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[OAF @fad_farewell]

Some days are good, some days are better, but every day I’m thankful.

[Dra @draprints]

YCombinator startup directory is public

filter by batch, industry, stage

fresh funded companies who need vendors and move fast

ycombinator. com/companies

"saw you came out of YC [batch] - we help early stage companies build pipeline without adding headcount"

they have money and need to grow
stop pitching bootstrapped founders counting every dollar

[Finaltouch @Finaltoucch]

Most remote jobs are filled before they ever touch job boards. One hack Nigerian freelancers are sleeping on is free Slack communities.

Here is a clear step by step guide to start getting remote gigs from Slack in 2026.

A thread🧵

[Omoalhaja @omoalhajaabiola]

Hey guys here is the list of 48 websites that you might find useful in your day to day works .

1. https://t.co/m179xryiut - Record movies of your desktop and send them straight to YouTube.

2. https://t.co/JkBGdR1tp9 - For capturing full length screenshots of web pages.

3. https://t.co/tHMrFOGlT1 - Shorten long URLs and convert URLs into QR codes.

4. https://t.co/LvTntk1pSs - Find the original URLs that’s hiding behind a short URLs.

5. https://t.co/PCvDeWg82U - Know more than just the local time of a city

https://t.co/3S0IrPEcT0 - Copy-paste special characters that aren’t on your keyboard.

7. https://t.co/KG4PL61kt4 -A better search engine for twitter.

8. https://t.co/DND18W1KRo -Search iOS apps without launching iTunes.

9. https://t.co/3vDFayqV8u -The best place to find icons of all sizes.

10. https://t.co/0xx2efLTt1 -Download templates, clipart and images for your Office documents.

11. https://t.co/MpSZeta70c -everything you wanted to know about a website.

12. https://t.co/HgGuxy5WLW -Scan any suspicious file or email attachment for viruses.

13. https://t.co/cKVhvtskTA - Gets answers directly without searching .

https://t.co/85QEDS1hVr - Print web pages without the clutter.

15. https://t.co/OkgI2TUGij -Reformats news articles and blog content as a newspaper.

16. https://t.co/HVFAAWx34s - When you wish to share a NSFW page but with a warning.

17. https://t.co/C5ie2fS5t2 - A simple online timer for your daily needs.

18. https://t.co/awTENsn5lN -If a site is down due to heavy traffic, try accessing it through coral CDN.

19. random.org- Pick random numbers, flip coins, and more.

20. https://t.co/aQNboPhbbU -Check the trust level of any website .

21. https://t.co/R1rcwuyo0W -Preview PDFs and Presentations directly in the browser.

22. https://t.co/coFx3dFTet -Simultaneously upload videos to YouTube and other video sites.

23. https://t.co/LMb5ipxDRA - The best place for searching web videos.

24. https://t.co/0cqahgLCf7 - Share your email address online without worrying about spam.

25. https://t.co/SnhTcQVxiw - Now get read receipts for your email.

26. https://t.co/IMluW8piWS -Visualize and compare the size of any product.

27. https://t.co/k1idKAUtRU -quickly determine the font name from an image.

28. https://t.co/Le1DvwAW1T -A good collection of fonts free for personal an
d commercial use.
29. https://t.co/FHCRAPAotu -Find data hidden in your photographs .

30. https://t.co/4gqRfCF2EW -This is like an online version of Google Googles.

31. https://t.co/cU5e3Kor60 - Helps you search domains across allTLDs.

32. https://t.co/u6pZRBBR38 -Your favorite blogs delivered as PDFs.

33. join. me - Share your screen with anyone over the web.

34. https://t.co/gFF56DGWCj -Recognize text from scanned PDFs and images – see other OCR tools.

35. https://t.co/NLTYpvolCK -Track flight status at airports worldwide.

36. https://t.co/LVSmzLGmmr -For sharing really big files online.

37. https://t.co/SaYaObw4vS -A temporary onlineclipboard for your text and code snippets.

https://t.co/V27OSvVpAI -Check your writing for spelling or grammatical errors.

https://t.co/7R0JCJBiLt - Easily highlight the important parts of a web page.

40. https://t.co/KLAWW1EW5z -Work on the same document with multiple people

https://t.co/3TZTXaMHLj -Planning an event? Find a date that works for all.

42. https://t.co/drhmjKTjbP -A less confusing view of the world time zones.

43. https://t.co/TS1gn3ndIR -You'll need this when your bookmarked web pages are deleted.

44. https://t.co/KTtnecFJvQ -The perfect tool for measuring your site performance online.

45. https://t.co/HRx2bf1RiN -Chat with your buddies on Skype,Facebook, GoogleTalk, etc from one place.

https://t.co/ccIngsaVV4 - Translate web pages,PDFs and Office documents.

47. https://t.co/Zb8gZeD1Xq leanback - Sit back and enjoy YouTube videos in full-screen mode.

48. https://t.co/JSddExVxvf -Discover new sites that are similar to what you like already.

[Ghost St Badmus @commando_skiipz]

$7 million were stolen from hundreds of Trust Wallet users about 2-3 days ago through a compromised Chrome browser extension released by the Trust Wallet team.

Investigations are still ongoing, but one of the following is likely:

- a software supply-chain vulnerability, or
- an insider threat.

If a company like Binance can experience attacks like this, despite the maturity and size of its security teams, it should tell you all you need to know about taking security seriously.

[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

‘The Thinking Game’ documentary has just passed 200M views on YouTube in just 4 weeks! 🤯Perfect holiday viewing if you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at how an AGI lab works, or what goes into making a Nobel Prize winning project like AlphaFold happen.🧬🚀

[Flavio Adamo @flavioAd]

Just a reminder that none of this existed last year:

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Sonar Reasoning
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o3 Mini
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OpenAI: o3 Mini High
Grok-3
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Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)
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o3 Pro
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[Yuchen Jin @Yuchenj_UW]

DeepSeek was a side project at High-Flyer Quant.
Qwen was a side project at Alibaba.
Twitter was a side project at Odeo.
Mac was a side project at Apple.

Meanwhile:
Windows Phone was a core project at Microsoft.
Metaverse was a core project at Facebook.
Google Glass was a core project at Google.
Apple Intelligence is a core project at Apple.

taste, passion, agency > roadmaps.

[Jaynit @jaynitx]

In 2014, Peter Thiel gave a 1-hour masterclass on how to build a monopoly from scratch.

He broke down how:
• Google became untouchable
• PayPal beat the odds
• Facebook crushed competition

Here are 11 timeless lessons from his masterclass:

1. Create value, then capture it

[Sam Altman @sama]

We are hiring a Head of Preparedness. This is a critical role at an important time; models are improving quickly and are now capable of many great things, but they are also starting to present some real challenges. The potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a preview of in 2025; we are just now seeing models get so good at computer security they are beginning to find critical vulnerabilities.

We have a strong foundation of measuring growing capabilities, but we are entering a world where we need more nuanced understanding and measurement of how those capabilities could be abused, and how we can limit those downsides both in our products and in the world, in a way that lets us all enjoy the tremendous benefits. These questions are hard and there is little precedent; a lot of ideas that sound good have some real edge cases.

If you want to help the world figure out how to enable cybersecurity defenders with cutting edge capabilities while ensuring attackers can't use them for harm, ideally by making all systems more secure, and similarly for how we release biological capabilities and even gain confidence in the safety of running systems that can self-improve, please consider applying.

This will be a stressful job and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immediately.

https://t.co/bnFRnDE4O7

[aditya @adxtyahq]

OpenAI Residency 2026 applications are OPEN btw

- 6-month full-time paid research gig in SF
- ~$220K annualized ($18.3K/month) + relocation
- NO prior ML/AI experience required, just strong technical fundamentals & fast learning
- Work on frontier AI with top researchers

Interviews starts in Jan 2026

Apply: https://t.co/cwd6zf9ap2

[OAF @fad_farewell]

@Mrbankstips Unfaithfulness

[Dear Son. @DearS_o_n]

Brick by brick. A win is a win, bro.

[Mustafa. @oprydai]

get into debt if you must, but own a warehouse

[OAF @fad_farewell]

@DavidHundeyin Well said!

[MrBanks💰 @Mrbankstips]

Anything wey man lose wey no be him life, man go make am back.

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

This is right on the money. They don't need any of the other parts but just cable and news. America is in trouble if they succeed at doing this. They also have the backing of Darth Vader and Thanos. The people are still media pawns.

[Mustafa. @oprydai]

• robotics sits on physics.
• robots move because of physics.
• control theory is physics.
• autonomy is physics.
• dynamics is physics.
• kinematics is physics.
• sensors are physics.
• actuators are physics.
• force, torque, momentum; pure physics.
• perception depends on physics.
• SLAM is geometry + physics.
• drones fly because of physics.
• arms hold position because of physics.
• legged robots balance because of physics.
• your entire robotics stack survives on physics.

you’re still asking if you need physics for robotics?

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

I have made a considerable amount of money in my life, and I have also lost a substantial amount. The regrets and lessons never happen while you are making money. You always have two modes, then, hubris or fear. Hubris when you think it is all by your abilities, fear when you know it is pure luck.

The only time you start to breathe a little and think that you may have achieved a pattern of consistent increase is when things come out of nowhere to remind you never to be complacent. It could be an external or internal event.

You begin to appreciate religion and have a healthy respect for things you cannot understand when it becomes too frequent. The concept of chaos monkeys invented by Netflix got me thinking a lot recently. They build resilience by testing their fault tolerance randomly.

Humans are not as fault-tolerant as we think. The hardest person you think you know is probably almost at the point of cracking wide open because of accumulated stress. There are things I am handling right now that I would never have dreamt could happen all at once, but I smile through it all as I have been in many battles. This is yet another. I am always grateful that God never gives me more than I can handle. I go through it with gratitude.

I have learned over time that the most important thing you must do is to remain functional and never get overwhelmed. Exercise and sleep are the most important during your worst trials. Humor and relationships are also even more vital. This is why family and friendships are the best assets we can ever have. It is important to nurture them.

Family and friends increase fault tolerance. They help us weather storms as they help to bear the burdens. Most of the problems I think that I have today aren't really personal but family-related. If another member of my family has a problem, I have a problem. It is why I don't do open philanthropy. There are enough problems to handle at home.

We may make fun and complain about “Black Tax” here but the reality is that we are likely paying forward help that was provided in the past. If someone who saved your life before is going through it, you can't leave them alone. This is why I still believe that most Africans are happier than others even though we own less.

We are happier from doing our best to help those who need our help. I have learned to have a sense of gratitude for being given the presence of mind and resources to be able to help others. It is why I try to never waste any of the resources I have anymore, including my time. Billing more for my time has solved more family issues than I can recount.

Today, I want to openly thank someone who paid for my time to be able to help others who could not pay for my time, and in the process he saved the life of a family member. More blessings to you bro. You know yourself.