Today on Bagel Bots:

• 🤯 OpenAI’s new search engine

• ⚡️ Fresh tech of the day - Tesla Optimus Update

• 📰 The latest AI and tech news

• 🤖 Cool new apps for you to check out

• 🧠 Today’s Tip: How To Create Marketing Mockups With AI

(Read time: five minutes) - Fun fact: I never change this.

Say hello to Google’s worst nightmare, an OpenAI search engine. If the rumors are true, OpenAI is launching an internet-connected search engine on May 9th.

I have been in marketing and SEO for 20 years, and no one has ever come close to taking any market share away from Google—will this be different?

The key to good internet investigation? Always check the SSL certificates!

The search business is what Google is built on. In fact, it’s so important that they paid $20 billion to be the default search engine for Safari on Apple devices.

If OpenAI executes on this well, and there is no reason to believe they won’t, it’s a big deal.

🔗 You can read more about this here.

The secret to growing on LinkedIn in 2024

The secret to growing on LinkedIn in 2024

There's a rising demand for high-quality video content on LinkedIn. This presents a major opportunity for brands (and thought leaders) ready to step in.

Here’s how you can capitalize:

1. Grab your company's existing video assets, like interviews or webinars

2. Generate dozens of clips using OpusClip

3. Schedule your whole month’s worth of video clips on LI using our new Calendar feature

4. Reply to comments on your videos to foster your new connections

Want the full breakdown, with examples from companies like SaaStr and Chili Piper? Read it for free here

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💰 If you’re looking for investors or advisors for your AI product. I’m interested.

Cool Tech: Tesla Optimus Update

This section should just be called “Cool Updates in Robotics.” We got a look at what Tesla Optimus is up to, and it’s pretty damn impressive.

The thing I keep saying is that this is today. Right now. This wasn’t even a thing 6-12 months ago. Where will this be in 6-12 months? The future is going to be full of robots, and I love it.

Okay, but seriously, when do I get my at-home robot?

Latest News.

🔗 Microsoft and Brookfield Sign Biggest-Ever Clean Power Deal

My take: I love AI but hate the strain it puts on the resources needed to run it. If we can figure out clean energy with AI for many things, life will be beautiful!

🔗 AI tech that gets Sam's Club customers out the door faster will be in all locations soon

My take: I despise grocery shopping and prefer delivery. But I could be lured to stores using AI to make it better. I once went to an Amazon Fresh store in London that was all AI-based, and it was so smooth.

🔗 Access Gemini in the Google Chrome Browser

My take: Gemini is now accessible right in the Chrome browser with the latest update. Do we think that will make it more widely used by non-AI enthusiasts? Maybe.

🔗 Ukraine Unveils AI-generated Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman

My take: Okay, hear me out. Most governments and media companies do research to understand what person or people resonate with their audience. What will stop companies and governments from using that data to create AIs that best resonate with their viewers? You can watch the video here.

Fresh Apps to Play With

Are you looking to automate your work or life? Every post has five new AI apps for you to try for yourself.

• 🔗 Otterly - Otterly.AI is the new way in content & brand monitoring for AI-powered Search Experiences.

• 🔗 Balloonary - Build and launch online ads with the power of AI and win new customers

• 🔗 Rankify - AI SEO Keyword Research that actually works

• 🔗 Mindtrip - Mindtrip brings the world to you and empowers you to experience it your way

• 🔗 Kin - A personal AI for your private life

Check out these AI apps, and let me know what you think. Reply to this email or tweet me directly.

Today’s Tip: How To Create Marketing Mockups With AI

Creating mockups is great if you want to showcase your product’s real-life view on a mobile device or computer. Of course, the internet is full of wonky mockups and stuff that just isn’t right.

Do what we AI people love to do and make your own! I used Midjourney for these, but I recommend using platforms you like.

Here’s your prompt to edit:

A bright professional photo of an iPhone in someone's hand in a coffee shop. The entire screen of the iPhone is a green screen. Keep the phone centered on the screen so there is space for text above and below. --ar 9:16

Boom, here’s your new mockup to upscale and throw into Photoshop.

You can make anything into a mockup. Billboards, too.

A bright professional photo of a giant billboard in Times Square in NYC. The entire billboard is a green screen. Keep the billboard centered on the screen so there is space for text above and below. --ar 16:9

Here’s the billboard image (I can probably do a few more versions, but I want you to see what comes out first):