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Dec05, 2025

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.

Let’s dive in.👇

Quick Hits

1. Google Photos’ 2025 Recap turns to Gemini to find your highlights
   (Gemini picking my highlights? Bold of Google to assume I had any.)

2. How are GPs using AI? Insights from the front line
   (If AI can reduce waiting rooms, it’s officially the greatest invention ever.)

3. Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity
   (Perplexity entering its legal drama era.)

4. YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed
   (Messy feed era ending. Algorithm therapy era beginning.)

The Growth joke of the day

Sales Manager: “The word ‘Impossible’ does not exist in my dictionary!” Sales Rep: “Well, maybe you should have checked it first before buying it.”

3-Minute News Bulletin
with Roxie

This week's 🙌 News Bulletin explores:
AI Race Heats Up as OpenAI, Google, and Tech Giants Drive Innovation
and Security

The AI race is heating up fast.

OpenAI hits “code red” to supercharge ChatGPT. Titan OS raises $58M to dominate Connected TV. AWS re:Invent pushes agentic AI and next-gen cloud.

But acceleration comes with risk: new research shows LLMs can be poisoned with just 250 documents making AI security a growth priority.

Meanwhile, TikTok’s Q5 window, Snapchat’s holiday playbook, and Threads’ new sharing tools reshape how brands win attention.

The message is clear: AI is evolving daily adapt fast or fall behind.

Latest Growth Hacking News

Strategies

• Will AI’s Growth Deliver on Its Promise?

  AI’s massive promise in growth marketing and digital transformation will materialize, suggesting a defining moment may arrive within the next three years requiring marketers to stay agile and future-focused.

• Meta centralizes Facebook and Instagram support, tests AI support assistant
  Meta is launching a new centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram users, the company announced on Thursday, adding that its prior support options haven’t “always met expectations.” Within the hub, users will find tools to report an account issue, recover an account they’ve lost access to, and get answers via AI-powered search and an AI assistant.

• Zuckerberg prepares to abandon Metaverse dream

  Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc.

• The AI Consistency Paradox

  Explores why AI (like ChatGPT) gives inconsistent answers, and how this affects brand visibility and marketing. Offers frameworks for optimizing for consistency across “AI timelines” essential for digital marketers working with AI-powered content and search.

• Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless
  A year after launching a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide and partner Uber can finally call that service driverless.

• EU Plan To Simplify GDPR Targets AI Training And Cookie Consent

  The European Commission has proposed a “Digital Omnibus” package that would relax parts of the GDPR, the AI Act, and Europe’s cookie rules in the name of competitiveness and simplification.

What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft launch

  Amazon launches a new Kindle Scribe with enhanced features and the first-ever color e-ink model, both designed to improve digital reading and note-taking. Noteworthy features include AI-driven note summaries and the ability to query books with an “Ask this Book” feature, highlighting the integration of AI to enhance reading and productivity experiences.

• YouTube Music Rolls Out AI Powered Recap for 2025

  YouTube Music introduces an AI-powered annual recap, featuring a conversational prompt to analyze user music listening habits and generate personalized summaries, embracing AI-driven engagement.

• At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far

  VC-backed unicorns reached 80+ in 2025, mostly AI-focused. Breakout startups include Reflection ($8B, open foundation models), Gamma (AI-generated visuals), LangChain (agent engineering), and Fal (multimedia AI tools), all creating new avenues for digital campaigns and growth hacks.

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