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How I built an open-source Slack assistant with persistent semantic memory, powered by any LLM and Mem0's managed memory layer — no vector database required. The problem with Slack bots and memory Most AI Slack bots have the memory of a goldfish. Every conversation starts from scratch. You ask it about your sprint goals, it gives a great answer, then three days later you ask a follow-up and it has no idea what you're talking about. You end up re-explaining context constantly. The commercial solution to this is Claude Tag — a Slack integration that maintains genuine conversational continuity. But it's tied to one provider and not open-source. slacktag-oss is our attempt to replicate that experience: a Slack bot with real, semantic, persistent memory that works with any LLM — including ones running entirely on your laptop. What I built A Python Slack bot with: Socket Mode for local dev (no public URL needed), HTTP-ready for prod LangChain to abstract LLM calls across any OpenAI-compatible endpoint Mem0 managed cloud for semantic memory — no Qdrant, no Pinecone, no infra to run Three memory scopes: per-channel, per-thread, per-DM Built-in !clear and !memory commands A clean, extensible architecture you can fork and build on Architecture Before diving into code, here's the full request lifecycle: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Slack │ │ @mention in channel ──┐ │ │ DM to bot ──┼──► Slack Events API │ │ Thread reply ──┘ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────│─────────────────────────┘ │ (Socket Mode / HTTP) ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ slack-bolt (Python) │ │ bot.py ──► router.py ──► handler.py │ │ │ │ │ ┌───────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ ▼ ▼ │ │ Mem0 Client LangChain │ │ (managed) ChatOpenAI │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────-┘ │ ▼ ┌───────────────────────┐ │ Mem0 Managed Cloud │ │ Vector Embeddings │ │ Entity Extraction │ │ Deduplication │ └───────────────────────┘ The ke

Qatar has become the place where FIFA experiments with the next generation of football technology. The results are already visible across this year’s World Cup.

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This year, FIFA is providing an AI agent that any team can use. Is it enough to level the playing field or will future winners be determined by which team can afford the best tools?

This curious phenomenon was documented by the seismometer at the University of Bergen, which recorded slight vibrations whenever the national team scored a goal.

"It is an incredible exhibit and incredible sight."

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From fake tickets to cloned websites, AI is magnifying World Cup scams. Can fans distinguish between what’s real and what’s not?

The biggest World Cup ever is pushing fans, players, and host cities to their limits—and experts say this is only the beginning.

The 2026 World Cup promises a global celebration. Many Arab fans may find themselves locked out.

From defections and protests to moments of national pride, the 2026 World Cup arrives amid decades of tension between identity and the state.

A security researcher said a flaw in FIFA’s online platforms allowed her to access several internal systems, including one that could have allowed her to take control of the TV stream of every World Cup match.

A new report warns that Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Houston could be particularly hot places to play during the 2026 World Cup.

The most popular camera in the world just got its first set of serious AI photo editing features, and I don't think any of us are ready. As far as AI photo editing goes, the new features in iOS 27 are pretty tame compared to what you can do on, say, Google's Pixel phones. But […]

FIFA announced agreements with platforms such as TikTok and YouTube that include the participation of dozens of international influencers to generate content in the three host countries.

It might not feel all that different from older World Cups—for better or worse.

Soccer officials already rely on cameras to see who’s offside and who sent the ball out of bounds. But during this World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle.

Travel bans and other visa issues are creating problems for World Cup participants even before the whistle blows.

Venues hosting the 2026 World Cup must meet high standards to obtain environmental certifications, but FIFA also requires that they use natural grass, which is water-intensive to maintain.

While Silicon Valley continues pushing aggressively into large language models and consumer-facing AI products, many European companies are focused on applying AI to complex systems already embedded into everyday life.