09 May 2025

Issue #5

Vibe Coding Weekly, Issue Five, is out! Here’s what you’ll find inside:

OpenAI agrees to buy Windsurf for about $3 billion 🤯.
Figma announced Figma Make AI-Powered Design Tools 🎨.
Coding app Cursor AI just raised $900 million at $9B valuation 💰.
Google just released Gemini 2.5 Pro (I/O edition), the most intelligent model, which is even better at coding 👨‍💻.
Apple and Anthropic are reportedly teaming up to develop an AI-powered coding platform.

Plus, a few curated articles, videos, resources, and AI news picks to keep you in the loop.

📰 AI Industry News

Stay informed about the latest developments in the AI and development ecosystem.

OpenAI is set to acquire Windsurf, the AI-powered coding tool previously called Codeium, in a deal worth around $3 billion.
Figma Make is a new prompt-to-code feature that lets you quickly brainstorm, tweak, and fine-tune, whether building polished prototypes or diving into the design and code details.
Anysphere, which makes Cursor, has reportedly raised $900M at $9B valuation.
Google enhances coding capabilities in Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview before I/O dev conference.
Mistral AI, a powerful AI platform for enterprises, unveiled Mistral Medium 3, which outperforms Claude Sonnet 3.7 and GPT-4o on multiple benchmarks while costing less.
Anthropic introduced web search on the Anthropic API, a new tool that allows Claude to access current information from across the web. With web search enabled, developers can build Claude-powered applications and agents that deliver up-to-date insights.
Apple and Anthropic are building an AI-powered coding tool that will work in Xcode, Apple’s code-writing tool.
Apple's plan to offer AI search options on Safari a blow to Google dominance.

📝 Featured Reads

Stay in the loop with standout articles from the world of AI, coding, and tech trends.

The article "MCP is not good, yet" by David Cramer examines the current issues with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Although MCP is supposed to simplify how tools work together on platforms like Cursor and Claude, it still has many problems. The early versions required users to manually set up access tokens, which hurt the overall experience.

In his PCWorld article "I started ‘vibe coding’ my own apps with AI. I’m absolutely loving it", Matthew S. Smith shares his experience with "vibe coding," a method of developing applications using AI tools that interpret natural language prompts. Without formal programming training, Smith successfully created functional apps by collaborating with AI assistants, highlighting how this approach democratizes software development. He emphasizes that while AI handles much of the coding, human creativity and guidance remain essential.

In his article "Vibe Coding Isn't the Future — It's Already Here," Kavindu Narathota explores the evolving landscape of software development, where AI tools enable developers to generate code through natural language prompts. He observes that while this approach accelerates prototyping and lowers entry barriers, it also introduces challenges in scalability, maintenance, and role dynamics within teams.

📚 Resources

Useful resources for Vibe Coders and AI enthusiast.

Windsurf Rules Directory - explore a curated collection of rules to use in the Windsurf Editor.
Vibe Rules a powerful CLI tool for managing and sharing AI rules (prompts, configurations) across different editors and tools.
OpenAI Academy is open to everyone for free. Unlock the new opportunities of the AI era by equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills to harness artificial intelligence effectively.
OpenAI released a 24-page masterclass on how to adopt AI the right way.