01 · IN YOUR WALLET
ChatGPT can now pay for things, with your OK
ChatGPT Wallet. Image: OpenAI. Image source
On November 13, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Wallet. It lets ChatGPT’s AI helpers, called dots, finish an online purchase for you.
You add a card once. Before every purchase, you see the store, the items and the total, then approve it with a check like Face ID or a fingerprint.
Why it matters: AI is moving from suggesting what to buy to actually buying it. Asking for your approval every time keeps you in control.
The AI never sees your real card number. It uses a one-time payment code from Visa, Mastercard or American Express instead. OpenAI plans to add spending limits later.
Can you use it? Not yet, unless you live in the US. It starts with ChatGPT Pro users aged 18 and over in the US, with US-issued cards.
02 · IN YOUR APPS
Google’s newest Gemini is free for everyone
Gemini 4 Hydrogen. Image: Google. Image source
On November 12, Google released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a fast new AI model for everyday tasks. It is the first Gemini 4 model that everyone can use.
It now powers Google Search for all users worldwide. In the Gemini app, free users get it automatically when the app decides it fits the question, while paying users can pick it from the menu.
Google says it sticks better to your tone, format and rules, and keeps doing so in longer conversations.
Why it matters: the newest AI is no longer only for people who pay. Many people will use it without even noticing.
Can you use it today? Yes. Just use Google Search or the Gemini app. It is rolling out around the world.
03 · AT WORK
Claude now builds spreadsheets and whiteboards with your team
Claude Sheets and Whiteboards. Image: Anthropic. Image source
On November 10, Anthropic launched Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards. Teams can now build spreadsheets and organise ideas together with Claude, in the same place they chat.
Sheets handles formulas and several tabs. Whiteboards lets a team lay out ideas in a meeting, then ask Claude to sum up what was decided. Claude Meetings, which joins video calls, is coming soon.
Good to know: Sheets and Whiteboards are in beta on paid Claude plans, on web, desktop and mobile. Meetings will start on business plans, beginning with Google Meet.
Why it matters: AI assistants are turning into full office tools, taking on familiar apps like Excel and Google Sheets.
LEARN ONE THING · 60 SECONDS
Let AI do the research, you do the buying
AI can now shop for some people. But it is already great at the boring part for everyone: comparing options.
Try this before your next task:
I want to buy [item] for under [budget]. Give me three options with the total price including shipping, and the return policy for each. Don’t buy anything.
Ask for the total price and the return policy, then check both on the store’s own page before you pay.
You save time and stay in charge of every cent you spend.
Would you let an AI buy things for you?
Hit reply and tell us: yes, no, or only with limits.
See you next time,
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