So It Finally Happened… The Fox Got ’Em

So, it finally happened. After five solid years of dodging fate—and every predator in a five-mile radius—the fox got 'em. One weekend away was all it took, and just like that, our entire flock was gone. My wife and I had built those chickens a literal hen palace during COVID. We’re talking a 20-foot playground, fortified walls, high-end feed, and more love than most Airbnb listings get. They had it good. Real good.

We’d managed to protect them from coyotes, chicken hawks, raccoons, and everything else that lurks in the New Jersey woods. But nature has its own roadmap, and this time, we weren’t there to intervene. It was a rough loss—but also, strangely, a reminder.

We try to build systems that run themselves. Smart CRMs. AI bots. Holographic pets that can rock themselves to sleep. We automate, protect, optimize—and it’s beautiful when it works. But no matter how good the setup is, there’s always something unpredictable. Something we can’t code out. Whether it’s a literal fox… or a surprise customer churn… or your AI assistant forgetting someone’s name mid-call.

It’s not a reason to stop building smarter systems—it’s a reason to stay in the loop. To be the human touch that still matters. To check in. To evolve with the tools. Because as advanced as our tech gets (and this issue proves we’re moving fast), nothing beats showing up.

So here’s to the builders, the tinkerers, the ones who automate everything—but still know when to log in and look around.

RIP to our fearless flock. You were good chickens.

🎙️ The Voice AI That’ll Make You Question Reality (and Maybe Replace a Receptionist or Two)

Alright, marketers—strap in, because this update is bananas. If you’ve been dabbling in HighLevel’s native voice AI, congrats—you’re playing with firecrackers. But this new setup? It’s a full-blown rocket launcher.

I’m talking about a next-level voice AI integration that doesn’t just answer phones—it books appointments across multiple calendars, remembers customer details, flirts like a Jersey native (seriously), and responds with more charm than most of your customer service team. And guess what? It plugs into HighLevel like it was born for it.

Here’s the scoop:

HighLevel power user Mike Copeland teamed up with the original host (shoutout to the med spa owner’s husband 👋) to showcase a third-party AI voice bot so advanced, it makes the native tools feel like Fisher-Price. This is voice AI built for agencies—especially ones juggling multiple calendars, services, and let’s be honest, client headaches.

So what makes this AI agent borderline magical?

• Multi-calendar booking – It books, switches, and reschedules appointments without breaking a sweat. Your native HighLevel AI? Not quite there yet.

• CRM memory – It remembers past conversations, previous bookings, even your client’s skin type. No more, “Who’s this?” moments.

• Real personality – You can program tone, attitude, even regional flair (Jersey sass optional).

• Multi-channel dominance – This bot doesn’t just do phone calls. It handles chat, text, Facebook, Insta—basically every inbox short of smoke signals.

• One-liner setup – They showed how to spin up a new AI agent with a single sentence prompt. (Seriously. “You are the front desk assistant for a landscaping company.” Boom. Done.)

• Custom field wizardry – Use your HighLevel custom fields to personalize convos like a pro. “Oh hey, Mike. Your wife’s birthday is next week. Want to grab a Glow & Go for her?” Yes. Yes, I do.

• Outbound calls – Reminder calls, follow-ups, deposit nudges—it’s like having a follow-through fairy on payroll.

• Self-learning + FAQ snippet libraries – The bot gets smarter the more it interacts. You can feed it FAQs, scrape websites, and give it custom tasks like collecting referrals (hello, passive lead gen).

💡Pro Tip:

If you’re already running HighLevel and want to level up your agency game, this is where you jump in. Start your less-techy clients on the native voice AI (it’s solid for basics), but graduate them to this setup when they’re ready to scale. It’s the difference between “good enough” and “whoa, that’s genius.”

Oh, and if you’re worried about setup—don’t be. Mike offers done-for-you onboarding, training, and a plug-and-play HighLevel snapshot. It’s basically the AI version of IKEA furniture with the instructions (hallelujah).

You’ve got two paths here:

👶 Stick with native tools for the basics.

🚀 Or go agency-mode with Mike’s build and watch your AI agent out-charm your sales team.

🤯 Gemini Just Went Super Saiyan – Google’s AI Just Hijacked Your Workspace (In a Good Way)

You ever have one of those moments where a tool you use every day just casually becomes the smartest member of your team overnight?

Yeah, same. Thanks to Google’s latest update, Gemini AI just pulled up a chair in your Google Workspace—and it’s not just here to look pretty. It’s reading your emails, scheduling your travel, writing your docs, and building videos like a caffeinated intern who skipped lunch. Basically, Gemini went full Tony Stark’s Jarvis—and now it’s hanging out in your Gmail.

Let’s unpack what this actually means for your marketing ops, productivity, and maybe even your sanity.

What’s new in Gemini-land?

• Workspace Integration

  Gemini is now baked into Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, and Drive. It’s not just reading your schedule—it’s editing it.

• AI-powered scheduling

  You can now say things like, “Book travel time Friday 4 a.m.” and it just… does it. No clicking around like it’s 2014.

• Command discovery

  Don’t know what it can do? Ask it. Type @Google Docs + “what can you do?” and you’ll get a cheat sheet of AI powers available right there in your editor.

• Canvas workaround

  Docs not letting Gemini create documents directly? Use Google Canvas. It builds, formats, and then lets you export it straight to Docs. Boom.

• Email analysis + writing

  Gemini can now scan your inbox, summarize messages (like “What did HighLevel send me?”), and help you write replies. Total inbox dominance.

• Notebook LM

  Your AI-powered research sidekick. Upload docs, YouTube videos, notes, and let Gemini chew through all of it to spit out reports, timelines, mind maps—even full podcast scripts.

• Deep Research

  Tell Gemini what to dig into (like “latest AEO/SEO trends for May 2025”) and it’ll scour 40-60+ sites, organize findings, and feed them back in useful formats.

• Interactive podcasting

  Yep. You can literally talk to your AI-generated research and have it respond like a co-host. It’s weird. It’s wild. It works.

• Google AI Studio

  For the devs and tinkerers: you’ve got access to Gemini 2.5, prompt comparisons, stream mode (screen-sharing with AI!), and even live speech feedback. Practice a pitch, get instant sentiment analysis.

• Video generation (V2)

  This one’s still cooking, but it lets you create realistic 8-second videos using prompts like “realistic furry Pokémon” (don’t ask).

• Google Vids

  Still in early beta, but lets you build a full-on slide deck video presentation. Add voiceover, rearrange scenes—it’s like Canva and a teleprompter had a baby.

💡Pro Tip:

Start thinking about Gemini as your second brain. Set it up inside your Workspace, use Notebook LM for campaign research, and start delegating tasks like summaries, transcripts, and study guides. It’s like having an overachieving intern who doesn’t sleep (or complain about coffee shortages).

Also: turn it on in your admin panel! Go to Google Workspace Admin > Generative AI > Turn on all the things. Not everything will show up at once, but once it does? Game over.

Gemini’s not just catching up to OpenAI—it’s sprinting in a different direction entirely: full-stack productivity automation inside the ecosystem you’re already glued to. Add in voice, video, and interactive research? You’ve got the Avengers of AI tooling on your desktop right now.

🧠 AI News That Actually Matters

(No Hype, Just Juice)

AI news moves faster than a toddler on Red Bull. Every week it feels like there’s a thousand new tools, features, models, and vague promises of AGI taking over our calendars. So instead of hitting you with a firehose of updates, here’s what actually matters from this week’s AI circus—especially if you're running a business, doing marketing, or just trying to keep your workflow tight.

1. Which GPT Model Should You Actually Use?

OpenAI finally released a guide for which GPT models do what—and it’s more helpful than most therapy sessions.
Here’s the skinny:

• GPT-4o: The new all-rounder. Fast, voice-capable, web-searching, and great with docs, images, audio, and code.

• GPT-4.5 (being phased out): Best at emotional tone and clear communication. Use it if you want your emails to sound like a warm hug.

• GPT-3.5/03: Best for complex, multi-step tasks. It’s the nerdy cousin who lives in spreadsheets and builds tables for fun.

• 04 Mini + Mini High: Lightweight coding/math wizards—Mini High just thinks a bit longer.

• 01 Pro Mode: Good for complex reasoning, but expensive and slower. Most folks skip it now.

Pro Tip: Use GPT-4o for 90% of tasks. It's like the MacGyver of AI—versatile, reliable, and surprisingly charming.

2. HeyGen Avatar 4 – Create a Talking Head with One Photo

Got a single selfie and a script? You’ve got a video.
HeyGen’s latest version lets you:

• Upload one image.

• Add your voice or a script.

• Watch a hyper-realistic avatar lip-sync like it’s auditioning for a Pixar film.

Bonus: You can make anime characters talk, create singing avatars, and even animate animals. Warning: It gets weird fast—in a fun way.

3. Higsfield Effects – Midjourney Meets Hollywood VFX

Want your marketing visuals to slap? This tool lets you:

• Combine effects like “turn to metal” + “on fire” (yes, really).

• Animate still images with punchy, dramatic transitions.

• Add cinematic flair without touching After Effects.

Expect to see these pop up in high-converting social ads very soon.

4. Speech-to-Text in 1 Second? Hello, NVIDIA

NVIDIA dropped a speech-to-text model that transcribes 60 minutes of audio in one second. Error rate? Just 6%.

• It’s open source.

• It’s free on Hugging Face.

• And yes, it blew through an 18-minute podcast in 7 seconds flat.

Goodbye, Otter.ai subscriptions.

5. Developers Are Eating Good

If you write code (or like to pretend you do), this week brought major upgrades:

• Gemini 2.5 Pro: The new king of coding AIs. It even understands video—feed it a tutorial, and it codes along.

• Video to App: Upload a pic of a tree, it builds a slider-powered growth sim. Wild.

• Google AI Studio: Build interactive web apps with just a prompt.

• GitHub + ChatGPT: You can now connect repos directly to ChatGPT and get help based on your own code.

• Reinforcement Fine-Tuning: Customize how your GPT responds by rewarding good answers. Yes, we’re training our bots like golden retrievers now.

6. AI is Moving Into All the Things

• Netflix is testing AI-powered search and a TikTok-style feed for content discovery.

• OpenAI is acquiring WindSurf, a developer-focused IDE. If you thought AGI was weeks away, this move says otherwise.

• Amazon’s Vulcan robot now has touch sensitivity. Great for packaging. Terrifying for Terminator reboots.

• Apple & Anthropic are teaming up to add Claude to Xcode. AI dev tools baked right into the Apple ecosystem? Yes please.

Final Thought:

This week proved one thing: AI isn’t about replacing people—it’s about replacing friction. The more these tools do the grunt work, the more time we get back to think, create, and build cooler stuff.

Keep your workflows lean, your tools sharp, and your prompts creative.

I’m Aging Myself Here with the Tamagotchi Reference, But This Isn’t About Toys

Okay, I know I’m aging myself by saying this, but if you remember Tamagotchis—the tiny digital pets we obsessed over in the '90s—get ready to have your mind blown. Because what I just found is not a toy post. This isn’t an affiliate link, and I’m not here to sell you anything. What this is… is a glimpse at the future of interactive tech and holographic interfaces.

Enter Bitzee—a new kind of digital pet housed in a real-world pod with a flexible, touchable display. It’s basically a 3D hologram you can interact with using gestures like swipes, taps, shakes, and tilts. And the tech behind it? Surprisingly impressive.

This little device isn’t just responding to buttons—it’s recognizing motion, direction, and tactile input. It’s a physical interface layered with digital logic, and honestly, it feels like a sneak peek into the way we’ll be interacting with devices in the near future.

• The pets evolve as you engage with them—literally learning from your touch and actions.

• The flexible display can show characters jumping, reacting, dancing, and even sleeping. It’s a soft-screen animation that feels weirdly alive.

• Each “Super Bitzee” unlocks games powered by swipe and motion detection—no touchscreen required.

• The menu system, screen calibration, and even power management are controlled through physical gestures and interactions, not just taps.

Yes, it’s packaged as a kid’s toy. But under the hood, it’s showing off some very real advances in gesture-based input, flexible displays, and on-device interaction design.

It’s not just play—it’s a playful demo of what might become everyday tech. Think smart assistants with emotion, wearable AR with tactile response, or even retail displays that can react to your gestures.

Bitzee isn’t just cute. It’s a low-key signal that holographic UX is coming… and it’s going to be touchable.

For all fellow parents and grandparents, this might be one you want to grab for the next big day 🙂 

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