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Jonas Weber
Tools & Products Reviewer
Berlin, Germany · Joined 2025
Jonas reviews AI tools and products with the same skepticism he'd apply to a new espresso machine — you don't recommend it until you've actually lived with it for a week.
He writes hands-on reviews, side-by-side comparisons, and the occasional buyer's guide, always with pricing, integration notes, and a clear verdict on when to skip.
Stories by Jonas
Subvocal Lets You Talk to AI in Silence
Subvocal enables silent computer control via neuromuscular signals, offering a private, noise-free AI interface for efficient, keyboard-free interaction.
8 Minutes · Nov 3, 2026
Aurorin CAD Is The Claude For Hardware Engineers
Aurorin CAD is an AI-native platform transforming mechanical design by bringing software-style agentic automation to traditional 3D drafting workflows.
8 Minutes · Nov 3, 2026
Brumby: Robot Cowboys That Herd Cattle With AI Drones
Sydney-based Brumby is revolutionizing livestock management with autonomous AI drone fleets that replace traditional, high-risk mustering methods on ranches.
7 Minutes · Nov 1, 2026
Greptile Just Raised $50M to Own Code Reviews
Greptile secured $50M to advance its AI-powered code reviews. The platform maps entire repositories to catch complex bugs that standard linters miss.
8 Minutes · Nov 1, 2026
Simular Is Giving Your Computer a Human Brain
Simular is building autonomous AI agents that navigate desktops and browsers visually like humans, streamlining complex enterprise computer task automation.
8 Minutes · Oct 31, 2026
Ramen Launches Aura Autopilot to Automate Game Testing
Ramen introduces Aura Autopilot, an open-source tool enabling studios to automate complex game playtesting using agentic reasoning for faster QA cycles.
8 Minutes · Oct 30, 2026
Why Google AI Is Making Everything 21% More Expensive
Google AI Mode results are 21.6% more expensive than traditional search. We investigate why AI-powered shopping is costing consumers more money in 2026.
8 Minutes · Oct 26, 2026
Cartesia Just Solved The Most Annoying AI Problem
Cartesia provides sub-100ms latency voice models via state-space architectures. Discover how they enable seamless, real-time AI conversations for developers.
8 Minutes · Oct 26, 2026
Browserbase Is The Secret Weapon Your AI Agents Need
Browserbase is a cloud platform giving AI agents reliable, human-like web access by handling CAPTCHAs, bot detection, and proxy management for your team.
8 Minutes · Oct 20, 2026
Thomas: The First AI Founder Is Here to Make Money
Meet Thomas, the groundbreaking AI founder running his own companies and aiming to generate profit, backed by Y Combinator and OpenAI. Discover the future of AI entrepreneurship.
8 Minutes · Oct 19, 2026
Google AI Mode Jacking Up Prices By 21.6%
Google AI Mode shows products 21.6% more expensive than traditional search, revealing a potential shift in how users shop online and a new revenue stream for the tech giant.
10 Minutes · Oct 18, 2026
The Primer: YC Startup Revolutionizing AI Incident Response
The Primer, a YC-backed startup, pioneers AI-driven incident response for critical infrastructure, enhancing resilience in defense, finance, and beyond.
8 Minutes · Oct 17, 2026
Weave: AI That Routes Your Engineering Work Smarter
Weave uses AI to understand and route engineering tasks, aiming to streamline workflows for B2B companies. Discover how this Y Combinator startup is optimizing engineering operations.
8 Minutes · Oct 16, 2026
Nuro: The Autonomous Robots Delivering Your Groceries
Nuro is pioneering the future of local commerce with autonomous electric vehicles designed for last-mile delivery. Their AI-powered robots are reshaping how goods are transported.
8 Minutes · Oct 15, 2026
Luma AI Is Building the Future of 3D
Luma AI is a generative AI startup crafting stunning 3D assets and worlds from text, images, or video, empowering creators with novel neural rendering technology and significant funding.
8 Minutes · Oct 14, 2026
Meta Muse 0-day trivial exploit exposes AI
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Meta's Muse AI assistant has been uncovered, revealing deep-seated security flaws. Learn how this prompt injection exploit works and its implications for AI security.
10 Minutes · Oct 14, 2026
RegPilot: AI Cracks the Code on Government Contracts
RegPilot is an AI assistant designed to help businesses navigate the complex world of government contracts and regulatory compliance, streamlining a notoriously difficult process. Discover how it simplifies access and reduces risk.
8 Minutes · Oct 13, 2026
ChatGPT Gets Personal: Build Your Own AI with GPTs
OpenAI launches custom GPTs for ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users, with a GPT Store arriving soon. Learn how to create personalized AI assistants and discover the future of AI customization.
8 Minutes · Oct 12, 2026
Thomas: The First AI Founder Is Here to Make Money
Meet Thomas, the first AI founder backed by Y Combinator and OpenAI. This virtual human is autonomously starting and growing online businesses with a sole focus on profit generation.
5 Minutes · Oct 11, 2026
Imagine AI revolutionizes personalized video
Imagine AI, co-founded by Sky Yang, leverages AI to create personalized videos for the 'People & Blogs' niche, offering a unique approach to audience engagement. Learn about their Y Combinator journey and innovative technology.
5 Minutes · Oct 10, 2026
The Primer: YC Startup Revolutionizing AI Incident Response
The Primer, a Y Combinator startup, is streamlining incident response for AI and software teams, building on the frontier of AI in the physical world. Learn more today!
8 Minutes · Oct 9, 2026
Trajectory AI Startup Learns From You
Former AI researchers from Google and Apple have launched Trajectory, a startup focused on AI that learns from user interactions to continuously improve, addressing a critical gap in AI development. Learn more about their approach.
9 Minutes · Oct 9, 2026
AI Agents Hack South Korean Banks: A New Cyber Threat
South Korea reports AI agents used in bank hacks, signaling a new era of sophisticated cybercrime. Explore the implications and the rapidly evolving AI agent landscape.
8 Minutes · Oct 9, 2026
Vesper: Your AI Meeting Prep Secret Weapon
Meet Vesper, the AI co-pilot that slashes meeting prep time by 30 minutes per session. Founded by ex-Meta engineers, it analyzes your data to create smart briefs.
8 Minutes · Oct 8, 2026
Forge: AI Guardrails That Propel LLMs to 99% Accuracy
Discover Forge, the open-source AI framework enhancing LLM reliability with guardrails for agentic tasks. Boost performance from 53% to 99% accuracy and build more dependable AI.
8 Minutes · Oct 8, 2026
Gemma 2: A New Breed of Open Multimodal Embeddings
Discover Gemma 2, Google's new open-source, lightweight multimodal embedding model. Learn about its capabilities, setup, performance, and how it compares to other AI tools for text and image tasks.
8 Minutes · Oct 8, 2026
Pika: AI Video Generation for Everyone
Pika, a Y Combinator-backed startup, revolutionizes video creation with AI, transforming text and images into engaging clips for creators and marketers. Explore its features and impact.
8 Minutes · Oct 7, 2026
OpenAI’s Undisclosed Research: How Agents Are Building AI
Explore OpenAI's cutting-edge AI agent research, advanced training, and architectural innovations poised to accelerate AI development and shape the future of artificial intelligence.
12 Minutes · Oct 7, 2026
AI Can Now Detect AI-Written Content By Structure Alone
A new model trained on structural data alone can identify AI-generated web content, a significant development in distinguishing human and machine writing.
8 Minutes · Oct 6, 2026
ChatGPT Rolls Out GPTs and Aims for the Store
OpenAI's ChatGPT introduces custom GPTs for Plus/Enterprise users, enabling personalized AI and a future GPT Store for sharing and monetization. Discover what this means for users and creators.
8 Minutes · Oct 3, 2026
Asian AI Startups Launch Mythos-Like Models
Discover the new "Mythos-like" AI models emerging from Asian startups, driven by innovation and market opportunity. Explore their advanced reasoning and autonomous capabilities and the tools shaping the future of AI.
8 Minutes · Oct 2, 2026
AI Agents Achieve Autonomous Math Discovery
AI agents are now capable of autonomous mathematical discovery in open-world environments, pushing the boundaries of automated research and innovation. Explore the implications.
12 Minutes · Oct 2, 2026
Suno AI: Your Text Becomes a Hit Song!
Discover Suno AI, the Y Combinator-backed startup turning text into music and vocals. Learn how this AI tool democratizes music creation for everyone.
8 Minutes · Oct 1, 2026
Google AI Overviews Cost Shoppers More
Discover how Google's AI Overviews are leading to more expensive product choices, with prices averaging 21.6% higher than traditional search results. Read our analysis on the impact for shoppers.
5 Minutes · Oct 1, 2026
Google AI Mode's Shocking Price Hike Revealed
Google's AI Mode shows products 21.6% more expensive than traditional search. Explore why this AI feature might be costing users more and what to watch out for.
7 Minutes · Oct 1, 2026
AIDA: AI Animation Tool Empowers Indie Creators
Studio Jadu's AIDA uses AI to automate animation tasks, empowering independent creators with professional tools for scene generation and character animation, making production faster and more accessible.
8 Minutes · Sep 30, 2026
Thomas: The First AI Founder Running Its Own Companies
Meet Thomas, the first AI founder backed by Y Combinator. This virtual human autonomously starts and runs companies, generating revenue and operating in the real economy. Explore the future of AI entrepreneurship.
8 Minutes · Sep 30, 2026
Anthropic's AI Fails to Hook Users as Cheap Tools Dominate
Anthropic's top AI models are losing ground to cheaper, specialized tools. Explore why cost-effective solutions are winning the AI adoption race and what it means for the future of AI development.
8 Minutes · Sep 26, 2026
Opus's AI Struggles: Cheaper Tools Win the User Race
Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus faces a user exodus as cheaper, specialized AI tools dominate the market, signaling a significant shift in AI adoption priorities.
8 Minutes · Sep 26, 2026
Syntro: AI Agent Infrastructure Made Simple
Syntro streamlines AI agent development with its new infrastructure platform, simplifying deployment and management for businesses building robust, production-ready AI systems.
8 Minutes · Sep 25, 2026
Hazy: AI Makes Sensitive Data Safe for Innovation
Discover how Hazy, a Y Combinator-backed startup, uses AI to create safe, synthetic data for research and development, revolutionizing data privacy for businesses. Learn more today!
7 Minutes · Sep 25, 2026
Senso: Own Your AI Narrative, Control Your Data
Senso empowers users to control AI's perception of their personal data. Discover how this Y Combinator startup manages AI interactions and safeguards your digital identity. Investigate AI persona management and privacy in the age of AI.
8 Minutes · Sep 24, 2026
Google's New CC: The AI Agent That Manages Your Family Life
Google launches the new CC, an AI agent designed to simplify family organization. Discover its features, potential benefits for households, and its place in the evolving AI landscape.
8 Minutes · Sep 24, 2026
Imagine AI personalized video at scale
Imagine AI is revolutionizing personalized video messages with AI at scale. Discover how this Y Combinator startup is changing the game for business communication and marketing.
8 Minutes · Sep 24, 2026
Orby AI customer support transforms Slack Teams
Orby, a Y Combinator W26 alum, deploys AI agents to automate customer support across Slack, Teams, and email, promising faster responses and greater efficiency. This AI startup aims to transform customer service operations.
8 Minutes · Sep 23, 2026
Google AI Overviews: Convenience or Costly?
Google's AI Overviews may show shoppers prices up to 21.6% higher than traditional search. Explore the reasons and implications for consumers and retailers in this in-depth analysis.
8 Minutes · Sep 18, 2026
Hazy: AI That Makes Sensitive Data Safe for Research
Hazy uses generative AI to create synthetic data for secure analysis, unlocking sensitive medical and financial information while safeguarding privacy. Discover how their innovative technology works.
8 Minutes · Sep 17, 2026
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: AI That Learns You
Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash introduces adaptive learning for AI agents, promising a new era of personalized intelligence and efficiency in human-AI collaboration.
9 Minutes · Sep 16, 2026
Snowflake Supercharges 2026 With AI & ML Feature Surges
Snowflake's 2026 AI & ML updates: Cortex AI Function Studio, Online Feature Store, and custom runtimes empower data-driven development and real-time applications. Explore the future of AI on the data cloud.
9 Minutes · Sep 16, 2026
Claude 3 Opus Falters As Cheap AI Tools Take Over
Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus struggles as cheaper, specialized AI tools gain traction, highlighting a major shift in the market towards accessibility and affordability.
8 Minutes · Sep 15, 2026
This AI Plays Skyrim With You—And It's Scary Good
Step into Skyrim with an AI companion that learns your playstyle and adapts in real-time. Discover how this low-latency AI enhances solo gaming, its subscription cost, and what it means for the future of interactive entertainment.
9 Minutes · Sep 15, 2026
Asian AI Startups Unleash Mythos Models!
Asian AI startups are launching powerful \"Mythos-like\" models, challenging global giants amidst export bans. Explore the new wave of AI innovation and its implications.
8 Minutes · Sep 11, 2026
GLM-5.3 Crushes AI Costs, Beats GPT-4 & Claude!
Discover GLM-5.3, the open-weight AI model challenging OpenAI and Anthropic with superior performance at 1/5th the cost. Explore its architecture, benefits, and impact on the AI landscape.
12 Minutes · Sep 10, 2026
AlphaGenome Atlas maps human DNA
Google DeepMind unveils the AlphaGenome Atlas, a high-resolution DNA map. Explore its potential for medicine, research, and AI's role in scientific discovery.
8 Minutes · Sep 9, 2026
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: AI Agents That Learn As You Use Them
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash powers adaptive AI agents with real-time learning. This review covers its capabilities, performance, and compares it to leading AI alternatives.
9 minutes · Sep 9, 2026
Google AI Mode Price Jump 21.6%
Google's AI Mode shows products 21.6% more expensive than traditional search, raising questions about AI-driven shopping convenience versus cost savings for consumers. Compare prices to ensure you're getting the best deal.
5 Minutes · Sep 8, 2026
Claude 3 Opus struggles attract users
Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus faces stiff competition from cost-effective AI tools, signaling a market shift towards affordability and specialized functions over raw power. Explore the evolving AI landscape.
12 Minutes · Sep 8, 2026
Helia: AI Creates Personalized Video Messages At Scale
Helia uses AI to create personalized video messages at scale, empowering businesses to revolutionize their marketing and sales campaigns. Learn how this YC startup is changing the game.
8 Minutes · Sep 7, 2026
This AI Plays Skyrim With You, Better Than You
Explore a custom-built, low-latency AI companion for Skyrim that offers dynamic dialogue and adaptive strategies, revolutionizing solo gaming. Discover the future of AI in gaming.
8 Minutes · Sep 4, 2026
GLM-5.3 Obliterates AI Costs, Outperforms Giants
Discover how the new open-weight GLM-5.3 model challenges Anthropic and OpenAI, offering top-tier AI performance for a fraction of the cost and unlocking new possibilities for developers.
8 Minutes · Sep 2, 2026
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: Google's New AI Powers Faster Agents
Explore Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: a powerful, efficient AI model for developers building advanced AI agents. Discover how it reduces costs and boosts performance for faster, smarter applications.
8 Minutes · Sep 1, 2026
Palmier Pro: Free AI Video Editor for Mac Launches
Discover Palmier Pro, the free, open-source AI video editor for Mac. Learn how its smart features streamline video creation for everyone, offering a powerful alternative to paid software.
8 Minutes · Aug 31, 2026
4 YC-Backed AI Agent Platforms Simplifying Development
Discover AgentFlow, AgentConnect, AgentNexus, and AgentBuilder, the latest Y Combinator-backed AI agent platforms simplifying development for users of all technical levels. Explore features, use cases, and competitive advantages.
8 Minutes · Aug 30, 2026
Hazy: AI Anonymization Unlocks Medical Data for Research
Hazy, a YC W26 startup, utilizes advanced AI to anonymize medical records, unlocking critical patient data for research and development. Discover their innovative approach to HIPAA compliance and healthcare innovation.
8 Minutes · Aug 30, 2026
Senso: Own Your AI Narrative
Senso, a Y Combinator startup, empowers users to control AI narratives by building the infrastructure for the agentic web. Learn how they manage AI's perception of your digital identity.
8 Minutes · Aug 30, 2026
Claude 3 Opus Falters as Cheap AI Tools Dominate Market
Anthropic's top AI model faces an uphill battle as affordable alternatives gain ground. Explore why cheaper AI tools are thriving and what it means for the future of AI adoption.
8 Minutes · Aug 28, 2026
Skyrim AI Companion for Solo Gamers
Explore the Skyrim AI companion that learns and adapts to your gameplay, and discover SoloSkills, an open-source toolkit empowering solo entrepreneurs with AI automation.
8 Minutes · Aug 27, 2026
GLM-5.3: AI That's Powerful, Cheap, and Open
GLM-5.3, an open-weight LLM, challenges OpenAI and Anthropic with competitive performance at 1/5th the cost, democratizing advanced AI for developers and businesses.
8 Minutes · Aug 26, 2026
Y Combinator Backs Record 1574 AI Startups in 2026
Y Combinator funded a record 1574 AI startups in its 2026 batch, with 891 focusing on Artificial Intelligence. Explore this boom in AI innovation and the startups shaping its future.
8 Minutes · Aug 25, 2026
Needle2: 14MB Agentic LLM Powers Phones, Wearables, Robots
Discover Needle2, the revolutionary 14MB agentic LLM bringing powerful AI to your phone, wearables, and robots. Transform edge computing with unprecedented efficiency and on-device intelligence.
8 Minutes · Aug 19, 2026
SuperApp AI Platform: Ditch Lock-in, Build Smarter
SuperApp unveils a new AI collaboration platform to streamline multi-agent workflows and break free from model lock-in, empowering developers with greater flexibility and fostering innovation.
8 Minutes · Aug 17, 2026
Senso: Control Your Digital Identity from AI's Gaze
Senso empowers users to control their digital identity and AI-generated narratives, offering a new approach to reputation management in the age of generative AI. Learn more about this YC startup.
8 Minutes · Aug 11, 2026
Palmier Pro: Free AI Video Editor for Mac Launches
Palmier Pro offers free, AI-powered video editing for macOS. Discover its smart features, open-source nature, and how it compares to professional alternatives.
6 Minutes · Aug 11, 2026
Macs get AI Gemma 4 turbo-fieldfare on 2GB RAM
Discover turbo-fieldfare: the groundbreaking open-source engine enabling Gemma 4 26B AI to run on M-series Macs with just 2GB RAM. Powerful AI inference is now accessible anywhere, on your own hardware.
8 Minutes · Aug 10, 2026
Gemma 4 Runs on Your Mac: 2GB RAM AI Breakthrough!
Discover how a new open-source engine allows Gemma 4 26B to run on Macs with just 2GB RAM, making advanced AI accessible to everyone.
8 Minutes · Aug 9, 2026
Google AI June 2026 Updates New Models
Discover Google's June 2026 AI innovations: Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, plus open-source breakthroughs like Turbo Fieldfare and user-centric tools from Onyx and Phind.
8 Minutes · Aug 7, 2026
Azure Databricks: High-QPS AI Search Arrives for Compliance
Azure Databricks is set to roll out high QPS AI Search by default for compliant workspaces in late August 2026, empowering real-time applications and enterprise AI workloads.
5 Minutes · Aug 3, 2026
Palmier Pro: Free AI Video Editor for Mac Launches
Discover Palmier Pro, the free, open-source AI-powered video editor for macOS designed for M-series Macs. Learn how its intelligent features simplify video creation and boost your workflow.
7 Minutes · Aug 2, 2026
Turbo-Fieldfare: Gemma AI Runs on Your Mac with 2GB RAM
Discover how turbo-fieldfare revolutionizes AI accessibility by enabling the Gemma 4 26B model to run on M-series Macs with minimal RAM, democratizing powerful AI for developers and enthusiasts alike.
8 Minutes · Aug 1, 2026
Structured AI: AI to End Drawing Review Nightmares
Structured AI uses AI and computer vision to expedite drawing reviews for architects and engineers, aiming to reduce errors and project delays in the construction sector.
7 Minutes · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-5.6 Powers 2.2X Faster, 27% Cheaper AI Agent Migrations
Explore how migrating your AI agents to GPT-5.6 can achieve a 2.2x speed increase and a 27% cost reduction, revolutionizing AI deployment economics and efficiency.
9 Minutes · Jul 29, 2026
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