Meta just signed a multi-billion dollar deal with Nvidia. ChatGPT now has ads. Andrej Karpathy says he's "never felt this much behind as a programmer."

Meanwhile, people who learned to build with AI this year are shipping websites, tools, and apps in hours instead of weeks.

This week's automation is one of the most powerful I've shared: building real websites and apps by describing what you want. No coding required. Just words.

This isn't theoretical. YC's Winter 2025 batch had 25% of startups using codebases that were 95% AI-generated. Google engineers are shipping internal tools with Claude Code. Beginners are deploying production sites in a single afternoon.

If you've ever thought "I wish I could just build that myself," keep reading.

Let's go.

You don't have a coding problem. You have a building problem.

The Old Way:

You have an idea for a landing page, internal tool, or side project. You either: (1) pay a developer $2,000-10,000, (2) spend weeks learning to code, or (3) use a drag-and-drop builder that looks generic and limits what you can do.

Most ideas die here.

The Replacement:

Claude Code turns plain English into real websites and apps. You describe what you want in normal words. It builds it. You tell it what to change. It changes it. Then you put it on the internet.

No coding. No technical skills. Just conversation.

Step 1: You install a free tool called Claude Code on your computer (takes 10 minutes)

Step 2: You create a small text file that tells Claude about your project (I give you a template to copy)

Step 3: You describe what you want to build in plain English

Step 4: Claude creates all the files and code for you automatically

Step 5: You tell it what to change ("make the button blue," "add a contact form")

Step 6: You click a few buttons to put it live on the internet

Time saved: What used to take weeks now takes a few hours.

✅ Building a landing page for your newsletter, product, or portfolio

✅ Creating simple tools (calculators, trackers, dashboards)

✅ Testing an app idea before spending money on developers

✅ Finally making that personal website you've been putting off

✅ Automating boring tasks with custom tools

🔒 The complete system is for pro members. Free readers see the overview above. Upgrade to get the step-by-step instructions, copy-paste templates, and beginner-friendly setup guide. 50% off lifetime, running for a week. [Upgrade to get the complete prompts, templates, and setup guide →]

Perplexity launched its own web browser. Every search is AI-powered with citations. Finance and Shopping hubs handle complex queries.

Best for: Research, competitor analysis, fact-checking

TikTok, but every video is AI-generated. Type prompts to create videos, remix anything on your feed, cross-post to Reels and Stories.

Best for: Social content creators testing ideas fast

The leading low-code automation platform now has AI agent nodes. Chain AI models with tools like Slack, HubSpot, and databases.

Best for: Building custom automations without heavy coding

AI coding tool just shipped Arena Mode for side-by-side model comparison. Currently ranked #1 in AI dev tool power rankings.

Best for: Developers wanting to compare AI coding models

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa finally left the waitlist. People talk to it 2-3x more than old Alexa. Now works via website and app.

Best for: Voice-first workflows, hands-free assistance

📱 Meta Signs Multi-Billion Nvidia Deal

Meta locked in a massive AI chip partnership with Nvidia, becoming the first to deploy Grace CPUs standalone in data centers. Part of their $135B AI spending plan for 2026. Read more →

💬 ChatGPT Now Has Ads

OpenAI started testing ads inside ChatGPT for Free and Go-tier users. Paid tiers stay ad-free. The monetization era has begun. Read more →

🤖 X Launches Offensive Against AI Bots

Elon Musk's platform is cracking down on AI-powered bot accounts with new detection systems. Read more →

🔬 Karpathy: "I've Never Felt This Much Behind"

The AI pioneer who coined "vibe coding" posted that programming is being "dramatically refactored" and he could be "10X more powerful" if he properly used what's now available. Read more →

Last week, Matt Shumer's "Something Big Is Happening" essay crossed 40 million views. We covered the story. This week, let's talk about what it means and what to do about it.

The part everyone's talking about:

The part everyone missed:

This isn't a doom essay. It's a playbook. AI is reshaping your industry, become the person who operates it.

"I've never felt this much behind as a programmer. The profession is being dramatically refactored as the bits contributed by the programmer are increasingly sparse and between."

The guy who coined vibe coding a year ago is feeling the pressure too.

"The magnitude of this software sell-off is a major head scratcher and is factoring in an Armageddon scenario for the sector that is far from reality."

Wall Street's top tech analyst still thinks the SaaS panic is overblown.

"'I used AI to do this analysis in an hour instead of three days' is going to be the most valuable person in the room. Not eventually. Right now."

The clearest career advice from one of tech's top VCs.

"I gave Claude Code a description of the problem, it generated what we built last year in an hour. I'm not joking and this isn't funny."

When Google engineers use the competition's tools, you know something shifted.

1. Website Builder Starter Kit

2. Added to Prompt Templates

3. Added to Resources

This week's pro edition included:

✅ Complete CLAUDE.md template — copy-paste ready for any project

✅ Website Builder Prompt — describe your site, watch it build

✅ Tool Builder Prompt — calculators and dashboards in hours

✅ Beginner-friendly Claude Code setup — from zero to deployed site

✅ Plain-English troubleshooting tips — what to do when stuck

✅ Shumer Essay breakdown — how to interpret it plus 4 action steps

✅ Day-by-day implementation checklist — turn reading into doing

✅ 3 downloadable starter kits — templates ready to use

I'm opening paid membership to new members this week with a special rate for current subscribers.

For the next 7 days:

Monthly: $9/month (regularly $17.99)

Annual: $90/year (regularly $179)

This rate stays the same for as long as you're subscribed. It won't increase.

After February 24th, pricing returns to standard rates.

This rate is only available to current subscribers and expires February 24, 2026.

The gap is widening.

People who learned to direct AI this year will look back at 2026 the way we look at 1995 for the internet. Not "I was early," but "I was there."

Build something this week. Ship it. Show someone.

That's how you prove you're not falling behind.

See you Monday.

P.S. Reply to this email with what you build. I feature the best member projects in the newsletter.