How to make GIFs and check your spending with AI this week

AI tools you already use picked up new features this week, and a couple of them come with deadlines you should not miss. One change could cut off a tool your team relies on without any warning. This week: GIF creation in ChatGPT, a finance view in Claude, a Gemini deadline to act on, hidden Copilot limits, and a simple automation to try.

01 This week in AI

Claude can now read your bank accounts and explain your spendingFor you: check whether your Claude plan is Pro, Max, or Ultra, then look for Personal Finance in the sidebar.Perplexity launches always-on AI Teammates for work at $200 a monthFor you: check whether your team's Perplexity plan is Max before expecting access to Teammates.Copilot Chat now has hidden usage caps that cut off features without warningFor you: check whether your team relies on Copilot Chat daily, and flag the new limits to your IT admin before 9 November.ChatGPT can now make GIFs with the new Images 2.6 modelFor you: open ChatGPT and test the GIF feature on a logo or mascot you use regularly at work.Google is replacing Gemini Gems with Skills on 17 NovemberFor you: check your Gemini Gems now and download any attached files before 17 December.

02 Automation of the week

Meeting notes senderAutomations/Free plan and paid plans

A meeting notes automation. An automation, a workflow that runs by itself when something happens, can take your meeting transcript and send a tidy summary to your team the moment the meeting ends. You do not have to copy, paste or remember to follow up. Zapier connects your apps so a task in one starts a task in another, with no code needed. You could set it up so that when a transcript lands in a folder or inbox, Zapier picks it up, passes it to an AI tool, and sends the result to a Slack channel or an email thread. What you need: a Zapier account, a place where your transcripts are saved, and a Slack or email destination. Zapier has a free plan and paid plans. To start, go to Zapier's own settings and help pages and search for a meeting notes template.

03 Skill of the week

Spreadsheets skillMade by Anthropic/Built into Claude

The Excel spreadsheet skill in Claude. A skill is a saved set of instructions that teaches AI to do one job your way. Anthropic builds one into Claude for Excel: with it on, you describe the spreadsheet you want in plain words and Claude makes an Excel file you can download, with working formulas. It helps if you keep a budget, a tracker or a summary table in a sheet. Ask for it in plain words instead of building it by hand, then check the formulas before you share it. To use it, turn on code execution and file creation in Claude's settings, then check that the skill is on under Customize, then Skills. On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner may need to allow skills first.

In plain English: a skill is a saved set of instructions that teaches AI to do one job your way.

04 Prompts of the week

3 prompts to copy as they are, then change the brackets.

05 Tool pick

ChatGPT

ChatGPT. ChatGPT is the general assistant most people start with. It is strong at drafts, images and voice. This week, OpenAI launched Images 2.6 across all subscription tiers, adding GIF creation, saved character references, and roughly 50% faster image generation. If you use ChatGPT for visuals, logos or social content, open it now and test the GIF feature on a logo or mascot you use at work. ChatGPT has a free plan and paid plans.

06 One term, explained

Automation is a workflow that runs by itself when something happens, so you do not have to start it each time. The Perplexity Teammates feature works this way: once set up, it lets AI agents handle ongoing work tasks without needing a new prompt each time.