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TL;DR / JUNE 10, 2026
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Latest issue

Anthropic's new Claude model changes what you should ask AI for.

Anthropic released its most capable Claude yet. AI is still improving fast. This model excels at solving hard problems, and needs less hand-holding.

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Model

Anthropic released its most capable Claude yet.

AI is still improving fast. This model excels at solving hard problems, and needs less hand-holding.

Playbook

The command I run after every meeting.

This week's playbook: AI debriefs your meeting, you verify the action items, and the approved tasks land in your to-do list. Steps at the end of this issue.

News

Also: a new Siri, AI IPOs, and an OpenAI superapp.

Apple previews a smarter Siri, Anthropic and OpenAI both filed to go public, and OpenAI is folding Codex into the ChatGPT app.

Recent playbooks

PLAYBOOK · 04 · PRODUCTIVITY

Automate your post-meeting follow-ups.

Save one command that reads a meeting transcript, drafts a reviewed task list, and routes only the items you approve into the tool you actually check, each one linked back to the meeting.

Intermediate30 min
PLAYBOOK · 03 · AI BASICS

AI 101: learn what AI is and how to start using it.

Understand the basic parts of AI, choose a tool for one real problem, and ask for the result you actually want.

Beginner20 min
PLAYBOOK · 02 · PRODUCTIVITY

Clean up subscriptions with Codex.

Use Codex to find recurring subscriptions, prepare an unsubscribe plan, get your approval, and clean up the inbox work you do not want to do by hand.

Beginner25 min
PLAYBOOK · 01 · PRODUCTIVITY

Build your personal AI chief of staff.

Connect a few read-only sources, ask for a weekly decision brief, and make the assistant ask before it sends, spends, edits, or deletes anything.

Beginner30 min
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Recommended / May

The top three tools in the current stack.

These are the tools pulling the most weight right now. The full May stack is still on the tools page for anyone who wants the rest of the workflow.

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Wispr FlowFree / $12+
Voice input across the computer. We use it to think out loud, draft faster, and capture rough ideas before they get over-edited.
Best for · dictation, rough draftsSkip if · quiet shared spaces
CodexChatGPT plan
OpenAI's coding agent as its own app and workspace. We use it for repo work, tests, implementation loops, and code changes that should not stay trapped in chat.
Best for · repo work, tests, PRsSkip if · non-code workflows
Claude$20/mo+
Our default for long-context thinking, careful writing, PDF review, and turning messy notes into usable operating docs.
Best for · strategy, writing, analysisSkip if · fresh source research
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