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Apr 16
🚨 BREAKING: Gemini can now turn your ideas into high-retention TikTok scripts.

Here are 10 prompts to create videos people actually watch till the end.

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1/ The Hook Writer

You are a TikTok scriptwriter who has written hooks for videos with 10M+ views. Write me 10 different hooks for my video topic. Each hook should be under 3 seconds, create an open loop the viewer needs to close, and make it impossible to scroll past. Rank them by which would get the highest retention.

Video topic: [YOUR IDEA]
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Apr 16
Some initial thoughts on the new Australian National Defence Strategy released today in Canberra. Overall, the focus and trajectory of Australia's defence strategy remains consistent with the 2024 version. There are some notable things worth highlighting. 1/15 🧵🇦🇺 Image
2/ The new NDS shifts more towards a true 'defence' strategy rather than just a 'military' strategy that was described in the 2024 version. There is stronger language around national civil preparedness, fuel security, and economic security. This is good. But these are also topics that should be in a National Security Strategy - if Australia had one!
3/ Spending. There is an uptick in spending. This is a positive. There is a claim that we might get 3% of GDP on defence at some point in the future. The reality is that because we are well short of this now, trying to fund both AUKUS and the ADF at the same time with current spending is challenging (nice word for not possible), and conventional military capabilities are degrading - and not modernising fast enough.
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Apr 16
🚨 This feels like cheating (but it’s not).

NotebookLM can now teach you like a top university tutor — explaining difficult topics in simple terms, helping you understand faster, and guiding you like a real mentor.

No subscriptions. No hourly fees.
Just the right prompts.

Here are 8 you should start using today:Image
1. The Instant Study Guide

Upload your material. Then ask:

"Create a complete study guide from my uploaded material. Organize it by topic. For each topic, include: 3 core concepts, 2 common misconceptions students have, and 2 exam-style questions with full answers. Keep explanations under 5 sentences each."

What you get: a structured guide that a tutor would charge 2 hours to build.
2. The Socratic Quiz

"Quiz me on the most important concepts in my material. Give me 10 questions, starting with foundational recall and ending with application-level thinking. After I answer each one, give me immediate feedback on what I got right, what I missed, and the full correct explanation."

What you get: a real tutoring session, not just flashcards.
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Apr 16
PERPLEXITY can now teach business strategy like Harvard MBA professors (for free).

Here are 8 insane PERPLEXITY prompts that replace $100,000 MBA degrees.

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1/ Business Strategy Advisor

Prompt:
“Act like a top business strategist.

Explain how small companies can compete with big players.

Break down simple strategies, real examples, and step-by-step actions I can apply.”
2/ Finance Simplifier

Prompt:
“Explain financial statements (profit, loss, cash flow) in the simplest way possible.

Use real-world examples so I can clearly understand how money flows in a business.”
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Apr 16
BREAKING: AI can now create dividend portfolios that can generate $100,000 in passive income a year — for free.

Here are 12 powerful Perplexity prompts With which you will find safe + growing dividend stocks.

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1. The Berkshire Hathaway Dividend Stock Screener

"You are Warren Buffett evaluating dividend stocks for Berkshire Hathaway's $300B+ equity portfolio — selecting only companies with such durable competitive advantages that they can pay and grow their dividends for the next 50 years without interruption.

I need a complete dividend stock screening analysis that separates safe compounders from dividend traps.

Screen:

- Consecutive dividend increases: how many years in a row has this company raised its dividend (25+ = Aristocrat, 50+ = King)
- Dividend growth rate: annualized dividend growth over 3, 5, and 10 years (I want 7%+ to outpace inflation)
- Payout ratio from earnings: percentage of net income paid as dividends (below 60% is safe, above 75% is danger)
- Payout ratio from free cash flow: percentage of FCF paid as dividends (more reliable than earnings-based ratio)
- Revenue stability: has revenue grown in at least 8 of the last 10 years without major drops
- Earnings consistency: has EPS grown in at least 8 of the last 10 years without wild swings
- Debt-to-EBITDA: can the company pay off all debt within 3 years of EBITDA (low leverage = safer dividend)
- Interest coverage: EBIT divided by interest expense above 5x (debt payments easily covered before dividends)
- Economic moat: does this company have pricing power, switching costs, or scale advantages that protect future profits
- Dividend safety score: rate 1-10 based on all factors with a clear safe, watch, or danger classification

Format as a Buffett-style dividend safety report with a scorecard, red flag checklist, and a buy/hold/avoid recommendation.

The stock: [ENTER TICKER SYMBOL OF THE DIVIDEND STOCK YOU WANT EVALUATED]"
2. The Vanguard Dividend Growth Portfolio Architect

"You are a senior portfolio strategist at Vanguard who designs dividend growth portfolios for retirees and pre-retirees — portfolios built to generate rising income every year that keeps pace with inflation without ever touching the principal.

I need a complete dividend growth portfolio built from scratch with specific stocks, allocations, and income projections.

Architect:

- Portfolio strategy: dividend growth (rising income) vs high yield (maximum current income) — which fits my situation
- Sector diversification: allocate across all 11 sectors so no single industry can cut my income stream
- Stock selection: 15-25 specific dividend stocks with ticker, current yield, 5-year dividend growth rate, and payout ratio
- Allocation weights: exact percentage and dollar amount for each position based on my total investment
- Yield-on-cost projection: what my portfolio yield will grow to in 5, 10, and 20 years if dividends keep growing at current rates
- Current annual income: total dividend income from day one at my investment amount
- Income growth forecast: projected annual income in year 5, year 10, and year 20 assuming historical dividend growth continues
- Reinvestment strategy: should I reinvest dividends (DRIP) now and switch to income later, or take cash from day one
- Tax-efficient placement: which dividend stocks go in taxable, IRA, or Roth accounts for minimum tax drag
- Rebalancing rules: when to trim winners, add to laggards, and replace any stock that cuts or freezes its dividend

Format as a Vanguard-style portfolio construction document with holdings table, sector allocation, and a 20-year income growth projection.

My situation: [ENTER YOUR TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT, AGE, WHEN YOU NEED THE INCOME, AND YOUR TARGET ANNUAL DIVIDEND INCOME]"
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Apr 16
Pistorius: The €90 billion Ukraine loan will be provided over two years. After elections in Hungary I expect the EU blockade to lift soon.

This money enables Ukraine to procure military equipment sustainably — and rebuild the infrastructure Russia destroyed.

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Pistorius: Our support package includes hundreds of Patriot guided missiles, delivered steadily over four years.

Additional launchers for IRIS-T systems. Funding for deep strike drones manufactured in Ukraine.

And we will jointly develop medium and deep strike drones.

2/
Pistorius: A quick end to the Hormuz blockade are in our fundamental interest. Unfortunately, it is not in sight.

Russia benefits from the surge in oil prices. Moscow uses this money to fund its terror against Ukraine.

Russia has never taken the peace talks seriously.

3X
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Apr 16
Dear @BernieSanders
You are an antisemite. Not simply because you lie, distort numbers, misquote laws, and apply double standards to Israel, though you do. No, mainly because even as you do those things you never miss a chance to target innocent American Jews.
Let me explain:
@BernieSanders We can both quote international law; the difference is that my quotes will have citations, whereas yours are made up. Ready? Let's play.

Yes, Israel imposed blockades, but sometimes blockades are lawful. Israel followed the law to the letter:
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treatie…
@BernieSanders Yes they attacked hospitals- but, as our own Pentagon confirmed, those hospitals were being used as command centers for Hamas, which makes them (you guessed it) lawful targets under international law. Which one? This one:
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treatie…
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Apr 16
Our most expressive and steerable TTS model yet! Designed to give builders granular control over AI-generated speech, Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS is really fun to play with! Available in preview today - for devs via the Gemini API & @GoogleAIStudio + for enterprises on Vertex AI
and here's the prompt guide: dev.to/googleai/how-t…
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Apr 16
🚨Critical Illness policy-A Compulsory requirement now?

If you are diagnosed with critical illnesses like
🩺Cancer
🩺Heart illness
🩺Kidney diseases etc
Your Health insurance policy pays for your Hospital bill,

But,
What about the loss of employment?
A critical illness policy will help you with Lumpsum payment in case of diagnosis of Critical illnesses

A thread🧵on critical illness policy and why is it necessary?👇Image
What are critical illnesses?

There are illnesses that cause grave danger to the body and are expensive to treat!

These include
🩺Cancer,
🩺 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,
🩺First Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction),
🩺Kidney Failure,
🩺 Major Organ Transplant,
🩺Stroke, Aorta Graft Surgery,
🩺Primary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension,
🩺Multiple Sclerosis with Persisting Symptoms
🩺Permanent Paralysis of Limbs are few of the critical illnesses etc.
The treatment for these illnesses can cost anywhere b/w 5L to 50L

For eg,
For the treatment of cancer,

Immunotherapy costs anywhere b/w 30-50L
Chemotherapy costs anywhere b/w 20-50L

The treatment of these illnesses also may cause permanent loff of employment as well
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Apr 16
On Oct 8, 2023, 24 hours after the Hamas massacre, Hezbollah launched unprovoked barrage of rockets & artillery at Israel. Not in "defense" of Lebanon; they actively openned a second front in solidarity with terrorists.
For nearly 20 years, the border was largely stable. That ended because Hezbollah decided to intervene. Their Oct 8 rocket attacks on the Shebaa Farms were the initial spark that forced Israel to act to protect its northern citizens. Israel didn't seek this war; Hezbollah did
If Hezbollah hadn't fired that first shot on Oct 8, there would be no war in Lebanon today. Facts: Oct 7: Hamas massacres 1,200+ Israelis. Oct 8: Hezbollah launches unprovoked rocket attacks on Israel from Lebanon. Result: Israel forced into defense to stop daily bombardment
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Apr 16
Everyone's paying $20/month for AI tools they don't need.

Here are 39 powerful AI tools that are completely free in 2026.
The open-source community and freemium competition have changed everything.

You can now write, code, generate images, edit videos, and do deep research — all without a credit card.

Here's the full breakdown by category:
✍️ FREE AI WRITING TOOLS

ChatGPT — Limited GPT-5.3 access + 5 Deep Research reports/month

Claude — Sonnet 4.6, best for natural writing & complex code

Gemini — Most feature-rich: Google Docs integration + 100 creative credits/month

Grok — Best for real-time news, ~10 prompts per 2hrs
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Apr 16
Mr @peyushbansal vaguely tries to clarify that his @Lenskart_com is truly "secular".

Have a look at the screenshots which are from his company's manual on grooming.

1. Why am I not allowed to wear my tikka or a bindi? Image
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1. From where did Lenskart come out with this chart? Why is my freedom being curbed? Image
3/n
Why will I be allowed to wear my "Rakshasootra" for only one day? Image
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