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How I Edit Videos With AI Without Touching a Timeline
I turned a recording full of false starts into a vertical short by talking to AI.
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Alex McCraw · OCT 28, 2026
Geopolitics
Is China Catching Up to the US in AI?
The US leads in frontier AI models and computing power, while China dominates open-source innovation and pushes costs lower.
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Anastasios Angelopoulos · OCT 26, 2026
Models
Who's Winning? Five Frontrunners, Five Different Races
Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta and SpaceXAI are building increasingly capable AI. The next winner will be determined by who makes that intelligence most useful, accessible and indispensable.
Nick Wentz · OCT 26, 2026
Models
AI Translates Swedish Better Than Hindi
How many people speak a language says little about how well AI translates it. What labs choose to build and prioritize matters far more.
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Olga Beregovaya · OCT 22, 2026
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Route one coding task through a frontier planner, fast executor, and independent reviewer using the models your environment exposes.
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Find useful agent loops and learn how loops work.
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Find, adapt, and design repeatable workflows inside your coding agent.
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Will Codex Reset?
A weather report for the question every Codex user eventually asks.
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The AI Layoff Tracker
A sourced record of workforce reductions where AI was cited as a factor.
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Guides
Guide · October 2026
Humanity’s Last Prompt Engineering Guide: Built for the Agent Era
The 2026 edition of Forward Future’s prompt engineering guide, rewritten for reasoning models and AI agents: context over tricks, clear briefs, and templates you can use today.
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Guide · January 12, 2026
The AI 50: 50 Real-World AI Use Cases Every Professional Should Know
A practical collection of 50 real-world AI use cases covering planning, writing, operations, analysis, and everyday professional workflows.
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Guide · November 03, 2025
The Subtle Art of Not Getting Replaced
A career-minded AI guide focused on becoming a stronger AI power user instead of getting left behind by the shift to AI-native work.
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Guide · October 17, 2025
One Hundred Ways to Use AI
A Forward Future field guide packed with 100 practical AI use cases you can scan, try, and stack into everyday routines across work and life.
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Model Reviews
What these models can actually do, where they fall short, and what it was like to use them.
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