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In This Issue:

• 💥 Big News: Unlimited Sora access, Google’s new model, Microsoft’s hybrid work solution, ultra-fast ElevenLabs, & more

• ✨ Weekly Spotlight: Handle your phone calls 24/7

• 🔥 Hot Tools: Make apps in minutes, ask experts & AI simultaneously, find the right customers, write original content, & 6 more

• 🌟 GPT of the Week: Find the perfect spot to work, meet, or relax

• 💡 Quick Guide: Land a new role in 2025

💥 Big News

AI Releases From Big Tech

OpenAI is offering Plus users unlimited access to Sora for the rest of 2024, now lets iOS 18.2 users direct Siri queries to ChatGPT, & integrated ChatGPT with Apple Notes, Notion, & more desktop apps.

Google unveiled a new model that explicitly shows its thought process, made its Deep Research tool available in more languages, & is rolling out a feature that answers questions about open PDFs.

Microsoft introduced AI features to enhance hybrid work & now lets anyone create apps for free.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 can now be accessed directly through Amazon Bedrock.

ElevenLabs launched an ultra-fast text-to-speech model.

Hume AI’s new model generates expressive emotions, dialects, & full personalities based on text or short audio clips.

Wix released an AI chat feature that lets you engage with customers 24/7.

Patronus AI released an AI model that evaluates other AI models’ responses across hundreds of various criteria.

✨ Weekly Spotlight

Handle your phone calls 24/7 with AI

Boost your business with Synthflow AI Phone Calls—available 24/7 to handle thousands of calls concurrently. Scale effortlessly as your needs grow and speed up lead response times. The assistants can book appointments into your calendar, transfer the calls to a human rep, and extract valuable info from each call. Integrates with your tech stack, get started from $29/month.

Let AI answer the phone

🔥 Hot Tools

10 Trending & Featured AI Tools

Mixus (freemium): Chat with AI & experts simultaneously**

Aithor (freemium): Write high-quality, original content (+ get up to 70% off through Jan 1)**

Opencord AI (freemium): Find & convert the right customers**

Cades (freemium): Make a mobile app in minutes**

MinutesLink (freemium): Get human-accurate minutes for every meeting

Logopony: Create the perfect logo for your brand

Segwise: Boost ROAS for apps & games

Colossyan: Create engaging, multilingual videos directly from text

Fineshare: Clone voices across various styles & languages (+ get up to 64% off through Jan 3)

Playbook: Seamlessly integrate 3D workflows with ComfyUI

**Featured

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🌟 GPT of the Week

Find The Perfect Spot To Work, Meet, or Relax

Hunting for a suitable remote work in an unfamiliar city? What about scouting the perfect venue for your next event? Save time — and headaches — when the Seat Seeker GPT instantly finds the ideal place for you to work, meet, study, or simply unwind.

How It Helps

• Finds coworking spaces, cafés, libraries, restaurants, venues, parks, pop-up events, & more

• Lets you search based on specific amenities/features (e.g., low noise levels, natural light, accessibility needs, nearby transit, free refills, student discounts, or pet-friendly policies)

• Shares insights like the best times to visit, Wi-Fi quality, average food/entry prices, parking availability, & more

You Can Ask It…

• Can you recommend nearby [‘restaurants with private event rooms’, ‘rooftop patios where I can work’, or ‘places to meet that have comfortable seating’]?

• Does [city] have any [‘libraries with extended hours for studying late’, ‘coworking spots with standing desks’, or ‘cafés with power outlets at every table’]?

• Are there any [‘free public seating areas’ or ‘public spaces that offer free workshops’] in [city]?

💡 Quick Guide

Land A New Role in 2025

New year, new… job? If you’re planning to make a career change in 2025, kickstart your research and application drafting with these prompts inspired by Roni Rahman and Alamin Hossain.

IMPORTANT NOTE ⚠️: Personalized applications are much more likely to lead to an offer than generic ones, so we strongly recommend only using the insights from these prompts as inspiration, not to copy and paste directly.

Company Research

“Analyze [company’s] website [website link] and any recent press releases. Then summarize [company’s] mission, core products/services, and recent news or achievements.”

Impactful Resume Language

“Enhance my resume (attached) by refining the language to make my experiences sound more impactful and action-oriented.”

“Enhance my resume (attached) to better highlight my [‘leadership’, ‘problem-solving’, or ‘teamwork’] skills.

Interview Preparation

“For the position of [job position] at [company], what are some industry-specific challenges or trends I should be aware of? How can I demonstrate my understanding? What are some ideas for potential solutions that I can propose in the interview?”

Salary Negotiations

“What is the competitive salary range of [job position] in [location and industry]? Provide strategies and key phrases for negotiating a higher salary or better benefits, considering my experience level of [years] and industry standards.”

Career Development

“I would like to become a [ideal job position]. Review my current resume (attached), highlight any gaps in my experience between where I am now and the desired role, and recommend ways to address these through online courses, projects, etc.”

Career Transition

“I’m transitioning to a new industry as a [role]. How can I best highlight my transferable skills to fit this new role? I’ve attached my resume and the job posting.” (NOTE: Be sure to attach both documents.)