Google’s Image Magic, Spotify’s Power Play & Figma’s Big Flex

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Big News

Design, Build, Ship but with a Twist

At the Config 2025 event, Figma said, “Hey Adobe, Canva, and WordPress, watch this.”

What’s new:

1. Turn your Figma designs straight into live, responsive websites more exporting, no more begging a developer. Drag, drop, and publish with 50+ templates, interactive blocks, and built-in animations. Want a scrolling ticker or custom effect? Just describe it, and Figma’s AI generates the code for you. CMS for blog posts and content edits is coming soon, so you can update your site on the fly; no IT ticket is required.

2. Describe your app or site in plain English, and Figma’s AI spits out a working prototype or even production-ready code.

3. Draw brings advanced vector tools and brushes to Figma-think hand-drawn vibes without the hand cramps.

Figma is no longer just for brainstorming and prototyping. Now, you can go from napkin sketch to published website-all without leaving Figma or learning to code. It’s a direct shot at the “all-in-one” crown, and if you’re a designer, marketer, or founder, your workflow just got a major upgrade.

If you can dream it (or type it), you can ship it-right from Figma.

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Edit Your World, Literally

Google’s Gemini app just got a glow-up.

Now you can edit images on your phone using nothing but text prompts.

Want to swap that boring background for a beach?

Replace your ex with a golden retriever? Gemini’s got you.

It even adds a secret digital watermark so the AI police know you didn’t vacation in Santorini.

Multi-step edits, no design degree required- creativity is now a swipe away.

—> PCMAG

🔥 I found some hot tools for you:

Atlantix - Find breakthrough tech and research instantly.

Chatgpt can now edit videos for free. (Yes, really.)

Flowlab - Make your games without writing a single line of code.

Imagine.Art - Instantly create images, videos, and more- just bring your ideas.

Decktopus - Craft investor-ready decks in minutes. (Impress your boss, or at least your cat.)

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The Spotify Power Move

Spotify just hit a whopping 268 million paid subscribers, paying out over $100 million to creators last quarter.

Their secret sauce? Letting podcasters share in subscription revenue, more stuffing podcasts with ads until listeners rage-quit.

Daniel Ek (Spotify’s CEO) thinks this model is more stable than advertising, and with numbers like these, he might be right.

Could Netflix or YouTube follow suit? Never say never, I guess.

P.S. Are you in that 268 million people? I’m not. I love the ads ngl.

💼 LinkedIn’s Creator Monetization Glow-Up

LinkedIn just rebranded “Wire” as “BrandLink,” letting marketers run ads next to videos from big-name creators like Gary Vee and Steven Bartlett.

Early data: 130% higher video completion rates and 18% more leads.

Translation: LinkedIn is finally letting creators cash in, and your feed might get a lot more interesting

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Reddit is Something Else

Mint Mobile isn’t just about cheap phone plans and Ryan Reynolds memes-they’re dominating Reddit, too.

Over 44% of their social referrals come from Reddit, with execs personally jumping into threads to answer questions and squash rumours.

They even set up a subreddit just for referral codes, keeping the main community focused and spam-free.

This is how you build trust (and traffic) in the wild west of the internet.

Get yourself some popcorn and read through the Reddit here

How to DM Without Being That Guy

Tired of sending cold DMS that get ghosted?

As you’ve been listening to your peers, “Build a real connection first”. Turns out it is true.

If you have to pitch cold, at least don’t sound like a robot. Personalize, be direct, and no “I see we have mutual interests” nonsense.

Watch the video below to get a good grasp on cold DMS.

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