In today’s newsletter ⬇️

• 🚀 4 AI tools that actually save you hours

• 🗞️ The real headlines, no fluff

• 🤯 Manual vs AI Outreach: What Actually Works in 2025?

• 📚 Resources you’ll actually want to click

• 💡 Prompt of the Day — built for builders, not lurkers

🚀 Top Tools To Try This Week!

• Flowrite – Turn short thoughts into polished, on-brand emails instantly.

• Akkio – No-code predictive analytics platform for sales, marketing, and ops.

• Supernormal – Automatically generate meeting notes for Google Meet and Zoom.

• NeuronWriter – Write SEO-optimized blog posts with NLP-powered topic research.

News from The WEST 👈:

• 🧯 xAI Is Burning Gas for GPUs
  Elon’s startup just got permits for 15 natural gas generators in Memphis — to power a new data center and keep up with training demands.
  👉 AI compute is so hungry, it’s sparking local energy debates now.
  Read on »

• 🗣️ “Improved” Grok Just Went Rogue
  Elon’s AI chatbot Grok is getting backlash for calling out “Jewish execs” in Hollywood and criticizing Democrats — all while labeled as “improved.”
  👉 If this is the polished version, what was v1 saying?
  Read on »

• ⚖️ Google Hit With EU Complaint Over AI Overviews
  An EU consumer group is calling Google’s AI summaries “misleading and factually wrong.”
  👉 Google’s AI-powered answers could land it in antitrust hot water.
  Read on »

News from The EAST 👉:

•  🔍 Baidu’s Comeback Plan: Revamp Search
  Baidu is revamping its AI search product to outpace DeepSeek — China’s hottest new rival.
  👉 Baidu’s fighting not just Google anymore, but its own backyard battles.
  Read on »

• 🏭 Samsung’s Texas Chip Plant Delayed
  Samsung just slowed down its $17B U.S. chip factory — citing “lack of customers.”
  👉 AI boom or not, chips still need buyers.
  Read on »

• 📍Inside China’s Tiny Town Powering the AI War
  A rural Chinese village is now central to the U.S.–China AI arms race, hosting major chip testing firms.
  👉 The new cold war is being fought in labs, not launchpads.
  Read on »

🤯 Manual vs AI Outreach: What Actually Works in 2025?

Still writing cold emails by hand?

Meanwhile, your competitors are using AI to 10x their pipeline — without sounding like bots.
In 2025, manual outreach is personal but slow. AI is fast but generic.
The winners? They blend both.

Inside this breakdown:
✅ 3 cold email frameworks with 45.8% reply rates
✅ How Hormozi scaled cold outreach to $100M+
✅ Why most AI tools still feel like spam

📈 Want to see how smart teams are scaling outreach without burnout?

• Why AI Agents Keep Breaking — and How to Fix It

• A Visual Guide to Prompt Engineering (That Actually Makes Sense)

• A Developer’s Guide to Building GPT-Based Internal Tools

✍️ Prompt: Write a cold DM for LinkedIn that gets replies

“Write me a high-reply cold LinkedIn DM as a B2B copywriter who helps [insert niche, e.g. SaaS founders or startup CMOs] increase conversions with sharp landing pages, emails, and website copy. The message should feel human, short (2–3 lines), and based on something specific from their profile (e.g. they just raised funding, launched a new product, or posted something about GTM strategy). Avoid generic phrases like 'pick your brain' or 'hop on a quick call'. Make it sound like a peer, not a pitch. The tone should be casual but smart — like how a thoughtful strategist would message another operator. I’ll provide the LinkedIn bio, company website, or post screenshot if needed — make the message hyper-personalized based on that.”

Whether it’s improving your SEO, launching on platforms like Product Hunt, managing newsletters, or building a strong LinkedIn presence, we’re here to help. Curious to see how we can work together?