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How to Create an AI Assistant: A Dev's Guide

Large Language Models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly prevalent, and many developers are integrating various LLM providers, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and others into their Stream Chat applications across multiple SDKs. To help developers get started and accelerate their development with Stream Chat and AI, we've created a platform-specific, step-by-step guide. To follow along, we
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Harness the Power of Stream, Cronofy, and OpenAI for Team Collaboration

Geographically dispersed teams often have a hard time scheduling meetings that work for all participants. Human Resources departments also face this challenge when working with existing employees and job candidates alike. Employees have the benefit of a defined and somewhat uniform computing environment, job applicants are a whole different challenge. Each candidate uses whatever computer
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Exploring Reasoning LLMs and Their Real-World Applications

LLMs have excelled in writing, coding, and problem-solving tasks and prompts based on the data sets they were trained with. However, these models fall short when used to solve complex puzzles because they respond with the information they were trained with and lack the ability to self-correct. Recent LLMs, like OpenAI's o1 and o3 models,
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Build Your First Android and iOS Mobile App With Kotlin Multiplatform

Cross-platform development provides significant advantages, especially in mobile development, where Android and iOS operate on fundamentally different ecosystems. Developing native apps for each platform can be resource-intensive since it requires separate developers with expertise in different programming languages (Kotlin for Android and Swift/Objective-C for iOS). Managing two distinct codebases also increases development and maintenance costs
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Stream Powers a 7% Increase in Team Messaging at 7shifts

About 7shifts 7shifts is a restaurant scheduling and payroll platform designed to help restaurant teams thrive. With an easy-to-use app for scheduling, payroll, and team communication, 7shifts helps over 55,000 restaurant teams save time, reduce errors, and keep costs in check. Their mission is to simplify team management and improve performance for restaurants with intuitive,
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HLS, MPEG-DASH, RTMP, and WebRTC: Which Protocol is Right for Your App?

Picture this: Netflix serves over 15 billion hours of content monthly, Twitch handles an average of 2.55 million concurrent viewers (with peaks above 3.8 million during major events), and Zoom facilitates billions of meeting minutes—all relying on fundamentally different streaming technologies under the hood. Whether you’re binge-watching Netflix or tuning into a live broadcast, live
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How a Student Built an Award-Winning App with Stream

When Fathul Fahmy began work on his final-year university project, he set out to build a fully functional application with real-world utility. The result was The Barter App, a mobile-first platform where users exchange services, either directly or with optional monetary compensation. Think: "I'll design your logo if you help me fix my website." Over
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Why Fitelo Replaced WhatsApp With Stream for Scalable, Privacy-First Coaching

Fitelo is on a mission to help India lose weight the right way through personalized, scientifically backed diet and lifestyle coaching. With millions of users and a viral appearance on Shark Tank India, Fitelo faced the challenge of delivering 24/7 dietitian support at scale while maintaining data privacy and a high-touch experience. To meet these
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10 Ways to Increase Workforce Management App Adoption

Mobile apps are everywhere in workforce management, but that doesn't mean your team is using them. Retail and service teams—especially deskless, hourly, and on-the-go employees—aren't naturally inclined to check in-app messages or explore new features. They're used to email, sticky notes, or group texts. You've rolled out the tech, but key messages still go unseen,
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Compare the 3 Best Agentic CLI Coding Tools

Agentic AI coding tools vary in how they help you write, debug, and ship code. Some, like Lovable and Bolt, allow developers to build web and mobile apps using prompts quickly. Others, like Cursor and Windsurf, provide developers with a fully AI-featured IDE to solve engineering problems. Generally, AI coding platforms can be categorized into
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Build AI-Generated Chat Summaries in Your React Chat App

We've all been there: you step away from your chat application for a bit, and when you return, you're greeted by a mountain of unread messages across multiple channels. Catching up can be a daunting and time-consuming task. But what if AI could lend a hand? In this tutorial, we'll show you how to supercharge
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Build an AI Meeting Assistant with Stream Video and LLMs

In today's business environment, virtual meetings consume a significant portion of professionals' workdays. Yet, much of their value evaporates once participants leave the virtual room. Critical insights, decisions, and action items often get lost amid daily tasks, leading to misalignment, missed deadlines, and the dreaded "Wait, what did we decide?" follow-up communications. AI meeting assistants
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