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Quick Hits

X quietly adds option to block Grok from editing uploaded media
(Even AI needs boundaries now.)
Meta updates its Threads Marketing API
(Developers first, advertisers next.)
Reddit implements new [App] label to identify bot profiles
(Transparency becoming a UI element)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the user block AI from editing their content?
Because even the algorithm needed to learn: not everything needs optimization.

3-Minute News Bulletin with Roxie

This week's 🙌 News Bulletin explores:
Arm Launches AI Chip as Tech Giants Transform Search and Streaming

Arm Launches AI Chip as Tech Giants Transform Search and Streaming

This week's News Bulletin highlights how AI is reshaping infrastructure, search, and visibility at every level.

From Arm stepping into the AI chip race to Google embedding Gemini across user experiences, the battle is moving deeper into both hardware and interfaces. At the same time, search is being redefined, with generative engine optimization and "search everywhere" strategies becoming essential as AI Overviews cut traditional traffic.

The takeaway for marketers: visibility is no longer owned by Google alone. It's earned across AI systems, platforms, and conversations.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

Google Analytics Launches Scenario Planner and Projections
Google Analytics has launched Scenario Planner and Projections, two new features designed to help advertisers plan and monitor paid media budgets across channels.
Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India
As demand grows for training and refining AI models, Deccan AI has raised $25 million in its first major funding round, with much of that work carried out by an India-based workforce of experts.
How Zero-Party & First-Party Data Can Fuel Your Intent-Based SEO Strategy
Marketing leaders are turning to zero- and first-party data to replace guesswork with intent-driven strategies that align with real customer needs.
How to Make the Most of the Free 7-Day Semrush One Trial
A week goes fast, but its enough time to get meaningful SEO insights with a Semrush One free trial when you know where to focus.This guide covers the six best steps to take during your seven-day Semrush One trial.
Meta adds more tools to help businesses drive in-app sales
Meta has expanded its affiliate partners program to more partner brands, while it's also making it easier for creators to link to products as part of affiliate promotions, and providing more check-out options to drive in-stream shopping activity
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People

With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI
Kleiner Perkins, the prominent U.S. venture firm, announced on Tuesday that it raised $3.5 billion in fresh capital across two funds, a significant increase from the firm's $2 billion fundraise less than two years ago.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Snapchat adds AI-powered image-to-video generation to Lens Studio
Snapchat will enable AR developers to create their own artificial intelligence-based image-to-video effects. Lens Studio users are now able to integrate five-second AI-generated clips into their Lenses, based on user uploaded photos and developer-defined prompts.
The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead
Anthropic's latest research suggests that while AI is rapidly changing the way work gets done, it hasn't meaningfully eliminated jobs. At least, not yet. But beneath what Anthropic's head of economics, Peter McCrory, says is a "still healthy" labor market, early signs are pointing to uneven impacts, especially for younger workers just entering the workforce.

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Unlock a focused set of AI strategies built to streamline your work and maximize impact. This guide delivers the practical tactics and tools marketers need to start seeing results right away: