🚨 OpenAI's New Browser Just Challenged Google (Here's What It Means for You)

Hey, it's Oliver, here's your AI update for this week!

In today's issue:

• OpenAI launches its first AI browser, challenging Google and Chrome head-on
• Anthropic releases "Skills" to make Claude remember how you work—without writing code
• JPMorgan tells managers to stop hiring and let AI do the work instead
• Plus, this week's must-use AI tips with copy-paste prompts
• And more...

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My Must-Reads:

AI Trends & News

• OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser is now live—800 million users get a Chrome competitor that puts AI at the center of every search. (TechCrunch)

Tools & Software Finds

• Pew Research found ChatGPT use among Americans doubled to 34% in 2025—but seniors 65+ remain the least likely to try it. Adoption is climbing fast though, even in older age groups. (PewResearch)

Industry Moves

• JPMorgan's CFO told managers to freeze hiring—AI will handle the work instead. A 10% reduction in operations staff is already planned. (CNBC)

Worth the Scroll

• Check out this video on how to use Atlas (Chat GPT's new Google). (LinkedIn)

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1. 🌐 OpenAI Launches Atlas: Your Browser Is Now Your AI Assistant

OpenAI dropped ChatGPT Atlas this week — an AI-powered web browser available now on Mac, with Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon. Atlas puts ChatGPT in a sidebar that can see what you're looking at, answer questions about any page, compare products, and even complete tasks like ordering groceries through “agent mode.” It includes optional “browser memories” that remember details from your browsing (you control what it remembers and can delete everything anytime).

Why This Matters

• Google has owned the browser for 20 years. OpenAI just went after it with 800 million ChatGPT users as its starting base.
• Your browser now actively helps you think and act — not just display results.
• Agent mode completes multi-step tasks on your behalf, turning browsing from passive to automated.

2. 🎯 Anthropic Releases "Skills" for Claude: AI That Actually Remembers How You Work

Anthropic launched Claude Skills — modular folders containing instructions and resources that Claude loads automatically when it recognizes a relevant task. Building a financial model? Claude grabs your Excel expertise. Creating a presentation? Your brand guidelines load instantly. Each Skill uses about 30 tokens until needed, and Claude can stack multiple Skills together. Available for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users.

Why This Matters

• No more copy-pasting instructions from Google Docs every time you start a new project.
• Skills turn Claude from a general assistant into a specialized expert that knows your workflows.
• Unlike custom GPTs, Skills are portable, efficient, and stack together seamlessly.

3. 💼 Wall Street's AI Reality Check: JPMorgan Says Stop Hiring, Use AI Instead

JPMorgan's CFO told managers to “resist hiring” and focus on efficiency through AI instead. The bank expects at least a 10% reduction in operations staff — roles in fraud detection, payment processing, and account services. CEO Jamie Dimon was blunt: “AI will eliminate jobs. People should stop sticking their heads in the sand.” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon echoed the shift, saying the bank will reorganize around AI to boost productivity.

Why This Matters

• Major employers are openly admitting AI will replace significant portions of their workforce.
• The impact is hitting white-collar work first — analysts, operations staff, and administrative roles.
• This isn't future speculation. JPMorgan has 318,000 employees and is implementing these changes now.

1. ✍️ Build Your Own "Skills" in Claude—Without Writing Code

With Claude's new Skills feature, you can teach Claude your exact workflows, brand guidelines, or technical processes—and it will remember them forever. No more pasting the same instructions every time.

🧠 How to do it:

Open Claude (requires Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plan). Enable “Code execution and file creation” in Settings > Capabilities, then toggle Skills on. Use Claude’s built-in “skill-creator” to interview you about your workflow and generate the skill folder automatically.

💬 Specific prompt:

"Help me create a Skill for [describe your task: e.g., 'writing weekly status reports']. Interview me about the format, key sections, required data sources, and tone. Then generate a complete Skill folder I can save and reuse."

🔑 The key:

Instead of re-explaining your process every week, Claude loads your Skill and applies all your preferences automatically. This works for anything—financial models, presentations, code reviews, content briefs, or client reports.

🛠 Tools:

Claude for Skills creation, Anthropic Skills Cookbook for examples and templates.

2. 🔍 Turn Atlas Into Your Research Assistant That Never Forgets

OpenAI’s new Atlas browser includes “browser memories”—ChatGPT remembers context from sites you visit and brings it back when you need it. This turns scattered research into a connected knowledge base.

🧠 How to do it:

Download ChatGPT Atlas (Mac only for now). Enable browser memories in Settings. As you research, ask ChatGPT to remember specific details like “Remember this pricing model for later comparison” or “Save this design pattern as a reference.”

💬 Specific prompt:

"I'm researching [topic]. As I browse, remember key facts, pricing, features, and contact info from each site. At the end, create a comparison table with pros, cons, and recommendations ranked by [your criteria]."

🔑 The key:

Traditional bookmarks are dead weight. Atlas memories give you an AI that actually pays attention while you browse—then synthesizes everything into actionable insights without you lifting a finger.

🛠 Tools:

ChatGPT Atlas for browsing with memory, Agent mode (Plus/Pro users) for automated tasks.

3. 📊 Automate Your Weekly Competitive Intelligence—In 5 Minutes

Instead of manually tracking competitors, use ChatGPT’s search + Atlas browsing to create an automated weekly digest that surfaces threats and opportunities before your team even asks.

🧠 How to do it:

Use ChatGPT with search enabled (or Atlas browser). Create a simple prompt template you’ll run weekly. ChatGPT searches, analyzes patterns, and highlights what matters.

💬 Specific prompt:

"Research [Competitor 1, Competitor 2, Competitor 3] for the past week. Find: new product launches, pricing changes, executive moves, customer reviews mentioning pain points, and social media sentiment shifts. Organize findings by urgency level—flag anything that suggests they're entering our territory or solving a problem we don't address yet. Format as a 3-minute brief with action items."

🔑 The key:

Competitive intelligence isn't about reading everything—it's about spotting patterns and anomalies early. AI excels at this. Run this prompt every Monday to be the person who saw the shift coming before everyone else.

🛠 Tools:

ChatGPT with search enabled, Perplexity for research with live citations, Claude for deeper analysis.

A quick note before you go

Thanks for reading this week’s Brain Bytes — I hope something here helped you move faster or think better.

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See you next week, — Oliver from Brain Bytes.