OpenAI Just Dropped a New Image Model

"In 2025, we went from 'can AI write code?' to 'which AI should write my code while the other AI generates my app's images and a third one argues with my PR comments.'"

Hello Builders! 👋

GitHub just dropped a pricing bomb on Actions that's got 755 developers arguing in the comments. Starting 2026, they're changing how CI/CD minutes get billed, and builders are not happy.

This is Microsoft squeezing more juice from the GitHub acquisition. For indie builders and small teams running dozens of builds daily, you might want to start looking at alternatives like GitLab CI or setting up your own runners now.

ChatGPT Gets Image Generation Upgrade - New model follows instructions better, edits precisely, and runs 4x faster than the old one.

Gemini Launches Interactive AI Mini-Apps - Create custom Gems that turn prompts into actual tools on desktop, not just chat responses.

Deep Research Adds Visual Learning - Gemini's research mode now generates charts, diagrams, and animations alongside text reports for better comprehension.

DoorDash Ships Zesty Social App - AI-powered restaurant discovery app that's basically "what if Instagram but for food recommendations."

Replit Learn Goes Live - New learning platform to help developers stay current with AI tools without drowning in hype and jargon.

Create Viral AI Renovation Videos - The workflow behind those addictive before-and-after room transformations: image model for step-by-step renovation, video model for smooth transitions.

Write Better v0 Prompts - After analyzing hundreds of millions of prompts, v0 shares what actually works for faster generations and cleaner code.

3 Techniques for AI Coding Agents - Practical strategies to actually get useful work done with coding agents instead of fighting with them for hours.

We Killed Our AI SaaS - Brutal post-mortem on building a conversational e-commerce agent that seemed clever until it wasn't.

Skip the Vector Database - Uri Peled explains when RAG actually needs a simple key-value store instead of overengineered vector search infrastructure.

Browser History to AI Insights - Transforms your browsing history into structured data that AI can actually understand and analyze for you.

AI Formal Verification Goes Mainstream - Martin Kleppmann argues AI will finally make proving code correctness practical, sparking 352 comments of skepticism and hope.

Distribution Beats Perfect Ideas - Pat Walls with the reality check: you can't know if your idea sucks until you've actually tried selling it.

Anthropic on AI in Education - Anthropic shares their latest thinking on benefits and risks of AI in classrooms, because someone has to.

Stop AI Hallucinations Early - Simple prompt hack that prevents most AI coding mistakes: "Don't write code yet, let me review your understanding first."

Lovable Hits $6.6B Valuation - The "vibe coding" startup just became more valuable than most companies that ship actual working software at scale.

Databricks Raises $4B Series L - Now valued at $134B, up 34% in three months as their AI business actually makes money unlike certain chatbot companies.

Google's Email Productivity Assistant - New AI assistant for Gemini Pro and Ultra users handles tasks via email, because apparently we needed another way to talk to AI.

AI Words of the Year - Slop, vibe coding, glazing dominate 2025

Rowan Cheung's Take - AI language evolution and cultural impact

With GitHub Actions getting pricier and ChatGPT now doing image generation, feels like we're entering the "pay for the good stuff" era of AI tooling. Those viral AI renovation workflows aren't gonna run themselves for free.

What are you shipping this week? Testing out ChatGPT Images or scrambling to optimize your Actions workflows?

Keep shipping,

P.S. If you're one of those people still on the free tier of everything, this week might be a good time to actually look at your CI/CD bill. Just saying.