Issue #101 · 2025-11-19

Ilia's Corner

Featured story

Dive into the Frontlines: Our Featured Story

In this week's edition, we uncover the dramatic unraveling of Oracle's $300B OpenAI partnership — a tale of staggering investment, plummeting market value, and the high-stakes battle for AI dominance.

By The Financial Times · 6 min read

Top stories

AI’s Irrational Investment Boom

Google’s CEO warns that the current AI investment frenzy is teetering on the edge of irrationality, sparking debate over the sustainability of AI spending across the industry.

hackernews · 5 min read

Hetzner’s Falkenstein Data Center: A Deep Dive

Explore Hetzner Online’s vertically integrated data center in Falkenstein, a model of industrial-scale efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in server infrastructure.

hackernews · 7 min read

Tools spotlight

OrthoRoute: GPU-Accelerated Autorouting for KiCad

Revolutionize PCB design with OrthoRoute — a GPU-accelerated autorouting tool leveraging the PathFinder algorithm to tackle high-density routing problems.

PCB Designers & Engineers

Python · 93 stars

Guts: Seamless Golang to TypeScript Conversion

Guts automates the generation of Typescript type definitions from Golang types, eliminating manual synchronization and ensuring consistency across frontend and backend codebases.

Cross-Platform Development

Go · 40 stars

withoutBG: Open-Source Background Removal

Remove image backgrounds with AI-powered precision using withoutBG, an open-source Python library that offers both local processing and a paid Pro service for enhanced quality.

Graphic Design & AI Development

Python · 6 stars

Research corner

MAKER: Zero-Error LLM Task Execution

Researchers introduce MAKER, a multi-agent framework enabling LLMs to execute million-step tasks without errors — overcoming the cumulative error rates that previously limited LLMs.

AI Research · A. Researcher et al. · 5 min read

APD-Agents: Automated Page Design with LLMs

APD-Agents introduces a multi-agent framework that automates mobile app page design, addressing industry pain points like high design time and steep learning curves.

AI Research · A. Researcher et al. · 5 min read

PathMind: Knowledge Graph Reasoning with LLMs

PathMind combines LLMs with intelligent path selection to enhance knowledge graph reasoning, offering a robust solution for complex data queries and insights.

AI Research · A. Researcher et al. · 5 min read

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