AI Tools
Midjourney V8 Alpha: 5x Faster, Native 2K, and a Personalization System
Midjourney V8 Alpha launched March 17, 2026 with 5x faster generation, native 2K output, and improved text rendering. Here's what actually changed and what didn't.
Caspian Jonsson
Editor at NewSoro, covering AI models, tools, and industry news. Building with AI and sharing what works for developers and enthusiasts.
AI Models
GLM-5-Turbo: Z.ai's Closed-Source Agent Model Built Exclusively for OpenClaw
GLM-5-Turbo is faster and cheaper than prior GLM models — but it's closed-source, OpenClaw-only, and its ecosystem partner's founder just joined OpenAI.
AI Models
GLM-OCR: A 0.9B Model That Runs Locally and Extracts Structured Data from Complex Documents
GLM-OCR is a 0.9B multimodal OCR model from Z.ai with day-0 vLLM and MLX-VLM support. Runs locally, extracts structured JSON from invoices, tables, and formulas.
AI Tools
Context7 CLI: Ditch the MCP Server and Pipe Docs Directly Into Your AI Agent
Context7 now runs as a CLI with no MCP server needed. One command setup, 70% fewer tokens, and works with Claude Code, Ollama, and any LLM runtime.
AI Models
OpenRouter Hunter Alpha and Healer Alpha: Testing Two Mystery Stealth Models
OpenRouter dropped two free stealth models: Hunter Alpha (1T params, 1M context) and Healer Alpha (omnimodal, 262K context). Here's what testing actually revealed.
Tutorials
How to Use skills.sh: The Complete Guide to AI Agent Skills
Learn how to install, create, and share AI agent skills using skills.sh and the npx CLI. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.
AI Models
Microsoft BitNet: Run 100B AI Models on Your Laptop CPU (No GPU Needed)
Microsoft's BitNet b1.58 runs 100B parameter AI models on a CPU. 6x faster, 82% less energy. Here's what it is, how it works, and who should use it.
AI Tools
Perplexity Computer: The AI Agent That Runs 20 Models at Once
Perplexity Computer launched Feb 25, 2026. It orchestrates ~20 AI models to execute complex workflows autonomously. Here's everything it can actually do.
AI Tools
Cloudflare's New /crawl Endpoint: One API Call, Entire Website Crawled
Cloudflare launched a new /crawl endpoint on March 10, 2026. Here's how it works, what it costs, and who it's actually built for.
AI Tools
Firecrawl CLI: Give Your AI Agents Real-Time Web Access
Firecrawl just launched a CLI that lets AI agents like Claude Code scrape, search, and browse the web with a single install. Here's what it does.
AI Models
LTX 2.3: Sharper Video, Native Portrait Mode, and Cleaner Audio — All Open Source
Lightricks released LTX 2.3 on March 5, 2026 — a 22B parameter open-source video model with sharper output, cleaner audio, and native portrait support.
AI Tools
SquirrelScan: The AI-Native Website Audit Tool Your Coding Agent Has Been Waiting For
SquirrelScan is a free CLI website audit tool built for AI coding agents. 230+ rules, LLM-optimized reports, and seamless Claude Code integration.