Why Notion’s biggest AI breakthrough came from simplifying everything

When initially experimenting with LLMs and agentic AI, software engineers at Notion AI applied advanced code generation, complex schemas, and heavy instructioning. 

Quickly, though, trial and error taught the team that it could get rid of all of that complicated data modeling. Notion’s AI engineering lead Ryan Nystrom and his team pivoted to simple prompts, human-readable representations, minimal abstraction, and familiar markdown formats. The result was dramatically improved model performance.

Master Local AI in 29 minutes (LM studio + AnythingLLM)

Learn how to run powerful AI models locally on your computer for FREE - achieving 80% of ChatGPT's capabilities without sending any data to external servers. Perfect for companies with privacy restrictions or anyone wanting to save on AI subscription costs.

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember
if you use them

AI coding agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google can now work on software projects for hours at a time, writing complete apps, running tests, and fixing bugs with human supervision. But these tools are not magic and can complicate rather than simplify a software project. Understanding how they work under the hood can help developers know when (and if) to use them, while avoiding common pitfalls.

The Best MCP Servers of 2025

The 6 best MCP servers of 2025 that changed how I approach AI coding. From pulling live documentation into Claude Code and Cursor AI, to managing databases with natural language—these tools transformed my entire development workflow.

GLM 4.7: New SOTA Coding KING?

In this video, we dive deep into GLM-4.7’s capabilities, showing how it crushes coding benchmarks, handles complex reasoning, and calls tools like a pro. From agentic coding to creative outputs, we put this model through its paces and see if it really deserves the SOTA crown!

Google releases FunctionGemma: a tiny edge model that can control mobile devices with natural language

Unlike general-purpose chatbots, FunctionGemma is engineered for a single, critical utility—translating natural language user commands into structured code that apps and devices can actually execute, all without connecting to the cloud.

Google’s vibe-coding tool Opal comes to Gemini

Google’s vibe-coding tool, Opal, is making its way to Gemini. The company said it is integrating the tool, which lets you build AI-powered mini apps, inside the Gemini web app, allowing users to create their own custom apps, which Google calls Gems.