Waze Just Got a Gemini Brain — Your Commute Will Never Be the Same

PLUS: How to prep for a sales meeting in 30 seconds with ChatGPT Work

✉️ Editor's Note

If you've ever felt like AI is moving too fast to keep up with, this edition is for you. Today's biggest story isn't about some futuristic sci-fi breakthrough — it's about Waze adding AI smarts to help you avoid traffic. That's the kind of AI we can all get behind. We've also got practical guides straight from OpenAI showing how real teams are using ChatGPT Work right now, plus news about Claude getting more affordable globally. Let's dive into what actually matters for your day-to-day.

— Sarah Chen, Editor

🗞️ TODAY IN AI

1. Waze adds AI-powered navigation with Gemini: Google's Gemini AI is now powering smarter route suggestions, traffic predictions, and personalized customization in Waze. The update rolls out this week and promises more intuitive navigation that learns your driving habits — like avoiding that one intersection you always skip. Read more

2. Anthropic localizes Claude pricing for India: Claude users in India — Anthropic's second-largest market — can now subscribe in Indian rupees instead of US dollars. This localized pricing makes the AI assistant significantly more affordable for Indian professionals while signaling a broader push to make AI accessible beyond the US. Read more

3. OpenAI releases practical guides for ChatGPT Work: Fresh tutorials from OpenAI Academy show exactly how sales and data science teams are using ChatGPT Work in real workflows. Think auto-generated pipeline briefs, meeting prep packets, and KPI memos — no coding required, just copy-paste. Read the sales guide

🔬 DEEP DIVE

By Marcus Rivera

Waze + Gemini: Your Commute Just Got Smarter

Here's what happened. Waze — the crowdsourced navigation app millions of us use daily — just got a serious AI upgrade. Google is baking its Gemini AI assistant directly into Waze, enabling smarter route suggestions, real-time traffic predictions that actually learn your patterns, and a more personalized driving experience. Think less "turn left in 500 feet" and more "hey, you usually avoid this road at 5 PM, so I rerouted you."

Why it matters for you. Until now, most AI navigation features have felt like gimmicks — cute but not life-changing. This is different. Waze's new AI learns your habits: the coffee shop you stop at before work, the back road you take to avoid school traffic, the parking spot you always aim for. Over time, it adapts to you rather than treating every driver the same. For anyone who spends even 20 minutes a day in a car, that's real time saved.

The takeaway. You don't need to do anything fancy to use this. Update your Waze app when the rollout hits your region, enable personalized suggestions in settings, and use it for your regular commute for about a week. The AI needs a little data to learn your patterns — after that, it starts paying off in saved minutes and less frustrated tapping on your phone mount.

🎓 AI ACADEMY

By Alex Torres

How to Prep for a Sales Meeting with ChatGPT Work

👤 Best for: Sales professionals, account executives, freelancers who pitch clients, small business owners

OpenAI just published real-world templates that show exactly how sales teams are using ChatGPT Work — and you can steal these workflows today without any technical setup.

1. Open ChatGPT Work and select "Meeting Prep" mode. If you don't see it, you can start a fresh chat and describe what you need. ChatGPT Work has access to your connected files and calendar, so it can pull context automatically.

2. Paste in your CRM data or meeting notes. Share a quick summary of who you're meeting with, their company, recent interactions, or open deals. Even a messy freeform paragraph works — ChatGPT will organize it.

3. Ask for a meeting prep packet. Use the sample prompt below. It'll generate a one-pager with the agenda, key talking points, open questions, and a risk section on potential objections. Takes about 15 seconds.

4. Review, customize, and send to yourself. The output isn't perfect out of the box — tweak the tone, add your personal relationship context, and export as a PDF or paste into your notes app before the call.

Sample Prompt (copy and paste this):

Generate a meeting prep packet for my call with [Company Name] tomorrow at 2 PM.

Context:
- Contact: [Name], [Title]
- Relationship: [e.g., "Met at conference, had one follow-up call"]
- Current deal stage: [e.g., "Proposal sent, waiting on budget approval"]
- Key pain points discussed: [List 2-3]
- My biggest question: [What you need to figure out]

Format as a one-pager with:
1. Meeting objective
2. Agenda (3-4 bullets)
3. Talking points by priority
4. Questions to ask
5. Potential objections + my responses
6. Next steps to propose

💡 Pro tip: Create a saved prompt in ChatGPT Work called "Meeting Prep Template" so you don't have to type this every time. Just paste in the context and hit go.

⚡ QUICK HITS

• 🔧 ChatGPT Work for data teams: OpenAI also released a parallel guide for data science teams — think root-cause briefs, KPI memos, and dashboard specs generated from raw data. Check it out
• 🎯 Claude gets cheaper (if you're in India): The pricing localization is a big deal for India's massive freelance and startup ecosystem — but it also signals that more regional pricing could be coming to other markets soon. Read more
• 🚀 Gemini is now inside your GPS: Waze's update is part of a broader Google push to embed Gemini across consumer apps. Expect Google Maps, Gmail, and Calendar to get similar deep AI integrations in the coming months.

💬 PROMPT OF THE DAY

Stalled Deal Diagnoser

Use this when a deal has gone quiet and you need to figure out what to do next.

I have a deal that's gone stalled. Here's the situation:

Deal name: [Name]
Stage: [e.g., "Demo completed, no reply in 3 weeks"]
Last contact: [Date + brief summary]
Customer's stated priority: [What they said was important]
My last action: [What you did/sent]

Diagnose why this deal might be stalled. List 5 possible reasons ranked by likelihood, and for each reason, suggest one specific action I can take this week to re-engage the prospect.

See you tomorrow,
The Have AI Do It Team
Sarah, Marcus, Alex & the crew

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