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I just discovered Perplexity Sonar Reasoning, an LLM with real-time web access. Why is nobody talking about this??
AI & Automation

I just discovered Perplexity Sonar Reasoning, an LLM with real-time web access. Why is nobody talking about this??

The Achilles heel of large language models is the fact that they don’t have real-time access to information. In order fo…

March 8, 2025

Here’s the no-bullshit guide to becoming a systematic trader and investor
Education

Here’s the no-bullshit guide to becoming a systematic trader and investor

After four years of developing an AI-powered algorithmic trading platform, seven years of trading and investing, and tal…

March 7, 2025

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Deep Dive Research Report
Market Analysis

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Deep Dive Research Report

The following is an AI-Generated Due Diligence report for Palantir Technologies (PLTR). I generated this report using th…

March 3, 2025

I sought out to create a "Deep Research" alternative for financial analysis. I can't stop using it!
Platform Updates

I sought out to create a "Deep Research" alternative for financial analysis. I can't stop using it!

When I first tried OpenAI's new "Deep Research" agent, I was very impressed. Unlike my traditional experience with large…

March 3, 2025

I thought AI could not possibly get any better. Then I met Claude 3.7 Sonnet
AI & Automation

I thought AI could not possibly get any better. Then I met Claude 3.7 Sonnet

The big AI companies are on an absolute rampage this year. When DeepSeek released R1, I knew that represented a seismic…

February 24, 2025

The Ridiculous Difference 339 Days Make in the World of AI
AI & Automation

The Ridiculous Difference 339 Days Make in the World of AI

339 days ago, the world was stunned by Claude 3.5 Sonnet. At the time, it was the best model the world had ever seen. W…

February 7, 2025

Google just ANNIHILATED DeepSeek and OpenAI with their new Flash 2.0 model
Research

Google just ANNIHILATED DeepSeek and OpenAI with their new Flash 2.0 model

Three weeks ago, when DeepSeek released R1, their inexpensive reasoning model, I thought it was the pinnacle of the AI r…

February 5, 2025

OpenAI is BACK in the AI race. A side-by-side comparison between DeepSeek R1 and OpenAI o3-mini
Research

OpenAI is BACK in the AI race. A side-by-side comparison between DeepSeek R1 and OpenAI o3-mini

For the entire month of January, I’ve been an OpenAI hater. I’ve repeatedly and publicly slammed them. I talked extensi…

February 1, 2025

Don’t Be an Idiot and Sell NVIDIA Because of DeepSeek. You Will Regret It
Market Analysis

Don’t Be an Idiot and Sell NVIDIA Because of DeepSeek. You Will Regret It

If you haven’t been living under a rock this weekend, you know that China shocked the AI world with its unveiling of Dee…

January 27, 2025