World Labs drops magic, Google pays agents

"I asked Claude to help me debug my code and it suggested I try turning myself off and on again. Still waiting for the reboot feature in v2."

What's up builders 👋

Today is packed with actual breakthroughs. World Labs just made 3D world generation from a single image feel like magic (seriously, people can't stop playing with it), Google dropped a payments protocol for AI agents that might actually let them buy your coffee, and everyone's suddenly building agent frameworks like it's 2021 crypto all over again. Plus Apple's Photos app is corrupting images because apparently even trillion-dollar companies ship bugs.

We've got tutorials on building LinkedIn automation in Claude Desktop, free AI agent courses, and why Gemini just topped the App Store with... banana stickers? Let's dive in.

World Labs' new 3D world generation model is breaking brains across tech Twitter. This isn't just another incremental improvement - they've cracked persistent 3D worlds from a single image, and the results are so good that Justine Moore can't stop playing with it.

Why this matters: We've been stuck with flat image generation while the real world is 3D. This tech means you can now build immersive experiences, game environments, or AR/VR content from a single photo. Imagine prototyping game levels with a sketch, creating virtual showrooms from product photos, or building entire metaverse spaces from concept art. The persistence aspect is crucial - these aren't just static 3D models but explorable worlds that maintain consistency as you navigate them. This is the missing piece between 2D AI art and actual usable 3D content. Time to dust off those Unity projects.

• v0 ships major updates - bug0 is back with 48 hours of non-stop shipping, perfect for vibe coders who need their UI components yesterday

• Gamma 3.0 launches agentic slide deck generator - Feed it a research paper and watch it create full presentations with research and images, no more death by PowerPoint

• Google's Batch Embeddings API - Process embeddings in bulk with just a few lines of code, finally making vector operations actually scalable

• Gemini's Nano Banana custom stickers - Turn any image into sticker sets directly in the app, because why respond with words when you can respond with custom banana art

• PhotaLabs seed round led by a16z - AI photo generation that actually preserves identity, solving the "why does AI make me look like a different person" problem

• Amazon's AI agent for ad creation - Complete ad campaigns from start to finish, because apparently AI agents are coming for Madison Avenue too

• Build AI agents with Gemini + CopilotKit + LangChain - Create a Post Generator for social content and Stack Analyzer for GitHub repos with actual working code

• LinkedIn MCP Prompt Server in Claude Desktop - Turn ideas into posts, build carousels fast, convert comments to posts with hooks and hashtags automated

• Gemini CLI deep dive - Google DeepMind engineer walks through power features and how the CLI actually works under the hood

• Free course on 20 Agentic AI Design Patterns - Master all the patterns from simple to complex agent architectures

• Building lightweight RAG with Airtable + GPT - No-code approach to prototyping RAG systems using Airtable as your knowledge base

• Seedream 4 image editing tricks - Put anything on a can with this photorealistic vending machine prompt technique

• Apple Photos corrupting images - 198 HN comments dissecting how even Apple ships broken code, reminder to always backup your test data

• Google Search losing to ChatGPT - Desktop DAU/MAU steadily falling while ChatGPT climbs, the search paradigm shift is actually happening

• Anthropic tracking Claude usage patterns - Morticians can use it for counseling but not embalming, the granular usage tracking is wild

• Software 3.0 manifesto - LLMs are Iron Man suits not Iron Man, compelling argument for augmentation over replacement

• Silicon Valley's bet on RL environments - New wave of startups creating training grounds for AI agents, might be the next investment craze

• Google announces Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) - Open protocol for secure agent transactions, your AI assistant might actually be able to order that pizza soon

• CodeRabbit raises $60M at $550M valuation - 2-year-old AI code review startup hitting unicorn trajectory, automated PR reviews are the new hotness

• Amazon updates Seller Assistant AI - AI agents now handle tasks on seller's behalf, e-commerce automation getting serious

• Google Ventures leads Blacksmith Series A - $10M just 4 months after seed to speed up software builds and cut costs

• Microsoft drops $30B in UK for AI infrastructure - Massive investment from 2025-2028 including supercomputer buildout, making UK an AI powerhouse

• Nothing launching AI-native devices - First AI-native hardware coming next year, curious what "AI-native" actually means in practice

• Best local coding LLMs guide - Run powerful coding models on your own hardware, perfect for offline development or sensitive codebases

• Zuck teasing secret Meta tech - Something hidden in the photo, interview dropping tomorrow, likely AR/AI glasses announcement

• Gemini tops App Store with Nano Banana AI model - Custom sticker generation driving massive downloads

• Meta Connect 2025 preview - New AI-powered smart glasses and gesture-detecting wristband expected

Here's a wild thought: Google just launched a payments protocol for AI agents while Amazon's agents are already creating ads and managing businesses. We're literally weeks away from AI agents having their own Venmo accounts. The real question isn't whether agents will handle transactions - it's whether they'll start arguing about splitting the check.

Meanwhile, everyone's rushing to build agent frameworks like we're in a gold rush, but most builders are still using ChatGPT like it's Google search. The tools are evolving faster than our mental models. Maybe that's the real opportunity - not building the next agent framework, but teaching people how to actually use the ones we have.

What are you building this week? Hit reply and tell me about your side project that's definitely not going to become a unicorn (but might).

Keep shipping,

P.S. - Anthropic tracking that morticians use Claude for counseling but not embalming is peak 2025. Can't wait for the "appropriate use cases for taxidermists" update.