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Quick Hits

Is the Apple Watch SE 3 a good deal?
(Entry-level today, upgrade path tomorrow)
Introducing parental controls
(Platforms aren't just moderating kids they're shaping the next generation of users.)
Lossless can't fix what's really broken with Spotify
(The growth challenge for Spotify isn't sound quality, it's artist equity)

The Growth joke of the day

Spotify launched lossless audio…
But my playlists are still full of songs I added "drunk" at 2 AM. 🍻

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom
It takes a lot of computing power to run an AI product and as the tech industry races to tap the power of AI models, there's a parallel race underway to build the infrastructure that will power them.
Google Ads tweaks default conversion goal behavior
Google Ads will stop automatically making all new conversion goals account-default, helping campaigns avoid bidding toward irrelevant signals.
How AI search responds when you make a site more crawlable
Crawl waste cleanup boosted AI search visibility by up to 10% with a small ChatGPT dip. Sitemap fixes and IA clarity drove results.
Instagram is testing a Reels-first UI in India and South Korea
Instagram has chosen India and South Korea to test a new interface that displays the app's Reels page first.
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People

Marissa Mayer will close her old AI startup, sell assets to her new AI startup
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is closing the doors on her consumer software startup Sunshine, and is selling the company's assets to her new AI startup, Dazzle.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

How People Use ChatGPT & What It Means For The C-Suite
Global ChatGPT adoption soars with 700M weekly users, shifting productivity, consumer habits, and market value. Study reveals rising non-work use, core writing/info guidance cases, and expanding demographic reach.
Complex Chaos thinks AI can help people find common ground
Making democracy work isn't easy, as recent events have made clear. Some critics would argue that technology is making it worse. But one startup is hoping that AI could help bridge some differences instead of widen them.

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