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Quick Hits

ChatGPT users send 2.5 billion prompts a day
(That's not usage. That's a goldmine of intent data.)
72% of US Teens Have Used AI Companions
(Gen Z isn't talking to brands—they're talking to bots.)
Brands Like Hims and Headspace Normalize Men's Health Topics Through Direct Marketing
(Normalize → Demystify → Own the funnel.)

The Growth joke of the day

I asked my Facebook ad to bring conversions.
It brought impressions instead. 📉

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

Google Teases Pixel 10 Ahead of August Reveal
Google has lifted the curtains on the Pixel 10, its flagship phone for 2025, via a short clip posted on the Google Store homepage on Monday.
Meta, X, and LinkedIn Appeal EU Tax Penalties and Seek Trump Support
Major tech platforms like Meta, X, and LinkedIn are appealing European tax claims while aligning with U.S. political power to resist stricter international digital service regulations—a move with marketing and legal strategy implications.
LinkedIn Stops Resurfacing Old Posts, Shares Updates on Hashtags and AI Functions
LinkedIn says it's rolled back a recent algorithm change that led to people seeing a lot more older posts in their feed, while it's also provided some more guidance on hashtag use (or lack of use) to help guide your process.
Figma looks to raise nearly $1B as it kicks off its IPO roadshow
Figma announced Monday it is kicking off its IPO roadshow. The company plans to offer more than 36 million shares of class A stock that are expected to be priced between $25 and $28 a share.
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People
Instacart's CEO is about to take the reins of a big chunk of OpenAI
Instacart's CEO, Fidji Simo, will start her new role as an OpenAI executive on August 18th, leading at least one-third of the company and reporting directly to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Simo will be "CEO of Applications," tasked with scaling and growing the tech's use cases.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Latent Labs launches web-based AI model
Latent Labs model has "achieved state-of-the-art on different metrics" when testing the proteins it developed in a physical lab, according to Latent Labs CEO and founder Simon Kohl
AI Voice Company Hyper Raises $6.3M to Help Automate 911 Calls
Hyper, a startup aiming to reduce 911 center burden by using AI to handle non-emergency calls, raised $6.3 million to scale operations. It highlights AI's growing utility in public safety and real-time communication
Advanced version of Gemini with Deep Think officially achieves gold-medal standard at the International Mathematical Olympiad
The International Mathematical Olympiad ("IMO") is the world's most prestigious competition for young mathematicians, and has been held annually since 1959.