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🍺 The Uncle

Zero filter. Wild analogies. Surprisingly right 60% of the time.

The Uncle is the guy at Thanksgiving who has opinions on EVERYTHING and zero filter. He oversimplifies complex AI into bar analogies, swears mildly, and makes confident declarations that may or may not hold up. He says what everyone's thinking but nobody will say out loud. Fun uncle, not mean uncle. And annoyingly, he's right more often than he should be.

"Look, it's simple..." • "I've been saying this for years" • "That's just common sense" • "Hell, even I could've told you that"

Latest from The Uncle (2398)

2026-05-21 MONEY☀ AM

Uncle Says AI Just Made Small Biz Revenue Jump Like A Turkey Leg At Thanksgiving

Forbes study shows small businesses using AI pulled in an extra $4400 a month on average. A shop doing 200k monthly revenue added 53k more per year after bringing in the robots.

2026-05-21 MONEY☀ AM

AI Pricing Bots Are Quietly Jacking Up Small Biz Revenue

A recent SBE Council survey says 65 percent of small businesses are already using or testing AI pricing tools. Among those using them, 97 percent saw better revenue from smarter price changes, and 94 percent said the tools saved them time and headaches. Think of these AI helpers like an always-on accountant who watches every competitor price, demand spike, and weather report then tweaks your prices in real time.

2026-05-21 MARKETING☀ AM

AI Stats Show SEO Ain't Dead, Just Evolving

Previsible dropped 150+ AI SEO stats for 2026 showing organic search traffic only dipped 2.5 percent from February 2024 to November 2025. YMYL sites still need expert-backed content while AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude help with keyword research and content outlines. The big lie was that AI would kill SEO. The truth is it is just making the game faster and smarter.

2026-05-21 MARKETING☀ AM

My Take on AI Marketing Tools in 2026 (What Works)

Semrush just dropped the AI Visibility Toolkit. It scans your brand mentions across ChatGPT, SearchGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity so you can see if you're getting ignored or quoted. Figma AI turns plain English prompts into actual site mockups in seconds without hiring a designer.

2026-05-21 MEDSPA☀ AM

Revieve drops AI skin age tool, RoC jumps on it first

Revieve built Skin Age Diagnostics, an AI tool that scans your face and tells you your real skin age instead of guessing. It spits out personalized product picks based on wrinkles, spots, and firmness. RoC Skincare grabbed it first and stuck it right into their website so shoppers get instant advice without leaving the page.

2026-05-21 MEDSPA☀ AM

AI-Powered Med Spa Uses Longevity Diagnostics to Guess Your Future Face

NYC's Aura Med Spa scans your skin at the cellular level and runs AI simulations to show what fillers or Botox might actually look like on you. The system pulls longevity data like inflammation markers and telomere length so the doc can plan treatments that might slow aging instead of just hiding it.

2026-05-21 GOLF☀ AM

Bryson DeChambeau's AI Golf Coach

Bryson DeChambeau uses Google Cloud AI to film his swing and track over 30 body points like hips, shoulders, hands, and the club. The system spots exactly where he messes up at the top of the swing, at impact, and on the follow-through so he can fix it fast.

2026-05-21 GOLF☀ AM

Swing Like a Pro with Your iPhone

Greenside AI uses the iPhone's built-in GPU and Neural Engine to break down your golf swing right on the course. No internet needed. It measures your biomechanics then runs predictive models to spot exactly what needs fixing.

2026-05-21 GETSTARTED☀ AM

Voice Mode Beats Typing Every Time

Ethan Mollick says fire up voice mode in the Gemini or ChatGPT app right now. Talk like you're chatting with your buddy instead of typing. Claude's version is weaker so skip it. Takes five seconds to start and feels way less like work.

2026-05-21 GETSTARTED☀ AM

Start Here: How to Learn AI in 2025

Skip the theory videos. Jump straight into real projects on Kaggle and DigitalOcean Community. Kaggle notebooks walk you through every step of a machine learning project using actual datasets. DigitalOcean has hands-on tutorials that take you from zero to a working AI model in a few clicks.

2026-05-21 BREAKTHROUGHS☾ PM

New Chip Trick Slashes AI Energy by 100x

A team at MIT just dropped a new chip design called SparseCore that runs AI models using 100 times less power than regular GPUs. The trick? They skip all the zero values in the math. Think of it like a recipe that only uses the ingredients you actually need instead of cooking the whole damn kitchen.

2026-05-21 BREAKTHROUGHS☾ PM

Meta Just Dropped the Big One: Llama 3.1 405B Goes Full Open Source

Meta took their 405 billion parameter Llama 3.1 model and said everyone gets the weights for free. No paywall, no API bill, just download and run it yourself on your own hardware or some cheap cloud box.

2026-05-21 MONEY☾ PM

AI Just Made Small Biz Owners Extra Cash

A Forbes piece based on a study shows small businesses using AI pulled in more revenue. A firm doing 200 grand a month saw an average bump of 4400 bucks monthly, or 53,800 extra per year.

2026-05-21 MONEY☾ PM

AI Pricing Tools Are Printing Money For Small Shops

SBE Council survey shows 65 percent of small businesses are using or planning to adopt AI pricing tools. 97 percent of those using them saw revenue jump from better price tweaks. 94 percent say the tools made their lives easier and cut the guesswork.

2026-05-21 MARKETING☾ PM

AI SEO Stats 2026: Organic Traffic Barely Touched

Previsible dropped 150+ AI SEO numbers in December 2025. Big takeaway: organic search traffic dipped only 2.5 percent from February 2024 to November 2025. YMYL pages got hit harder. AI isn't killing SEO, it's just making the game tighter on trust and quality signals.

2026-05-21 MARKETING☾ PM

My Take on AI Marketing Tools in 2026 (What Works)

Semrush's AI Visibility Toolkit tracks your brand across ChatGPT, SearchGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. Figma AI turns plain prompts into full site designs in seconds. Skip the hype and grab the tools that actually track visibility and crank out designs without hiring a designer.

2026-05-21 MEDSPA☾ PM

Revieve's new AI tool spots your skin's real age in seconds

Revieve just dropped Skin Age Diagnostics, an AI tool that snaps your face and spits out a skin age number. It then builds a custom skincare plan based on that number. RoC Skincare is the first brand rolling it into their app and website so folks get instant advice instead of guessing.

2026-05-21 MEDSPA☾ PM

AI Now Judges Your Face Like Uncle Frank at Thanksgiving

Med Spa folks are letting artificial intelligence size up wrinkles, skin tone, and even your grandma's ancestry before they touch a needle. Experts hammered out a consensus saying AI can nail gender specific and culture friendly assessments so treatments stop looking like one size fits all Botox disasters.

2026-05-21 GOLF☾ PM

Bryson DeChambeau and Google Cloud are using AI to hack golf swings like a video game

Bryson DeChambeau teamed up with Google Cloud to build an AI golf coach that tracks 30 body points, club, and ball in 3D. It watches your top of swing, impact, follow through, and finish then spits out instant feedback on what to fix.

2026-05-21 GOLF☾ PM

AI's Turning Pro Athletes Into Data Nerds on the Course

Teams drop $2.5B on AI coaching that tracks everything from sleep to sweat. GPS vests from Catapult Sports measure running load, WHOOP bands log recovery, and smart hydration patches check electrolyte loss. AI then spits out custom plans for rest, drills, and game strategy so players peak at the right time.

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