This Week in AI: Agents, Commerce, and Real-World Adoption
AI Rundown for 1/13/2026: • OpenAI & Perplexity highlight real-world use cases / Perplexity on AI agents: Both companies shared how people are using AI agents for research, writing, and…
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A Prompt To Plan “Thought Leader” Content for a Quarter
Three Takeaways: What I tried: I used AI to map out a three-month thought leadership plan to help a small business become the trusted expert in its local market. What…
Work Smarter in Your Inbox with Gmail’s New Gemini Tools
Three Takeaways: What it does: Google is rolling out the Gemini AI model directly inside Gmail to help write, summarize, and manage messages more intelligently. What worked (and didn’t): Early…
Stop Over-Engineering Your Prompts: Talk to AI Like a Human
Three Takeaways: What this prompt does: It asks AI to create a high-leverage, one-year plan that uses shortcuts, automation, and delegation to speed up results. Why it works (or doesn’t):…
Voice AI Is Quietly Becoming the Next Small-Business Superpower
Three Takeaways: What changed: OpenAI is betting big on audio—investing in new tools that let people talk with AI naturally, without screens or keyboards. Why it matters: Customers increasingly expect…