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Maximilian Schreiner
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Jan 27, 2026
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Read full article about: Mistral AI launches terminal-based coding agent Vibe 2.0

Mistral AI has unveiled Mistral Vibe 2.0, an upgrade to its terminal-based coding agent powered by the Devstral 2 model. The tool enables developers to control code using natural language, orchestrate multiple files simultaneously, and leverage full codebase context.

New in version 2.0 are custom subagents for specific tasks like testing or code reviews, clarifying questions when instructions are ambiguous instead of automatic decisions, and slash commands for preconfigured workflows.

Mistral Vibe is available through Le Chat Pro ($14.99/month) and Team plans ($24.99/seat). Devstral 2 moves to paid API access – free usage remains available for testing on the Experiment plan. For enterprises, Mistral additionally offers fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and code modernization services.

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Jan 27, 2026
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Former Tesla AI chief Andrej Karpathy now codes "mostly in English" just three months after calling AI agents useless

Just last October, Andrej Karpathy dismissed AI agents: “They just don’t work.” Now he says 80 percent of his coding is agent-based and calls it the “biggest change to my basic coding workflow in ~2 decades.” A typically measured voice is joining the agent coding hype, but with some warnings attached.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Read full article about: OpenAI reportedly launches ChatGPT ads at premium TV prices

OpenAI is charging around $60 per 1,000 impressions for its initial ChatGPT ads, far above typical online advertising rates in the low single digits and closer to what advertisers pay for premium TV spots like NFL games, according to The Information. The ads show up below ChatGPT responses in the free and lower-cost "Go" tiers.

OpenAI is also reportedly charging per impression rather than per click. Advertisers typically prefer click-based billing because it's easier to measure results. The decision to go with impressions likely reflects how AI chatbot users behave differently than traditional search users: they click on external links far less often. Perplexity uses the same approach, also charging per 1,000 impressions.

The move toward advertising—at premium prices and in a format that's less appealing to advertisers—suggests OpenAI needs to ramp up revenue quickly to justify its high valuation to investors. Sam Altman previously called ChatGPT advertising a last resort and a potential dystopia.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Read full article about: Microsoft's Maia 200 AI chip claims performance lead over Amazon and Google

Microsoft has unveiled its new AI inference chip, Maia 200. Built specifically for inference workloads, the chip delivers 30 percent better performance per dollar than current-generation chips in Microsoft's data centers, the company claims. It's manufactured using TSMC's 3-nanometer process, packs over 140 billion transistors, and features 216 GB of high-speed memory.

According to Microsoft, the Maia 200 is now the most powerful in-house chip among major cloud providers. The company claims it delivers three times the FP4 performance of Amazon's Trainium 3 while also outperforming Google's TPU v7 in FP8 calculations—though independent benchmarks have yet to verify these figures.

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Microsoft's comparison shows the Maia 200 outperforming Amazon's Trainium 3 and Google's TPU v7 across key specifications. | Image: Microsoft

Microsoft says the chip already powers OpenAI's GPT 5.2 models and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Developers interested in trying it out can sign up for a preview of the Maia SDK. The Maia 200 is currently available in Microsoft's Iowa data center, with Arizona coming next. More technical details about the chip are available here.

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Emergency meetings and failed billion-dollar talks reveal the chaos behind Apple's pivot to Google Gemini

Internal crisis meetings, a leader who cried “bullshit” and convinced no one, and billion-dollar negotiations that fell apart: Bloomberg reveals the backstory behind Apple’s decision to partner with Google.

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Jan 25, 2026
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Read full article about: Vibe coding may be behind a 60 percent spike in new iOS apps

Data from Sensor Tower and Wells Fargo Securities suggests AI coding tools are flooding the iOS App Store. According to a16z, new iOS apps jumped 60 percent in December 2025 year-over-year, with 24 percent growth across the full twelve months. The three years prior, new app numbers stayed essentially flat.

The chart shows year-over-year iOS app releases, with growth accelerating sharply after the release of agentic coding tools. | Image: via a16z

The analysis ties the surge to "agentic coding," AI-powered tools that let users build apps with minimal coding experience. a16z draws a parallel to 2008, when Apple released the iPhone SDK and the App Store launched with 500 apps but hit one million downloads within a weekend.

The analysis doesn't prove vibe coding is causing the increase; the correlation could be coincidental. Still, it makes intuitive sense: building an app has become much easier, meaning more people can now ship their ideas to the App Store.

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