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Tech Layoffs Hit 33,281 in October — Up 589% From September

Tech layoffs exploded to 33,281 in October, up from just 5,639 in September — a 589% spike in one month. Tech cut 141,159 jobs in 2025 so far, highest since 2020 pandemic. October total layoffs hit levels not seen since 2003. Kids told to "learn to code" for a "future-proof job" now face a decade of CS enrollments creating a "massive pile-up of graduates" entering an "abysmal job market." Challenger, Gray & Christmas says those laid off are "finding it harder to quickly secure new roles" and expects no "strong seasonal hiring" in 2025. Translation: the safest career path just became one of the riskiest.

Why it matters for you: If tech workers can't find jobs, relying on any employer is the wrong move. This is the best time to build your own business with AI — and you don't need to be technical. Use AI to build products, automate services, create digital tools solving problems you see daily. Those 33,000+ laid-off tech workers thought coding skills would save them. Wrong. What matters now is building income you control. Launch micro-SaaS with no-code tools, start AI-powered consulting, create subscription products. The barrier to entry disappeared — execution is all that matters now.

Key Takeaways:

• 589% spike in one month: Tech layoffs jumped from 5,639 to 33,281 showing acceleration, not slowdown

• "Learn to code" backfired: Decade of CS grads entering worst tech job market since 2003

• Build, don't apply: Technical skills won't save you — owning your income stream will

👉️ Read the full article here

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Design Your Own Brand Kit

Goal: Build a complete visual and verbal identity for your brand — name, colors, fonts, and tone — in under an hour using AI. Perfect for freelancers, creators, or marketing pros who want consistency without the agency price tag.

Steps:

1. Define Your Brand Core
   Start by clarifying who you are, who you serve, and how you want to be perceived.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Ask me 5 questions to define my brand’s purpose, ideal audience, and tone of voice.*
   ➡️ Next: Copy your answers into Notion under a “Brand Foundations” page.

2. Generate a Memorable Brand Name
   Use ChatGPT to brainstorm creative, relevant name ideas and taglines.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Generate 10 brand name ideas for a [type of creator or business] that feels [adjective 1] and [adjective 2]. Include short taglines.
   ➡️ Next: Check domain and social handle availability with Namechk.

3. Create a Cohesive Color Palette
   Open Canva’s Color Palette Generator. Upload an image that represents your vibe or use AI’s “Generate Palette” feature.
   ➡️ Next: Save 3–5 HEX codes that align with your tone (e.g., trust, innovation, luxury).

4. Define Your Brand Voice
   Turn your personality into a consistent communication style.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Write a tone and voice guide for my brand that feels [approachable/professional/bold] and connects with [audience]. Include examples of language to use and avoid.*
   ➡️ Next: Save this in Notion under “Voice & Messaging.”

5. Design Visual Templates
   Bring your colors and fonts to life in Canva.
   Prompt ChatGPT: Suggest 3 Canva templates that best fit my brand personality (e.g., social post, proposal, presentation).*
   ➡️ Next: Customize the templates and upload them to your “Brand Kit” folder.

6. Assemble Your Brand Kit
   Combine your name, logo, colors, fonts, and tone in one clean document.
   ➡️ Next: Export your Brand Kit as a PDF or keep it organized in Notion for quick reference.

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Build a Complete Guide Framework in One Prompt

This prompt helps solopreneurs and creators turn their expertise into a complete digital guide framework — including the title, structure, section outlines, and monetization CTAs — so they can quickly build a professional product ready for refinement and design. It works because it gives ChatGPT a clear blueprint and commercial focus, transforming raw ideas into a cohesive, authority-building asset that’s 80% done and easy to polish into a sellable guide.

👉 Use the prompt + check out my example output here

Clear Ask:
Act as a professional instructional designer, copywriter, and marketing strategist. Turn my expertise into a complete paid digital guide — with an outline, compelling copy, and monetization CTAs ready to package and sell.

Context & Purpose:
This prompt helps solopreneurs, creators, and marketers instantly transform their knowledge into a polished, high-value guide. The goal is to produce a professional, ready-to-sell digital product that educates, builds authority, and drives revenue — all in one prompt.

Detailed Input Requirements (fill in each placeholder):
• Main Topic or Expertise Area: [e.g., AI productivity, branding, health coaching]
• Target Audience: [who this guide helps + their main goal or struggle]
• Transformation Promise: [what result readers will achieve]
• Tone & Style: [friendly, expert, practical, motivational]
• Guide Length: [short (5 pgs), medium (10–15), long (20+)]
• Optional CTA or Upsell: [newsletter, course, service, affiliate tool]
• Unique Angle: [what makes your approach different or more effective]

Additional Instructions:
• Include: title (3 options), short intro, 5–8 section outline, concise writing per section, CTAs, and a closing action step.
• Make it visually scannable — use headers, bullets, and short paragraphs.
• Write in a clear, confident, human tone — no filler or jargon.
• End with a suggestion for how to package it (PDF, Notion, or Canva).

Perfect Output Every Time:
Delivers a ready-to-sell digital guide that:
• Positions you as an expert and authority
• Reads smoothly and converts naturally
• Includes actionable CTAs for monetization
• Requires no major edits — just publish and sell

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How Americans Want AI to Support Them

Three years after ChatGPT first hit the scene, AI isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a daily companion. A new Statista survey found that 3 in 10 Americans want AI to act as a personal assistant, helping them manage schedules, reminders, and communication. In other words, the “AI butler” fantasy is quickly becoming a reality.

Beyond personal assistance, people want AI to automate the mundane — from sorting emails to planning meals — and even lend a hand with work tasks and health and wellness advice. The irony? Most of these capabilities already exist. The real gap isn’t what AI can do, but how people are using it.

Key Takeaways:

• 30% of Americans want AI to function as a personal assistant.

• Everyday automation, workplace help, and wellness guidance are top use cases.

• The tech already exists — adoption and integration are the missing pieces.

My Take:
We’re finally seeing people wake up to AI’s potential beyond gimmicks. The future isn’t about building smarter tools — it’s about learning to actually use them. Once that clicks, AI becomes less of a novelty and more of an invisible force multiplier for everyday life.

👉️ Read the full article here

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🤖 A new Oxford study found that many popular AI benchmarks exaggerate model performance, revealing that flawed testing methods often measure the wrong skills, lack scientific rigor, and make it hard to trust claims about how “intelligent” today’s AI systems really are.

🧠 OpenAI sparked backlash after its CFO suggested the U.S. government should “backstop” the company’s $1.4 trillion chip and data center investments—prompting swift damage control from leadership and CEO Sam Altman, who clarified that taxpayers wouldn’t be footing the bill and that OpenAI doesn’t want or need a government bailout.

🔤 Google unveiled a new AI model called HOPE, built on a breakthrough concept dubbed “nested learning,” which allows AI systems to learn continually and retain knowledge over time—a major step toward solving the “catastrophic forgetting” problem that limits today’s large language models.

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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—60% were wrong!

Did you vote in the poll from November 8th? 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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