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BB Digest: Rise of agentic models

PLUS: How I build with MCP

The rise of the one-person product team

In the new wave of product building, do speed, taste, and iteration matter more than having a dev team?

BB Digest: Disappointing memories

PLUS: visualize your ChatGPT history

BB Digest: Make an app with Gemini

PLUS: Should you care about MCP?

Dear Ben… What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?

Building AI agents requires live data, action-taking, and memory – MCP provides a foundation for that world.

Why everyone’s talking about AI agents

A look under the hood of AI agents: what they are, what they do, and why they’re changing the world of AI.

BB Digest: Llama 4 sucks

PLUS: Devin gets cheaper, Shopify CEO on AI

A quick demo of Subframe

The AI design tool with code-ready exports

Reflexive AI use isn’t optional anymore

What Shopify’s memo really signals to the rest of us.

BB Digest: Professor Claude

PLUS: there's an agent outbreak

How B12 uses AI to generate and launch complete websites—live in under 60 seconds

B12 co-founder Adam Marcus walks us through their powerful, flexible AI website builder.

BB Digest: Is OpenAI open again?

PLUS: We can finally talk to our dogs

BB Digest: When prompting killed Photoshop

PLUS: I battled 4 coding tools against each other

AI coding tools: Head-to-head

A comparison of Bolt, Cursor, Replit and Windsurf building the same project.

BB Digest: I built a Bolt extension

PLUS: Claude gets Brave, OpenAI's voice agents

Supercharging Bolt with "Cursor Rules"

Create auto-prompts for building with Bolt and other AI coding tools.

Getting started with Lovable: A beginner's guide

Tips and advice for building apps and coding with AI in Lovable.

Getting started with Create: A beginner's guide

Best practices and tips to help jumpstart your use of AI coding tool Create.

BB Digest: GitHub simplified

PLUS: AI news and tools for builders

GitHub & Git: for non-technical founders

Version control for vibe coders.

BB Digest: Gemini & your search history

PLUS: Deep Research goes free

First Look: Manus - The new AI agent

A live unboxing of the newest AI agent from China.

Level-up your meme creation game with AI

Jason Levin, founder of Meme Lord Technologies, shares his approach for using AI to create viral memes.

BB Digest: I'm back

PLUS: OpenAI wants you to build agents

A non-technical guide for how code works

How vibe coders can understand the way that code works.

Introducing NOAN: Your superhuman AI business partner

Neal Mann’s on a mission to revolutionize business operations with AI.

BB Digest: Viral browser agent

PLUS: Top 100 AI apps

What's new with Replit Agent v2

An overview of what’s new and better about Replit Agent v2.

Building with AI + Replit: how to rapidly build and deploy AI-powered apps

Matt Palmer from Replit shares his process for turning ideas into applications—fast.

BB Digest: New AI mode for Google Search

PLUS: $20k for ChatGPT Agents, 100s of MCP servers

Building apps without code, using Create

Create’s co-founder demos how to build a full-stack AI-powered SaaS product using simple prompts.

BB Digest: GPT-4.5 is confusing

PLUS: More money for Claude and a new browser agent

Uncovering hidden revenue with pricing simulations

How billing tool Orb is helping SaaS and AI companies crack the code on product pricing.

BB Digest: Alexa + Claude

PLUS: Free coding help and error free transcription

5 Claude features you might not know about

Move over ChatGPT! Level-up your AI game with these lesser-known features of Anthropic’s Claude.

Turning Figma into full stack apps

Steve Sewell on Builder.io and the future of AI-powered no-code development.

BB Digest: Claude 3.7 thinks differently

PLUS: Veo 2 is impressive (and expensive)

Building full-stack applications using Bolt (fast)

Paul Gosnell demonstrates how to use Bolt to build full-stack apps in days

BB Digest: Claude tops new coding test

PLUS: HP buys Humane, Mira Murati's new company

SWE-Lancer: Can AI make it as a freelance software engineer?

OpenAI’s new benchmark puts major LLMs to the test on freelance software gigs.

What is ‘vibe coding’?

Everyone’s talking about the hottest new AI trend—including us.

BB Digest: Elon comes clean

PLUS: Deep Research is everywhere

What AI coding tool should you use?

Find out which AI coding tool is best for your needs.

BB Digest: OpenAI's plan for 2025

PLUS: Adobe's video AI is too expensive

Top free AI tools for teachers in 2025

The best, zero-cost tools for lesson planning, creativity, presentations, research, grading and more.

Getting started with Cursor: a beginner's guide

Getting Started with Replit: a beginner's guide

Get started with Bolt: A beginner's guide

ChatGPT vs OpenAI API: Differences explained

We break down the similarities and differences between OpenAI API and ChatGPT the app.

Is AI making us lazy thinkers?

Exploring the potential price we're paying for cognitive convenience.

BB Digest: AI's fast cat

PLUS: Canvas and memory update for ChatGPT

ChatGPT prompts for sales teams

Everything you need to know about writing effective prompts for sales workflows.

Coding with AI: A community member’s workflow

Learn to manage multiple AI models to create professional applications without coding skills.

BB Digest: Gemini 2.0 thinks for free

PLUS: Replit builds what you think

Master the AI middle ground and unlock crazy ROI

The best examples of businesses using AI aren’t million-dollar moonshot projects, but not basic automation either.

BB Digest: ChatGPT vs Consultants

PLUS: Gemini's quiet upgrade, OpenAI's royal rumble

BB Digest: Build apps with AI

PLUS: Thinking AI for free and AI Copyright

BB Digest: First agent of 2025

PLUS: Claude Artifacts got some competition

4 clever ways to use AI with Slack (and get more done)

Bring AI right into your workspace for info where you need it, when you need it.

BB Digest: Floods from a Stargate

PLUS: Google is shipping 🔥

5 growth hacks made easier with AI

From reactivating customers to creating viral clips, AI makes growth marketing less of a headache.

Using LLMs to search

Your guide to cutting through the noise in the new AI-powered search paradigm.

BB Digest: Secrets of o1 revealed

PLUS: ChatGPT turns GenZ

BB Digest: ChatGPT has an alarm now

PLUS: Teaching with AI works, save $$ on AI products

Build better landing pages in minutes with AI

4 quick and easy AI strategies for creating landing pages that help your conversion rate skyrocket.

BB Digest: Is Copilot under attack?

PLUS: Github's free Devin, Reddit vs Google

5 different ways to create a chatbot using AI tools

With these tools, it’s easier than ever to create an intelligent AI-powered chatbot.

BB Digest: $3k PC for local AI

PLUS: new Grok app & our custom GPT

AI tools that improve every meeting you have (automatically)

From prep to post-meeting summaries, this is how to make your whole meeting process more efficient using AI.

BB Digest: A peaceful start to 2025

PLUS: Holiday updates and agent predictions

How to bring your product to market with AI

From product viability to roadmaps to competitor analysis, explore how AI can help with product development.

How to turn existing content into FAQs with AI

Reduce customer support requests and improve user experience with these AI techniques for fast, high-quality FAQs.

BB Digest: Our last digest of 2024

PLUS: ChatGPT got a phone number, the best email tool I've used.

Streamlining enterprise processes with AI, using ServiceNow

A look under the hood at how ServiceNow is transforming procurement and admin tasks.

BB Digest: Veo 2 vs Sora

PLUS: ChatGPT gets folders, your personal Midjourney

The not-boring way to do product documentation (with AI)

Turn tedious product paperwork into streamlined processes with AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude.

5 easy ways AI transforms content (that actually work)

Turn your content into other valuable formats in just minutes, with these AI methods and tricks.

BB Digest: Google's new agents

PLUS: Devin is finally available.

Encouraging sales team to use generative AI

A practical guide to help sales teams adopt AI tools confidently and effectively.

BB Digest: $200 is still cheap

PLUS: new Ben's Bites website.

Sora is here: Is this the future of AI video generation?

Everything you need to know about OpenAI's new text-to-video AI model.

4 ways AI can improve your customer onboarding and retention

Use AI to bring customers on board, support them effectively, and keep them around for longer.

Exciting changes coming to Ben's Bites

The Ben's Bites platform is getting a major upgrade. Here's what it means for you and what you need to do.

12 days of OpenAI | Ben's Bites Recap

Live blog of OpenAI's final stretch of launches for 2024.

BB Digest: Ship-mas begins

PLUS: Smart enough but cheap models

How to plan and create high-quality content with AI

From pinpointing content gaps and ideation to drafting and scheduling, nail your content strategy with generative AI.

BB Digest: AI video on your laptop

PLUS: Draw yourself on X

Exploring Anthropic’s Computer Use API

Use Anthropic’s Computer Use API and Replit to let AI control a web browser and search for information like a human would.

5 simple ways to repurpose written content using AI

How to transform text-based content using generative AI tools to transform it into different formats.

BB Digest: Boring writing solved

PLUS: Automation's comeback

How AI is transforming the personalised ads industry

The future of paid advertising is AI—here’s everything you need to know.

BB Digest: AI's all-access pass

PLUS: Let it handle your outreach

Master product launches and GTM strategy with AI

4 step-by-step ways to use AI tools for a smooth product launch and a comprehensive GTM strategy.

BB Digest: Remember Me?

PLUS: Microsoft's 70% mindshare & China's comeback

Master lead generation with these 4 AI-driven techniques

Scale and improve your lead generation fast with AI lead qualification, chatbots, and more.

AI for sales: How to win more deals with AI

Key concepts of AI and how they are transforming sales processes from lead generation to closing deals.

Building AI voice agents (without code) using Synthflow

Tom Osman shows us how Synthflow AI lets anyone build and use AI phone call systems.

BB Digest: Free ChatGPT alternative

PLUS: AI gets your credit card

Mastering customer feedback with ChatGPT: 4 powerful techniques

Keep clients engaged with these AI methods that automate analysing and responding to customer feedback.

BB Digest: Will you let AI operate your computer?

PLUS: New data from Slack—workers are using AI but in secret.

A look at ChatGPT’s new search feature

Move over Google: ChatGPT can now search the web in real time.

BB Digest: Is AI really slowing down?

PLUS: AI overviews analyzed, enterprise usage stats

Using AI for SEO: 5 methods that actually work

Does AI make search engine optimization better and faster? A no-fuss guide to improving your SEO strategy with AI tools.

Going from idea to app in minutes with Townie AI

How Steve Krouse's Townie AI is making app creation accessible to everyone, not just developers.

BB Digest: Who owns chat.com?

PLUS: step-by-step plan to build an AI ready team.

BB Digest: SearchGPT arrives

PLUS: Claude supports PDFs with images

The formula for landing pages that convert

Agency founder Corey Haines on using AI to slash the time it takes to craft high-converting website copy.

BB Digest: Finally! ChatGPT adds chat search

PLUS: Last week for lifetime pricing

BB Digest: Who's using AI at work?

PLUS: Claude runs code now, new AI's are cooking.

Make more sales with AI: 4 ways to get more leads to buy

How to use ChatGPT to create sales strategies that turn more leads into customers.

Using AI for fast, automated SOPs

Mike Taylor demonstrates how to turn your team's knowledge into automated SOPs using AI and Zapier.

BB Digest: Claude learns to click & type

PLUS: AI image editors go head-to-head

BB Digest: 5 AI apps got new powers

PLUS: A free marketing program from Ben's Bites

5 ways AI can reduce customer support tickets

Learn how generative AI can act as a first line of support for businesses and minimise ticket volume.

BB Digest: Find your files faster

PLUS: Perplexity Finance and prompting with XML

Unlocking the full potential of content distribution with AI

Ross Simmonds is redefining content marketing by leveraging AI for repurposing and distribution.

BB Digest: Practical Upsides of AI

PLUS: Adobe maxes out.

Using AI to foster a positive employee experience

3 practical ways HR teams can enhance employee experience using AI-powered workflows.

AI-powered marketing workflows for real results

Maryrose Lyons and Claire du Preez on using AI and automation for smarter marketing that delivers returns.

BB Digest: Two years of Ben's Bites

PLUS: Nobel for AI legends.

Create better content faster with AI

Learn how to use AI tools to produce, repurpose, and enhance your content across platforms and formats.

Turning complex tasks into seamless automations

João Moura on how autonomous AI systems are transforming the way businesses get work done.

BB Digest: Writing with AI just got easier

PLUS: Making movies is next.

ChatGPT evolves: Introducing the canvas feature

It’s a significant milestone in ChatGPT's evolution and the future of AI.

BB Digest: OpenAI treats developers

PLUS: A new Copilot for everyday use

Crafting brand stories that stick

Andrew Ettinger on using AI to help founders develop positioning and tell better stories.

4 ways AI can make amazing audio content

Transform your podcasting, voiceovers, and blog audio with ElevenLabs AI features.

Using AI for sales forecasting

Generative AI can make sales predictions more accurate, efficient, and insightful—here's how.

BB Digest: Google's secret AI app

PLUS: How to run your agency with AI

Using AI to supercharge spreadsheets

Stan Marion on cutting down time-consuming tasks like translation, product description creation, and lead scoring.

How to become a top 1% ChatGPT user

Become a power user of ChatGPT and level-up your AI game with these tested techniques.

BB Digest: New Gemini and Llamas

PLUS: Advanced voice mode is finally live in ChatGPT

Transform your sales, lead gen and RevOps with AI

Replit’s Horacio Lopez really knows what he's doing when it comes to sales, outbound prospecting, and RevOps.

Meta AI gets more useful—with voice, images and more.

Here's what you need to know about Zuckerberg's AI announcements at Meta Connect

BB Digest: Teaching Superintelligence

PLUS: Agent.AI, Amazon's Amelia and Copilot usage stats.

The rapid explosion of AI in the workplace

Exploring the fastest tech adoption in U.S. history and what it means for you.

BB Digest: Social media loves AI video

PLUS: Movie Studio joins in on the fun.

How to use AI for hiring: 4 practical techniques

Reduce recruitment costs, time spent, and biased decision-making with these tips.

AI video is coming to YouTube Shorts

Along with new AI tools for brainstorming and community engagement.

How Sahil Lavingia uses AI to code faster

Gumroad’s CEO shares how he leverages AI to transform how his company builds and ships products.

How Dan Shipper uses AI to think, write, and build

From ideas to execution, discover Dan Shipper’s blueprint for using AI to unlock his creative potential.

BB Digest: <Thinking>

PLUS: OpenAI o1 and Copilot 365 updates.

Microsoft plans a second wave for Copilot 365

Pages, Agents and deeper integration with Office apps.

OpenAI’s Secret Project “Strawberry” is Out

Meet o1-Preview and o1-Mini

How AI startup Wayfaster is changing the way we hire

Two founders are building a solution to transform the $770B staffing industry.

BB Digest: Almost human podcasts

PLUS: Hints from OpenAI, Firefly video and Pixtral

Executing a digital marketing strategy using AI

Unique insights from digital marketing veteran Will Francis on building a strategy that really works.

4 AI branding tools all designers should know

From color palettes to consistent imagery, streamline your brand creation with these AI-powered tools.

BB Digest: Make apps with Replit Agent

PLUS: Apple Intelligence, TIME's AI 100 and more

BB Digest: $1B for Safe Super AI

PLUS: Claude and Gemini keep shipping

How to streamline operations with AI

Leverage AI to manage time, workflows, and data efficiently across your business.

Job hunting with AI: 4 tried & tested techniques

How to make your job search better and more efficient with everyday AI tools.

How AI can craft customer stories that build brand trust

Customer stories are more than just testimonials - they’re powerful narratives that drive trust and conversions.

BB Digest: Alexa hooks up with Claude

PLUS: Where do large companies use AI

How to use generative AI for project management

Actionable AI-powered techniques project managers can use to enhance project success.

How to master marketing analytics using generative AI

4 AI-powered techniques you can copy to realise the full potential of your marketing data.

Companies are making AI a core business strategy - here’s why

Ramp’s latest spending report suggests AI is no longer a toy and businesses are committing to AI for the long haul.

AI productivity hacks for busy professionals

How to use AI for productivity - AI tools and use-cases to streamline your work day.

Lindy AI: The future of productivity is now

Flo Crivello reveals how Lindy AI can streamline everything from recruiting to decision-making.

The AI content factory: Scaling your digital presence

5 ways to use AI to streamline your content processes to maintain your online presence.

Why are professionals hesitating to embrace AI at work?

We unpack the fears, challenges, and solutions to adopting AI in the workplace.

How to scale business operations with AI

Late Checkout’s Jordan Mix reveals how he powers six companies using AI and automation.

How to build an AI sales assistant with Google Sheets and Slack

Chris Brownridge reveals his agency's custom-built AI tools that increased qualified leads by 3x.

4 simple ways to use AI in sales (and see real results)

How to start using AI to streamline and improve your sales processes and get closer to your goals.

Easy and effective ways to repurpose content with AI

Barbara Jovanovic reveals the secrets of scaling content creation using AI.

OpenAI's 'Project Strawberry': Is the next big AI breakthrough just around the corner?

An innocent photo of strawberries has set the AI world abuzz.

5 powerful techniques to get you started with AI chatbots

Examples of AI-powered chatbots and how to create your own.

How to use AI to automate your life and work

Max Brodeur-Urbas on how Gumloop’s modular AI workflows are transforming productivity across professions.

How to build AI agents to automate your work

Sully Omar shares his techniques for AI-powered workflows in our first ever live workshop.

Using AI to build an automated Slack summary tool

How the Ben's Bites team uses Claude and Replit to automatically generate summaries of Slack community chats and and new tutorial updates.

Becoming more human

How AI is creating a viable on-ramp for AR-enabled work.