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🤖 OpenAI Device Coming In 2026
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Cliff Worley
January 26, 2026
Happy Monday!
Big AI news this week. OpenAI is reportedly planning to ship its first hardware device in 2026, and early reports suggest it could be AI-powered earbuds. If this happens, it would be a big step toward AI moving off our screens and into everyday, always-on experiences.
For this week’s AI tool to play with, I want you to try Claude in Excel. This brings Claude directly into your spreadsheets so you can ask it to explain formulas, fix errors, update assumptions safely, or even build models from scratch. If you spend any time in Excel, this one is worth exploring.
I also shared a prompt that was so good it has already set me up for 2026. It helped me get clear on priorities, focus, and what actually matters going into the year. I hope it does the same for you.
PROMPT: Based on everything you know about me from our full chat history and memory, give me 10 high-leverage ways I should be using AI that I haven't yet considered. Prioritize ideas tailored to my habits, goals, and work-life patterns
Enjoy!
In Today’s Edition:
🤯 OpenAI device is coming in 2026
🛠️ 1 new AI tool that you should make time to try this week
😮 Prep for the SAT with practice tests in Gemini
🤖 AI assistant for smarter spreadsheets
Read time: 4 minutes
🎨 AI ART
Stay warm out there
📰 AI INDUSTRY NEWS
OpenAI aims to ship its first device in 2026, and it could be earbuds
Personal Intelligence in AI Mode in Search: Help that's uniquely yours
Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries
Google DeepMind CEO is ‘surprised’ OpenAI is rushing forward with ads in ChatGPT
YouTubers will be able to make Shorts with their own AI likenesses
OpenAI says its data centers will pay for their own energy and limit water usage
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🎓 LEARN
Gemini Sees Your Search History & More AI Use Cases
I got a private lesson on Claude Cowork & Claude Code
📹 TIKTOK OF THE WEEK
Claude In Excel Can Do Weeks Of Work In Minutes
@nate.b.jones This is a huge deal—give Claude in Excel something hard and tell me what you get #ai #chatgpt #learn #learnontiktok
☕️ THE EXTRAS
One year ago today, I wrote OpenAI Operator: The Most Groundbreaking Innovation Since ChatGPT
The most clicked link in last week’s newsletter: Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work
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That’s it for this time! See you next week.
— Cliff Worley