Sharp in Five

Stop keeping up with AI.
Get good at it.

Every weekday: the AI news that matters for your job and a 2-minute lesson you can use before lunch. Free, in your inbox, no app.

Why Sharp in Five

AI changes every week. You don't need more news about it. You need five minutes that make you better at your job.

How a morning works

Five minutes, start to finish.

  1. Sharp in FiveFRI · NOV 6
    Reading today's sources…
    OpenAIAnthropicGoogle DeepMindMetaTechCrunchThe VergeThe DecoderMIT Technology ReviewArs TechnicaLenny's Newsletter
    Step 1

    Hundreds of stories in.

    Labs, newsrooms and newsletters, every day, in any language.

  2. Sharp in FiveFRI · NOV 6
    Today's five
    🏁 The AI race
    Google launches Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash for faster video processing

    Google DeepMind released Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, a new version of its efficient model designed for high-speed performance and lower costs. It can process longer video clips than previous versions, making it more practical for analyzing meetings or long-form video content.

    💼 AI at work
    Perplexity launches Teammates AI agents for persistent workspace tasks

    Perplexity has introduced "Teammates," persistent AI agents that can pull from existing projects and memory to perform ongoing work. Users can now deploy these agents across their devices to handle multi-step workflows without constant manual prompting.

    🏁 The AI race
    OpenAI president Greg Brockman targets 2027 for potential IPO

    OpenAI is reportedly preparing for a public offering as it gains significant ground in the enterprise market against rivals like Anthropic. This signal suggests the company is maturing its business model to meet the high-security and scale demands of corporate clients.

    Step 2

    7:00. The five that matter.

    Only what changes how people work makes the cut.

  3. Sharp in FiveFRI · NOV 6
    🏁 The AI race
    Google launches Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash for faster video processing

    Why it matters What changes for your work this week, in one plain line.

    Try this at work
    1. 1. Open the assistant you already use.
    2. 2. Paste one real task from today.
    3. 3. Check one line of the answer before you send.
    Step 3

    What it means for your job.

    Every story ends with why it matters and something to try.

  4. Sharp in FiveLesson 4 of 8

    The AI's action list says María sends the budget by Friday. She says she never agreed. What do you do?

    Step 4

    Two minutes that stick.

    A short lesson and one question to lock it in.

  5. Sundays
    The Sunday Edition
    1. The week in one calm read: what changed, why it matters, and what to try next.
    Step 5

    Sunday: the week in one read.

    The stories that mattered, in one calm email.

briefs published
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What changes for you

Less noise. More useful.

  1. →
    01

    Stop drowning in AI news.

    Hundreds of stories a day become the few that change your work.

  2. The AI race

    Why it matters Your weekly report can now be drafted from the raw data.

    02

    Know what changed, and why it matters to you.

    Every story ends with what it means for your job, in plain words.

  3. Lesson 3 of 82 min
    Make it check itself, then check what matters
    03

    Use AI on real work, not just emails.

    A 2-minute lesson each weekday turns how you use AI into a habit.

  4. Before you send
    • Numbers match the source
    • Every owner has a quote
    • “Revenue up 40%”: no source
    04

    Trust what it gives you.

    Learn the checks that catch a confident wrong answer before anyone else does.

  5. Monday9:00
    Team sync: “What shipped last week, and what we'll try”
    05

    Be the one your team asks.

    Start the week knowing what shipped and what to try.

  6. Sharp in Five
    Today's brief · 5 min
    Read
    06

    Five minutes, then back to work.

    No app and no feed to scroll. It arrives, you read it, you're done.

Courses · free

Microlearning for AI at work.

Short courses that ride inside your brief: one 2-minute lesson a weekday, a question to lock it in, spaced over 30 days.

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Try this at work

One of these lands in your brief every weekday.

Try this at work

Turn 1:1 notes into a running doc

  1. 1Paste last week's notes and ask for open actions with owner and date.
  2. 2Ask what's overdue and what to raise first.
  3. 3Open the meeting with that list.

Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.

Sundays

The week in one read.

See past Sundays →
Price

Free. All of it.

  • The daily brief, Monday to Friday
  • The Sunday Edition
  • Courses, one at a time
  • Your profile and topics
  • Radar alerts for the terms you follow
  • The full archive

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Stop keeping up with AI.
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