Hello everyone,
Welcome back to our newsletter! Let's dive into the latest developments in AI, Web3, and open source that are shaping the developer landscape!
This week was a flurry of AI news! New models are pouring in, but before making tutorials and content, I want to fully grasp the implications. New videos are still being worked on and should be released fairly soon.
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• Grok 3.0 Announcement: X.AI unveils their most ambitious model yet, with deep search capabilities, enhanced thinking processes, and image generation. Read the announcement
• Claude's Game-Changing Update: Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet release has developers rethinking their tech stack. With a massive 128k output token limit and specialized modes for reasoning and coding, it's becoming the go-to choice for development tools like Cursor and Cline. Learn more
• Model Context Protocol (MCP): Anthropic's open-source standard for connecting data sources to models is gaining traction. Already implemented by Cursor, Zed Editor, and other tools, it's streamlining how we interact with AI. Explore MCP
• Docling by IBM: A powerful new Python library that transforms documents into LLM-ready data. Perfect for developers working with document processing and AI integration. Check it out
Best regards,
Gui Bibeau
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