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SPD-BEEHIIV:92a070e0-d554-4490-93b2-a6cf615581e0:R26:e5bb6d8f86f56da9e28e2a92ChatGPT’s shared pages launch for teams, while collaborative slides, spreadsheets and mobile editing are still coming.
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| | Our toolsSuperpower ChatGPT/WFH.team/Snipman | Today's briefing What matters todayAgents are getting longer-running jobs, but permissions, pricing and review still shape what users can delegate. Today’s lineup pairs OpenAI and Manus workflow launches with Microsoft’s lab research, Google’s search changes and Washington’s push into AI-assisted public services and health data. | Inside today's briefing | | 01 | OpenAI’s new agents can keep working between chats, but access depends on plan and market, and delegated tasks can use allowances. | | 02 | The $200 Pro plan is set to reopen with half its former API-spend equivalent and weekly usage without a five-hour limit. | | 03 | Microsoft says Quine selected compounds for lab testing in one weekend; the cancer-cell results are not a therapeutic outcome. | | 04 | Google is making AI Mode easier to enter from Search, but the traffic impact of the new entry points has not been measured directly. |
|  | Lead story / platform shift OpenAI adds ongoing ChatGPT agents and a shared workspace for teamsOpenAI used its September 29 DevDay keynote in San Francisco to move ChatGPT beyond isolated conversations. It introduced Dots, personal agents that keep working between chats, and Space, a shared home for pages and files. GPT-6.1 Sol arrived alongside expanded cloud coding, browser automation and new ways for developers to distribute AI products. A Dot has its own cloud computer and browser, and OpenAI says it can work across more than 4,000 connected applications. Users choose its tools and boundaries; consequential actions require review, while proactive background research uses read-only tools. Initial access covers Pro and Business Premium in eligible markets, with administrator-enabled betas for Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare. Delegated tasks can consume Work and Codex allowances. Disconnecting an app leaves collected information intact; deleting it requires a reset that also removes conversations, memories and scheduled tasks. Space replaces Library for eligible users and lets teammates co-edit pages, comment and ask ChatGPT or a Dot for changes. Projects remain separate. It launches on Pro, Business and Enterprise, with creation and editing on web and desktop. Mobile users can find, read and share pages; mobile editing and collaborative slides and spreadsheets are still coming. Automatic page updates are also unavailable at launch. A rollout announcement does not mean every eligible account already has access. GPT-6.1 Sol targets coding and professional work at standard API rates of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.10 per million tokens, down 50% from the previous Sol’s $0.20. Standard input and output rates are unchanged. OpenAI reported improved coding and factuality results, but those are company evaluations, not guarantees for every application. Sol is available in the API, ChatGPT Work and Codex on eligible paid plans—not regular Chat at launch. Long-context requests and premium processing can change the bill. Read full story ↗ |
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 | pricing change OpenAI says $200 Pro sign-ups will reopen under revised usage termsOpenAI plans to reopen $200 Pro sign-ups on September 30, 2026. Thibault Sottiaux says the weekly allocation will be worth half the previous plan’s usage at API prices, but subscribers can spend it without a five-hour limit. That comparison does not establish how many tasks users can complete, and OpenAI has not specified a dollar allowance. Additional features that will not consume usage are also planned but remain unnamed. Continue reading ↗ |
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|  | launch Microsoft says its new AI chose compounds for cancer-cell testsMicrosoft introduced Quine to help scientists decide which biological experiments to run. It says the system prioritized compounds for pancreatic-cancer cell tests in one weekend, and lab assays largely matched predicted cell-state changes, including a third state beyond the researchers’ original framing. These are research results, not treatments. Access is limited to Quine Fellows and selected collaborations, and scientists must validate its outputs. Continue reading ↗ |
|  | launch Manus adds email-triggered tasks and remote computer controlManus 2.0 is available now, with Studio tools for manually editing generated games and videos. Selected email or Slack messages can trigger automations, and Computer Use lets users direct work on approved local files and apps from a phone. Users still need to review the output and decide what access to grant. Separate cloud computers can host multiplayer game servers, but hosting does not demonstrate game quality. Continue reading ↗ |
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