Private circulation Issue 05

Field Notes

A weekly dispatch from the edges of the knowledge graph.

Week of

Apr 20–Apr 26, 2026

17 sources / 60 insights

Five things worth knowing

1
wincy.eth AI Trading
Fastest Growing GitHub Repos in Finance: AI Trading Agents and Open-Source Bloomberg Alternatives

> the fastest growing GitHub repos in finance this week: > > 1. FinceptTerminal (+10.7K ★)

2
Bin Liu Claude
Claude Design Creates HyperFrames Videos with 2 Prompts

> (1/n) ok - it's official > > Claude Design can create HyperFrames videos, natviely

3
Elad Gil AI Agents
Elad Gil on AI Boom Acceleration and Strategic Exit Timing

> My view is the AI boom will only accelerate and is a once in a lifetime transformation > > This is orthogonal to whether many AI companies should exit in next 12-18 months, as some may lack durability vs labs, new entrants, or weird market shifts

4
Luca Rossi ꩜ AI Agents
Tolaria: Open Source macOS App for AI-Powered Markdown Knowledge Management

> Introducing Tolaria! 💧 > > Today I am releasing a macOS desktop app for managing markdown knowledge bases, and helping both AI and humans operate them.

5
NVIDIA Offers 80+ Free AI Model APIs for Development

> Why is no one talking about this? > > @nvidia is offering around 80 AI models via hosted APIs absolutely for free.