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

• 🥷 NINJA AI TOOL: Access AI-Powered Motion Design

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

• 💡 HIGHLIGHTS: Featured AI Tools From Recent Issues

• 🎓 AI TUTORIAL: Beginners Guide to Using ChatGPT

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

NINJA AI TOOLS

🥷 AI-Powered Motion Design Without the Overhead

If you’ve ever opened Adobe After Effects, stared at the timeline, and thought “there’s got to be an easier way…”, you’re not alone.

Hera is a new AI tool that takes a different approach: instead of keyframes and complex layers, you just describe what you want in plain text—and Hera generates studio-grade animations in seconds.

What it does:

Hera acts like a motion designer you can chat with. Type something like “30-second Apple-style product teaser, dark theme,” and Hera outputs a polished, ready-to-share animation. It’s designed to handle everything from quick social ads to branded explainer videos without requiring design or animation expertise.

Key features:

• Text-to-Animation: Turn simple prompts into animations automatically.

• Media Uploads: Bring in your own images, SVGs, fonts, or even CSV data for dynamic visuals.

• Prebuilt Templates: Jumpstart projects with infographics, social ad layouts, text animations, and more.

• Format Flexibility: Choose widescreen or auto-sizing for different platforms.

• Instant Map Highlights: Perfect for location-based promos and presentations.

Real-world uses:

• A marketer can spin up a product launch video in minutes—without contracting a motion graphics pro.

• Startups can create investor pitch animations or infographics without learning After Effects.

• Content creators can quickly produce platform-native videos for TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Shorts.

• Teams needing data-driven visuals (like animated maps) can skip manual timeline edits entirely.

Who it’s best for:

Hera is ideal for marketers, freelancers, social media teams, and small businesses that want polished video content without the production costs or steep animation learning curve. Designers can also use it as a rapid prototyping tool before diving into more manual workflows.

If you’re curious, you can give it a spin here for free.

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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.

• Microsoft, OpenAI Near Major Partnership Rewrite to Secure AGI Access

  Why It Matters: Keeps Microsoft in the AGI game, reshapes OpenAI’s future, and cements a decade-long alliance.

• Meta Dangles $1B+ Offers to Build Superintelligence Labs

  Why It Matters: Sparks an AI talent war, tests trust in Meta’s leadership, and heats up rivalry with OpenAI and Apple.

• Apple Loses Key AI Foundation Team Members to Meta

  Why It Matters: Weakens Apple’s AI push, drains top researchers, and strengthens Meta’s superintelligence plans.

• Stanford’s AI Lab Designs COVID-19 Nanobody Vaccine

  Why It Matters: Shows AI running real science, uses agent-scientists, and delivers a vaccine with little human help.

• Alibaba Unveils Qwen3-Coder to Rival GPT-4 and Claude

  Why It Matters: Pushes open-source coding AI forward, raises cyber fears, and fuels the U.S.–China AI race.

• WRITER Launches Autonomous Action Agent for Enterprises

  Why It Matters: Handles complex office tasks solo, boosts workflow speed, and keeps IT teams in control.

• OpenAI Adds Study Mode to ChatGPT for Interactive Learning

  Why It Matters: Turns ChatGPT into a tutor, teaches problem-solving skills, and brings guided learning to all users.

• xAI to Launch “Imagine” for Infinite Image and Video Generation

  Why It Matters: Adds creative firepower to Grok, makes video generation easier, and offers early tester access.

• Ideogram Introduces Character Feature for Consistent AI Personas

  Why It Matters: Lets creators keep character looks steady, tweak details easily, and use it free on web and iOS.

• Google NotebookLM Adds Video Overviews and Studio Panel Upgrade

  Why It Matters: Turns docs into narrated slideshows, adds visual tools, and simplifies multi-content creation.

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.

• Beacons: → a platform that lets creators build customizable link-in-bio pages to sell products, collect leads, and manage brand deals.

• Walter AI: → rewrite AI-generated text in a way that makes it sound natural, human, plagiarism‑free, and helps it bypass major AI detectors.

• Ranked AI: → fully managed SEO (and optional PPC) service that uses AI and expert content to help businesses rank higher on Google.

• Flot AI: → highlight or type text to get instant help with writing, summarizing, translating, editing, or recalling saved info wherever you work.

• Bool Video: → automatically transforms product links, images, text, or static blog content into ready-to-publish promotional videos.

AI TUTORIAL

🚀 Beginner’s Guide to Using ChatGPT

I know there are AI newbies joining my newsletter every day, so I want to make sure you get started right. Here’s a simple, step‑by‑step beginner’s guide to using ChatGPT effectively.

Step 1: Sign Up or Log In

• Go to chat.openai.com or download the ChatGPT mobile app for iOS or Android.

• Create an account or log in if you already have one.

Step 2: Navigate the Interface

• You’ll see a text entry box and a sidebar of past chats.

• To start fresh, click “+ New Chat.”

• Type your question or prompt and press Enter or tap send.

Step 3: Write Your First Prompt

• Start with a clear instruction or question, for example:

  • “Plan a workout routine for beginners”

  • “Summarize what climate change means in simple terms”

• ChatGPT will reply in seconds based on your input.

Step 4: Read and React

• Review the response you receive.

• If unclear or incomplete, ask a follow-up like “Can you expand on that?” or “What are the pros and cons?”

Step 5: Learn Prompting Best Practices

• Be specific: include context and detail.

• Add tone or style instructions: “Explain like you’re talking to a 10‑year‑old.”

• Ask for formats: “Give me a bullet list” or “Make a table.”

• Use multiple prompts to iterate and refine answers.

Step 6: Explore New Features

• Voice Mode: speak instead of typing.

• Web Search: enable browsing for up‑to‑date responses.

• Image Editing or Generation: available in GPT‑4 and above.

• Deep Research: request detailed reports when needed.

Step 7: Use Projects

• Create Projects to organize chats, memory, files, and instructions.

• Great for grouping tasks like writing, planning, or research.

Step 8: Understand Account Differences

• Free Tier: basic access with feature limitations.

• ChatGPT Plus (~$20/month): faster responses, access to GPT‑4.

• ChatGPT Pro (~$200/month): unlimited access to advanced models and features.

Step 9: Practice Smart & Safe

• Always double-check important facts because AI can make mistakes.

• Avoid sharing private, sensitive data.

• Don’t rely on ChatGPT for emergencies—it’s a helpful tool, not professional advice.

Step 10: Apply ChatGPT to Real Tasks

• Brainstorm ideas: essays, articles, recipes.

• Translate or summarize text.

• Generate or debug code.

• Structure emails, lists, or plans.

• Get creative: poems, stories, and more.

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.

• Blink: → instantly generates fully functional code for websites, apps, or games from simple plain English descriptions.

• BookVA AI: → AI‑powered scheduling tool that creates elegant, customizable booking pages with Google Calendar sync & smart automation.

• Faces: → instantly builds a branded website, booking system, consent forms, client management tools, and more.

• MCP-Builder: → Connect your AI application to any API! Upload your API documentation and get a production-ready MCP-Server in seconds.

• Glyp: → produce scalable, on‑brand UGC (user‑generated content) videos using customizable virtual actors—no camera or studio required