Andrew V McDermot

Monday Memo - October 27th, 2025

AI boosts online sales 16.3%...Amazon's new AI recommendations...Two dropouts build 5M-user AI company in 6 months.

What's it like using OpenAI's new Atlas browser? In a hands-on walkthrough, reviewer Liam Bolling put its AI agent to the test. But to understand OpenAI's true ambition, you have to look at who they hired to build it.

Selling self-belief...is AI more trustworthy?...strategic blindness.

Gemini 3.0 leaks, Snapchat's shoppable AR lenses, and Claude's on-demand expert Skills that master any task you need.

New study reveals rude prompts boost GPT-4 accuracy to 84.8% vs 80.8% for polite ones. Being harsh to AI gets better results.

Protect your mornings...the future is equal parts artists and technologists...and why 'copy by committee' fails.

OpenAI's face-cloning feature, the AI mistake 79% of companies are making, and Klaviyo's campaign-building AI that works on autopilot.

How Dan Koe uses AI to create multi-platform content from one newsletter. His workflow reaches 2M followers with minimal effort.

Common acts in uncommon conditions...consumer vs. creator...how teams get bloated.