Initial results from my vacation experiment indicate that the Sangria model output exhibits a noticeably higher rate of hallucinations compared to the Beer variant. I’ll keep experimenting and will share the results😬

Today, the algorithms of major platforms deliberately reward aggression, stupidity, and a lack of empathy and solidarity.

The key question is not simply whether AI will be useful. It is whether the value created will justify the investment, who will capture the gains, who will carry the costs, and how much political power will follow. hackernoon.com/who-wins-who... via @hackernoon.com

Who Wins, Who Pays: The Real Economics of AI | HackerNoon

I look at AI through the lens of previous economic transformations.

hackernoon.com

Chill time.

I just realized, people no longer care about civil freedoms; they care about the standard of living.

The biggest mistake we make with AI ... we all treat AI as a definitive word...so we don't click links. We do not fact-check. We do not question the answer. For content creators, it means you should do all that in your articles/posts/docs/videos because no one else will.

No more CDs for PS. An era ending in 2028. Shit.

Let me tell you something... It is only when you actually use Claude to build something tangible (whether it is a website, a presentation, or a design system) that you truly grasp the transformative power of AI, regardless of your coding or design background. Amazing and scary at the same time.

I'm no developer. But I know my way around code, so this was a perfect way to learn even more. As aways when life and work kick in some things get left behind. Fast-forward to today a year later and I've built the damn shop...with Claude OFC in 3 days

A year ago I built ☕Brewed to Perfection...imaginary coffee brand... in @Crystallize and started building frontend (chose @Next) planed (and eventually did) to host it on Netlify. Talked about it here: (medium.com/@CookieDuste...

Brewed to Perfection: Building a Next.js Coffee Shop

Building a modern online coffee store involves more than listing products — it’s about crafting an engaging experience that blends robust…

medium.com

Fake fans, fake buzz? Maybe your favorite band got biglike this as well. www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2... Maybe your favorite rool or business did the same😁

Fake fans, fake buzz? How your favourite band got big – podcast

Shaad D’Souza explains how bands such as Geese have faced a backlash since a marketing company revealed its tricks for pushing them into the limelight, and Eamonn Forde discusses what it takes to succ...

theguardian.com

In marketing, numbers measure outcomes, not causes.

It’s getting harder to tell what’s real on the internet. So, building trust in the AI age is probably the most important business strategy you can/should have.

In the AI era, it is usually recommended to use TL;DRs, executive summaries, and punchy bulleted takeaways right at the beginning of content. Use tables and bullet points. Satisfy a form/template in order to appear in AI. Yes or no? What\s your take?

While Millennials lean into stories that pull at the heartstrings, winning over Gen Z requires stripping away corporate polish in favor of raw, native content that feels like a peer-to-peer recommendation rather than a paid interruption. www.merca20.com/who-remember...

Who remembers ads more? Advertising works differently for Millennials and Generation Z

Statista Consumer Insights reports show there is a significant change in the way advertising impacts Generation Z and Millennials.

merca20.com

The way the world is set up right now, we are entirely left to our own devices to figure out where we fit. But the irony is, by scrambling to find our place, we keep the whole machine running exactly as it is.

Reddit is the #2 traffic-driving domain in the US via traditional Google SEO and the second-most-cited domain globally across AI search platforms (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews)😳

In a world where AI has execution on autopilot, brand trust, patience, and creative guts stopped being a nice-to-have and are the last bastion of hope for your business. Everything else can be copied, automated, or out-sped by AI. The vibe can't.

Subscription ecommerce sounds simple until you try to actually run it. This article breaks down subscription completly. Good starting point if you’re exploring recurring revenue. crystallize.com/blog/what-is...

What Is Subscription Ecommerce? Models, Examples, and How to Build for Recurring Value

Learn what subscription ecommerce is, how the main subscription business models work, what benefits and challenges matter, and how to build recurring value beyond recurring billing with some real-life...

crystallize.com

What we're getting wrong about teens and tech www.ted.com/talks/candic...

What we're getting wrong about teens and tech

For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a different story — violence, alcohol u...

ted.com

AI Mode functions as an open-ended partner for inspiration. Brainstorming queries have outpaced standard AI Mode queries by 30% since launch.

Morning with one of the best bands in the world UNDERWORLD

Is email outreach dead... or are we just really bad at it? I keep seeing people say Cold Email is over. And rarely, I get a clever one that I'm like... okay, that was actually good. It got me thinking: is this actually a viable channel anymore, or are we all just screaming into the digital void?

AI Memory Is the Next Battleground in Marketing: Here's Your Inception Strategy...not just a cool title :-) foundationinc.co/lab/ai-memor...

AI Memory Is the Next Battleground in Marketing

AI is rewriting how buyers discover B2B brands. Learn the three layers of AI memory and how to influence each one before your buyers form an opinion inside a model.

foundationinc.co

AI platforms rarely agree on what sources to cite. There is no magic bullet that covers all of them.

A cool read from @theatlantic about publishing self-serving, AI-readable content to influence ChatGPT, Google AI answers, Gemini, and Perplexity recommendations before users ever click a website. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized

How companies are gaming the chatbot internet

theatlantic.com

With all the buzz around AI and coding, remember: AI has not eliminated the need for devs; it has redefined how they work.

The cross-industry average CTR stands at 6.64%. The cross-industry average CPC sits at $5.42. The average conversion rate across all industries is 8.18%. www.wordstream.com/blog/2026-go...

Google Ads Benchmarks 2026: Competitive Data & Insights for Every Industry | WordStream

Find out the averages in your industry for key PPC metrics, including cost per click and cost per lead, in our 2026 Google Ads benchmarks report.

wordstream.com

Search is now a fancy chatbot.

AI Mode has officially surpassed one billion monthly active users globally.