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Google has updated the Play Store to make it easier for developers to publish apps created with AI coding tools, often called vibe-coded apps. The move lowers barriers for hobbyist developers and reflects the wave of AI-assisted software development. It comes as Android-adjacent platforms, including Amazon's new Alexa tablets, continue blurring lines around app distribution.
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A report describes how software modders are using AI tools to reverse-engineer compiled apps and reconstruct something close to their original source code. The technique potentially lets anyone regenerate readable code from shipped software, raising fresh questions about intellectual property, security and the limits of reverse engineering. The discussion has drawn significant attention from developers and modding communities following its release.
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A GitHub project called free-claude-code by Alishahryar1 is trending. It claims to let developers use AI coding assistants including Claude Code, Codex, VSCode, Pi and OpenCode for free, advertising over 1.3 billion free tokens accessible from a terminal, IDE, app, phone or browser. The tool supports multiple harnesses and models and describes itself as terms-of-service friendly.
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Mushroom picking is in the news across France as the season gets underway. Pickers in Haute-Savoie report the worst year in five decades, while a retiree in the Indre found a giant cèpe weighing nearly 2 kg in a ditch. Cèpes are returning in the Cévennes, and mycology enthusiasts warn that people using AI apps to identify mushrooms are increasingly being poisoned.
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Russian bank T-Bank has presented a new version of its mobile application, featuring a simplified interface and built-in AI tools for analysing personal finances. The update, reported by tech outlet Rozetked, is drawing attention as Russian banks increasingly add AI-powered financial management features to their consumer apps.
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Data centres are drawing attention across several continents. In the US midterm elections, candidates who pushed for AI data centre projects lost in traditionally Republican strongholds, where opposition to construction near homes became a campaign issue. In Russia, a drone attack on Yandex's data centre disrupted services including its taxi-hailing app. In Japan, the operator of a planned data centre in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, delayed breaking ground after resident concerns, saying it would continue dialogue.
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A new roundup ranks the ten best AI apps for iPhone in 2026, claiming each pick has been tested by its authors. Interest in AI apps for iOS remains strong, with readers looking for guidance on which assistants and AI-powered tools are worth installing as the app landscape keeps changing.
Repos
- FrigadeHQ/yogurt Private AI meeting notes. Free and open source.
- simpsoka/zigzag Free, open-source embroidery software for Mac and Windows. Turn SVG artwork into machine embroidery, edit stitches visua
- expo/exact Write an app once. It runs natively on the web, macOS, iOS, and Linux, and an AI agent can build it, run it, see it, and
- agentes-chat/agentes-chat Open-source, self-hosted Slack alternative where your team and AI agents work together in channels and DMs. Agents run o
- storytold/craft-anything Craft Anything: understand how any software works, and craft your own.
- meta/astryx An open source design system that's fully customizable and agent ready
- Alishahryar1/free-claude-code Use Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, VSCode, Pi, and OpenCode (and 6 other harnesses) for free (1.3B+ free tokens) from
- we-promise/sure The personal finance app for everyone (by everyone)
- DIYgod/pinky Let AI use your iPhone or Android phone, with you in the loop: any MCP agent from macOS, Windows or Linux, or Pinky itse
- jhaizhou-ops/S2Arm Run your own Switch games natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac: game code rewritten to ARM64, graphics direct to Metal, one
- andrew-babo/muse4ai Muse4AI — let your AI agent make the pictures and the videos. Local Windows bridge for Muse via REST, MCP, and OAuth.
- chadyi/StudyOnTV StudyOnTV (Tiledaoti TV) — open-source Android TV app where kids unlock screen time by answering questions. Runs fully o
- haydenschmitty/floorplan See how your app actually fits together. An interactive, plain-English map of your codebase, drawn by Claude or Codex.
- pingdotgg/t3code The best way to control Claude Code, Codex and more from any computer or phone
- milind-soni/OpenMausBot Open-source Grok Bot alternative with a virtual machine that bots can use
- anomalyco/rune Rune: Native UI framework
- vercel-labs/agent-desktop Computer use CLI for AI agents
- wangzan101/Mika An on-device AI agent for Android that operates apps and the web to get things done for you.
- qybaihe/bla 🛡️ BLA (bla-agents / Blind LLM Agents) — Open-source Blue Defense MCP server & CLI protecting JS/TS, Electron ASAR,
- modelflare-ai/AnyModelBot 🤖 Open-source, local-first alternative to Grok Bot, OpenAI dots and Claude Duet. Your own AI bots on any model: GPT, Cla