What’s changed, why it matters to your work, and something useful to try next.
If you use Manus to generate videos, you no longer have to accept the AI's first cut — the new Video Editor lets you fine-tune the result yourself, either by dragging timeline elements around or just telling Manus in plain English what to change, like "turn the music down."
If you or someone you know is blind or has low vision, Gemini Live's new Guided Vision can describe surroundings, read fine print, or help locate objects just by pointing a phone camera and asking out loud.
If you shop online, you can now upload a selfie in ChatGPT and see how clothes or accessories would actually look on you before buying, then save favourites to a folder so you do not lose track of what you liked.
If you deal with paper notes, receipts, or multi-page documents, you can now snap several pages in a row with ChatGPT's camera on iPhone and have them automatically stitched into one PDF ready to work with in your chat, skipping a separate scanning app.
If you use Gemini for recurring work tasks like drafting reports, brainstorming, or prepping presentations, Skills lets you save your own reusable instructions once and reuse them any time by typing "/" and the skill name, instead of re-explaining your preferred format or tone every time. It is rolling out now in the Gemini app, with Google Workspace support coming in the following weeks, and will eventually replace the existing Gems feature.
If your business relies on complex research, coding, or document-heavy work (legal, financial, or operations), Gemini 4 Argon is Google's newest and most capable model aimed at exactly that kind of task. Its advanced cybersecurity-defence feature is initially restricted to a small, vetted group of professionals, so most readers will not see that part yet.
If you use Perplexity Computer, you can now set up recurring or event-triggered tasks, like a weekly competitor pricing report or a customer-reply draft, instead of asking for them one at a time. It's a practical way to automate recurring admin or research tasks without writing any code.
This gives businesses using ChatGPT a much cheaper option for high-quality AI work, with near-flagship performance on coding, document review and research tasks at a fraction of the cost of the top-tier model. If your team has been holding back from the most capable model due to cost, this narrows that gap.
This is for anyone who wants ChatGPT to keep working on a task in the background instead of only responding while you're actively chatting, useful for ongoing research, monitoring or multi-step projects. It's currently limited to eligible Pro and Business Premium subscribers, so most free or basic-plan users won't see it yet.
If you or your business previously wanted OpenAI's $200/month Pro tier but it was closed to new sign-ups, it's open again, though note the included usage allowance has changed, so check what's included before committing.
This is a new top-tier $500/month ChatGPT plan for businesses that want the fastest available model and the most usage, relevant if your team is currently hitting usage limits on a cheaper Pro plan and would benefit from faster responses on demanding work.
If you use ChatGPT's Health tab with connected health data, you can now select a specific chart, metric, or record to get a plain-language explanation of what it means. It's designed to help you understand your own data, not as a diagnostic or medical advice tool.
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