👋 Matt here. Your inbox is a battlefield, and your coffee’s barely kicking in—let’s cut through the noise. Below: 3 game-changing tech updates, tools to boost your workflow, and a riddle to wake up your brain (answer at the bottom).

QUICK RIDDLE

I’m a word.
Remove my first letter and I’m still the same.
Remove my last letter and I sound the same.
Take away my middle and I still don’t change.

What am I?

Answer at the bottom of the newsletter… no Googling.

TODAY’S TOP 3

1. Figma’s AI Design Revolution

Figma just dropped AI tools that can auto-generate:
✅ App prototypes
✅ Marketing assets (logos, social posts)
✅ Full website mockups

Why it matters: Designers can now iterate 10x faster—but is AI killing junior roles?

2. Mistral’s “Budget GPT-4”

French AI startup Mistral launched a low-cost, high-performance model claiming to:
💡 Match GPT-4’s quality at 1/3 the cost
💡 Run efficiently on local devices

Hot take: The open-source AI wars just got spicy.

3. Netflix’s AI Search

Netflix now uses AI to answer queries like:
🎬 “Show me dark comedies with twist endings”
🍿 “Movies like The Social Network but set in space”

Merge’s tip: Try typing your weirdest niche request—it’s oddly fun.

MERGE TOOLS

AI tools worth your time

🎨 Pablo.Design
Instantly generate your website layout from just a logo. Branding-to-site in minutes.

⚡ Blaze.ai
AI content that actually converts—write SEO blogs, emails, and ads that don’t suck.

🎞️ CapCut
Pro-level video editing, now made idiot-proof. Viral edits in minutes.

📝 SEOWritingAI
SEO blog posts, optimized headlines, and readable content—all done by AI.

📸 Pikzels
High-res AI images and mockups. Perfect for landing pages, socials, or flexing.

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QUICK RIDDLE ANSWER!

Empty

Remove the first letter → mpty (still sounds like “empty”)
Remove the last letter → empt (sounds like “empty”)
Remove the middle letter → emty (yep, still “empty”)

English is weird. But fun.

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See you Friday — keep merging ahead.

— Matt & The Morning Merge team.