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Quick Hits

Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI
(RIP to a tool that powered half the internet's early animations)
Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features
(Firefox said: choice matters, actually.)
OpenAI launches new macOS app for agentic coding
(Your Mac just hired a junior developer.)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the AI love agentic coding on macOS?
Because it finally stopped asking, "What should I do next?" and just did it.

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Strategies

Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round
More than three-fourths of that funding will reportedly come from a source close to home Alphabet, where Waymo is a subsidiary. (The company was incubated as part of Alphabet's "moonshot factory" X.)
57% of consumers trust brands more when they use AI, study finds
Consumers aren't pushing back on AI they're embracing it, as long as it adds value without crossing the line.
LinkedIn Shares What Works For AI Search Visibility
LinkedIn tested what drives AI search visibility and shared results. Content structure, expert authorship, and timestamps showed the clearest impact.
Why AI visibility can increase direct traffic even when nobody clicks
When an AI answer mentions a brand, it works more like advertising than search. The user may not visit immediately, but they are far more likely to return later by typing the URL or brand name directly.
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People

PayPal hires HP's Enrique Lores as its new CEO
PayPal said on Tuesday it is hiring HP's Enrique Lores as its CEO and President, replacing current chief executive, Alex Chriss. Lores, who has been the chair of PayPal's board since July 2024, will also take up the role of president.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Flapping Airplanes and the promise of research-driven AI
A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched on Wednesday, with $180 million in seed funding from Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index. The founding team is impressive, and the goal.
xAI Releases Updated Video Generation Process in Grok
X has officially announced the launch of Grok Imagine 1.0, which it claims is its "biggest leap yet" in AI video generation.
Nvidia CEO pushes back against report that his company's $100B OpenAI investment has stalled
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Saturday that a recent report of friction between his company and OpenAI was "nonsense."Huang's comments came after The Wall Street Journal published a story late Friday claiming that Nvidia was looking to scale back its investment in OpenAI.