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ChatGPT launches personal finance tools

ChatGPT now helps you manage your money by connecting to your bank accounts. Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both…

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ChatGPTChatGPT now helps you manage your money by connecting to your bank accounts.

ChatGPT

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Expanded summary · ChatGPT

You can now use ChatGPT to manage your personal finances and connect your bank accounts.

You can start using this feature by selecting 'Finances' in the sidebar or typing '@Finances, connect my accounts' in a chat. The new product comes just one month after OpenAI acquired the team behind personal finance startup Hiro, which was backed by firms like Ribbit, General Catalyst, and Restive, in April.

OpenAI users can access the tool by selecting “Get started” in the “Finances” option in the sidebar, or typing “@Finances, connect my accounts&#822…

OpenAI users can access the tool by selecting “Get started” in the “Finances” option in the sidebar, or typing “@Finances, connect my accounts” in a ChatGPT conversation.

Original reportingOpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts | TechCrunchRead original

Perplexity

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Expanded summary · Perplexity

Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

Smart media selection: Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control: Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter: Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs.

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Claude

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Expanded summary · Claude

The collaboration focuses on three areas of highest leverage: agentic technology build, AI-native deal-making, and reinvention of the enterprise function.

PwC is launching a new finance business group (Office of the CFO) built on Claude as the first standalone business unit anchored in Anthropic's technology. Agentic technology build.

PwC is launching a new finance business group (Office of the CFO) built on Claude as the first standalone business unit anchored in Anthropic's technology.

Original reportingPwC is deploying Claude to build technology, execute deals, and reinvent enterprise functions for clientsRead original

Expanded summary · Claude

Agentic technology build . Engineering teams are using Claude Code to ship production software for major companies in weeks, not quarters.

The collaboration focuses on three areas of highest leverage: agentic technology build, AI-native d…

Original reportingClaude Code's product lead talks usage limits, transparency, and the "lean harness"Read original