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AI DEVELOPMENT 2026-07-03 ·Effloow Editorial
OpenAI Moderation Scores: A Safety-Routing Gate PoC
We ran OpenAI's free moderation model on a labeled test set and built a safety gate that blocks abusive messages while letting an angry-but-fine one through.
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AI DEVELOPMENT 2026-07-01 ·Effloow Editorial
OpenAI Agents SDK Sandboxes: Provider Readiness Checklist
A plain OpenAI Responses call fixed our broken code but could not run the tests. A readiness checklist for when an AI agent actually needs a sandbox.
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AI INFRASTRUCTURE 2026-06-29 ·Effloow Editorial
OpenAI's 24h Prompt Cache: We Measured the Real Discount
OpenAI now keeps prompt caches for 24h by default on GPT-5.5. We ran the API to see when the 90% discount actually shows up, and when it doesn't.
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AI TOOLS 2026-06-27 ·Effloow Editorial
Best AI DevOps Tools 2026: From CI/CD to Deployment Automation
Compare 2026 AI DevOps tools — Harness AIDA, Amazon Q, Datadog Bits AI, GitLab Duo, Copilot — on CI/CD, incidents, and IaC, with a source-checked cost table
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AI RESEARCH 2026-06-15 ·Effloow Editorial
AI Consumer Research: Validation Priorities, Not Market Truth
A practical framework for using AI-assisted consumer research responsibly: synthetic panels, Semantic Similarity Rating, and human validation priorities.
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AI DEVELOPMENT 2026-06-13 ·Effloow Editorial
Can an AI Agent Finish Orders When a Tool Fails?
We gave an AI agent an order-processing job, broke its storage mid-task on purpose, and recorded what happened. 8 runs, all on the record.
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DEVELOPER TOOLS 2026-06-13 ·Effloow Editorial
Terminal AI Coding Agents Compared: 2026 Source Guide
Source-verified guide to Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, and Aider for terminal-based AI coding workflows in June 2026.
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AI TOOLS 2026-05-22 ·Effloow Editorial
DeepSeek V4-Pro: MIT Frontier Model Developer Guide 2026
DeepSeek V4-Pro is a 1.6T MIT-licensed model with 80.6% SWE-bench. This guide covers API setup, pricing vs GPT-5.5, and self-hosting options.
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AI TOOLS 2026-05-17 ·Effloow Editorial
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in JetBrains IDEs: 2026 Guide
Complete guide to GitHub Copilot agent mode in JetBrains IDEs in 2026: inline agents, CLI agent, worktree isolation, MCP support, and Claude Opus 4.7.
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AI TOOLS 2026-05-14 ·Effloow Editorial
OpenAI Realtime Audio API: Voice Agents Guide 2026
GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Realtime-Translate, and GPT-Realtime-Whisper explained with API patterns, pricing, and production tips for voice agent developers.
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DEVELOPER TOOLS 2026-05-13 ·Effloow Editorial
AWS Kiro: Spec-Driven IDE for Agentic Development
AWS Kiro turns natural-language specs into verifiable code contracts. Learn how specs, hooks, and Powers work—and who should switch from Cursor.
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AI TOOLS 2026-05-10 ·Effloow Editorial
Google AI Studio Antigravity: Full-Stack Apps in One Prompt
Google's Antigravity agent builds full-stack apps from a prompt — auto-provisioning Firestore, Auth, and Firebase Hosting. Here's what developers need to know.
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