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Linear's new AI feature could replace product decision makers
Plus: How to use MCP in your design workflows, Apple's AI comeback, Vibe coding is now mandatory at Shopify
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Rich Holmes
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Anthropic and OpenAI battle for the future of AI coding
Plus: new MCP releases from Figma and Shopify, why product leadership is critical for responsible AI feature development, new tools and more...
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Rich Holmes
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Spotify's CPO teases "very, very valuable" new AI feature and NotebookLM gets videos
Plus: Why developers trust in AI is plummeting, How to vibe code securely and Meta reveals its vision of Superintelligence.
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Rich Holmes
Google is destroying its own business - and still winning
Plus: Slack launches a "new AI era", Linear's dashboards and are product managers the new bottle necks?
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Rich Holmes
Anthropic and OpenAI’s new bets on the AI Super Assistant
Plus: The $130 million AI coding startup that could eliminate tech debt and the end of the front end engineer?
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Rich Holmes
Perplexity enters the AI browser wars and a new competitor to Google Analytics used by teams at OpenAI
Plus: Microsoft and Replit buddy up, new data on how AI is transforming the speed of pull requests and Reddit groups for chatbot addiction
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Rich Holmes
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Google Sheets gets AI functions and Cursor lets you delegate work to agents on your mobile
Plus: Is OpenAI building a rival to Microsoft? Head of ChatGPT on the 3 essential skills he looks for, why you shouldn’t use AI for forecasting, is pay…
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Rich Holmes
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Anthropic, Airtable and the rise of the AI mini app economy
Plus: The AI feature LinkedIn’s users aren’t using, a new tool for product onboarding, has Microsoft reached peak employee?
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Rich Holmes
Are vibe coded apps an asset or liability?
Plus: New Live AI features from Microsoft and Google, Figma gets a new MCP server, the real world limits of AI agents
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Rich Holmes
Apple Liquid Glass: UX genius or accessibility nightmare?
Plus: How to build an effective AI product strategy, WhatsApp gets AI summaries but Wikipedia is ditches theirs. Find out why.
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Rich Holmes
OpenAI vs Microsoft, Lovable's $50m milestone, Mary Meeker returns
Plus: Perplexity’s new Labs feature turns your ideas and analysis into mini apps, how to screen for AI fluency, product “taste” explained
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Rich Holmes
A warning from Anthropic’s CEO and new features from Retool explored
Plus: Perplexity gets new powers, the agentic browser wars begin, how to transform your Google Doc into a Zen-like experience
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Rich Holmes
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