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Mar 03, 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. ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal
   (Partnerships can scale… and polarize)

2. Google Clarifies How It Picks Thumbnails For Search, Discover
   (Thumbnail SEO is officially a thing)

3. X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS
   (Attention wants its own container)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the app track uninstall rates so closely?
Because downloads look impressive… but exits tell the truth.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Google’s AI Generated Landing Page Patent Is Limited To Shopping & Ads
  Google's landing page patent generates pages for low converting shopping, product feeds, and advertisements.

• Almost half of US consumers use TikTok as a search engine
  TikTok’s value as a discovery tool is rising which incorporated survey data from 807 consumers and 200 small business owners from across the U.S.

• A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses
  One of the chief problems with “luxury surveillance” devices, like smart glasses with baked-in video recording cameras, is that they often look indistinguishable from regular eyewear, meaning you might be recorded without knowing it.

• Google’s Titans And MIRAS: Significant Advancement In Long-Context AI
  Google's new Titans architecture and MIRAS framework enable AI to handle massive amounts of data and work faster.

• Paramount+ and HBO Max to merge into one streaming service after WBD deal closes
  On Monday, CEO David Ellison announced during a call with investors that the company plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single, unified platform. ____________________________________________________________

People

• The candidate that Silicon Valley built is now the one they want to tear down
  For months, there has been talk that Silicon Valley’s billionaire class was recruiting a candidate to take on Representative Ro Khanna. Early Tuesday morning, that candidate made it official.

Our next episode is live!🎙️
And Is about Media and Growth

A Founder’s Journey in Microscope

In this episode with Dean Arnett, we discuss the radical transformation of the global media landscape. We dive into how to scale content production without losing the human "spark," the ethics of synthetic media, and why the "Documentary Mindset" is the ultimate growth hack for modern brands.

Dean Arnett is an award-winning filmmaker and former BBC producer who now consults for global giants like the Associated Press and the Financial Times. He bridges the gap between decades of broadcast excellence and the cutting-edge tools of generative AI.

If you are a creator looking to scale, a brand trying to break through the noise, or a student preparing for a tech-driven media landscape, this episode is essential listening.

Can you handle the reality that awaits?

What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in annualized revenue
  The AI coding assistant Cursor has surpassed $2 billion in annualized revenue, according to a Bloomberg source. This individual says the four-year-old startup saw its revenue run rate double over the past three months.

• Stripe wants to turn your AI costs into a profit center
  Stripe on Monday released a preview of a new feature that could help AI startups (and other companies) solve the problem of passing through the underlying costs of AI model usage to their customers.

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