Claude Code TV Hacks: The Smart TV Is the Next App Platform
Developers are using Claude Code and Opus 5.5 to replace smart TV interfaces, kill ads, and wire real devices into 3D scenes. Here is what actually holds up.
Raja CRN 4 min Oct 20, 2026
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DeepInfer: What Runs Today, and What Needs 128 GPUs
DeepSeek open-sourced DeepInfer, the serving stack behind V4.1 Flash. Here is exactly what the repo contains, what it leaves out, and how to run it today.
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Stolen Keys, and the Harness Wars
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash undercuts frontier models on price, OpenCode fights a key-stealing distillation attack, and Google open-sources self-improving harnesses.
Raja CRN 8 min Oct 19, 2026
DeepSeek Goes Free in OpenCode as Open Weights Pile Up
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash went free in OpenCode the same day Meta, StepFun, and PrismML all shipped open weights. The packaging now beats the benchmark rows.
Raja CRN 5 min Oct 15, 2026
MiniCPM-V 4.7, OpenCode 2.0, and the New Bundle Wars
A 35B multimodal model runs on an iPad, OpenCode ships 2.0, and X bundles Grok with Cursor on one bill. Distribution is the benchmark that matters now.
Raja CRN 5 min Oct 12, 2026
Claude Dashboards, GPT-6.1 Ultrafast, and the Agent Grab
Claude Dashboards, GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast, and Gemini coworker agents all landed on the same day. The interface and the runtime are now the real product.
Raja CRN 5 min Oct 8, 2026
Cline Paused the Free DeepSeek Party, and It Was Right
Cline paused its free DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash promo over abuse. That is the real cost of free inference, and the fix is portability, not another giveaway.
Raja CRN 4 min Oct 4, 2026
FLUX 3 Image, Clef, and the Week Control Beat Scale
FLUX 3 Image sells pixel control, Cloudflare ships small decision models, and a 180B model runs on one desk. The control layer mattered more than size.
Raja CRN 4 min Oct 1, 2026
Unity vs Unreal vs Godot: Which Game Engine to Learn in 2026?
Compare Unity, Unreal, and Godot in 2026. Learn which game engine is best for your project based on performance, ease of use, and real-world metrics.
Raja CRN 4 min Jan 5, 2026
CC-MIRROR: Isolated Claude Code Instances for Multiple Providers
Learn how CC-MIRROR creates isolated Claude Code instances with custom providers like Z.ai, MiniMax, and OpenRouter. Complete isolation, themes, and team mode.
Raja CRN 5 min Jan 5, 2026