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technology1 hour ago•11 min saved

Artist Turns Private Jet Data Into an Apocalypse Early Warning System

Los Angeles artist Kyle McDonald created the Apocalypse Early Warning System, a live jet-tracking project that maps private and charter aircraft and assigns an “emergency level” by comparing current jet activity to historical norms. Using radio-based flight data and AI-assisted coding, the project explores who gets information, who controls it, and why elites might know first, while stopping short of predicting catastrophe. McDonald funds his practice through consulting and exhibitions, and monetizes a small alert service with thousands of subscribers as a conceptual art intervention.

via Business Insider|

#apocalypse #early-warning-system #kyle-mcdonald

technology2 days ago•12 min saved

No‑Code Dad Builds On‑Demand Nanny Network

Scott Klipper, a 39-year-old hedge-fund managing director and busy dad, vibe coded Trot My Tot—a NYC-area on-demand platform that connects families with short-term trotters (nannies or college students) for quick gigs like school pickups. Using no-code tools like Lovable, Cursor, and Replit, he built profiles, booking, and Stripe payments, plus vetting steps (SSN verification, photos, driver’s license, CPR); the service has about 600 users and 149 trots completed, with trotters’ charges capped at $25 and optional paid tiers. Klipper calls it a prototype, not a money-maker, and plans to expand to other caregiving tasks while tightening screening.

via Business Insider|

#background-checks #gig-economy #nanny-platform

technology14 days ago•15 min saved

App Boom Goes Easy: Vibe Coding Tests the Market's Real-World Limits

AI-enabled vibe coding lowers the bar to building apps, driving a surge of new releases (about 414,000 iOS/Android apps in Q1 2026, up 115% year over year) and faster iteration. Yet true profitability remains scarce: only a tiny fraction reach high traction, meaning market saturation, distribution, and effective marketing still decide who turns ideas into sustainable businesses. The trend is democratizing creation but not erasing the brutal realities of execution and competition for Silicon Valley veterans and first-time founders alike.

via Business Insider|

#ai #app-development #app-stores

technology20 days ago•6 min saved

AI vibe-coding turns Windows 11 automation into a no-code task

PCWorld shows how AI tools (like ChatGPT) can generate AutoHotkey v2 scripts to customize Windows 11, enabling non-programmers to automate tasks such as hotkeys, scrolling, and text expansion. The process involves ideating a simple automation, confirming AHK can do it, prompting the AI to produce an AHK v2 script, iterating to refine it, saving the code as an .ahk file, and running it with AutoHotkey (reloads needed after edits). Simpler automations work best, while more complex ideas require more back-and-forth. The guide emphasizes testing, startup deployment options, and the potential of AI-assisted vibe coding to change Windows behavior without coding experience.

via PCWorld|

#ai #autohotkey #automation

technology1 month ago•10 min saved

Apple Removes AI Vibe-Coding Tool Anything From App Store

Apple has pulled the AI-driven vibe-coding app Anything from the App Store, saying it violated Guideline 2.5.2 on code execution; Apple had already started blocking updates to vibe-coding apps and has previously targeted Vibecode and Replit. Anything, which lets users generate and preview apps via natural-language prompts, had raised $11 million and was valued at $100 million, but it can no longer operate on iOS under Apple’s enforcement.

via MacRumors|

#anything-app #apple-app-store #code-execution

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

AI-Driven Vibe Coding Floods the App Store, Testing Apple’s Review Timelines

AI-enabled 'vibe coding' has spurred a surge of iOS apps, with January US releases up 54.8% year-over-year and weekly submissions topping 200,000. Apple says 90% of submissions are reviewed within 48 hours and the average review time is 1.5 days, but some developers report six-week delays. Analysts expect Apple to shift from artisanal gatekeeping to scalable, curated review to curb low-quality AI apps while maintaining scrutiny.

via Business Insider|

#ai #app-reviews #app-store

technology2 months ago•6 min saved

Apple Blocks Updates to AI-Driven Vibe Coding Apps Amid Rule Debate

Apple has quietly blocked updates for AI-driven 'vibe coding' apps like Replit and Vibecode, saying they breach App Store rules against apps executing code to alter their own or other apps. Some updates could pass if the apps stop rendering generated content inside the app (e.g., via an embedded web view) or remove the ability to generate software for Apple devices. The Information reported the move; Apple later said there are no rules specifically targeting vibe coding and cited guidelines about self-contained apps and not executing code that changes functionality, along with the Developer Program License.

via MacRumors|

#app-store #apple #replit

technology2 months ago•7 min saved

Apple Tightens Grip on AI Vibe-Coding Apps

Apple has moved to crack down on AI-driven vibe-coding platforms such as Replit and Vibecode, telling developers that their code-running features violate App Store rules that prohibit apps from altering how they or other apps function. The crackdown prevents updates to mobile apps unless changes are made and comes as vibe-coding tools could help create web apps not listed in the App Store, posing a potential threat to Apple’s App Store revenue.

via The Information|

#ai #app-store #apple

technology2 months ago•5 min saved

AI-Powered Weekend: Beginners Build Apps in Minutes

A Business Insider reporter attends a two-morning vibe-coding workshop in Singapore to learn how AI can let non-technical people prototype apps quickly; the five lessons are: build multiple apps rather than fixating on one, design around real users, learn by making and debugging, start with a strong planning prompt before coding, and mix and match tools and models for speed; the personal trainer app was created in about an hour, demonstrating how structure, guardrails, and prompt-driven workflows help beginners ship quickly.

via Business Insider|

#ai #app-development #non-technical-developers

business2 months ago•2 min saved

Lovable's Growth Chief: Big Tech Is the Real Rival, Not Tiny Vibe-Coding Startups

Lovable’s head of growth Elena Verna says OpenAI, Google, and Apple have the strongest competitive edge due to their distribution power, more so than newer vibe-coding startups. The Stockholm-based company recently reported a 30% monthly ARR increase to about $400 million and plans to double headcount from 146 to 350 by the end of 2026, while handling roughly 200,000 new vibe-coding projects daily and competing with Cursor, Replit, and Emergent.

via Business Insider|

#big-tech #business #distribution

technology2 months ago•3 min saved

Vib-OS Exposes the Limits of Vibe Coding in Practice

A YouTuber reviews Vib-OS, a vibe-coded operating system claimed to run on ARM64/x86 with a macOS-like GUI and virtual filesystem; in its current state it’s buggy and largely unusable—no internet connection, unresponsive File Manager, Notepad can’t save, a nonfunctional or mislabelled Browser, and even classic games like Snake perform poorly—underscoring the gap between AI-generated concepts and usable software, despite heavy AI investment.

via Futurism|

#ai-generated-documentation #buggy-software #operating-system

technology3 months ago•54 min saved

AI-Powered Vibe Coding Could Undermine Open Source

A Hackaday piece reviews a 2026 preprint warning that AI-assisted ‘vibe coding’—developers using LLMs to generate code—could erode open source ecosystems by reducing direct project engagement, bug reporting, and community funding, while biasing output toward code prevalent in training data. Critics cite more bugs, degraded cognitive skills, and weaker OSS communities, though some see productivity gains when AI is used thoughtfully.

via Hackaday|

#ai #large-language-models #open-source

technology3 months ago•24 min saved

LinkedIn Turns AI Skills into Verifiable Profile Badges

LinkedIn is rolling out vibe coding badges that let users showcase proficiency with AI coding tools by having the toolmakers—Replit, Lovable, Descript, and Relay.app—assess and assign levels (e.g., bronze, intermediate) that appear on profiles. More integrations with GitHub and Zapier are in the works. These levels update as users gain experience, providing recruiters with a verifiable signal of tool-driven work while LinkedIn emphasizes that this isn’t meant to replace existing signals. The move comes amid a broader AI-era backdrop and concerns about layoffs.

via Engadget|

#ai-tools #linkedin #lovable

technology4 months ago•10 min saved

AI-Assisted Mac App Build: Real-World Limits of Claude Code

An experienced developer uses Claude Code to port an iPhone-based filament-management app to macOS, delivering a working Mac app after iterative back-and-forth work and about 8 hours of project time spread over a month. The process highlights AI as a powerful force multiplier that still requires clear guidance, constant testing, and manual fixes. Mac-specific gaps (no NFC/camera, window resizing) and UI performance tweaks (thumbnail caching) demanded careful iteration. The result is a functional cross‑platform tool that boosts productivity, but it confirms AI isn’t magic and must be steered and tested by a human.

via ZDNET|

#ai-assisted-development #claude-code #iphone-app

technology4 months ago•2 min saved

Linus Torvalds experiments with AI-powered vibe coding on AudioNoise

Linus Torvalds has quietly explored vibe coding by using Google's Antigravity AI to generate a Python-based audio visualizer for AudioNoise, a personal project built around his C code for digital audio effects. The effort grew from his GuitarPedal hardware experiments, and he notes the AI wrote the visualizer with minimal manual input, illustrating how AI tools are aiding coders on low-stakes tasks and signaling AI’s growing presence in the Linux ecosystem.

via TechSpot|

#antigravity-ai #audionoise #github