Happy Monday!

It was a relatively quiet week in the world of AI, which, given how fast things have been moving lately, might actually be a good thing!

But one announcement caught my attention. Anthropic just launched Personal Finance in Claude, allowing you to securely connect your bank accounts and credit cards and ask AI questions about your money.

Imagine asking Claude, "Where did all my money go last month?" or "What subscriptions am I wasting money on?" and getting answers based on your actual transactions. You can even have it identify unusual charges, track spending habits, and build financial dashboards. The feature is read-only, meaning Claude can't move your money, and it's gradually rolling out to paid users in the U.S.

Check out Claude's new Personal Finance feature.

Now, let's talk about getting hired! 💼

With so many people navigating the job market right now, I wanted to share a prompt that could make a real difference. This week's AI Playtime prompt turns AI into your personal LinkedIn strategist and career coach.

Just upload your LinkedIn profile, tell it what job you're targeting, and let AI help you rewrite your headline, strengthen your experience, identify the right keywords, and position yourself to get noticed by recruiters.

Whether you're actively job hunting or just want to be ready when the next opportunity comes knocking, this one's for you.

Let's play! 🚀

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PROMPT: Act as an expert LinkedIn profile strategist, recruiter, and career branding consultant. Help me optimize my LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters, stand out from other candidates, and increase my chances of landing interviews for my target role.

Analyze my existing LinkedIn profile, resume (if provided), and target job description. Then:

Optimize my headline: Create three compelling, keyword-rich headlines that communicate my expertise and value.
Rewrite my About section: Craft an engaging, professional summary that highlights my strengths, accomplishments, and career goals.
Improve my experience: Transform job responsibilities into powerful, achievement-focused statements that emphasize measurable results.
Optimize for recruiter searches: Identify relevant keywords, skills, and job titles that will improve my visibility on LinkedIn.
Identify gaps: Highlight missing skills, accomplishments, or profile elements that could weaken my candidacy.
Provide actionable recommendations: Suggest five high-impact changes to make my profile more competitive.

Keep my authentic voice, avoid generic buzzwords, and never invent accomplishments or qualifications. Make all rewritten content ready to copy and paste into LinkedIn.

Start by asking me to upload my LinkedIn profile and share the job title or job description I'm targeting.

Cliff

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In Today’s Edition:

🤯 Claude can now see your bank account
🛠️ 1 new AI tool that you should make time to try this week
😮 OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects
🤖 Faster AI image generation, editing, and GIF animation.

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Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool
Claude can now connect to your bank and card accounts to answer questions like “where did my money go this month?” It’s read-only, so it can’t move a dime, and it’s in beta for some paid plans in the US.
Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
Four rides out of hundreds of millions. It turns out that when an app already takes 90 seconds, people don’t need an AI agent to do it for them, at least not yet.
OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects
he ChatGPT maker won’t use NDAs with public officials as part of its new data center community commitments.
Airbnb says it’s launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027
CEO Brian Chesky says regular chatbots aren’t good at trip planning. Airbnb’s agent will build maps, photos and itineraries as you plan, then stay with you during the trip to help with rebookings, payment issues and safety.
Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO
Companies are using more AI than ever, but they’re paying less for it. Price cuts, cheaper models and new budget limits kept business spending on AI almost flat in August and September.