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Daily Digest #484ll

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Hello folks, our biggest community request has finally been fulfilled; we now have a free course on getting started with using Microsoft Copilot.²⁸⁷ 

And if you like it and want to upgrade, you can expense it through your employer.

Here’s what we have today;

PICKS

1. Amazon’s coding agent Q is saving $260M⁸²⁸ in annualized efficiency gains. It slashed upgrade time from 50 developer days to just hours, saving an estimated 4,500 developer-years. In 6 months, 50% of Amazon's Java systems were upgraded, with 79% of auto-generated code reviews shipped unchanged. INSANE!!

2. Perplexity AI plans to start running ads in Q4 of 2024⁴⁸⁸. They're not messing around with pricing, either. Word on the street is they're gunning for $50+ CPM—way higher than typical display ad rates.

3. The fastest way to build local AI workflows with n8n’s Self-Hosted AI Starter Kit²⁹¹. Quick setup, full control, and a low-code environment with 400+ integrations to create anything from simple QA chatbots to autonomous multi-step agents connected to your business data and apps. Learn more⁹² (sponsor)

BB CONTENT - new content from us

We’ve been loving the events—seeing experts in action using AI in their work. A quick peek at the ones we’ve got lined up:

1. Build & deploy an AI-powered digital marketing strategy²³⁰ on 10th September.

2. How I use AI as a creative tool¹⁶⁹ on 11th September with Dan Shipper

3. How and when to use AI for sales and RevOps¹⁰⁰ on 17th September.

4. Personal AI agents²³² for everyday workflows on 18th September.

5. How to bulk-use AI in spreadsheets¹⁴⁴ for fun and profit on 24th September.

6. AI-powered storytelling¹⁴⁶: How to craft your company's 'Why' and 'What' on 25th September.

7. Practical multi-agent automations¹¹⁷ with crewAI on 8th October.

8. AI-powered workflows for marketers⁸⁶ on 9th October.

9. Building custom GPTs from training calls⁶³ to streamline team knowledge on 16th October.

10. How to use AI to write copy¹¹⁶ like David Ogilvy on 30th October.

View past events →⁶²

TOP TOOLS

• Hexus AI²⁵⁸ - Your AI creator for engaging product demos & docs.

• Kraftful^268† - Get insights to build products people love.

• Wapoo²¹³ - Style transfer your video into AI art.

• Paperguide²⁶⁸ - Discover, read, write and manage research with ease.using AI.

• Claude¹²⁹ gets latex rendering to display math equations.

• ElevenLabs¹⁸¹ is making their models cheaper and allowing credits to roll over.

• Google AI Studio³³⁰ gets a prompt gallery with few dozen examples.

View more →¹¹⁶

NEWS

• Soon after getting back to Google, Noam Shazeer becomes co-leader of Gemini¹⁵⁵.

• Leveraging AI for efficient incident response.¹²⁴

• How we built Townie²⁷⁰ - An app that generates fullstack apps.

• Technology adoption in professional services¹⁹⁹ - A report by Harvey AI.

• Cursor AI raised $60M²⁰⁷ from a16z and programming legends.

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