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The AI Till #2: ChatGPT can now work across your Chrome tabs
Friday 16 October 2026
Four AI updates from the last day, from a browser helper to a pocket note-taker, each with its source.
1. ChatGPT in your Chrome tabs
What it is: an update to the ChatGPT browser extension. Tag Chrome in the ChatGPT web or desktop app and it can read the tabs you already have open, and its Work mode can act in them, such as filling in forms, sending messages or downloading files. OpenAI's own examples include putting suppliers from several tabs into a comparison sheet with prices and source links. (The Verge) The Chrome Web Store listing says it will always ask before using your browser history or downloading and uploading files. (Chrome Web Store)
Who it helps: anyone who spends the day copying details between supplier sites, forms and spreadsheets.
Price: OpenAI says it's available on all ChatGPT plans (Unite.AI); no separate price is stated.
Link: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/chrome-extension
2. Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse
What it is: two new note-taking devices from Amazon-owned Bee. Frontier is worn on the wrist or clipped on; Eclipse is a card-sized unit that sticks to the back of your phone. They summarise conversations, pull out to-dos and work with Gmail, Google Calendar and Outlook. Bee says raw audio isn't stored. (TechCrunch)
Who it helps: tradespeople and consultants who agree jobs, dates and prices out loud and forget the details by the evening.
Price: Frontier $74.99, Eclipse $99.99. Free summaries keep 14 days of memory; Bee Pro is $11.99 a month. These are US prices, and UK availability is not stated.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/amazons-bee-launches-two-new-personal-ai-devices-starting-at-75/
3. Figma Specs and code layers
What it is: Specs is a simple text document inside Figma where you write down your brand's design rules, so your team and Figma's AI agent follow them. Code layers, now in open beta, turn designs into working prototypes, and Figma Make can now build websites with content you can edit. (TechCrunch)
Who it helps: small studios and businesses that use Figma and want AI-made designs to stay on brand.
Price: not stated.
4. Attie by Bluesky
What it is: Bluesky's experimental AI tool now builds small sites, polls, quizzes and games from a typed prompt, and you can share them with your Bluesky followers. (TechCrunch) The Verge made a simple poll in a few minutes but found the results "pretty lightweight novelties". (The Verge)
Who it helps: businesses with a Bluesky following that want a quick poll or quiz for customers.
Price: not stated.
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012374/bluesky-ai-attie-small-social-games-apps
Try this today
Check what your browser add-ons can see. In Chrome, open Extensions, then Manage extensions. Remove any AI add-on you no longer use, and for the ones you keep, open Details and limit site access to specific sites or to when you select it (Google). If you try a recorder like Bee, tell customers and staff before you switch it on.
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