Published Date:
July 15, 2025

OpenAI browser is coming for Google

Plus: Perplexity's Comet AI browser, edit Canva designs with Claude, automate tracking all your receipts.
By
Evelyn Le
Strategic Product Lead, Stay Ahead, FlexOS

OpenAI is building its own browser

OpenAI is close to releasing a new ​AI-powered web browser​, set to launch in the coming weeks, designed to challenge Alphabet's Google Chrome and fundamentally change how consumers browse the web.

Here’s what’s new:

  • OpenAI is developing a Chromium-based browser that integrates ChatGPT and its AI agent “Operator” directly into the experience.
  • Instead of typing URLs or clicking through links, users can ask questions or request actions, like “book a hotel in Madrid for next weekend.”
  • It will combine search, summarization, and task completion, all through a natural language interface, eliminating the need to open 10 tabs for research.
  • By owning the browser layer, OpenAI could gain first-party user behavior data, a strategic edge in AI model training and future monetization.

This move isn’t happening in isolation. Perplexity is also launching ​Comet​, an AI-first browser built around natural language search and real-time answers. Together, these releases signal a broader shift: browsers are no longer just passive windows to the web. They’re becoming active, intelligent interfaces. Instead of relying on search engines and endless tabs, users will increasingly rely on AI agents that understand intent, complete tasks, and filter information on their behalf.

The question is no longer which site to visit, but what outcome you want. And that shift could upend everything from search marketing to customer journey design.

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Tutorial: Automate tracking all your receipts (Zapier + Slack + Sheets)

​In 5 Steps: Automate tracking all your receipts​

Tired of digging through receipts and typing them into spreadsheets manually? This week, I tested a practical automation that lets you send a receipt image to a Slack channel and have it magically appear in a Google Sheet, neatly structured with date, merchant, amount, tax, and category. Here’s how to do it.

New AI Tools to Try: Runbear, Mysite.ai, and Streakboost

Looking for something fresh to add to your creative or business toolkit? These three AI tools caught my attention this week:

Runbear: AI Agents Inside Your Chat Tools

Runbear lets you build custom AI agents that live directly in Slack, Teams, Discord, and more. These agents learn from your conversations, documents, and workflows, then suggest or perform tasks automatically using 2,700+ app integrations. Whether it’s summarizing docs, updating dashboards, or sending reminders, Runbear frees your team from repetitive work.

👉 ​Boost in‑chat productivity with AI agents in your daily tools ​

Mysite.ai: Your AI Website “Employee”

Mysite.ai acts like a full-time digital employee, building and launching a professional website from your description. It generates layouts, content, even lead-capture flows, then publishes your site with SEO optimization, domain setup, and integrated forms.

👉 ​Get an instant, no‑code website launched today ​

StreakBoost: Build Habits That Stick with AI Insights

StreakBoost is a free, beautifully simple habit tracker that helps you build lasting routines using visual streaks, smart goal setting, and AI-powered insights. With no paywalls and an intuitive design, it keeps you motivated and on track, whether you’re optimizing your health, focus, or daily leadership habits.

👉 ​Stay consistent and accountable with StreakBoost

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WindSurf’s CEO goes to Google, Indeed and Glassdoor’s layoff due to AI, along with more crucial AI stories

Every day, Daan, Wendy, and I read all the AI news so that you don't have to.

Here are the must-read stories of the week:

​WindSurf’s CEO goes to Google, OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart​​​‍

WindSurf’s CEO exits for Google just as OpenAI’s acquisition plans unravel, exposing deeper instability in the AI infrastructure race.

​Indeed and Glassdoor to lay off 1,300 workers as AI shakes up job search business​

‍Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting hundreds of jobs, citing strategic shifts tied to AI’s growing role in how people search for and find work.

​Why Understanding AI Doesn’t Necessarily Lead People to Embrace It​

‍A new study reveals that knowledge alone isn’t enough, emotional trust and perceived fairness still outweigh technical understanding in AI acceptance.

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  • ​Anastasia Fischer​ shared how she built an entire website using AI, breaking down her steps and challenges for the community. Her journey sparked some practical ideas for others exploring no-code and AI-first builds. See her result ​HERE​.
  • The community is buzzing about AI browsers. ​Wendy McEwan​ flagged that the ​“AI browser wars”​ are coming. Which AI browser will you adopt?
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Evelyn Le

Strategic Product Lead, Stay Ahead, FlexOS

OpenAI is building its own browser

OpenAI is close to releasing a new ​AI-powered web browser​, set to launch in the coming weeks, designed to challenge Alphabet's Google Chrome and fundamentally change how consumers browse the web.

Here’s what’s new:

  • OpenAI is developing a Chromium-based browser that integrates ChatGPT and its AI agent “Operator” directly into the experience.
  • Instead of typing URLs or clicking through links, users can ask questions or request actions, like “book a hotel in Madrid for next weekend.”
  • It will combine search, summarization, and task completion, all through a natural language interface, eliminating the need to open 10 tabs for research.
  • By owning the browser layer, OpenAI could gain first-party user behavior data, a strategic edge in AI model training and future monetization.

This move isn’t happening in isolation. Perplexity is also launching ​Comet​, an AI-first browser built around natural language search and real-time answers. Together, these releases signal a broader shift: browsers are no longer just passive windows to the web. They’re becoming active, intelligent interfaces. Instead of relying on search engines and endless tabs, users will increasingly rely on AI agents that understand intent, complete tasks, and filter information on their behalf.

The question is no longer which site to visit, but what outcome you want. And that shift could upend everything from search marketing to customer journey design.