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June 09, 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. Meta in talks to invest over $10 billion in Scale AI
   ($10B into AI? That's one way to make your competitors sweat)

2. Adobe launches beta version of its Photoshop app on Android
   (So now we can make all those pics look flawless on the go. 🛸)

3. Is creativity the missing link in healthcare?
   (Time to think outside the prescription pad.💊)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the marketer break up with the calendar?
Because their days were numbered!

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What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Indian grocery startup KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms
  Launched in December 2024, KiranaPro operates as a buyer app on the Indian government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce, allowing customers to purchase groceries from their local shops and nearby supermarkets.

• McDonald’s goes behind the scenes to hype fan-favorite Snack Wrap return
  Chicago-headquartered McDonald’s announced the return of the Snack Wrap with a brief press release reminiscent of fellow Chicago icon Michael Jordan’s famous fax about his return to basketball. In 1995, Jordan wrote “I’m back;” in 2025, President of McDonald’s USA Joe Erlinger wrote about the menu item, “It’s back.”

• Pinterest Outlines Relevance Improvements to its Pin Recommendations

  Pinterest has outlined its latest timeline ranking model update, which it says has increased user engagement and time spent significantly over the previous system.

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  People

• Anduril raises $2.5B at $30.5B valuation led by Founders Fund
  Founders Fund has led another, enormous round for defense tech startup Anduril with a $1 billion investment as part of a new $2.5 billion raise, the largest check the firm has ever written.

• Equinox names new CMO to grow luxury fitness chain’s brand awareness
  Equinox has named Bindu Shah as chief marketing and digital officer, reporting to President Marc Mastronardi, according to a press release.

Mark your calendars and listen,
because it's time to tell new stories!

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It’s a skill you can learn.

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LIVE WEBINAR | JUNE 25, 2025 | 9AM PT - 12PM ET - 5PM GMT

Speaker 1 - Saul Cambridge (Director, Program Leader and Catalyst, Ergo Ego AS)
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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Apple lags in AI, delays Siri upgrade, frustrates developers at WWDC

  Apple's staggering AI rollout left developers unable to integrate promised smart features into apps. Growth opportunities via intelligent apps remained untapped, highlighting a disconnect between Apple’s vision and developer capability.

• Lawyers could face ‘severe’ penalties for fake AI-generated citations, UK court warns

  The High Court of England and Wales says lawyers need to take stronger steps to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence in their work. In a ruling tying together two recent cases, Judge Victoria Sharp wrote that generative AI tools like ChatGPT “are not capable of conducting reliable legal research.”

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