In partnership with
Welcome back, Insider. The barrier to building your own app is going down by the day. Vibecode just released a new app generation platform powered by Claude Code that builds your mobile app with new features like payments and publishing straight to the App Store.
Today: OpenAI’s record revenue run, learn how to apply AI to real work problems in 5 minutes, and get the latest prompts and trending social posts.
The Essentials
1. Vibecode rolls out the "first" full-stack vibe coding platform: The new update allows for one-click web deployment to Vibecode’s mobile-focused platform that's already published over 5,000 apps. Powered by Claude Code, the tool transforms plain-English prompts into web and mobile apps complete with responsive frontends, backends, and database setups. Learn how to get started here or take it for a spin here.
2. OpenAI says it crossed $20B in revenue: According to CFO Sarah Friar, the ChatGPT maker blew past $20B in annual recurring revenue in 2025, up from $6B the year before. That’s a near 233% jump — growth that tracks directly with the company's expansion in compute capacity from 0.6 to 1.9 GWs. OpenAI is now pivoting toward "practical adoption" in health, science, and enterprise while reportedly gearing up to launch its first physical device later this year.
3. New open-source models generate images in less than a second: German startup Black Forest Labs has released Flux.2 [klein], a pair of open-source models (4B and 9B parameters) that create images in under 0.5 seconds on modern hardware. The 4B parameter version ships under Apache 2.0, meaning enterprises can use it commercially without shelling out a dime. Watch it in action here.
Presented by Prozeso
Manual processes = margin leaks (and how to plug them)
I'm going to state the obvious that no one wants to admit: many businesses don't lose money due to a lack of customers. They lose money because of how their day-to-day operations are structured.
These are the most common leaks 💸:
late responses
follow-up that depends on remembering
duplicated tasks across multiple tools
information scattered in countless places
and the team constantly interrupted
And the worst part: it's not seen as "a cost." It's seen as "normal."
This is where AI, when used correctly, is a beast: not for "doing creative things" but for eliminating the repetitive. Classifying, sorting, updating, responding, confirming, routing, logging.
Prozeso's philosophy is simple: if a process is repeated, it becomes standardized. If it's standardized, it becomes automated.
What changes when you automate? The response is consistent, follow-up isn't forgotten, your team works on what generates revenue, and you have real visibility into what's working.
Prozeso doesn't sell "a workflow." It sells a system to make your business faster, more organized, and more profitable.
If you want to improve your operations at the start of this year, click here to see use cases in your sector and you can book a slot here for a quick call with the team.
The Headline
There are many reasons to criticize AI. Water usage might not be one of them.
The datacenter water debate may be missing the point. Datacenter water usage has become a lightning rod for AI criticism in recent months. But some researchers claim that the reality might be far more complicated than the headlines suggest.
Research firm SemiAnalysis crunched the numbers. The firm zeroed in on xAI's massive Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, one of the largest data centers in the world, and compared it to an average In-N-Out burger joint. They found that Colossus’ annual water footprint of 346M gallons equals about two-and-a-half In-N-Out locations.
Diving deeper. The researchers calculated that Colossus could generate about 3.9 quadrillion tokens per year, translating to 2.7B output tokens per burger's worth of water. Put another way, one burger equals using Grok for 668 years straight. With thousands of burger joints across the country, concerns about data center water consumption may seem well-intentioned but ultimately misguided if the numbers are correct.
Experts warn against dismissing concerns entirely. Water use is highly location-dependent, and a facility that's sustainable in one region could devastate another's water supply. According to Cornell researchers, situations need to be evaluated based on local water availability and climate in order to have a more informed debate.
Real Data
Why AI Isn’t Replacing Affiliate Marketing After All
“AI will make affiliate marketing irrelevant.”
Our new research shows the opposite.
Levanta surveyed 1,000 US consumers to understand how AI is influencing the buying journey. The findings reveal a clear pattern: shoppers use AI tools to explore options, but they continue to rely on human-driven content before making a purchase.
Here is what the data shows:
Less than 10% of shoppers click AI-recommended links
Nearly 87% discover products on social platforms or blogs before purchasing on marketplaces
Review sites rank higher in trust than AI assistants
The Edge
Turn novelty into your competitive advantage: How to apply AI to real work problems in 5 minutes
ProfAI helps your team find and build real AI use cases, not just summarize notes. Here’s how to create an AI use case with ProfAI:
Create a free ProfAI account
Describe your role, projects, and responsibilities
Open the Use Cases tab
Pick a recommended use case or create your own
Follow ProfAI’s prompts to personalize the use case to your work
Personalize your use case using ProfAI’s prompts
Get a customized action plan and a ready-to-use prompt
Open it in your LLM, then save or share it with your team
Now you have an AI use case that you can re-use, share, and iterate on.
Productivity
5 Tools Worth Your Time
🧠 Scroll: When accuracy really matters, use AI-powered experts.
🖼️ Lynote: Summarizes content and instantly creates notes with AI.
🤖 NoteitHub: Turn GPT chats into to-dos, journals, and reminders.
📱 GLM-Image: Edit images professionally using text prompts.
📃 Crevid: Generate videos and images from text or images with AI.
Ready to Use
Read long articles faster
Prompt: You are a reading assistant. The user will provide you with an article to read. Please thoroughly read the article and generate a guide and a simplified, easy-to-read version of the article with the following requirements:
## Your output:
Mind Map: First, generate a mind map for the entire guide.
Summary: Next, provide a summary of the entire text, limited to 400 words.
Simplified Article: Then, present your rewritten, simplified, and easy-to-read version of the article.
## Requirements for Rewriting:
Word Count: Compress the word count to half of the original, and ensure it does not exceed 3,000 words.
Author’s Tone: Simulate the original author's tone.
Formatting: Format the output to ensure a visually appealing layout and ease of reading.
Visual Elements: Insert tables, charts, diagrams, SVGs, and other visual elements in appropriate places to enhance readability.
Source: r/ChatGPTPromptGeniusFlavor Fields
Midjourney Prompt: A highly creative, handcrafted-style illustration of a farming landscape made entirely from natural spices and seeds. Rolling farm fields are formed using vibrant red chilli powder, golden turmeric powder, and earthy brown cumin seeds arranged in textured rows. Small trees are crafted from spice leaves and stems, growing naturally from the fields. A traditional tractor is artistically built from spice elements, with wheels made of cumin seeds, body shaded in deep paprika red, and fine detailing using mustard and coriander seeds. Soil layers beneath the farm are shown as cross-sections made from crushed spices, seeds, and grains, giving a rich agricultural depth. The overall style is artistic, organic, and premium--resembling handcrafted food art or spice mosaic illustration. Warm earthy tones, high detail, clean white background, soft shadows, editorial food illustration style, suitable for premium spice brand visuals. --ar 2:3 --style rawWhenever you’re ready to take the next step
AI won't replace you. Someone who knows how to use it will. This free 5-day course teaches you the essentials: effective prompts, automation fundamentals, and when agents beat workflows. Ready to level up?