What we’re covering in today’s issue:

• Important Poll - Make your voice heard
  

• Today’s Top Headlines – The latest developments in AI
  

• Affiliate Spotlight – Trusted companies we use and love (with referral links that support AiNews)
  

• AI In Action: Quick Tutorials – Step-by-step guides to get the most out of new AI tools
  

• AI Tools – A roundup of emerging tools we’ve come across (not endorsements)

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Today’s Headlines:

• OpenAI Builds Native Checkout System Into ChatGPT - OpenAI has already launched an enhanced shopping interface in ChatGPT that displays product suggestions and links to third-party retailers. OpenAI is developing an in-chat payment system for ChatGPT that would allow users to complete purchases without leaving the conversation.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Google’s AI Can Now Call Local Businesses for You - A new AI-powered option in Google Search can place phone calls to businesses on your behalf, check pricing and availability, and text you the results—without speaking to a human. The feature, now live in Google Search, is designed to streamline everyday tasks like booking pet grooming or checking repair shop hours.

  
  
  
  
  
  

• Claude Launches Financial Analysis Solution for Investment Firms - Anthropic has introduced a Financial Analysis Solution powered by Claude, designed to support high-stakes workflows in enterprise finance by unifying financial data across sources. Built for research, trading, underwriting, and reporting, the solution allows finance teams to connect their full data ecosystem into a single AI-driven workspace.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• ChatGPT May Soon Support Excel and PowerPoint File Editing - OpenAI is reportedly developing native support for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint file formats inside ChatGPT—enabling users to open, edit, and generate .xlsx and .pptx files directly in the chat interface. The development would eliminate the need to download files externally or work around format limitations using plain text.

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Affiliate Spotlight

At AiNews.com, we’re proud to collaborate with trusted partners who share our mission of empowering the AI community. Each of these tools and services has been carefully selected to support your work—whether you’re creating, connecting, or looking for ways to fuel future innovations. Explore our Affiliate Spotlight below and discover the resources we rely on, along with a simple way to support AiNews directly! Thank you for your support!

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AI In Action: Quick Tutorials

In this section, you'll find short, practical tutorials that walk you through using the latest AI tools, helping you quickly unlock their full potential.

Today’s AI in Action: How to automate your career growth with Tasks

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use ChatGPT's scheduled tasks feature to automate both job searching and skill development, sending you job opportunities and practice questions daily.

Step-by-step:

• Head over to ChatGPT and select (preferably) a reasoning model like o3

• Start your prompt with “Schedule a task” and specify details like “Search for remote software engineer positions, Python/JavaScript, $80k+, daily at 6 AM” and ***“*Generate 3 beginner Python questions with solutions, daily at 8 PM”

• Regularly optimize your searches at ChatGPT Tasks by adjusting criteria and timing

Pro tip: Stagger your delivery times — morning for job opportunities when you're motivated to apply, evening for practice questions when you can focus on learning.

AI Tools:

Please note that AiNews.com does not endorse the following AI tools. We aim to share the tools we come across that you may find helpful in you work or daily lives.

• CoSpaceGPT: Work faster, safer, and smarter with CoSpaceGPT. Access the best GenAI models in one collaborative workspace equipped with enterprise-grade safety.
  
  

• WorkPPT: Create unlimited presentations with AI in seconds.
  
  

• Autopilots by Athena AI: Athena Autopilots can automate a wide range of tasks, such as liking posts on social media, signing up for events, filling out forms, replying to messages, and more.
  
  

• Widardly: RevOps teams use our AI-powered wizard generation platform to create fast onboarding walkthroughs and accelerate AE ramp up.

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