Web scraping has quietly become the backbone of AI training data. But legal gray areas and sophisticated anti-blocking measures make success tricky. This guide reveals what works in 2025.
Sean Grove from OpenAI says coding is dead. Instead of writing code, developers should write specifications that generate software. AWS just launched Kiro to make this real, while GeneXus claims they've done it for 35 years
OpenAI's AI now controls computers while Trump prepares an order forcing AI companies to prove political neutrality for federal contracts. Tech giants must choose: adjust development or lose billions as China advances without limits.
Cursor, an AI coding assistant, has become tech's newest unicorn without spending a penny on marketing. The startup doubled its revenue from $100M to $200M in just two months, while serving over a million daily users.
The secret sauce? A simple tool that makes coding feel like chatting with a genius colleague. Cursor analyzes developers' keystrokes and suggests the next lines of code. It's become the go-to assistant for programmers at OpenAI, Spotify, and even Major League Baseball.
The tool has sparked "vibe coding" - a laid-back programming style where developers simply nod along to AI suggestions. OpenAI's Andrej Karpathy coined the term, describing it as "giving in to the vibes and forgetting code exists."
Cursor keeps pricing straightforward: $20 monthly for pros, $40 for business users. Most revenue comes from individual developers who expense it or pay themselves. The company even tried hiding their contact info to avoid enterprise customers. They showed up anyway - 14,000 businesses already pay for access.
Why this matters:
Product-market fit trumps marketing every time. When developers love your tool, they'll sneak it through the company backdoor
The next AI gold rush isn't about building models - it's about making them useful for everyday work
Tech translator with German roots who fled to Silicon Valley chaos. Decodes startup noise from San Francisco. Launched implicator.ai to slice through AI's daily madness—crisp, clear, with Teutonic precision and deadly sarcasm.
Chinese startup Moonshot AI released Kimi K2, an open-source model that matches GPT-4.1 performance while costing five times less. Silicon Valley's response? OpenAI delayed their planned open-source release hours after K2 launched.
Grammarly bought email app Superhuman for an undisclosed sum, part of its plan to build an AI productivity empire. With $1 billion in fresh funding, the grammar company wants to put AI agents at the center of your workday.
While Congress debates TikTok's future, ByteDance quietly built America's #2 education app. Gauth helps 200 million students cheat on homework by solving problems from photos. Same company, same data concerns, zero scrutiny.
Programming computers in English sounds impossible. But Andrej Karpathy built working apps without knowing code, using only natural language prompts. He calls it Software 3.0. These AI systems think like humans, complete with superhuman memory and distinctly human mistakes.
