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The AI wave is demanding we learn, adapt, or risk becoming obsolete. From Accenture trimming its sails to Walmart retooling its army, the signals are clear: skills are the new survival gear.

This week’s intel:

💼 Accenture says: Learn AI…or exit
🛒 Walmart schools its 1.6M workers on AI
🔍 HubSpot breaks down AI search
🍫 Mars is testing ads on synthetic audiences
📞 Neon pays users to sell their call data to AI
🎶 YouTube’s AI DJs are spinning up music stations
⌚ Retro Casio? Ollee Watch makes it a smartwatch

Signal over noise. Always.

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💼 Accenture’s Harsh Lesson
Adapt or be shown the door. Accenture is reskilling employees for AI, but those who can’t keep up will be let go. The corporate message is clear: AI skills = job security. 🔗 Inside Accenture’s AI survival strategy

🛒 Walmart’s AI Army
America’s largest private employer is gearing up its 1.6M workers for an AI future. Training is no longer optional… It’s survival. 🔗 How Walmart is retraining its entire workforce

🔍 Beyond Google: AI Search Diversifies
HubSpot explores why AI-powered search is fragmenting, and how marketers should rethink their SEO playbooks before it’s too late. 🔗 Why AI search is splintering your SEO strategy

🍫 Synthetic Taste Tests?
Mars is experimenting with synthetic audiences to stress-test wild ad concepts before they ever hit real consumers. It’s the new era of risk-free creativity. 🔗 Mars’ big bet on AI-generated audiences

📞 Would You Sell Your Calls?
Neon, the #2 social app, literally pays you to record your phone calls then sells the data to AI firms. A bold play in the “data-for-dollars” economy. 🔗 Why millions are selling their voice data

🎶 Meet Your New Radio Host: AI
YouTube is testing AI-powered DJs who sound human, chat between tracks, and personalize the vibe. The music industry’s next disruption is live. 🔗 YouTube’s plan for AI-driven music radio

⌚ Old School Meets New School
That classic Casio on your wrist? Ollee Watch makes it smart—notifications, tracking, and more—without ditching the retro vibe. 🔗 How Ollee turns retro watches into wearables

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