James O'Claire

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GPT 5.6 coming but "The government will approve customer access on a case-by-case basis."

@verge reporting on OpenAI newest AI model

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/957372/openai-will-delay-gpt-5-6-after-trump-administration-request

OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request

The government will approve customer access on a case-by-case basis.

The Verge

Today I was setting up Hermes to see how it does with web research. I chose DeepSeek and seeing it’s pricing next to Anthropic and OpenAI ‘frontier’ models is crazy. Nearly a 50x price increase based on tokens alone, let using more tokens for the same task.

full:
https://jamesoclaire.com/2026/06/25/the-unbearable-cheapness-of-open-weight-models/

The Unbearable Cheapness of Open Weight Models – James O'Claire

Scan any iOS or Android App for SDKs and API Calls for Free with AppGoblin, no login

How it works?

Search the app you’re interested in on AppGoblin
Go to the main App page and press the “Scan SDKs & APIs” button
AppGoblin goes and fetches the latest version of the app.
For Android apps, AppGoblin runs the app in an emulator to track what data leaves the app

The results are prepared and put on the public app page within 24 hrs

https://jamesoclaire.com/2026/06/10/scan-any-ios-or-android-app-for-sdks-and-api-calls-for-free-with-appgoblin-no-login/

Scan any iOS or Android App for SDKs and API Calls for Free with AppGoblin, no login – James O'Claire

AppGoblin free mobile ads report. See the top app ad buyers, their creatives and the ad networks they are running on.

https://appgoblin.info/reports/ad-user-acquisition-2026-may

User Acquisition Report - May 2026 | AppGoblin

See May 2026 mobile ad campaigns, ad networks, and creatives behind the fastest-rising apps.

AppGoblin

Working through the pros and cons of the W3 Attribution framework and how it might impact ad measurement. I also focused a bit on AppsFlyer as it was something I was curious to think about how the browser based Attribution could affect or overlap with AppsFlyer's recent released web2app attribution models.

https://jamesoclaire.com/2026/06/05/attribution-in-the-browser-who-really-benefits-from-google-and-metas-new-privacy-standard/

Attribution in the Browser: Who Really Benefits from Google and Meta’s New Privacy Standard – James O'Claire

@brianokken thanks for the info, I'll definitely try growing some in norcal!
@brianokken didn't know passion fruit would grow in Oregon. Do you get them to survive multiple years by heated greenhouse or bringing them inside?
A comparison of the top #ASO app growth companies.
@404mediaco Loved the piece about stalkerware. I run AppGoblin which has data on 6m apps and have run man in the middle attacks on hundreds of thousands of apps. The data is free for journalists!