No-Code AI News for Weeks 3-4, 2026! Catching up on all the major updates across the no-code and AI landscape.

In this episode:

• 🔒 n8n security CVE alert - patch now before v1 hits end of life
• ⚡ Zapier's premium changes, TLS deprecation, and upcoming public all-hands on AI orchestration
• 📱 Notion 3.2 drops with full mobile AI agent, multi-model options (Google, OpenAI, Anthropic), and new integrations
• 💰 Softr pricing updates - 1000 records on free tier + standalone forms
• 🚀 Noloco Launch Week 3 - checklists, AI-suggested fields, new layouts
• 🔧 Xano 2.1.0.3 - Tenant Center for SaaS builders, Xano Script beta, visual canvas
• 🤖 Google Opal now integrated into Gemini via Gems Manager
• 💻 Local LLM breakthroughs: Microsoft's 1-bit LLMs, browser-use (76k stars), AnythingLLM, DeerFlow
• 🎬 Video recommendations: Claude Code, Claude's Chrome extension, A2A UI protocol, Convex

🔗 All links below!

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n8n

• Security Advisory: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/critical-n8n-vulnerability-cvss-100.html
• n8n 2.0 Announcement: https://blog.n8n.io/introducing-n8n-2-0/

Zapier

• URL Shortener Update: https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/41969122672397-Important-update-URL-Shortener-app-moving-to-premium
• 2026 AI Strategy Event: https://zapier.com/resources/events/2026-ai-transformation

Make.com

• What's New: https://www.make.com/en/whats-new
• Community News: https://community.make.com/c/news/48

Notion

• 3.2 Release Notes: https://www.notion.com/releases/2026-01-20

Softr

• What's New: https://www.softr.io/whats-new
• 2025 Year in Review: https://www.softr.io/blog/softr-2025-year-in-review

Noloco

• Launch Week III: https://noloco.io/blog/launch-week-3
• New Free Plan: https://noloco.io/product-updates/big-news-nolocos-new-free-plan-is-here

Xano

• Release Notes: https://docs.xano.com/updates
• Xano 2.0 Blog: https://www.xano.com/blog/xano-2/

Google Opal

• Opal Expansion: https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/opal-expansion/
• Google Opal: https://opal.google/

Local LLM & GitHub Trending

• Microsoft 1-bit LLM Revolution: https://medium.com/@lssmj2014/github-trending-january-7-2026-microsofts-1-bit-llm-revolution-e5be48d4c3aa
• Memory & Context Revolution: https://medium.com/@lssmj2014/github-trending-january-8-2026-memory-and-context-revolution-42a96628bb47

Open Source Tools

• Browser-Use: https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use
• AnythingLLM: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm
• DeerFlow by ByteDance: https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow

Videos Mentioned

• Claude Code is All You Need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hdFJA-ho3c
• Claude Code's Chrome Extension: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKKqxLLJCm4
• A2UI Protocol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8mZFhodfE
• What is Convex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPPThblvitQ

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