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Build a Hermes-style Agent Workflow

The article explains a Hermes Agent–style architecture for chaining AI tasks while controlling token costs and preserving institutional context. Instead of sending raw data to an external model for every request, the pattern stores data on infrastructure you control (context store), keeps reusable guidance and voice rules in a searchable skill library, and uses a minimal-prompt extractor to pass only a tiny, relevant slice to an LLM. The approach is provider-agnostic (you can swap models) and reduces per-call token bills while accumulating reusable knowledge that improves over time. The piece also warns teams to evaluate model choice, handle procurement/security for API access, and notes providers such as Anthropic enforce API terms against subscription-routing workarounds.

Station F expands F/ai accelerator for AI startups

Station F, the Paris startup hub founded by Xavier Niel, is preparing a second cohort of its F/ai accelerator program to begin in September 2026. The program aims to help AI-focused startups move from early product to revenue quickly and targets €1 million in revenue per startup within six months. Station F has invested in its Future 40 companies since 2022 and said the first F/ai cohort collectively raised $34 million in pre-seed funding. The second cohort will add partners including Eleven Labs, Nebius, Rippling, OpenRouter, Hubspot and Github to a backer list that already included major tech firms such as AMD, Anthropic, AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and others.

Bank of America Names Q3 Stock Picks Including Spotify

Bank of America published a list of third-quarter stock picks across sectors, highlighting Spotify as a streaming pick with roughly 40% upside. The note cites catalysts for Spotify including new products, pricing tiers and expansion into podcasts, audiobooks and fitness; analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich rates Spotify a buy with a $685 target. Bank of America analysts also flagged Visa and Walmart as top ideas — Matthew O’Neill rates Visa a buy with a $410 target (about 13% upside) and Christopher Nardone rates Walmart a buy with a $144 target (about 29% upside). Other names on the firm's list include IBM, JPMorgan Chase and Snowflake. The piece was published July 5, 2026 by CNBC.