Amazon is pushing Alexa into ChatGPT territory. The company just launched Alexa.com, letting some users chat with its AI assistant directly in a web browser. The feature is limited to Alexa+ users for now and remains in early access, but it marks a clear shift from voice-first devices to screen-based AI conversations. Users can ask questions, create content, plan trips, and even manage smart home devices inside the chat. Thanks to Amazon, Alexa will be everywhere, and not just on your kitchen counter. (CNBC)

A Paris court convicted 10 people for cyber-harassing France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, over years of false claims about her gender and attacks tied to her age gap with President Emmanuel Macron. Sentences ranged from fines and suspended jail terms to a six-month prison sentence, along with social media bans and mandatory awareness courses. Critics warn Europe may be drawing a harder line on online speech. The question now: protection from abuse, or a line too far in the sand for free expression? (Reuters)

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sharply condemned Trump’s comments about taking over Greenland, following his military operation in Venezuela. Frederiksen warned that any U.S. attack on a NATO ally would destroy the alliance and post-World War II security, calling Trump’s rhetoric “unacceptable pressure.” EU and Nordic neighbors have backed Denmark’s stance, highlighting the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty amid growing Arctic geopolitical tensions. (The Guardian)

Boston Dynamics is teaming up with Google DeepMind to supercharge its next-gen humanoid robot, Atlas. Announced at CES 2026, the partnership aims to give Atlas AI that helps it move, reason, and interact more like a human. Hyundai, Boston Dynamics’ majority owner, plans to scale production fast, while Atlas is already headed to a factory. With DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics models fueling the brains, Boston Dynamics wants humanoids that can actually live and work alongside humans, not just show off on stage. (TechCrunch)

Meta’s AI lab is rattled. AI pioneer Yann LeCun slammed new chief Alexander Wang, 29, as “inexperienced” and warned top researchers may flee. Wang, co-founder of Scale AI, now heads Meta’s TBD Labs, tasked with building next-gen AI models. LeCun criticized Meta for sidelining research after Llama 4 benchmark controversies and chasing safe bets instead of bold ideas. With $100M signing bonuses failing to calm the AI talent war, LeCun predicts a turbulent year for Meta’s AI ambitions, and isn’t sugarcoating the risks. (CNBC)

No-code (and “almost-code”) tools have everyone and their mum building apps and playing developer for the afternoon. 

It’s never been easier to build something without spending years learning to code. With new players like Claude Code, Lovable, and Cursor, the space is getting better every week.

Quick disclaimer before we go any further: this is not about replacing developers. If you’re a total beginner, are building anything serious, complex, or customer-facing at scale, HIRE A REAL DEVELOPER. Always.

But if you’re a founder who wants to prototype ideas a little faster and give your dev team a little extra help… these tools are worth knowing.

Right now, Claude Code is having a moment.

And, 𝕏 is on fire with hot takes.

Last week, Jaana Dogan, a Principal Engineer at Google, shared that she gave Claude Code a three-paragraph description of a complex distributed system her team spent an entire year debating and building.

Claude reproduced a working version in one hour.

Pretty neat, right?

But, depending on who you follow, you’d think it can build full apps from a single prompt, refactor any codebase, and fix every bad decision you’ve made since age five.

It’s powerful, but it’s not magic.

And more importantly, it’s got some stiff competition with Lovable and Cursor on the market. 

Here’s the breakdown:

I said it before, and I’ll say it again: these tools don’t replace developers. But they’re an excellent way to help out your dev team and stop you from making the “I have no idea how this works” excuse. 

Which one you pick is entirely dependent on what your technical needs look like right now.

We’ve done the research, you’ve just got to make the right choice.