2026-03-06

Baby Cursor is growing up.
And Cursor changed how we design — back to when software design and building were the same art.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91501353/ai-changed-design-forever-now-what

“If a task is already outsourced, it tells you three things. One, the company has accepted that this work can be done externally. Two, there’s an existing budget line that can be substituted cleanly. Three, the buyer is already purchasing an outcome. Replacing an outsourcing contract with an AI-native services provider is a vendor swap. Replacing headcount is a reorg.”

Some of the biggest opportunities in AI agents will be building the agentic versions of existing services categories. By doing so, it’s incredibly easy for customers to switch, as many of the reasons for outsourcing this work have not changed just because of AI.

The opportunity is that many incumbents will take too long to transform their workflows, and there’s now a new way to be able to do more, better, cheaper, or faster than existing players.

But equally, this is a good alarm bell if you’re an incumbent; it’s probably important to factor in this risk and do it to yourselves first. And if you’re in one of these companies, there’s a huge opportunity to be the one to drive this change.

Julien Bek: http://x.com/i/article/2029647344635969537

Woah. It’s been a little over 2 months since the start of 2026. Here's what we’ve dropped so far:

🚀 @FlowbyGoogle: Our biggest update yet. We’ve redesigned the interface, bringing image generation to the forefront, making it easier to manage assets, and giving you more precise control over your images and videos. We also made improvements to Veo 3.1 and welcomed Nano Banana 2 to the model lineup for even more expressive and consistent outputs. (Also, come say hi on Instagram: @ flowbygoogle!)

🚀 @JulesAgent: A major speed boost, all Jules free-tier users have been upgraded from Gemini 2.5 Pro to Gemini 3 Flash.

🚀 SynthID: We've added the ability to check whether audio is Google AI-generated (in addition to image and video). Generative media content made with Labs products can be uploaded to the Gemini app to see if they've been generated using Google AI. Simply type @ SynthID and ask "Is this AI?"

🚀 @StitchbyGoogle: We leveled up the MCP ecosystem. Users can now get step-by-step MCP client instructions and grab their API key directly from the Exports panel. We also joined the Antigravity MCP store and added new tools, like a coding agent that can ask to edit screens and generate screen variants.

🚀 Project Genie: Introducing an early research prototype powered by @GoogleDeepMind’s Genie 3 model, Project Genie lets users create and explore infinitely diverse worlds. Available to AI Ultra subscribers in the US.

🚀 @NotebookLM: A massive month for mobile. Users can now add customization prompts to Infographics and Slide Decks directly and generate video overviews on the mobile app. Plus, NotebookLM partnered with @Zillow to launch a featured notebook pre-loaded with their extensive home buying resources. Be on the lookout for other exciting partnerships to come!

🚀 Pomelli: Launched ‘Photoshoot,’ allowing users to take a single image of their product and easily create high quality, customized product shots to elevate their marketing.

🚀 Opal: Introduced a new agent step that analyzes a goal, determines the next best step, and automatically calls models and tools to finish a the task, such as Veo for video or web search for research.

🚀 @Producer_AI: Welcomed ProducerAI to Labs! ProducerAI is a creative collaborator, whether writing lyrics, refining a melody, or inventing entirely new genres.

What a start to the year. 2026 is just getting warmed up.

Explore all of our experiments at: http://labs.google

Exciting use of Gemini! Someone please let me know if those new Korean sauces drop! :)

Trung Phan: McDonald’s CEO is playing 10D chess.

Sets the bar low with Big Arch review. Comes back talking “beef notes” and “‘mouth feel” on McChicken Big Mac.

Turns out he’s a Harvard MBA and latest IG post is about how he’s been asking Gemini to pitch new product ideas and it suggested

We're launching Claude Community Ambassadors. Lead local meetups, bring builders together, and partner with our team.

Open to any background, anywhere in the world.

Apply: https://claude.com/community/ambassador

Codex for Open Source is an awesome idea.

OSS maintainers get API credits, 6 months of ChatGPT Pro with Codex, and access to Codex Security as needed.

OpenAI Developers: We’re launching Codex for Open Source to support the contributors who keep open-source software running.

Maintainers can use Codex to review code, understand large codebases, and strengthen security coverage without taking on even more invisible work.

http://developers.openai.com/codex/community/codex-for-oss

The first 60 days of 2026. Much more coming :)

Google Labs: Woah. It’s been a little over 2 months since the start of 2026. Here's what we’ve dropped so far:

🚀 @FlowbyGoogle: Our biggest update yet. We’ve redesigned the interface, bringing image generation to the forefront, making it easier to manage assets, and giving you more precise

Pomelli is the new experimental ad tool that SMBs are finding and falling in love with, now in 160+ countries!

Jaclyn Konzelmann: We heard you like Pomelli.
We heard you like Phooshoot.
We heard you like creating gorgeous on-brand ads and campaigns.

We also heard one thing loud and clear:
"I wish this worked in my country."

Good news: Pomelli is now live in 160+ countries. 🌍✨
Time to create.

It’s clear that AI agents will be the biggest users of software in the future, and by extension computers as well. We are going to need so much infrastructure to build out to scale agents in enterprise. And all software will have to become API-first as a result.

Box: "I have an agent. It's on its own system. It's on its own computer. It has access to its own tools. I probably don't give it access to my entire life…it sort of has this sandbox environment."

@levie joined @latentspacepod to break down how AI agents will need their own