Hello AI Ninja! Here’s what’s on the agenda today…

• 🥷 NINJA AI TOOL: Make TikTok Shop Videos Instantly

• 🗞️ WHAT’S HAPPENING: Breaking AI News and Updates

• 💡 HIGHLIGHTS: Featured AI Tools From Recent Issues

• 🎓 AI TUTORIAL: 4 Ways To Use Perplexity Beyond Search

• 🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESS: Brand New AI Tool Releases

NINJA AI TOOLS

🥷 2-Minute Product Ads? Meet the AI Tool That Does It for You

Video ads are notoriously time-consuming. Hypernatural makes the process almost instant.

Give it a script, a handful of product photos, or even just an idea, and within about two minutes you’ll have a polished, ready-to-share ad.

How It Works

Hypernatural blends your inputs with AI-generated imagery, captions, narration, and transitions. The result looks like something you’d expect from a pro editor—but without the hours (or budget) usually required.

Highlights:

• Upload your own product photos or clips—animated and styled automatically.

• Keep characters consistent across videos, or design your own (paid plans).

• Choose from dozens of video styles, or generate a custom branded look.

• AI narration with a library of natural-sounding voices.

• Free plan lets you make up to 5 fully styled videos.

Why it’s useful:

For marketers and entrepreneurs, it means spinning up TikTok shop ads, Instagram reels, or branded shorts on demand. Podcasters and influencers can repurpose audio into shareable clips with b-roll. Writers and storytellers can quickly bring scenes to life. The emphasis is on speed and lowering the creative barrier—you don’t need editing software or technical know-how.

Best for:

• Marketers and small business owners

• Influencers and content creators

• Podcasters and writers promoting their work

If you’re curious, you can get started for free here. And if you decide to upgrade, use code ninjaaitools2025 for 10% off your first month.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PARTNER

$10,000 free ad credits to test catalog ads on TV

LIMITED TIME ONLY.

Marpipe, the leader in catalog advertising, partnered with Universal Ads to launch catalog ads on streaming TV for the first time ever.

This isn’t your typical “brand awareness” TV play - this is pure performance marketing on premium streaming inventory.

If you’re running catalog ads on Meta or Google, you know they work. Higher ROAS, better performance, consistent results.

The problem? You’ve been stuck on small screens.

Not anymore.

Turn your existing product feed into high-performing video ads and launch them on TV as effortlessly as you do on social.

We’re so confident it’ll be your next big growth channel that we’re offering $10,000 in free ad credits with no strings attached to test it out. Be an early mover on a massive wave before everyone else catches on.

Ready to claim your $10,000?

Test CTV for free.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

🗞️ Breaking AI News and Tool Updates

Stay current with the most important developments in AI. Every day, I break down the top headlines—along with why they matter for the future of technology, business, and society.

• OpenAI Plans Ads in ChatGPT, Circulates ‘Stargate’ Memo
  Why It Matters: OpenAI eyes ads to fund ChatGPT and teases sweeping expansion moves across its platform.

• Meta Hires OpenAI’s Yang Song to Lead Superintelligence Labs
  Why It Matters: Meta grabs top talent as it intensifies the global race against OpenAI in advanced research.

• Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Flash Models for Cheaper, Smarter AI
  Why It Matters: Google sharpens multimodal AI while cutting costs for developers and enterprises worldwide.

• Apple Builds Internal ChatGPT-Style App to Reinvent Siri
  Why It Matters: Apple experiments with generative AI that could finally modernize Siri for everyday users.

• Tencent Releases HunyuanImage 3.0 Open-Source Image Model
  Why It Matters: A massive open model sets new benchmarks and directly challenges closed AI rivals.

• Startup Black Forest Labs Seeks $200M–$300M at $4B Valuation
  Why It Matters: A bold fundraising push could make this European lab a strong global contender in AI.

• Hollywood Considers Signing AI-Generated ‘Actress’ Tilly Norwood
  Why It Matters: An AI “star” sparks backlash from actors and creative unions worried about replacement.

• Exa-Code Tool Aims to Ground AI Coding Agents in Real Web Data
  Why It Matters: A new tool tackles code errors by pulling verified web snippets to support AI agents.

• AI Tool Lets Plants Signal Water Needs to Farmers
  Why It Matters: Farmers may soon monitor crops better as plants “ask” for water through new AI tools.

HIGHLIGHTS

💡 Featured Tools from Recent Issues

In case you missed our recent issues, here’s a quick recap of the latest AI tools we’ve highlighted.

• Recraft: → provides AI-powered tools for generating and editing images (including vector graphics) tailored to a designer’s style.

• Taskade: → a unified workspace that combines task management, collaboration, and AI agents to help teams plan and execute work efficiently.

• AdCreative: → helps businesses quickly generate high-conversion ad creatives (images and copy) for their marketing campaigns.

• Poppy: → AI tool that can ingest videos, audio, images, and documents and help generate viral scripts, research, and marketing content.

• Gamma: → creates visually rich, slide‑style presentations and documents quickly using templates and AI‑assisted design.

AI TUTORIAL

🧠 4 Ways to Use Perplexity Beyond Research

Perplexity isn’t just for digging up research papers. With a little creativity, it can slip into your daily routine as a tool for learning, sparking ideas, fixing problems, and keeping you informed without the noise. Here’s how to put it to work in practical, step-by-step ways.

Step 1: Learn New Tools Faster

1. Open Perplexity and type your software question in plain language.
   Example: “How do I set up a non-destructive workflow in GIMP?”

2. Adjust the Personalization section in settings to fine-tune the style of answers.

3. Train Perplexity by giving it specific prompts within a thread so it adapts to your needs.

4. Explore the sources it provides to see cross-referenced answers pulled from real-time web results.

5. If you have a Pro subscription, try Copilot mode for follow-up questions that make the learning curve even smoother.

Step 2: Generate Ideas and Inspiration

1. When starting a creative project, ask Perplexity for trend insights.
   Example: “What are emerging design trends for YouTube banners in 2025?”

2. Check the Images section in the results for quick visual inspiration.

3. Use the Sources section to discover new software or tools you may not have known.

4. Apply it outside of work too:

   • Ask for a personalized workout routine based on your available equipment.

   • Enter your ingredients to get curated recipe ideas.

Step 3: Debug and Troubleshoot Quickly

1. State your technical issue in plain language instead of searching forums.
   Example: “OBS is not capturing my window.”

2. Review the recent fixes Perplexity finds, which often include active discussion threads and official documentation.

3. Apply the recommended fix immediately instead of sifting through outdated posts.

4. Keep in mind that it works best for technical problems, not subjective design issues.

Step 4: Stay Updated Without Endless Scrolling

1. Open the Discover tab in Perplexity.

2. Browse trending topics across technology, science, culture, and more.

3. Click through to the linked original sources for deeper reading instead of getting stuck in opinion threads.

4. Curate your feed by selecting your top interests and by liking or disliking content cards.

5. Ask follow-up questions about a story to dig deeper in a more productive way.

Perplexity is more than a research engine. By following these steps, you can turn it into a personal assistant for learning, creativity, problem-solving, and staying informed. It’s flexible enough to support both your work projects and everyday challenges. 🚀

HOT OFF THE PRESS

🔥 Brand New Tool Releases

With hundreds of new websites and apps launching every month, we cut through the noise to bring you the most useful and innovative ones to elevate your business and everyday life.

• OpenMemory: → syncs your conversational context (“memory”) across multiple AI tools so each tool can pick up where you left off.

• BrowseAnything: → takes your natural language prompts, performs tasks across websites and returns results seamlessly.

• BeepThatOut: → automatically detects and censors profanities in audio or video files (with customizable filters and export options).

• PageOn: → visual communication tool that transforms your ideas or content into polished presentations, reports, and interactive visuals.

• IronCraft: → generates production-ready iOS/Android app icons (including from your logo or style references) in seconds.