OpenAI Opens ChatGPT App Submissions, Launches In-Chat App Directory - OpenAI is opening app submissions for ChatGPT, giving developers a new way to publish chat-native apps directly inside the platform. A new in-chat app directory and contextual app discovery signal OpenAI’s push to turn conversations into real-world actions.

xAI Launches Grok Voice Agent API for Real-Time AI Voice Apps - xAI has launched the Grok Voice Agent API, giving developers access to the same real-time voice technology used in Grok apps and Tesla vehicles. With sub-second response times, multilingual speech, and flat per-minute pricing, the release highlights how voice AI is rapidly becoming production-ready infrastructure.

OpenAI in Talks to Raise $10B From Amazon as AI Chip Competition Intensifies - OpenAI is reportedly in early talks with Amazon to raise at least $10 billion, a deal that could include adopting Amazon’s Trainium AI chips. The discussions, first reported by Bloomberg, highlight growing competition in AI infrastructure as major players look to reduce reliance on Nvidia and control soaring compute costs.

Gemini 3 Flash: frontier intelligence built for speed - Google has launched Gemini 3 Flash, a faster, more efficient version of its AI model that combines next-generation reasoning with low latency and lower cost. Now rolling out as the default model in the Gemini app and powering AI Mode in Search, Gemini 3 Flash brings advanced multimodal capabilities and pro-grade reasoning to millions of users and developers. Its speed and efficiency make it useful for everyday queries, coding, analysis, and interactive tasks while expanding access across Google platforms.

Google works to erode Nvidia's software advantage with Meta's help - Google is working with Meta to weaken Nvidia’s long-standing software advantage in AI, according to Reuters. The effort focuses on improving support for PyTorch on Google’s TPU chips, potentially making it easier for developers to run AI workloads outside Nvidia’s CUDA-based ecosystem. If successful, the move could reshape competition in AI infrastructure and give enterprises more flexibility in how they build and scale models.

Bringing powerful AI to millions across Europe with Deutsche Telekom - OpenAI has announced a multi-year collaboration with Deutsche Telekom aimed at delivering advanced, multilingual, privacy-first AI experiences to millions of customers and improving internal operations using ChatGPT Enterprise and other OpenAI tools. The partnership will begin rolling out in 2026, focusing on everyday productivity features, customer support enhancements, and deeper integration of AI into network operations.

Upload your PDF directly into ChatGPT (reports, invoices, research papers, or data tables work best)

Ask ChatGPT:
“Extract all tables from this PDF and format them as an Excel spreadsheet.”

If the PDF isn’t table-based, follow up with:
“Convert the key structured data into rows and columns suitable for Excel.”

Review the extracted data and ask ChatGPT to clean it up if needed, such as:
“Standardize column names and remove empty rows.”

Download the generated Excel file and open it in Excel or Google Sheets

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