# This Week in All Things AI - Week 4-2026

> Sunday 18th January 2026 to Saturday 24th January 2026

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**Published on:** 2026-01-25
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Lots of content around Claude Code since Anthropic's various tools Claude, Claude Cowork, Claude Code have collectively taken over mindshare across X, reddit, blogs, podcasts Readers who think others in their family, friends and acquaintances who are curious in knowing more about rapidly evolving AI tools/services/use cases and would benefit from being subscribers of this weekly newsletter are encouraged to share this publication link to them and invite them to subscribe The following messages were posted on the 'All Things AI' Telegram group from Sunday 18th Jan 2026 to Saturday 24th Jan 2026Sunday 18th January 2026Monday 19th January 20261via Steve Ip Saw this. Might be useful for some who are doing comfy workflows. GitHub - biagiomaf/smart-comfyui-gallery: SmartGallery for ComfyUI is a fast, standalone, browser-based gallery that remembers how every image or video was generated. Workflow-aware search, prompt & model filtering, node summary, mobile-friendly and Docker-ready.SmartGallery for ComfyUI is a fast, standalone, browser-based gallery that remembers how every image or video was generated. Workflow-aware search, prompt & model filtering, node summary, mobile-friendly and Docker-ready. - biagiomaf/smart-comfyui-galleryhttps://github.com2via Joseph Cooper I've open sourced my standard "agent skills" format for cloudflare in case anyone is vibing on cloudflare's platform, this is a verbose list ~50k+ lines of code, to help youGitHub - null-shot/cloudflare-skillsContribute to null-shot/cloudflare-skills development by creating an account on GitHub.https://github.comTuesday 20th January 20261Trail of Bits released a Claude Code plugin marketplace providing skills to enhance AI-assisted security analysis, testing, and development workflowGitHub - trailofbits/skills: Trail of Bits Claude Code skills for security research, vulnerability detection, and audit workflowsTrail of Bits Claude Code skills for security research, vulnerability detection, and audit workflows - trailofbits/skillshttps://github.com2Winston Weinberg . the CEO and Co-Founder of Harvey, the leading professional services platform engineered with AI for law, tax, and finance in conversation with Harry Stebbings of 20VC Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings The story of Harvey is absolutely fricking wild. Two friends, a lawyer and an engineer realise the power of OpenAI and legal and cold email Sam Altman and co. They have calls which lead to OpenAI leading their Seed Round as the sole investor. (baller) Sequoia (@gradypb), 383 11:15 PM • Jan 19, 2026 Wednesday 21st January 20261via Matt Palmer, Developer Relations @ Replit Rulesync A Node.js CLI tool that automatically generates configuration files for various AI development tools from unified AI rule files. Features selective generation, comprehensive import/export capabilities, and supports major AI development tools with rules, commands, MCP, ignore files, subagents and skills.GitHub - dyoshikawa/rulesyncContribute to dyoshikawa/rulesync development by creating an account on GitHub.https://github.comMaintainer of Rulesync: dyoshikawa2X poster Lisan al Gaib with some clips (text snippets) from the conversation between Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder & CEO of Google DeepMind and Bloomberg’s Emily Chang at Bloomberg House in Davos on the sidelines of the 2026 World Economic Forum. Lisan al Gaib @scaling01 Demis Hassabis CEO of Google DeepMind at Davos: - thinks entry-level jobs and internships might fall away due to AI - sees consistency as the biggest problem with current agents - advice for college graduates: "get incredibly proficient with these new tools" (AI, agents) Lisan al Gaib @scaling01 Demis Hassabis CEO of Google DeepMind at Davos: - thinks DeepSeek reaction 1 year ago was an over-reaction - sees ByteDance as most capable - says China is 6 months behind the US frontier labs - "they are very good at catching up, but they have yet to show to they could 471 5:10 AM • Jan 21, 2026 Lisan al Gaib @scaling01 Demis Hassabis CEO of Google DeepMind at Davos: - thinks DeepSeek reaction 1 year ago was an over-reaction - sees ByteDance as most capable - says China is 6 months behind the US frontier labs - "they are very good at catching up, but they have yet to show to they could Lisan al Gaib @scaling01 Demis Hassabis CEO of Google DeepMind at Davos: "We are on the cusp of a breakthrough moment in physical intelligence [...] I think the foundation models like Gemini show the way forward. From the beginning we made Gemini multimodal so it could understand the physical world, 375 5:05 AM • Jan 21, 2026 Lisan al Gaib @scaling01 Demis Hassabis CEO of Google DeepMind at Davos: "We are on the cusp of a breakthrough moment in physical intelligence [...] I think the foundation models like Gemini show the way forward. From the beginning we made Gemini multimodal so it could understand the physical world, Lisan al Gaib @scaling01 Demis Hassabis CEO of Google DeepMind at Davos: "We are the only organization who has the full stack. Structurally from first principles, we should be doing very well and I think there is a lot more headroom to come from here." 226 5:00 AM • Jan 21, 2026 3Anthropic Launches Claude Code Visual Studio Code Extension for All Developers The extension brings Claude Code's full powers—understanding codebases, planning tasks, generating code, fixing bugs, and running workflows—directly into Visual Studio Code with features like inline diffs, @-mentions, slash commands, and plan reviews. This release promises big productivity boosts for VS Code's huge community. Claude @claudeai The VS Code extension for Claude Code is now generally available. It’s now much closer to the CLI experience: @-mention files for context, use familiar slash commands (/model, /mcp, /context), and more. Download it here: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName… 8,625 4:03 AM • Jan 21, 2026 4Must resist the tempation to acquire yet another subscription 😅. If there is a group member who has the subscription for Typeless and can provide some comments on it that would be much appreciated Introducing Typeless for Android. The world's first smart voice keyboard on Android that truly understands you. Speak naturally. It turns your words into clean, perfect writing - ready to send. https://www.typeless.com/ https://www.producthunt.com/products/typeless-2Thursday 22nd January 20261I've been a big fan of the low-cost coding plans from Zhipu and Minimax whose models [GLM-4.7 and Minimax 2.1] have improved a lot and they hint at more improvements coming very soon and I think many others seem to feel the same such that they announced thisChinese AI startup Zhipu says it is limiting GLM Coding Plan access after strong demand, taking only 20% of its current daily new subscriptions from January 23GLM Coding Plan - AI Coding Powered by GLM-4.7 for Agents & IDEsUse GLM models like GLM-4.7 for AI coding in Claude Code, Kilo Code, Cline, OpenCode and more. Plans from $3/month-fast, reliable code generation and tool use for daily dev work.https://z.aihttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/china-ai-firm-zhipu-limits-coding-agent-access-as-demand-soars2Came across these Claude Code best practices and someone sharing their setup IMHO, A lot of the below tips also applies to Factory's Droid which many claim to have much better context management than CC and supports many modelsBest Practices for Claude Code - Claude Code DocsTips and patterns for getting the most out of Claude Code, from configuring your environment to scaling across parallel sessions.https://code.claude.com cogsec @affaanmustafa x.com/i/article/2012… 6,741 12:16 PM • Jan 17, 2026 3Benji Taylor who currently works at Coinbase as Head of Design at Base writes about his building of Agentation as well as the building of its initial rough prototype —— Agentation: a visual feedback tool for agents. Available now: ~npm i agentation Click elements, add notes, copy markdown. Your agent gets element paths, selectors, positions, and everything else it needs to find and fix things.AgentationIntroducing Agentation: an agent-agnostic tool for visual feedback.https://benji.orgAnnotating for agentsThe gap between seeing and describing.https://benji.orgFriday 23rd January 20261Google launches free SAT practice exams in the Gemini app, providing students with performance analysis and detailed explanations for incorrect answersGoogle begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by GeminiGoogle says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future.https://arstechnica.comTransform teaching and learning with updates to Gemini and Google ClassroomSave time and do your best work with new capabilities, like practice SATs in Gemini, and audio and video recordings in Google Classroom.https://blog.google Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai Helpful update for students, you can now take full practice SATs for free in the @GeminiApp. It uses vetted content from @ThePrincetonRev and gives you feedback straight away. Starting with the SAT today, but more tests are on the way! 14.7K 4:08 AM • Jan 22, 2026 2via Roope Rainisto , Creative AI Lead at Supercell [creators of Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars] Roope has also been a guest in my conversation series and is also the creator of Beat Bandit an AI-powered screenwriting platform --- The coolest program one can think of - the team has been building cool surprises for it. three cities. Nine weeks. A chance to define the next era of games. Applications are open for Supercell AI Lab - Spring 2026! Our goal is to remove every distraction so you can lock in and build. Live: housing, meals, workspace Build: tools, compute, infra Learn: mentors, community & real feedback 🗓 Applications Close Feb 22, 2026 🏁 Mar 23 - May 23, 2026 📍 SF • Helsinki • Tokyo 🔗 Apply at https://ailab.supercell.com/Saturday 24th January 20261via Ben Jammin Hey yall I'm doing some livestream vibecoding and would to see ya there! Ben Jammin @xBenJamminx Vibecoding Live: Building Projects and Jammin x.com/i/broadcasts/1… 17 1:53 AM • Jan 24, 2026 2Multiple news about Claude/Claude Code Claude in Excel is now available on Pro plans. Claude now accepts multiple files via drag and drop, avoids overwriting your existing cells, and handles longer sessions with auto compaction. Slash Commands Merged into Skills in Claude Code Todos upgraded to Tasks in Claude Code Claude @claudeai Claude in Excel is now available on Pro plans. Claude now accepts multiple files via drag and drop, avoids overwriting your existing cells, and handles longer sessions with auto compaction. Get started: claude.com/claude-in-excel 11.6K 6:56 AM • Jan 24, 2026 Thariq @trq212 x.com/i/article/2014… 767 7:05 AM • Jan 24, 2026 Thariq @trq212 x.com/i/article/2014… 5,221 7:29 AM • Jan 23, 2026 Ado @adocomplete This week we shipped Tasks for Claude Code. Todos (orange) = "help Claude remember what to do" Tasks (green) = "coordinate work across sessions, subagents, and context windows" Tasks have dependencies, persist to disk, and broadcast updates to all sessions working on them. 376 1:08 AM • Jan 24, 2026 Kyle Ledbetter @kyleledbetter The new Claude Code Tasks is like Ralph Loops Lite! All you have to do is have a well defined plan and request for Claude to break it up into non-conflicting Tasks for Subagents to tackle, and watch it go. The only prereq is a well defined plan, which should be standard in your 7 7:25 AM • Jan 24, 2026 3via Benjamin Chevalier This should trigger an important shift of perspective for anyone building agentic systems in 2026 Dan Peguine ⌐◨-◨ @danpeguine two different @clawdbot can collaborate!!! @assafdagan and I put our bots in the same whatsapp group and they are collaborating!!! 225 7:33 AM • Jan 23, 2026 Below is my personal website which aggregates links to many of my socials as well as the various content and community that I curate. Feel free to share this link to others who you think may find this content/community useful to them https://linktr.ee/goolamabbas The cover image of this newsletter via generated via the Seedream 4.5 model within the Freepik tool via the following promptSteampunk fantasy,space opera,epic image ,landscape

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