#2431 Kamala’s Social Media Playbook, Figure 02’s Waddle, and The First Guy to Ever Jog

Aug 10, 2024

Facebook pays creators in India, Vietnam, and Philippines to make AI-generated spam content. YouTubers teach how to exploit Facebook's bonus program using tools like Microsoft's AI Image Creator. This explains the surge of bizarre AI images on the platform. https://www.404media.co/where-facebooks-ai-slop-comes-from/
TikTok's video editing app CapCut is ending its free tier after seeing huge revenue growth. It's now the top-earning app in its category, making $17.6M in July alone. This move may upset users but likely won't hurt CapCut's success. https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20240802?f=3
VP Kamala Harris's campaign uses memes and TikTok trends to engage young voters. https://marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/08/01/kamala-hq-is-a-social-marketing-masterclass

Figure, an AI robotics company, unveils its second-generation humanoid, Figure 02, and introduces the highest performing humanoid robot to market. Very convincing, until it starts walking…
https://x.com/CharaspowerAI/status/1819443246478610618

A Kurzgesacht merch video: “A towel, [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.”
Ever find yourself in a love-hate relationship with a book? This flowchart nails it! I'm always torn between 'Maybe it gets better?' and 'Life's too short for bad books' https://lithub.com/when-should-you-admit-you-hate-a-book-a-flowchart/
The First Guy To Ever Jog - "Plus, do you have any idea how many calories I'm burning?" "At least four, I would bet." "That's right."