Mo Backer

Techie guy. I post about tech, marketing and design. Not a husband (yet). Not a dad (yet). Not Forbes 30 under 30. Views are my own. I like to joke sometimes.

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

Going on any website in 2026:
- verify you’re human
- accept or reject cookies
- support chatbot window pops up
- subscribe to mailing list for 10% off
- entire screen gets taken over by adverts
- you give up

No wonder everyone loves the AI chat interface.

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

Using your iPhone in 2026:

press the lock button for a second too long→ get AI mode that doesn’t work

accidentally touch your lock screen → get 7 extra lock screens you never needed

try to take a screenshot → end up dropping phone

try to change volume → end up taking a screenshot​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

try to exit screenshot → get 4 choices choices on how to save it

just touch the back of your phone → you obviously wanted to exit everything

look at your phone → you’re too close, back up!

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

@tonyzzhao @sundayrobotics This is seriously cool, congrats! Love the design. Will you make a version that can go up stairs?

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Day 03 of vibe coding a fintech app was fun! I managed to connect to a bank!@griffinbank

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Day 02 of me vibe coding a fintech app using the @griffinbank sandbox.
Things are getting real!

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Day 01 of me trying to vibe code a fintech app using the @griffinbank sandbox. This is the most fun I’m having at work 😂

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

Day 0 of me trying to vibe code a fintech app using the @griffinbank sandbox and @claudeai

I’m doing this experiment at work to see if I can make a crowdfunding marketplace using AI. I’m gonna the share all the good and bad bits. Let’s see how it goes.

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

The browser is being destroyed step by step. How long before our websites become irrelevant?

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

ChatGPT already helps millions of people find what to buy. Now it can help them buy it too.

We’re introducing Instant Checkout in ChatGPT with @Etsy and @Shopify, and open-sourcing the Agentic Commerce Protocol that powers it, built with @Stripe, so more merchants and developers can integrate agentic checkout.

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

ChatGPT already helps millions of people find what to buy. Now it can help them buy it too.

We’re introducing Instant Checkout in ChatGPT with @Etsy and @Shopify, and open-sourcing the Agentic Commerce Protocol that powers it, built with @Stripe, so more merchants and developers can integrate agentic checkout.

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

Imagine with Claude is one of the most interesting takes on what an OS of the future might look like. It’s also more development towards the end of SaaS in favour of DIY software fuelled by AI. We live in wild times.

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

LLM personality is going to be the new UX

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

XML tagging for Claude prompts works so well and anyone can do it

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

Does anyone’s home printer actually work? Mine is a decorative item

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

How does Google Drive, yes GOOGLE drive, not have a SEARCH bar when you want to move a file?

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

@TahirAliMP Is this real?

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

Costco feels cheaper but you end up buying a bigger car and house just so you can store more soap and tissues

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Yo @elonmusk and @Tesla we need a takeaway “keep it hot” mode. We suffering here, look, I gotta use heated seats

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@sundarpichai Congrats! But my oh my is the naming confusing 😵‍💫

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Be a maker, not a manager.

[Mo Backer @mo_backer]

I like to bookmark things and never look at them again. Am I the bad guy or is the UX at fault?