OpenAI's new Astra does the part of a task you normally sit and click through yourself. It opens your apps, fills out the forms, updates the records, and edits the spreadsheet on its own.
That means you can hand a multi-step job to ChatGPT and let it work while you do something else. It is rolling out now across the paid ChatGPT plans.
In This Issue:
💥 Big News: OpenAI's Astra runs your apps for you & Gemini remembers where you left your keys
✨ Weekly Spotlight: A free 80-prompt library for sharper results from the AI you already use
🔥 Trending Tools: Drop any AI agent into Slack, vet your coding agent & turn pull requests into diagrams
🛠️ Deep Dives: Record meetings with no bot, turn spreadsheets into charts & restyle your videos
💥 Big News
OpenAI released Astra, the newest version of the technology behind ChatGPT, and the big new trick is doing work right on your screen. It can open apps, click around, fill out forms, update records, and edit spreadsheets on its own, so you can hand off a multi-step job and let it run.
Think of it as handing your screen to a fast assistant that follows the steps for you, instead of only writing back an answer. It is rolling out now across the paid ChatGPT plans (Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Plus) and to developers.
💡 Why It Matters
Live now: rolling out across the paid ChatGPT plans plus developer access
Does the clicking: opens apps, fills forms, updates records & edits spreadsheets for you
Faster too: OpenAI says it handles these tasks in about half the time its last version took
Google's September update for Android added a set of everyday Gemini features you can use now. The standout: ask Gemini to remember where you set down things like your keys or passport, and it saves the spot so you can ask for it later.
The update also lets you create and edit shared notes and lists right inside Google Messages, and adds a tool that eases motion sickness when you read in a moving car. A feature that describes what your camera sees out loud is rolling out next.
💡 Why It Matters
Live now: 'Find Hub' memory & shared notes in Google Messages are rolling out to Android
Genuinely handy: have Gemini recall where you stashed your keys, passport or charger
More on the way: a camera tool that narrates your surroundings out loud
✨ Weekly Spotlight
Your AI Outputs Are Only as Good as What You Ask
Your AI outputs are only as good as what you ask. HubSpot's 'Best AI Prompts That Actually Get Results' is a free library of 80 prompts that pull sharper, more useful results from the AI tools you already use. Instead of starting from a blank box and hoping, you get a structured set built around the work where AI saves you the most time: writing, prospecting, and ideation.
🎯 Key Takeaways
80 prompts: ready across marketing, sales & content, so every role has a starting point
Workflow-organized: find the right prompt for the job without digging through a wall of text
Real outputs: each prompt cuts the back-and-forth & gets you to a usable result faster
🔥 Trending Tools
8 Top & Trending AI Tool Releases This Week
Switch: Bring any AI agent into Slack, Teams & Discord
Mastra Factory: Build AI agents & apps with TypeScript
Widgo: AI sales rep that answers & books demos
Harden: Security layer that vets AI coding agent actions
PR Lens: Turn pull requests into AI architecture diagrams
OpenMarket: Multi-agent marketplace where AI proof decides winners
Scriptly: Voice-controlled teleprompter that scrolls as you speak
Clarify: Autonomous AI CRM that automates your sales admin
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🛠️ Deep Dives
1. Bluedot: Records & transcribes your meetings and writes the notes for you, without adding a bot to the call.
✅ Why It's Worth Your Time
No bots: captures meetings natively without an intrusive bot joining the call
100+ languages: transcribes accurately across more than 100 supported languages
GDPR ready: built with encryption & EU data protection compliance
Pricing: Freemium, Pro from $18/user per month. Free trial covers the core notetaking; Pro adds advanced features & integrations.
2. ChartPixel: Turns raw spreadsheets or URLs into charts & written insights in about 30 seconds, no coding needed.
✅ Why It's Worth Your Time
30 seconds: generates charts & insights in roughly half a minute
No code: auto-picks the right columns & chart types for you
Easy export: pulls in Excel, CSV & web data, then exports to PowerPoint-ready formats
Pricing: Freemium, paid from $11.99/mo. Free while in beta; the paid plan is $11.99/mo once live.
3. GoEnhance AI: Restyles your videos, animates characters & upscales images in a few clicks.
✅ Why It's Worth Your Time
Style transfer: converts existing video into anime & other styles fast
Frame to video: builds a clip from just a first & last frame image
Image upscaling: enhances & upscales images to ultra-high detail
Pricing: Freemium, paid from $9.99/mo. Free tier to try it; paid plans start at $9.99/mo.
⏭️ What's Next
Two of the week's releases are ready the moment you open them. Turn Astra loose on a multi-step job you have been putting off, and if you are on Android, have Gemini remember where you set down your keys before you actually lose them.
