Here are the latest technology and AI news, unique content marketing ideas, and top marketing trends on August 29, 2025:
Social Media Trends and Content Ideas
- Mentality is a viral social media trend. Post a video of yourself or clips of entrepreneurs saying motivational quotes or down-to-earth commentary, changing the clip in sync with the audio.
- Me Thinking About… is a popular TikTok trend. Post a video with a text overlay, such as “Me thinking about the time I signed my first client”. Share relatable or humorous moments with your audience.
- Joybaiting is the opposite of ragebaiting. Ride this trend by posting clips of yourself praising your employees, having wholesome moments with your friends, and sharing positivity with others.
- The Performative Trend is going viral on social media. This trend is tailored toward creators who act “performative” and too staged, such as reading self-help books, drinking matcha, etc., to try to appear aesthetic and cool.
- Amalfi Coast by SONIC REBEL is a trending audio on Instagram with over 16k reels. Pair this audio with tropical content, like walks on the beach or vacation trips.
Trending Topics On Google Today
- Kenny Clark is going viral, reaching 500,000+ searches in just one hour after the Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark.
- Labor Day is a trending query, with over 50,000 searches in just 9 hours as people are looking for the best Labor Day sales and deals for this upcoming weekend.
- Ariana Grande’s Tour 2026 is trending, reaching over 20,000 searches in just 8 hours after she announced that she is going on tour for the first time in 7 years.
- RFK Jr is trending on Google, with over 20,000 searches in less than a day after it was reported that he sought to fire CDC Director Susan Monarez over the vaccine policy.
Tech News and AI Developments
- Microsoft partnered with BrainKey to use Azure AI for early MRI analysis and 3D brain health visualization in a secure, scalable system.
- Google will invest $9 billion in Virginia by 2026 to expand AI and cloud infrastructure and launch local training programs.
- Google launched Pixel Care+ to provide higher coverage and service for Google hardware owners.
- Framer, a website design platform, said it reached a valuation of $2 billion while raising $100 million in its latest funding.
- TikTok launched a “See Where Music Takes You” campaign to reinforce TikTok’s role as the world’s leading destination for music discovery and cultural connection.
- Snapchat launched App Power Pack, a suite of new products and optimizations to help app marketers reach their business goals on the platform.
- OpenAI introduced GPT-realtime, its best speech-to-speech model for developers, and updates to the Realtime API.
Trending AI Tools
- Gideon – a robotics platform that uses AI vision to automate trailer loading and unloading.
- Benjamin AI – your AI-powered investment assistant offering tools for strategy backtesting, portfolio optimization, macro analysis, stock screening, and real-time financial insights.
- CheaterBuster – an AI-powered tool that lets users search Tinder for someone’s active profile, providing details like profile updates, images, and last active status.
- Character AI – a generative AI chatbot platform where users can create and customize unique characters.
- Motion – a productivity and scheduling assistant that uses AI-powered automation to plan your day and manage tasks and projects.
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