🗞️ AI News of The Week: Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic just made their most powerful AI model available to the public…Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model with enterprise-grade capabilities and built-in safety guardrails.
Fable 5 is the public-safe version of Claude Mythos 5 which is supposedly Anthropic's most capable model to date. It sits at the top of nearly every benchmark across software engineering, research, vision, and scientific tasks.
Why this matters:
Mythos-class power, public access
Safety-first architecture:
Dual launch: Claude Mythos 5 (same model, fewer restrictions) also launched for API and enterprise customers with specialized needs
Benchmark leader: Fable 5 tops nearly every tested benchmark in coding, knowledge work, vision, and scientific research
🧠 AI Term of The Week: Telemetry
Definition:
The automated collection and transmission of data from a system like an app or AI tool to a remote server for monitoring, analysis, and improvement.
Explain It Like I’m 5:
Telemetry is just data sent from far away so you can see what’s happening. For example, a car, rocket, or smartwatch can send information like speed, location, or temperature to another device or system It’s like a toy robot texting you its status so you know whether it’s okay or needs help.
Why it matters now:
AI tools increasingly rely on telemetry to track usage patterns, catch errors, and improve models over time
Understanding what telemetry does helps you make informed decisions about what data you're sharing with AI platforms
Many self-hosted tools (n8n, Ollama, Open WebUI) let you disable telemetry entirely — useful if privacy is a priority on your VPS setup
💬 Quote of the Week:
"“When I let go of what I am,
I become what I might be."
🧰 AI Tool of The Week: Shlink
What is LM Shlin:
Shlink is a free, open-source, self-hosted URL shortener with built-in analytics — giving you full control over your short links without relying on Bitly or Pretty Links.
What it does:
Creates custom short URLs and QR codes hosted on your own domain
Tracks every visit with detailed analytics: location, device, browser, and referrer
Supports multiple domains, conditional redirects based on device or location, and per-link visit limits
Mike’s real-world example:
Run Shlink on your VPS to create branded short links like go.yourdomain.com/newsletter — then see exactly how many people clicked, where they came from, and what device they used.
👉 Check Out Shlink
🛠 AI Tutorial Of The Week: Hostinger VPS: How To Use a Custom Domain To Open n8n
Description:
This tutorial walks you through connecting a custom domain to your n8n instance on a Hostinger VPS using Cloudflare for DNS management and HTTPS.
🤖 What You'll Learn
Set up a custom domain in Cloudflare for your VPS
Configure DNS records to point to your n8n instance
Enable HTTPS on your custom domain
Access n8n using your own branded URL instead of a raw IP address
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📚 Telemetry
❞ “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." – Lao Tzu
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