Happy Friday! When it comes to which Americans are most satisfied with their comp, PM's officially take the cake. 62% of PMs feel well paid, a number higher than any other profession. If you're in the other 38%, you've now got an extra arrow in the quiver come performance review time.

Wait... They shipped what!?

Amazon showcased its security aspirations with upgrades to it's Astro robot.

Details: After Astro's beta launch as a "home helper" last year, Amazon's doubling down on turning the robot into a security mechanism.

Astro now integrates with Ring, meaning it can investigate if an alarm goes off. The robot also ties in to Ring's virtual security service - when an alarm is triggered, remote agents can take control of the robot to suss things out (and talk to intruders directly).

Why it matters: Less than two months after signing an agreement to acquire iRobot, Amazon continues its robot-led march to own the home.

It's all a little creepy for my liking, but there are undoubtedly strong use cases such as if you're away from home for an extended period, or if you're a business looking for cost-effective security.

Features & products hot off the press

Big tech

• Stripe upgrades it's customer portal to be fully no-code

• Shopify ships POS-GO, a smartphone case that acts as a POS device

• Amazon Alexa will be the foundation of BMWs in-car voice assistant

• Amazon unveils a new Kindle where users can write on the device

• Meta lets FB & IG users connect their NFT wallets and cross-post NFTs

• YouTube ships "personal stories" responses for health-related questions

• Meta unveils it's text-to-video AI generator

General and early-stage

• Rive lets designers build interactive components without engineering

• Inner circle ships anti-ghosting features for its dating app

• Solvo makes it easier to invest in crypto and DeFi products 

• Studio launches it's private social-networking video app 

• Arcade opens up public access to its product-led growth demo platform

Getting 1% better at building product

• Growth research - Customer Led Growth (Forget The Funnel) | Georgiana Laudi, by Lenny's Podcast

• Conversion - Increasing funnel conversion using Psych, by Darius Contractor

Other tech happenings

• Green rolls. An all electric passenger plane completed its first full flight

• Yikes. Docusign to cut 10% of staff as part of restructuring plan

• Human free. Argo AI's robotaxis are now available in Austin via Lyft

• Bots everywhere. TikTok says fake account removal increased 61% in Q2

• Bailout #2. FTX may buy out the assets of Celsius

Courtesy of mindless Twitter scrolling

@shreyas

@clairevo

And that’s a wrap for today. Stay tuned for more!

-  Amol