New Gemini 2.5 Pro Ranks First

Hi everyone,

Google is stepping up its game by releasing the Gemini 2.5 Pro for developers, and it sounds like a real win for coding enhancements ahead of their I/O event.

Meanwhile, OpenAI is making big moves with its plan to acquire Windsurf for a whopping $3 billion, aiming to boost its coding prowess against stiff competition.

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• 🤝 In Partnership: Start earning with AI

• ✨This Week’s Spotlight: AI Native DevCon

• 🤿Deep Dive: Gemini 2.5 Pro preview early release

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤿Deep Dive: OpenAI to buy Windsurf

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Google Releases Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview for Developers Ahead of I/O

Intelligence: Google has unveiled the Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O edition) to enhance coding capabilities for developers, showcasing its advanced features before the upcoming Google I/O event.

• The Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview was released a couple of weeks ahead of schedule to allow developers to access improved tools.

• The new version ranks #1 on the WebDev Arena leaderboard for web development, highlighting its ability to create aesthetically pleasing and functional applications.

• Gemini 2.5 Pro powers innovative projects with companies like Cursor and Cognition, advancing the field of agentic programming.

• The model excels in video comprehension, with a score of 84.8% on the VideoMME benchmark, enabling features like the Video to Learning App in Google AI Studio.

• Developers can use the model to easily implement new features without extensive manual CSS coding, streamlining front-end development workflows.

• An example of the model's capabilities is the dictation starter app, demonstrating functionality and design integration with appealing UI elements.

• Developers can access the model through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio, with enhancements addressing error reduction and function calling improvements for existing users.

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Abandoned space casinos created with Midjourney by Zaicab.

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An alien bizarre casino aboard an abandoned spaceship, wheel of fortune, cinematic, dark eerie white and silver --ar 4:3 --profile 9ur6adz --stylize 200 --v 7

🤿 DEEP DIVE

OpenAI to Acquire Windsurf for $3 Billion to Enhance AI Coding Tools

Intelligence: OpenAI is set to acquire the AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for approximately $3 billion, aiming to enhance its coding capabilities amid rising competition in the AI sector.

• The deal, which is OpenAI's largest acquisition to date, has not yet been finalized, and both OpenAI and Windsurf have refrained from commenting.

• Formerly known as Codeium, Windsurf was recently valued at $3 billion as it sought additional funding from investors like General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins; its last valuation was $1.25 billion after a $150 million funding round in August.

• The acquisition is expected to bolster the coding capabilities of OpenAI's ChatGPT product, complementing enhancements made with each model release.

• This move comes as OpenAI faces increasing competition in the AI coding tool market.

• OpenAI has been proactive in acquiring companies to support its AI initiatives, including the purchase of Rockset for improved database analytics.

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📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🎙️ Legendary Voice Returns with a Digital Twist

NBC will bring back the iconic voice of Jim Fagan using AI for NBA broadcasts, featuring his narration in promos and openers with permission from his family.

🎬 LTX Studio Beta Opens for Creative Teams

Lightricks has launched the public beta of LTX Studio, a platform that helps filmmakers and marketers storyboard, edit, and pitch video projects collaboratively using intuitive AI tools.

💻 Amazon Preps New Coding Assistant Called Kiro

Amazon is developing Kiro, a code generation tool that uses prompts and existing data to produce code, create design docs, and detect issues in near real-time across web and desktop platforms.

🩺 Oura Adds Metabolic Tracking with Meals and Glucose Features

Oura has introduced two new features—Meals and Glucose—that give users real-time insights into nutrition and blood sugar patterns by combining meal photos and biometric data for more personalized health tracking.

🎥 Netflix Rolls Out ChatGPT-Powered Search for Smarter Browsing

Netflix is launching a beta feature that lets users search for shows using natural language prompts, offering more personalized content suggestions through a conversational experience on iOS.

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