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October Sees 153,000 Job Cuts — AI Blamed for 31,000

US employers cut 153,000 workers in October — worst since 2003 — pushing 2025 total past 1.09 million, up 65% from last year. AI got blamed for 31,039 of those October cuts alone. Amazon axed 14,000, UPS dropped 48,000, Target eliminated 1,800. Tech has shed 141,159 jobs this year, retail dumped 88,664. Meanwhile, hiring plans fell 35% and seasonal hiring hit its weakest point since 2012. Translation: companies are firing faster than they're hiring, and traditional employment is becoming the least reliable way to make a living.

Why it matters for you: Over 1 million people lost their jobs in 10 months while companies stayed profitable. That's the signal. Start building your own income streams right now, today, before you're forced to. Launch that side hustle, create that digital product, build that service business you've been thinking about. The time to start was yesterday. Use AI to automate what you can, ship fast, and stack income sources while you still have a paycheck funding the runway. Multiple income streams aren't just smart anymore — they're the new baseline.

Key Takeaways:

• 1M+ cuts in 10 months: Highest total since pandemic at 65% increase year-over-year

• Hiring plans down 35%: Companies reducing new positions while accelerating layoffs

• 31,000 blamed AI: Second-most-cited reason for October cuts after general cost-cutting

👉️ Read the full article here

Take Back Control — Build Income That’s Yours

While everyone’s worried AI might take their jobs, smart creators are using it to replace theirs.

Prompt Empire Builder gives you the complete system to turn AI prompts into digital products that sell — even if you’ve never made a dollar online.

Here’s what’s inside:
✅ 124-page guide showing you how to turn prompts into profit
✅ 300+ ready-to-sell prompts, organized by niche
✅ Notion workspace to track, price, and scale your sales
✅ Case studies of creators earning $2K–$10K/month

This isn’t another “AI hack.”
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Build Your Personal AI Writing Assistant

Goal: Create a self-running writing assistant that edits, polishes, and perfects your drafts — saving hours on every blog post, email, or essay.

Steps:

1. Pick Your Destination + Dates
   Tell ChatGPT where and when you want to go.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Plan a [number]-day trip to [destination] in [month/year] for [number of travelers]. Include weather, best local areas to stay, and must-see spots.
   ➡️ Next: Copy the itinerary overview into a Notion or Google Doc.

2. Set a Realistic Budget
   Get cost estimates for flights, hotels, and daily expenses.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Estimate total travel costs (flights, hotels, food, and activities) for my [destination] trip based on a [budget range] budget.
   ➡️ Next: Adjust your destination or duration if needed.

3. Build the Daily Schedule
   Have AI map out each day with timing, meals, and activities.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Create a 7-day itinerary for [destination] with morning, afternoon, and evening activities. Include restaurants and local experiences.
   ➡️ Next: Mark favorites and remove anything you’re not interested in.

4. Find the Best Flight + Hotel Options
   Use AI to search for top-rated, cost-effective choices.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Suggest 3 flights and 3 hotels that match this itinerary and budget, with reasons why each is a good fit.
   ➡️ Next: Open links or use Google Flights / Booking.com to confirm deals.

5. Add Local Transportation + Tips
   Let AI plan how you’ll get around.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Outline the best transport options in [destination] (e.g., metro, car rental, walking) and include time/cost per day.
   ➡️ Next: Save details to your itinerary doc.

6. Organize Everything in One Place
   Paste your final plan into Notion or Google Sheets for easy reference.
   ➡️ Next: Add links, confirmation numbers, and checklists.

Pro Tip (Upgrade):
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Find your customers on Roku this Black Friday

As with any digital ad campaign, the important thing is to reach streaming audiences who will convert. To that end, Roku’s self-service Ads Manager stands ready with powerful segmentation and targeting options. After all, you know your customers, and we know our streaming audience.

Worried it’s too late to spin up new Black Friday creative? With Roku Ads Manager, you can easily import and augment existing creative assets from your social channels. We also have AI-assisted upscaling, so every ad is primed for CTV.

Once you’ve done this, then you can easily set up A/B tests to flight different creative variants and Black Friday offers. If you’re a Shopify brand, you can even run shoppable ads directly on-screen so viewers can purchase with just a click of their Roku remote.

Bonus: we’re gifting you $5K in ad credits when you spend your first $5K on Roku Ads Manager. Just sign up and use code GET5K. Terms apply.

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Build a Recognizable Personal Brand

This prompt helps you build a personal brand that turns your expertise into authority and income. It creates a tailored roadmap with your identity, content strategy, and growth plan so you can stand out and attract clients, partnerships, and new opportunities.

👉 Use the prompt + check out my example output here

Clear Ask:
Act as my personal branding strategist and develop a comprehensive plan to build and manage my personal brand across digital platforms, establishing me as a recognized authority in my field.

What I Provide:
• Personal description including core values, passions, and professional strengths
• Mission statement and goals for my personal brand development
• Target audience demographics and characteristics I want to reach
• Areas of expertise and preferred content themes to focus on
• Platform preferences and intended use for each social media channel
• Desired voice, tone, and communication style for my brand
• Available time commitment for content creation and engagement
• Current online presence and any existing personal branding efforts

What You Generate:
• Complete brand identity framework with mission, values, and positioning
• Content strategy with 3-5 key themes aligned to my expertise and audience needs
• Platform-specific strategies optimized for each chosen social media channel
• Content calendar template with posting frequency and content type recommendations
• Networking and engagement strategies for building meaningful professional relationships
• Collaboration opportunities and partnership strategies to expand reach
• Analytics framework for tracking brand growth and audience engagement
• Strategy adjustment protocols based on performance data and feedback
• Timeline for brand development with milestone markers and success metrics

Instructions:
Tailor all recommendations to my specific profession, target audience, and platform preferences. Provide actionable steps that can be implemented systematically. Focus on authentic brand building that aligns with my values while strategically positioning me for professional opportunities. Include both immediate implementation tactics and long-term brand development strategies.

Prompts like this aren’t just creative — they’re assets.

Prompt Empire Builder gives you the full system to turn your ideas into digital products that sell.
Inside: a 124-page business guide, 300+ proven prompts, a Notion revenue tracker, and platform strategies for Gumroad, Etsy, and PromptBase.

Everything you need to start building your own income stream

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Make Every Platform Work for Your Ads

You’re running an ad.

The same ad. On different platforms. Getting totally different results.

That’s not random: it’s the platform effect.

So stop guessing what works. Understand the bit-sized science behind it.

Join Neuroscientist & Neurons CEO Dr. Thomas Ramsøy for a free on-demand session on how to optimize ads for different platforms.

Register & watch it whenever it fits you.

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Nvidia CEO Says China Will Win the Global AI Race

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the Financial Times that “China is going to win the AI race,” citing the country’s vast energy capacity and aggressive subsidies for AI data centers. He argued that China’s pro-energy policies and renewable infrastructure give it a decisive advantage, while U.S. state-level regulations and declining clean energy investment threaten to slow American progress. Huang praised President Trump’s pro-energy stance but said China’s combination of cheap power, national AI regulations, and domestic chip incentives makes it better positioned to dominate the next phase of the AI boom.

Key Takeaways

• Huang says China’s energy subsidies and massive grid give it an edge in AI development.

• U.S. energy policy and fragmented state AI regulations could slow domestic growth.

• Nvidia is balancing U.S. political ties with its deep exposure to China’s AI market.

My Take:
This isn’t new — the AI race is an energy race. The side with the cheapest, most reliable base load power wins. China understands this. The U.S. still hasn’t caught up.

👉️ Read the full article here

^{AI QUICK HITS}

🇨🇳 China just ordered all state-funded data centers to stop using foreign AI chips — forcing projects under 30% complete to rip out Nvidia hardware and switch to domestic alternatives — a major escalation in Beijing’s push for AI chip self-sufficiency and a direct blow to U.S. chipmakers.

📗 Amazon launched Kindle Translate, a free AI translation tool in beta for Kindle Direct Publishing authors that initially supports English↔Spanish and German→English, letting writers preview and publish clearly labeled translations to expand reach (including eligibility for KDP Select and Kindle Unlimited).

🍎 Apple is reportedly finalizing a $1 billion-a-year deal to license Google’s 1.2 trillion-parameter Gemini AI model to power a revamped Siri—using it as a stopgap until Apple’s own system is ready—as the company races to catch up with Google and Amazon in next-gen voice assistants.

🤔 ^{Which image is real?}

One of these images is real, and one was created with AI. Vote for which one you think is real, and tell us why you voted that way.

The last edition’s results—68% were wrong!

Did you vote in the poll from November 5th? The bottom image was real! Go back and see the photos here. So what do you think? Are you getting better at spotting AI vs. not?

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