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What You Missed This Week:

1.  ⚡️ Power prices jump 76% across America’s largest grid

Wholesale electricity prices on PJM, the largest power grid in the U.S., rose to $136.53 per megawatt-hour, up from $77.78 a year earlier. A federal watchdog blamed surging demand from AI data centers and PJM’s delays in connecting new power projects to the grid. The spike is expected to raise costs for millions of homes and businesses across 13 states and Washington, D.C. (TechCrunch)

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3. 💰 OpenAI is Launching ChatGPT Personal Finance

There’s a new personal finance guru in town. U.S.-based ChatGPT Pro subscribers can now access a preview of a new set of personal finance tools (thanks to a partnership with financial connection service Plaid), letting users connect their accounts and ask questions ranging from spending analysis to future planning. (Silicon Angle)

4. 💻 Google Debuted its Built-For-Gemini Googlebook Laptop

If Chromebook and a Copilot+ PC had a baby, this would be it. Google announced its new AI-enabled Googlebook laptops at its Android Show: I/O Edition yesterday. When the first models are released in the fall, they’ll run Android apps like Chromebooks but with a heavier emphasis on features powered by Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. (Mashable)

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1️⃣ I was tired of trying to fix Zapier automations that kept breaking myself
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2️⃣ We hired another sales guy, but his hubspot got unsynched and couldn't get my invites and waiting on the live chat with customer support was draining my soul

3️⃣ My AI nottaker Fireflies wouldn't show my screenshare recording, it only gave the audio of the person, and their AI customer support couldn’t help

… so I hired Uh Oh to act as my tech minions inside all my software tools. You know, fixing broken automations, cleaning up HubSpot disasters, troubleshooting integrations, setting up workflows, and handling the annoying tech headaches that drain hours every week.

6. 📱 OpenAI’s Codex is Now Available on Mobile

Since OpenAI’s Codex coding app debuted last spring, it’s only been available on Mac and Windows… but not anymore. Starting today, all ChatGPT users (including Free tiers) can use the software through the ChatGPT app on Android & iOS. You won’t be using Codex to program on your phone, but instead use the app as an intermediary between you and whatever environment you’re coding in. (Engadget)

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