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Short, practical takes on the AI that actually matters for small teams and community orgs. Grassroots news, real tools, and one thing to try this week.
The 14MB AI That Runs at Your Counter, No Cloud Required
Cactus Compute just shipped a free AI model so small it fits in 14 megabytes and runs on a $35 Raspberry Pi at 500 tokens per second, completely offline.
Unsloth Desktop: Private Local AI That Reads Your Business Docs, Free
Unsloth Desktop launched Monday: free, open-source app runs 500+ AI models on your machine with a built-in connector for your own business documents.
The AI CRM That Fills Itself In
A free, open-source CRM where the AI agent handles the data entry so your team does not have to.
A Private AI Agent for Your Phone or Laptop, Free for Small Orgs
Liquid AI shipped an open-weight agentic model this week that runs entirely on local hardware, handles tool calls, and is explicitly free for businesses under $10M revenue and nonprofits.
Put an AI Agent in Your Team Slack: Free SDK Released This Week
CopilotKit just open-sourced a way to drop any AI agent directly inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, no new app required.
Your AI Looked Up the Source. And Checked It.
Hermes Agent just shipped verified citations and hands-free voice. Here's how a small team can put it to work today.
Tell Your Bot to Come Clean: EU Transparency Rules Are Live
As of yesterday, any AI chatbot serving EU visitors must identify itself upfront. Here is the two-minute fix.
Your AI Agent Forgets Everything. This Tiny Script Fixes That.
An indie developer just open-sourced a free memory system that gives any AI agent permanent recall across sessions.
Screenpipe Lets Your AI Watch You Work, Then Do It for You
A free, open-source tool records your screen and audio locally, then runs automated agents on your actual workday history.
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