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Study: Em-dash frequency in US congressional press releases rises with LLM adoption
A recent study analyzed over 146,000 U.S. congressional press releases from 2021 to 2025 to detect stylistic traces of large language model (LLM) usage. Researchers observed a significant increase in the frequency of un…
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Claude AI analyzes Singapore HDB flat prices against real transactions
The author used Claude and Apify's MCP server to assess if a specific HDB flat listing in Singapore was overpriced. By integrating two scraping tools—one for live property listings and another for historical resale pric…
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AI agent decodes used car VINs for buyers using public safety data
A new tool leverages AI, specifically Claude, to simplify the process of checking a used car's history by decoding Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). This agent connects to public U.S. government databases, such as …
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AI agent verifies vendor legitimacy, preventing payment to dissolved company
A revenue operations manager named Marcus successfully used an AI agent, powered by Claude and Apify's MCP server, to verify vendor legitimacy. The AI agent was configured with tools to query official registries for Sin…
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Claude AI gains real-time data access via Apify MCP server
Developers have created a method to integrate real-time data lookups into the AI model Claude, addressing its limitations with factual accuracy. By connecting Claude to the Apify MCP server, users can enable the AI to a…
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AI agent prevents wire transfer to sanctioned entity
An AI agent, utilizing Apify Actors integrated with Claude, successfully identified a sanctioned counterparty before a financial transaction could be completed. The system was configured to check business registries and…
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Apify MCP Server Connects Claude to Real-Time Data Tools
Apify has developed a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI models like Claude and Cursor to access real-time data through various specialized tools. These tools, hosted on the Apify platform, enable agents…
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AI models struggle to predict human attention in text, fusion offers improvement
A new research paper explores the challenge of predicting human attention in text, establishing benchmarks for "floor" (naive truncation) and "ceiling" (split-half oracle) scores. The study found that current frontier l…
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Developer builds AI-powered income dashboard for fragmented earnings
The author developed a custom income dashboard server using an MCP (Model-Centric Programming) approach instead of a traditional mobile app to consolidate earnings from numerous, often API-less, sources. This server all…
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Cheapest ChatGPT Scraper APIs Compared for Structured Data Capture
Several API providers offer services for scraping data from ChatGPT, focusing on capturing not just the answer text but also crucial elements like inline citations and source information. Scrapeless is highlighted as a …
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LLM Scraper API Cost Comparison: Scrapeless, Bright Data, and Apify
When selecting an LLM scraper API, developers should prioritize cost based on actual consumption units rather than just headline prices. Scrapeless offers a unified API for multiple AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perpl…
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New York school pauses AI robot teacher plan amid backlash · 6 sources tracked
A school district in upstate New York has halted plans to introduce a humanoid AI robot teacher into classrooms. This decision follows significant backlash from state education officials, teachers, and local residents w…
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RAG Web Browser automates web scraping for LLM data extraction
The RAG Web Browser, an Apify actor, is designed to streamline the process of extracting clean, LLM-ready data from the web. It automates web scraping, filtering, and content cleaning, transforming raw web pages into ma…
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Developer launches AI-callable scraping APIs with pay-per-event model
A developer has created eight pay-per-use web scraping APIs, accessible through the Apify platform, that can be directly called by AI agents. These APIs are designed for platforms like Google Maps, TikTok, Instagram, Yo…
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No-code AI agents gain live data access via Model Context Protocol
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) allows AI assistants to access live data through connected tools, enabling more accurate and up-to-date responses. This is demonstrated by building a Dubai real estate AI agent that uses…
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ChatGPT logs used as evidence in US wildfire trial, leading to mistrial
A mistrial was declared in the Palisades Fire case in Los Angeles because the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The prosecution attempted to use the defendant's ChatGPT conversations as evidence of motive, b…
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Cheap AI models are becoming infrastructure via task routing
Developers are increasingly adopting a strategy of routing tasks to different AI models based on cost and capability, rather than relying on a single, high-end model. Cheaper, capable models are being used for routine t…
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OpenAI showcases news organizations' use of generative AI
OpenAI has published a collection of case studies detailing how news organizations worldwide are leveraging generative AI. These examples showcase AI's application in supporting journalists with tasks like information v…
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Author details Instagram MCP server, notes pipeline changes
The author details the development of `instapdown-mcp`, a new MCP server for Instagram that offers 16 tools, including downloaders, engagement audits, and content calendar generation. This project highlights significant…
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Anthropic settles author copyright claims for $1.5B over pirated books
Anthropic has agreed to a $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors, resolving claims that the company used pirated books to train its Claude AI chatbot. While a judge previously ruled that training AI on copyright…