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Homebrew v7 Release Rundown

Homebrew 7.0.0 ships a native Mac app, a built-in vulnerability scanner, and installs that run with no network access at all. But the change most developers need to act on is the one that finally retires the Intel Mac. Ten changes, ranked by urgency.

Sep 14, 2026 Read post →

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Industry Insights 4 min read

Fable 5 Is Back — and Sonnet 5 Is the One You'll Reach For

June 30 was a two-headline day for Anthropic: the US cleared Claude Fable 5 to return, and Sonnet 5 shipped the same afternoon. One is the frontier you keep in your back pocket; the other is the near-Opus workhorse you'll actually run all day. Here's how they stack up.

Jul 2, 2026 Read post →

Industry Insights 7 min read

Opus 4.7 to 4.8: The Upgrade That Fixed the Upgrade

Claude Opus 4.7 benchmarked well and felt worse — refusals, early give-ups, and a quiet token-cost creep. Here's what actually went wrong, how Opus 4.8 walked it back, and why we defected to Codex for the whole 4.7 run.

Jun 7, 2026 Read post →

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