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Positional — #4 on yesterday’s leaderboard — provides tools to create, optimize, and analyze content. We’ve been using its Optimize tool to build out our new category pages and their Content Analytics are the first legitimately helpful page analytics tools I’ve used. Given there’s a sea of AI spam-generation products masquerading as SEO tools right now, I think anything that adds real value like this is going to take off.

Hunters, Makers, Lurkers: Today we’re excited to launch The Leaderboard, a redesigned version of our daily newsletter. Every edition will feature three staff perspectives on products you should know about, alongside yesterday’s leaderboard. Fast, fun, and ahead of the curve. We hope you love it, and maybe share it with a friend if you do.

Hi, hi, hi! It’s Monday — you know what that means. A new week of cool new products. In today’s digest, I’m covering a tool that lets you make professional-grade screen recordings in no time. But first…

The headlines: 

🐦 X competitor Bluesky has added eight million users in the last ten months. 

🧑‍⚖️ TikTok has begun the process to appeal the order that it be sold or banned.

🐣 The creator of the original Flappy Bird has disavowed the new version.

Happy Friday! Remember the rumored new AI model from OpenAI that was nicknamed Strawberry? Well, it’s here, and it’s a pretty huge update. But before I get to that…

Here are the headlines: 

🎙️ Oprah hosted an AI special with Sam Altman and Bill Gates.

🪫 Cohost, the would be X rival is running out of money and shutting down.

🔈 The FDA has given its seal of approval to Apple’s Hearing Aid feature.

Hi, and happy Thursday! In today’s digest, I’m covering a new startup that aims to make it easier for people to understand their own bloodwork. But before that…

Some headlines: 

💰 OpenAI is reportedly in discussions to raise funds at a $150B valuation. 

🎙️ Google’s LM app can make podcasts out of your documents. 

📽️ Adobe says it will roll out new video-based Gen AI features before the end of the year.

Hi, hi, hi! In today’s digest, I’m covering a new product from IDE startup Replit that promises to make building apps a breeze. But first… 

The headlines: 

🤖 Mistral has released pixtral, its first multi-modal AI. 

🕹️ Sony has announced a new, more powerful PS5 Pro. 

🍓 OpenAI is planning on announcing a new AI model named Strawberry.

Hello, Aaron here! Apple wrapped up its annual iPhone event yesterday and I’ve got the low down for you in today’s product highlight. But first…

Some headlines: 

📱 Huawei announced a triple-fold phone that costs more than a Macbook.

🇪🇺 An EU court has ruled that Apple must pay $13B in taxes to Ireland.

❣️ A new startup is using AI to find cures to heart disease.

Hi, hi, hi! Welcome back to the daily digest! In today’s highlight, I’m covering a Chrome extension that uses AI to speed up the code review process and make you a 10x developer. But before that…

The headlines: 

🇪🇺 European VC company, Atomico, has closed a funding round of $1.24B.

🍎 Apple is hosting its annual iPhone event today — here’s what to expect.

🚗 Tesla may start using the xAI models to power its self-driving car technology.

Happy Friday! In today’s digest, I’m covering a new tool that makes it easier for developers to earn money from their side projects. But before that, and for the last time this week…

Here’s the headlines:

🇪🇺 Elon Musk’s X could face sanctions in the EU over Grok.

🔐 Telegram will start moderating private chats after the CEO’s arrest.

🧼 Microsoft has launched a new tool to scrub deepfake porn from the internet.

Hi! Happy Thursday! On a scale of one to ten, how has your week been so far? In today’s digest, I’m covering the latest paper-style tablet from reMarkable. But first…

Here’s the headlines: 

🚁 DJI is launching a new palm-sized drone for $199.

💰 A16z has shuttered its Miami offices after two years.

🚀 Boeing and NASA are bringing Starliner home without astronauts.