April 01, 2026

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Every morning, we cut through the noise to bring you sharp insights, fast news, and fresh sparks to light up your brain and fuel your hustle. From scrappy hacks to big tech moves, AI shifts to culture flips this is your intel to stay ahead, move fast, and break boring.

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Quick Hits

YouTube creators can now like video comments in bulk
(Engagement farming just got efficient.)
Google Explains Googlebot Byte Limits And Crawling Architecture
(SEO meets engineering reality)
Meta shares new Facebook Content Monetization tips
(From posts to paychecks)

The Growth joke of the day

Why are publishers suddenly liking AI search again?
Because this time… it actually sends traffic back.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features
Salesforce, the cloud software giant, has been remaking its business around AI, and at a small gathering in San Francisco on Tuesday, CEO Marc Benioff and his team unveiled the latest results of those efforts: an updated version of Slack, with a plethora of new AI features. Slackbot.
Meta highlights improvements to its ad serving program
The updated Adaptive Ranking Model will use less compute to deliver more relevant ads and drive better return on ad spend.
Hightouch streamlines the ad ecosystem with data partnerships
Hightouch wants to cut out the middlemen and simplify the digital ad ecosystem by integrating data onboarding with the CDP.
Meta's new Ray-Ban glasses will support prescription lenses
Meta has rolled out an improved ad serving process for Instagram, via a new Adaptive Ranking Model. The updated model is able to process more engagement elements for each user in real time, while also reducing system load to ensure optimized delivery of more relevant promotions.
Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help
Markey said Tuesday that he is calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to investigate these companies' use of remote assistance workers, and that he is "working on legislation to impose strict guardrails on AV companies' use of remote operators."
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People

Toyota's Woven Capital appoints new CIO and COO in push for finding the 'future of mobility'
Kato officially assumes her greatest challenge yet CIO of Toyota's Woven Capital and CEO of Toyota Invention Partners. The latter appointment makes her the first female CEO of a wholly owned Toyota subsidiary.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

It's not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations
Pete Martin remembers raising a $5 million seed round at a $25 million post-money valuation for his AI-powered cybersecurity company Realm way back in 2024, aka, like a thousand "AI years" ago.
Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub
Amazon's latest upgrade to Alexa+, its next-generation AI assistant, allows you to order food from popular delivery services Uber Eats and Grubhub in a conversational manner, just as if you were chatting with a waiter at a restaurant or placing an order at a drive-thru, according to Amazon.