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Risenshine! Here is digest of signals harvested on 2026-10-01.
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Markets
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International - 10/01 |
-1.1862% -6.0313% MoM | -2.0892% -8.2086% MoM | -1.3755% -4.7728% MoM | -2.5204% -6.4706% MoM |
-2.5204% -6.4706% MoM | -2.2635% -6.0104% MoM | -1.6679% -1.0986% MoM | -2.6977% -8.9131% MoM |
-2.2851% -7.9869% MoM | -1.1602% -5.6881% MoM | -2.4671% -4.849% MoM | -0.2939% -4.0181% MoM |
-0.0821% +2.2684% MoM | -0.6855% -6.4946% MoM | -0.1063% +2.7702% MoM | +0.2261% -1.7295% MoM |
-0.1804% -1.5421% MoM | -1.1233% -10.0941% MoM | -1.7896% -2.9942% MoM | -0.5782% -6.4992% MoM |
-1.2955% +3.0697% MoM | -0.4911% -6.3006% MoM | -0.0989% -0.0412% MoM | -1.0481% -4.0439% MoM |
-2.2521% -6.4% MoM |
Commodities - 10/01 |
+0.5041% -3.5261% MoM | +0.9356% -5.0069% MoM | +2.9933% +6.3972% MoM | +0.6489% -1.8354% MoM |
-0.0355% -4.6117% MoM | +0.4309% -2.5757% MoM | -0.6787% +1.1262% MoM | -2.0251% -3.9698% MoM |
-0.3151% -6.4564% MoM | +0.6105% -11.7143% MoM | -0.6524% -9.8999% MoM | -0.2923% -8.6869% MoM |
Favorites - 10/01 |
+0.5585% -15.66% MoM | +0.6489% +33.9679% MoM | -0.0195% +2.3512% MoM | +1.0859% +6.1718% MoM |
+0.5608% -2.2997% MoM | -0.0734% -18.5395% MoM | -0.3693% -2.6244% MoM | -0.0837% -4.7851% MoM |
-0.8647% -5.4839% MoM | +0.9252% +24.4954% MoM | -0.1913% +34.8769% MoM | -1.0596% +9.2912% MoM |
+1.4647% +27.4205% MoM | -0.8108% +1.5963% MoM | -1.0364% -8.8328% MoM |
Sectors - 10/01 |
+0.1783% +0.2901% MoM | -1.3181% -3.1863% MoM | +0.1124% -6.5385% MoM | -0.5622% -7.6294% MoM |
+1.3523% +15.1946% MoM | +0.4151% -7.7264% MoM | -0.6481% -6.995% MoM | +1.2561% -3.4661% MoM |
-0.9574% -7.709% MoM | +0.5801% +0.747% MoM |
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Gainers
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Veea Inc. Warrant +155.6% Veea Inc is a company providing an edge platform having extensive knowledge and expertise on content delivery and edge computing, and has brought a broad range of Wi-Fi, 4G/5G mobi... | Pinnacle Acquisition Corporation Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-eighth (1/8) of one Class A ordinary share +118.2% ... |
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Losers
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Corteva, Inc. Common Stock -83.9% Corteva is an agricultural inputs pure play that was formed in 2019 when it was spun off from DowDuPont. The company is a leader in the development of new seed and crop protection ... | Guardforce AI Co., Limited Warrant -83.3% Guardforce AI Co Ltd is an integrated solution provider, specializing in security solutions, and also focuses on implementing AI and robotics solutions to improve business operatio... |
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Business
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Impact of the Iran conflict on global fuel prices and economic policy responses in the U.S. and Europe |
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🗺 Background:- Iran's conflict in 2026 has disrupted oil supply routes in the Middle East, a region responsible for over 30% of global crude exports.
- Following attacks on oil infrastructure in mid-September, global Brent crude prices surged above $95 per barrel for the first time since 2022.
- The U.S. and EU have historically relied on Middle Eastern oil imports, making their economies sensitive to conflict-driven price volatility.
- Recent sanctions and embargoes further strained energy supplies and prompted governments to review their economic policies.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- Joe Biden, President of the United States, has convened emergency meetings with the Federal Reserve and Department of Energy.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is coordinating EU member states' responses to fuel supply disruptions.
- Major oil firms affected include ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies, with operations in the Persian Gulf region.
- OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is a central stakeholder in decisions about production quotas and price stability.
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➡ Potential consequences:- U.S. gasoline prices may rise above $6 per gallon in Q4 2026, increasing household transportation costs nationwide.
- Europe risks recession if energy shortages persist, with Germany forecasting a 1% GDP contraction in 2027.
- Central banks in both the U.S. and EU could accelerate interest rate hikes to manage inflation stemming from fuel price surges.
- OPEC may face pressure to increase output in the coming months, potentially leading to new diplomatic negotiations.
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Saudi Arabia's IPO market slowdown and its strategic shift amid investor wariness and geopolitical risks |
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🗺 Background:- Saudi Arabia's IPO market experienced strong post-pandemic activity but has slowed significantly in 2026 due to escalating Middle East conflict.
- In 2025, Saudi companies raised $3.7 billion through IPOs, while in 2026 only three companies listed on Tadawul and Nomu, raising a combined $144 million, reflecting a sharp drop.
- Equity issuance in the Middle East and Africa plunged to $2.1 billion in H1 2026, a 71% decrease year-on-year and the lowest since 2020.
- Investor sentiment weakened due to pricing disagreements, poor IPO performance, and global liquidity tightening.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- The Capital Market Authority (CMA) is the primary regulator behind the proposed IPO reforms.
- Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) is recalibrating its IPO strategy, postponing planned listings of entities like Saudi Global Ports and Nupco.
- Institutional investors and underwriters are now being targeted by new rules shifting execution and funding risk onto them.
- Listed companies like Dar Al Balad, Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed, and MSGA represent 2026's only IPOs on Tadawul and Nomu.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Stricter IPO rules could increase market transparency and confidence but may raise entry barriers for company listings in the near-term.
- PIF’s more selective approach may reduce the number and size of IPOs, potentially slowing capital market development and domestic investment momentum.
- A continued slowdown might prompt further regulatory interventions, impact Saudi Vision 2030 funding, and shift investor focus toward more liquid global assets.
- Medium-term, less foreign and domestic capital may flow into the Saudi equity market until trust and performance recover.
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Trump administration's evolving approach to AI oversight: the rebranding effort, industry self-policing, and political tensions with chatbot communications |
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🗺 Background:- The Trump administration proposed AI governance changes starting in 2019, emphasizing industry self-regulation over federal mandates.
- On October 2020, the White House rebranded its AI Initiative, shifting focus toward “trustworthy AI” and voluntary compliance.
- Political disputes intensified after chatbot technologies demonstrated bias or blocked certain political content in mid-2020.
- Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce and the National Security Commission on AI, were tasked with shaping broad policy frameworks.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- Donald Trump, former President, directed shifting AI policy priorities and messaging during his term.
- Major tech firms like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft led industry self-policing practices under evolving federal guidance.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) set voluntary guidelines for AI development in agreement with industry.
- Lawmakers, including Senators Ted Cruz and Elizabeth Warren, debated AI-powered content moderation and regulatory gaps.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Near-term, companies may accelerate adoption of voluntary frameworks, limiting federal intervention but risking patchwork oversight and inconsistent standards.
- Medium-term, political tension over chatbot communication may fuel new legislative efforts, possibly resulting in mandatory disclosure and transparency rules.
- Industry self-policing could stifle innovation if competing standards cause fragmentation or increased compliance burdens.
- Public trust in AI may erode if perceived bias or lack of transparency persists, driving calls for stronger federal regulation.
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U.S.–China–Taiwan arms trade: analysis of the $14 billion deal stall, policy impacts, and Trump’s controversial offer |
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🗺 Background:- The U.S.–China–Taiwan arms trade involves complex geopolitical dynamics and has become increasingly contentious since the early 2000s.
- A $14 billion arms deal between Taiwan and the U.S. has recently stalled amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
- Policy debates intensified following former President Donald Trump’s controversial offer to expedite weapon deliveries to Taiwan in 2023.
- The arms deal is viewed as central to Taiwan’s strategy for self-defense against potential aggression from China.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- Key stakeholders include the U.S. Department of Defense, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, and the People’s Republic of China’s State Council.
- Major defense contractors involved are Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing.
- Political figures include Joe Biden (U.S. President), Tsai Ing-wen (Taiwanese President), and Xi Jinping (Chinese President).
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has advocated for faster arms transfers to Taiwan, igniting debate.
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➡ Potential consequences:- The stall may weaken Taiwan's immediate air and missile defense readiness in 2026–2027.
- Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China could further deteriorate if expedited transfers proceed.
- Defense contractors might face revenue shortfalls if the deal remains suspended in the near term.
- Trump’s controversial proposal may impact U.S. political debates over executive powers in arms sales.
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OpenAI’s executive leadership gap and the resulting challenges for organizational communication and safety research collaboration |
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🗺 Background:- OpenAI has recently faced a significant gap in its executive leadership following departures of key figures.
- The leadership gap has contributed to challenges in internal communication and coordination, particularly for safety research teams.
- Collaboration between technical and safety research units has become strained as organizational oversight weakened.
- Industry observers note that executive departures began accelerating in mid-2024 after renewed scrutiny of AI safety protocols.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, is central to ongoing decisions regarding interim leadership and organizational restructuring.
- Former executives, such as Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, have played key roles in shaping OpenAI's safety culture.
- Microsoft, as a major investor, is closely monitoring OpenAI's leadership and safety research dynamics.
- The OpenAI Board and AI safety team are directly involved in addressing internal communication and research collaboration challenges.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Near-term effects may include delayed research milestones due to weakened coordination between technical and safety teams.
- The executive gap could reduce stakeholder confidence and negatively impact investor relations, including Microsoft.
- Medium-term risks include increased vulnerability to safety lapses and less effective cross-team feedback loops.
- Long-term organizational instability may impede OpenAI's ability to develop and deploy advanced AI models safely.
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Science News
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Implications and risks of massive capital inflows into leading AI companies: OpenAI's unprecedented $1.4T valuation bid |
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🗺 Background:- OpenAI received a valuation bid of $1.4 trillion in late September 2026, reflecting surging investor interest in generative AI.
- Massive capital inflows into AI companies have accelerated since Microsoft invested $10 billion in OpenAI in early 2023.
- The valuation surge mirrors historic tech booms, such as the dot-com era, but is driven by advancements in AI models like GPT-4 and GPT-5.
- Regulatory scrutiny and market speculation have intensified as AI sector valuations reach record highs.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- OpenAI is the primary recipient of recent high-capital bids, with CEO Sam Altman at the helm.
- Major investors include Microsoft, Andreessen Horowitz, and Tiger Global Management.
- Regulatory bodies like the SEC and EU Commission are monitoring the risks of systemic impact from AI investments.
- Other leading AI firms, such as Anthropic and Google DeepMind, compete for similar capital attention.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Near-term: Market volatility may increase as rival AI companies like Anthropic race to match funding levels.
- Near-term: Regulatory action could impose stricter disclosure requirements on capital inflows to limit risk.
- Medium-term: AI talent consolidation may accelerate, with leading firms monopolizing key researchers and resources.
- Medium-term: Broader tech sector impacts could arise from capital shortages in non-AI startups due to investor focus.
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Anthropic's existential risk disclosures and evolving business agreements with SpaceX and NVIDIA |
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🗺 Background:- Anthropic is an AI startup focused on building reliable and interpretable artificial intelligence systems.
- Existential risk disclosures refer to transparency about potential hazards posed by advanced AI to humanity.
- SpaceX and NVIDIA have entered business arrangements with Anthropic to provide computing infrastructure and collaborate on AI developments.
- The AI industry is increasingly scrutinized for risk management and stakeholder alignment.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- Anthropic was co-founded by Dario Amodei and has received funding from major technology firms.
- SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is a key infrastructure partner for Anthropic.
- NVIDIA, managed by Jensen Huang, supplies GPUs for Anthropic’s AI research and deployment.
- Regulatory bodies and academic institutions are monitoring Anthropic’s disclosures and partnerships.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Near-term, Anthropic's transparent risk disclosures may positively influence investor confidence and public trust.
- Guaranteed GPU access from NVIDIA is expected to accelerate Anthropic’s AI training and deployment over the next quarters.
- Ongoing collaboration between Anthropic and SpaceX could set industry standards for risk management in AI infrastructure.
- Medium-term, regulatory bodies might demand similar disclosures from other AI firms following Anthropic's precedent.
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Competitive dynamics between OpenAI and xAI in the market for AI agent platforms, including domain acquisition strategies |
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🗺 Background:- OpenAI and xAI are actively developing competing AI agent platforms for enterprise and consumer use.
- Domain acquisition has become a central strategy, with both companies securing key domains to control access and branding.
- The competitive landscape intensified in 2024 as both companies accelerated platform releases and marketing campaigns.
- Past acquisitions and investments by OpenAI and xAI signal a race to provide dominant, widely adopted AI agent solutions.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- Elon Musk is the founder of xAI, which launched its Grok platform in 2024.
- Sam Altman leads OpenAI as CEO, focusing on expanding GPT-based agent capabilities.
- Microsoft is a major investor in OpenAI, supporting integration with Azure cloud services.
- Twitter (rebranded as X) is linked to xAI’s ecosystem, facilitating rapid deployment of AI agents.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Near-term, increased domain acquisition could drive brand loyalty and early adoption among enterprise customers.
- Market fragmentation is likely as both OpenAI and xAI lock down critical web domains for their respective platforms.
- Medium-term, collaborative standards may emerge if customer demand for interoperability grows.
- Aggressive competition could lead to rapid innovation, but also potential legal disputes over intellectual property and branding.
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Expansion of ChatGPT features toward replacing traditional productivity software and app store models |
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🗺 Background:- ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, increasingly integrates productivity tools directly into its platform.
- Traditional productivity software like Microsoft Office and Google Workspace face disruption from AI-powered assistants.
- App store models historically dominated by Apple and Google are challenged by ChatGPT's plugin ecosystem.
- Recent expansions aim to centralize workspaces and app discovery within conversational AI interfaces.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, is a central developer and stakeholder.
- Major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple are affected by the shifting model.
- Developers creating ChatGPT plugins and APIs are impacted by the new distribution paradigm.
- End users, including enterprises and students, increasingly shift to AI-driven productivity solutions.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Near term, organizational workflows may shift from siloed applications to unified AI-driven platforms.
- App developers could be forced to adapt business models, moving from app store distribution to AI plugin ecosystems.
- Medium term, Apple and Google face reduced control over user app discovery and monetization channels.
- AI-powered workspace integration may boost productivity but increase dependency on a single provider like OpenAI.
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AMD's investment in World Models for spatial intelligence and its potential to accelerate scientific discovery |
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🗺 Background:- AMD invested in World Models to enhance spatial intelligence capabilities in October 2026.
- Spatial intelligence refers to AI systems that can understand, interact, and reason about spatial environments.
- The goal is to leverage world modeling techniques for accelerating scientific discovery and decision-making.
- This collaboration follows AMD's expanding AI strategy seen in previous hardware partnerships.
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🎩 Key stakeholders:- AMD, a global semiconductor company, leads the investment effort.
- World Models is an AI research firm specializing in spatial intelligence algorithms.
- Collaborating institutions include leading universities and scientific labs engaged in AI-powered research.
- Key individuals: AMD CTO Mark Papermaster and World Models CEO Jane Lee.
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➡ Potential consequences:- Near-term: Enhanced spatial AI systems could speed up simulations and modeling in scientific research.
- Near-term: AMD may integrate these spatial intelligence algorithms into upcoming GPU and hardware platforms.
- Medium-term: The collaboration could lead to breakthroughs in automated discovery in fields like molecular biology and astrophysics.
- Medium-term: Increased competition among AI hardware providers may foster more innovation in the sector.
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Culture
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Zhang Sengyou "A painting is the silent poetry of the brush, capturing the spirit beyond form..." Zhang Sengyou was a renowned Chinese painter during the Liang Dynasty in the 6th century. He is famous for his Buddhist paintings and is considered one of the pioneers of classical Chinese painting.... | Kūkai "To study the Buddha Way is to study the self; to study the self is to forget the self..." Kūkai was a Japanese Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and calligrapher who lived in the 6th to 7th century and founded the Shingon or 'True Word' school of Buddhism. He is revered for his religious writings and poetry that deeply influenced Japanese culture.... |
Aryabhata "Just as a man in a boat sees the shore moving backward, so the earth's rotation causes the apparent movement of the stars..." Aryabhata was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who lived during the late 5th and early 6th centuries. He is known for his work on the approximation of pi and the introduction of the concept of zero as a number.... | Emperor Wen of Sui "Harmony in governance brings peace to the people and strength to the empire..." Emperor Wen of Sui was the founder and first emperor of the Sui Dynasty in China, reigning from 581 to 604 CE. He is credited with unifying China after a long period of fragmentation and initiating major reforms that paved the way for the prosperous Tang Dynasty.... |
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NASA
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Github
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Trading tools |
Deep-Learning-in-Quantitative-Trading 457 stars #40 This code is for the book... | quant-resources 445 stars #41 resources of quantitative trading... |
AlphaTeam 411 stars #42 ” AlphaTeam : Trustworthy, Controllable, and Traceable Quantitative Trading PlatForm“... | claude-trading-skills 404 stars #43 68 trading, DeFi, and quantitative finance Agent Skills. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and 30+ other tools.... |
Sea Vessels |
boat_budget_tracker 1 stars #40 boat budget tracker... | geovoile-tracking 1 stars #41 Collect and merge race boat data from geovoile.com... |
Autonomous-Boat---Trash-detection-and-Tracking- 1 stars #42 | Boat-Tracker 1 stars #43 Application for Tracking Boats based on http://gae.yb.tl/Flash... |
Air Vessels |
stateloom 24 stars #40 The control plane for AI agents. Track, secure, and optimize every agent run.... | nearPlane 23 stars #41 ✈️ A real-time, portable aircraft tracker for the M5StickC Plus 2 using the adsb.lol API. Features a multi-page display, emergency alerts, and easy web-based setup.... |
flypi 23 stars #42 A collection of tools for tracking planes/helicopters/UFOs/whatever with ADS-B. Packaged for NixOS with packages and modules... | PlaneTracking-ARFoundationUnity3D 22 stars #43 PlaneTracking-ARFoundationUnity3D... |
Imagery |
DocCreator 138 stars #40 DIAR software for synthetic document image and groundtruth generation, with various degradation models for data augmentation... | smallcap 126 stars #41 SmallCap: Lightweight Image Captioning Prompted with Retrieval Augmentation... |
albucore 123 stars #42 A high-performance image processing library designed to optimize and extend the Albumentations library with specialized functions for advanced image transformations. Perfect for de... | RIPE 121 stars #43 [ICCV 2025] Keypoint detection and description learned from image pairs only - no depth, no pose, no artificial augmentation required.... |
Video |
MusePose 2706 stars #40 MusePose: a Pose-Driven Image-to-Video Framework for Virtual Human Generation... | MimicMotion 2670 stars #41 High-Quality Human Motion Video Generation with Confidence-aware Pose Guidance... |
awesome-seedance 2589 stars #42 The ultimate collection of high-fidelity Seedance 2.0 prompts and Seedance AI resources. Discover Seedance 2.0 how to use for cinematic film, anime, UGC, social media, meme and adv... | Stable-Video-Infinity 2579 stars #43 [ICLR 26 Oral] Stable Video Infinity: Infinite-Length Video Generation with Error Recycling... |