🗞️In this edition

• •Sponsored: Pacaso - Co-own homes across top global destinations

• •Opal is Google’s new vibe coding AI tool

• •Workflow Wednesday #29 ‘AI Momentum’

• •Musk-linked AI driving regulatory cuts

• • In other AI news –

  • •Altman says ChatGPT therapy chats aren't legally confidential

  • •Alibaba unveils its first AI smart glasses

  • •Tesla and Samsung sign $16.5B chip supply deal

  • •China releases new AI action plan amid global race

• • 4 must-try AI tools

From a $120M Exit  to a $1.3T Market

The wealthiest companies target the biggest markets. For example, NVIDIA skyrocketed ~200% higher last year with the $214B AI market’s tailwind. That’s why investors like Maveron backed Pacaso. 

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Google joins the vibe coding trend with no code tool Opal

♨️News – Google is testing a new tool called Opal that lets people build simple web apps just by describing what they want. The tool is part of Google Labs and joins a growing wave of AI-powered platforms aimed at making app development more accessible.

👨‍💻Fast facts –

• Opal is currently available in the U.S. through Google Labs.

• Users can generate and remix mini web apps using text prompts.

• The editor shows a visual workflow of how each app functions.

• Each step in the process can be reviewed, edited, or added to manually.

• Finished apps can be published online and shared with a link.

🤓OpenTools POV – Google is clearly eyeing the next wave of creators who want to build without learning to code. As visual workflows and prompt-based tools catch on, expect more competition in this space and more experimentation from everyday users.

This Week in Workflow Wednesday #29: AI Momentum

Momentum-Driven Descriptions in Seconds with Writesonic

We’ve all been there - agonizing over product descriptions, trying to make them sound fresh, persuasive, and on-brand. It’s slow, repetitive, and pulls your focus from everything else that matters. But in the era of AI momentum, there’s no reason to keep doing it the hard way.

Step 1: Sign Up and Set Up
Head to Writesonic and sign up for free.
Use your work email or personal, either one gets you access to their full template suite.
Once inside, navigate to the “E-commerce” section.

Step 2: Choose the Product Descriptions Template
From the dashboard, select ……. We break it down fully in this week’s issue, along with 2 other ultra-simple AI workflows.

Musk-linked AI powers aggressive cut to federal rulebook

☕News – A new AI tool created under Elon Musk’s DOGE project is being used by the U.S. government to review and eliminate thousands of federal regulations. The goal is to cut half of all existing rules before the anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration, with early trials already rewriting agency policies at record speed. 

👨‍💻Fast facts –

• The "DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool" is analyzing 200,000 federal regulations.

• It has already deleted over 1,000 regulatory sections at HUD in less than two weeks.

• The AI drafted all deregulation decisions at the CFPB, according to internal files.

• Officials estimate it could save $3.3 trillion a year by cutting compliance costs.

• Some staff have raised concerns about the tool’s legal accuracy and oversight.

🤓OpenTools POV – This could be a defining test of how far AI can go in reshaping public systems. The stakes are high, both for government efficiency and for democratic checks and balances.

🙆🏻‍♀️What else is happening?

• Sam Altman warns there’s no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as a therapist // The exec made these comments on a recent episode of Theo Von’s podcast, This Past Weekend

• Alibaba previews its first AI-powered glasses, joining China’s heated smart wearable race // The Quark glasses underscore the tech giant’s significant AI investments, which encompass both software and hardware products

• Musk says Tesla, Samsung Electronics sign $16.5 billion chip supply deal // Musk says Samsung's new Texas fab will make Tesla's AI6 chip; Samsung currently makes Tesla's A14 chips, which power its Full Self-Driving driver assistant system

• China releases AI action plan days after the U.S. as global tech race heats up // China has proposed the establishment of a global AI cooperation organization, according to an official readout

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