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Hey folks,

heading right into our workshop with Gumroad’s founder Sahil Lavingia on how to code using AI (starting right now). It’s free, but Sahil tells me you need to bring a pen and paper.

In case you can’t make it, the recording will be up by tomorrow/this evening.

TLDR; inside today’s newsletter

• Google’s new audio tool and OpenAI’s rumours.

• ICYMI: new tutorials, blogs and recordings of our events this week.

• snack n skill - a bite-sized lesson to learn SEO analysis

• 6 of the best new AI tools

• 7 interesting posts from around the web

• and some to-do’s for you :)

Alright, let’s get to it!

 🔎 Trends & news

• NotebookLM by Google is an underrated AI app to work with large documents. and it just got a new capability. It can now generate an expressive Audio Overview for any text material you put in. These overviews are not simply reading the text but rather feel like two people talking about the content you provided.

• The Information reports that OpenAI plans to launch a version of its improved reasoning product (the Strawberry) in the next couple of weeks. What are we expecting—wonders or waitlist? Bloomberg also reported details about OpenAI’s fundraising plans (at a $150B valuation).

• Adobe shares a look at its Firefly Video model and expects to launch the public beta by the end of this year.

• Pixtral 12B - Mistral has released its first multi-modal (image + text) vision LLM.

• Real-Time Speech-to-Text in 50+ Languages - Speechmatics' real-time transcription delivers 90+% accuracy with <1-second latency—in 50+ languages. With 25% fewer errors than Microsoft, enjoy the most reliable speech recognition available. Perfect for building AI assistants. Try it for free today.*
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👀 ICYMI: New stuff we’ve launched

• Prepare for crisis scenarios by creating detailed business continuity plans with Claude.

• Use Replit’s AI Agent to build apps from plain English prompts in minutes (without writing code yourself).

• Are you a designer? These are 4 simple AI branding tools all designers should know.

• Executing a digital marketing strategy (that works) using AI.

Upcoming events:

• How and when to use AI for sales and RevOps - Tue, 17 September

• Personal AI agents for everyday workflows - Wed, 18 September

ps: recordings of our events this week are up on the website.

🍽️ Snack ‘n’ skill

Learn how to analyze SEO keyword data

AI isn't your copywriter—it's your co-thinker. It won’t generate the perfect blog or website copy for you. Instead, it will get you off a blank page. Think of it like a research assistant & strategist.

You can partner with Claude, use SEO keyword data from Semrush and analyze important factors for your content creation process.

Step 1. Set up Semrush and access keyword data

Sign up for Semrush, navigate to the Keyword Overview tool, and generate a report for your target keyword. Export the PDF report for analysis with Claude.

Step 2. Analyze and interpret the data

Upload the Semrush PDF report to a Claude chat. Now, with specific prompts, you can

• Analyze key metrics like search volume and competition.

• Find user intent from top phrases that match keywords.

• Evaluate organic search results, ad copy and more.

Once, you’re done exploring the data, use AI to

• Generate comprehensive SEO insights and recommendations

• Create a targeted content strategy based on the analysis

Tip: You can do it inside a Claude Project and use multiple chats to go from analysis to the end content piece.

This walkthrough is a condensed version of this tutorial. Check it out for one-click copyable prompts and more detailed steps.

⚙️ Top new tools

• Crate* - Tired of scattered content? Save and organize everything you love from the web in one place. Streamline your digital life with AI.

• SaleStack - AI-powered sales tools at your fingertips.

• Syncly - Spot weak links in user journey, prevent churn.

• Hoop - AI task management for busy professionals.

• Serra - Find the best talent with AI.

• Patched - Open-source workflow automation for development teams.
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More tools here →

 📜 Interesting posts

• Klarna shuts down Salesforce and Workday in favour of internal tools built with AI.

• Oracle announced 50+ role-based AI agents for the enterprise.

• Five ways professional writers are getting help from ChatGPT.

• Nevada will use Google’s generative AI to decide on who gets unemployment benefits.

• An account from writers and journalists who work to improve AI outputs.

• Audible is inviting select Audiobook narrators to create replicas of their voices.

• Apple's new AI is magically mediocre.

📌 To-dos

1. Job Boardly* - Launch your next online business, fast. Create & monetize a niche job board instantly.

2. Let us know if you have any tutorials or courses you want us to create—we’re always open to ideas.
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That wraps things up for today! See you again next Tuesday. 👋

Ben