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Workflows, Weather, and Wild New Tools
OpenAI and DeepMind make big moves, while AI finds new ways to work, predict storms, and power up everything from TikTok to toys
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Just when you thought the AI world might hit pause, the pace picks up again. OpenAI is pushing memory and organization to new heights, DeepMind is taking a swing at forecasting the planet’s wildest storms, and even the likes of TikTok, Adobe, and Mattel are shaking things up with unexpected AI twists.
With 150+ updates flooding in, it’s a lot—but we’ve pulled the stories that could actually change how you work, create, and protect your data.
In This Issue:
💥 Big News: OpenAI’s Project upgrades promise seamless context and workflow, while DeepMind raises the bar for AI-powered weather forecasting
⚡ Rapid Recaps: AI avatars come alive on TikTok, Firefly’s creative engine lands on your phone, toys get a digital brain, and both Meta and Adobe throw some curveballs
✨ Weekly Spotlight: A privacy tool that quietly fights your data battles behind the scenes
🔥 Hot Tools: 6 launches to streamline building, collaborating, and automating, plus your personalized tool picks
🛠️ Deep Dives: AI takes on shopping, transcription, and enterprise integration; offering smarter, smoother solutions
💥 Big News
Projects in ChatGPT Just Got Some Serious Upgrades
OpenAI just upgraded Projects to make ChatGPT a smarter, more organized workspace. Now, Projects can remember your past chats, files, formatting, and tone—so you always pick up where you left off. The new Deep Research tool lets you blend files and live web data for complex tasks, while Voice Mode brings hands-free chat inside Projects. You can now upload files from mobile, instantly convert or move chats into Projects, and easily share individual conversations. These updates make Projects a more seamless, context-rich command center for ongoing work.
Smarter Project Workspaces
Remembers chats, files, and preferences
Deep Research for multi-step tasks with live data
Voice Mode and mobile uploads
Quick chat-to-Project conversion and easy sharing
Cyclone Forecasts Get a DeepMind Jump-Start
Google’s DeepMind steps up in climate science with a new AI model predicting cyclone intensity up to 15 days in advance. This breakthrough provides meteorologists with a powerful tool to anticipate severe weather conditions much earlier, potentially saving lives and resources. The model's accuracy in forecasting could revolutionize weather prediction and disaster preparedness globally.
Advance Warning Capability
Predicts cyclone intensity up to 15 days ahead
Enhances disaster preparedness and resource allocation
Revolutionizes global weather forecasting
⚡ Rapid Recaps
🎬 TikTok Puts AI in Motion
ByteDance unveiled a real-time generative AI video model for TikTok, enhancing interactive content creation. This model allows AI avatars to mimic movements using motion sensors, unlocking new creative possibilities.
📱 Firefly Cuts Loose—Now on Your Phone
Adobe launched a mobile app for Firefly, bringing its generative AI capabilities to iOS & Android. Creators can now generate images & videos directly on their phones, enhancing creative workflows on the go.
🧸 Mattel Toys Get a Brainy Boost
Mattel is integrating OpenAI's generative models into its toys, creating smart play experiences. This innovation aims to redefine play, combining physical toys with digital companions for interactive fun.
📈 V-JEPA 2 Pushes Meta’s Collaborative Edge
Meta's release of V-JEPA 2 invites wider collaboration for AI systems that learn adaptively, pushing boundaries in planning and reasoning.
📊 LLM Visibility Boosted—Thanks, Adobe
Adobe's new tool improves content discoverability across AI platforms, addressing analytical gaps as chatbot-based shopping surges.
💫 Check out all of the 257 AI products, features, & news Big Tech released this week.
✨ Weekly Spotlight
Remove Your Data From Anywhere on the Web—Automatically
Incogni Unlimited gives you control over your privacy again—without the stress of doing it yourself. Their dedicated privacy team systematically removes your personal data not just from data brokers and people-search sites, but from across the web where it could be used against you.
That means fewer risks of identity theft, online scams, and even physical safety threats—like the kinds tied to people-search sites in recent attacks.
Privacy specialists remove your data from 270+ hard-to-reach sites
Continuous takedown requests help keep your data off the web
Monitor removals and progress via a clean, easy dashboard
🔥 Hot Tools
6 Top & Trending AI Tool Releases This Week
Hatch: Collaborate, brainstorm, and build projects on an infinite canvas**
Tila: Automate workflows and create content with multi-agent AI
Liveblocks: Enhances apps with real-time collaboration tools
Superdash: Automates customer interactions with AI-driven agents
Krea: Create photorealistic images, edit videos, and even restyle
Pulze: Create AI workflows with no coding required
**Featured
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🛠️ Deep Dives
1. Flash: Smarter Shopping, Simplified & Secured
Why It’s Worth Your Time
Discover brands & products personalized from 200,000+ options without endless browsing
Track orders automatically with real-time delivery updates to avoid missed packages
Gain spending insights to understand habits, preferences, and maximize savings
Manage rewards seamlessly by earning and redeeming points personalized to you
Organize shopping emails using a dedicated “@flash.co” inbox with AI spam filtering
Protect your data with strict privacy controls keeping your information private
Pricing
Free: Completely free to use with no credit card needed nor any trial limits.
2. TextLayer: Enterprise AI Integration, Fast & Flexible
Why It’s Worth Your Time
Deploy AI features rapidly with production-ready code from week one
Integrate seamlessly into legacy systems without costly rewrites or replacements
Retain full ownership of source code, docs, and deployment pipelines—no lock-in
Swap AI models easily with a model-agnostic foundation for future upgrades
Leverage a built-in AI assistant to optimize and extend your AI capabilities
Scale modularly with ongoing support and continuous platform updates
Pricing
Custom Plan (Contact Sales): Pricing tailored to your organization—book a call to access custom features, usage limits, integrations, and dedicated support built around your business needs.
3. Transkriptor: Fast, Accurate AI Transcription Everywhere
Why It’s Worth Your Time
Convert audio & video to text with up to 99% accuracy across 100+ languages
Transcribe anywhere using web, mobile apps, or Chrome extension for instant capture
Analyze conversations via AI-generated summaries, sentiment, and key topic breakdowns
Organize transcripts securely with folders, tags, and workspaces for easy retrieval
Interact with transcripts through AI chat to extract insights and create summaries
Integrate with meetings for automated Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet transcriptions
Pricing
Paid Plans (from $19.99/month): Get 2,400–3,000 transcription minutes, meeting recording, summaries, and collaboration tools—with advanced team features like call analysis, user roles, and custom meeting bots on higher tiers.
Enterprise Plan (Custom Pricing): Tailored for businesses needing API access, custom workflows, advanced security, and seamless system integrations with priority support.
⏭️ What’s Next
That’s it for this week, but we’re already gearing up for what’s ahead. On Tuesday, we’ll break down how to add your own AI chatbot to your website using Chatbase—no coding headaches required. And don’t blink: next Thursday’s news roundup is set to deliver another wave of the most interesting AI moves across the industry. Stay tuned!
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