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July 17, 2025

Hello, GrowthHackers! 

Welcome to your daily unfair advantage.

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.

Think of it as your growth-fueled espresso shot.
Short. Smart. Addictive.

Let’s dive in.👇

Quick Hits

1. Google’s AI can now make phone calls for you
   (First it answered your questions, now it answers your calls.)

2. Chinese authorities are using a new tool to hack seized phones and extract data (The surveillance stack just leveled up. )

3. Apple News+ adds a new game that uses emoji and Genmoji to sovle puzzles
   (It's giving news meets screen time guilt relief.)

4. xAI is hiring an engineer to make anime girls
   (The AI race isn’t just about intelligence anymore—it’s about aesthetic alignment.)

The Growth joke of the day

Who stole my engagement?
The trending audio I almost used. 🎶

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash

  WeTransfer has confirmed it does not use files uploaded to their service to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.The file sharing company had received lots of criticism from customers on social media after changing its terms of service, which some interpreted as allowing it the right to use files for AI training.

• TikTok is adding features for songwriters to its app
  TikTok is adding new features to its app to let songwriters highlight their works. These features, rolling out in beta, include a “Songwriter” label and a new tab on their profile to show off their musical works. This can help songwriters market themselves better to potential clients.

• Wix Announces AI Visibility Overview Citation & Sentiment Tracking Tool

  Wix adds support for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) with new AI visibility tool called The AI Visibility Overview, available to users with a Wix Business Manager account in English, with more languages rolling out soon. AI Visibility Overview enables users to track citations, track AI query volume and traffic plus benchmark performance against competitors.

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  People

• Samsung boss cleared of fraud by South Korea's top court

  Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong has been cleared by South Korea's top court of fraud charges, concluding a years-long legal battle over his role in a 2015 merger deal.

Roxie’s 3-Minute News Bulletin

This week's 🙌 News Bulletin Roxie explores:
AI Summaries Shake Up Web Traffic as Tech Giants Push New Features

AI writes your summaries, titles test themselves,and Facebook’s giving
MySpace energy.

Google’s AI summaries in Discover shake up publisher traffic,
Lucid drops hands-free highway mode, YouTube adds title A/B testing, and Meta cracks down on recycled content. Meanwhile, ChatGPT replaces Google for 77% of users (yes, really), SEO pros scramble to adapt to AI Overviews, and Facebook adds music
to posts like it’s 2009 again. Also: Pronto acquires SafeAI, signaling serious moves in off-road robotics.

What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Google Search Can Now Call Local Businesses Using AI

  Google introduces an AI-driven calling feature in Search to contact multiple local businesses on users' behalf, gathering pricing and availability. This improves user experience and emphasizes the value of strong local SEO for business discoverability.

• Google Rolls Out Gemini 2.5 Pro & Deep Search For Paid Subscribers

  Google makes the Gemini 2.5 Pro model and Deep Search tools available for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. These updates advance reasoning, coding, and long-form content research, indicating a move toward AI-integrated search capabilities that could influence content discovery and marketing visibility.

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