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Jan 08, 2026

Hello, GrowthHackers! 

Welcome to your Weekly unfair advantage.

Once a week, 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.

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Quick Hits

1. OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
   (The future sounds like podcasts, agents, and talking to thin air)

2. Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’
   (Another reminder that AI safety isn’t optional.)

3. Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026
   (Smart TV era upgrading to opinionated TV era.)

4. Spotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends
   (Music taste, but make it public accountability.)

5. OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health
   (AI health advice before my annual checkup? Bold.)

6. Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free BlueCruise tech on the way
   (Your car is about to know your mood and drive itself)

The Growth joke of the day

What music do SEOs like?
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3-Minute News Bulletin
with Roxie

This week's 🙌 News Bulletin explores:
AI Funding Surges Tech Giants Unveil Innovations and
New Features Across Industries

This week’s News Bulletin AI isn’t the trend.
It’s the filter separating momentum from noise.

Funding rounds are exploding. Platforms are racing to ship. Features drop weekly. But growth isn’t coming from tools alone. It’s coming from the teams who think in systems, test fast, and adapt before the shift becomes obvious.

If you’re learning while others are debating, you’re already ahead. Growth compounds quietly. Then all at once.

Latest Growth Hacking News

Strategies

• Google tests blue Send button that replaces AI Mode in the search box

  Google is testing showing a blue “Send” button in the search box as you begin to type your query. The AI Mode button, which now shows at the right side of that search box disappears as you type your query and is replaced by this Send button.

• Instagram's head says the aesthetic that helped the app become popular is dead

  In an end-of-year message posted on Threads, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the platform would have to evolve to cope with a coming flood of AI-generated content and warned that the rise of AI had killed off Instagram's polished aesthetic.

• Inside Rocket’s new NFL campaign as in-house creative team embraces AI

  The “Room to Dream” effort continues the brand’s focus on the idea of home ownership as the American dream, a platform that kicked off at the Super Bowl.

• Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses

  Meta has halted its plan to sell Ray-Ban Display smart glasses internationally due to soaring U.S. demand and product waitlists into late 2026. New features (teleprompter, digital note-taking) and navigation improvements were also announced, showcasing wearable tech’s digital marketing potential.

• Threads is developing in-message games

  Meta’s Threads is prototyping chat-based games (starting with basketball), aiming to drive engagement and growth in competition with platforms like X and Apple Messages. Game features could be used for viral marketing and retention strategies within digital communities.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments

  No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over three years ago

• Subtle releases ear buds with its noise cancelation models

  Subtle, a Voice AI startup, unveiled AI-powered wireless earbuds designed for voice isolation, clearer call quality, and enhanced voice note transcription.

• xAI Raises an Additional $20 billion in Investment

  Elon Musk’s xAI raised $20B in Series E, pushing its valuation to $230B. Key investors include Valor Equity, NVIDIA, Cisco Investments, and others. xAI is aggressively scaling its AI infrastructure and GPU clusters, despite only modest current revenue, reflecting ongoing massive investor faith in AI's growth.

• A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated
  A Reddit user claiming to be a whistleblower from a food delivery app has been outed as a fake. The user wrote a viral post alleging that the company he worked for was exploiting its drivers and users.