Here’s what’s on the agenda today…

• 💡 NINJA AI TOOL: Turn Your Idea into a Visual Masterpiece

• 🤝 TODAY’S PARTNER: Use AI To Get Your Time Back

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

• 💡 HIGHLIGHTS: Featured Tools From Recent Issues

• 🎥 TUTORIAL: Create AI Talking Avatars - No Camera Needed

NINJA AI TOOL

💡 Turn Your Next Idea into a Visual Masterpiece—Automatically

Ever had a great idea in your head, but struggled to bring it to life visually?

We’ve all been there—trying to explain a concept with plain text or clunky slides, wishing we had a quick way to make things more engaging without spending hours in design tools.

That’s where Napkin AI comes in, and it’s seriously worth checking out.

What is Napkin AI?

Napkin is a clever tool that turns your plain text into visuals—automatically. Diagrams, infographics, flowcharts, you name it. Just write your idea, and Napkin handles the rest. No prompts, no complicated commands. It’s like having a designer in your back pocket.

What You Can Do With It

Here’s how Napkin helps bring your ideas to life:

• Paste your text and go
  You don’t need to craft prompts or explain what you want—just drop your text in, and Napkin figures it out.

• Click to generate visuals
  With one click, it creates several visual options that match your content. You just pick the one that works best.

• Customize it your way
  Every visual is fully editable. Tweak the colors, text, layout—whatever you need to make it yours.

• Export in any format
  Whether you need a PNG for a presentation, an SVG for a blog, or a PDF for a handout, Napkin has you covered.

Real-World Use Cases

• Educators simplifying complex topics

• Marketers making standout social content

• Founders visualizing business models

• Writers enhancing blog posts

• Product teams building clear flowcharts

Basically, if you work with ideas, this tool can help you share them better.

How to Get Started

1. Go to Napkin AI

2. Create a free account

3. Click “Create my first Napkin”

4. Paste your text

5. Highlight and hit Generate Visual

6. Customize, export, and share anywhere

That’s it—you’re up and running.

If you’ve been looking for a simpler way to make your content pop, Napkin might be exactly what you need.

👉 Try Napkin AI for free

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

🗞️ AI News and Tool Updates

The AI world moves fast — and the past 48 hours delivered major launches, bold moves, and key breakthroughs. We’ve rounded up the biggest stories you need to know, along with our quick take on each one.

• OpenAI rolled back a GPT-4o update after it made the AI overly sycophantic and potentially misleading.
  → The tweak made ChatGPT too flattering and less honest, so OpenAI pulled it back to fix the tone and accuracy.

• Elon Musk's xAI will launch Grok 3.5, an AI model that answers through reasoning instead of using internet sources.
  → Instead of just pulling facts from the web, Grok will try to reason things out like a human would.

• Alibaba released Qwen 3, hybrid AI models combining fast responses with advanced reasoning to rival OpenAI and Google.
  → Alibaba’s latest AI wants to be fast and smart—ready to go head-to-head with Silicon Valley’s best.

• Google launched AI tools—Tiny Lesson, Slang Hang, and Word Cam—to offer personalized language learning with its Gemini model.
  → Google’s making language learning more fun with quirky new tools that feel more like games than grammar drills.

• Microsoft added new AI features to Copilot+ PCs, like Recall for content retrieval and Click to Do for on-screen actions.
  → Your PC might soon remember everything you've done—and help you take action with just a simple click.

• Meta launched a standalone AI assistant app using Llama 4, with voice interaction and a social feed for shared prompts.
  → Meta’s new app wants to be your chatty AI buddy—with voice, social features, and a brain powered by Llama.

• Duolingo and Shopify adopted AI-first strategies for efficiency, but experts warn of environmental impact from data center emissions.
  → These companies are leaning into AI to boost efficiency, but the planet may pay the price with more carbon emissions.

• OpenAI updated ChatGPT search with ad-free shopping features offering personalized product recommendations with images and links.
  → You can now ask ChatGPT for shopping advice—no ads, just smart, tailored picks with images to browse.

• Cisco has launched Foundation AI, an open-source model designed to integrate into security applications and enhance IT security.
  → Cisco’s jumping into open-source AI to make your company’s digital defenses smarter and easier to build with.

• UPS is reportedly exploring a partnership with robotics startup Figure AI to deploy humanoid robots in its logistics operations.
  → UPS might soon be hiring robot workers—human-shaped ones—to help out in warehouses and on delivery lines.

• CrowdStrike added new tools to its Falcon platform to detect malicious AI models and prevent data exfiltration.
  → CrowdStrike is rolling out tools to fight off rogue AIs and protect your company’s secrets from leaking out.

• Trump officials may ease Biden-era limits on AI chip exports to support U.S. tech firms while weighing security concerns.
  → Washington is rethinking chip export rules to help U.S. tech compete—while trying not to spark a security mess.

• P-1 AI emerged from stealth with $23M to develop Archie, an AI agent automating cognitive engineering for physical system design.
  → This startup wants its AI to help engineers design complex systems faster—think satellites, circuits, and more.

• Yelp's Spring 2025 update adds AI tools like Yelp Assistant for smarter matching and a revamped Guest Manager for restaurants.
  → Yelp’s AI upgrade helps you find better places—and helps restaurants better manage the people walking through the door.

• Legit Security added AI features to its ASPM platform to improve vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation.
  → Security teams get a digital sidekick that spots issues faster and helps fix the biggest risks first.

• Google expanded NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews to 50+ languages, enabling podcast-style summaries in languages like Hindi and Marathi.
  → Now people around the world can get quick, AI-read summaries in their own language — like a podcast made just for them.

• WhatsApp launched "Private Processing" to enable AI features like message summarization with secure on-device data handling.
  → WhatsApp is adding AI that works on your phone — not the cloud — so your messages stay private while still getting smarter.

• Mastercard introduced Agent Pay, an AI-driven system enabling secure, tokenized purchases by intelligent agents.
  → Mastercard’s new tool lets bots handle buying — safely — for everything from subscriptions to shopping.

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.

• Poppy AI: Helps content creators, founders, and marketers make viral content and ads with AI while saving 100’s of hours per month

• OSSA AI: Transforms written scripts into engaging, faceless short videos optimized for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

• Jenni AI: Meet Your Intelligent Research Assistant. The AI-powered workspace to help you read, write, and organize research with ease.

• Pabbly: Get access to business-critical applications like form creation, email marketing, billing, automation, and many other enhanced features.

• Ideogram: Gallery where you can browse stunning AI-generated images by others—and create your own with just a text prompt.

• 10Web: Easily build, host, and manage high-performance WordPress websites without coding.

AI TUTORIAL

🎥 How to Create AI Talking Avatars (Without Ever Going on Camera!)

Want to make professional videos without ever going on camera? With HeyGen, you can generate realistic AI avatars — and get started completely free.

Here’s a quick step-by-step guide:

1. 🖼️ Make a Talking Avatar From an Image

• Go to Talking Avatar → Generate with Image

• Upload a photo (or use a demo image / create one in MidJourney)

• Adjust the framing and motion, then click Create Avatar

🎤 Add Voice:

• Type your script, choose gender, language, and a voice (e.g., “Dustin”)

• Or upload your own audio for better quality

• Click Generate to get your video

2. 📝 Make an Avatar From a Description

No image? Just fill out:

• Name, age, gender, ethnicity, occasion, and background

• Add a prompt describing the avatar’s look

• Generate the avatar and select a voice sample that fits

🎥 Now you’re ready to create your video!

3. 🎭 Use Pre-Made Avatars

Short on time? Use HeyGen’s avatar library:

• Filter by studio or AI-generated styles

• Choose one and add your voice/script

4. 👤 Clone Yourself as an AI Avatar

• Upload a short video of yourself (2–3 minutes, well-lit)

• Upload a sample of your voice to clone it

• Enter your script — and your AI clone speaks for you!

💡 Pro Tips

• Uploading your own voice = best results

• Pro plans offer higher video quality & longer limits

• Great for creating content even when you’re off-camera

🔗 Try it here: HeyGen