No Stopping To AI Browser Wars

"AI models are like JavaScript frameworks—by the time you learn one, three new ones have launched and everyone's already arguing about which is best."

Microsoft launched an AI browser literally 48 hours after OpenAI's Atlas (awkward), Anthropic is going all-in on Google TPUs and opening a Seoul office, and the AI video generation space is getting crowded fast. Also, someone's giving away free Claude Code models because pricing has gotten "prohibitively expensive" (their words, not mine).

Let's dig into what actually matters for builders.

Two days. That's how long Microsoft waited after OpenAI launched Atlas before dropping their own AI browser, Copilot Mode in Edge. This is strategic panic.

Here's what's actually happening: Both companies are betting that the next big interface isn't chat, it's the browser itself. OpenAI's Atlas turns every new tab into a ChatGPT conversation. Microsoft's Copilot Mode does... basically the same thing. Every new tab opens Copilot, ready to search, summarize, and answer questions.

The browser is becoming an AI-first platform. If you're building web apps, you need to think about how they'll work when users are constantly switching between your UI and an AI assistant in the same window.

• v0 just dropped their iOS app on the App Store. Now you can build UI components and prototypes on your phone.

• Sora is getting major updates: AI videos of your pets, new social features, and an Android version coming soon. Meanwhile, Google's Veo 3.1 is testing transitions (zoom in, fade to black, hard cut, glitch).

• Amazon's 'Help Me Decide' AI shopping tool - Amazon streamlines product choices with AI recommendations

• This KDnuggets article covers practical techniques using GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Google's Jules.

• Step-by-step tutorial on deploying an OpenAI Agent Builder chatbot using ChatKit. This is a solid portfolio project—you'll learn how to build a custom AI agent and actually ship it.

• This Medium article breaks down a prompt framework for writing content that feels human (even in 2025).

• Practical guide on managing AI costs when scaling LLMs. If you're building AI-powered projects, this is essential reading.

• Tutorial on building an AI Resume Butler using Auth0. The article walks through how to build a tool that optimizes resumes for ATS systems and specific job descriptions.

• 10 Essential Agentic AI Interview Questions - Prep for AI engineering interviews with questions on LLMs, tools, and autonomous workflows

• AI Skills Every QA Should Learn in 2026 - QAs who use AI will replace those who don't—here's what to learn

• Your obsession with solving everything can make your product do nothing. Developer Lakshay dropped this truth bomb and it hit hard: More power ≠ more value.

• a16z shared this spicy take: Andreessen argues that we might already have human-level AI because humans rarely generalize anyway.

• Which AI should you actually use? The comparison is making rounds again, and honestly, the answer is "it depends."

• Developer Faisal Ahmed is offering to build SaaS solutions for annoying tasks in exchange for product ideas. Interesting approach to validation.

• Anthropic announced they're securing approximately one million TPUs and more than a gigawatt of capacity in 2026.

• Following the TPU news, Anthropic is opening their third Asia-Pacific office in Seoul. Korean users rank in the top 5 globally for Claude usage.

• Shared Projects are now available to Free, Plus, and Pro users. This is huge for collaboration—you can now invite others to work together in ChatGPT.

• OpenAI bought Software Applications, Inc., the startup behind Sky—an AI-powered natural language interface for Mac that can view your screen and take actions.

• EA and Stability AI are teaming up to "co-develop transformative AI tools" for game development.

• Instagram users can now use Meta AI editing tools directly in Stories. Tap the paintbrush icon and describe what you want to add, remove, or change.

• Two 20-year-old college dropouts built an AI note-taker app to 5 million users and eight-figure ARR.

• Namanyay is giving out free Claude Code models because pricing in the AI coding space has gotten "prohibitively expensive."

• Hamza Khalid shared a ChatGPT cheatsheet to replace tedious work in 2025. These prompt collections are hit-or-miss, but this one is getting traction.

• Mondelez using AI for TV ads next year - Oreo-maker slashing marketing costs with generative AI

• 15-year-old making $165K/month - Pat Walls interview with teen entrepreneur showing what's possible with AI tools

Prediction: By end of 2025, every major browser will have an AI assistant built in, and we'll look back at "AI browsers" as a weird transitional category that lasted about six months. The real question isn't whether your browser has AI—it's whether you can turn it off.

What are you building this weekend? Reply and let me know.

Until next time, keep shipping.

P.S. If you're still manually writing prompts instead of using a framework, you're working too hard. Seriously, check out any System Prompt Generator.