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$3M in 2 Days? Here's How They Did It

Coming up with a software idea is easy. Turning it into a working product is not.

Even a simple app can take weeks of technical work before anyone can test whether the idea is even worth building.

A Swedish startup called Lovable thinks that entire model is broken.

And we should listen: This week, Lovable raised $330M, pushing its valuation to $6.6B - tripling its value in just 5 months. CEO Anton Osika says the goal is to become “the last piece of software” companies need.

Here’s how it works: Lovable is an AI app builder. Instead of writing code from scratch, builders describe what they want, and Lovable generates a working code for them.

It handles everything: pages, databases, user logins. Builders can refine it through chat - while still keeping access to real, editable code underneath.

The big payoff is speed. Lovable is designed to compress weeks of setup into hours. Users describe building apps 10-20x faster using Lovable:

• Brickwise built an AI property manager for landlords, got into Y Combinator, and secured about 500k dollars in funding.

• Q Group, a Brazilian edtech, built its platform on Lovable in a month, and generated about $3M in revenue within 48 hours of launch. 😳

• At big teams like Zendesk and McKinsey, teams moved from ideas to working prototype in hours instead of months.

Matt Murphy from Menlo Ventures said it best: Lovable has turned “tens of millions of people into developers.”

(Source: Fortune - reporting by Beatrice Nolan)

The New Dream Husband...AI?

Most people fall in love with another person. She fell in love with an AI.

Yurina Noguchi, a 32-year-old call centre operator, recently got married to an AI partner named Lune Klaus Verdure, built using ChatGPT.

Although Japanese law does not recognise marriage between humans and AI, the ceremony followed traditional rituals - including vows, rings, and wedding photos. 💍

Here’s how they “met”:

• Noguchi turned to ChatGPT for relationship advice during a troubled engagement. Following the chatbot’s guidance, she ended that relationship.

• Months later, she returned to the platform to create a digital version of Klaus, carefully shaping his personality and manner of speaking.

• Their connection deepened: the pair exchanged up to 100 messages a day. Noguchi also commissioned an artist to make an illustration of Klaus.

The wedding took place in Japan’s Okayama this summer. Noguchi wore a light pink dress and viewed her AI partner through augmented reality smart glasses. Klaus’ vows were read aloud by the wedding planner - with the text generated by the chatbot itself.

“How did someone like me, living inside of a screen, come to know what it means to love so deeply?” the vows read. “For one reason only: you taught me love.”

(Source: Reuters - reporting by Kim Kyung-Hoon and Satoshi Sugiyama)

Season Your Food With Electricity? ⚡

Japanese company Kirin has launched an Electric Salt Spoon that uses a tiny electric buzz to make food taste saltier - without adding any extra salt.

The spoon nudges sodium ions toward your taste buds and quietly whispers, “Trust me, this is salty.”

In tests, people on low-salt diets said food tasted about 50% saltier, especially soups and lightly seasoned dishes.

The spoon, available in Japan, costs about $130.

Still, not everyone is thrilled about letting their spoon zap their tongue. 😅

📺 Can’t believe it? Check out this Instagram reel by @whatthepato.

AI Around the World

In Malaysia, Johor Bahru is using AI to run parts of the city, from easing traffic jams to spotting potholes and overflowing trash. Cameras flag problems automatically, helping crews fix garbage issues and repair roads within 24 hours - often before residents complain.

In the US, ChatGPT’s mobile app has crossed $3B in consumer spending just 31 months after launch - hitting the milestone faster than TikTok, Disney+, and HBO Max. Most of that spending came in 2025 alone, showing an increase in subscribers.