LAGUNA S 2.1 RELEASED WITH PERFORMANCE UPGRADES
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Poolside AI has released Laguna S 2.1, bringing performance improvements and new capabilities to its AI model. The update generated significant community discussion with 188 points and 40 comments on Hacker News.
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