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Jan 15, 2026

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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.
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Quick Hits

1. Marketing is entering its quantum era
   (Marketing now exists in multiple funnels at the same time)

2. AI models are starting to crack high-level math problems
   (Great, now even numbers are getting automated.)

3. The viral Chinese app for young people living alone (Are you alive?)
   (Loneliness, but make it push notifications.)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the SEO specialist panic when AI started solving quantum math?
Because ranking for “simple explanation” just got infinitely harder.

3-Minute News Bulletin with Roxie

This week's 🙌 News Bulletin explores:
Tech Giants Shift Strategies

In this edition of the News Bulletin, we track the power shifts shaping marketing, AI, and platforms as 2026 kicks into gear.

From the rise of quantum marketing and adaptive growth systems to Google weaving Gemini deeper into everyday research, the message is clear: static funnels and linear thinking are officially outdated. We unpack how marketers can move faster without losing depth, context, or trust.

We also look at big tech under pressure. Microsoft’s AI infrastructure promises, Tesla’s subscription-first bet on autonomy, and the renewed focus on community-first platforms signal a new era where scale meets accountability.

On the distribution front, AI-powered search is rewriting visibility rules, LinkedIn is quietly becoming a citation engine, and Instagram is handing users the keys to their own algorithms.

Let’s dive in!

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• TikTok Next: Brand Case Study Examples for Trend Adoption

  Highlights from TikTok’s trend report include actionable case studies where brands succeeded by leveraging authenticity, niche trends, and emotional clarity valuable insights for growth marketers seeking to optimize campaign resonance and ROI on TikTok.

• Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships
  Wikimedia Foundation announced a series of new partnerships with AI tech companies that are now customers of its commercial product, Wikimedia Enterprise. Developed by the foundation, Wikimedia Enterprise allows large-scale reuse and distribution of Wikipedia content, as well as content from other Wikimedia projects.

• How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage
  Five years from now, the world might start running short on copper, the critical mineral used in everything from data centers to electric vehicles. Absent any changes, the world could face a severe shortfall as early as 2040, with demand exceeding supply by as much as 25%.

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People

• Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI
  Former OpenAI exec Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is saying goodbye to two of its co-founders, both of whom are headed back to OpenAI. Another former OpenAI staffer who went to work for Murati’s startup is also headed back to the company.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B

  Type One Energy, a fusion startup, garnered $87M, furthering the push for sustainable energy to meet power needs of data centers and digital businesses. While not directly about marketing, the impact on powering data-driven industries (including AI growth) is significant for digital strategies and business infrastructure scaling.

• OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs
  Just when you thought the circular deals couldn’t get any more circular, OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs.

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