Friday is almost here! Before you unplug, here's one last round of insights and updates. Whether you read them now or save them for later, you won't want to miss these.

In today's edition:

The one character you should always type in a New AI Tool

How to use AI to improve the quality of everything you create

🗞️ Industry news from Gemini, OpenAI, and more

The One Keystroke Trick Hiding in Every AI Tool You Use

Here's a habit worth carrying into any new AI tool you try: before you do anything else, test what happens when you type an @ symbol or a / (slash) in the prompt box. Most tools tuck a whole menu of features behind one of these two characters, and there's rarely a pop-up telling you they exist.

In ChatGPT, typing @ opens a menu where you can attach files, trigger a web search, pull up Deep Research, or call in a connected plugin or skill.…