Nous Research
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- 2026-07-13 funding Nous Research is in talks to raise at least $75 million in new funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. source
- 2026-07-13 funding Nous Research is reportedly finalizing a new funding round of at least $75 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. source
- 2026-07-13 funding Nous Research is reportedly in talks to secure new funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. source
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Nous Research's Hermes Agent: Production Deployment Checklist for Business Use
The open-source Hermes Agent, developed by Nous Research, offers a flexible framework for building AI agents. When deploying Hermes for business use, several considerations are crucial for production environments. These…
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Meta's MCP Tooling: Two Design Philosophies Evaluated
Meta has updated its Meta Social Technologies MCP (formerly Meta Developer Tools MCP) with two distinct server philosophies. One server utilizes a namespaced tool prefix 'devtools_' and offers 11 tools, while the other …
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MCP server token counts vary widely across 11 popular tools · 2 sources tracked
A comparison of 11 popular MCP servers revealed significant discrepancies in token counts, with Notion using substantially more tokens than Git or Puppeteer. These variations are attributed to differences in tokenizers,…
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MCP Server Security Lapses Highlighted Amidst Deployment Challenges · 2 sources tracked
A recent analysis of over 5,200 MCP servers revealed significant security and deployment shortcomings, with 88% requiring authentication but only 8.5% using OAuth, and a concerning 492 servers exposed without authentica…
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Google Analytics integrates AI, but marketer adoption lags due to strategy gaps
Google has enabled its Google Analytics platform to directly interface with AI models via an MCP server, allowing for more sophisticated data analysis and faster response times. However, a survey of 435 marketers indica…
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Google releases AI-powered server for direct Google Analytics access
Google has released its own Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling AI models to directly access Google Analytics data without manual export. This open-source tool, available on GitHub, leverages the MCP standard,…
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Anthropic CEO proposes AI development pause, OpenAI agrees
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, proposed a pause on frontier AI development, suggesting three key actions: allowing external auditors access to company systems with publication rights, fostering international cooperatio…
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Doop enables real-time human-AI design collaboration on shared canvas
Doop is a new multiplayer design canvas that allows humans and AI agents to collaborate in real-time on the same design space. Unlike other tools where AI generates designs separately, Doop integrates AI agents directly…
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Hermes Agent: Open-Source AI Agent Praised for Ease of Use
Hermes Agent is an open-source AI agent that is designed to be user-friendly and adaptable. It is relatively easy to install and use, making it accessible for a range of users. The project is available on Mastodon and h…
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Hermes Desktop simplifies local AI model setup with one-click installation
Nous Research has launched Hermes Desktop, a free, open-source application that simplifies the process of setting up and running open-weight AI models locally. The software automatically detects a user's hardware, selec…
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Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 fails project audit, but excels at undoing errors
A user tested Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model by asking it to audit 25 software projects based on their README files. The model initially made incorrect judgments, misidentifying major open-source projects and even the…
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Open-source AI models challenge big labs in hidden benchmarks
A Reddit post on r/LocalLLaMA highlights benchmarks that allegedly show smaller, open-source models outperforming larger, proprietary ones from major AI labs. The post suggests that these benchmarks, which are not widel…
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AI coding agents tricked into running malware via unclaimed packages
Researchers have discovered a security vulnerability where AI coding agents can be tricked into executing malware by referencing unclaimed packages in public documentation. By registering package names that were listed …
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AI agents Claude, Codex, Hermes install unowned code via website docs · 4 sources tracked
Security researchers have discovered that several AI coding agents, including Anthropic's Claude, OpenAI's Codex, and Nous Research's Hermes, have installed unowned code within corporate networks. This occurred when the…
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MiniMax AI's H3 model integrates text, image, video, and audio at Ray Summit
MiniMax AI's H3 model, a 33B open-weight model capable of processing text, image, video, and audio, was presented at the Ray Summit in San Francisco. The presentation detailed how H3 integrates multiple modalities into …
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AI agents evolve into persistent coworkers, demanding standardized file formats
The landscape of AI agents is shifting from disposable chat sessions to persistent, named coworkers, necessitating standardized file formats. Recent product launches from Block (Buzz), xAI (Grok Bot), and Nous Research …
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New tool env-guard prevents AI agents from accessing sensitive API keys
A new tool called env-guard has been developed to prevent AI coding agents from accessing sensitive API keys and credentials. The tool operates on the principle of referencing secrets by name rather than revealing their…
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Stealth AI model Ox Alpha launches with 1M context window
A new stealth model named Ox Alpha, designed for coding and agentic tasks, has been released through OpenRouter. Developed by an anonymous third-party provider, Ox Alpha offers a 1 million token context window and impre…
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Qwen 3.6 leads local AI agent tests, with Muse Glimmer showing strong debut
A recent bakeoff comparing local AI agents revealed that Qwen 3.6 remains a top performer, though the new Muse Glimmer model made a notable debut. The evaluation focused on real-world personal assistant tasks rather tha…
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Nous Research ships Bot Mode for Hermes Agent, enabling named AI bots
Nous Research has released Bot Mode for its open-source Hermes Agent, allowing users to create and manage multiple named AI bots. Each bot functions as a distinct profile with its own chat history, memory, skills, and a…