Current Marketing and Google Trends + Business News: July 18

Here are the current digital marketing and Google trends, content ideas for social media, and the latest business news on July 18, 2025:

Morning Routines are a popular content trend. Post videos of yourself waking up and sharing your morning routine with your audience before heading to work or while doing fun activities.
7 Signs You’re… is a popular social media trend on YouTube. Post a video breaking down a topic with the text overlay “7 signs you’re {XYZ}”, giving advice to your audience.
Me Pretending To Be… is a funny social media trend in which you post a video of yourself impersonating an employee or significant other with the text overlay “Me pretending to be {XYZ}”.
I Find It Hard To Believe… is a rising social media trend. Post a video of yourself expressing your opinions, or take a funny twist, and whenever you’re talking to somebody, always say, “I find it hard to believe {XYZ}”.
POV: When You Show… is a hilarious content trend in which you post a video of a time when you showed your friends, employees, or significant other something, and you impersonate their reaction with a funny twist.
I Studied 1,000… is a rising content trend on YouTube. Post a long or short-form video with the text overlay “I studied 1,000 {XYZ}”, sharing your and other people’s expertise in a specific niche, sharing value and knowledge with your audience.

Alaska Earthquake is a trending Google query, reaching 500,000+ searches in less than 24 hours after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck offshore of the Alaska Peninsula, issuing a tsunami warning to the region.
Connie Francis is trending on Google, with over 200,000 searches in just 10 hours after news broke out that she died at 87.
Bryan Braman is trending on Google search, reaching 100,000+ searches in just 6 hours, after it became public that he died at 38 due to cancer.
Von Miller is trending on Google, reaching 50,000+ searches in just 15 hours after the news that the Washington Commanders are to sign Von Miller to a one-year deal.

Latest Technology Updates and Business News

OpenAI has launched its own ChatGPT agent to help you with tasks.
Zuckerberg and his top Meta executives have reached a settlement in a Facebook privacy case worth $8 billion.
Uber is investing millions into Lucid and Nuro to expand its robotaxi services.
Spotify added two new plans to its audiobook service, giving additional listening hours and allowing other family members to access the service.
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announced on LinkedIn that they are delivering the world’s first deployment of a level 2 quantum computer.

Astronomer – streamlines data orchestration by managing and optimizing Apache Airflow pipelines for analytics, AI, and data-driven applications. This company is trending because of a viral video of its CEO and head of HR getting caught having an affair.
DomoAI – transforms videos, texts, and images into animations with AI-powered tools for editing.
Quack AI – automates the code review process using deep learning and enhances efficiency for software development teams.
Question AI – provides instant, accurate answers and step-by-step explanations for homework across various subjects.
SoundHound – a voice AI platform that enables businesses to create customized conversational experiences for products and services.
Phrasly – transforms AI-generated text into human-like content, bypassing AI detection.