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Updated July 8, 2026

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ModelsJul 8, 2026

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 for coding, agents and knowledge work

SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, its strongest model yet for coding, agentic tasks and knowledge work, trained alongside Cursor across tens of thousands of NVIDIA GB300 GPUs. The model is available today in Grok Build, on all Cursor plans and via the SpaceXAI API at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, with about 80 tokens per second serving speed, roughly 2x token efficiency versus comparable models and limited free usage in Grok Build and Cursor; EU availability is expected in mid-July.

Source: SpaceXAIRead source

ModelsJul 8, 2026

Mistral unveils Robostral Navigate 8B single-camera robot navigation AI

Mistral AI introduced Robostral Navigate, its first embodied navigation model: an 8B system that steers wheeled, legged and flying robots from a single RGB camera and plain-language instructions. Trained entirely in simulation on about 400,000 trajectories across 6,000 scenes, Mistral reports 76.6% success on unseen R2R-CE and 79.4% on seen validation, beating prior single-camera and multi-sensor baselines without LiDAR or depth sensors.

Source: Mistral AIRead source

ModelsJul 8, 2026

OpenAI confirms GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna public launch on July 9

OpenAI said GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna will launch publicly on Thursday, July 9, ending the limited trusted-partner preview that began after U.S. government review of the frontier model family. The company is expanding preview access globally ahead of the broader ChatGPT, Codex and API rollout for Sol as the flagship, Terra as the balanced everyday model and Luna as the fast lower-cost tier.

Source: AxiosRead source

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Melvin Vivas

Software Engineer & Senior Technology Leader

25 years across banking, fintech, and enterprise.

I've been in the trenches: shipping GenAI apps, building open-source AI tools, and working hands-on with local LLMs and autonomous agents. These days I run my daily life and work on Hermes Agent, and I help people set up their own personal AI.

I mentor on coding with AI, boosting productivity with AI tools, and turning AI into real business growth. Whether you're a founder, engineer, leader, or just getting started with AI — you'll get someone who understands both the strategy and the build.

Senior roles at Standard Chartered Bank & Ohmyhome (Nasdaq)

Built AI Dream Photo — production GenAI app

Building aibackends.com — open-source API server

Building skillsbento.com — AI Agent Skills marketplace

Speaker at NTU Singapore, PSIA, and DICT Philippines

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Open Mentoring — Connecting Minds

My personal AI stack

Why I advocate for Hermes

I run my own life and work on Hermes Agent — the open-source personal AI agent from Nous Research. It runs on your desktop and in the chat apps you already use, it grows with you, and its Mixture of Agents presets now outscore single frontier models.

I'll help you get started with Hermes — or with any AI stack you already use. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, local LLMs: if it's AI, I can help.

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