compared t...
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Disappointing? (there are better models)
Anthropic’s Claude Haiku is back, and its faster, smarter, and cheaper than ever (sort of). I test how it stacks up against GPT-5, Sonnet 4, and GLM 4.6 in benchmark performance and discuss if its ...
Bun 1.3 Can Now Replace Your Entire JavaScript Stack
Bun 1.3 brings amazing new features that might make Vite and Express unnecessary for your next project! In this video, you'll learn how Bun now serves HTML files with hot module reloading, supports...
Why Ripple.js Is The Most Interesting Framework of 2025
Ripple.js is a new performant, hybrid front-end framework that combines the best features of React, Svelte, and Solid into one powerful tool. This framework offers fine-grained reactivity, JSX-like...
Meta Just Changed Data Compression FOREVER (OpenZL Explained)
Meta just released OpenZL, a groundbreaking open-source framework that takes data compression to a new level by understanding the actual structure of your data. Instead of treating files as raw byt...
Sora 2 Cameos & Jailbreaks & Claude Agent SDK | Better Stack Podcast Ep. 5
In this episode of the Better Stack Podcast, James, Richard, and Andris delve into the latest developments in AI, focusing on OpenAI's Sora 2 video model and its features, including the cameo funct...
Codex SDK vs Claude: One is CLEARLY Better
The Codex SDK lets you use OpenAI's Codex model easily. It has a simple way to start and run programs, great streaming with a special runStreamed feature, and flexible settings for developers. Code...
Thousands of Redis Instances Are EXPOSED (New Exploit Discovered!)
Researchers have discovered a critical Redis exploit that turns misconfigured servers into open doors for attackers. Known as RediShell, the 13-year-old bug impacts countless Dockerized Redis insta...
OpenAI Agent Builder... n8n Killer?
OpenAI just launched Agent Builder which lets you create your own AI agents with drag-and-drop logic, MCP integrations, and interactive widgets. So lets build a GitHub PR review agent, show its fea...
I Found the Simplest AI Dev Tool Ever
OpenSpec by Fission AI is simplifying spec-driven development with just three commands that also dramatically reduce token usage. Learn how OpenSpec simplifies creating React and Vite app, from ini...
OpenAI's NEW Agent Builder #chatgpt #ai #n8nworkflow
Agents Can FINALLY See the Frontend (Chrome DevTools MCP)
Chrome DevTools MCP gives AI agents real visibility and control in Chrome. In this video we cover what it is, why it matters for agentic frontend work, and how to set it up with a quick run. If you...
React 19.2 Explained in 5 Minutes (it's awesome)
Meet the new Activity component for smarter rendering, the useEffectEvent hook to decouple event logic from effects, cacheSignal for better server-component cache control and much much more... 🔗 R...
This Framework Replaces Your ENTIRE Backend (Motia)
Backend development often turns into chaos with separate tools for APIs, background jobs, and schedulers. In this video we explore Motia, a new framework that unifies everything into a single runti...
Why Developers Are Switching from Claude
We test Claude Sonnet 4.5, GLM 4.6, and a secret model... GPT-5 codex, across three challenging coding tasks: portfolio website, Hacker News project, and Minecraft-like game. Our coding test reveal...
Why Everyone’s Talking About PostgreSQL 18
PostgreSQL 18 is finally here, bringing faster queries, smarter indexes, smoother upgrades, and modern authentication. In this video, we break down the biggest new features - from 3× faster reads w...
Warp CLI: Access the Latest AI Models Anywhere For FREE
Warp CLI brings the power of Warp's features to any terminal environment, letting you run saved prompts, agent profiles, and MCP servers without being locked to Warp terminal. This opens up new pos...
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is HERE + Claude Code Upgrades
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is here and Anthropic say "its the best coding model in the world. It's the strongest model for building complex agents. It’s the best model at using computers. And it shows subst...
Better Stack MCP Server | Changelog #12
We’re excited to introduce Better Stack MCP server! Get an extra pair of hands when resolving incidents. Let AI analyze the latest logs and errors to uncover the root cause, assist with status page...
Building Custom AI Agents Just Got EASIER
Build your first AI agent with the Claude Code SDK in less than 100 lines of code. This video tutorial teaches you how to create custom agents with custom tools, system prompts, and MCP servers for...
Why WebGPU + Transformers.js is a Game Changer
Transformers.js is the perfect way to run AI models directly in browsers. This library from HuggingFace actually downloads and runs AI models so they work offline. Learn how to leverage ONNX Web Ru...
MCP-UI could be the future - Here's Why
Could MCP-UI be the next big shift in how we use the web? Instead of walls of text from AI tools, imagine real interactive components — product pickers, shopping carts, even games — all inside your...
MCP UI, Large Behavioral Models & The Future of AI Interfaces | Better Stack Podcast Ep. 4
In this episode, we dive deep into MCP UI - the revolutionary technology that could transform ChatGPT from a text-only experience to a rich, interactive interface where brands can bring their own U...
Google’s 2026 Rules Have Developers Worried - Here’s Why
Google is introducing a new developer verification system for Android starting in 2026, impacting anyone who distributes apps outside the Play Store. This video breaks down what the changes mean, w...
LBMs Are About to Change Everything in Robotics
Large Behavior Models (LBMs) are the next big leap after LLMs, bringing learning and adaptability to real-world robots. In this video, we explore how LBMs work, why Figure AI’s Helix is such a brea...
This Tiny 1-Bit Model Could Change AI Forever
BitNet is Microsoft’s groundbreaking 1-bit large language model — and it’s surprisingly powerful. In this video, we explore how it works, why quantizing weights to just 1.58 bits is such a big deal...
Here's Why Java Is the Most Vulnerable Language #java #security
Hao Sheng on Building Human-Business Interfaces with AI | Better Stack Podcast Ep 3
In this episode of the Better Stack Podcast, we sit down with Hao Sheng, founder of Expertise.ai, to talk about how AI can transform the way businesses interact with their customers. Hao shares his...
The $3 A Month AI Model That Outperforms Claude Sonnet 4
GLM 4.5 has a new a $3/month coding plan that is 20x cheaper AI coding while on par with Claude Sonnet 4 in real-world development tasks. This comprehensive comparison tests both models across thre...
The Biggest npm Hack in History Just Happened (2.6B Downloads Compromised)
A massive npm supply chain hack just unfolded, targeting popular packages like chalk and debug with billions of weekly downloads. The attack slipped in a crypto-clipper that swapped wallet addresse...
Why WezTerm Beats Ghostty, Warp, and tmux COMBINED
WezTerm is the ultimate terminal emulator that outperforms many others. This GPU-accelerated, cross platform terminal written in Rust delivers insane speed, rock-solid stability, and unmatched cust...
Spec Kit: Github's NEW tool That FINALLY Fixes AI Coding
Spec-driven development is here to change the way we code. In this video, we break down GitHub’s new open-source toolkit, Spec Kit, and show how it transforms messy vibe coding into structured, rel...
Poml: Microsoft's Secret Tool for PERFECT AI Prompts
Poml is Microsoft's markup language for crafting better AI prompts. In this video w go through how Poml transforms HTML-like code into powerful, structured prompts for any LLM, complete with data i...
This Voice AI Creates Full Podcasts in Minutes! (Microsoft's VibeVoice)
Microsoft just released VibeVoice, a powerful new open-source AI that can generate entire podcasts and audiobooks with up to four realistic voices. In this video, We’ll walk you through how VibeVoi...
Codex CLI Has Just Got WAY Better!
Codex CLI from ChatGPT creators OpenAI, has just levelled up. In this video, I show why the Rust rewrite makes it better, how the minimal UI keeps you focused, and what GPT‑5 High unlocks for codin...
The BEST Way to Manage Versions of Node, Python, Go (and Much More...)
Mise-en-place or Mise a polygot package manager, streamlines developer onboarding by installing and managing packages like Node, Python, Go, and even NPM packages from a single TOML file. In this v...
SDKs, Stealth Models, and LLM Myths | Better Stack Podcast Ep. 2
In this episode of the Better Stack Podcast, the team dives into the latest developments in AI tooling and models. They explore the new AI SDK and AI Elements library, discuss the stealth release o...
Bun.js Just Got WAY Faster (1.2.21 Update)
Bun.js just released versions 1.2.20 and 1.2.21 with big improvements. In this video, we’ll break down the new bun.lock file, faster AbortSignal timeout, updates to bun:test, and the all-new unifie...
INK: The React Library POWERING AI Terminal Tools (For Now...)
Claude Code, Gemini CLI and Qwen Code have one thing in common, they are all built in React + TypeScript using Ink, but it's not perfect.. In this video we go through why so many AI command-line to...