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No. 133
Issued every Thursday
IssuedJul 9, 2026
Read time6 min
FormatWeekly brief

ChatGPT desktop, Sonnet 5, and Gemini Spark: what to test now

A practical workflow-testing issue for Executives: run one ChatGPT desktop workflow, add Claude review rules, and pilot Gemini Spark on one Mac task.

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The weekly docket

Six sections. Each one earns its place.

No section survives an issue unless it helps you make a decision, run a test, or save time this week. Here is the docket from this Thursday's issue.

Latest issue · Jul 9, 2026
No. 133
01 / scan
Quick Hits

Five decisions, not five headlines.

Grok 4.5 is now publicly available.: xAI says Grok 4.5 is live in Grok Build, Cursor on all plans, and the SpaceXAI console, with API pricing at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens.
Scan ->
02 / decide
Top Updates

Three deep dives with the business case attached.

Set up ChatGPT Work, plugins, Scheduled Tasks, Sites, Computer Use, and Codex so the desktop app can finish real business workflows under review. Each Top Update connects the news to a risk, opportunity, and first test.
Decide ->
03 / copy
Power Prompts

Use an AI model scorecard before you switch defaults

Compare frontier models by task quality, cost, reliability, context handling, and review effort. Built so you can copy it, adapt it, and get useful output in one sitting.
Copy ->
04 / upgrade
Productivity Gem

Pilot Gemini Spark and 3.5 Flash on one Mac workflow

Test Google's Mac and computer-use stack with one scoped workflow, one folder, and one review checklist. Use it before planning, board prep, analysis, or the next recurring report.
Upgrade ->
05 / recover
AI Health Tip

Turn Apple Watch data into a weekly AI recovery brief

Use Apple Health trends and one consumer AI app to choose a single behavior change for next week. No medical hype, just a practical way to protect focus and energy.
Protect ->
06 / teach
AI for Kids · 8-16

Build a kids AI decision coach that asks better questions

Help your child build a coach in Claude or Gemini that asks first, shows tradeoffs, and names when to ask an adult. The angle is creation, safety, and judgment your child can explain back to you.
Build ->

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July 9, 2026 6 min read

ChatGPT desktop, Sonnet 5, and Gemini Spark: what to test now

A practical workflow-testing issue for Executives: run one ChatGPT desktop workflow, add Claude review rules, and pilot Gemini Spark on one Mac task.

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July 1, 2026 6 min read

Claude Joins Your Slack Channel. Fable 5 Comes Back Online.

Anthropic's biggest week of the year: Sonnet 5 ships at daily-use pricing, Fable 5 returns after a 19 day shutdown, and Claude Tag joins Slack. Plus a real cost breakdown for a multi-model AI council.

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June 25, 2026 6 min read

The Week AI Moved Into the Work Itself

ChatGPT got better at decisions, Grok moved into Word, Google shipped role-based Gemini training, and Perplexity made research easier to branch.

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