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April 22, 2026

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. LinkedIn’s new tool lets you test the outputs of various AI models
   (LinkedIn just dropped a 'battle royale' mode for AI so you can side-eye different models)

2. X makes it more expensive to post links through its API
   (X is literally charging for the air we breathe now)

3. The Ghost Citation Problem
   (It's giving 'thanks for the info, now move.)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the AI get kicked out of the group chat? 
Because it kept "ghosting" the citations and then tried to charge everyone $0.20 just to see the receipts.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
  Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees. The company plans to use data culled from the mouse movements and keystrokes of its own staff in its pursuit to build more capable and efficient artificial intelligence.

• Google Ads Makes Call Recording Default For AI Lead Calls
  Google Ads has enabled call recording by default for eligible call flows associated with AI-qualified call leads, with exceptions for prior opt-outs and certain sensitive verticals.

• The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next 2026
  Google Cloud Next is taking place this week in Las Vegas, and one clear message has emerged: Google wants AI startups on its cloud. To that end, it made several startup-related announcements.

• Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store
  Apple’s recent crackdown on the MyFitnessPal-owned Cal AI food-logging app demonstrates that the tech giant is still enforcing its strict App Store rules around the use of external payments.

• WooCommerce Stores Can Now Sell Products Via YouTube Videos
  Google and WooCommerce announced today that the Google for WooCommerce extension now enables merchants to sell products directly through YouTube. The update connects WooCommerce stores to YouTube channels enabling them to tap into 2.7 billion shoppers.

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People

• New era as Apple names new boss to replace Tim Cook after 15 years
  Apple has named John Ternus as its new chief executive to replace Tim Cook, who is stepping down after 15 years of leading the technology giant.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Microsoft updates ads platform for AI-driven discovery
  Microsoft is introducing AI Max for Search campaigns, which expands query matching and personalizes ad delivery across Copilot and Bing. It is also rolling out updates designed to help advertisers stay visible as AI agents take on a larger role in discovery and transactions.

• Anthropic investigating claim of unauthorised access to Mythos AI tool
  Anthropic is investigating a claim that a small group of people gained access to its Claude Mythos model - the cyber-security tool which the AI firm says is too powerful to release to the public.
  

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