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April 24, 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.

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Quick Hits

1. Meta expands Instagram management APIs
   (Meta finally letting us schedule partnership ads)

2. Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos
   (Another standalone app?)

3. 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)

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

• YouTube reduces push notifications for unengaged subscribers
  YouTube announced that it will now enact variable limits for the push notifications that get sent to channel subscribers after testing out the feature over the past year.

• Google Adds View-Through Conversion Optimization To Demand Gen
  Google announced two updates to Demand Gen ahead of Google Marketing Live.View-through conversion (VTC) optimization is now available for Demand Gen campaigns in Google Ads. This setting lets campaigns optimize toward view-through conversions on YouTube.

• The Real Reason Your SEO Team Hasn’t Made The AI Transition Yet
  This series has spent five articles mapping what the AI search transition requires of your team, your content, your technical infrastructure, and your strategic framing.

• 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.

• Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps
  Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software on targets, according to a new report.

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People

• Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit
  Bob Iger is returning to Thrive Capital as an advisor, just one month after stepping down as CEO of Disney, a role he held for nearly two decades.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Meta to cut one in 10 jobs after spending billions on AI

  The company told employees in a memo on Thursday that it planned to cut 10% of its workforce - roughly 8,000 staff. It said it would also not fill thousands more open jobs it had been hiring for.

• LinkedIn’s AI is changing how content gets distributed
  A VP of sales published a detailed post on LinkedIn about enterprise deal structures. It received 47 likes, 20 saves, and eight comments on its first day. Three weeks later, it was still appearing in feeds. Meanwhile, a motivational quote with 2,000 reactions vanished within 24 hours. The difference comes down to what LinkedIn now prioritizes.

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