Elena' s AI Blog

AI weekly


We have picked up new AI happenings this week: GRPO for smarter training, reasoning models that cut the nonsense, entry-level jobs under pressure, Nano Banana stealing the image crown, and GPT-5 hacks unlocking hidden power. Read more...

AI weekly wins


This week, AI became cheaper, more natural, and a lot more practical. Oxford’s new optimiser slashes training bills by 80%, OpenAI’s voice system talks like a real human, and Google’s ‘Nano Banana’ image model quietly outshines the big players. Somewhere between a notebook for AI memory and hybrid reasoning for everyone, the field is shifting from expensive experiments to everyday tools. Read more...

Who Did the AI Learn From?


Large language models learn like Rembrandt's students once did — by studying the masters. But unlike the studio, their sources are hidden. Should AI be more transparent about who it learned from? Read more...

This week in AI


This week’s AI breakthroughs make the technology feel less like distant research and more like practical tools. From open-source giants and real-time voice recognition to edge creativity, workplace automation, and smarter data reasoning — here are five updates worth your attention. Read more...

Processes


This post is about managing processes on Linux/macOS and Windows — how to check what’s running, how to stop it (politely or otherwise), and what it means to run things in the background. We’ll explore OS-specific commands and tools such as ps, top, kill, Task Manager, and tasklist, with plenty of examples and the occasional cautionary tale. Read more...

This week in AI


From Europe’s multilingual AI surge to Google’s ultra-efficient Gemma model, Meta’s self-supervised vision leap, and new tools reshaping AI safety and testing — here are the top AI developments this week. Read more...

Brewing with Homebrew


In this post, we will provide an overview of Homebrew, a package manager that simplifies installing, updating, and managing software on macOS and Linux. It acts like an "app store" for command-line tools and other developer-centric software. For Windows, Homebrew primarily works within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Read more...

Workflow Automation with n8n


Let me share how n8n workflow automation changed my blogging life. This guide covers installation, setup, database configuration, AI chatbot creation, and real-world templates to make your content creation smoother - no coding headaches included. Read more...

Will SaaS Survive?


SaaS isn't dying—it's evolving. AI is disrupting traditional workflows and pricing models, but innovative companies are adapting by becoming infrastructure layers, owning domain expertise, and focusing on outcomes rather than interfaces. Read more...

This week in AI


This week in AI saw groundbreaking releases from industry giants. OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 along with open-source GPT-OS-120b and 20b, making high-end AI accessible from laptops to phones. Google introduced DeepPolisher for genome error correction and Genie 3 for creating interactive virtual worlds. Alibaba launched GSPO powering Qwen3, plus Qwen-Image for free text-to-image generation. Anthropic rolled out Persona Vectors for consistent AI personalities. New mobile-ready AI models and coding assistants rounded out a week that made AI faster, more open, and more integrated into everyday tech. Read more...

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