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June 13, 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

• Google Cloud outage brings down much of the internet
  (Sooo we’ve officially entered our “offline girl era” not by choice but by Google.)

• Instagram Launches New Artist Inspiration Intiative, Additional In-App Features
  (Inspiring artists... but still not fixing the algorithm.)

• The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster 
  (Meta: “Trust us with your data.” Also Meta: leaks your entire vibe.)

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A marketer walks into a bar, but leaves immediately—
the landing page didn’t load fast enough. 💻🍻

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What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Snapchat Adds New Creator Tools, Updated Analytics Elements

  Snapchat introduces new Memories resharing options, video highlight reels, and advanced analytics like traffic source insight and returning viewers, allowing creators and marketers to better optimize campaign performance.

• Bluesky backlash misses the point
  In recent weeks, a number of headlines and posts have surfaced questioning whether Bluesky’s growth is declining, if the network has become too much of a left-leaning echo chamber, or if its users lack a sense of humor, among other charges.

• Meta teams with XGS Energy to build a 150 MW geothermal power plant
  Meta is the latest tech company to warm to geothermal energy, announcing on Thursday a deal with startup XGS Energy to develop a 150 megawatt geothermal power plant in New Mexico.

• Tesla sues former Optimus engineer over alleged trade secret theft
  Tesla sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing trade secrets from its humanoid robotics program, Optimus, and using them to launch a rival startup.

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  People

• Conveyor uses AI to automate the painful process of vendor security reviews and RFPs with AI
  Chas Ballew realized just how painfully slow and tedious the vendor security and compliance review process was when he was running Aptible, a hosting platform for healthcare companies that he co-founded in 2013.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• OpenAI and Barbie-maker Mattel team up to bring generative AI to toymaking, other products.
  Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toy-making and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging.
  
  a16z-backed Infinite Machine shows off cheaper, modular electric scooter

• The Olto will feature 40 miles of range, pulled from an easily swappable 48V lithium-ion battery. Infinite Machine says the Olto will have a top speed of 20 miles per hour in bike lines and “33mph off-road,” powered by a 750W rear hub moto

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